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Oliver Dowden MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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2 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Secondary Education: HertsmereDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126633More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state secondary school places are available within Hertsmere constituency.

    Answer: School level data on state-funded schools with capacity in any of the year groups from reception to year 11 is published in the annual publication available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity/2024-25. T...

    Answered 23 Apr 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Radicalism: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69856More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken through the education system to educate young people on the harms of radicalisation.

    Answer: All schools are under a statutory duty to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being radicalised into terrorism.Every school should actively promote the shared values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and ...

    Answered 4 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 2Department for Business and Trade2Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 22Department for Culture, Media a…22Department for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 13Department for Energy Security …13Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 4Department for Environment, Foo…4Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Transport: 23Department for Transport23Department of Health and Social Care: 23Department of Health and Social…23Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 2Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…2Home Office: 14Home Office14Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 52Ministry of Housing, Communitie…52Ministry of Justice: 17Ministry of Justice17Treasury: 5Treasury5
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business and Trade2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport22
Department for Education2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Transport23
Department of Health and Social Care23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2
Home Office14
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government52
Ministry of Justice17
Treasury5

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