Paul Davies MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Holiday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the Holiday Activities and Food Programme from returns submitted by local authorities following the end of each holiday period.
Answer: For the holiday, activities and food (HAF) programme, the department collects data from local authorities after each delivery period, to support performance monitoring, inform policy development and support evaluation.Data collection includes the number o...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: LiteracyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) training and (b) support will be given to (i) teachers and (ii) education staff to support the delivery of stronger literacy in schools.
Answer: The government has committed £27.7 million this financial year to support and drive high and rising standards in reading. This includes supporting the teaching of phonics, early language and reading for pleasure via the English Hubs programme.We will also...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help develop reading for pleasure in schools.
Answer: The department knows that reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a range of benefits.That is why we are launching the National Year of Reading 2026, in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust. It aims to address long-term declines in r...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform the childcare sector for pre-school children; and whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a long-term funding model for pre-school childcare to (a) supp
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, improving the life chances for every child and work choices for every parent.The department is delivering more support to work...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include children from low-income families not currently in receipt of free school meals in the eligibility criteria for the Holiday Activities and Food programme.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. On 28 August 2025, we confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years. This equates t...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has on the number of parents unable to (a) increase their working hours and (b) return to work due to limited access to (i) affordable and (ii) reliable out-of-school childcare.
Answer: The government is committed to deliver on its pledge to provide a free breakfast club in every state-funded school with primary-aged children, which will provide a free, healthy breakfast as well as 30 minutes childcare. Breakfast clubs remove barriers to...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in investment in wraparound childcare for school-aged children on (a) the economy and (b) civil society.
Answer: The government is committed to deliver on its pledge to provide a free breakfast club in every state-funded school with primary-aged children.Breakfast clubs give pupils a supportive start to the school day, leading to improvements in behaviour, concentra...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Sexual and Reproductive HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to local education authorities to support school pupils with (a) endometriosis and (b) other (i) menstrual and (ii) reproductive health concerns.
Answer: Pupils learn the facts about menstrual and reproductive health as part of compulsory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). This includes fertility, the potential impact of lifestyle on fertility for men and women, and the menopause. In July 2025...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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