Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
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Higher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the financial situation of Higher Education institutions.
Answer: Higher education (HE) providers are independent from government and as such are responsible for managing their finances and ensuring their business models provide long-term sustainability.However, this government is committed to helping put the HE sector ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Vice Chancellors on the impact of Government policy on university finances.
Answer: Higher education (HE) providers are independent from government and as such are responsible for managing their finances and ensuring their business models provide long-term sustainability.However, this government is committed to helping put the HE sector ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Immigration ControlsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Home Office decisions on the finances of universities.
Answer: The new International Education Strategy reflects the positive impact of international students. It confirms our continued commitment to welcoming students who meet the requirements to study in the UK.The system must, however, ensure that international st...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Immigration ControlsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the impact of her policies on the supply of international students for Higher Education.
Answer: The new International Education Strategy reflects the positive impact of international students. It confirms our continued commitment to welcoming students who meet the requirements to study in the UK.The system must, however, ensure that international st...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Immigration ControlsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's immigration criteria on the number of international students attending universities in (a) the UK and (b) York.
Answer: The new International Education Strategy reflects the positive impact of international students. It confirms our continued commitment to welcoming students who meet the requirements to study in the UK.The system must, however, ensure that international st...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with ICBs on determining funding required to meet palliative care needs.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care and end-of-life care services to meet the reasonable needs of their local populations, including hospice provision. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published sta...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equal access to palliative care.
Answer: We know there are inequalities in access to palliative care and end of life care, and the Government is looking at how best to reduce these.Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care service...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include clinicians required for Palliative Medicine in (a) acute, (b) community and (c) hospice settings.
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. This includes shifting care from hospitals to community settings. We are working through how the plan will ar...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to deliver the MSF on Palliative Care.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework (MSF) for England. We will publish an interim update in spring 2026, ahead of the full MSF in Autumn 2026.The MSF will drive improvements in the services that pat...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients are referred early for assessments for palliative care.
Answer: In 2025/26, the Quality and Outcomes Framework incentive payment for maintaining a palliative care register was retired, meaning general practices (GPs) no longer receive a payment for this activity. However, the use of palliative care registers did not c...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a mechanism in place for Integrated Care Boards to respond to correspondence from Members of Parliament.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are statutory bodies as established under the NHS Act 2006 amended by the Health and Care Act 2022. As such they must follow their own internal governance, accountability, and decision-making requirements. How ICBs follow the...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how is he assessing the performance of ICBs and their delivery on population health.
Answer: The NHS Oversight Framework provides a consistent and transparent approach to assessing National Health Service organisations. The framework will be reviewed in 2026/27 to incorporate work to implement the NHS operating model and to take account of the am...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria is being used to determine the replacement for the Carr-Hill funding formula.
Answer: The first phase of the Carr-Hill review is expected to conclude in March 2026. Subject to ministerial decision, further work would be undertaken to technically develop and model any proposed changes to the formula. Findings from the review will be publish...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will GPs identify and refer patients for palliative care following the retiring of the Palliative Care Register.
Answer: In 2025/26, the Quality and Outcomes Framework incentive payment for maintaining a palliative care register was retired, meaning general practices (GPs) no longer receive a payment for this activity. However, the use of palliative care registers did not c...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBootham Park Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the costs involved in maintaining the building and grounds of Bootham Park Hospital.
Answer: Bootham Park Hospital site is a Grade I listed heritage asset and therefore requires significant ongoing management. The costs associated with maintaining the buildings and grounds have been £5.5 million since 2018, which covers maintenance, security, and...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTraining: Trade UnionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what public funding has been allocated to union-led workplace learning in each of the past five years.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 March 2026 to Question UIN 117323.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: RedundancyDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the number of redundancies announced in higher education over the past year.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for York Central to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117322.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of total university fee income has been derived from international students in each of the past five years.
Answer: The new International Education Strategy reflects the positive impact of international students. It confirms our continued commitment to welcoming students who meet the requirements to study in the UK.The system must, however, ensure that international st...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken a review of the tuition fee-based funding model for higher education.
Answer: The government set out its plans for tuition fees as part of the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, published on 20 October 2025.To provide long-term certainty over future funding for the sector so that it can focus on reform, we will increase tuit...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the financial return to the UK economy of public investment in higher education.
Answer: Graduates make a significant economic and financial contribution to the UK economy. A report commissioned by Universities UK and published in 2024 suggests that the UK higher education sector contributes around £265 billion to the UK economy and that ever...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPets: InsecticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of permitting the use of active substances in pesticides that are banned for outdoor agricultur
Answer: The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is taking a range of actions to address the levels of fipronil and imidacloprid being detected in UK waterways. Through its leadership of the cross‑Government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group, the VMD has...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: InsecticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect freshwater invertebrates from pesticides used in veterinary tick and flea treatments.
Answer: The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is taking a range of actions to address the levels of fipronil and imidacloprid being detected in UK waterways. Through its leadership of the cross‑Government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group, the VMD has...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTraining: Trade UnionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to union-led workplace learning in each of the last five years.
Answer: The previous government ended the standalone Union Learning Fund (ULF) on 31 March 2021. The Adult Skills Fund funds a very broad range of provision, including to support the effective operation of Trade Unions such as for Trade Union Health & Safety ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: RedundancyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of redundancies in higher education in the last year.
Answer: The government greatly values the hard work of staff across the higher education (HE) sector who continue to deliver for students and universities during what is a challenging period.We are aware that some providers are making difficult decisions around s...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much and what proportion of university fee income is derived from international students in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK higher education (HE) sector. These data are shared with the department and includes a wide range of information on UK higher education providers (HE...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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