Saqib Bhatti MP: written questions
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Departmental Expenditure LimitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the long-term impact of the 2025 increase to the RDEL envelope on the financial resilience of local authorities.
Answer: The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England in 2026-27, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26. By the end of the multi-year Settlement (2028-29), the governmen...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Maternity PayDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of her proposed maternity pay reforms; and how she plans to fund this additional cost.
Answer: This government is committed to tackling recruitment and retention challenges and supporting teachers to stay in the profession and thrive.The recent Schools White Paper announced our commitment to fund improvements to maternity pay for school and college...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Materinty PayDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of maternity pay reforms on teacher retention.
Answer: This government is committed to tackling recruitment and retention challenges and supporting teachers to stay in the profession and thrive.The recent Schools White Paper announced our commitment to fund improvements to maternity pay for school and college...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the growth of EHCPs on costs to the public purse.
Answer: Families are having to fight and go through bureaucratic and legal processes to get special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support for their children despite funding increases to the high needs budget. These and other failures in the current sy...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of pupils that would need to move from the independent to the state sector for VAT revenue from school fees to fall below the additional cost of educating
Answer: HM Treasury published a tax information and impact note on applying VAT to private school fees: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees/applying-vat-to-private-school-fees. This is a comprehensive assessment of the VAT policy...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: PupilsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils left independent schools in 2024 compared with 2025, and how this compares with the estimated figure of 3,000 pupils.
Answer: There were 129 private school closures between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025. In 2024, there were 58 closures and in 2025 there were 71 closures.The government does not collect pupil-level data from private schools.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: ClosuresDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools closed in 2024 compared with 2025.
Answer: There were 129 private school closures between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025. In 2024, there were 58 closures and in 2025 there were 71 closures.The government does not collect pupil-level data from private schools.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence supports the proposal to restrict all V Level qualifications to 360 guided learning hours: and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of this restriction on progression to higher ed
Answer: V Levels are designed to be 360 guided learning hours to enable them to be taken alongside A Levels or other V Levels to form broad study programmes, enabling breadth of study for young people who want to keep their options open. For young people who know...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of further education providers to deliver the proposed Level 2 and Level 3 reforms within the planned timetable, including workforce, facilities and
Answer: V Levels are designed to be 360 guided learning hours to enable them to be taken alongside A Levels or other V Levels to form broad study programmes, enabling breadth of study for young people who want to keep their options open. For young people who know...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has the Department made of the potential impact of the proposed Level 3 and below reforms on participation by students with protected characteristics; and whether an equality impact assessment w
Answer: V Levels are designed to be 360 guided learning hours to enable them to be taken alongside A Levels or other V Levels to form broad study programmes, enabling breadth of study for young people who want to keep their options open. For young people who know...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has her Department made of potential the impact of the proposed Level 3 and below reforms on progression to higher education.
Answer: V Levels are designed to be 360 guided learning hours to enable them to be taken alongside A Levels or other V Levels to form broad study programmes, enabling breadth of study for young people who want to keep their options open. For young people who know...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJaguar Land Rover: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies applied to the loan guarantee scheme for Jaguar Land Rover.
Answer: The government agreed to back Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a loan guarantee, to unlock up to £1.5 billion in commercial financing. The loan covered by the guarantee will be re-paid over 5 years. JLR supports 154,000 UK jobs and is an important customer fo...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJaguar Land Rover: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies were allocated funding as part of the loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover.
Answer: The government agreed to back Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a loan guarantee, to unlock up to £1.5 billion in commercial financing. The loan covered by the guarantee will be re-paid over 5 years. JLR supports 154,000 UK jobs and is an important customer fo...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJaguar Land Rover: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the loan guarantee provided to Jaguar Land Rover has been used in the wider supply chain.
Answer: The government agreed to back Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a loan guarantee, to unlock up to £1.5 billion in commercial financing. The loan covered by the guarantee will be re-paid over 5 years. JLR supports 154,000 UK jobs and is an important customer fo...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: AbuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what national policy interventions are being developed to help reduce abusive incidents against emergency ambulance workers.
Answer: Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work, including ambulance workers. At a national level there are several policy interventions being implemented and developed to help prevent and reduce violence against...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national redress scheme for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which sets out options for redress for those harmed by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue, and the Go...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the Hughes Report.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East on 5 March 2026 to Question 115057.
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action she is taking to ensure that learning from the Enrichment Partnerships Pilot informs the upcoming Enrichment Expansion Programme.
Answer: DCMS, in partnership with DfE, will invest £22.5 million over 3 years to enable up to 400 schools across England to deliver a youth-voice led, tailored enrichment offer. This funding will help schools meet the Enrichment Framework benchmarks and ensure di...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Department: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112722More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of rebranding from HM Government to UK Government.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to questions HL14450, HL14451 and HL14452.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Securities: JapanTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107171More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rise in Japanese bond yields on UK markets.
Answer: Market prices are determined by a wide range of global and domestic factors. The government does not comment on movements in financial markets.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill on the cyber resilience of energy infrastructure.
Answer: The government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows that 43% of UK businesses reported experiencing a cyber breach or attack within the past year. Within the utilities sector this figure is 48%. The survey does not specifically detail cyber attacks on e...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: CybercrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the risk of cyber attacks on energy infrastructure.
Answer: The government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows that 43% of UK businesses reported experiencing a cyber breach or attack within the past year. Within the utilities sector this figure is 48%. The survey does not specifically detail cyber attacks on e...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: CybercrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of creating a cyber incident database with compulsory fixes to be created for energy infrastructure.
Answer: The government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows that 43% of UK businesses reported experiencing a cyber breach or attack within the past year. Within the utilities sector this figure is 48%. The survey does not specifically detail cyber attacks on e...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: CybercrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the number of cyber attacks on energy infrastructure.
Answer: The government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows that 43% of UK businesses reported experiencing a cyber breach or attack within the past year. Within the utilities sector this figure is 48%. The survey does not specifically detail cyber attacks on e...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to engage (a) disabled students and (b) sector representatives when developing policy.
Answer: The department regularly engages with a range of stakeholders, including organisations representing disabled students, disability experts, higher education providers and the Student Loans Company, to gather feedback and insights that inform policy develop...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
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