Saqib Bhatti MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Academies: EnergyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to academy trusts on how to demonstrate comparable pricing for alternative energy contracts.
Answer: The department is currently drafting and finalising guidance for academy trusts which includes definitions of what constitutes comparable pricing and value where they are seeking to benchmark their energy costs with the Energy for Schools route. This guid...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: EnergyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of energy procurement guidance on the ability of academy trusts to leverage price competition.
Answer: The department is currently drafting and finalising guidance for academy trusts which includes definitions of what constitutes comparable pricing and value where they are seeking to benchmark their energy costs with the Energy for Schools route. This guid...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: EnergyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of the Energy for Schools route compared with alternative compliant procurement approaches.
Answer: The department is currently drafting and finalising guidance for academy trusts which includes definitions of what constitutes comparable pricing and value where they are seeking to benchmark their energy costs with the Energy for Schools route. This guid...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: EnergyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the comparable pricing requirement for alternative energy contracts in the Academy Trusts Handbook on competition between procurement routes.
Answer: The department is currently drafting and finalising guidance for academy trusts which includes definitions of what constitutes comparable pricing and value where they are seeking to benchmark their energy costs with the Energy for Schools route. This guid...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: EnergyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to define what constitutes comparable pricing for academy trusts seeking to benchmark their energy costs with the Energy for Schools route.
Answer: The department is currently drafting and finalising guidance for academy trusts which includes definitions of what constitutes comparable pricing and value where they are seeking to benchmark their energy costs with the Energy for Schools route. This guid...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to support schools and colleges in delivering the Enrichment Benchmarks.
Answer: The department has published a new enrichment framework with clear benchmarks against which schools and colleges can evaluate their own offer and improve provision. Ambassadors have been appointed as experts within their areas, using their expertise to he...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to support schools and colleges with (a) implementing the Enrichment Framework and (b) delivering against the Enrichment Entitlement.
Answer: The department has published a new enrichment framework with clear benchmarks against which schools and colleges can evaluate their own offer and improve provision. Ambassadors have been appointed as experts within their areas, using their expertise to he...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: ConvictionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21997More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will commit to ensuring new Ministerial appointments disclose a criminal conviction upon taking office.
Answer: I refer the honourable member to the answer provided to UIN 75369.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFraudCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21996More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Cabinet Office is taking to tackle fraud.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFraud: Mobile PhonesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commit to ensuring the government tackle mobile phone fraud.
Answer: The Government has set out commitments to tackle telephone fraud in the second Telecoms Fraud Charter and the Fraud Strategy 2026-2029. The Charter, signed by major UK mobile operators and business-to-business networks, includes measures to identify, prev...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEuropean Convention on Human Rights: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 900975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on levels of illegal immigration.
Answer: We assess that current ECHR interpretation has undermined our Immigration Rules and effective immigration control.The Immigration, Asylum and Appeals Bill, introduced on the 30 June, will therefore, deliver a fundamental reset of the balance between indiv...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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