Sonia Kumar MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Domestic Abuse: Older PeopleHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support elderly domestic abuse victims.
Answer: From April 2025, the Home Office has allocated nearly £800,000 to Hourglass to provide specialist helpline and advocacy support for older victims of VAWG.We will also publish a new national commissioning statement on VAWG to improve the provision of suppo...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Small BusinessesTreasuryTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900575More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure SMEs have equitable access to finance from banks.
Answer: The Government has an ambitious agenda to support UK SMEs and drive growth across bank and non-bank lending. We have increased the British Business Bank’s funding, bringing their capacity to £25.6bn, to support initiatives such as the Growth Guarantee Sch...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Domestic AbuseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory, specialist domestic abuse training for all housing officers in England.
Answer: The Government has not undertaken an assessment of mandating specialist domestic abuse training for all housing officers in England. Local authorities, under their statutory duties in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, are required to assess the need ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestment: WomenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that support programmes provide meaningful access to all types of finance, as well as investment education and readiness support, such as training, mentoring, and guid
Answer: Backing women-led businesses across the regions is a priority for this government. To tackle access to finance, the government-backed Invest in Women Taskforce has secured commitments of £635 million to be invested in women-led businesses across the UK. T...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestment: WomenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to (a) monitor and (b) report on the gender investment gap, such as tracking year-on-year venture capital and angel investment into female-founded companies; and whether targ
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade tracks year-on-year venture capital and angel investment in women-led businesses through its Investing in Women Code, a partnership between government, trade associations in the finance sector, and their members. Star...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestment: WomenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a co-investment fund with diverse angel investors.
Answer: The British Business Bank's Angel Co-Fund programme already invests alongside syndicates of Business Angels. Every £1 invested by the Angel Co-Fund has leveraged around £5 from Angel syndicates.The Bank is also expanding its Angel Syndicate Programme to s...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he is using allied health professionals to support soldier rehabilitation.
Answer: All Armed Forces personnel are supported by dedicated and comprehensive rehabilitation services. Allied health professionals play a crucial role in supporting the treatment and rehabilitation of Armed Forces personnel in the UK and on operations to ensure...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: DefibrillatorsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that defibrillators which have reached the end of their operational life will in state-funded schools in England will be replaced and funded by her Department.
Answer: In 2023, the department provided over 20,000 defibrillators to state-funded schools in England. The programme aimed to ‘plug the gaps’ in existing provision to ensure that all schools have access to a device.Defibrillators provided by the department are f...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: DefibrillatorsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mental health support is available to school staff who experience psychological harm as a result of witnessing or administering the use of a workplace automated external defibrillator on a pupil or colleag
Answer: Schools are best placed to understand what support may be most appropriate for their staff and should have standard operating procedures in place, including aftercare, should an incident occur where a member of staff witnesses or administers use of an aut...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect children in Iran from actions taken by the Iranian authorities.
Answer: The killing and brutal repression of peaceful protesters in Iran is horrific. Iranians must be able to exercise their right to peaceful protest without fear of reprisal.The Iranian government must immediately end the violence, uphold fundamental rights an...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAutism and Learning Disability: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure mental health support is provided to adults with autism and special needs.
Answer: We are recruiting 8,500 more mental health workers by the end of this Parliament, to help to ease pressure on busy mental health services. The Mental Health Act reforms will ensure people with a learning disability, autistic people, as well as people wit...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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