Suella Braverman MP: written questions
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Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that children whose needs are escalating while awaiting assessment receive interim support from local NHS services.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pausing the Right to Choose pathways on trends in the level of demand for private assessments among families unable to access NHS support.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require Integrated Care Boards to establish a single point of contact for families affected by the pause of Right to Choose pathways.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including supporting children and young people waiting for assessment or treatment. While there are no plans to require I...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards provide clear, timely and accessible information to families affected by changes to assessment pathways.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Patient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed trends in the level of families being advised by NHS services to leave CAMHS waiting lists to pursue Right to Choose assessments.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific national assessment of trends in families being advised to leave Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services’ waiting lists to pursue Right to Choose pathways.NHS England has not issued, and is not planning to issue,...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the communication of the pause of Right to Choose pathways to families, including the timing and level of notice.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for planning and commissioning services to meet the needs of their local populations, including making decisions about how best to manage demand and capacity within available resources. Where an ICB has taken ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children and adults in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been impacted by the pause of Right to Choose pathways for ADHD and autism assessments.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children do not lose clinical oversight, including access to medication reviews, as a result of being removed from CAMHS waiting lists to pursue R
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board to pause Right to Choose pathways for ADHD and autism assessments until 2027
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCare HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of complaints to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on care home relocation decisions; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the out
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCare HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what avenues of redress are available to residents and families wishing to challenge decisions to move care home residents; and what steps he is taking to improve awareness of those rights.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCare HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the number of older people required to move from care home placements following a transition to local authority funding; and if he will publish that data.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on arresting and detaining parents overnight in connection with Education Act 1996 non-attendance offences, particularly in cases where the parent ensured the child attended scho
Answer: The department does not hold responsibility for policy on arrests or detentions as this is a matter for the Home Office, as the department responsible for policing. We do not hold data on parents in custody.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to parents facing financial hardship who are issued with penalty notices for their child’s non-attendance at school.
Answer: The law entitles every child of compulsory school age to an efficient, full-time education and it is the legal responsibility of every parent to make sure their child receives that education. Our guidance emphasises a support first approach and makes clea...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the current level of fines for school non-attendance.
Answer: The law entitles every child of compulsory school age to an efficient, full-time education and it is the legal responsibility of every parent to make sure their child receives that education. Our guidance emphasises a support first approach and makes clea...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of local authorities on improving the attendance enforcement regime for parents of persistently absent pupils.
Answer: The department’s statutory ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ guidance sets clear expectations for schools and local authorities on attendance support and the proportionate use of enforcement, including when penalty notices or prosecution may...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance is provided to schools and local authorities on when to issue penalty notices or pursue prosecution for persistent non-attendance.
Answer: The department’s statutory ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ guidance sets clear expectations for schools and local authorities on attendance support and the proportionate use of enforcement, including when penalty notices or prosecution may...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency between local authorities in the enforcement of school attendance rules.
Answer: The department’s statutory ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ guidance sets clear expectations for schools and local authorities on attendance support and the proportionate use of enforcement, including when penalty notices or prosecution may...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of current penalties for parents whose children fail to attend school regularly.
Answer: Evidence on the use of legal interventions for non-attendance, including penalty notices and prosecutions, is considered alongside wider attendance data and local authority feedback to assess the effectiveness of current penalties.Attendance data for unau...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil Exclusions: ComplaintsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints about pupil suspensions were upheld by her Department in each of the last five years.
Answer: The department’s School Complaints Compliance Unit considers complaints about exclusions including pupil suspensions in relation to both academies and local authority maintained schools. Complaints are categorised as exclusions complaints on our case mana...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce additional oversight mechanisms for academy trusts in relation to complaints about suspensions and behaviour management.
Answer: Parents can raise concerns about behaviour management in academies through the academy’s complaints process.Where parents believe that an academy has not followed proper procedures or has acted unlawfully, and they have fully exhausted the academy’s compl...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what remedies are available to parents who wish to challenge disciplinary decisions made by academy schools.
Answer: Parents can raise concerns about behaviour management in academies through the academy’s complaints process.Where parents believe that an academy has not followed proper procedures or has acted unlawfully, and they have fully exhausted the academy’s compl...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in preventing and responding to assaults on teachers.
Answer: No member of school staff should feel unsafe or face violence or abuse in the workplace. The department will work with the sector to make clear that abuse against teachers will not be tolerated.Schools have a duty and a responsibility to protect pupils an...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many reported assaults on teachers and school staff occurred in each of the last five years.
Answer: No member of school staff should feel unsafe or face violence or abuse in the workplace. The department will work with the sector to make clear that abuse against teachers will not be tolerated.Schools have a duty and a responsibility to protect pupils an...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many suspensions were issued in each of the last five academic years, broken down by type of school.
Answer: Statistics on suspensions, by academic year and school type, is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england/2023-24. This has been available since 10 July 2025.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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