Sureena Brackenridge MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Railways: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the cost of a standard class annual rail season ticket from Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street in (a) 2010 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the cost of these Annual Season tickets directly. Transport for West Midlands should be able to provide this.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Cancer Plan for England includes measures that improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) outcomes for people with (i) myeloma and (ii) other blood cancer
Answer: Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including myeloma and other blood cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster,...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of taper rates on young people living in supported accommodation who take on paid work; and if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that th
Answer: It remains the department’s priority to ensure that those who can work are supported to enter the labour market and to sustain employment. We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for wo...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFoster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a national fostering strategy.
Answer: Foster care is one of my top priorities as Minister. The department is already investing £25 million of transformation funding for foster care, which is additional to the £15 million announced at the Autumn Budget covering the 2025/26 financial year. We...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: RegistrationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that new business identity verification rules prevent the creation of businesses at people's addresses without their consent.
Answer: The purpose of identity verification is to understand who is setting up, running, owning and controlling companies in the UK.Identity verification will enhance the wider powers already available to query or reject inaccurate or suspicious information and ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development Finance InstitutionsTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67630More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage banks to use community development finance institutions.
Answer: The Government recognises that credit, when provided responsibly, can be crucial for people facing unexpected expenses or managing their cash flow. That is why it is committed to expanding access to affordable credit, so that everyone has the opportunity ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7047 on Holiday Accommodation: Licensing, what progress she has made on developing a short-term rental registration scheme.
Answer: We hope to be able to make further announcements soon.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: WolverhamptonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support economically inactive young people with seeking (a) education and (b) employment opportunities in Wolverhampton.
Answer: Our plan to get Britain working includes a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work. The West Midlands Combined Authority, of which...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: WolverhamptonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate funding of youth services in Wolverhampton.
Answer: Local authorities hold the statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. Local Authorities fund youth services from their Local Government Sett...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: RegulationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protections exist for pensioners in the case of scheme buyouts.
Answer: Insurance buyout is a long-established way of defined benefit pension schemes securing members’ full pensions. Members are guaranteed to receive their full pension from an insurer, backed by a rigorous capital adequacy regime and underpinned by 100 per ce...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: WolverhamptonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accessibility of cultural activities in Wolverhampton.
Answer: This government is committed to supporting culture, and making sure that arts and cultural activities will no longer be the preserve of a privileged few. As part of our Plan for Change, we are committed to ensuring that arts and culture thrives in every p...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: WolverhamptonHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in Wolverhampton.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government’s Plan for Change, announced by the Prime Minister on 5 December, included our plan to reduce ASB. This will include a de...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: WolverhamptonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support councils to build additional social housing in Wolverhampton.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 31737 on 27 February 2025.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the Growth and Skills Levy.
Answer: The department’s levy-funded growth and skills offer, with apprenticeships at the heart, will deliver greater flexibility for learners and employers in England, aligned with our industrial strategy creating routes into good, skilled jobs in growing indust...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on changes to minimum income requirements for family visas.
Answer: On the 10th September 2024, the Home Secretary commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules.The MAC has completed a call for evidence which gathered the views of stakeholders and ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that pupils who are considered hard to place under school admission requirements receive suitable school placements.
Answer: The school admissions code requires every local authority to have a Fair Access Protocol (FAP), agreed with the majority of the mainstream state-funded schools in its area, to ensure that unplaced and vulnerable children, and those who are having difficul...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGuinea: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help promote human rights in Guinea.
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting efforts to promote and protect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Guinea. We raise human rights issues of concern with the Guinean authorities and provide programme support to local partners, particularly on ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to help promote the uptake of foundational apprenticeships in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) other areas with high levels of youth population.
Answer: This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity and to grow the economy. Too many young people are struggling to access high-quality opportunities and this government wants to ensure that more young people can undertake apprent...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: WolverhamptonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle youth homelessness in Wolverhampton.
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, including young people. We will look at these issues carefully and will consider youth homelessness as we develop our long-term, ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: WolverhamptonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to provide temporary accommodation that does not have a detrimental impact on (a) local people and (b) town centr
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, including young people. We will look at these issues carefully and will consider youth homelessness as we develop our long-term, ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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