Tom Morrison MP: written questions 2025
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Health Services and Social Services: Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of removing the BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care on students who do not meet the entry requirements for A Levels or T Levels.
Answer: In October, the department published a consultation which detailed our plans to introduce V Levels, which will offer a vocational alternative to A levels and T Levels. We have proposed a range of subjects for delivery through V Levels, including Health an...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: ParentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the levels of mental health issues among (a) parents and (b) young fathers during family court proceedings.
Answer: We recognise the impact that family court proceedings can have on parents, particularly victims of domestic abuse, and are committed to long-term reform of the family court to better support users.The family court has a range of powers to support and prot...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: ParentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has she made of the accessibility and quality of support for both parents during family court proceedings.
Answer: We recognise the impact that family court proceedings can have on parents, particularly victims of domestic abuse, and are committed to long-term reform of the family court to better support users.The family court has a range of powers to support and prot...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordICT: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department plans to provide to help improve IT skills in the next 12 months.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will spend up to £42m across the 2026/27 financial year and £187 million over the next four years delivering the TechFirst programme. As announced by the Prime Minister in June 2025, TechFirst is desig...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ICTDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish an annual assessment of all government IT contracts, detailing what proportion is delivered offshore compared to the UK.
Answer: Departments are responsible for managing their own commercial arrangements in line with procurement regulations and value-for-money principles.Information on government contracts, including suppliers and contract details, is publicly available through the...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of extending the Civility Saves Lives initiative to other public-facing services, including Jobcentre Plus and local
Answer: The Civility Saves Lives initiative highlights the importance of behaviours in the workplace and the impact that rudeness can have on performance, wellbeing, and patient safety. It is a movement created by healthcare professionals, rather than a national ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to embed trauma-informed practice across the NHS, including in GP surgeries and refugee health clinics.
Answer: Recognising that asylum seekers may require additional mental health support, including for trauma-related mental health issues, the Department works together with NHS England and the Home Office to provide additional guidance and support where required.E...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: AsylumDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus staff receive training on trauma-informed approaches when working with refugees and asylum seekers.
Answer: The DWP launched introductory trauma informed learning in Summer 2025, following a successful pilot across 23/24; supporting staff to respond to experiences of adversity and trauma including that experienced by refugees and asylum seekers. The learning is...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Overseas StudentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to help ensure that international medical students and trainees working in UK health services are protected from racial discrimination and workplace hostility.
Answer: Any form of racism or discrimination is unacceptable and has no place in our National Health Service.The NHS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Improvement Plan, published in 2023, recognises that we benefit from the skills, expertise, and commitment of in...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to reduce reliance on digital consultations and ensure equitable access to in-person appointments, particularly for those with mental health conditions or language barrie
Answer: National Health Service organisations must ensure that all patients have equitable access to care, and that decisions or policies do not unfairly disadvantage people or lead to an increase in inequalities. All NHS organisations are legally obliged to not ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of target-driven GP contracts on the quality of care and doctor-patient relationships.
Answer: The GP Contract sees practices receive funding through a range of income streams.The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is an optional pay-for-performance scheme that makes up approximately 10% of overall practice income. The indicators and thresholds i...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procedures are in place to ensure that savings thresholds in relation to care costs are communicated to the public at both local and national level.
Answer: The Department undertakes an annual review of the capital limits and the social care allowances within the adult social care charging system.The capital limits determine eligibility for means-tested local authority support with care costs, and the social ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Care and Respite Care: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to increase funding for (a) respite care and (b) community-based support for unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role of unpaid carers and is committed to ensuring they have the support they need.The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality care and support services, which can i...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve GP (a) awareness and (b) understanding of (i) dementia and (ii) other neurodegenerative conditions.
Answer: Employers in the health system are responsible for ensuring that their staff are trained to the required standards to deliver appropriate treatment for patients. The required training needs are set out in the Dementia training Standards Framework, which i...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: GP SurgeriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide funding for specialist dementia leads within GP surgeries.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline NG97 recommends that individuals should be referred to a specialist dementia diagnostic service, such as a memory clinic or community old age psychiatry service, if reversible causes...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of dementia-specific training provided to primary care staff.
Answer: We want all health and care staff to have received the appropriate training to provide high quality care to people with dementia. Employers in the health system are responsible for ensuring that their staff are trained to the required standards to deliver...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight mechanisms are in place for monitoring policing incidents involving the use of force on (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people.
Answer: The Government is clear that any use of force must be reasonable, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances and officers are accountable through the law for their actions.Before being deployed all officers must pass comprehensive training in Public...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police forces (a) review and (b) improve procedures for responding to (i) people with (A) dementia and (B) physical impairments and (ii) other vulnerable
Answer: The College of Policing set the professional standards for police in England and Wales. The College’s core guidance includes the initial training for officers under the Policing Education Qualifications Framework which incorporates autism, learning disabi...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: DentistryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support domestic recruitment and retention of dental nurses since the removal of the occupation from the Skilled Worker visa list in June 2024.
Answer: From 22 July 2025, changes to the United Kingdom’s immigration system increased the minimum skill threshold for the Skilled Worker visa to Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) Level 6, which is degree level.The role of a dental nurse does not meet the...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: DentistryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of overseas dental nurses who have been required to leave following the removal of the occupation from the Skilled Worker visa list in June 2024.
Answer: From 22 July 2025, changes to the United Kingdom’s immigration system increased the minimum skill threshold for the Skilled Worker visa to Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) Level 6, which is degree level.The role of a dental nurse does not meet the...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTenancy Deposit Schemes: Civil ProceedingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of no win, no fee legal firms pursuing repeated deposit protection claims against landlords on the pri
Answer: My Department has made no such assessment.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care and Care Leavers: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of making care experience a protected characteristic on (a) inequities and (b) levels of discrimination against (i) children in care and (ii) care leavers.
Answer: The government is committed to tackling the stigma, discrimination, and poor outcomes experienced by care-experienced young people. We believe the most effective way to address this is by raising awareness of the challenges they face, which will be achiev...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Leavers: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of making care experience a protected characteristic on care leavers within the (a) workplace and (b) criminal justice system.
Answer: The government is committed to tackling the stigma, discrimination, and poor outcomes experienced by care-experienced young people. We believe the most effective way to address this is by raising awareness of the challenges they face, which will be achiev...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of making care experience a protected characteristic on the educational attainment of children in care.
Answer: The government is committed to tackling the stigma, discrimination, and poor outcomes experienced by care-experienced young people. We believe the most effective way to address this is by raising awareness of the challenges they face, which will be achiev...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Leavers: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of making care experience a protected characteristic on care leavers' quality of life.
Answer: The government is committed to tackling the stigma, discrimination, and poor outcomes experienced by care-experienced young people. We believe the most effective way to address this is by raising awareness of the challenges they face, which will be achiev...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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