Will Forster MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63482 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations and with reference to her letter of 26 June 2025 on the Universal Credit and Personal Indep
Answer: The Government is committed to providing security and dignity for those who will never be able to work, and removing unnecessary stress, anxiety and uncertainty from the Social Security System. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Universal Credit and P...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Missing PersonsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support Surrey County Council to improve support for children who go missing or are at risk of exploitation.
Answer: Following support from the department and others, Surrey County Council's children's services were judged by Ofsted to be ‘Good’ in March 2025.Statutory guidance ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (2023), is clear that children at risk of or experie...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Leavers: HousingDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support Surrey County Council to deliver more housing for care leavers to improve Education, Employment and Training opportunities.
Answer: The government is committed to improving support for care leavers. Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we are placing a new duty on local authorities to provide ‘Staying Close’ support to care leavers up to age 25 where their welfare requir...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSurrey County Council: SafetyDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support Surrey County Council improve collaborative safety planning.
Answer: Following support from the department and others, Surrey County Council's children's services were judged by Ofsted to be ‘Good’ in March 2025.Statutory guidance ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (2023), is clear that children at risk of or experie...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of replacing the role of local authorities with committees in planning decision on local representation in those d
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.On 28 May 2025, my Department published a technical consultation on proposals for reform of planning committees. It can ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of PIP claims were under review as of 27 June 2025.
Answer: Please find the information requested in Table 1 below. We provide figures for 30th April 2025 in line with latest official published statistics Personal Independence Payment statistics to April 2025.Table 1. Volume of cases and proportion of April 2025 c...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her letter on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, dated 26 June 2025, whether the exemption from reassessment for existing Personal Independence Payment claima
Answer: As I set out in the House of Commons on 1 July 2025, this Government has listened to the concerns raised by Members from across the House regarding the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal I...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet the World Health Organisation’s vaccination target for the human papillomavirus vaccine.
Answer: In March 2025, NHS England published the Cervical cancer elimination plan by 2040 –for England, which outlines how the National Health Service will improve uptake and coverage across human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical screening. This is a...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that asylum interviews are conducted (a) in full and (b) without unnecessary delay.
Answer: Asylum interviews are conducted in line with the published guidance available here: Conducting asylum interviews: caseworker guidance - GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of new homes are (a) under construction and (b) have been completed since 4 July 2025.
Answer: The 4 July 2025 is tomorrow.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with Surrey County Council on the findings of its 2024 Parents’ Voices Matter survey that 20% of children with special educational needs do not receive (a) an Educ
Answer: In September 2023, Ofsted and Care Quality Commission undertook a local area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection in Surrey under the new SEND inspection framework. The report, published on 24 November, found inconsistent experienc...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth West Main Line: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review, published on 11 June 2025, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated for rail enhancements will be allocated to upgrades on the South Western Railway network.
Answer: Following the Chancellors’s statement on 11 June we are now working to confirm our wider portfolio of rail enhancements, which will be published as part of the government’s commitment to set out its overall infrastructure pipeline.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: SurreyDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Local Transport Grant will go to Surrey County Council in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: In 2025/26, the Local Transport Grant (LTG) has been allocated to local transport authorities (LTAs) in the North and Midlands outside of areas that receive City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) funding. Therefore, Surrey County Council di...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring supermarkets to include labelling in braille on newly designed packaging.
Answer: Defra maintains regular engagement with food retailers on a range of issues, including labelling and improving accessibility requirements for all consumers. The availability and accessibility of essential food information to all consumers is vitally impor...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will stop training Israeli Defence Force personnel following the British Government’s decision to sanction members of the Israeli Government.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence keeps under careful consideration its policies on training courses. We currently provide non-combat academic courses to fewer than five IDF personnel.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: VeteransMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre surplus capacity to Ukrainian veterans.
Answer: The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to work with our Ukrainian partners to contribute to Project RENOVATOR, to support the development of increased rehabilitation capacity and capability within Ukraine to help deal with the thousands of injured mil...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will summon the Israeli Ambassador to explain ask why (a) Israeli armed forces seized the British-flagged ship Madleen and (b) arrested British citizens on board that s
Answer: The Minister for the Middle East summoned the Israeli Ambassador on 20 May to make clear that the UK stands firmly against Israel's resumption of military action in Gaza, its wholly inadequate plan for aid delivery and to demand that a full and unhindered...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: WokingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of school-aged children in Woking who will become newly eligible for free school meals under the planned September 2026 Universal Credit extension.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. The department has now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Universal CreditDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the delay in extending free school meals to all children in households receiving Universal Credit until September 2026 on the percentage of children in Wo
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. The department has now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the finding from Surrey County Council’s 2024 Parents’ Voices Matter survey that 20% of children with special educationa
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.We will strengthen...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to reduce inequalities in uptake of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus maternal vaccination programme by (a) region, (b) ethnicity and (c) socioeconomic background.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) monitoring of programme uptake by ethnicity and region is a key tool in identifying disparities in uptake across diverse populations. UKHSA has prepared respiratory syncytial virus antenatal vaccine information leaf...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: AuditMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the risks of historic local authority accounts that auditors disclaim and have not fully checked.
Answer: This government has implemented a number of measures to improve auditing arrangements for local bodies, including the introduction of statutory backstop dates for the publication of audited accounts. Two of these dates have now passed. As a result, the va...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: AuditMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve future auditing arrangements for local authorities.
Answer: This government has implemented a number of measures to improve auditing arrangements for local bodies, including the introduction of statutory backstop dates for the publication of audited accounts. Two of these dates have now passed. As a result, the va...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Foreign NationalsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will undertake a review of the requirements non-UK nationals face when applying to train to become an educator.
Answer: The department keep the requirements for applying to train to be a teacher under regular review to ensure that the best candidates wherever they are from can continue to access the appropriate training to become great teachers.In addition to the requireme...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct AuthorityTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57598More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the role of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Answer: The government has no plans to review the role of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It is working closely with the FCA to support the growth mission and maintain high standards of regulation in financial services.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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