Written Questions

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Enter an MP's name to view all written questions they have submitted. Written questions are formally addressed to government departments and require official written responses. In the House of Commons, these may be directed to the Secretary of State for a given department, or to a junior Commons Minister where the Secretary of State sits in the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, questions are addressed collectively to "His Majesty's Government" rather than to a specific Secretary of State or department.

Commons 3065
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Maths Hubs programme in improving GCSE maths attainment in disadvantaged areas.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
James McMurdock
Ind
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-28
The Maths Hubs programme aims to raise attainment for all students in England while reducing attainment gaps, including the disadvantage gap. Data for schools with high rates of free school meals (...
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Commons 2941
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department gives to qualified peripatetic and school music teachers to help them deliver music lessons.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
John Slinger
Lab
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-28
The department provides £76 million per annum for the Music Hub network that employs or contracts with over 9,000 peripatetic teaching staff across England. Music Hubs work with classroom teachers ...
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Commons 3054
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the operations of trafficking gangs in the UK.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Cameron Thomas
LD
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Home Office works closely with the National Crime Agency, the police and prosecution services to strengthen the operational response to modern slavery and human trafficking to drive performance...
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Commons 2689
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total cost to the public purse of contracts awarded to Corporate Travel Management since July 2024 in relation to accommodation for asylum seekers.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Sir John Hayes
Con
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK.Specific contract values can be found at Contract for the Provision of Asylum Acc...
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Commons 1633
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of NHS staff confidence that concerns raised by patients are acted on within NHS organisations.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
James McMurdock
Ind
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-05-28
The NHS Staff Survey 2025 showed that 69% of staff agree that their organisation acts on concerns raised by patients.We know there is more to do. The 10-Year Health Plan confirmed our intention to ...
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Commons 1925
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has made to the European Commission regarding the decision by some EU member states not to fully implement the EU Entry-Exit System, and the decision of France to proc...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Andrew Rosindell
RUK
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation, including the use of flexibilities permitted by the relevant legislation on biometric collection, is a matter for the European C...
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Commons 1922
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has made to the European Commission and the Government of France on the implementation of the EU Entry-Exit System checks at ports during the May half-term holiday per...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Andrew Rosindell
RUK
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation, including the use of flexibilities permitted by the relevant legislation on biometric collection, is a matter for the European C...
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Commons 2775
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps is he taking to ensure that employment protections are adequate for the future, in the context of the potential for AI to replace some job roles.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Catherine West
Lab
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-05-28
DBT is working with DSIT and the AI Economics Institute to monitor impacts on jobs and skills. This will ensure we can respond quickly, alongside investment in training and lifelong learning, to he...
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Commons 2212
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Contingency Planning Small Ministerial Group has met since its inception.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Contingency Planning Small Ministerial Group is meeting regularly to respond to the range of topics that arise as part of the Middle East response.
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Commons 1021
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which ministers form the membership of the Contingency Planning Small Ministerial Group.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
A Contingency Planning Small Ministerial Group, chaired by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, meets regularly and ministers are invited as necessary.
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Commons 3087
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to Border Force and police officers on responding to safeguarding disclosures made by asylum seekers relating to alleged criminal incidents outside the UK.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Rupert Lowe
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
Border Force staff receive comprehensive foundation training in safeguarding, modern slavery awareness, communication, and interview skills. In situations where there is an urgent need for referral...
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Commons 3083
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional funding is provided to police forces that receive safeguarding disclosures from asylum seekers relating to alleged criminal incidents prior to arrival.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Rupert Lowe
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The government sets police budgets at the annual police funding settlement. The 2026–27 final police funding settlement provides up to £21.0 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. Th...
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Commons 2082
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what are the terms of reference of the review into the FCDO and UKSC vetting process; and who it will report to.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
Sir Adrian Fulford will provide his report to the Cabinet Secretary and the Security Minister (as the Minister responsible for National Security Vetting). A summary of the report, setting out Sir A...
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Commons 3085
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding procedures are in place for asylum seekers who disclose experiences of harm as the result of crimes said to have occurred prior to arrival in the UK.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Rupert Lowe
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Home Office takes the safety and wellbeing of adults, families and children extremely seriously and we continuously review our safeguarding processes. We operate an Asylum Safeguarding Hub that...
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Commons 3092
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information-sharing arrangements are in place between UK and French authorities regarding safeguarding disclosures made by asylum seekers relating to alleged criminal incidents prior to t...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Rupert Lowe
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Home Office has frameworks and processes in place to facilitate the sharing of sensitive information with stakeholders, including international partners. The sharing of such information is regu...
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