Andrew Pakes MP: written questions
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Written questions
Friendly SocietiesTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29695More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to set out a timetable for implementing the recommendations of the Law Commission’s Review of the Friendly Societies Acts 1974 and 1992, published on 10 September 2026.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTourismDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local visitor economies.
Answer: The Government is supporting the visitor economy through partnerships with VisitBritain and VisitEngland to promote Britain globally and drive local growth. The new Visitor Economy Advisory Council brings together industry leaders, regional voices, and ex...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to Ofsted for the inspection of independent schools in each of the last five years.
Answer: Ofsted inspects around 50% of the 2,496 (July 2025) registered private schools in England. There is currently disparity between the fees charged for inspections and full cost recovery.The table below sets out the budgeted cost of inspections compared to t...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Schools Inspectorate: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided for the (a) operation of the Independent Schools Inspectorate and (b) cost of inspections undertaken by the Inspectorate in each financial year since 2015-16.
Answer: The department does not provide funding to the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and does not cover the cost of inspections undertaken by the inspectorate.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many grants have been awarded under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in each month since the scheme started by (a) technology, (b) local authority and (c) constituency.
Answer: Up to the end of April 2025, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) has received 79,964 applications, and has paid out 51,109 vouchers to the cost of ~£343 million. The Government publish monthly data on the progress of scheme which can be found here. Published ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Hubs: PeterboroughCabinet OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52491More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the staff capacity is at the civil service hub building in Peterborough; and what the average staff occupancy is.
Answer: Quay House, in Peterborough, was opened in March 2023, bringing together approximately 1,200 civil servants from several government bodies to work in one shared building. Not all civil servants will be in the office at the same time. The building has a ma...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the symptoms of sepsis.
Answer: Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary, making it challenging to identify and diagnose.We are focused on improving the clinical awareness and recognition of sepsis by healthcare professionals, so that unwell and deteri...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of sepsis in the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: We have committed to develop a 10 Year Plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future. This will include how we improve access to, and the experience of, urgent and emergency care, such as for when people develop sepsis.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces CovenantMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more organisations to sign the Armed Forces Covenant.
Answer: Since taking up post, I have had the opportunity to engage with hundreds of organisations, including Local Authorities, who are signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant; doing fantastic work for our people, and their families. The Covenant pledge and the De...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Educational VisitsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of educational access visits to farms over the last five years; and what plans he has
Answer: Educational access features as part of the wider Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes and we are developing it further as a new 3-year capital item; we expect this to be available later in 2025. It will be a stand-alone capital item, though applica...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCrabs: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the spread of mitten crabs to Cambridgeshire.
Answer: The Government understands concerns regarding the impact of Chinese mitten crab in Cambridgeshire. However, whilst we continue to take steps to prevent the further spread of Chinese mitten crab, Defra is not currently aware of any cost-effective or proven...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Skills England will be required to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equalities Act 2010.
Answer: Skills England will be required to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) under the Equality Act 2010. While currently operating in shadow form, Skills England will (subject to final approvals) be established as an Executive Agency of the depa...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ApprenticesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts use apprenticeship funding to develop their clinical workforce.
Answer: Provisional data, published by the Department for Education and covering all apprenticeships, indicates that there were 18,400 NHS apprenticeship starts from 191 NHS employers for the 2023/24 financial year.'Public sector apprenticeships - aggregate retur...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many physiotherapy apprentices there are at each level of study in England.
Answer: The information requested can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/2241facc-8e02-44c3-7d16-08dcf4c39769.These figures are published in the Apprenticeships statistics publication, which can accessed at: h...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordThe Observer: SalesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet Colleagues on the proposed sale of the Observer.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport has not had any discussions with Cabinet Colleagues on the proposed sale of the Observer. Consideration of media mergers is a quasi-judicial decision for the DCMS Secretary of State to undertake alone, on...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScience: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of science teachers in Peterborough constituency.
Answer: High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but this government must do more to ensure the country has the workf...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScience: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of science teachers in Peterborough constituency in the 2023-24 academic year; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of science tea
Answer: High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but this government must do more to ensure the country has the workf...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Ceasefires and Hostage TakingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department plans to take to help (a) secure an immediate ceasefire and (b) the release of hostages in Gaza.
Answer: This Government is determined to do all we can to help bring the conflict in Gaza to an end and make progress towards long-term peace and security in the Middle East. We are pushing for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, the protection o...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the security of UK-funded humanitarian projects in Gaza.
Answer: UK funding is delivered mainly through trusted international partners on the ground. Humanitarian actors can only operate effectively if they have access to the whole of Gaza and it is safe for them to work there.That is why we are calling for unfettered ...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last met representatives of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA); and whether he plans to meet UNRWA in future.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary called UNRWA Commissioner General Lazzarini on 19 July to discuss the reinstatement of UK funding. Development Minister Anneliese Dodds also met with Lazzarini following the announcement on 19 July. They discussed how the UK's £21 mi...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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