Ben Coleman MP: written questions
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Surgery: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Trusts and clinical directors on ensuring surgical trainees have adequate access to operating theatres.
Answer: The Department has held no discussions with National Health Service trusts and clinical directors on surgical trainees’ access to operating theatres.It is the responsibility of individual employers to ensure their staff have appropriate access to ongoing ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to use AI-powered job-matching tools developed by the private sector to run the new digital service behind the new Jobs and Careers Service.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to reforming the Jobs and Careers Service to better support jobseekers and employers. The Department continues to monitor market innovations and will leverage the right technology, including AI, to deliver...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ICTDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the cost of ending the existing Find a Job digital service and transitioning to a new in-house replacement digital service for the new Jobs and Careers Service.
Answer: The full contract for running the Find a job and Disability Confident services includes exit fees, and is available online at: Find a Job Service extension - Find a Tender - GOV.UK
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ICTDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of spending required to develop and run in-house the replacement digital service for the new Jobs and Careers Service.
Answer: This information is not available at this time. The Jobs and Careers Service Programme is still being designed. When the Business Case has His Majesty’s Treasury approval, an executive summary will be published in line with current practice.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ICTDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the readiness of the replacement digital service for the new Jobs and Careers Service.
Answer: The Department is working to ensure the new Jobs and Careers Service is delivered on schedule. The Department continues to engage with stakeholders and will communicate changes in a timely manner.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to take steps to protect tenants who will be served a Section 21 notice prior to the provisions of the Renters' Rights Act coming into effect in May 2026.
Answer: The Renters' Rights Act delivers the government's manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 'no fault' evictions. We want to see tenants benefit from these reforms as quickly as possib...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDiffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of children living with DIPG each year; and what resources has the Government allocated to research into the causes of and treatment of DIPG.
Answer: The Department is committed to furthering investment in research into the causes and treatment of brain tumours. Between 2018/19 and 2023/24, the Department’s research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), invested £11....
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Musculoskeletal DisordersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living with a (a) form of arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal condition are waiting for a decision on their Access to Work claim.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of individuals living with (a) a form of arthritis or (b) a musculoskeletal condition who are currently awaiting a decision on their Access to Work claim. Health conditions are only identified once an applic...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fee levels for family legal aid are sufficient to maintain a (a) sustainable and (b) geographically accessible network of providers.
Answer: It is vital that those who need legal aid – including some of the most vulnerable people in society - can access it wherever they live.Between January 2023 and March 2025, the Ministry of Justice undertook a comprehensive Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA)...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the current fee levels for family legal aid on the retention and recruitment of legal practitioners undertaking work in private law (a) children
Answer: It is vital that those who need legal aid – including some of the most vulnerable people in society - can access it wherever they live.Between January 2023 and March 2025, the Ministry of Justice undertook a comprehensive Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA)...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Access to Work application process for people with (a) learning disabilities, (b) mental health conditions and (c) neurodivergent
Answer: As part of the application process for Access to Work, we encourage individuals to provide as much information about their circumstances as possible, to help us understand how best to offer support which is tailored to their needs. There is a variety of a...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) consistency and (b) transparency in Access to Work funding decisions in different types of (i) disability and (ii) employment sectors.
Answer: For the last year, we have worked to improve decision-making throughout the Scheme by ensuring that guidance is applied with greater consistency, helping to provide a fairer process.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, hat steps his Department is taking to ensure timely payments to Access to Work support providers.
Answer: We are continuing to streamline delivery practices and have increased the number of staff processing claims. Since May 2024, 118 additional staff have been redeployed to support Access to Work. We also prioritise customers starting a job in four weeks. We...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Chelsea and FulhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking with (a) local councils and (b) housing associations to help tackle homelessness in Chelsea and Fulham constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to getting back on track to ending all forms of homelessness across the country. Our cross-Government homelessness strategy will set out the actions needed across central and local government and the homelessness sector to tack...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Chelsea and FulhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help support councils to increase the supply of affordable housing in Chelsea and Fulham constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771).
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Personal Emergency Evacuation PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all disabled people in social housing have personal emergency evacuation plans.
Answer: We are committed to improving systems that enable fire safety and evacuation of disabled and vulnerable residents in all high-rise and higher-risk residential buildings. On 4 July, the government laid The Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (Englan...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that social housing meets (a) decent and (b) safe living standards.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 81035 on 20 October 2025.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Waiting ListsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting lists for social housing.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July 2025 (HCWS771).
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: RentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support tenants with the cost of rent in the social housing sector.
Answer: There is support through the social security system for low-income households living in the social rented sector which is paid through either the housing element of Universal Credit or through Housing Benefit. The level of housing support received is base...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) repairs in social housing are carried out (i) promptly and (ii) effectively and (b) sufficient (A) funding and (B) ove
Answer: Alongside delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding a generation, the government is committed to driving a transformational and lasting change in the safety and quality of homes. Social housing tenants deserve to live in safe ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: VacanciesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) including key skilled early years professional roles where there is a shortage to the skilled worker visa route and (b) easing the visa process for sk
Answer: The department recognises the huge contribution the early years workforce makes to young children’s lives. The workforce is at the heart of the government’s mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver the Plan for Change. Workforce numb...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish data on the take-up of funded early years places by disadvantaged children by local authority.
Answer: The latest accredited official statistics release entitled ‘Funded early education and childcare’ for January 2025 was published on 17 July 2025. A minor correction was made on 31 July, as noted on the publication page. Dataset 3 in this release shows n...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure disadvantaged children in early years settings have access to healthy, nutritious meals.
Answer: The department is committed to giving every child the best possible start in life. Good nutrition in the early years is essential for children’s health and long-term development, which is why we recently introduced new nutrition guidance in the early year...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that early years practitioners are (a) trained and (b) supported to meet the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable children.
Answer: The department is committed to giving every child the best start in life through high-quality early years education.We are investing in programmes that support children’s development where it is needed most, including online child development training, mo...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of differences in local authority funding formulas on access to high-quality early years provision in disadvantaged communities.
Answer: The department expects to spend over £8 billion on early years entitlements in 2025/26, distributed through the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF), based on hourly funding rates for each local authority. The EYNFF reflects the relative needs of...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
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