Ian Sollom MP: written questions
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Anaesthetics: RrecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of anaesthetists across the UK.
Answer: We set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England published in July 2025 that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need.On 8 December, the Government put an offer i...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the size of the anaesthetist workforce in (a) the East of England and (b) St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of the size of the anaesthetist workforce in the East of England and/or the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency. Appropriate National Health Service staffing levels are determined ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: PersonationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce identity theft by ghost brokers selling fake car insurance policies.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with law enforcement and industry partners to reduce fraud, including in the insurance sector. In October 2024, the Home Office also launched the Insurance Fraud Charter with major insurers to strengthen action against illega...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Disclosure and Fraud OffencesHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when part 2 of the Independent Review of Fraud Offences will be published.
Answer: The Government has recently received the second and final report from Jonathan Fisher KC, Chair of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences.We are now carefully considering the Review’s findings and recommendations and will respond in due c...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department keeps records of meetings with commercial lenders on the finances of higher education institutions.
Answer: The department meets regularly with a variety of stakeholders to hear their views on the English higher education sector. This includes commercial lenders, given that the sector’s external borrowing totalled £13.3 billion in 2023/24.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason her Department holds meetings with commercial lenders to discuss the finances of higher education institutions.
Answer: The department meets regularly with a variety of stakeholders to hear their views on the English higher education sector. This includes commercial lenders, given that the sector’s external borrowing totalled £13.3 billion in 2023/24.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings her Department has held with commercial lenders to discuss the finances of higher education institutions in each year since 2020.
Answer: The department meets regularly with a variety of stakeholders to hear their views on the English higher education sector. This includes commercial lenders, given that the sector’s external borrowing totalled £13.3 billion in 2023/24.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEducational PsychologyDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage people into the educational psychologist profession and (b) retain educational psychologists in the profession.
Answer: Educational psychologists play a critical role in the support available to children and young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. That is why the department is already investing more than £21 million to train 400 more ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 79779 on the Timms Review, when he will provide more details on the membership of the steering group overseeing the review and planned next steps in
Answer: On 18 December, the Timms Review’s co-chairs provided an update on the work of the Review, including recruitment of the steering group and next steps. You can find this update on GOV.UK via the following link: The Timms Review: Co-Chair Update, December 2...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100010More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delaying by one year the transfer of the responsibility to make support scheme payments from the Infected Blood Support Schemes (IBSS) to the Infected Blood
Answer: The eligibility criteria for infected people for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, established by the Government, are different from the eligibility criteria for the Infected Blood Support Schemes (IBSS). Only those who are receiving support scheme ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged i) 18, ii) 19, iii) 20 and iv) 21 have been claiming Universal Credit for 18 months or longer.
Answer: The Department regularly publishes the number of people on Universal Credit by age and claim duration on Stat-Xplore. The provisional statistics for the number of people aged 18 to 21 who have been claiming UC for up to 18 months and for 18 months or more...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of students who gained the Large Programme Uplift as a result of studying 4 A-levels in 2025 or most recently available year and would be eligible for the LPU under the revised guidance for 2026
Answer: Institutions delivering 16-19 education have received the Large Programme Uplift (LPU) in the 2025/26 academic year. There were 6,755 students eligible for the LPU as a result of studying 4 or more A levels, of which:36.46% were female students.4.69% were...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) number and (b) percentage of students who gained the Large Programme Uplift as a result of studying 4 A-levels in 2025 or most recently available year would be eligible for the LPU under the revised gu
Answer: Institutions delivering 16-19 education have received the Large Programme Uplift (LPU) in the 2025/26 academic year. There were 6,755 students eligible for the LPU as a result of studying 4 or more A levels, of which:36.46% were female students.4.69% were...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of students who gained the Large Programme Uplift as a result of studying 4 A-levels in 2025 or most recently available year were (a) female; (b) eligible for Free School Meals.
Answer: Institutions delivering 16-19 education have received the Large Programme Uplift (LPU) in the 2025/26 academic year. There were 6,755 students eligible for the LPU as a result of studying 4 or more A levels, of which:36.46% were female students.4.69% were...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students gained the Large Programme Uplift as a result of studying 4 A-levels in 2025 or the most recently available year.
Answer: Institutions delivering 16-19 education have received the Large Programme Uplift (LPU) in the 2025/26 academic year. There were 6,755 students eligible for the LPU as a result of studying 4 or more A levels, of which:36.46% were female students.4.69% were...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for decisions on Access to Work claims.
Answer: We recognise the importance of clearing the backlog, which is why last year we increased the number of staff working in this area by 27% and we have continued to streamline delivery practices. To protect employment opportunities, case managers prioritise ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he will ensure that the Timms Review adequately takes account of the needs of people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions.
Answer: The Timms Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, to ensure that expertise from a wide range of perspectives is drawn upon. On 30 October, I published the rev...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Keep Britain Working Vanguard Taskforce will adequately factor in living with fluctuating conditions.
Answer: We are bringing together a Vanguard Taskforce to steer the Keep Britain Working Vanguard Phase and are committed to listening to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. This Taskforce will advise on the development of a Healthy Working...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Musculoskeletal DisordersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support for people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions to (a) return to and (b) enter into work.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, including arthritis and MSK conditions, with their employment journey. We have a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get ba...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of the University of Manchester article entitled From aspirational thinking to strategic planning – breaking do
Answer: The government’s Opportunity Mission is improving outcomes for disadvantaged children and young people at every life stage.The research rightly highlights the importance of giving disadvantaged young people the skills and career guidance they need to over...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVocational Guidance: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the University of Manchester article entitled From aspirational thinking to strategic planning – breaking down the barriers of inequality for children and young people, what progress she has m
Answer: The government’s Opportunity Mission is improving outcomes for disadvantaged children and young people at every life stage.The research rightly highlights the importance of giving disadvantaged young people the skills and career guidance they need to over...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 77776, whether his Department monitors the number of instances where work coaches (a) tailor (1) work and (2) work search requirements and (b) tempo
Answer: Work coach guidance supports work coaches to ensure that requirements are tailored to the circumstances of individuals. This is not monitored centrally and so to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Technical Excellence CollegesDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to monitor progress toward the target of training 40,000 construction learners by 2029 through the Construction Technical Excellence Colleges.
Answer: Ten Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs) have commenced their delivery of high quality construction skills provision from the start of this academic year. 40,000 construction learners will benefit from excellent teaching and curricula to set...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Technical Excellence CollegesDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Construction Technical Excellence Colleges will begin operating; and whether any are already in operation.
Answer: In August 2025, the government appointed ten Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs), one in each region of England and a tenth operating cross-nationally. Backed by £100 million in funding, CTECs will deliver high quality construction skills, ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the value that NICE-recommended medicines bring to patient outcomes and the UK economy.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) plays a vital role in securing access for National Health Service patients to innovative new medicines in a way that represents value to the taxpayer and supports a thriving United Kingdom life ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
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