Jacob Collier MP: written questions
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Written questions
Domestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to publish the updated guidance on controlling and coercive behaviour and domestic abuse referred to in the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy; and if she will ensure
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the knife crime strategy.
Answer: We are working hard with Cabinet colleagues to deliver our goal to halve knife crime within a decade. We published youth knife possession guidance that delivers tougher consequences for knife carriers. Our May Youth Justice White Paper outlines comprehens...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to WPQ 9853, when frontline services will receive funding referenced in the document entitled Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy to bui
Answer: On 15 June 2026, the Home Office launched funding competitions for the VAWG Helplines Scheme, and VAWG Advocacy Support Fund which will strengthen support for victims, including specialist provision to address gaps in local services, and the Domestic Abus...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the document entitled Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls, published on 18 December 2025, when will the new nati
Answer: In the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, we committed to reform how victims’ services are commissioned to ensure that support is consistent, delivers what victims and survivors need, and is fit for purpose. To support this transformation, ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered ensuring that compliant, needs-led NHS service models are delivered in mainstream schools, including adequate clinical provision and support for children and y
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the healthiest generation of children ever.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies, and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: PupilsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS clinical provision for pupils with medical conditions in mainstream schools.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the healthiest generation of children ever.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies, and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education on the NHS meeting responsibilities for pupils with medical conditions in schools.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the healthiest generation of children ever.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies, and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential risks associated with schools and school staff taking responsibility for healthcare activities instructed by health professionals, such as clinical and liability ri
Answer: Under Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, governing bodies of maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units must make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions. Statutory guidance makes clear that staff providing suppo...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication of the APPG for Air Ambulances’ report, The Case for Safeguarded 24/7 On-Site Hospital Helipads at Major Trauma Centres and Specialist Hospitals, if he will meet w
Answer: We thank the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for their report, and we are considering its recommendations and analysis, and potential next steps.The Department and NHS England engage with Air Ambulance UK and the wider sector through ongoing resilien...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: LibrariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to facilitate library provision in every state-funded primary school.
Answer: Every Child Can will invest £132.5 million of dormant assets funding to increase disadvantaged young people’s access to enrichment opportunities in the culture, sport, and wider youth sectors. This includes a £12.5 million investment to meet our commitmen...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the system of applications for government-funded childcare in order to allow parents to submit applications outside of term time.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.Children become eligible for the working paren...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Economic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by Punch Pubs entitled Evaluating the Economic and Social Impact of Pubs, published in April 2026; and if he
Answer: The Government recognises the important economic and social role pubs play in communities and welcomes the Punch Pubs report, Evaluating the Economic and Social Impact of Pubs, published in April 2026.The findings add to the wider evidence base on the val...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 112455 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions from the Rt hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter.
Answer: The response to Written Parliamentary Question 112455 was published on 20 March 2026.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the logistics and haulage industry on improving welfare facilities for HGV drivers.
Answer: Department for Transport ministers and officials hold regular discussions with representatives from the logistics and haulage industry to understand the sector’s priorities, including for improving driver welfare and rest facilities. The Freight Council m...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the shortage of secure HGV parking on the haulage industry.
Answer: The Department recognises that a shortage of secure HGV parking can have impacts on the haulage industry, including on driver welfare. A national survey of lorry parking is underway which will provide a fresh baseline on the availability of secure lorry p...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide an update on the consideration of transitional arrangements for those already on a pathway to settlement, following the consultation that closed on 12th.
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received. This analysis will help inf...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure a place-based approach to funding of youth services.
Answer: The National Youth Strategy includes a shift from national to local. This will renew focus on the role, capability, and leadership of local authorities, with a place-based approach to funding to empower local communities and young people in designing thei...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to involve young people in the co-production of local youth services.
Answer: Co-produced with 14,000 young people, ‘Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy’ is a 10 year plan to ensure every young person across the country has somewhere to go, someone who cares for them and a community they feel part of.A key focus of the Stra...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDrinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department is making to align the UK’s descriptor guidance for low and no alcohol products with that employed by the EU and other international trade partners.
Answer: In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government has committed to consult on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled as alcohol-free to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) from 0.05% ABV, which would bring the labelling guidance for no and low alcohol drin...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to shorten the time taken to issue Remediable Service Statements to members of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme.
Answer: The department is working closely with the scheme administrator to process Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) as quickly and efficiently as possible. Several factors have affected the original delivery timeline, including technical dependencies, regulat...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks and Drugs: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure?that local authorities meet the ambition that 2% of the drug and alcohol treatment population?are accessing residential treatment.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need for alcohol and drug prevention and treatment in their area, including residential treatment, and for commissioning services to meet these needs. The Department set an ambition that 2% of the drug...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: Medical Treatments and VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the eligibility criteria for (i) free covid-19 vaccinations and (ii) access to covid-19 antiviral treatments for people with lun
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's joint press notice entitled Mirror, signal, manoeuvres: Military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog, published on 12 November 2025, which areas the military drivi
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has accepted the resource of Defence Driving Examiners (DDEs), to be based at the driving test centres with the highest demand near their MOD base or home location.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: ApplicationsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting the resale of driving tests on (a) levels of access to and (b) the cost of driving tests.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) understands the impact, including the financial implications, the reselling of practical driving tests is having on learner drivers.On 28 May, DVSA launched a public consultation on improving the rules for bo...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: PlanningDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on their use of her Department's connectivity tool in (a) plan-making and (b) decision-taking.
Answer: The Connectivity Tool was launched on 26 June and is free to use by all local authorities via the gov.uk website. The tool is jointly badged with the MHCLG and has been explicitly designed in collaboration with local authorities to help inform their plans...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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