Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the role of central government in sharing best practice amongst councils in respect of responding to increased demands for SEND provision.
Answer: Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform plans have been commissioned from local area partnerships, setting out how they are strengthening their systems to drive effective long-term outcomes. Where exemplary practice is identified, we will...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the impact of the levels of the High Needs Block grant on the ability of local Councils to respond to incre
Answer: High needs funding for local authorities was increased by over £1 billion (11%) in 2025/26 and funding continues at this increased level in 2026/27. In addition to the high needs funding allocations to local authorities, we are committed to prioritising e...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: East MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the extent to which mainstream schooling in (a) East Midlands and (b) Leicestershire has the capacity, expertise and resources to support children with Special Educational
Answer: The department is investing in all mainstream settings to ensure they have the capacity, expertise and resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).This includes a new training package, backed by £200 million, to en...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to support newly qualified teachers to gain SEND specialisms to support children with Special Educational Needs.
Answer: We have taken steps to ensure newly qualified teachers are well prepared to support all pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and the Early Career Framework (ECF) are evidence-based, developed with S...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps have been taken to ensure neighbourhood health delivers effective suicide prevention support for middle aged men.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of effective suicide prevention support for middle-aged men, who remain disproportionately affected by suicide.The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious reforms to shift healthcare from hospital to co...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure GPs are adequately trained and equipped to identify and respond to men at risk of suicide.
Answer: Our first ever Men’s Health Strategy, launched on 19 November 2025, announced the Suicide Prevention Support Pathfinders programme which will invest up to £3.6 million over three years in areas of England where middle-aged men face the greatest risk of su...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that primary care services identify and support men at risk of suicide.
Answer: Our first ever Men’s Health Strategy, launched on 19 November 2025, announced the Suicide Prevention Support Pathfinders programme which will invest up to £3.6 million over three years in areas of England where middle-aged men face the greatest risk of su...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on implementing the Men’s Health Strategy.
Answer: Since the launch of the Men’s Health Strategy, significant work and focus has been on implementing the commitments set out in the strategy. For example, on 27 March 2026 the Men’s Health Community Fund, a £6.3 million programme, was launched in partnershi...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent the smuggling of anabolic steroids and image and performance enhancing drugs into prisons.
Answer: Prisons in England and Wales have a range of specialist staff and equipment to tackle the smuggling of contraband into prisons, including drugs. We have invested over £40 million into new physical security measures to clamp down on the contraband that fue...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) anabolic steroid and (b) image and performance enhancing drugs use in prisons.
Answer: Prisons in England and Wales have a range of specialist staff and equipment to tackle the smuggling of contraband into prisons, including drugs. We have invested over £40 million into new physical security measures to clamp down on the contraband that fue...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will conduct an assessment of the current pressures facing the DVSA to manage ADI tests to ensure that a candidate can complete the process before the expiry of their theory test certificate.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has seen unprecedented numbers of applications from people wishing to become approved driving instructors (ADI) - a 152% increase since 2018-19. Alongside this, the pass rate for the part 3 test has declined,...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations she is having with the DVSA about the pressures faced by the DVSA booking system to manage new and repeated attempts to pass the ADI Part 3 test.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has seen unprecedented numbers of applications from people wishing to become approved driving instructors (ADI) - a 152% increase since 2018-19. Alongside this, the pass rate for the part 3 test has declined,...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations she is having with the DVSA to support the recruitment of additional examiners in the Advanced Driving Instructor team.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has seen unprecedented numbers of applications from people wishing to become approved driving instructors (ADI) - a 152% increase since 2018-19. Alongside this, the pass rate for the part 3 test has declined,...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: DrugsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will have conversations with the Social Media companies about trends in the levels of blocked content across their platforms, about the use of IPEDs and SARMs.
Answer: The Secretary of State engages regularly with Ofcom and industry, including social media companies, on how they are fulfilling their duties under the Online Safety Act, including in relation to illegal content and emerging harms.The Act places clear dutie...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will have conversations with colleagues in the [i] Department for Culture and Media and Sport and [ii] Department for Science and Technology about the impact of social media content on t
Answer: The Government recognises the mental and physical health risks of young people taking steroids. This Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and to exploring options, through the cross-government National Youth Strate...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made about the reasons for the use of [i] IPEDs and [ii] SARMs amongst young people.
Answer: The Government recognises the mental and physical health risks of young people taking steroids. This Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and to exploring options, through the cross-government National Youth Strate...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will discuss with [i] UKAD and [ii] other relevant bodies about the use of [i] IPEDs and [ii] SARMS amongst young people in the context of the aims of the Men's Health Strategy.
Answer: The Government recognises the mental and physical health risks of young people taking steroids. This Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and to exploring options, through the cross-government National Youth Strate...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national advertising strategy to promote the Fuel Finder scheme to Motorists.
Answer: The Government is promoting Fuel Finder primarily by making fuel price data openly available to third parties, allowing it to be incorporated directly into motorists’ commonly used apps and services. Ministers have promoted Fuel Finder including reference...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to promote the Fuel Finder scheme to Motorists.
Answer: The Government is promoting Fuel Finder primarily by making fuel price data openly available to third parties, allowing it to be incorporated directly into motorists’ commonly used apps and services. Ministers have promoted Fuel Finder including reference...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Royal College of General Practitioners' report entitled Tackling the GP workload crisis, published in April 2026.
Answer: We welcome the findings from the Royal College of General Practitioners’ report on ‘Tackling the GP workload crisis’. Many of the recommendations align closely with our ongoing commitment to fixing the front door of the National Health Service by cutting ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125262, what his planned timetable is for publishing the amount that each children and young people's hospice will receive in the 2026-27 f
Answer: The Department does not hold a centrally consolidated breakdown of allocations to individual children and young people’s hospice, and so is therefore not able to publish this information.NHS England has informed all integrated care boards (ICBs) of their ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125262, for what reason the Department is not yet in a position to share those individual allocations publicly.
Answer: The Department does not hold a centrally consolidated breakdown of allocations to individual children and young people’s hospices, and so is therefore not able to publish this information.In line with the established arrangements, integrated care boards (...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: FathersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with [i] the NHS and [ii] baby loss organisations about the [a] impact of baby loss on fathers and [b] support services needed to support those fathers.
Answer: We recognise that baby or pregnancy loss can be extremely difficult for fathers and partners.While my Rt. Hon. Friend, the current Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any discussions to date specifically with the National Health Ser...
Answered 24 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Sussex WealdDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Crowborough Birthing Centre on (a) public health, (b) patient saf
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment because local National Health Service organisations are best placed to make decisions on commissioning services locally, including maternity services, working with providers and other stakeholders to best meet peo...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Sussex WealdDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reopen the Birthing Centre in Crowborough; and what steps he is taking to mitigate the impact of its closure on access to maternity care for residents in Sussex Weal
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment because local National Health Service organisations are best placed to make decisions on commissioning services locally, including maternity services, working with providers and other stakeholders to best meet peo...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
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