Maureen Burke MP: written questions
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Written questions
Visas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce processing times for applications for Graduate visas.
Answer: Our published transparency statistics can be found here: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK, including data on service standards.The current publication covers to end of March 2025: Visas, status and immigration data: Q1 2025 - 98% of standard Graduate ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the application window for international students to apply for a Graduate visa in the event of their university exam results being del
Answer: If a student’s results are not expected before their current visa expires, and they need more time to demonstrate successful course completion, they may apply to extend their Student visa as set out in the Immigration Rules Appendix Student.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing consideration of extenuating circumstances in decisions on Graduate visa applications.
Answer: The Graduate route is an unsponsored route with streamlined requirements, of which a fundamental element is the need to have successfully completed an eligible course of study. UKVI have the ability to exercise discretion on a case-by-case basis where the...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason a cap was introduced to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was previously due to end in March 2025. The Government extended this for one year with an overall budget of £23m. To ensure this budget remains affordable, claims are now capped at £25,000 per place of worship. T...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Classroom AssistantsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN); and whether her Department provides additional funding for ASN courses in schools.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Glasgow North East to the answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45165.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support UK Research and Innovation; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing doctoral studentships in the UK on the level o
Answer: The Government will provide £8.8 billion funding to UK Research and Innovation in 2025-26, of which £773 million is allocated to talent, including doctoral students. UKRI sets a minimum stipend level for the students that it funds and announced in January...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DevolutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce barriers to treatment and care between UK nations.
Answer: While health is predominantly devolved, working together across the United Kingdom on health and social care is ingrained in our values. NHS emergency care is available for all patients, regardless of borders and we are working with the Devolved Governmen...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure compliance with the Civil Service Code and (b) record breaches of that code.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions makes it a contractual term of employment that its employees comply with the Civil Service Code and report if ever they are required to act in any way which may be illegal, improper or unethical. Failure to meet this c...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to monitor enforcement of the Civil Service Code.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions deploys a variety of methods for monitoring enforcement of rules of conduct that underpin but are not exclusively about the Civil Service Code. For example, the Departmental Audit and Risk Assurance Committee monitors ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Expectancy: Glasgow North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the previous Government's policies on life expectancy in Glasgow North East constituency.
Answer: No assessment has been made. This would be a matter for the Scottish Government and National Records of Scotland: Life Expectancy in Scotland 2021-2023 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: GlasgowDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish practical driving test results broken down via (a) age and (b) gender for each of the test centres in greater Glasgow.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishes data annually showing car driving test pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), at all driving test centres (DTCs). This data table can be found online at drt122d-car-driving-test-by-age-by-test-cent...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of amending the national speed limit for rural roads.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made a recent assessment, of the merits of amending the national speed limits for rural roads.
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVeteransMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country. I am working across government and with civil society to ensure veterans get access to the support they need. This Government has already taken swift action to demo...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Glasgow North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the waiting list for practical driving tests in Glasgow North East constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 18 December, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting times. ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to simplify health treatments between the UK nations.
Answer: While health is predominantly devolved, the Department holds some reserved functions, and working together across the United Kingdom on health and social care is ingrained in the values of our National Health Service and social care sector.The Department ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help (a) reduce bureaucracy and (b) improve access to treatments.
Answer: While health is a devolved matter, to reduce bureaucracy the Government and NHS England have launched a Red Tape Challenge, to address bureaucracy between primary and secondary care, to give our health professionals time back to do what they do best.We ar...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinimum Wage: Glasgow North EastDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of people that will be impacted by the increase to the national minimum wage in Glasgow North East constituency.
Answer: The Government will publish an Impact Assessment alongside the legislation that implements the increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage in 2025. This will include analysis of the number of workers affected by region and country. More...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMaternity Leave: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on support for women on maternity leave in Scotland.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring families have the best start in life.Through the Employment Rights Bill, we will strengthen the protections for pregnant women, and new mothers returning to work.These legislative measures aim to tackle maternity a...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSportsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB to build on their successes in 2024.
Answer: We are fully committed to multi-year funding for our elite sport system and enabling our athletes to excel on the world stage.This means supporting them financially to match and build on their success in Paris, helping them to deliver at LA 2028. We will ...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: GlasgowDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to announce more detail on the establishment of Great British Energy offices in Glasgow.
Answer: We are currently focused on making Great British Energy’s Aberdeen Headquarters a reality. Once Great British Energy is set-up in Aberdeen, we will work towards opening sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and we will provide further detail on this in due cour...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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