Max Wilkinson MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support secondary schools with increases in SEND costs.
Answer: Through the national funding formula in the 2025/26 financial year, secondary schools are being allocated over £4 billion through formula factors that act as a proxy for their pupils’ special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and other additional ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with budgetary challenges resulting from teacher salary increases.
Answer: Overall school funding is increasing by over £3.2 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning it will total over £64.8 billion compared to almost £61.6 billion in 2024/25. The department recognises that the increases for individual schools will vary, w...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on school budgets.
Answer: In developing our National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant methodology for mainstream schools and academies, the department considered both the impact of the change to National Insurance rates and the changes to the threshold at which NICs are applie...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the formula for reimbursing schools after increases in employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: In developing our National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant methodology for mainstream schools and academies, the department considered both the impact of the change to National Insurance rates and the changes to the threshold at which NICs are applie...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the differences in school funding across different counties.
Answer: Every year the department uses the schools national funding formula (NFF) to distribute core funding for 5- to 16-year-old pupils in mainstream state-funded schools in England. In the current NFF, the vast majority of funding is distributed on the basis o...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase levels of recruitment and retention of teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer: High quality teaching is the most important in-school factor to a child’s educational outcomes. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chanc...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMulti-Sport Grassroots Facilities ProgrammeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme projects (a) were completed between 5 July 2024 and 27 March 2025 and (b) were incomplete on 27 March 2025; how much and what proportion of th
Answer: Since 5 July, a total of 728 Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities projects were completed in England (as of 13 March), 14 projects were completed in Scotland, 17 projects were completed in Wales and 11 projects were completed in Northern Ireland (all as of 2...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCasinos: Gaming MachinesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of the decision to allow up to 80 gaming machines in certain casinos.
Answer: The Department has considered the available evidence and a full impact assessment will be published for the measure which allows casinos to site up to 80 gaming machines. The Government’s Better Regulation Framework classifies the sports betting measure a...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCasinos: BettingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of the decision to allow sports betting in all casinos.
Answer: The Department has considered the available evidence and a full impact assessment will be published for the measure which allows casinos to site up to 80 gaming machines. The Government’s Better Regulation Framework classifies the sports betting measure a...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 39609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing immediate cash-flow funding for pharmacies.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the independent economic review of pharmacies.
Answer: NHS England commissioned Frontier Economics to undertake an independent economic analysis of National Health Service pharmacy funding in 2024. The findings of this work were published by Frontier Economics on 28 March 2025.We have now concluded the consul...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the status is of the independent economic review of pharmacies, in the context of the recently announced abolition of NHS England.
Answer: NHS England commissioned Frontier Economics to undertake an independent economic analysis of National Health Service pharmacy funding in 2024. The findings of this work were published by Frontier Economics on 28 March 2025.We have now concluded the consul...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing immediate cash-flow funding for pharmacies.
Answer: NHS England commissioned Frontier Economics to undertake an independent economic analysis of National Health Service pharmacy funding in 2024. The findings of this work were published by Frontier Economics on 28 March 2025.We have now concluded the consul...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure and SportsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of moving sports and leisure policy into his Department on public health.
Answer: There have been no discussions with Cabinet colleagues on moving the responsibility for sports and leisure provision into the Department of Health and Social Care, nor are there any plans to make an assessment of the potential impact on public health of d...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure and SportsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of moving responsibility for sports and leisure provision into his Department.
Answer: There have been no discussions with Cabinet colleagues on moving the responsibility for sports and leisure provision into the Department of Health and Social Care, nor are there any plans to make an assessment of the potential impact on public health of d...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Governing BodiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish a list of the sports governing bodies she has met with since 5 July 2024.
Answer: DCMS publishes transparency data on GOV.UK, including details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations. Details of all meetings between 1 July and 30 September 2024 were published on 30 January 2025 and details for the following quarter will be ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDerelict Land and Regeneration: TaxationTreasuryTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38701More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing taxes on the developers of brownfield sites on the development of new homes in town centres.
Answer: The government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework that will deliver key steps to get Britain building, and the reforms introduced through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will streamline the delivery of new housing and reg...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDerelict Land and Regeneration: TaxationTreasuryTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38700More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of reducing taxes on developers of brownfield sites and (b) impact of doing so on the regeneration of town centres.
Answer: The government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework that will deliver key steps to get Britain building, and the reforms introduced through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will streamline the delivery of new housing and reg...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Policy: ForecastsTreasuryTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38699More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of her Department's (a) economic forecasting and (b) fiscal rules on economic policy.
Answer: The Treasury does not produce economic forecasts. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government’s independent official economic and fiscal forecaster. The Government uses the forecasts and analysis it produces to inform policy decisions. Th...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCheltenham Hospital: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Big Space Cancer Appeal on funding for cancer care at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Answer: As set out in the recent Autumn Budget 2024, we are providing an additional £1.8 billion to directly support elective recovery and activity in 2024/25, which includes cancer care. This funding is being provided to reduce waiting times and support the Nati...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCheltenham Hospital: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the Big Space Cancer Appeal on cancer care at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Answer: As set out in the recent Autumn Budget 2024, we are providing an additional £1.8 billion to directly support elective recovery and activity in 2024/25, which includes cancer care. This funding is being provided to reduce waiting times and support the Nati...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of social media addiction on (a) (i) adult and (ii) children's mental health and (b) the cost of mental health provision in the NHS.
Answer: In 2019, the UK’s Chief Medical Officers reviewed the evidence on the relationship between screen time and mental health in children. The commentary found an association between the two but could not establish a causal relationship.In 2023, The National I...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Geothermal PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the potential for deep geothermal energy for new housing developments is being considered in her planning reforms.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 makes clear that when determining planning applications, local planning authorities should give significant weight to the benefits associated with renewable and low carbon energy...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Geothermal PowerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of deep geothermal energy on energy bills for hospitals.
Answer: The Department recognises that deep geothermal has the potential to be valuable part of the National Health Service’s energy mix. The clean, consistent energy offered by successful geothermal projects could make a significant contribution to the NHS’s 204...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's policy is on promoting deep geothermal energy.
Answer: The Government supports the development of geothermal projects, provided they deliver affordable energy for consumers and are environmentally appropriate. The following schemes are open to applications from deep-geothermal projects: Contracts for Differen...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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