Mel Stride MP: written questions
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Written questions
Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work coach appointments with Universal Credit claimants are conducted a) in person, b) online and c) on the telephone.
Answer: The Department offers a range of appointment channels, including face-to-face, telephone and video appointments and will use the most appropriate channel based on the purpose of the appointment, the claimant’s individual circumstances and the support iden...
Answered 27 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is for non-working families.
Answer: Since the introduction of the early learning for two-year-olds (EL2) entitlement the department has collected data on its uptake but does not break this data down by whether or not parents are in working families. Parents may be eligible for EL2 if they a...
Answered 3 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is accounted for by (a) families entitled via eligibility for certain benefits (b) families entitled because the child has an Education, Hea
Answer: The latest dedicated schools grant allocations for the early years entitlements over the past five years can be found here: https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/.The 3 and 4-year-old working parent entitlement, the 2-year-old working p...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme in each of the last five financial years for which data is available.
Answer: The latest dedicated schools grant allocations for the early years entitlements over the past five years can be found here: https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/.The 3 and 4-year-old working parent entitlement, the 2-year-old working p...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of spending was on the 15 hours free childcare offer in each of the last five financial years for which data is available, broken down by a. working and b. non-working parents.
Answer: The latest dedicated schools grant allocations for the early years entitlements over the past five years can be found here: https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/.The 3 and 4-year-old working parent entitlement, the 2-year-old working p...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, whether the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents is government policy.
Answer: As the last government set out when announcing the expansion of government funded childcare in 2023, this aimed to tackle the fact that ‘the employment rate and hours worked by parents, particularly mothers, drops after childbirth and persists until afte...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents.
Answer: As the last government set out when announcing the expansion of government funded childcare in 2023, this aimed to tackle the fact that ‘the employment rate and hours worked by parents, particularly mothers, drops after childbirth and persists until afte...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to the public purse of extending 30 hours free childcare eligibility to non-working parent
Answer: As the last government set out when announcing the expansion of government funded childcare in 2023, this aimed to tackle the fact that ‘the employment rate and hours worked by parents, particularly mothers, drops after childbirth and persists until afte...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12654More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether spending proposals from government departments could be delivered by the private sector.
Answer: Departments are responsible for setting out and considering different delivery mechanisms as part of the Business Case process, in line with the appraisal methodology set out in the Green Book.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants were deemed LCWRA via the substantial risk provisions in each of the last 15 financial years expressed in (a) numerical terms and (b) as a proportion of the caseload.
Answer: The available requested information for Universal Credit (UC) limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) Work Capability Assessment (WCA) decisions where claimants qualified for LCWRA due to 'substantial risk arising from work-related a...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average estimated cost is of providing a PIP assessment (a) by telephone, (b) by video call and (c) face to face.
Answer: PIP assessment costs are managed and recorded at an overall Functional Assessment Service level rather than by specific assessment types or benefits, and as such the department does not hold this information.
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DeductionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) public sector net debt, c) public sector net cash requir
Answer: The Department has considered the potential fiscal impacts of the decision to reduce the maximum Universal Credit deduction rate. (a) No separate assessment has identified an impact on public sector net borrowing, as any effects are already reflected in t...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: Middle EastTreasuryTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3749More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of each of the policy measures on the level of tax receipts to the
Answer: The Chancellor set out a package of measures on 21 May to support families and businesses. Final costings for all measures will be published at the next Budget following certification from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in the usual way.
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DeductionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) public sector net debt, c) public sector net cash requir
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DeductionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number of universal credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available were subject to a deduction; and what proportion of these households were subject to the maximum percent
Answer: The requested information can be found in the published Universal Credit deductions statistics, December 2024 to November 2025, supplementary data Table1 and Table2, available here: Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 8 January 2026 - GOV.UK. Th...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127798More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what were tax receipts from Carbon Price Support in each of the last five financial years for which data is available.
Answer: Carbon Price Support (CPS) tax receipts can be found in the Environmental Taxes Bulletin: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/environmental-taxes-bulletin.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127797More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 April 2026 on Carbon Price Support, HCWS1519, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to tax revenues of abolishing Carbon Price Support in each financial year
Answer: As the grid continues to decarbonise, the Carbon Price Support (CPS) tax base will become smaller and CPS revenue is forecast to significantly decline.Final costings will be confirmed at a fiscal event in the usual way. The Chancellor will set out details...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger Duty: ChildrenTreasuryTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127087More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of total Air Passenger Duty receipts were attributable to passengers travelling with children under 16 in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. HMRC does not collect information on passenger ages or whether passengers are travelling with children. Air Passenger Duty receipts a...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127086More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of total Air Passenger Duty receipts was attributable to (a) domestic and short-haul flights and (b) long-haul flights in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, rather than individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. APD is charged on passengers travelling on aircraft departing from airports in the UK, with the rate of duty determined by th...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: VATTreasuryTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127085More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT revenue was raised from the sale of petrol and diesel in the last financial year for which data is available.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on petrol and diesel. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this wou...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Interest rate cap introduced to protect Plan 2 borrowers, published on 7 April 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public pur
Answer: The government is capping maximum interest rates on Plan 2 and Plan 3 (postgraduate) student loans at 6%, instead of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) plus 3%, for the 2026/27 academic year.This short-term protective measure will apply from the 1 September 20...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123592More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list all changes to the UK tax system which will take effect from 6 April 2026, including changes to rates, thresholds, allowances and reliefs.
Answer: A full list of all tax measures introduced at recent Budgets can be found in the Overview of Tax Legislation and Rates on the gov.uk website, including the tax rates and allowances in effect from 6 April 2026.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: StatisticsTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123591More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, why the statistics publication entitled Minor tax expenditures and structural reliefs on GOV.UK has not been updated since December 2024.
Answer: Estimates of the exchequer cost of Minor tax expenditures and structural reliefs were updated in January 2026 and are now contained in a new Tax Relief Statistics publication which combines the previous Minor tax expenditures and structural reliefs public...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119229More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HC Deb 9 March 2026, vol. 782 column 47, to which specific parliamentary votes was the Chancellor referring when she said opposition parties had voted against freezes in fuel duty.
Answer: As part of the debate on the “Middle East: Economic Update”, the Chancellor referred to votes relating to two Budgets, which included the policy decisions to extend the 5 pence per litre cut to fuel duty.The 5p cut extensions have been legislated via Stat...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113509More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding is allocated to the National Wealth Fund for each financial year from 2024-25 onward, broken down by capital spending allocations and financial transactions.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund (NWF) is capitalised with £27.8bn to make investments in support of the growth and clean energy missions. £10 billion of its capital is allocated for guarantees, £4 billion for local authority lending, and the rest is split betwee...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
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