Suella Braverman MP: written questions

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Pupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of current penalties for parents whose children fail to attend school regularly.
Answer: Evidence on the use of legal interventions for non-attendance, including penalty notices and prosecutions, is considered alongside wider attendance data and local authority feedback to assess the effectiveness of current penalties.Attendance data for unau...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Pupil Exclusions: ComplaintsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints about pupil suspensions were upheld by her Department in each of the last five years.
Answer: The department’s School Complaints Compliance Unit considers complaints about exclusions including pupil suspensions in relation to both academies and local authority maintained schools. Complaints are categorised as exclusions complaints on our case mana...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Academies: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce additional oversight mechanisms for academy trusts in relation to complaints about suspensions and behaviour management.
Answer: Parents can raise concerns about behaviour management in academies through the academy’s complaints process.Where parents believe that an academy has not followed proper procedures or has acted unlawfully, and they have fully exhausted the academy’s compl...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Academies: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what remedies are available to parents who wish to challenge disciplinary decisions made by academy schools.
Answer: Parents can raise concerns about behaviour management in academies through the academy’s complaints process.Where parents believe that an academy has not followed proper procedures or has acted unlawfully, and they have fully exhausted the academy’s compl...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Teachers: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in preventing and responding to assaults on teachers.
Answer: No member of school staff should feel unsafe or face violence or abuse in the workplace. The department will work with the sector to make clear that abuse against teachers will not be tolerated.Schools have a duty and a responsibility to protect pupils an...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Schools: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many reported assaults on teachers and school staff occurred in each of the last five years.
Answer: No member of school staff should feel unsafe or face violence or abuse in the workplace. The department will work with the sector to make clear that abuse against teachers will not be tolerated.Schools have a duty and a responsibility to protect pupils an...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Pupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many suspensions were issued in each of the last five academic years, broken down by type of school.
Answer: Statistics on suspensions, by academic year and school type, is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england/2023-24. This has been available since 10 July 2025.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Pupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of suspensions issued to pupils each year.
Answer: The department publishes termly and annual statistics on suspension and permanent exclusions, including the reasons why pupils are suspended. The latest full academic year release, covering 2023/24, is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.se...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Pupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the increase in pupil suspensions in England since 2024.
Answer: The department publishes termly and annual statistics on suspension and permanent exclusions, including the reasons why pupils are suspended. The latest full academic year release, covering 2023/24, is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.se...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Pupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the increase in pupil suspensions in England since 2016.
Answer: The department publishes termly and annual statistics on suspension and permanent exclusions, including the reasons why pupils are suspended. The latest full academic year release, covering 2023/24, is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.se...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Neurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding or resources to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board to enable the resumption of ADHD and autism assessments before April 2027.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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ADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential long-term educational and developmental impact on children whose ADHD assessments have been delayed until 2027.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to Integrated Care Boards on maximum acceptable waiting times for ADHD and autism assessments for children.
Answer: The waiting time standard recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is for a maximum waiting time of 13 weeks between a referral for an autism assessment and a first appointment. NICE guidelines on attention deficit hyper...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Neurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board on the potential impact of pausing ADHD and autism assessments on children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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Neurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are currently on waiting lists for ADHD or autism assessments, and what the average waiting time is.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Neurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children awaiting ADHD or autism assessments in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight receive timely support before assessments resume in 2027.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Neurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board’s decision to pause routine ADHD and autism assessments until April 2027.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is considering reform of the residential care funding framework to prevent older people being displaced from long-standing care home placements for purely financial reasons.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to reform the residential care funding framework. The responsibility for meeting eligible needs rests with local authorities under the Care Act 2014. The Government is making over £4.6 billion of additional funding avai...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing long-term residents from care homes once they become local-authority funded on provider financial sustainability and the
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, they are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. In doing so, they s...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the extent to which residents and families are presented with a genuine choice when a care home placement becomes local-authority funded, as opposed to being off
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, they are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. In doing so, they s...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department monitors whether local authorities are meeting their duty to respect a person’s preferred accommodation where it meets assessed needs, as set out in the statutory guidance under
Answer: The relevant guidance issued by the Department is the Care and Support Statutory Guidance, issued under the Care Act 2014. This makes clear that local authorities must take into account a person’s circumstances and preferences when arranging care, includi...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care Homes: DementiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of involuntary care home moves on older people living with dementia; and what safeguards are in place to prevent inappropriate reloca
Answer: The Department has no current plans to reform the residential care funding framework. The responsibility for meeting eligible needs rests with local authorities under the Care Act 2014. The Government is making over £4.6 billion of additional funding avai...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on balancing financial considerations against residents’ emotional, psychological and relational wellbeing when reviewing existing care ho
Answer: The relevant guidance issued by the Department is the Care and Support Statutory Guidance, issued under the Care Act 2014. This makes clear that local authorities must take into account a person’s circumstances and preferences when arranging care, includi...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities comply with their statutory duties under section 1 of the Care Act 2014 to promote individual wellbeing when making decisions ab
Answer: The relevant guidance issued by the Department is the Care and Support Statutory Guidance, issued under the Care Act 2014. This makes clear that local authorities must take into account a person’s circumstances and preferences when arranging care, includi...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the trends in the level of older people being required to move from established care home placements to alternative homes solely on cost grounds once they b
Answer: The Department does not hold this information.Where an individual is assessed as requiring support in a residential care home, and they are eligible for means tested support from their local authority, the local authority must ensure that the individual d...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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