Valerie Vaz MP: written questions
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Written questions
Adrenaline Auto-injectors: Public PlacesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making adrenaline auto injectors more widely available, such as in restaurants and other public places, in the context of the report from the
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Nuneaton on 1 June 2026 to Question 3644.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOak National Academy: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to UIN 109087 and the answer of 2 February 2026, what the funding is for Oak National Academy for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028; and when it will be published.
Answer: The department has allocated a budget of £22.8 million to Oak National Academy (Oak) for the 2026/27 financial year. The level of funding for the 2027/28 financial year will be confirmed through the department’s business planning process. This funding is ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAstronomy and Nuclear Physics: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the levels of planned higher education spending on particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics science on that sector.
Answer: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) supports particle physics, astronomy, and nuclear physics (PPAN) via the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) PPAN programme. STFC spending on the PPAN programme was £198 million in 2023/24 and £199 million ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAstronomy and Nuclear Physics: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much her Department spent supporting particle physics astronomy and nuclear physics science in (a) 2025/2026 and (b) 2023/24.
Answer: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) supports particle physics, astronomy, and nuclear physics (PPAN) via the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) PPAN programme. STFC spending on the PPAN programme was £198 million in 2023/24 and £199 million ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUSA: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with her US counterparts of British nationals who have an active green card application on the potential impact of the proposal that people wishi
Answer: US immigration policy is a matter for the US authorities. Our Embassy in Washington works closely with US officials to understand how their policies impact British citizens and we update UK travel advice accordingly.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOak National Academy: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the £53 million spent on the Oak National Academy in the last three years, in the context of levels of financial pressures on schools.
Answer: For financial years 2022/23 to 2024/25, Oak National Academy (Oak) was allocated funding of £47 million. Any in-year underspend by Oak is returned to the department and reallocated to other education priorities, as with all other programmes.The government...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOak National Academy: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase levels of transparency on the Oak National Academy's future funding and scope, in the context of the absence of a public consultation.
Answer: For financial years 2022/23 to 2024/25, Oak National Academy (Oak) was allocated funding of £47 million. Any in-year underspend by Oak is returned to the department and reallocated to other education priorities, as with all other programmes.The government...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOak National Academy: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on Oak National Academy’s plans for spending unspent money from the £53 million grant it received from the Government in the last three years.
Answer: For financial years 2022/23 to 2024/25, Oak National Academy (Oak) was allocated funding of £47 million. Any in-year underspend by Oak is returned to the department and reallocated to other education priorities, as with all other programmes.The government...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOak National AcademyDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help address concerns raised in relation to the Judicial Review of Oak National Academy by (a) education unions, (b) publishers, (c) authors and (d) any other educational suppliers.
Answer: I cannot comment on the Judicial Review of Oak National Academy, which is ongoing.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WalsallDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 109084, on Free Schools, what information her Department holds on the reasons for Walsall Council's payment of £1million to the Department for Education; an
Answer: The payment represents a contribution towards the capital costs of developing the school site, as has happened with a number of free school projects. It is included within an agreement with the local authority, signed prior to the commencement of the pipe...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: YemenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make a statement on the recent ministerial visit to Yemen.
Answer: I updated the House on my visit to Yemen in November in my oral statement on 5 January, and my responses to oral questions on 20 January.
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students have claimed asylum (a) while studying in the UK and (b) after completing their studies in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of people claiming asylum after holding a study visa as their most recent category of leave prior to claiming asylum is published in tabl...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: South AsiaHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visitors from (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Nepal were refused visas in 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa route, including Visitor visas, and nationality in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on visa applications refused are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed en...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints she has received on the new electronic visa system.
Answer: The Home Office has received 1888 complaints about the electronic visa system from 1 July 2024 when it first categorised this issue to 31 January 2026.This comprises 1785 Stage 1 and 103 Stage 2 complaints.
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOak National Academy: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to outline funding arrangements for the Oak National Academy in 2026-2029.
Answer: The department is providing grant-in-aid of up to a maximum of £17.412 million for Oak National Academy (Oak) for financial year 2025/26. The level of funding for Oak for financial years 2026/27 to 2027/28, as with other programmes, will be confirmed thro...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOak National Academy: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the funding for the Oak Academy is in the 2025-2026 financial year.
Answer: The department is providing grant-in-aid of up to a maximum of £17.412 million for Oak National Academy (Oak) for financial year 2025/26. The level of funding for Oak for financial years 2026/27 to 2027/28, as with other programmes, will be confirmed thro...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109086More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the retail business rates multiplier on the non-domestic rating valuation of different retail property types.
Answer: The Government is introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new tax rates are worth nearly £1 billion per year, and will benefit over 750,000 properties. We are paying for this through...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBookshops: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109085More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the proposed changes to business rates on small independent bookshops.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WalsallDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, how much funding her Department has provided to Swift Academy in each financial year since 2016-17.
Answer: The department provides and retains responsibility for capital funding for the acquisition of sites/land and construction of free schools. A site has not yet been acquired for this project. When a site is secured, details and costs of the acquisition will...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WalsallDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, if she will make it her policy to undertake a new assessment against the (a) selection criteria and (b) geographical context on Swift
Answer: The criteria for the mainstream free schools pipeline review were set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 22 October 2024. The department assessed the local need for school places, value for money and whether projects would provide a distinct...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, which trusts her Department invited in 2016.
Answer: The criteria for the mainstream free schools pipeline review were set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 22 October 2024. The department assessed the local need for school places, value for money and whether projects would provide a distinct...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WalsallDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the surplus of school places in Walsall and Bloxwich constituency on the dec
Answer: The criteria for the mainstream free schools pipeline review were set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 22 October 2024. The department assessed the local need for school places, value for money and whether projects would provide a distinct...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WalsallDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, what steps her Department is taking to assess the (a) need for places and (b) value for money of the Swift Academy; and if she will pu
Answer: The criteria for the mainstream free schools pipeline review were set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 22 October 2024. The department assessed the local need for school places, value for money and whether projects would provide a distinct...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, if she will publish the criteria used to determine which free schools should be proceeded with.
Answer: The criteria for the mainstream free schools pipeline review were set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 22 October 2024. The department assessed the local need for school places, value for money and whether projects would provide a distinct...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WalsallDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date her Department made the decision to award the contract to the Windsor Academy Trust for the Swift Academy in Walsall; and who was consulted on that decision.
Answer: On 15 December 2025, a Written Ministerial Statement was laid setting out outcomes of the mainstream free school pipeline review.All free school projects in scope were evaluated in line with consistent criteria, focusing on assessing the local need for pl...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
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