Vicky Foxcroft MP: written questions
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Citizenship: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Citizenship is treated on an equal footing with other statutory National Curriculum subjects within Ofsted’s inspection framework.
Answer: These are matters for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to my hon. Friend, the Member for Lewisham North and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Insurance Premium Tax and VATTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87805More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of (a) VAT and (b) Insurance Premium Tax exemptions on the affordability of Motability Scheme advance payments.
Answer: The Motability Scheme allows those eligible for a qualifying mobility allowance to lease a new car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle, scooter or powered wheelchair. The Motability Scheme receives relief from VAT and Insurance Premium Tax. The level of advanc...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on (a) the number and (b) the proportion of Access to Work awards terminated within (i) six months and (ii) a year of reassessment for each of the financial years from
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions does not record award terminations in a way that allows for data extraction. This process would incur disproportionate cost.Access to Work has not been substantially changed since its introduction in 1994. There is a s...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on the (a) number and (b) proportion of Access to Work applications terminated in each financial year from 2022-2023 to 2025-26 to date by (i) stage of the claim and (i
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions does not terminate Access to Work applications. Instead, applications may not be approved following assessment.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of Access to Work applicants who have lost their employment after a reassessment resulted in a reduction in the support they
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions has not assessed the (a) number and (b) percentage of Access to Work applicants who may have lost their employment following a reassessment that resulted in a reduction in the support they receive. The programme does n...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of Access to Work reassessments conducted in (a) 2022-2023, (b) 2024-2025 and (c) the financial year 2025-26 to date which resulted in (i) a reduction in fun
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions does not record the outcomes of Access to Work reassessments in a way that allows for data extraction. This exercise would incur disproportionate cost. Access to Work has not been substantially changed since its introd...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBTEC Qualifications and Vocational Education: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of students studying (a) BTECs and (b) other level 3 qualifications.
Answer: On 20 October 2025, the department set out plans to introduce V Levels, a third vocational pathway at level 3. V Levels will sit alongside A levels and T Levels and will offer a vocational alternative to these academic and technical routes. They will blen...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's timetable is for the completion of its review of post-16 qualifications.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the government is building a skills system that will drive forward opportunity and deliver the growth that our economy needs. Students deserve high quality qualifications, and we must continue to develop and improve qualificat...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce a third route for level 3 qualifications.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the government is building a skills system that will drive forward opportunity and deliver the growth that our economy needs. Students deserve high quality qualifications, and we must continue to develop and improve qualificat...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with further education sector professionals during the development of its plans to replace BTECs.
Answer: Officials and Ministers from the department regularly meet with stakeholders, including further education sector professionals and their representative bodies.During the Review of Qualifications Reform in 2024, we held an extensive programme of engagement...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBTEC QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of discontinuing BTEC qualifications on the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Answer: On 20 October 2025, the department set out plans to introduce V Levels, a third, vocational pathway at level 3 that will sit alongside A levels and T Levels, and offer a vocational alternative to these academic and technical routes. They will blend applie...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure new Neighbourhood Health Services support people living with (a) arthritis and (b) other musculoskeletal conditions.
Answer: Improving health and work outcomes of people with arthritis and musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions will help deliver the Government’s missions to build a National Health Service fit for the future and kickstart economic growth.The 10-Year Health plan sets o...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to include people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions in the development of employment support programmes.
Answer: Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Backed by £240 million of investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched last November and will dr...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRheumatology: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the upcoming NHS Workforce plan will ensure recruitment and retention of the rheumatology workforce.
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure that the National Health Service has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it. To support this, the Department and NHS England will be engaging with key stak...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: ObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with a high body mass index are able to access joint replacement surgery in line with NICE guidelines.
Answer: The Department has made no specific assessment of this criterion alone.As with all surgery, body mass index would be considered as part of a holistic, personalised, perioperative evaluation of the risks versus the clinical need for joint replacement surge...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: ObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of body mass index criteria as a means to accessing treatment such as joint replacement surgery.
Answer: The Department has made no specific assessment of this criterion alone.As with all surgery, body mass index would be considered as part of a holistic, personalised, perioperative evaluation of the risks versus the clinical need for joint replacement surge...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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