Written questions by Dewhirst.

If the Government will publish a strategy on improving social mobility for white working class boys.

White disadvantaged boys are consistently among the lowest performers on average over every key stage. This Government is committed to breaking the link between young people’s backgrounds and their future success.The Every Child Achieving and Thriving white paper outlines a coordinated plan to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children. This includes rebuilding early family support, reforming how disadvantage funding is targeted, and launching two place-based missions.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has provided funding to Stonewall in 2025-26.

On Stonewall, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 April 2025 to Question 44591. On his other question, as far as I am aware, no such flags were flown by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in 2025.

Pursuant to answer of 4 February 2026, to Question 108748, on Growth Mission Board: Membership, if she will list each of the internal and external members who attended the most recent meeting of the Growth Mission Board.

The Chancellor chaired the Growth Mission Board. The membership was flexible, at the Chancellor's discretion, with internal and external attendees determined based on their relevance to the agenda. The Growth Mission Board was a Cabinet Committee. It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, including attendance, is not normally shared publicly.

Pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105914, on Cryptocurencies, what information her Department holds on the Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Stability Board conducting a review into Tether.

HMT does not hold any information on this matter.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held meetings with the Grandview Institution in 2025.

Details of ministerial meetings with external individuals and organisations are routinely published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a quarterly basis.

Whether any crown servant has been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for sharing information related to the Budget 2025 without authority.

HM Treasury commissioned a Budget Information Security Review following the November 2025 Budget which was published on 9 February 2026. A copy of the review can be found here: Budget Information Security Review - GOV.UKNo Crown Servants employed by HM Treasury were dismissed or disciplined for the stated reason.

Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2026, to Question 110421, on Ofcom: Public Appointments, for what reason the application deadline was extended, and whether this was approved by Ministers.

The window for applications was extended to ensure that the competition attracted a strong and diverse field of candidates and to maximise the number of high‑quality applications for the role. This decision was taken in consultation with Ministers.

Innovation and Technology, how many of the recommendations of the report entitled Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender, published on 19 March 2025 she has implemented.

The government published the independent review of data, statistics and research on 19 March 2025.The report was made available to departments and is being considered by relevant policy teams alongside ongoing policy work in this area.The Government recognises the importance of collecting accurate and relevant data on sex. The Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation Team within the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is continuing their work toward developing best practice harmonised standards for the topics of sex and gender identity.

Pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026, to Question 106733, on Clean Energy Mission Board: Membership, if he will list the (a) internal and (b) external members who attended the Mission Board in its most recent meeting.

The most recent Clean Energy Superpower Mission Board focused on electricity networks. Alongside the Secretary of State and myself, representatives from across Government, Ofgem, NESO and relevant delivery partners were in attendance.

Pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026, to Question 104623, on Cabinet Office: Proof of Identity, whether his department will be required to make savings to help fund the digital ID scheme.

The public consultation is now open and I encourage you and your constituents to respond.The design and delivery of digital ID are subject to the consultation outcomes. The feedback from the consultation will inform our final approach and enable a more accurate assessment of costs.As the Government has stated previously, any costs in this Spending Review period will be met within existing settlements.

Pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106735 on DESNZ: Facilities Agreements, who authorised the use of paid trade union facility time for trade union activities; and on what date the authorisation was.

Requests for paid trade union facility time for trade union activities over the course of 2024-25 were considered and approved by local line management, by exception. HR can and do advise line managers on appropriate use of facility time and monitor levels, in line with departmental guidance.

If he will place in the Library a copy of the Freedom of Information Act disclosure, reference FOI2025/11799, of 10 September 2025.

I will arrange for a copy of the document requested to be placed in the Libraries of the House.

Whether (a) Great British Energy and (b) Great British Energy – Nuclear are separate public bodies; what the statutory basis is of each; and whether those bodies share back offices, staff and premises.

Great British Energy (GBE) and Great British Energy-Nuclear (GBE-N) are separate public bodies. The Great British Energy Act 2025 provides the statutory basis for GBE and The Energy Act 2023 provides the statutory basis for GBE-N. GBE’s headquarters will be in Aberdeen and GBE-N's headquarters are in Warrington. The two entities do not share staff.

Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 107041, on DSIT: Public Appointments, and to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 106743, on DBT: Public Appointments, how many public appointments in DSIT made a declaration of political activity.

All Public Appointees complete a political activity form as part of the application process. If appointees declare any political activity, the detail is reviewed, assessed for risk and appropriate mitigations implemented where necessary.

Innovation and Technology, what the average period of time is for the Information Commissioner to decide whether to assign an Freedom of Information Internal Review request for investigation; and what is the average amount of time for any subsequent investigation and assessment to be take.

The ICO is dealing with an increase of over 30 percent in FOI cases submitted to them since April 2025. The ICO will continue to look at ways they can prioritise FOI casework and resources to ensure that case numbers can be adequately managed. Data on FOI complaints handling is available on the ICO’s website.

Pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 107050, on Stamp Advisory Committee, on what dates those five meetings of the Committee took place.

The five meetings of the Stamp Advisory Committee which were attended by an official from the Department for Business and Trade took place, respectively, on 21 November 2024; 23 January 2025; 10 July 2025; 11 September 2025; and 20 November 2025.Additionally, an official from the Department attended a Committee meeting on 22 January 2026.

Pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025, to Question HL12107, on Trade Agreements: Maldives, if he will list every country currently within the Free Trade Agreement programme, where HM Government is looking to negotiate new or updated free trade agreements.

Negotiations with the Republic of Korea on an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have concluded and both sides are preparing for signature later this year. FTA negotiations continue with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Switzerland, Turkey and Greenland. Discussions on the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) also continue.In addition, the UK is engaged in Costa Rica and Uruguay's Accession Working Groups, as part of their accession process to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

With reference to the transparency data entitled the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025 for all departments, published on 25 December 2025, UK Export Finance, Workforce Solutions, Alexander Mann Solutions, what was the purpose of the "Social Value - The number of Social Value network events delivered to the supply chain in the financial year" as a KPI, and what were the topics and nature of the specific network events that were delivered.

Government Departments are required to apply at least 10% weighting to Social Value in tender evaluations, in line with the Social Value Model. Additionally, procurement regulations require that for all contracts worth more than £5 million, departments report and publish four Key Performance Indicators, including at least one relating to Social Value.The Social Value events delivered for UK Export Finance by Alexander Mann Solutions aimed to educate participants in the delivery of Social Value commitments and Government requirements.The event delivered in that quarter covered 'Wellbeing in the Workplace'.

With reference to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme public register, how many registrations have been made since the introduction of the scheme which have not be publicly published; and for what reason there are no political influence registrations relating to countries on the enhanced tier.

As of the 5th of March, there are 11 registrations on the FIRS public register. We will not provide details of registrations beyond that which is on the public register as to do so could identify information not intended to be published and undermine the scheme’s objectives.Registrations under the enhanced tier will not be published, unless they relate to political influence activities. There are additionally circumstances where exceptions to publication may apply, for example where publication could create a risk to the safety or interests of the UK or to an individual or entity’s safety.The Government will be publishing an annual report setting out, among other things, the number of registrations across both tiers, number of information notices issued, the number of persons charged with an offence and the number of persons convicted of an offence. The first report will be published as soon as practicable after 30 June 2026.FIRS is a new scheme, and a published impact assessment sets out expected numbers of registrations in the first year (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-bill-overarching-documents/impact-assessment-foreign-influence-registration-scheme-accessible)Where there is evidence of a criminal offence having been committed, including failure to register with FIRS, the Government will refer the matter to the police.

Pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2025, to Question 71458, on Counter-terrorism: finance, if he will list how much was paid to each individual local authority for (a) local authority posts and (b) project delivery in 2024-25.

In 2024/25, the Home Office paid dedicated Prevent grant funds to the 30 highest threat priority area local authorities. A breakdown of the funding that was paid to local authorities via the Home Office Prevent grant for posts and projects is outlined in Table A.In addition, in 2024/25 all local authorities in England and Wales were able to apply for targeted Prevent projects, which were delivered through the Preventing Radicalisation Fund (PRF). The PRF is now available to local authorities in Scotland. These projects are delivered by trusted third sector organisations, including local civil society organisations. The funding for approved PRF projects was not paid to local authorities directly and was administered separately by a Grant Administrator. The funding that was allocated for PRF projects delivered in local authorities in 2024/25 is outlined in Table B.Please note that some priority areas in receipt of Home Office Prevent grant funding also applied for additional project funding via the PRF to support project delivery in other adjacent local authorities as part of regional activities. In addition, some local authorities teamed up to place joint PRF bids to support project delivery across multiple local authorities, and have been grouped together in Table B.Table A Local Authorities (Alphabetical order)Funds paid (£) for Posts (Home Office Grant) Funds paid (£) for Projects (Home Office Grant)1Birmingham351,324.81229,176.002Blackburn with Darwen267,925.0403Bradford223,230.8856,214.254Brent268,876.6011,000.005Bristol102,512.3106Calderdale170,554.6218,122.007Cardiff258,713.5187,020.458Croydon143,976.0709Derby211,942.0395,350.0010Ealing139,348.01011Enfield202,208.9233,105.0012Hackney137,053.60013Haringey142,757.1533,000.0014Kent246,595.05015Kirklees160,652.4746,905.0016Lambeth155,856.32017Leeds251,136.77186,453.4018Leicester186,792.29133,431.7519Liverpool295,107.657,047.0020Luton214,554.33134,624.5021Manchester392,184.44107,292.0022Newcastle upon Tyne102,390.73023Newham162,565.9359,233.8624Nottingham129,317.13025Redbridge193,073.69115,041.4526Sandwell149,199.99027Sheffield160,784.35028Tower Hamlets192,498.63100,074.2829Waltham Forest142,697.04030Westminster281,887.2530,000 Table B Local Authorities (Alphabetical order)Allocated Funds (£) for Projects (PRF)1Barnsley13,5002Cambridgeshire20,4303Coventry19,638.504Dorset24,4835East Midlands: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire60,6506Essex14,672.387Greater Manchester: Oldham, Trafford, Bolton, Wigan, Salford, Stockport, Rochdale40,7928Havering8,9739Humberside: Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire20,922.5010Isle of Wight13,70111Lancashire: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Lancashire31,820.4012Merseyside: Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral122,060.513Rotherham25,604.4014Solihull10,05015Southampton10,67516South London: Lambeth, Croydon & Wandsworth17,559.2017South West London: Kingston, Richmond & Wandsworth6,19518Thurrock19,988.2719Wakefield20,25020Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Powys34,646.4021Wales: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend23,949.0022West London: Hammersmith & Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Ealing, Hillingdon, Richmond & Wandsworth, Hounslow, Merton43,42023West Midlands: Wolverhampton and Dudley8,275.0024Wiltshire26,303.60