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Written questions by Sollom.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Ian Sollom this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (295)Department for Education (107)Department of Health and Social Care (48)Department for Work and Pensions (43)Home Office (19)Cabinet Office (14)Ministry of Justice (11)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (10)Treasury (10)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (9)Department for Transport (7)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (6)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (3)

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16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
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Communities and Local Government, whether he had discussions on Lord Vallance on the implications of the local government reorganisation options for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for delivery of the Growth Corridor, prior to the Government's announcement of 16 July 2026..

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Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, how many small and medium-sized housebuilders face building safety remediation liabilities.

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Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what work his Department plans to undertake during the time period for reaching a decision on local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; and whether this will include (a) inviting revised submissions from councils behind the original four options, (b) developing a modified option of his own and (c) inviting new proposals from any constituent council.

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Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
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Communities and Local Government, by what date he plans to announce a decision on local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; and whether this will affect the planned timetable of shadow elections in May 2027 and vesting day in April 2028.

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Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Pending
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Innovation and Technology, what discussions Lord Vallance has had with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ministers or officials, in his role as Ministerial Champion for the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, regarding the implications of local government reorganisation proposals for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for delivery of the Growth Corridor.

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Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
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Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of remediation liabilities on SME housebuilders’ ability to deliver new homes.

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Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
Asked

What guidance or expectation exists for the Health and Safety Executive to seek specialist input from the Office of Rail and Road when exercising its enforcement functions in relation to guided bus systems.

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Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
Asked

What guidance or expectation exists for the Health and Safety Executive to seek specialist input from the Office of Rail and Road when exercising its enforcement functions in relation to guided bus systems.

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Pending
Asked

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Pending
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

24 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

What steps she is taking to help tackle gender imbalances in pre and post-16 academic and vocational pathways into engineering and technology careers.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

23 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

Whether he has assessed the potential merits of allowing Growth and Skills Levy funding to be used for Higher Technical Qualifications, particularly for adult learners.

Reply

This government is investing over £18 billion per year in post-16 education and skills and is delivering record investment this parliament, committing an additional £1.2 billion a year by the 2028–29 financial year to support around 65,000 more learners a...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

Whether her Department is taking steps to support new Technical Excellence Colleges to work in collaboration with established Institutes of Technology; and whether measures are in place to support existing part

Reply

Technical Excellence Colleges (TECs) will draw on the experience and expertise of Institutes of Technology (IoTs), which have shown the benefits of collaborative working between employers, further education providers, and universities.As system leaders, T...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

Whether there is a single, comprehensive list of available government-approved Higher Technical Qualifications for use by prospective learners and careers advisers.

Reply

The department has regular engagement with higher and further education providers and their representative bodies to discuss matters of mutual interest.The department engages with these representative bodies as part of the development of policy to increas...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

What recent discussions Ministers and officials in her Department have had with FE colleges and universities on the profile and awareness of Higher Technical Qualifications.

Reply

The department has regular engagement with higher and further education providers and their representative bodies to discuss matters of mutual interest.The department engages with these representative bodies as part of the development of policy to increas...

12 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

When she plans to publish options for potential changes to the allocation methodology for capital funding for local highway authorities.

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My Department has not yet set a date for publishing options for potential changes to the highways maintenance block funding formula. The review of the formula will be conducted before 2029/30, the end of the period for which highways maintenance block all...

12 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 3569, what the estimated cost is of providing retrospective pre-1997 indexation only, excluding arrears, at a CPI cap of 2.5% to Financial Assistance S

Reply

The estimated cost of providing retrospective pre‑1997 indexation only, applying CPI capped at 2.5%, and excluding the payment of arrears, for Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for mandatory indexation, is approximately £0....

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