16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
AskedCommunities 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..
16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how many small and medium-sized housebuilders face building safety remediation liabilities.
16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
AskedCommunities 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.
16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
AskedCommunities 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.
16 Jul 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Pending
AskedInnovation 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.
16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of remediation liabilities on SME housebuilders’ ability to deliver new homes.
7 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWhat 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.
7 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWhat 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.
26 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Pending
AskedWhat artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
26 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Pending
AskedCommonwealth 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.
26 Jun 2026·Home Office·Pending
AskedWhat artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
26 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending
AskedWhat artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
26 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
AskedWhat artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
24 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Pending
AskedWhat steps she is taking to help tackle gender imbalances in pre and post-16 academic and vocational pathways into engineering and technology careers.
23 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhether he has assessed the potential merits of allowing Growth and Skills Levy funding to be used for Higher Technical Qualifications, particularly for adult learners.
ReplyThis 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
AskedWhether 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
ReplyTechnical 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
AskedWhether there is a single, comprehensive list of available government-approved Higher Technical Qualifications for use by prospective learners and careers advisers.
ReplyThe 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
AskedWhat recent discussions Ministers and officials in her Department have had with FE colleges and universities on the profile and awareness of Higher Technical Qualifications.
ReplyThe 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
AskedWhen she plans to publish options for potential changes to the allocation methodology for capital funding for local highway authorities.
ReplyMy 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
AskedPursuant 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
ReplyThe 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....