1 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat comparative assessment she has made of the impact of (a) electric and (b) petrol cars on road surfaces.
ReplyResearch suggests that the overall road wear effects caused by electric cars are relatively small. This is because wear and tear on roads is dominated by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and buses, with a much smaller impact from cars of any type. In addition,...
1 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat comparative assessment she has made of (a) differences in vehicle excise duty between electric and petrol vehicles and (b) the impact of those vehicles on road conditions and associated maintenance costs.
ReplyVehicles used or kept on public roads pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017 pay a variable first year VED rate according to the emissions of the vehicle, before moving to a standard annual rate after the first year. From ...
21 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow many providers registered have no children signed up but have live childcare grant claims.
ReplyThis is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the Rt Hon. Member for Windsor, and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
21 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow many childcare providers registered have no children signed up.
ReplyThis is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the Rt Hon. Member for Windsor, and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
21 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of trends in the level of childcare grant fraud linked to student loans.
ReplyThe government is resolute in its commitment to protecting public money, including all types of student funding. We are working closely with the Student Loans Company (SLC) and other bodies across government to tackle fraudulent behaviour as swiftly as po...
21 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps she has taken to connect information on (a) childcare grant and (b) student loan claims with regulatory information about childcare providers.
ReplyThe government is resolute in its commitment to protecting public money, including all types of student funding. We are working closely with the Student Loans Company (SLC) and other bodies across government to tackle fraudulent behaviour as swiftly as po...
21 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps she has taken to identify the nationalities and ethnicities most associated with (a) childcare grant fraud and (b) student loan fraud.
ReplyThe government is resolute in its commitment to protecting public money, including all types of student funding. We are working closely with the Student Loans Company (SLC) and other bodies across government to tackle fraudulent behaviour as swiftly as po...
21 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps she has taken to identify the proportion of the student loan book used for fraudulent activity by students, franchised and non-franchised HE providers and intermediaries.
ReplyThe government is resolute in its commitment to protecting public money, including all types of student funding. We are working closely with the Student Loans Company (SLC) and other bodies across government to tackle fraudulent behaviour as swiftly as po...
20 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedFor what reason the tripartite approach of discussions involving trade unions and business groups was not followed for the consultation period of the Employment Rights Act, with specific reference to t
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade engaged with business groups and trade unions in developing the statutory framework for trade union right of access to workplaces, including through a public consultation on the operational details of the framework an...
20 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedIf he will commit to completing an affordability impact assessment of trade union access to SMEs.
ReplyThe government considers the impact of its policies on businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, as part of the standard impact assessment process.The Employment Rights Act 2025 created a new legal framework for unions and employers to neg...
20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat the cost to her Department was of the recent campaign starring Gemma Collins.
ReplyNo payments, fees, gifts, hospitality, or any other benefits are being made from the department to Gemma Collins or TM Media PR or any other agent or representative on her behalf.
20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow much her Department paid to Gemma Collins for her appearance in its recent communications campaign.
ReplyNo payments, fees, gifts, hospitality, or any other benefits are being made from the department to Gemma Collins or TM Media PR or any other agent or representative on her behalf.
20 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhether he has sought advice from the Prime Minister’s new advisor, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on the impact the Employment Rights Act 2025 upon (a) businesses and (b) the economy.
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat estimate he has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS from earlier identification of BRCA1 mutations through expanded screening.
ReplyThe current eligibility criteria for genetic testing are set out in the NHS National Genomic Test Directory. The aim is to offer individuals at higher risk of developing cancer (those with pathogenic variants in their genes) clinical pathways to support t...
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential merits of recommending screening for the BRCA 1 gene for women who have a mother who has died from (a) breast and (b) ovarian cancers.
ReplyThe current eligibility criteria for genetic testing are set out in the NHS National Genomic Test Directory. The aim is to offer individuals at higher risk of developing cancer (those with pathogenic variants in their genes) clinical pathways to support t...
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS eligibility criteria for BRCA1 genetic testing for individuals with a family history of (a) breast and (b) ovarian cancer.
ReplyThe current eligibility criteria for genetic testing are set out in the NHS National Genomic Test Directory. The aim is to offer individuals at higher risk of developing cancer (those with pathogenic variants in their genes) clinical pathways to support t...
13 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of Student Loan Company recovery action following the misclassification of weekend courses as in-attendance courses for the purposes of student finance on st
ReplyThe government recognises the uncertainty being faced by students affected by the misclassification of weekend courses and that the support offered has not, in all cases, yet been delivered with the consistency or urgency these circumstances require by th...
13 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she plans to pause recovery action being undertaken by the Student Loans Company against students whose universities misclassified weekend courses as in-attendance courses whilst any (a) review and (b)
ReplyThe government recognises the uncertainty being faced by students affected by the misclassification of weekend courses and that the support offered has not, in all cases, yet been delivered with the consistency or urgency these circumstances require by th...
13 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to support universities in correctly classify courses (a) in-attendance and (b) weekend only.
ReplyThe government recognises the uncertainty being faced by students affected by the misclassification of weekend courses and that the support offered has not, in all cases, yet been delivered with the consistency or urgency these circumstances require by th...
13 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing transitional protection for students who enrolled on university courses since found to have been wrongly classified for student fin
ReplyThe government recognises the uncertainty being faced by students affected by the misclassification of weekend courses and that the support offered has not, in all cases, yet been delivered with the consistency or urgency these circumstances require by th...