Written questions by McMurdock.

With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the scheme.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the increase in the number of childcare places that will result from the bonus scheme.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of recipients of the bonus who would have taken up employment in an eligible nursery in the absence of the scheme.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the contribution of imported goods and services to the UK’s overall carbon footprint.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of one-off recruitment payments in improving workforce retention in the early years sector.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what criteria were used to select the local authority areas participating in the scheme.

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What steps he is taking to reduce emissions associated with goods and services imported into the UK.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in emissions embedded in imported goods consumed in the UK since 1996.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the bonus scheme on recruitment in neighbouring local authority areas not eligible for the payment.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost of the bonus scheme over its lifetime.

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What steps he is taking to ensure that progress towards net zero targets is not achieved through the offshoring of carbon-intensive businesses.

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What assessment he has made of whether reductions in UK territorial emissions have been offset by increased emissions embodied in imported goods.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK’s reliance on imported manufactured goods on the environment.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what discussions she has had with representatives of the early years sector on measures, in addition to recruitment bonuses, to improve recruitment and retention.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of additional graduate nursery teachers to be recruited as a result of the bonus scheme.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of graduate nursery teachers required nationally to ensure that early years settings have access to graduate-level teaching.

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With reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the bonus scheme on numbers of graduate nursery teachers relocating between eligible areas.

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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of ambulance handover delays at Basildon Hospital on ambulance response times in the East of England Ambulance Service area.

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What steps he is taking when ambulance handover times at Basildon Hospital exceed the NHS England 45-minute maximum.

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Pursuant to Answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8970, how projected demand from AI-capable data centres has been incorporated into national electricity system planning.

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