Every parliamentary written question tabled by Marie Goldman this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps he is taking, with the Secretary of State for Justice, to tackle the use of SLAPPs to silence victims of sexual violence.
The Government implemented the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) in June 2025, which provides protection against SLAPPs relating to economic crime. The equ...
What steps she is taking to address the rising rates in severe absence among girls in schools.
Absence remains a major barrier to children’s opportunity. To achieve and thrive, pupils need to be in school regularly. Thanks to the efforts of schools, trusts, local authorities and wider partners, attendance improved significantly in 2024/25, with chi...
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government's commitment in March 2026 to achieve regulatory parity for pornography, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the role of a statutory auditor to help ensure online platforms proactively remove violent and abusive content that fails to meet British Board of Film Classification offline standards.
The Government announced the joint pornography team as part of the VAWG strategy in December. In March, it committed to produce a delivery plan setting out how the government can most effectively close the gap between the regulation of online and offline pornographic content. This will test audit and reporting functions and will consider which regulatory frameworks can best address the issue, noting the interactions with the BBFC’s existing remit and that of Ofcom under the Online Safety Act.
What steps his Department is taking to undertake the statutory ten‑year review of the NHS Constitution.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to question 97838, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the LGBT+ health evidence review.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
If he will make it his policy to establish a metastatic breast cancer data taskforce to (a) identify barriers to data collection, (b) share best practice and (c) monitor progress on improving data completeness across England.
The Department recognises the importance of robust and timely data on people diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to support service planning and improve outcomes.The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England collects, curates, quality assures, and analyses data about people with cancer across the whole of England. The NDRS data improvement team is working with National Health Service trusts to provide support and guidance to improve their reporting of non-primary cancers, focused on the specific recurrence and progression data fields included in the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset.The recently published National Cancer Plan for England sets out an ambition to define and count recurrent cancers, starting with metastatic breast cancer. This provides a unique opportunity to identify barriers to data collection, share best practice, and monitor progress on improving data completeness across England.
Whether the development of national linkable datasets for screening programmes will enable uptake data to be reported by (a) ethnicity and (b) level of deprivation.
Our NHS Screening Programmes can save lives and reduce ill health by finding out if people have a higher chance of having a health problem, so that early treatment can be offered, or information can be given to help them make informed decisions.NHS England is currently leading an ambitious transformation programme in screening, building new digital services for the National Health Service, by the NHS, designed to improve staff and participant experience. This work includes activity designed to improve the consistent capture and reporting of data on screening uptake by ethnicity and deprivation level.
By which date she will publish a draft bill to ban conversion practices for LGBT+ people.
We remain absolutely committed to publishing a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices and we firmly intend to do so soon. The first parliamentary session was incredibly busy, we saw the Government bring forward landmark employment legislation and hate crime parity for LGBT+ people. This is a complex area and my officials and I are working at pace to finalise our approach to this important issue.
Pursuant to the Answer to Question 117942 on Candidates: Equality, whether Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 can be commenced in time to apply to candidate selections for the next General Election.
I refer the Hon member to the answer on 16 March 2026 (PQ 117942).
Pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 117942, which stakeholders she plans to engage with on the commencement of Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010; and what her planned timeline is for that engagement process.
I refer the Hon member to the answer on 16 March 2026 (PQ 117942).
What estimate she has made of the number of claimants for the Windrush compensation scheme whose applications are being processed.
As of the end of December 2025, the Windrush Compensation Scheme had received 11,133 claims. Of those, 10,696 claims (over 94% of all claims received) had received a final decision, with 9,061 claims fully closed.The Government remains committed to improving the Windrush Compensation Scheme. To ensure those who wish to apply to the scheme are supported to do so, the Government launched the £1.5 million Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund in 2025, enabling trusted local organisations to help claimants gather evidence and complete applications. The Year 2 funding round opened on 12 January and closed on 6 February, with successful bids to be announced shortly.Work is also underway, in collaboration with the Windrush Commissioner, to review the scheme’s application process.
Whether she has considered the potential merits of reforming the application process to the Windrush compensation scheme.
As of the end of December 2025, the Windrush Compensation Scheme had received 11,133 claims. Of those, 10,696 claims (over 94% of all claims received) had received a final decision, with 9,061 claims fully closed.The Government remains committed to improving the Windrush Compensation Scheme. To ensure those who wish to apply to the scheme are supported to do so, the Government launched the £1.5 million Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund in 2025, enabling trusted local organisations to help claimants gather evidence and complete applications. The Year 2 funding round opened on 12 January and closed on 6 February, with successful bids to be announced shortly.Work is also underway, in collaboration with the Windrush Commissioner, to review the scheme’s application process.
What estimate she has made of the number of people eligible for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme that have not made a claim.
As of the end of December 2025, the Windrush Compensation Scheme had received 11,133 claims. Of those, 10,696 claims (over 94% of all claims received) had received a final decision, with 9,061 claims fully closed.The Government remains committed to improving the Windrush Compensation Scheme. To ensure those who wish to apply to the scheme are supported to do so, the Government launched the £1.5 million Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund in 2025, enabling trusted local organisations to help claimants gather evidence and complete applications. The Year 2 funding round opened on 12 January and closed on 6 February, with successful bids to be announced shortly.Work is also underway, in collaboration with the Windrush Commissioner, to review the scheme’s application process.
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Windrush compensation scheme.
As of the end of December 2025, the Windrush Compensation Scheme had received 11,133 claims. Of those, 10,696 claims (over 94% of all claims received) had received a final decision, with 9,061 claims fully closed.The Government remains committed to improving the Windrush Compensation Scheme. To ensure those who wish to apply to the scheme are supported to do so, the Government launched the £1.5 million Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund in 2025, enabling trusted local organisations to help claimants gather evidence and complete applications. The Year 2 funding round opened on 12 January and closed on 6 February, with successful bids to be announced shortly.Work is also underway, in collaboration with the Windrush Commissioner, to review the scheme’s application process.
What engagements she has had with the Windrush Commissioner since he took up that role.
The Independent Windrush Commissioner, since his appointment last year, has engaged regularly with the Minister for Migration and Citizenship and senior Home Office officials and will continue to do so as part of his role in overseeing progress on the Government’s commitments.
With reference to the Government’s response of 8 January 2026 to the Pavement parking: options for change consultation, whether the research commissioned by her Department will include (a) measurement of physical damage to footways attributable to pavement parking and (b) an estimate of the annual cost to local authorities of repairing such damage.
The research announced on 8 January 2026 focuses on measuring the current prevalence and impacts of pavement parking, providing a baseline against which the effects of future legislation can be measured.This study will include a measure of public satisfaction with pavement condition, but not a direct measure of physical damage attributable specifically to pavement parking. We are also working with a sample of local authorities to collect data on the financial impacts to local authorities, including the annual costs of pavement maintenance arising from pavement parking.
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a joint committee of cross-party MPs and peers to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of the (a) the Gender Recognition Act and (b) the Equality Act 2010.
The Government is currently prioritising working through the implications of the Supreme Court ruling in the For Women Scotland vs Scottish Ministers case, including reviewing the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) Code of Practice for services, associations and public functions. We are also focused on delivering our manifesto commitments to deliver a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, equalising all strands of hate crime, and reviewing health services to ensure that all trans people receive appropriate and high-quality care. As with all major pieces of legislation, the Equality Act 2010 is constantly kept under review to ensure that it operates as intended in a changing and evolving social and economic environment.
With reference to his Answer to Question 103509, when he expects Dame Lynne Owens’ independent investigation into the mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford on 24th of October 2025 to conclude.
On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Minister announced a five-point national action plan to reduce releases in error, which includes strengthening release checks across prisons and commissioning an independent review led by Dame Lynne Owens.The Deputy Prime Minister has recently received the review and is carefully considering Dame Lynne’s findings and recommendations. The Government will respond shortly.
What steps the Government is required to take before it can commence section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.
The Government is committed to commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selections in accordance with regulations.We are currently exploring when and how to commence the provision under section 106.We will engage with stakeholders, including political parties, in due course.
What steps she is taking to improve transport accessibility in the East of England.
The government is committed to improving passenger transport services, so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity, including in the East of England.Our Bus Services Act 2025 includes a comprehensive package of measures to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of local transport. Through the Act, we are helping authorities to provide safer and more accessible bus stations and stops; mandating more streamlined disability training for bus drivers and frontline staff and requiring local authorities to regularly review the accessibility of their bus networks through the development and publishing of a Bus Network Accessibility Plan.We are committed to improving the experience for disabled passengers on rail services and that is why we published the Department’s roadmap to an accessible railway. It sets out what we are doing now to improve the day-to-day travelling experience for disabled passengers in the lead up to Great British Railways being established. The Railways Bill will also establish a Passenger Watchdog to protect the rights of disabled passengers by monitoring service delivery, investigating persistent issues, setting minimum standards and advocating for improvements. We are also continuing to install accessible routes at stations through our Access for All programme.We are also committed to developing an Accessible Travel Charter. The Charter is a commitment to a shared vision for accessible travel. It will set out what disabled travellers can expect from their journeys, share best practice across organisations and create consistency in end-to-end journeys for disabled travellers.