Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V
Result: Motion Passed
335 Ayes
158 Noes
Voted in favour
28 Apr 2026
Privilege
Result: Motion Failed
223 Ayes
335 Noes
Voted against
27 Apr 2026
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
Result: Motion Passed
272 Ayes
64
Voted in favour
Questions
13 May 2026
Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128336, what is the total a) amount and b) proportion of funding that is allocated to support additional needs for school pupils up to the age of 16, in
Response from Georgia Gould MP (Education)
In the 2026/27 financial year, 11% (£5.6 billion) of the schools national funding formula (NFF) has been allocated through deprivation factors, and 18.1% (£9.2 billion) has been allocated for additional needs overall. The total amount of funding allocated...[Read More]
20 Apr 2026
Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted a comparative analysis of the per-pupil funding allocated to disadvantaged students in (a) Key Stage 4 and (b) 16 to 19 education; and what assessment she has made of the po
Response from Josh MacAlister MP (Education)
The national funding formula (NFF) for school pupils up to age 16 reflects additional needs of pupils, including economic disadvantage, low prior attainment, English as an additional language and pupil mobility. In the 2026/27 academic year, £5.6 billion ...[Read More]
20 Apr 2026
Free School Meals: Secondary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in year 10 were eligible for free school meals by constituency in 2024-25.
Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
The number of pupils eligible for free school meals is published annually in the Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics accredited official statistics here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-cha...[Read More]
27 Feb 2026
Internet: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) service-by-service age verification and (b) device, app store, or operating system level age assurance, in terms of consistenc
Response from Kanishka Narayan MP (Science, Innovation and Technology)
Ofcom considers age assurance to be highly effective when it meets particular criteria for technical accuracy, robustness, reliability and fairness, and has set out guidance on which methods meet that criteria. Ofcom will publish reports on age assurance ...[Read More]
27 Feb 2026
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to incorporate Ofcom’s findings on the role of app stores in protecting children from harmful content into the Government’s consultation on children’s use o
Response from Kanishka Narayan MP (Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced...[Read More]
27 Feb 2026
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the (a) timetable and (b) resourcing for its work on the role of app stores in children’s access to harmful content.
Response from Kanishka Narayan MP (Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced...[Read More]
09 Feb 2026
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the average time taken to complete cladding remediation works on residential buildings of approximately 20 to 25 storeys; what evidence underpin
Response from Samantha Dixon MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Department’s data collection is focussed on height thresholds as this is the current determinant of programme eligibility. We expect buildings of 20 to 25 storeys to make up a very small proportion of those requiring remediation. Based on the reported...[Read More]
12 Feb 2026
Young Futures Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the provision of Young Futures Hubs.
Response from Stephanie Peacock MP (Culture, Media and Sport)
This Government is dedicated to improving the lives of young people; that is why we launched the National Youth Strategy and the Young Futures Hubs programme - to ensure they have safe spaces to go and meaningful things to do. Our eight early adopter area...[Read More]
09 Feb 2026
Inland Waterways: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of local councils in exercising their statutory enforcement powers to protect local waterways from pollution; and whether her D
Response from Emma Hardy MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Local authorities do hold limited enforcement responsibilities, primarily through Environmental Health functions, for example, under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 in relation to certain industrial processes, and powers ...[Read More]
03 Feb 2026
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on tackling knife crime.
Response from Sarah Jones MP (Home Office)
We have set an ambitious but essential target: to halve knife crime over this decade. We are already seeing results. Knife crime is falling.Since the start of this Parliament, knife crime has fallen by 8% and knife homicides are down by 27%.We have banned...[Read More]
24 Nov 2025
Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the amount of the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases being less than Local Housing Allowance rates on the quality of tempora
Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
DWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for Temporary Accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is the lowest of £500 per week in certain areas of London or £375 elsewhere, 90% of 2011 LHA r...[Read More]
21 Jul 2025
Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the supply of supported housing meets future demand.
Response from Matthew Pennycook MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
At the Spending Review, we announced £39 billion for a new Social and Affordable Homes Programme over 10 years from 2026-27 to 2035-36. The programme will not set numerical targets for particular types of homes other than Social Rent. However, it is desig...[Read More]
21 Jul 2025
Homelessness and Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) homeless services and (b) supported housing providers with their finances.
Response from Matthew Pennycook MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The government has increased funding for homelessness services by £233 million in 2025/26 to a total of £1 billion to prevent rises in the number of households in temporary accommodation and to help prevent rough sleeping. This includes £185.6 million thr...[Read More]
30 Jun 2025
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 61354 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will set out the methodology used to estimate the number of claimants who would be subject to the benefi
Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...[Read More]
19 Jun 2025
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the PIP eligibility criteria on the number of people subject to the benefits cap (a) nationally and (b) in Croy
Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
We estimate that in 2029/30, for those affected by the proposed changes to the PIP eligibility criteria, 1,200 claimants will be also subject to the benefit cap. This estimate assumes that people potentially subject to the benefit cap are no more, and no ...[Read More]
22 May 2025
Immigration Controls: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how many and wha
Response from Dame Angela Eagle MP (Home Office)
The number of age assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge was 22 in total (1 in 2023 and 21 in 2024).20 of the 22 age assessments decisions were successfully defended (91%).
22 May 2025
Domestic Abuse: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools provide (a) children and (b) young people with information on support available for victims of domestic abuse.
Response from Janet Daby MP (Education)
‘Keeping children safe in education’ (KCSIE), our statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges, is clear that all staff should be aware of and provide support to children and young people who might be victims of domestic abuse. KCSIE provides ...[Read More]
22 May 2025
Social Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the public purse of (a) increasing funding for early interventions and (b) conducting late-stage interventions in children’s social care.
Response from Janet Daby MP (Education)
This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ...[Read More]
22 May 2025
Social Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in early intervention funding on levels of demand for (a) child protection services and (b) care placements.
Response from Janet Daby MP (Education)
This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ...[Read More]
30 May 2025
National Age Assessment Board
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of independence of the National Age Assessment Board.
Response from Dame Angela Eagle MP (Home Office)
The introduction of the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB) in March 2023, a decision-making body comprising of social workers who can conduct Merton age assessments on behalf of local authorities, offers significant improvements to our processes for ass...[Read More]