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Written questions by Dollimore.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Helena Dollimore this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.

Department:All (33)Department of Health and Social Care (9)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (6)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (3)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (3)Department for Education (2)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2)Ministry of Justice (1)Department for Business and Trade (1)Treasury (1)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (1)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (1)Department for Transport (1)

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16 Jan 2025·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

How much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was created in February 2023, so no data is held for prior to this time. There has been no spend on either (a) media or (b) voice training for Ministers between February 2023 and 4th July 2024 in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

16 Jan 2025·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

How much her Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

The Department carries out media training in-house and so did not spend any money on media or voice training for Ministers in this period.

16 Jan 2025·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

Between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024, the Department spent £3.3k on media training for members of the Ministerial team. No spend on voice training for Ministers was incurred during this period.

16 Jan 2025·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

How much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

For the period requested, there was NIL spend on these types of training.

16 Jan 2025·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

The Directorate of Defence Communications and Top Office Group in the Ministry of Defence Head Office spend on media and voice training for Ministers between the 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024 is nil.

16 Jan 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

DSIT was created on 7 February 2023. Between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024, we have spent no money on (a) media or (b) voice training for Ministers.

16 Jan 2025·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

The requested information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. No money has been spent on voice training for Ministers.

16 Jan 2025·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

How much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

The department’s records show there has been no budget spent on media and/or voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

16 Jan 2025·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

The Department spent a total of £1,500, including VAT, on media training for ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024. There was no expenditure on voice training for ministers during this period.

16 Jan 2025·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between (a) 4 July 2022 and (b) 4 July 2024.

Reply

The Department organised no (i) media or (ii) voice training for Ministers during this period, and therefore the estimated cost to the public purse is none.

16 Jan 2025·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

Reply

Between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024, the Department spent £2,292 on media training for members of the Ministerial team. No spend on voice training for Ministers was incurred during this period.

3 Dec 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

If she will take steps to help resolve the dispute between teachers, parents and the University of Brighton Academies Trust.

Reply

Departmental officials are working closely with trustees at the University of Brighton Academies Trust on the actions they are taking to address concerns raised by staff and parents.This includes an ongoing review into a number of organisational changes that are planned over the coming months. I will continue to monitor progress on these discussions.I am pleased that the trust has made a number of changes already, including the appointment of new trustees to the academy trust’s board, a review of the trust’s financial management, and the appointment of an Executive Director of Change.

17 Jul 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What steps he plans to take to improve treatment for people with a glioblastoma brain tumour.

Reply

Like so many Hon. members across the House, I dearly miss the late Baroness McDonagh, who was sadly taken from us by glioblastoma. I’m determined to improve overall survival rates and treatment for rarer cancers like these and I met with officials and leading clinicians on glioblastomas this week to discuss what more we can do.

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