Written questions by Sollom.

What guidance or expectation exists for the Health and Safety Executive to seek specialist input from the Office of Rail and Road when exercising its enforcement functions in relation to guided bus systems.

Awaiting answer.

What guidance or expectation exists for the Health and Safety Executive to seek specialist input from the Office of Rail and Road when exercising its enforcement functions in relation to guided bus systems.

Awaiting answer.

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

Awaiting answer.

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

Awaiting answer.

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

Awaiting answer.

What artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.

Awaiting answer.

What steps she is taking to help tackle gender imbalances in pre and post-16 academic and vocational pathways into engineering and technology careers.

Awaiting answer.

What recent discussions Ministers and officials in her Department have had with FE colleges and universities on the profile and awareness of Higher Technical Qualifications.

The department has regular engagement with higher and further education providers and their representative bodies to discuss matters of mutual interest.The department engages with these representative bodies as part of the development of policy to increas...

Whether her Department is taking steps to support new Technical Excellence Colleges to work in collaboration with established Institutes of Technology; and whether measures are in place to support existing part

Technical Excellence Colleges (TECs) will draw on the experience and expertise of Institutes of Technology (IoTs), which have shown the benefits of collaborative working between employers, further education providers, and universities.As system leaders, T...

Whether he has assessed the potential merits of allowing Growth and Skills Levy funding to be used for Higher Technical Qualifications, particularly for adult learners.

This government is investing over £18 billion per year in post-16 education and skills and is delivering record investment this parliament, committing an additional £1.2 billion a year by the 2028–29 financial year to support around 65,000 more learners a...

Whether there is a single, comprehensive list of available government-approved Higher Technical Qualifications for use by prospective learners and careers advisers.

The department has regular engagement with higher and further education providers and their representative bodies to discuss matters of mutual interest.The department engages with these representative bodies as part of the development of policy to increas...

When she plans to publish options for potential changes to the allocation methodology for capital funding for local highway authorities.

My Department has not yet set a date for publishing options for potential changes to the highways maintenance block funding formula. The review of the formula will be conducted before 2029/30, the end of the period for which highways maintenance block all...

Pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 3569, what the estimated cost is of providing retrospective pre-1997 indexation only, excluding arrears, at a CPI cap of 2.5% to Financial Assistance S

The estimated cost of providing retrospective pre‑1997 indexation only, applying CPI capped at 2.5%, and excluding the payment of arrears, for Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for mandatory indexation, is approximately £0....

Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of Neighbourhood Health Centres in new housing developments.

MHCLG Ministers and officials engage regularly with the Department for Health and Social Care about infrastructure provision. The new National Planning Policy Framework we recently consulted upon stresses the importance of all forms of public services inf...

What estimate she has made of the value of compensation allocated under the Equitable Life Payment Scheme that will not be paid out to eligible policyholders; and what plans she has to ensure that money reaches thos

The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016. The only remaining part of the Payment Scheme in operation is the annual payments made to eligible With-Profit-Annuitants and the Scheme is on track to distribute the remai...

With reference to Chapter 13 of the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations 2026, which paragraphs provide operational guidance on the specific circumstances in which

The EHRC's draft Code says that service providers should consider whether the impact on those excluded from a separate or single-sex service outweighs the benefits of achieving the legitimate aim.It is for service providers to read the draft Code's guidan...

When her department will begin to engage with local highways authorities ahead of reviewing the highways capital funding formula ahead of the 2030/31 financial year.

The Department engages regularly with local highway authorities and sector bodies to support the maintenance and renewal of the local road network.The review of the funding formula will be conducted to align with the end of the period for which highways m...

What legal advice was sought and received on whether the draft Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations fulfils the statutory purpose set out in section 14 of the Equa

The Government does not comment on legal advice it may have received. We have always been clear that there is a due process that needs to be followed by all. The draft Code was laid in Parliament by SoS on 21 May 2026. A Written Ministerial Statement was ...

What steps he is taking to encourage ICBs to redistribute unallocated 'clawback' funding to NHS dental practices which are ready and able to deliver additional NHS care.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning National Health Service dental services to meet the needs of their local populations. NHS England encourages ICBs to make effective use of available dental funding, including the reinvestment...