13 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat estimate her Department has made of the number of additional teachers funded in Lincolnshire with the proceeds from VAT on school fees.
ReplyReforms to VAT and business rates will raise around £1.8 billion a year by 2029/30, helping to deliver the government’s commitments relating to education and young people. This measure will raise essential revenue that will be invested in our public servi...
13 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to support the road haulage industry with fuel costs in Lincolnshire.
ReplyThe Department for Transport is aware of growing concerns around rising fuel and transport costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East. The department fully recognises the need to maintain the continuity of critical supply chains and is actively monit...
13 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps he has taken to help reduce the number of agricultural fatalities in Lincolnshire.
ReplyIn line with its published Strategy 2022 to 2032, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) focuses on the most effective and efficient ways to improve the health and safety performance of all industries in Great Britain, this includes reducing fatalities in ...
13 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedIf he will publish a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2023.
ReplyThe Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) provides training for civil servants through a combination of cross‑government, departmental and locally procured learning. Since 2023, this has included learning accessed through Civil Service Learn...
13 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps she has taken to tackle sham marriages.
ReplyThe Government takes abuse of the immigration system, including sham marriages and civil partnerships, extremely seriously. Family migration must be based on a genuine and subsisting relationship, and where this is not the case the Home Office will take r...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf NHS England will take steps to routinely offer finger-prick testing for anyone with symptoms of type 1 diabetes.
ReplyThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recently updated the clinical guidelines on type 1 diabetes in children and young people, which is available at the following link: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng18 This sets out that children and you...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps NHS England is taking to support NHS staff to diagnose patients with type 1 diabetes as quickly as possible.
ReplyThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recently updated the clinical guidelines on type 1 diabetes in children and young people, which is available at the following link: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng18 This sets out that children and you...
13 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to support access to Post Offices in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
ReplyThe Government protects the Post Office network by setting minimum access criteria, including a requirement for Post Office to maintain a network where at least 99% of the UK population lives within three miles of a post office branch.To support delivery ...
13 May 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what recent steps she has taken to end the use of animals in scientific research for human medicine and products.
ReplyThe Government’s strategy to replace animals in science sets a long-term goal of eliminating their use in all but exceptional circumstances. It focuses on building a research and innovation system that develops and validates alternative methods, including...
13 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhat fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of household energy bills for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
ReplyThe Government acted in the Autumn Budget to reduce electricity costs to the benefit of all households with a domestic electricity meter, including those not on the gas grid. By scrapping the ECO home insulation scheme and moving 75% of the domestic costs...
13 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedIf she will provide a list of training programmes used by civil servants in her Department since 2020.
ReplyI refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer of UIN 880.
13 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedIf he will take steps with the Health and Safety Executive to reinstate proactive inspections in the agriculture industry.
ReplyAs an independent regulator, it is for Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to determine how to use its resources when considering how best to meet the objectives outlined in its ten year strategy Protecting people and places: HSE strategy 2022 to 2032. For ...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the last 12 months.
ReplySince October 2025, the Department has incorporated Microsoft 365 Copilot in line with the Government.The drafting of primary and secondary legislation is the responsibility of Department officials. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one example of a range o...
22 Apr 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedIf he will publish a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
ReplyOver this period, the majority of the training has been delivered via the Government Campus’ Learning Framework. The listed training includes e-learning, in-person training, live virtual training, and structured programmes involving various sessions. Some sessions have been run on a closed basis, just for DIT/DBT staff and others have involved an individual member of staff going taking a place on a cross-government course.The attached document sets out a list of the training programmes undertaken via the framework in this period for DBT staff and for staff in DIT prior to the formal creation of DBT in Feb 2023. We do not have access to pre-DBT data from the former BEIS.If an application is made to Government Campus and they agree that the specific learning need cannot be met via the Learning Framework, alternative training can be procured, subject to commercial rules. There is no central record of what training has been undertaken by DBT civil servants under this provision as a significant amount of learning is organised and funded at the level of individual teams.
22 Apr 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedIf he will publish a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2023.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
22 Apr 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, if he will provide a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his department since 2020.
ReplyWe define ‘training programmes’ as a broad term covering both individual courses (e.g. Advising and Briefing) and a collection of interventions under one scheme ‘banner’, (e.g. Beyond Boundaries). The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) provides training programmes for civil servants through a combination of cross‑government, departmental and locally procured learning alongside apprenticeships and structured development schemes. Since 2020, Departmental capability-building activity has included learning accessed through Civil Service Learning and the Government Campus, which bring together core, functional and profession‑specific training across government. During this time, the Department has offered learning programmes covering topics including core skills, leadership and management, and specialist and domain-specific skills. The Department does not hold a single centrally maintained list of all individual training courses undertaken, as learning is delivered by a range of teams. This includes a central Capabilities team, teams delivering profession-specific learning, and teams sharing domain-specific knowledge and best practice.
22 Apr 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedIf she will provide a list of training programmes used by civil servants in her department since 2020.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
22 Apr 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedIf he will list the training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
ReplyCivil servants have access to a wide range of training through the Government Campus and Civil Service Learning (CSL), covering areas including leadership, policy, digital and project management skills. Key provision includes Civil Service Essentials, Line Management Induction, and specialised courses on security, policy‑making and communications. A recommended learning curriculum is published on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-civil-service-recommended-curriculum. Defence also provides training for its Civil Service workforce through a range of internal programmes, including classified courses and profession and domain specific training, which are organised and delivered at a local level. A comprehensive list of all training programmes within the scope of the question is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
22 Apr 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will list the training programmes used by civil servants in her Department since 2020.
ReplyA complete list of training programmes used by civil servants in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 2020 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
22 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedIf he will list the training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.