Written questions by Campbell.

How many and what proportion of post-18 students have pursued an (a) apprenticeship and (b) degree apprenticeship in (i) Broxtowe constituency and (ii) Nottinghamshire in each year since 2018.

Adult (those aged 19 and above) apprenticeship starts in the Broxtowe parliamentary constituency and Nottinghamshire local authority from the 2018/19 academic year onwards are shown in the table below.Academic year2018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24NottinghamshireAll 19+ starts4,4903,8503,8504,1404,0503,910Degree level 19+ starts330470590540620670BroxtoweAll 19+ starts530410390460450420Degree level 19+ starts606080708080 Note:(1) Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and cover the finalised full academic year.(2) Total starts are the count of apprenticeships started at any point during the stated academic period. Learners starting more than one apprenticeship will appear more than once.(3) Geography is based on the learner home postcode.(4) Broxtowe is based upon the 2024 parliamentary constituency boundary.(5) Age is based on that at the start of the programme. The department also publishes apprenticeship starts by age group as a proportion of the population, with breakdowns available by local authority. The latest figures for Nottinghamshire covering the 2018/19 to 2023/24 academic years are shown here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09bc3f03-2391-4b73-6d25-08dd48e2728c.

How many people in Nottinghamshire were employed by universities in (a) 2020, (b) 2015, (c) 2010, (d) 2000 and (e) 1990.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK higher education (HE) sector. These data are shared with the department and include a wide range of information on staff working at UK HE providers.Information on the home addresses of HE staff, however, is not collected, therefore those living in Nottinghamshire and employed by UK HE providers, cannot be identified by the department.The staff numbers by HE provider for the 2014/15 to 2023/24 academic years are accessible at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/staff/table-24. This information can be used to determine the number of staff working for HE providers that are based in Nottinghamshire, although the department is not able to determine whether these staff also reside in Nottinghamshire.

How many and what proportion of post-18 students have enrolled on a university course in (a) Broxtowe constituency and (b) Nottingham in each year since 2019.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service have published data on 18-year-old entry rates to full-time higher education (HE) by Parliamentary constituency.The data covers students accepted to HE and entry rates covering the period from 2006 to 2023 and can be accessed at: https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-end-cycle-data-resources-2023.

Food and Rural Affairs, what flood prevention and relief measures have been considered for Nottinghamshire.

The Environment Agency (EA) is making plans to allocate £20 million to schemes in Nottinghamshire. This includes: £10 million for ‘Cocker Beck, Lowdham’, aiming to better protect 191 properties.£8 million for ‘Holme Sluices Urgent Works’, repairs to gates to improve functionality and extend the asset life.£0.7 million for ‘Property Flood Resilience Nottinghamshire Post Winter 2023 Storms’, aiming to use property flood resilience measures to better protect more than 40 properties.Approx. £10 – 20,000 inspecting seals on the Attenborough flood gates, replacing them if damaged, and repairing a flap valve in Toton. The EA is also working with other Risk Management Authorities to deliver: Woodborough Natural Flood Management (NFM): a £197,000 project aiming to better protect 6 properties through natural flood management (NFM) measures.Gotham Lead Local Flooding Authorities NFM: a £35,000 project aiming to better protect 15 properties through NFM.Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme: the final phase of this scheme aims to better protect another 120 properties with a 250m bund across parkland near Southwell Minster.Updating hydraulic models for the Erewash. This will improve flood outlines, increase accuracy of flood warnings, and increase accuracy of the floodmap for planning. It will also allow for investigations into future flood alleviation measures.

What plans she has for land safeguarded for HS2 in Nottinghamshire.

This Government is thoroughly reviewing the position it has inherited on HS2 and wider rail infrastructure and will set out detailed plans in due course, including future plans for HS2 Phase 2b safeguarding in Nottinghamshire and a disposals programme for land and property acquired for HS2 that is no longer required.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the establishment of the Armed Forces Commissioner on service personnel in Broxtowe constituency.

The Armed Forces Commissioner is the first step in a series of steps that will be taken by the new Government to renew the nation’s contract with those who serve, and to improve service life. They will be a direct point of contact for the Armed Forces and their families in every constituency, including Broxtowe, to raise welfare issues that impact on their service life. Through reports and recommendations, the new Commissioner will bring those welfare issues to the attention of Parliament and the public.The Bill to create an Armed Forces Commissioner is now undergoing consideration in the House of Lords having completed its Commons Stages last month.

How many and what proportion of dentists are taking on new NHS patients in (a) Broxtowe constituency, (b) Nottingham and (c) East Midlands.

As of 4 February 2025, there were seven National Health Service dentist practices in the Broxtowe constituency, with three showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availability allows’ and three showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. In the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, there were 110 NHS dentist practices, with 46 showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availability allows’ and 34 showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. In the East Midlands, there were 466 NHS dentist practices, 185 of these are showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availability allows’ and 124 showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website and is matched to constituencies based on the postcode data shown on the website, which is available at the following link: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist/

Whether she has made an assessment of the merits of (a) self-healing asphalt and (b) other methods to tackle potholes.

The Government is committed to enabling local highway authorities to maintain and renew their local highway networks. Decisions on which materials to use to repair their roads are matters for local highway authorities, but the Government encourages them to trial innovative processes and materials. The Department is currently supporting a £30 million “Live Labs” research programme, part of which allows innovative and environmentally friendly road-mending materials of this sort to be trialled and evaluated. The lessons learned will be shared with other local highway authorities. A number of UK research institutions, including Swansea and Cambridge universities, are working on advanced materials, including self-healing asphalt, for filling potholes and resurfacing roads. Self-healing asphalt could potentially help prevent cracks from turning into potholes, but the technology is at an early stage and has not been tested at scale.

How many schools (a) Broxtowe constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) England have been identified as stuck schools.

In the ‘School accountability reform – school profiles improvement and intervention’ consultation, the department defined stuck school as a school that was graded requires improvement, or equivalent, at its most recent Ofsted inspection and was also graded below good at its previous inspection.For this purpose, we have considered a sub-judgement of requires improvement for leadership and management and/or quality of education for a school inspected in the 2024/25 academic year as equivalent to a previous single headline grade of requires improvement.Based on the latest published Ofsted inspection data, at the end of December 2024 there were:0 stuck schools in Broxtowe.12 stuck schools in Nottinghamshire.664 stuck schools in England.

Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding to help tackle the knotweed in Nottinghamshire.

The Government recognises the impacts caused by invasive species, including Japanese knotweed. Funding is available for control and management of Japanese knotweed and other invasive plant species through Defra’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) Countryside Stewardship scheme. Furthermore, Defra funds research to identify cost and time effective ways of managing this species through biocontrol. Information about the research can be found on CABI's website. Additionally, the Government has developed guidance on how to prevent the spread of Japanese knotweed and other harmful weeds, as well as how to treat and dispose of them, which can be found on GOV.UK: How to stop invasive non-native plants from spreading - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What assessment he has made of the trends in the level of demand for NHS dentistry services in Broxtowe constituency.

We know there are challenges with accessing National Health Service dentistry across the country. 28% of adults in England, or 13 million people, are estimated to have an unmet need for NHS dentistry.The following table shows the number of dentists per 100,000 people in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), from 2019/20 to 2023/24:YearsDentists per 100,000 population in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICBAverage number of dentists per 100,000 population across all ICBs in England2019/2051.252.92020/2140.848.62021/2245.251.02022/2348.650.32023/2449.749.5Source: data is published by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324

How many people are affected by the shortage of NHS dentists in Broxtowe constituency.

We know there are challenges with accessing National Health Service dentistry across the country. 28% of adults in England, or 13 million people, are estimated to have an unmet need for NHS dentistry.The following table shows the number of dentists per 100,000 people in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), from 2019/20 to 2023/24:YearsDentists per 100,000 population in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICBAverage number of dentists per 100,000 population across all ICBs in England2019/2051.252.92020/2140.848.62021/2245.251.02022/2348.650.32023/2449.749.5Source: data is published by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324