Written questions by Jarvis.

What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of Clozapine; whether he has considered the potential merits of ensuring earlier consideration of Clozapine where clinically

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Whether she plans to review the extent to which schools prepare young people for employment, apprenticeships and vocational education, including through careers advice, work experience opportunities and mental health support; whether she plans to introduce further measures to support pupils identified as being at risk of disengagement from education or employment; what assessment she has made of the role of mentoring in supporting young people’s career aspirations, confidence and preparedness for employment, apprenticeships and further education; and whether she plans to expand access to mentoring programmes for pupils and introduce standards for the quality, consistency and accessibility of mentoring provision in schools and colleges.

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What assessment his Department has made of the availability and effectiveness of local youth hubs, employment support services and community-based provision for young people not in education, employment

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Whether his Department has considered the potential merits of expanding the range of qualified healthcare professionals able to carry out neurodevelopmental diagnoses in cases where a patient is al

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Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory method of production labelling for animal products; what assessment she has made for the implications of her policies of the findings of the public consultation on fairer food labelling undertaken between March and May 2024; and whether she plans to bring forward proposals to improve transparency for consumers on animal welfare standards in food production.

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What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement that both members of a couple must have reached State Pension age in order to be eligible for Pension Credit and pension-age Housing Benefit on levels of pensioner poverty among mixed-age couples in Eastleigh constituency in the next three years.

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What assessment he has made of the number of medically fit patients unable to be discharged from hospitals in Hampshire.

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What analysis his Department has undertaken on factors contributing to the number of people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training; and what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to help tackle barriers to employment and training for young people, including (a) mental health, (b) bullying and adverse experiences in school, (c) lack of access to work experience and vocational pathways, (d) social isolation and (e) unstable housing and caring responsibilities.

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Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on competition and market concentration within the UK live music industry; what assessment her Department has made of the p

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure in Eastleigh constituency; and what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy, safety and long-term resi

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What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current measures to increase the number of young people taking up carpentry and joinery apprenticeships; what targets he has set for increasing participation in onsite construction trades; what assessment he has made of the potential impact of foundation apprenticeships and Homebuilding Skills Hubs on recruitment into carpentry and joinery roles; and what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues and industry partners to increase participation among under-represented groups in construction apprenticeships.

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What steps he is taking to tackle elective care waiting times, including joint replacement surgery, in Eastleigh constituency; what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the trauma and orthopaedic waiting list meeting the 18-week treatment target set out in the Elective Reform Plan, and what steps his Department is taking to increase access to community musculoskeletal and physiotherapy services to help reduce demand for trauma and orthopaedic referrals, and improve patient outcomes.

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Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation content produced overseas on public discourse and community cohesion in the UK; what discussions her Department has had with social media platforms regarding the identification, labelling and removal of coordinated inauthentic behaviour involving AI-generated anti-immigration content; and what steps her Department is taking to strengthen transparency requirements, improve the labelling of AI-generated content, and increase public awareness of misinformation and disinformation disseminated via social media platforms.

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Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for print and online news publishers; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of independent regulation for the print and online media in safeguarding press freedom, accuracy and better standards; and what proposals her Department are considering to strengthen independent regulation of national news publishers.

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What assessment her Department has made of the risks posed by the misuse of publicly available school photographs by criminals using artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse images; what guidance her Department has issued to schools on the publication of pupil photographs on school websites and social media platforms; and whether she plans to introduce (a) additional safeguarding measures and (b) statutory guidance to help schools mitigate the risks of AI-generated child sexual abuse material and related (i) blackmail and (ii) extortion attempts.

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What she is taking to ensure that her Department’s consultation on funding for assistive software through Disabled Students’ Allowance is informed by the experiences of disabled students; what steps she is taking to ensure the consultation adequately considers the potential impact of the proposals on disabled students’ access to higher education; how he will ensure will sufficient opportunity for engagement with disabled students and sector stakeholders; how she will ensure the consultation reflects the individual support needs of disabled students; and what steps she will take to ensure that decisions arising from the consultation are based on evidence of the effectiveness of specialist assistive technology.

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What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in Eastleigh constituency; what assessment she has made of trends in the level of driving test waiting times and test centre capacity in Hampshire; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times and improve access to driving tests.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and improve access to driving tests, including in Eastleigh and Hampshire. For test centres serving the Eastleigh area, DVSA has made offers of employment to 14 new potential driving examiners; 12 of which are currently awaiting pre-employment checks and two who have passed these checks are currently awaiting training. Since January 2026, seven new driving examiners have begun testing in this area. A full-time DE can be expected to add approximately 1,200 tests per year to the booking system. The table below shows the number of tests booked and available at the driving test centres (DTCs) serving the Eastleigh constituency as of 11 May 2026. Driving test centre (DTC)Booked tests (as of 11 May 2026)Tests available in 24 week booking window (as of 11 May 2026)Lee on Solent2,381112Southampton (Maybush)5,136285Winchester1,969168 Between June 2025 – April 2026, at the DTCs above, DVSA conducted 409 additional car practical driving tests in overtime, when compared to the equivalent overtime scheme between June 2024 – March 2025. This increase can largely be attributed to the additional test allowance scheme the agency introduced in June 2025.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on the eligibility of British citizens studying medicine at UK-accredited overseas campuses for NHS Foundation Year 1 posts; whether he has made an assessment of the consistency of eligibility criteria applied to different UK-accredited international medical training pathways; and whether he plans to introduce transitional arrangements for students who enrolled before the implementation of the Act.

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What timetable his Department has set for implementing the commitments relating to research, attitudes and education, and support for people living with ME/CFS contained within the Government’s policy paper entitled 'ME/CFS: the final delivery plan'; whether his Department plans to publish regular progress reports or annual reviews on implementation; what assessment he has made of whether NHS bodies have sufficient workforce capacity and resources to deliver the commitments contained within the plan; and whether any delivery timelines or implementation milestones have been revised since the plan’s publication.

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What recent assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness of HMRC’s administrative and data handling processes and (b) adequacy of the average time taken by HMRC to respond to correspondence and resolve ongoing cases; and what targets are in place to improve response times.

The Government has set out its approach to improving the effectiveness of HMRC’s administrative and data‑handling processes in the HMRC Transformation Roadmap, which outlines HMRC’s digital-first approach. HMRC is modernising systems, making better use of data and technology, and increasing automation and self-serve digital options to support customers and staff. Improving day‑to‑day performance is a key priority for HMRC. HMRC has a service standard for handling customer correspondence, with the aim of processing 80% of priority post within 15 working days, and 95% within 40 working days. Regular performance updates are published on GOV.UK - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates