Ian Sollom

70061 • Manufacturing Industries: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase confidence in the UK as a reliable manufacturing base for global trade.

68125 • Universities: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities have had debt restructuring packages facilitated by the Office for Students involving (a) the Department for Education, (b) external consultants and (c) commercial lenders since 2018.

68126 • Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role her Department has in facilitating agreements between financially distressed universities and their commercial lenders.

67600 • NHS: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards on the potential impact of the outsourcing of soft facilities management staff at hospitals on (a) staff pensions, (b) sick pay and (c) annual leave.

66749 • Social Media: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the increase in the level of (a) misinformation and (b) disinformation from (i) non-state actors on social media platforms (ii) all sources during elections.

66750 • Childcare and Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the report by the Education Committee on Support for childcare and the early years, published on 26 July 2023.

60589 • Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities in England have received emergency financial support from (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students since July 2024; and what the value of that support was.

60590 • Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria the Office for Students uses to determine emergency financial support for universities; and if she will publish those criteria.

60591 • Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities are classified by the Office for Students as being at material risk of financial failure.

60608 • AJM Healthcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department made of the adequacy of services provided to the NHS by AJM healthcare.

59414 • Training: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how Skills England will work with (a) the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Combined Authority and (b) local employers to increase skills levels in Cambridgeshire.

59416 • Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps Skills England will take to encourage (a) SMEs and (b) other employers to offer more apprenticeships for people under 25.

59417 • Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support Skills England will provide to improve further education provision in (a) Mid Cambridgeshire and (b) other places where this is limited.

59419 • Training and Vocational Education: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to (a) high-quality technical education and (b) work-placed training in Cambridgeshire.

59498 • Braille: GCE A-level and GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) errors in (i) GCSE and (ii) A-level braille exam papers from examination boards and (b) the lack of past papers available to pupils studying for those exams on affected students.

58353 • Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of infected blood victims who (a) are not registered with a compensation scheme, (b) fall outside the cut-off dates but are eligible for compensation and (c) have not received an interim payment.

58354 • Higher Education: Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to incentivise collaboration between universities, colleges and schools; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on levels of participation in tertiary education.

58355 • Science: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the White paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published in May 2025, whether she plans to take steps to help support small and medium-sized research and development businesses to recruit the best scientific talent from other countries.

54456 • Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that healthcare professionals are given training on ensuring that the needs of (a) minority and (b) LGBTQ+ groups are met in healthcare settings; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national regulatory body to (i) oversee training for those groups and (ii) ensure consistency of provision across the healthcare sector.

53296 • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) take steps to launch an independent public inquiry to assess the effectiveness of the steps taken by Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in relation to concerns raised by families about surgery undertaken by Ms Kuldeep Stohr and (b) meet with affected families in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency.

EDM 1261 • Universities and international students

That this House is deeply proud of the UK’s place as a world-leader in research and teaching in universities and other H...

EDM 1263 • Ray Dolby Centre

That this House celebrates the opening of the Ray Dolby Centre at the University of Cambridge; acknowledges this state-o...

EDM 897 • Colleges Week 2025

That this House welcomes Colleges Week 2025 from 3-7 March 2025; celebrates the impact colleges have on local communitie...

EDM 752 • National Apprenticeships Week 2025

That this House welcomes National Apprenticeship Week from the 10th to the 14th February 2025; celebrates the positive i...

EDM 799 • Refusal of Citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings

That this House expresses deep concern over the refusal of citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings to ...

EDM 1522 • Press ownership by foreign states

That this House recognises that a free press is the cornerstone of our democracy; understands that holding power to acco...

EDM 1191 • Safe sleep standards in early years settings

That this House expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family of nine-month-old Genevieve (Gigi) Meehan, who tragica...

EDM 1659 • Reform of the special educational needs and disabilities system

That this House notes with deep concern the persistent crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) s...

EDM 1184 • Climate and Nature Bill

That this House declared an environment and climate change emergency on 1 May 2019, recognising the urgent need for acti...

EDM 1640 • Support for people with dyscalculia

That this House recognises that approximately six percent of the population has dyscalculia; notes that while there is n...

EDM 1531 • Local authority funding

That this House is deeply concerned by the crisis in local government funding and the findings of the Thirty-First Repor...

EDM 1603 • Equitable national prostate cancer screening

That this House welcomes the #ProactiveForYourProstate campaign led by Prostate Cancer Research (PCR); congratulates cam...

EDM 887 • Shortages of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy

That this House expresses deep concern over the ongoing shortage of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), a vita...

EDM 1622 • Post Offices in rural areas

That this House recognises the importance of Post Office branches to rural communities; notes with concern the closure o...

EDM 1335 • Access to Work backlogs

That this House notes with concern the chronic delays in the Department for Work and Pensions’ administration of the Acc...

EDM 1151 • Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week

That this House marks Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week from 26 April to 4 May 2025; recognises the unpredictabilit...

EDM 1579 • Loan Charge and settlement terms offered to large companies and individuals

That this House is deeply concerned at the treatment of those facing the Loan Charge; notes that instead of commissionin...

EDM 602 • Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

That this House notes that Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) is an autonomic nervous system abnormality which causes ...

EDM 1508 • Methanol poisoning, UK traveller safety and education in schools

That this House is deeply concerned by ongoing deaths and serious injuries among UK nationals overseas caused by methano...

EDM 739 • Wheelchair services provided by AJM Healthcare

That this House notes with deep concern the poor performance of AJM Healthcare, the leading provider of NHS wheelchair s...

EDM 1433 • Impact of EU 90/180 day rule on UK citizens

That this House is deeply concerned about the damaging impact of the EU’s 90-day limit within a 180-day period on Britis...

EDM 1413 • Hong Kong nationals in the UK

That this House recognises the increasing pressures faced by Hong Kong nationals living in the United Kingdom, particula...

EDM 1397 • Funding for Ely and Haughley Rail junction upgrades

That this House recognises the critical role of the Ely and Haughley rail junctions in supporting national economic grow...

EDM 1385 • Gaza (No. 2)

That this House expresses its condemnation of the Israeli government's expansion of military activity in Gaza and declar...