Lauren Edwards

58484 • Children: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement recommendation 1 of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel national review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex needs in residential settings, published in October 2022.

52149 • Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Growth and Skills Levy effectively reduces skills gaps identified by Skills England.

52150 • Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide guidance to (a) providers and (b) employers on the growth and skills levy.

52151 • Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of funding through the growth and skills levy will employers be able to spend on non-apprenticeship training.

52152 • Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish guidance on funding rules and criteria for the Growth and Skills Levy on the number of apprenticeship starts in the 2025-26 academic year.

49247 • Government Departments: Information Sharing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to share data between Departments on matters that affect trends in the level of the cost of living.

49248 • Local Government: Risk Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether she plans to provide (a) additional (i) funding and (ii) other resources and (b) guidance on risk management in larger authorities.

903861 • Clean Energy

What steps he is taking to work with his European counterparts on cross-border energy projects to achieve clean power in the UK by 2030.

46553 • Local Government: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how existing local authority third party contracts for the new unitary authorities with end dates beyond the proposed vesting dates will be managed, in the context of her proposals for local government reorganisation.

46554 • Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, when she plans to communicate decisions on unitary structures.

37486 • New Businesses: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of British Business Bank funding is dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs by sector.

29668 • Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review compulsory functional skills requirements for apprentices who do not hold a GCSE or Level 2 equivalent qualification in English and maths.

29669 • Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review the adequacy of apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rates for accurately capturing learner outcomes.

29670 • Apprentices: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the provision of apprenticeships in AI.

29671 • Apprentices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Growth and Skills Levy enables people to retrain in (a) technology and (b) digital skills.

29672 • Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of functional skills requirements on access to apprenticeships; and what the cost of Functional Skills training for people who already have a degree was in each of the last five years.

24072 • Civil Servants: Mental Health

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support good mental health among civil servants.

20745 • Research: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an estimate of the total value of investment made in research and development in the (a) public and (b) private sector in each of the last five years.

20746 • Counter-terrorism: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of referrals made to the Prevent programme in relation to people from (a) Rochester and Strood constituency, (b) Medway and (c) Kent in each of the last five years.

20747 • Banks: Vandalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on tackling vandalism of bank branches.

EDM 1588 • First women's game at Littlewick Green Cricket Club in 215 years

That this House congratulates Littlewick Green Cricket Club on hosting its first ever women’s cricket match on Saturday ...

EDM 1219 • Mental Health Awareness Week 2025

That this House recognises that Mental Health Awareness Week is between 12 and 19 May 2025; notes that the theme for thi...

EDM 1258 • Cross-Channel train services for Kent and London

That this House calls on the Government to support the return of cross-Channel train services to the Kent stations of As...

EDM 501 • Certificate of Common Sponsorship

That this House believes that migrant health and care workers on Tier 2 visas play an essential role in the delivery of ...

EDM 265 • Establishment of the Women’s Caucus in Westminster

That this House agrees to establish a Women’s Caucus in the UK Parliament, which is the women Members of Parliament work...

EDM 268 • Pie and Mash (No. 2)

That this House recognises the need to protect Cockney heritage, including Pie and Mash, a staple dish of Cockneys for n...