Damian Hinds

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the present period of extreme heat on the capacity of schools to remain safe and operational.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools remain safe and operational during periods of extreme heat.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Gold: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring transparent display of price paid per gramme among (a) over-the-counter and (b) online operators in the gold-buying

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the answer to WPQ 14794 received on 8th July, what estimate he has made of the cash amount of his Department's funding contribution to the Department for Education for the Primary PE and

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of her Department’s (a) capital and (b) revenue spending across youth facilities and activities programmes in (i) 2023/4, (ii) 2024/5, (iii) 2025/6 and (iv) 2026/7.

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of his Department’s contribution to the Department for Education to support exercise and other health-related activity in schools in (i) 2023/4, (ii) 2024/5, (iii) 2025/6

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the (a) total and (b) per-pupil primary school revenue funding earmarked for sport and physical education in Hampshire in (i) 2023/4, (ii) 2024/5, (iii) 2025/6 and (iv) 2026/7.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the (a) total and (b) per-pupil primary school revenue funding earmarked for sport and physical education in England in (i) 2023/4, (ii) 2024/5, (iii) 2025/6 and (iv) 2026/7.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Children: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the development of an Age Appropriate Design code for Artificial Intelligence applications.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Education: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken with the Information Commissioner’s Office to develop an Age Appropriate Design Code for EdTech.

25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what interaction at a local level Mental Health Support Teams are expected to have with Local Authorities and Academy Trusts on improving school attendance.

25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what performance indicators his department uses for the Mental Health Support Teams in schools programme.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Partnerships for inclusion of neurodiversity in schools (PINS) programme and Experts at Hand programme relate to one another.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to support the recruitment of more Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists, pursuant to her reforms in SEND provision.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what alternative sources of finance and support are available from HM Government for organisations and events previously served by the Business Events Growth Programme.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what long-term impact she projects on (a) total economic activity (b) export earnings from the closure of the Business Events Growth Programme.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what impact she projects on the development and marketing of business events in the UK from the closure of the Business Events Growth Programme.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the growth trajectory of the (a) global (b) European markets for international business events.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the size of the (a) global (b) European markets for international business events, and the UK’s share of them.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what objectives her department gives to the British Tourist Authority for promoting the UK as a business events destination.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 7122, if he will collect data on the average time for SMEs to receive a decision on bank loan applications.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Payments: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of powers in The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024 on preventing, disrupting and detecting fraud.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Education: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) further education colleges are participating in the next EdTech and AI pilot scheme announced in January 2026.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Education: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the evidence of improved outcomes for pupils who took part in the nine-month EdTech Impact Testbed pilot in 2025.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Education: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the outcome of the nine-month EdTech Impact Testbed pilot rolled out in 2025.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on how much time (a) primary and (b) secondary school children are spending on screens during (i) the school day (ii) for homework.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the average time for SMEs to receive a decision on bank loan applications.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Financial Services: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on the potential merits of building in safeguards against fraud in the development of account-to-account payment systems.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Financial Services: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Payment Systems Regulator's document entitled Specific Direction 17 on expanding Confirmation of Payee, published in October 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that D

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of (a) total and (b) per pupil funding from her Department to primary schools earmarked for PE and sport (i) in AY2024/5 (ii) in AY2025/6 and (iii) projected for AY2026/7.