Damian Hinds

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Basingstoke

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) capital funding and (b) revenue funding has been allocated for the purchase of land near Junction 7 of the M3 for development of a new hospital for Basingstoke and North Hampshire.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with online service platforms on the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that children between 13 and 15 years of age cannot (a) change family safety

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education, updated 22 January 2025, what steps her Department is taking with the education sector to develop effective and

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education, updated 22 January 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of generative AI by sch

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, whether a branded lanyard ribbon will count toward the proposed limit on the number of branded school uniform items.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of usage of coach transport (a) over time and (b) by sector.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 17083 on Mental Health Services: Schools, whether planned aspects of provision of access to a specialist mental health professional in every s

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her Department’s policy that public examinations are handwritten other than (a) for candidates with (i) special educational needs and (ii) disabilities and (b) for practical skills.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of undergraduates using generative artificial intelligence for completing assignments.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of school pupils using generative artificial intelligence for completing homework.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with teachers on the use of applications using generative artificial intelligence for (a) lesson-planning and (b) resource-generating.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to (a) school leaders and (b) teachers on how to counter inappropriate use of Generative AI by pupils.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of use by teachers of generative artificial intelligence to support lesson-planning and resource-creation or tailoring.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Power Failures

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31842 on Power Failures, what geographical segmentation data on power outage (a) incidence and (b) duration are available.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 22 April 2025 to Questions 41031, 41032, 41033 and 41034, on Free School Meals: Primary Education, whether her Department’s modelling for the breakfast club early adopter scheme assum

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 22 April 2025 to Questions 41031, 41032, 41033 and 41034 on Free School Meals: Primary Education, what estimate has she made of the average amount of funding from her Department for e

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43038 on Prisons: Overcrowding, how many and what proportion of the Operation Safeguard police cells made available overnight were used.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 9 April 2025 to Questions 43036 on Prison Accommodation: Closures and 43032 and 43033 on Prison Accommodation, what the gross addition to prison estate capacity was from (a) new-build p

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Information Commissioner’s Office and (b) Ofcom in assessing how regulated services are enforcing their minimum age limits to

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, whether there will be a de minimis value below which a required uniform item would not count towards the limits for branded items of school uniform.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans for the rules on school uniform contained in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to be adjustable by secondary legislation.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Written Statement of 22 October 2024 on Mainstream Free Schools, HCWS150, what progress her Department has made on the review of planned mainstream free schools.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact on participation of the change in the average cost of domestic school trips since 2019; and if she will make an assessment of the trends in the levels of the contrib

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to establish further Intensive Supervision Courts.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Intensive Supervision Courts.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to maintain the number of children eligible for free school meals at approximately the same level in the context of the maturity of the universal credit rollout.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing auto-enrolment for free school meals.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children educated otherwise than at school that would be eligible for free school meals and are in receipt of (a) free school meals and (b) vouchers in place of f

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she next plans to review her Department's guidance on school food standards.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the average cost of providing free school meals.