Saqib Bhatti

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to removing VAT charged on the MDS Settlement Grant for a) MDS Schools and b) parents.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of projects supported by the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme that would have proceeded as planned without the Scheme; and what comparativ

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding has been directed from other departments' budgets to the budget of the Department for Education, as she outlined on the 1st December 2025.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support will be available for children with dyslexia under the Experts at Hand programme.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioners will be hired (a) in England and (b) in each Integrated Care Board geographical area.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what accountability measures is she implementing for local area partnerships that perform under the required standard.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a statement on parental rights upon the implementation of SEND reforms outlined in the Schools White Paper.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many SEND pupils will have left school entirely before single ECHP reform takes place.

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Agency Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England and NHS workforce framework providers on ensuring compliant payroll practices within the agency staffing supply chains for the NHS.

17 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Public Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration she has given to establishing a government-recognised (a) compliance and (b) accreditation standard for umbrella companies to reduce payroll tax risk within labour supply chains supplying public s

17 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Public Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending joint and several liability for payroll taxes within umbrella company arrangements on recruitment agencies supplying temporary staff to public sector

17 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Temporary Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the risk of unpaid employer National Insurance contributions within labour supply chains providing temporary staffing to the NHS following the Ducas tax dispute; and whether she plan

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on early years settings supporting children with additional needs.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on transport obligations for children with SEND.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on special schools and specialist provision.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on mainstream schools’ workload and resource requirements.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when further details relating to the Mission North East and Mission Coastal programmes will be published.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate careers support in schools, especially for alternative pathways.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Plagiarism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help prevent AI-driven plagiarism in schools.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) responsibilities and (a) powers SEND practitioners will have in Best Start Family Hubs.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the projected costs per child of pupils in Targeted, Targeted Plus and Specialist layers of support are, respectively.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of when mainstream schools will have the baseline staffing levels required to deliver the universal inclusion expectations set out in the Schools White Paper.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will publish guidance on quality standards for Individual Support Plans to prevent variation between local authorities and ensure consistent support for children nationwide.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to publish the detailed national SEND standards and how compliance with those standards will be monitored and enforced across local authorities.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what enforcement mechanisms will apply to ensure full compliance with Individual Support Plan commitments.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has undertaken an impact assessment of the potential reduction in enforceable rights for families arising from restricting EHCPs to only the most complex needs.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether safeguards will be introduced to help ensure that Individual Support Plans (ISPs) do not become resource-led documents due to limited specialist provision.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on Supported Internships; and what the projected cost of the 12-month extension is.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish modelling underpinning its projection that EHCP growth will slow by 2029–30 and then fall.