Steve Darling

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the funding for the International Baccalaureate on (a) school culture and (b) the retention of teaching staff.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the funding of the International Baccalaureate on (a) staffing levels and (b) curriculum breadth in state schools.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the potential impact for reducing funding for the International Baccalaureate on (a) the number of university admissions and (b) the representation of state-educated studen

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the International Baccalaureate Organisation on the withdrawal of state funding support.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of funding for the International Baccalaureate on the number of students learning foreign languages in state schools.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on trends in the difference in academic results between state and private schoo

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on social mobility for (a) students in state schools seeking (i) international

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue guidance to affected schools on managing the planned reduction in funding for the International Baccalaureate.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the average reduction in funding to each state school affected by the planned reduction in funding for the International Baccalaureate.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason it is her policy to reduce state school funding for the International Baccalaureate from 2026.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish all changes to guidance for civil servants issuing Access to Work grants issued since 2020.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average savings per claimant to his Department from passing costs previously covered by Access to Work to employers.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to convene a roundtable with animal protection groups prior to the publication of the alternative methods to animal testing strategy.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her planned strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of non-animal methods will contain a timeline to phase out animal experimentation.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to (a) set a goal for phasing out animal experiments in medical research over the next decade and (b) wo

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the higher business rates multiplier for larger premises on the (a) prices of essential goods, (b) shop closures, (c) regional employment leve

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Food: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to help support businesses affected by food inflation.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national A&E Appreciation Week.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) level and (b) nature of the challenges faced by A&E staff; and what additional support he is providing to boost A&E staff morale.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance Overpayments Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Independent Review of Carer's Allowance overpayments will be published.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Amusement Arcades

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum value of (a) prizes and (b) stakes in arcades in line with inflation.

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of the report by the London School of Economics entitled Releasing the Mortgage Prisoners, published in F

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Torre Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve accessibility at Torre railway station; and whether she plans to prioritise that station for accessibility funding.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Lumo: Torbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in her Department are working on the open access applicaiton from FirstGroup for Lumo services between London Paddington and Paignton.

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Freezing of Assets: Russia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with his European Union counterparts on (a) seeking to increase the level of profits from frozen Russian assets and (b) sharing the legal risks of doing taking such an approach.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aquariums and Zoos: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of holding a summit to support the zoos and aquarium industry.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Voluntary Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the April 2025 deadline for backdated voluntary National Insurance Contributions, how many requests for callbacks were logged by his Department before 6 April 2025; how many callbacks

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Voluntary Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the April 2025 deadline for backdated voluntary National Insurance Contributions how many requests for callbacks were logged by HMRC before 6 April 2025; how many callbacks have so far

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on improving the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of streets for blind and partially sighted pedestrians.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on (a) the appointment of a single Chair for two different NHS Trusts and (b) ensuring that the effectiveness of those Trusts' (i) governance, (ii) acco