Written questions, answers and statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average time for her Department to reply to correspondence from hon. Members was in each month since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the percentage of desks is provided for staff as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in her Department's London headquarters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 10...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the intensive training and practice requirement of the initial teacher training criteria will be retained without reduction for courses beginning in September 2027.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Ofsted’s initial teacher education inspection framework takes account of the effectiveness of a provider’s academic appointment processes and research integrity arrangements; and if not, whether they will ask Ofsted...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on trainee quality of the removal of the statutory requirement for 20 hours of mentor training for initial teacher training mentors.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many (1) primary, and (2) secondary, school teachers have left the profession in each of the last five years.