Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of extending free school milk provision to all children until the end of the Reception year.
Answered by Paul Waugh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
I refer the hon. Member for Chichester to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9524.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free milk under the school milk scheme.
Answered by Paul Waugh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
I refer the hon. Member for Chichester to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9524.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department consulted (a) SEND advocacy organisations and (b) education professionals prior to the launch of its recent campaign featuring Gemma Collins.
Answered by Paul Waugh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The interview with Gemma Collins was not subject to consultation with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) advocacy organisations or education professionals prior to publication.
The department does not consult on every interview we publish. The content was specifically focused on post-16 vocational pathways and was designed to reach young people who may feel disconnected from traditional academic routes. It was a single interview published to coincide with an announcement on regional funding for apprenticeships and our plans for the transition to V Levels.
The department takes the concerns of SEND families extremely seriously. Before publishing the ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ white paper, we held a national conversation involving thousands of conversations and over 200 engagement events, meetings and roundtables across the country. Ministers continue to hold regular meetings with campaigners and disabled children's organisations.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impacts of SATs on a) children with SEND, b) looked-after children and c) those eligible for free school meals.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Statutory tests and assessments at primary school help measure the attainment of pupils in relation to the standards set out in the national curriculum and help teachers and parents identify where pupils may need additional support in a certain subject area. Key stage 2 tests are subject to robust test development processes, which include reviews involving serving teachers and experts in special educational needs and trials with hundreds of year 6 pupils. Where appropriate, schools can use a range of access arrangements to ensure that pupils with specific needs can access the tests.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help support families with the cost of infant formula.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson
The Government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. While breastfeeding has significant health benefits, we recognise that some families cannot or choose not to breastfeed and need access to infant formula that is affordable.
Following the Competition and Markets Authority market study into the infant and follow-on formula sector, the Government and devolved administrations are making progress to implement a package of measures to help parents and carers make informed choices, encourage stronger competition on price, and remove unnecessary barriers to more affordable infant formula.
The Government remains committed to improving the affordability of infant formula and will keep the impact of these measures, including the actions of manufacturers and retailers, under review.
In April 2026, we have uplifted the value of the Healthy Start weekly payments by 10%, boosting the ability to buy healthy food for those families who need it most. The funding for Healthy Start can be used to buy, or be put towards the cost of, fresh, frozen, or tinned fruit and vegetables, fresh, dried, and tinned pulses, milk, and infant formula.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients and their families are informed about tissue freezing options prior to surgery where clinically appropriate.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill
The Department recognises the importance of ensuring that patients and their families are appropriately informed about treatment and tissue retention options where clinically suitable.
Consent and tissue retention arrangements are subject to requirements set out by the Human Tissue Authority and other relevant guidance. NHS England will continue to consider whether there are opportunities to improve guidance and patient information, ensuring any future approach remains clinically appropriate, legally compliant, and aligned with existing regulatory frameworks.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to review the quality and effectiveness of supported living services to ensure providers deliver the level of care for which they are commissioned.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales
The Government requires that the care and support provided within all supported living settings meets the highest standards. The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 was enacted to ensure that all providers deliver safe, good quality support in good quality accommodation. The 2023 act will introduce a licensing regime for all supported housing in England. Providers will need to apply for a licence for their supported living schemes in each local authority, pass a fit and proper person test, and meet several other conditions, including complying with the National Supported Housing Standards and standards on staff and safeguarding. The Government will consult on draft regulations later this year.
More broadly, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is assessing how local authorities in England are meeting the full range of their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. This includes assessment on safeguarding under theme 3 of the local authority assessment framework, as well as market capacity and timeliness of service provision, including supported living services, under the Care provision, integration and continuity Quality Statement. Further information on theme 3 of the local authority assessment framework and the Care provision, integration and continuity Quality Statement is available, respectively, at the following two links:
https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/local-authorities/assessment-framework/theme3
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of protected geographical indication labelling on a) fresh meat and b) fresh fish packaging.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Geographical indications (GIs) protect the names of products whose qualities, reputation or characteristics are linked to a particular place.
The Government has not formally assessed the adequacy of GI labelling on either fresh meat or fresh fish packaging. However, once a GI name has been protected, only genuine products can use that name and the appropriate GI logo in their labelling and advertising. We consider current GI labelling requirements to be clear to producers and informative to consumers. Where mislabelling or inadequate labelling comes to light, the Government takes steps to ensure corrective action protects producer and consumer interests.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities for newly qualified paramedics a) nationally and b) in Chichester constituency.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Decisions on recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective care.
As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we are working closely with NHS England, employers, and educators to improve the transition into the workforce.
The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.
Asked by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support structured recruitment pathways for newly qualified paramedics entering the ambulance workforce.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Decisions on recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective care.
As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we are working closely with NHS England, employers, and educators to improve the transition into the workforce.
The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.