We are working hard with Cabinet colleagues to deliver our goal to halve knife crime within a decade. We published youth knife possession guidance that delivers tougher consequences for knife carriers. Our May Youth Justice White Paper outlines comprehensive reforms to ensure harmful behaviours are responded to – firmly, fairly, proportionately.

On 15 June 2026, the Home Office launched funding competitions for the VAWG Helplines Scheme, and VAWG Advocacy Support Fund which will strengthen support for victims, including specialist provision to address gaps in local services, and the Domestic Abuse and Stalking Perpetrator Intervention Fund, which includes for the first time ringfenced funding for interventions for children who use harm.

These competitions will deliver on the commitments we made in the VAWG Strategy. Further information can be found on ‘Find Government Grants’ - GOV.UK.

In the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, we committed to reform how victims’ services are commissioned to ensure that support is consistent, delivers what victims and survivors need, and is fit for purpose. To support this transformation, we will deliver a new national commissioning statement to replace the current National Statement of Expectations and VAWG Commissioning Toolkit. This statement will provide clear definitions of ‘by-and-for’ and specialist services, helping commissioners allocate funding more effectively.

The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out plans to abolish the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) model in May 2028 and transfer responsibility for policing governance to either Mayors or elected council leaders via Policing and Crime Boards.

Following its publication, the Home Office is working closely with the Ministry of Justice on how victims commissioning, compliance with the Victims’ Code, and the upcoming Duty to Collaborate will operate under the new arrangements. We remain focused on ensuring victims’ services and interests are protected, if not enhanced, by our changes. We have already engaged with the VAWG sector on PCC reform, and we will start work on the commissioning statement in the autumn - ensuring it reflects and supports the reformed system.

Under Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, governing bodies of maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units must make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions. Statutory guidance makes clear that staff providing support should be appropriately trained and competent, and that this support is delivered in line with individual healthcare plans agreed with parents and relevant healthcare professionals.

Schools are not responsible for clinical healthcare tasks. Healthcare tasks can be delegated to staff in schools and other education settings where the responsible healthcare professional considers delegation safe and appropriate.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) both include a regulatory standard requiring registrants to delegate only when they are satisfied that the other person is competent to carry out the delegated task safely and require the healthcare practitioner to supervise and support those who are delegated to. Further information is available at: https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/ and https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/standards-of-conduct-performance-and-ethics/.

The department and the Department of Health and Social Care will publish guidance on clinical healthcare in schools in due course.

The Government is committed to delivering the healthiest generation of children ever.

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies, and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions.

The Department for Education is currently updating this statutory guidance which will significantly strengthen how schools support pupils with medical conditions. More information can be found at the following link:

https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/

On 5 February 2026, the National Health Service published Standardising community health services – core component descriptions, to support ICBs in the strategic commissioning of community health services, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/standardising-community-health-services-core-component-descriptions/

This document outlines the core responsibilities of special school and community children’s nursing services, including their role in supporting children with medical conditions to access education settings.

In addition, the NHS provides targeted support through school and community nursing, and through Mental Health Support teams in schools.

The Government is committed to delivering the healthiest generation of children ever.

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies, and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions.

The Department for Education is currently updating this statutory guidance which will significantly strengthen how schools support pupils with medical conditions. More information can be found at the following link:

https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/

On 5 February 2026, the National Health Service published Standardising community health services – core component descriptions, to support ICBs in the strategic commissioning of community health services, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/standardising-community-health-services-core-component-descriptions/

This document outlines the core responsibilities of special school and community children’s nursing services, including their role in supporting children with medical conditions to access education settings.

In addition, the NHS provides targeted support through school and community nursing, and through Mental Health Support teams in schools.

The Government is committed to delivering the healthiest generation of children ever.

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies, and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions.

The Department for Education is currently updating this statutory guidance which will significantly strengthen how schools support pupils with medical conditions. More information can be found at the following link:

https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/

On 5 February 2026, the National Health Service published Standardising community health services – core component descriptions, to support ICBs in the strategic commissioning of community health services, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/standardising-community-health-services-core-component-descriptions/

This document outlines the core responsibilities of special school and community children’s nursing services, including their role in supporting children with medical conditions to access education settings.

In addition, the NHS provides targeted support through school and community nursing, and through Mental Health Support teams in schools.

We thank the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for their report, and we are considering its recommendations and analysis, and potential next steps.

The Department and NHS England engage with Air Ambulance UK and the wider sector through ongoing resilience discussions and planning, and a cross-Government hospital helipads group, the Onshore Surface Landing Group.

The two renewables auctions under this Government have secured power for the equivalent of 23 million homes, and we are embarked on the biggest nuclear building programme for 50 years. The war in Iran shows that we need to go further and faster, so we will open our next renewables auction next month. We recently signed contracts for a fleet of Rolls-Royce small modular reactors. Clean power is already reducing wholesale electricity prices by up to a quarter, and those steps will do more to protect families and businesses across our country.

It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.

Children become eligible for the working parent entitlement from 1 Sept, 1 Jan or 1 April, the term after they reach the relevant age and meet relevant eligibility criteria.

Termly deadlines enable local authorities and childcare providers to better plan and ensure sufficient early years places are available for parents each term, as there are clear periods for when children are likely to enter into a place.

Through the Childcare and Early Education Review, the department will look at how to improve access to early education and care, making the system simpler for families.

Every Child Can will invest £132.5 million of dormant assets funding to increase disadvantaged young people’s access to enrichment opportunities in the culture, sport, and wider youth sectors. This includes a £12.5 million investment to meet our commitment to provide a library in every primary school in England by the end of this Parliament.

DCMS and the National Lottery Community Fund continue to work together to develop more of the programme’s detailed design and delivery, including which schools may be eligible for funding.

This Government are backing our brilliant British businesses to trade globally, including through our new trade strategy that expands UK Export Finance’s capacity to £80 billion. This Government have secured new trade deals with India, South Korea, the EU and the US to back British businesses globally, delivering improved access to key markets and protecting British jobs.

The Government recognises the important economic and social role pubs play in communities and welcomes the Punch Pubs report, Evaluating the Economic and Social Impact of Pubs, published in April 2026.

The findings add to the wider evidence base on the value pubs bring to local economies and wellbeing. The Government is taking action to support the long‑term sustainability of pubs, including a targeted business rates support package. This includes a 15% discount on business rates bills from April 2026, and a review of how pubs are valued for business rates purposes.

The Government will continue to engage with the sector, including meeting with Punch Pubs as part of this engagement and will keep the effectiveness of existing support under review to ensure pubs can continue to thrive.

In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government has committed to consult on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled as alcohol-free to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) from 0.05% ABV, which would bring the labelling guidance for no and low alcohol drink alternatives for England into alignment with international standards and several EU countries.

Departmental officials are progressing work to take forward this commitment, and we will update stakeholders in due course.

Alongside the plan, a large multi-year National Institute for Health and Care Research study is underway to examine the public health impacts of NoLo products, and we look forward to the findings the study being available later this year.

The response to Written Parliamentary Question 112455 was published on 20 March 2026.

The department is working closely with the scheme administrator to process Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) as quickly and efficiently as possible. Several factors have affected the original delivery timeline, including technical dependencies, regulatory requirements, coordination with external partners and preparation for a transition of contractor.

The department continues to monitor progress and is working closely with the scheme administrator to streamline processes and introduce automation where possible. Any pension adjustments arising from members’ choices will be backdated with interest to ensure members are not financially disadvantaged.

The administrator will keep affected members informed of revised timelines through established channels, including My Pension Online and its website. The latest update is available at: https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/news/public-news/2025/11/timeline-for-sending-out-remediable-service-statements-rss.aspx.

As responsibility for this work transitions to the new administrator of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in summer 2026, the department is working with the new administrator to finalise the timeline for issuing all RSSs. Once the timeline is confirmed, it will be communicated to relevant members.

Department for Transport ministers and officials hold regular discussions with representatives from the logistics and haulage industry to understand the sector’s priorities, including for improving driver welfare and rest facilities.

The Freight Council met on the 11 February under the chair of the Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security and was an opportunity for the industry to raise concerns, including on welfare facilities for HGV drivers.

More recently, on the 25 February the Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security and the Policing Minister Sarah Jones jointly hosted a freight roundtable with representatives from the haulage sector, trade bodies and police in attendance. Ministers heard directly from the sector on their concerns relating to freight crime including HGV parking and drivers' welfare.

The Department recognises that a shortage of secure HGV parking can have impacts on the haulage industry, including on driver welfare.

A national survey of lorry parking is underway which will provide a fresh baseline on the availability of secure lorry parking and HGV driver welfare provision. The 2026 survey is scheduled to be published in the autumn.

The survey was last conducted in 2022 and provided the evidence base for the design of the HGV Parking Matched Funding Grant Scheme. With industry, this scheme is delivering up to £35.7 million in joint investment to enhance truck stops across England. The Department has commissioned an independent evaluation of the scheme to consider its application and delivery process, the role of the scheme in improving lorry driver facilities, including security, in England and the impact of the site improvements for drivers. This analysis is underway and due to be finalised in Summer 2026.

Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and that applies as much to the online world as it does to the real one. We know that families everywhere are grappling with the impact of phones and social media. That is why we have launched our national consultation, and we have had over 25,000 responses so far. We want to hear from everyone, particularly children and young people themselves, and the consultation—with a child-friendly design—will be one of the first of its kind to hear specifically from them. We also want to make sure that we particularly reach out to children with special educational needs and disabilities, and those in care, for their views.

Co-produced with 14,000 young people, ‘Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy’ is a 10 year plan to ensure every young person across the country has somewhere to go, someone who cares for them and a community they feel part of.

A key focus of the Strategy is to empower young people, placing them in the driving seat of designing local youth services. We are ensuring local authorities co-design their local youth offers with young people to meet their needs.