Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Plan 2 repayment threshold freeze on graduates working as (a) teachers, (b) nurses and (c) othe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to replace the Retail Prices Index with the Consumer Prices Index as the basis for calculating interest on Plan 2 student loans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public finances of capping interest on Plan 2 student loans at the rate of Consumer Price Index inf

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the Exchequer cost of reducing the Plan 2 student loan repayment rate from 9% to 5% for the 2022-23 university entry cohort.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of combined marginal deduction rates in excess of 50% on economic growth and productivity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring large businesses to publicly report food waste.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with colleagues in the Treasury on the potential impact of reducing food waste on the cost of living

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve standards across the foster care sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on bringing new carers into the sector and stopping carers exiting the sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what further steps her Department has taken to evaluate the Mockingbird fostering model since the 2020 evaluation by her Department.