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1010657

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date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Universities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to universities for students with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	193376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Widening participation to higher education is a priority for this government. We want everyone with the capability to succeed in higher education to have the opportunity to benefit from a university education, regardless of their background or where they grew up.</p><p>In our first guidance to the Office for Students (OfS), we identified certain target groups, including students with specific learning needs or disabilities, as we recognise that they require specific support for accessing and succeeding in higher education. Through access agreements (now known as access and participation plans), which have been agreed with the OfS, higher education providers are expected to reduce the gaps in access, success and progression for under-represented groups amongst their students.</p><p>Through the access and participation plans for the period of 2018 to 2019, universities and further education colleges plan to spend more than £860 million on measures to improve access and student success for students from under-represented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. This amount has significantly increased from the planned expenditure of £404 million in 2009.</p><p>Prior attainment is a critical factor and we are asking higher education providers to take on a more direct role in helping to raise attainment in schools as part of their outreach activity. We expect all universities to help raise attainment and support school improvement, including through school sponsorship and establishing new state schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/11/2018 14:51:06 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1010774

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to introduce a national entitlement to the study of religious education in schools.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	193357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has received the Commission on Religious Education’s review report, which includes its recommendation for introduction of a statutory national entitlement to the study of religious education and worldviews. This is under consideration, and the Department will make its views known soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2018 14:20:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1010775

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that state-funded schools meet the statutory obligation to teach religious education as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	193359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of individual schools to ensure that they meet their statutory obligations to teach religious education.</p><p>If an individual has concerns that a school may not be meeting its duty to provide religious education, they should first follow that school’s complaint procedure. If the complaint is not resolved, then the issue can be escalated to the Department’s School Complaints Unit for maintained schools, or the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, free schools, university technical colleges or studio schools. Information about school complaint procedures can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/complain-about-school" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/complain-about-school</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Education has a range of powers to ensure schools comply with their statutory obligations. The exact powers used will depend on the nature of the statutory duty in question and the potential impact of any failure to comply. The powers used could include a direction under 497 of the Education Act 1996, a performance and standards warning notice under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and a referral to Ofsted for an inspection. Where academies are subject to the same statutory duties as maintained schools, the Secretary of State has powers to enforce compliance via the terms of the funding agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2018 14:17:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1010791

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teaching Excellence Framework Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 19 November 2018 on TEF reviewer appointment, HLWS1060, what provision will be made for students to give evidence to the review.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	193415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Dame Shirley Pearce is very keen to hear the views of students in the review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework. She will engage with as many students as possible during the review both by encouraging students to respond to the public consultation and by finding a range of other ways to hear the views of students.</p><p> </p><p>Dame Shirley will shortly be announcing the membership of the group that she is establishing to advise her. This group will include a student representative.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 193416 question first answered 23/11/2018 14:52:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1010792

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teaching Excellence Framework Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he intends to propose to the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) reviewer that there should be student representation on the advisory group that will be set up for the review of the TEF.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	193416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Dame Shirley Pearce is very keen to hear the views of students in the review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework. She will engage with as many students as possible during the review both by encouraging students to respond to the public consultation and by finding a range of other ways to hear the views of students.</p><p> </p><p>Dame Shirley will shortly be announcing the membership of the group that she is establishing to advise her. This group will include a student representative.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 193415 question first answered 23/11/2018 14:52:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1010793

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with colleagues in the Department of Health on expanding the number of higher education nursing programmes covering learning disability and mental health nursing.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	193417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has not had discussions specifically covering learning disability and mental health nursing programmes expansion. However, nursing continues to be a priority area for investment. The Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care are working with Health Education England on a campaign to improve perceptions of nursing, the allied health professions and midwifery and encourage applications to relevant undergraduate courses.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/11/2018 11:25:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1010179

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the SEND budgets of local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	192823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to provide schools with sufficient funds of up to £6,000 per pupil, to enable them to meet the additional costs of those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The local authority can also give additional funding from its high needs budget to schools that have a disproportionate number of pupils with SEND, whose additional support costs up to £6,000.</p><p>When the costs of additional support required for a pupil with special educational needs exceed £6,000, the local authority should also allocate additional top-up funding to cover the excess costs. This funding comes from the local authority’s high needs budget. This year, high needs budgets total just under £6 billion across England, a £142 million increase since last year. This is explained in the high needs funding operational guide, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-funding-arrangements-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-funding-arrangements-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>However, we recognise that there is pressure on schools to do more, which is why we have taken steps to help them get the best value for every pound. We also recognise that local authorities are experiencing cost pressures on high needs and are keeping the overall level of funding for high needs under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/11/2018 14:15:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1010180

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on how many local authorities have overspent on special education needs and disability budgets in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	192824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects information on local authority spending through the section 251 returns, which for 2018 to 2019 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>The department does not specifically collect information on where local authorities have overspent their high needs budgets. In 2018 to 2019, local authorities are obliged to pass at least 99.5% of their schools’ block funding, within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), on to local schools; and since 2017 to 2018, have been obliged to pass at least 93% (95% in 2018 to 2019) of funding for three and four-year olds to early years providers. Otherwise, local authorities are free to allocate their DSG, and in any one year may build up or draw down DSG reserves.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/11/2018 14:17:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1010202

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	M&C Saatchi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills has had with M&C Saatchi on their contract to relaunch the marketing campaign promoting apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	192725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The decision to appoint M&amp;C Saatchi as the lead creative and strategic agency for the apprenticeships marketing campaign followed an independent and impartial, quality assured procurement process led by the Department for Education’s (DfE) strategic communications team. This was conducted via the Campaign Solutions framework co-ordinated by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), which maintains a roster of 27 best-in-class advertising agencies capable of designing and delivering a major national campaign. More information on the framework can be found at: <a href="https://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3774" target="_blank">https://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3774</a>.</p><p>After an initial engagement meeting with all interested agencies, the brief for the apprenticeships campaign was issued to all 27 agencies on the roster. Three agencies were successful at the first stage and subsequently invited to present their proposals to a team of communications professionals including DfE’s Director of Communications and the Cabinet Office Head of Campaigns. Throughout this process, additional support was provided by professionals from the DfE Commercial Directorate and the CCS. A cross-government team, comprising specialists from the Cabinet Office and Government Communication Service, reviews all proposals for major public-sector communications campaigns to confirm that they represent industry best practice and value for money.</p><p>Ministers only meet government contractors once this process has been concluded and a winning bidder notified. M&amp;C Saatchi were notified on 8 June. I subsequently met with the senior account planner from M&amp;C Saatchi on 23 July as part of a regular ministerial apprenticeships ‘stocktake’ meeting. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has not met with representatives of M&amp;C Saatchi.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/11/2018 15:03:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1010215

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information he holds on the amount that Gloucestershire County Council has spent on legal activity regarding education, health and care plans in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	192698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect specific information regarding the amounts that local authorities spend on legal activity around education, health and care (EHC) plans.</p><p>Local authorities must adhere to legal requirements when making EHC needs assessments, when producing EHC plans and when meeting challenges from parents, young people and others. These are set out in the Children and Families Act (2014), supporting regulations and the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/11/2018 14:13:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew