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1683409

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to (a) monitor and (b) assess the financial health of universities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	10479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Students (OfS), as the independent regulator of higher education (HE) in England, collects and analyses financial data from HE providers, as well as other intelligence, to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.  In their most recent report on the financial health of the HE sector, which was published in May 2023, the OfS stated that the overall aggregate financial position of the sector is sound.</p><p>The full report is available at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/0b7d9daa-d6c7-477e-a0b2-b90985d0f935/financial-sustainability-report-2023-updated-june-2023.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/0b7d9daa-d6c7-477e-a0b2-b90985d0f935/financial-sustainability-report-2023-updated-june-2023.pdf</a>.</p><p>The department continues to work closely with the OfS, HE representative bodies and other government departments, as appropriate, to understand the ongoing financial sustainability in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 10480 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:09:20 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1683410

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the most significant challenge to the financial health of universities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	10480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Students (OfS), as the independent regulator of higher education (HE) in England, collects and analyses financial data from HE providers, as well as other intelligence, to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.  In their most recent report on the financial health of the HE sector, which was published in May 2023, the OfS stated that the overall aggregate financial position of the sector is sound.</p><p>The full report is available at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/0b7d9daa-d6c7-477e-a0b2-b90985d0f935/financial-sustainability-report-2023-updated-june-2023.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/0b7d9daa-d6c7-477e-a0b2-b90985d0f935/financial-sustainability-report-2023-updated-june-2023.pdf</a>.</p><p>The department continues to work closely with the OfS, HE representative bodies and other government departments, as appropriate, to understand the ongoing financial sustainability in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 10479 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:09:20 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1683411

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with relevant stakeholders to help support postgraduate international students find employment in the UK on completion of their studies.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	10481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the significant economic and cultural contribution that international students make to the UK’s higher education (HE) sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government has set out its commitment to supporting international student employability in Action 6 of the International Education Strategy, which was launched in 2021 and states that the “UK Council for International Student Affairs will collaborate with the Confederation of British Industry, Universities UK International, and key education and employer groups to support international student employability. This group will build understanding of the UK’s skills needs, international labour markets, and barriers to international graduate employability and share examples of best practice across the sector”. The strategy is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/601d7475e90e0711caf57c70/International-Education-Strategy-_2021-Update.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/601d7475e90e0711caf57c70/International-Education-Strategy-_2021-Update.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department engages regularly with stakeholder groups, such as the UK Council for International Student Affairs and Universities UK, on matters surrounding international student employability to ensure a joined-up approach between government and the HE sector.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 23/01/2024 18:21:54 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1683413

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the news stories entitled Changes to student visa route will reduce net migration, published on 23 May 2023, and Home Secretary unveils plan to cut net migration, published on 4 December 2023, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to international student visas on the (a) number and (b) experience of people from developing countries coming to the UK to study.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	10482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The government believes in a fair and robust migration policy, while maintaining the UK’s place as a top destination for the best and brightest students from around the world. The department remains committed to the ambitions set out in the government’s International Education Strategy to host 600,000 international students per year and to increase the value of our education exports to £35 billion per year, both by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The changes announced on 4 December 2023 strike the right balance between acting decisively on migration while protecting the UK’s position as a world-leader in higher education (HE).</p><p> </p><p>The department expects the UK to remain a highly attractive study destination. The UK has four universities in the top ten, and 17 in the top 100. The UK has a highly sought after HE experience, which is respected by students across the globe. The department is hugely proud to have met its international student recruitment ambition two years running.</p><p> </p><p>The department continues to work closely with the Home Office, Department for Business and Trade, and other government departments to assess the impact of these changes on HE providers.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 23/01/2024 17:07:25 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1683478

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Blackpool North and Cleveleys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number and proportion of children with SEND who are (a) persistently and (b) severely absent from school in Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	10492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>A pupil is classified as persistently absent if they miss 10% or more of their own possible sessions. A pupil is classified as severely absent if they miss 50% or more of their possible sessions.</p><p> </p><p>This table shows the numbers and rates of persistently absent and severely absent pupils in Blackpool North and Cleveleys parliamentary constituency by Special Educational Need (SEN) status for the latest full academic year available, 2021/22.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Persistent absentees</p></td><td><p>Persistent absentee %</p></td><td><p>Severe absentees</p></td><td><p>Severe absentee %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEN<sup>1</sup> Support</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statement or EHCP<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>31.2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Census.</p><p><sup>1</sup> Special Educational Need</p><p><sup>2</sup> Education, Health and Care Plan.</p><p> </p><p>This table excludes a small number of pupils with unclassified SEN status.</p><p> </p><p>Information on pupil absence, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics, is published in the ‘Pupil absence in schools in England’ national statistic, though this does not give constituency level information. This publication for the latest full academic year, 2021/22, is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england/2021-22" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england/2021-22</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/01/2024 12:55:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1683479

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Blackpool North and Cleveleys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of looked-after children who were raised in Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency who have been placed (a) outside and (b) 20 miles or more from the local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	10493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>​​I refer the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood to the answer of 19 January 2024 to Questions<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-16/9906" target="_blank"> 9906</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-16/9907" target="_blank">9907</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 10494 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:54:34 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1683480

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Blackpool North and Cleveleys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of care-experienced 16 and 17-year-olds who have been placed in unregistered accommodation in Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	10494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>​​I refer the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood to the answer of 19 January 2024 to Questions<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-16/9906" target="_blank"> 9906</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-16/9907" target="_blank">9907</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 10493 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:54:34 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1683481

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Blackpool North and Cleveleys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the average cost of childcare for a (a) two and (b) three and four-year-old child for 25 hours a week in Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	10495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>In the government’s Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced transformative reforms to childcare for parents, children and the economy. By 2027/28, this government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education, helping working families with their childcare costs. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.</p><p>Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency is within the area covered by Blackpool Council.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. Part B of the ‘Early education and childcare’ statutory guidance for local authorities highlights that local authorities are required to report annually to elected council members on how they are meeting their duty to secure sufficient childcare, and to make this report available and accessible to parents.</p><p>If Blackpool Council report any sufficiency challenges, the department discusses what action the local authority is taking to address those issues, and where needed, supports them with any specific requirements through its childcare sufficiency support contract.</p><p>The department does not hold data for the number of childcare providers that have either opened or closed in the Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency, specifically, or by individual years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 10496 10497 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:54:04 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1683482

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Blackpool North and Cleveleys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of childcare places in Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	10496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>In the government’s Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced transformative reforms to childcare for parents, children and the economy. By 2027/28, this government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education, helping working families with their childcare costs. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.</p><p>Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency is within the area covered by Blackpool Council.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. Part B of the ‘Early education and childcare’ statutory guidance for local authorities highlights that local authorities are required to report annually to elected council members on how they are meeting their duty to secure sufficient childcare, and to make this report available and accessible to parents.</p><p>If Blackpool Council report any sufficiency challenges, the department discusses what action the local authority is taking to address those issues, and where needed, supports them with any specific requirements through its childcare sufficiency support contract.</p><p>The department does not hold data for the number of childcare providers that have either opened or closed in the Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency, specifically, or by individual years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 10495 10497 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:54:04 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1683483

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Blackpool North and Cleveleys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of childcare providers who have closed in the Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	10497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>In the government’s Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced transformative reforms to childcare for parents, children and the economy. By 2027/28, this government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education, helping working families with their childcare costs. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.</p><p>Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency is within the area covered by Blackpool Council.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. Part B of the ‘Early education and childcare’ statutory guidance for local authorities highlights that local authorities are required to report annually to elected council members on how they are meeting their duty to secure sufficient childcare, and to make this report available and accessible to parents.</p><p>If Blackpool Council report any sufficiency challenges, the department discusses what action the local authority is taking to address those issues, and where needed, supports them with any specific requirements through its childcare sufficiency support contract.</p><p>The department does not hold data for the number of childcare providers that have either opened or closed in the Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency, specifically, or by individual years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 10495 10496 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:54:04 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes