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1717833

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Rochdale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the level of real-terms funding since 2010 on schools in Rochdale constituency; and if she will make it her policy to increase the level of real-term funding for schools in Rochdale constituency to 2010 levels.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	26075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>This government is committed to providing a world class education system for all children and has invested significantly in education to achieve that. Overall school funding, including the recently announced additional pensions funding, is rising to £60.7 billion in 2024/25, which is the highest ever level in real terms per pupil. This means that real terms funding for schools in England has increased rather than decreased since 2010.</p><p>Through the National Funding Formula (NFF), funding is distributed fairly based on the needs of each school and their pupils and all schools attract a per pupil increase in funding. Mainstream schools in the Rochdale Constituency are attracting an extra £1 million in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24 through the schools NFF, which is an increase of 1.9% per pupil in their pupil-led funding. This means schools in the Rochdale Constituency will attract over £112.1 million, based on the schools NFF. Constituency figures are based on an aggregation of school-level allocations through the NFF, and final allocations will depend on the local authority’s funding formula.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/05/2024 10:47:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1717487

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Processed Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the proportion of ultra-processed foods in school meals.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	25843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>There is no universally agreed definition of ultra-processed foods. The term defines foods by how much processing they have been through rather than their nutritional composition.</p><p>The standards for school food are set out in The Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014. These regulations are designed to ensure that schools provide pupils with healthy food and drink options and to make sure that pupils have the energy and nutrition they need throughout the school day.</p><p>The ‘School Food Standards’ define the foods and drinks that must be provided, those which are restricted and those which must never be provided. The standards already restrict foods high in fat, salt and sugar, including crisps, confectionery and high-sugar drinks, as well as low quality reformed or reconstituted foods. They also ensure that the right foods are available for children every day. For example, one or more portions of fruit must be provided every day and at least three different fruits every week.</p><p>Compliance with the standards is mandatory for all maintained schools, academies and free schools. School governors and trustees have a responsibility to ensure compliance and should appropriately challenge the headteacher and the senior leadership team to ensure the school is meeting its obligations.</p><p>The department believes that the standards provide a robust yet flexible framework for school food provision. The government continues to keep the standards under review.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/05/2024 15:26:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1717755

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will lower the threshold for free school meals qualification.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	26015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The department has extended free school meal (FSM) support several times and to more groups of children than any other government over the past half a century. As a result, the greatest ever proportion of children are now receiving free lunches. Over one third of children are now eligible for FSM, compared to one in six in 2010.</p><p>However, a threshold must be set somewhere. The department believes that the current eligibility threshold level, which enables children in low-income households to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the correct decision.</p><p>The department will continue to keep FSM eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/05/2024 15:24:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1717096

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the value of tuition fee repayments that were written off due to lower graduate salary levels between 2020 and 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	25637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>As education is a devolved issue, the following answer concerns the student finance system in England only. The student finance systems of the devolved administrations differ from that of England.</p><p> </p><p>The department makes regular assessments of the expected write-off amount of student loans issued in each financial year. These forecasts are published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The headline statistic Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) charge is the percentage of the loans (both tuition and maintenance) outlaid to students in a given financial year, that the government expects to subsidise, i.e. write-off.</p><p> </p><p>Repayments are calculated based on income, not on the amount borrowed. Borrowers earning less than the repayment threshold repay nothing at all, and loans are cancelled at the end of the loan term with no detriment to the borrower. The Student Loans Company will also cancel a borrower’s liability to repay a loan if the borrower dies or receives an eligible disability-related benefit and because of the disability is permanently unfit for work. It is not possible to disaggregate the pure impact of salary levels of borrowers (graduates and non-graduates) on loan write-offs.</p><p> </p><p>The latest publication of the student loan forecasts for England was published in June 2023, and will be updated at the end of June 2024. The RAB charge for full-time undergraduate higher education (plan 2) loans issued in the 2022/23 financial year was forecast to be 28%.</p><p> </p><p>Student loan repayments volumes are sensitive to the wider economic environment. Earnings of borrowers (both graduates and non-graduates), interest rates, inflation rates, repayment threshold freezes, policy changes and modelling improvements, all influence the RAB charge forecasts. For these reasons RAB forecasts from the past are not directly comparable year-on-year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/05/2024 16:36:43 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1717120

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels
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 and proportion of courses per higher education provider that accept T-levels for entry standards.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	25718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>T Levels set students up to progress onto a number of routes including employment, further education or higher education (HE). The government was delighted to see that last year, 97% of T Level students who applied for undergraduate study through UCAS received at least one offer. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/news-and-key-documents/news/79-uk-18-year-old-applicants-receiving-results-gain-place-first-choice-university" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/news-and-key-documents/news/79-uk-18-year-old-applicants-receiving-results-gain-place-first-choice-university</a>. Students secured places on a range of courses such as Midwifery, Computer Science and Architecture at a range of institutions.</p><p>The department has published a list of over 160 HE providers that have confirmed that they accept T Levels on at least one course. The list can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-providers-with-t-levels-in-entry-requirements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-providers-with-t-levels-in-entry-requirements</a>. This list is not exhaustive or an official register of all HE providers that accept T Levels and is updated as providers confirm that they accept T Levels. Given that HE providers are autonomous institutions that regularly review the entry requirements, the department recommends that students look at the UCAS website and the websites of higher education providers for more information on entry requirements for specific courses.</p><p>The department works closely with the HE sector to ensure providers understand the content and quality of T Levels. The department has published a range of resources to support HE providers at the following site: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-resources-for-universities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-resources-for-universities</a>. The department has also published a range of resources for T Level providers who wish to support their students who are considering progressing into HE, which can be found here:<a href="https://support.tlevels.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/15892783337362-T-Levels-and-Higher-Education-Progression" target="_blank">https://support.tlevels.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/15892783337362-T-Levels-and-Higher-Education-Progression</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 20/05/2024 11:50:03 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1717121

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education and T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, Education, how many and what proportion of students are studying for a level 3 qualification; and whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of students that will begin (a) a foundation T Level and (b) any T Level course for each academic year between 2024 and 2030.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	25719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2022, there were 599,000 students aged 16 in education in England. 440,000 students, or 73%, were studying qualifications at Level 3. More information can be found in the ‘Participation in education, training and employment age 16 to 18’ publication on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not publish estimates for the number of students that will begin a T Level or T Level Foundation year (TLFY) in each academic year. Over 30,000 students have started a T Level since 2020, and over 16,000 students have started on the TLFY over the first four years. The recently published T Level Action Plan sets out the steps the department is taking to continue to increase uptake over the coming years.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 16/05/2024 10:09:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1717174

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Educaction: Pupils
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 pupils that attend independent schools in each school year group in each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	25680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes annual statistics on the number of pupils at schools in England according to the kind of school they attend. The most recent figures are for January 2023 and are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23</a>.</p><p>The department does not collect year group data for independent school pupils as these schools are not required to follow the national curriculum and year groups may not apply. The department does publish figures by age. A table showing independent school pupils by age as of January 2023 is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8b927366-344b-4505-8cc9-08dc706299c6" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8b927366-344b-4505-8cc9-08dc706299c6</a>. Generally, national curriculum year 1 corresponds to pupils aged 5 years old at the start of the school year and compulsory schooling ends at year 11 with pupils aged 15 years old at the start of the school year.</p><p>Average class size figures are published by local authority for state-funded primary and secondary schools but not by year groups within those schools. The attached table contains the breakdowns requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 25682 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:43:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 25680_25682_average_class_size_table.xlsx title 25680_25682_average_class_size_table
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1717176

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost was of educating a pupil in a (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	25681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The department holds data on funding levels. However, it does not hold data on the specific local authority level costs of educating primary and secondary pupils.</p><p>The published dedicated schools grant (DSG) for 2024/2025 includes information on the amount of core schools funding allocated by the department nationally as well as to each local authority. The published information can be found here: <a href="https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/national-funding-allocations/DSG/2024-to-2025" target="_blank">https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/national-funding-allocations/DSG/2024-to-2025</a>. The published information includes the amount of funding allocated in respect of primary and secondary pupils in mainstream schools, referred to as the ‘primary schools unit of funding’ and ‘secondary schools unit of funding’.</p><p>In addition to the funding from the DSG, schools may also receive additional school funding from other grants in the 2024/25 financial year, including:</p><ul><li>The teachers’ pay additional grant 2024 to 2025. More information is available at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pay-additional-grant-2024-to-2025" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pay-additional-grant-2024-to-2025</a>.</li><li>The teachers’ pension employer contribution grant 2024. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-2024-for-schools-high-needs-settings-and-local-authorities-2024-to-2025/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-tpecg-2024-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-2024-for-schools-high-needs-settings-and-local-authorities-2024-to-2025/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-tpecg-2024-methodology</a>.</li><li>The pupil premium grant 2024 to 2025. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2024-to-2025" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2024-to-2025</a>.</li></ul><p>Additional grants provided on an academic year basis include:</p><ul><li>The PE and Sport premium grant 2023 to 2024. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024</a>.</li><li>The Universal infant free school meals funding 2023 to 2024. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-2023-to-2024</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/05/2024 12:04:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1717177

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each year group in each local authority in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	25682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes annual statistics on the number of pupils at schools in England according to the kind of school they attend. The most recent figures are for January 2023 and are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23</a>.</p><p>The department does not collect year group data for independent school pupils as these schools are not required to follow the national curriculum and year groups may not apply. The department does publish figures by age. A table showing independent school pupils by age as of January 2023 is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8b927366-344b-4505-8cc9-08dc706299c6" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8b927366-344b-4505-8cc9-08dc706299c6</a>. Generally, national curriculum year 1 corresponds to pupils aged 5 years old at the start of the school year and compulsory schooling ends at year 11 with pupils aged 15 years old at the start of the school year.</p><p>Average class size figures are published by local authority for state-funded primary and secondary schools but not by year groups within those schools. The attached table contains the breakdowns requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 25680 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:43:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 25680_25682_average_class_size_table.xlsx title 25680_25682_average_class_size_table
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1717178

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent by each local authority on home to school transport for children with (a) special educational needs and (b) an education, health and care plan in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	25683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 requires local authorities to submit information about their education expenditure to the department. They must include information about their expenditure on home-to-school travel for children with special educational needs (SEN), but they are not required to specify whether each child has an Education Health and Care plan.</p><p>The information collected from local authorities is published on GOV.UK and can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>. Local authority gross expenditure on SEN transport covering the 2012/13 to 2022/23 financial years can be viewed using the create a table function. This is set out in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/05/2024 12:01:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 25683_attachment_SEN_transport_expenditure.xlsx title 25683_attachment_SEN_transport_expenditure
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean