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registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
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 confirm Primary PE and Sports Premium funding allocations for young children.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	20250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The department is aware of the importance of giving primary schools as much notice as possible of the funding for the PE and sport premium in order to support its effective use. The department will confirm the level of funding for the PE and sport premium for the 2022/23 academic year in due course.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/06/2022 16:55:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1383517

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce future plans for primary PE and sport premium funding.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	84349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The department is considering arrangements for the primary PE and sport premium for the 2022-23 academic year and beyond and will confirm the position as early as possible in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/12/2021 14:43:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1252239

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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 plans he has to announce Additional High Needs funding to March 2024; and whether he plans that funding will be based on an assessment of local need rather than historical spend.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	115630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>As a part of our major investment in education, the department has announced significant increases to high needs funding. This year, we have already provided an £780 million increase into high needs, which will be followed up by an additional £730 million in the 2021-22 financial year. This means that the high needs budgets will have grown by over £1.5 billion, nearly 25%, in just 2 years.</p><p>High needs funding for the 2022-23 financial year will be drawn from the overall core schools budget. As announced last year, the core school budget for the 2022-23 financial year will total £52.2 billion, which is a year-on-year increase of £4.8 billion. We will announce the high needs budget for 2022-23 in due course. Funding for the 2023-24 financial year will be determined in the next Spending Review.</p><p>This additional high needs funding will be allocated via the high needs national funding formula. This formula was introduced in the 2018-19 financial year after extensive consultation and was a significant step forward in making the allocation of funding fairer. The formula is based on the population of 2 to 18-year olds in a local authority area, and includes a number of factors which together are intended to reflect the level of need in the area.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 19/11/2020 11:33:54 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1230190

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Tutors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Government support is available to help small tutoring companies become an approved Tuition Partner; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	83785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), our delivery partner on the Tuition Partner strand of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), launched the funding criteria on 31 August. Organisations will be selected to become NTP Tuition Partners through an open competition - the process is transparently set out on their website, together with information on criteria and expectations of partners: <a href="https://nationaltutoring.org.uk/ntp-tuition-partners/for-tuition-partners" target="_blank">https://nationaltutoring.org.uk/ntp-tuition-partners/for-tuition-partners</a>.</p><p>As this is a competitive process, there are no plans to offer specific support for individual companies. Quality is the core principle of this programme, and EEF are seeking high quality tutoring organisations of any size, who can manage delivery in line with robust quality, safeguarding and evaluation standards. EEF anticipate inviting a large number of organisations to be Tuition Partners. In addition to existing tutoring providers, EEF are happy to accept applications from other organisations, for example, charities, local authorities or universities who are able to meet the necessary criteria. Applications will also be welcome from partnerships made up of a number of organisations with differing, but relevant, experience.</p><p>EEF will not have an appeals system for this process. They will, however, offer feedback on all applications, to help unsuccessful applicants understand how they might improve their offer in the future.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 83786 question first answered 07/09/2020 16:57:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1230191

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Tutors
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 the application process for tuition companies to become NTP Tuition Partners is fair and transparent; and what appeal system is in place for that application process.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	83786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), our delivery partner on the Tuition Partner strand of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), launched the funding criteria on 31 August. Organisations will be selected to become NTP Tuition Partners through an open competition - the process is transparently set out on their website, together with information on criteria and expectations of partners: <a href="https://nationaltutoring.org.uk/ntp-tuition-partners/for-tuition-partners" target="_blank">https://nationaltutoring.org.uk/ntp-tuition-partners/for-tuition-partners</a>.</p><p>As this is a competitive process, there are no plans to offer specific support for individual companies. Quality is the core principle of this programme, and EEF are seeking high quality tutoring organisations of any size, who can manage delivery in line with robust quality, safeguarding and evaluation standards. EEF anticipate inviting a large number of organisations to be Tuition Partners. In addition to existing tutoring providers, EEF are happy to accept applications from other organisations, for example, charities, local authorities or universities who are able to meet the necessary criteria. Applications will also be welcome from partnerships made up of a number of organisations with differing, but relevant, experience.</p><p>EEF will not have an appeals system for this process. They will, however, offer feedback on all applications, to help unsuccessful applicants understand how they might improve their offer in the future.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 83785 question first answered 07/09/2020 16:57:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1166641

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of extending 30 hours' free childcare to 52 weeks a year.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	6367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>All the free early education and childcare entitlements can be ‘stretched’ by taking fewer hours per week over up to 52 weeks of the year to cover term-time and the school holidays, for example 23 hours for 48 weeks of the year, and free places can be delivered at weekends.</p><p>No estimate has been made of the cost of 30 hours’ free childcare for 52 weeks of the year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/10/2019 15:51:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1148728

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend the free childcare entitlement to the equivalent of 30 hours a week for 52 weeks of the year.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department plans to spend around £3.5 billion on early education entitlements this year alone. Government funding is intended to deliver 570 or 1140 hours a year, over no fewer than 38 weeks of the year of free, high quality, flexible childcare for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds. This equates to 15 or 30 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year to mirror school terms.</p><p>All the free entitlements can be “stretched” by taking fewer hours per week over up to 52 weeks of the year to cover term-time and the school holidays and free places can also be delivered at weekends (for example, 23 hours a week for 48 weeks of the year). These entitlements will allow providers to respond flexibly to parents’ individual needs and requirements so that parents are supported to work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/10/2019 13:19:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1136331

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Hearing Impairment
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 support deaf children’s education in the upcoming Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	272214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Our ambition for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including hearing impairments, is exactly the same as for every other child and young person, to achieve well in school and college, find employment and go on to live happy and fulfilled lives.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90% of children identified with hearing impairment as their primary type of need are in mainstream schools. Overall school funding is over £43.5 billion this year. This includes £6.3 billion of high needs funding for children and young people with the most complex SEND, up from £5 billion in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are well aware that local authorities and schools are facing challenges in managing their budgets in the context of increasing costs and rising levels of demand. We are looking carefully at how much funding for education will be needed in future years, as we approach the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/07/2019 14:17:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1134623

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Performing Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department taking to fund performing arts education for young people under 18 years-old.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	269055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Performing arts education is an important part of a broad and balanced curriculum and should not be the preserve of the elite, but the entitlement of every child. Between 2016-20, the Government is providing almost £500 million funding for a range of creative and performance arts education programmes including the Music and Dance Scheme, and the Dance and Drama Awards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also funding performing arts education through their Youth Performance Partnerships scheme which brings arts organisations and schools together to teach practical performance skills both on and off stage. The scheme is providing £5 million in funding between 2018-21 and aims to provide new opportunities for children and young people (aged 8-18) from areas of low cultural engagement and high levels of deprivation to take part in putting on productions, as well as developing backstage and technical skills including dance, art, creative writing, lighting, sound and set design. The Youth Performance Partnerships will be delivered by Arts Council England and will reach 10,000 young people.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/07/2019 13:17:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1127626

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Females: Apprentices
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 encourage more women into apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	256297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>Women are well-represented in terms of overall apprenticeship starts. In the first half of 2018/19, 47% of apprenticeship starts were by women, which is an increase from 45.8% for the equivalent period in 2017/18.</p><p>However, we also want to make sure that more women are able to access apprenticeships in traditionally male-dominated fields as well as in fields that offer the highest returns. Starts by women in the construction, planning and the built environment sector increased by 36.7% in the first half of 2018/19, compared to the same period in 2017/18, from 790 starts to 1,080 starts.</p><p>Through the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network (ADCN), we are championing gender representation in apprenticeships amongst employers in industries where improvement is needed. This includes making sure that more women can access science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) apprenticeships and it is encouraging to see the progress that is being made. For example, ADCN member GlaxoSmithKline are well ahead of their aim to achieve 25% of women representation in their STEM apprenticeships. Women now make up 47% of their UK intake. The ADCN has recently published an update on its work which can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802200/ADCN-Report-2019-LR-v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802200/ADCN-Report-2019-LR-v2.pdf</a>.</p><p>Furthermore, we are working to raise awareness of apprenticeships and the benefits that they bring to people of all backgrounds. Our ‘Fire It Up’ communication campaign seeks to change the way that people think about apprenticeships and to demonstrate that they are an aspirational choice for anyone. ‘Fire It Up’ advertising features apprentices from a diverse range of backgrounds and showcases female apprentices in STEM occupations.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 24/05/2019 14:17:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland