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1140799

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: Education
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 effect of the cost of learning BSL on take up of those courses.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	280364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The government currently provides funding for adult learners aged 19 and over to undertake British Sign Language (BSL) qualifications through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), up to and including level 2. BSL forms part of the flexible local offer (non-statutory) and qualifications are either fully funded (if the learner is unemployed or participating in the low wage trial) or co-funded depending on the age, prior achievement and employment status of the learner. BSL qualifications at level 3 and above can be funded through an Advanced Learner Loan.</p><p> </p><p>We have not undertaken any recent assessment of the impact of costs on learners looking to participate in BSL courses, therefore we are unable provide a formal assessment of the impacts of cost on participation levels. However, the department publishes the National Aims Report showing the number of further education and skills enrolments by individual learning aim, broken down by different type of provision including BSL aims. Only aims with 50 or more enrolments per year are included in this report. This report can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777927/FEandSkills-National-Aims-1718-Final_v2.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777927/FEandSkills-National-Aims-1718-Final_v2.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>From the start of the 2019/20 academic year approximately 50% of the AEB will be devolved to 6 Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and delegated to the Mayor of London acting through the Greater London Authority (GLA). From that date the MCAs/GLA will be responsible for commissioning and funding AEB provision for learners in their areas. The Education and Skills Funding Agency will be responsible for funding AEB provision, including BSL provision, for learners in non-devolved areas.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/08/2019 13:58:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 131207 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1141311

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Exploitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To Ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 273801 on Child Exploitation, how many children-in-need assessments were undertaken in which criminal exploitation through county lines was identified as a potential risk to the child’s life in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	281047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>Regarding the number of children in need assessments undertaken in which criminal exploitation through county lines was identified as a potential risk to the child’s life, the information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Children in Need census, we collect factors identified at the end of the assessment. These factors include trafficking, gangs and child sexual exploitation. However, this information gives no specific indication of county lines involvement or a risk to the child’s life. The information in fact indicates that the child has been referred and assessed by the local authority and that these issues were a factor at the end of assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of factors identified at the end of assessment, including trafficking, gangs and child sexual exploitation, is published in table C3 of the ‘Characteristics of children in need’ statistical release, which can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/08/2019 13:03:36 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 131235 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1140918

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress is being made on the commitment to offer free sanitary products to schools by the start of the 2019-20 school year.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	280133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The former Chancellor of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond), my right hon. Friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge, announced in his Spring Statement on 13 March 2019 that the Department for Education will lead a scheme to provide access to free sanitary products in all secondary schools and colleges across England. On 16 April 2019, the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (Nadhim Zahawi). my hon. Friend, the Member for Stratford-upon-Avon, announced that funding would be extended to cover need in primary schools and that national roll-out would take place in early 2020.</p><p>The invitation to tender for the period products scheme closed on 15 July 2019. The department is also working with stakeholders to develop guidance that will support institutions in embedding this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/08/2019 13:59:23 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 131000 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1141010

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Eastern Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to secure continued access to UK universities for eastern European students after 2020; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure that UK universities are affordable for European students after 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	280439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2019 answer text <p>International students make a vital contribution to UK higher education, both economically and culturally, diversifying campuses and enriching UK student experiences. The UK government recognises the value of international students. In the International Education Strategy, published in March 2019, we set an ambition to increase the number of international students choosing to study in the UK to 600,000 by 2030, an increase of over 30%. A link to the International Education Strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 May 2019, the government announced guarantees on student finance for EU nationals to help provide certainty. EU nationals (and their family members) who start a course in England in the 2020/21 academic year or before will continue to be eligible for ‘home fee’ status and student finance support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided they meet the residency requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Applications for courses starting in academic year 2021/22 do not open until September 2020. We will provide sufficient notice for prospective EU students on fee arrangements ahead of the 2021/22 academic year and subsequent years in future.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/08/2019 12:26:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 131334 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141013

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment on changes in English for Speakers of other Languages funding.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	280442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential to help people integrate into life in England, including breaking down barriers to work and empowering refugees to rebuild their lives. That is why the Department for Education supports adults in England through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) to secure the English language skills they need. The AEB is allocated on an annual basis, and colleges and adult learning providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB allocation to meet the needs of their communities. This includes planning, with local partners, the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses that they will deliver locally. The Home Office and the Department for Education have also provided £10 million specifically to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes.</p><p>The government has committed to developing a new strategy for ESOL in 2019. The strategy will provide a shared vision for all publicly funded English language provision including addressing the needs of refugees and migrants. Funding for all programmes beyond 2019/20, including any potential funding for this strategy, will be set during the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 280444 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:46:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141015

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that people who are granted refugee status and who do not speak English as their first language are offered a two-year course in English as a foreign language.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	280444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential to help people integrate into life in England, including breaking down barriers to work and empowering refugees to rebuild their lives. That is why the Department for Education supports adults in England through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) to secure the English language skills they need. The AEB is allocated on an annual basis, and colleges and adult learning providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB allocation to meet the needs of their communities. This includes planning, with local partners, the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses that they will deliver locally. The Home Office and the Department for Education have also provided £10 million specifically to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes.</p><p>The government has committed to developing a new strategy for ESOL in 2019. The strategy will provide a shared vision for all publicly funded English language provision including addressing the needs of refugees and migrants. Funding for all programmes beyond 2019/20, including any potential funding for this strategy, will be set during the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 280442 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:46:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141018

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real terms changes in Government funding for Further Education colleges was between 2010 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	280447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>Published further education (FE) college accounts for 2009/10 show that total funding body and government agencies income came to £5,888 million. Adjusted for inflation, that is the equivalent of £6,724 million in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>Published FE college accounts data shows that total income to FE colleges from funding body grants in 2017/18 came to £4,642 million. This includes data from those colleges which had submitted their finance record by 31 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The difference in part reflects reforms to funding, which have led to colleges receiving income from other sources. The 2017/18 figure does not include college income from Advance Learner Loans, employer payments for apprenticeships, or higher education tuition fees. There has also been demographic change, with a decline in the number of 16-19 year olds in the publication during the period covered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/08/2019 11:54:48 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141021

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to increase funding for Further Education colleges.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	280448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>We are reviewing this carefully ahead of the next Spending Review and are considering how effective our funding and regulatory structures are in supporting providers to deliver excellent education for young people and adults.</p><p>We have been working with the sector to ensure the system can support sustainable, high-quality education, and effective recruitment and retention of teachers and leaders.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/08/2019 12:02:32 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141040

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to encourage schools to consult parents on how Pupil Premium Plus funding should be spent.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	280299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>There are 2 types of pupil premium plus funding. Pupil premium plus for looked-after children is managed by the local authority’s Virtual School Head, and is separate from wider pupil premium plus funding for previously looked-after children. Pupil premium plus for previously looked-after children is paid directly to schools, and it is for them to decide how it should be used to raise the attainment of all eligible pupils.</p><p>Guidance for schools on the use of pupil premium plus can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-teacher-for-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-teacher-for-looked-after-children</a>. The guidance states that, for previously looked-after children,<em> ‘</em>the designated teacher should work closely with their parents and guardians as they will understand their child’s needs better than anyone else. The designated teacher should make themselves known to parents as someone they can talk to about issues affecting their child’s education’. The guidance is clear that parents and guardians ‘should be encouraged to participate in discussions about their child’s support needs and strategies to meet identified needs, including how pupil premium plus should be used to support their child’.</p><p> </p><p>School Information Regulations and Funding Agreements require schools to publish their strategy for using the pupil premium. The requirements include identifying barriers to learning and setting out how these will be addressed. As individual needs will differ, the strategy that should cover both the pupil premium for economically disadvantaged pupils and pupil premium plus for looked-after and previously looked-after pupils needs to be flexible and responsive, and can allow funding to be combined to increase its effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>Owing to the low numbers of looked-after and previously looked-after pupils in schools, it would not be appropriate, nor permitted under data protection law, to publish separate strategy details that could identify them.</p><p> </p><p>We have given a commitment in our concluding publication on the Children in Need review to work in conjunction with the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care and the Education Endowment Foundation to support schools in making best use of pupil premium, including pupil premium plus, to identify and bring together best practice for the education of the most disadvantaged children.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 280300 280301 280302 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:07:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 131370 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1141041

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring schools to provide on request to parents (a) a general outline of spending of Pupil Premium Plus funding and (b) information on where that funding has been pooled for the benefit of a cohort.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	280300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>There are 2 types of pupil premium plus funding. Pupil premium plus for looked-after children is managed by the local authority’s Virtual School Head, and is separate from wider pupil premium plus funding for previously looked-after children. Pupil premium plus for previously looked-after children is paid directly to schools, and it is for them to decide how it should be used to raise the attainment of all eligible pupils.</p><p>Guidance for schools on the use of pupil premium plus can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-teacher-for-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-teacher-for-looked-after-children</a>. The guidance states that, for previously looked-after children,<em> ‘</em>the designated teacher should work closely with their parents and guardians as they will understand their child’s needs better than anyone else. The designated teacher should make themselves known to parents as someone they can talk to about issues affecting their child’s education’. The guidance is clear that parents and guardians ‘should be encouraged to participate in discussions about their child’s support needs and strategies to meet identified needs, including how pupil premium plus should be used to support their child’.</p><p> </p><p>School Information Regulations and Funding Agreements require schools to publish their strategy for using the pupil premium. The requirements include identifying barriers to learning and setting out how these will be addressed. As individual needs will differ, the strategy that should cover both the pupil premium for economically disadvantaged pupils and pupil premium plus for looked-after and previously looked-after pupils needs to be flexible and responsive, and can allow funding to be combined to increase its effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>Owing to the low numbers of looked-after and previously looked-after pupils in schools, it would not be appropriate, nor permitted under data protection law, to publish separate strategy details that could identify them.</p><p> </p><p>We have given a commitment in our concluding publication on the Children in Need review to work in conjunction with the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care and the Education Endowment Foundation to support schools in making best use of pupil premium, including pupil premium plus, to identify and bring together best practice for the education of the most disadvantaged children.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 280299 280301 280302 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:07:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 131368 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck