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1466305

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department will be providing to schools to help ensure they can manage increased energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	9937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises that schools will be facing cost pressures in the coming months, particularly due to the increase in energy prices. We are looking carefully at how this will impact schools and are considering what additional support we could offer.</p><p> </p><p>The department contacted all schools in England to get basic data on their current and future energy tariffs to better understand how they have been affected by recent energy price increases. The survey closed on 2 June 2022, and the responses will be used to understand the impacts of energy cost increases on schools and inform considerations of additional support the department could offer.</p><p>Cost increases should be seen in the wider context of funding for schools. The government is delivering a £4 billion cash increase in the core schools budget next year, taking total funding to £53.8 billion. This includes an additional £1.2 billion for schools in the new schools supplementary grant for the 2022/23 financial year. Overall, this represents a 7% cash terms per pupil boost, which will help schools meet the pressures we know they are facing, particularly around energy costs.</p><p> </p><p>All schools can access a range of school resource management (SRM) tools to help them get the best value from their resources, to help them save on regular purchases and reduce non-teaching costs. Our SRM tools include recommended deals for energy costs and ancillary services relating to energy. The department will also update and strengthen guidance on a regular basis to inform schools of the market and commercial position, with practical advice on exiting existing and entering new contracts, available here: <a href="https://www.get-help-buying-for-schools.service.gov.uk/procurement-support" target="_blank">https://www.get-help-buying-for-schools.service.gov.uk/procurement-support</a>. The get help buying for schools service will also be able to offer support to schools in switching and entering new contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The department recognises that every school’s circumstances are different, and where schools are in serious financial difficulty, they should contact their local authority or the Education and Skills Funding Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/06/2022 09:52:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1466318

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to (a) require local authorities to ask parents who request an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) form whether or not English is their first language and (b) offer additional language support to parents throughout the EHCP process.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	10016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to have regard to the importance of the child or young person, and the child’s parents, participating as fully as possible in decisions, and being provided with the information and support necessary to enable participation in those decisions. All local authorities must have arrangements for information and advice and should ensure that advice and guidance for children and young people is tailored appropriately for them. All local authorities must publish a local offer about all their services. One of the requirements of local offers is that they must be accessible to the local population, which does include ensuring access those for whom English is not their first language. The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) code of practice also makes clear that the format of an education, health and care (EHC) plan is agreed locally. Local authorities must decide on the languages that EHC plans are available in, depending on local need.</p><p>In addition, it is the department’s aim, through the proposals set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper to provide parents and carers with a clearer understanding of the support that should be available to meet their child’s needs. This includes a proposal to standardise the EHC plan process to drive consistency in how needs are identified and assessed. The public consultation for the Green Paper is due to close on 22 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 15:11:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1466319

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to require upper tier local authorities and clinical commissioning groups to provide parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities with a list of potential sources of financial support to which they might be entitled.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	10017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities must provide information on personal budgets as part of their local offer. This should include a policy on personal budgets that sets out a description of the services across education, health and social care that currently lend themselves to the use of personal budgets, how that funding will be made available, and clear and simple statements of eligibility criteria and the decision-making processes. Personal budgets are optional for the child’s parent or the young person, but local authorities are under a duty to prepare a budget when requested. Local authorities must provide information about organisations that may be able to provide advice and assistance to help parents and young people to make informed decisions about personal budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 16:56:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1466320

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest period of time between a pre-tribunal settlement for education, health and care provision being agreed and a settlement order being signed for each upper tier local authority.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	10018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold or collect information on the period of time between a pre-tribunal settlement for education, health and care provision being agreed and a settlement order being signed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 10:11:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1466405

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal element of the Education Act 1944 on (a) a child’s education in religious education lessons and (b) the expectation that schools promote mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	9999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>While the department considers religious education (RE) to be an important subject, we respect parental rights and have no plans to change the right of withdrawal. Legislation gives parents the right to request withdrawing their child from all or part of a school’s RE. Parents are not required to give a reason for their requests, which must be complied with. The right of withdrawal from RE does not extend to other areas of the curriculum where religious matters are spontaneously raised by pupils or arise in other subjects such as history or citizenship.</p><p> </p><p>The department believes that the current position is correct, as it balances the rights of parents and of children.</p><p> </p><p>It is, of course, important that schools promote mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. The Education Act 2002 requires schools to ensure the Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural (SMSC) development of all their pupils. There are many opportunities within the curriculum for schools to promote SMSC, including through RE, history, and citizenship. State-funded schools are also required to actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/06/2022 10:11:30 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1466426

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that children are integral to the Government's levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The government’s Levelling Up White Paper includes a specific education mission which states that by 2030, the number of primary school children achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths will have significantly increased. In England, this means 90% of children will achieve the expected standard, and the percentage of children meeting the expected standard in the worst performing areas will have increased by over a third. The Levelling Up White Paper can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-the-united-kingdom" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-the-united-kingdom</a>.</p><p>The department is committed to levelling up education standards. The recent Schools White Paper sets out our long-term vision for a school system that helps every child to fulfil their potential, by ensuring that they receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time founded on achieving world-class literacy and numeracy. The Schools White Paper can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/opportunity-for-all-strong-schools-with-great-teachers-for-your-child" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/opportunity-for-all-strong-schools-with-great-teachers-for-your-child</a>.</p><p>This is why the government is building capacity in the places that need this most. We are offering significant support for our 55 Education Investment Areas (EIAs) so that we can improve outcomes for pupils in these areas where attainment is weakest. The government will also be offering additional intensive investment in a subset of 24 Priority EIAs.</p><p>In all 55 EIAs, we will be taking steps to support underperforming schools to make the necessary improvements, build trust capacity, support improved digital connectivity in the schools that need this most and offer the Levelling Up premium, worth up to £3,000 tax-free, to eligible teachers.</p><p>In the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the government announced £82 million to create a network of family hubs in 75 areas. This is part of a wider £302 million package to transform services for parents, carers, babies, and children in half of council areas across England. The 75 local authorities eligible to receive the funding were announced on 2 April 2022. Information on support for vulnerable families can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/infants-children-and-families-to-benefit-from-boost-in-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/infants-children-and-families-to-benefit-from-boost-in-support</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/06/2022 11:42:01 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466449

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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, whether support is available to people who are unable to access free childcare as a result of having started new employment after the term start date.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	9991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>30 hours free childcare for three and four-year-olds is available to parents who expect to earn at least the equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum or living wage, and under £100,000 per year. Parents who meet this income criteria can take up a 30 hours free childcare place from the term following a successful application. This means parents can start using their 30 hours entitlement from the 1 April, 1 September or 1 January following their application.</p><p>Parents who have secured new employment after the term start date can apply to start a 30 hours place the following term. In the meanwhile, there is other support available. Parents will be eligible for the universal 15 hours free early education entitlement for all three and four-year-olds.</p><p>Alongside the universal 15 hours free early education entitlement, parents who meet the eligibility criteria for Tax-Free Childcare can make further savings on their childcare. Tax-Free Childcare can help parents save on up to 20% of their childcare costs, worth up to £500 every 3 months for children aged 0-11, or up to £1,000 every 3 months for disabled children aged 0-16, and has the same income eligibility criteria as 30 hours free childcare. Parents can start using Tax-Free Childcare immediately following a successful application and do not need to wait until the following term.</p><p>Working parents with a lower income can receive support from the childcare element of Universal Credit. This can be used in addition to the 15 hours universal free early education entitlement. Through Universal Credit, parents can get help with up to 85% of their eligible childcare costs, reimbursed through their Universal Credit award.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 15:19:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1466489

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Turing Scheme: Labour Mobility
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 relevant stakeholders on the decision to exclude staff mobility from the Turing Scheme; and what assessment he has made of the impact of that decision on staff and participants under the scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	10015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Teaching and college staff mobility will not be funded as part of the Turing Scheme in the 2022/23 academic year, to maximise the amount of student, learner, and pupils’ access to life-changing mobilities. The department will continue to keep this decision under review and plans to assess the impact of the scheme following its first year of delivery.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/06/2022 12:06:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1465694

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Fees and Charges
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 take steps to allow people with discretionary leave to remain to pay the same University tuition fees as people with indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	9225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The department is committed to a sustainable funding model that supports high-quality provision, meets the skills needs of the country and maintains the world-class reputation of UK higher education (HE). It is crucial that the student finance system is just and sustainable, provides value for money for society and represents a sound investment for students.</p><p> </p><p>Holders of temporary leave to remain who are in need of international protection, such as those awarded refugee status or humanitarian protection, are eligible for automatic home fee status, as are those with pre-settled status who are covered by the Withdrawal Agreements. Discretionary leave to remain is a type of temporary leave granted for a limited period only outside the immigration rules. The department has no plans to extend eligibility to those with discretionary leave to remain.</p><p> </p><p>However, where a student is not automatically eligible for home fee status, HE providers can waive or reduce fees where they consider it appropriate to do so. The onus would be on individual applicants to provide a compelling and persuasive case to their individual university which would warrant the exercise of this discretion in their favour, as to do so would mean a loss of income for the provider. Additionally, most HE providers, as independent and autonomous organisations, provide support direct to their students through scholarships and bursaries.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 10/06/2022 13:24:49 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1465695

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken on developing proposals to reduce the ratio of children to adults within early years settings; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential safety implications of that potential change.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	9226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Nottingham East to the answer I gave on 23 May 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-17/3802/" target="_blank">3802</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 09:53:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome