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1545602

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
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 24 November 2022 to Question 92176 on Private Education: VAT, by which body the research by Baines Cutler was (a) commissioned and (b) funded.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	96600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Baines Cutler Solutions Ltd and KPMG were commissioned by the Independent Schools Council (ISC) to conduct a review of the potential effect of the introduction of 20% VAT on the independent schools’ sector.</p><p>The report is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.isc.co.uk/media/5926/isc-vat-full-report-1018-for-circulation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.isc.co.uk/media/5926/isc-vat-full-report-1018-for-circulation.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/11/2022 17:56:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1545730

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Separated People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to encourage local authorities to help children of separated parents maintain a relationship with their grandparents.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	96633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Statutory guidance states that local authorities should offer Family Group Conferences to families undergoing or about to undergo care proceedings, with many providing this service before the care proceedings stage. Family Group Conferences allow extended family members to offer their practical support to parents, in order to develop a family plan that meets the needs of and promotes the welfare of the children involved. Under such circumstances, these plans can enable grandparents to maintain a relationship with their grandchildren, where the parents are separated.</p><p>A key principle of the Children’s Act 1989 is that children are best looked after within their families. Under certain circumstances, grandparents can become kinship carers of children from separated parents that might otherwise have been taken into care, via informal family arrangements or through legal orders made by the court. In 2011, the department issued statutory guidance for local authorities about supporting kinship carers, explaining that there is no limit on the level of support, including financial support, that local authorities can provide them.</p><p>The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care published in May 2022 set out recommendations on how the department can further support kinship families. We are now considering these recommendations, including those to create a financial allowance, and will set out an ambitious and detailed response to the recommendations in the review in early 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 05/12/2022 17:52:30 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545732

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, how the additional funding for the core schools budget will be distributed.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	96655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department will set out plans for the allocation of the additional funding announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 96656 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:15:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1545733

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish revised provisional allocations under the national funding formula for (a) schools, (b) high needs and (c) central school services for 2023-24 to reflect the additional funding announced for schools in the Autumn Statement 2022.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	96656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department will set out plans for the allocation of the additional funding announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 96655 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:15:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1545283

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of converting the Oak National Academy to an arms-length body producing publicly-funded material to support the curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	95924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Oak National Academy is continuing to work with teachers across the country, giving them and their pupils access to high quality digital curriculum resources which are free, optional and adaptable. Oak is helping to tackle longstanding challenges, such as teacher workload, a significant driver of retention issues in the sector.</p><p>Over 30,000 teachers continue to use Oak each week. A significant proportion of the £43 million set aside to support Oak is expected to be provided directly to schools, publishers, and other organisations for the creation of resources. As an integral part of the process to set up Oak as an arm’s length body, the Department produced a business case, which included an assessment of potential market impact. This business case was published on GOV.UK, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-business-case" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-business-case</a>.</p><p>Where Oak needs to use existing third party content, such as texts, Oak will seek to have an overarching licence with relevant licensing bodies wherever feasible so the copyright holder receives full payment for their work.</p><p>Oak’s future and operating model was discussed with teachers and others in the sector in multiple forums. Ministers held roundtable discussions with teachers and school leaders from a range of schools and multi academy trusts. The Department held a series of public webinars for teachers, school leaders and sector bodies. Plans for Oak’s future have also been discussed with teacher representatives, including school leaders and unions, and teacher viewpoints have been collected through surveys.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 95925 95926 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:47:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1545286

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the 43 million funding for the Oak National Academy on revenue for teacher authors.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	95925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Oak National Academy is continuing to work with teachers across the country, giving them and their pupils access to high quality digital curriculum resources which are free, optional and adaptable. Oak is helping to tackle longstanding challenges, such as teacher workload, a significant driver of retention issues in the sector.</p><p>Over 30,000 teachers continue to use Oak each week. A significant proportion of the £43 million set aside to support Oak is expected to be provided directly to schools, publishers, and other organisations for the creation of resources. As an integral part of the process to set up Oak as an arm’s length body, the Department produced a business case, which included an assessment of potential market impact. This business case was published on GOV.UK, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-business-case" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-business-case</a>.</p><p>Where Oak needs to use existing third party content, such as texts, Oak will seek to have an overarching licence with relevant licensing bodies wherever feasible so the copyright holder receives full payment for their work.</p><p>Oak’s future and operating model was discussed with teachers and others in the sector in multiple forums. Ministers held roundtable discussions with teachers and school leaders from a range of schools and multi academy trusts. The Department held a series of public webinars for teachers, school leaders and sector bodies. Plans for Oak’s future have also been discussed with teacher representatives, including school leaders and unions, and teacher viewpoints have been collected through surveys.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 95924 95926 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:47:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1545287

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with (a) teachers and (b) eduction organisations on the potential merits of the Oak National Academy being a publicly funded body.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	95926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Oak National Academy is continuing to work with teachers across the country, giving them and their pupils access to high quality digital curriculum resources which are free, optional and adaptable. Oak is helping to tackle longstanding challenges, such as teacher workload, a significant driver of retention issues in the sector.</p><p>Over 30,000 teachers continue to use Oak each week. A significant proportion of the £43 million set aside to support Oak is expected to be provided directly to schools, publishers, and other organisations for the creation of resources. As an integral part of the process to set up Oak as an arm’s length body, the Department produced a business case, which included an assessment of potential market impact. This business case was published on GOV.UK, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-business-case" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-business-case</a>.</p><p>Where Oak needs to use existing third party content, such as texts, Oak will seek to have an overarching licence with relevant licensing bodies wherever feasible so the copyright holder receives full payment for their work.</p><p>Oak’s future and operating model was discussed with teachers and others in the sector in multiple forums. Ministers held roundtable discussions with teachers and school leaders from a range of schools and multi academy trusts. The Department held a series of public webinars for teachers, school leaders and sector bodies. Plans for Oak’s future have also been discussed with teacher representatives, including school leaders and unions, and teacher viewpoints have been collected through surveys.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 95924 95925 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:47:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1545360

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much schools funding was spent per pupil in (a) England and (b) Hounslow.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	95842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The schools National Funding Formula (NFF) calculates an allocation for every school, based on their individual pupil and school characteristics. Schools’ NFF allocations for 2022/23 can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2022-to-2023</a>.</p><p>In 2022/23 mainstream school pupils in England received £5,534 per pupil on average, excluding growth funding, through the dedicated schools grant (DSG) allocations and supplementary funding. This represents a 5.8% increase in funding per pupil from 2021/22.</p><p>In 2022/23, mainstream school pupils in Hounslow received £5,828 per pupil on average, excluding growth funding, through the DSG allocations and supplementary funding. This represents a 5.5% increase in funding per pupil from 2021/22.</p><p>The 2022 Autumn Statement has also provided an additional increase in the core schools budget, including funding for mainstream and high needs schools, of £2.3 billion in both 2023/24 and 2024/25. After adjusting to take account for the removal of the compensation for employer costs of the Health and Social Care Levy, this brings the core schools budget to a total of £58.8 billion in 2024/25, £2 billion greater than published in the 2021 Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/11/2022 16:37:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1545429

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: 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 with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of the support provided to schools to help with rising utility costs.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	95911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department is in regular communication with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on all matters related to schools. The Chancellor announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement that core schools funding will increase by net £2 billion in 2023/24 and 2024/25. This increase in funding, on top of the funding awards previously announced at the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, means total schools funding will increase by 15% between 2021/22 and 2023/24 from £49.8 billion to £57.3 billion, nationally. These increases will deliver additional support to schools, helping to deliver on the Government’s commitment to levelling up education across the country.</p><p>Schools are also being supporting with energy costs over the winter months. From October 2022 to 31 March 2023, schools will benefit from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. This will provide a price reduction to protect them from high energy bills over the winter period.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 95912 question first answered 29/11/2022 15:45:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1545431

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: 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 adequacy of funding provided to schools to meet educational provision in the context of the increase in inflation.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	95912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department is in regular communication with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on all matters related to schools. The Chancellor announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement that core schools funding will increase by net £2 billion in 2023/24 and 2024/25. This increase in funding, on top of the funding awards previously announced at the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, means total schools funding will increase by 15% between 2021/22 and 2023/24 from £49.8 billion to £57.3 billion, nationally. These increases will deliver additional support to schools, helping to deliver on the Government’s commitment to levelling up education across the country.</p><p>Schools are also being supporting with energy costs over the winter months. From October 2022 to 31 March 2023, schools will benefit from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. This will provide a price reduction to protect them from high energy bills over the winter period.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 95911 question first answered 29/11/2022 15:45:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi