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1491574

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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, whether the Government has plans to reform the eligibility criteria for free school meals to ensure that children living in poverty are eligible.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	42186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The department provides an Eligibility Checking System (ECS) to make the checking process as quick and straightforward as possible. We continue to use and refine a model registration form to help schools encourage parents to sign up for free school meals (FSM).</p><p>The department also provides guidance to Jobcentre Plus advisers so that they can make Universal Credit recipients aware that they may also be entitled to wider benefits, including FSM.</p><p>The department continues to explore the delivery feasibility of introducing auto-enrolment functionality. There are, however, complex data, systems, and legal implications to such a change.</p><p>Under this government, eligibility for FSM has been extended several times and to more groups of children than any other government over the past half a century.</p><p>In setting eligibility for FSM, provision is targeted at supporting those who are out of work or on the lowest incomes. The department will continue to review FSM eligibility, to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 42185 question first answered 06/09/2022 08:29:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1491572

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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, whether the Government has plans to introduce an automatic registration process for free school meals.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	42185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The department provides an Eligibility Checking System (ECS) to make the checking process as quick and straightforward as possible. We continue to use and refine a model registration form to help schools encourage parents to sign up for free school meals (FSM).</p><p>The department also provides guidance to Jobcentre Plus advisers so that they can make Universal Credit recipients aware that they may also be entitled to wider benefits, including FSM.</p><p>The department continues to explore the delivery feasibility of introducing auto-enrolment functionality. There are, however, complex data, systems, and legal implications to such a change.</p><p>Under this government, eligibility for FSM has been extended several times and to more groups of children than any other government over the past half a century.</p><p>In setting eligibility for FSM, provision is targeted at supporting those who are out of work or on the lowest incomes. The department will continue to review FSM eligibility, to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 42186 question first answered 06/09/2022 08:29:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1491712

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Deaf Children’s Society policy briefing on the SEND review, published on 4 July 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of that briefing's findings and proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	42254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Over the course of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Review, and throughout the consultation period on the department’s SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper, the department has spoken to many children and young people, their families, and those working in the SEND sector to understand more about the challenges facing the system. This includes meetings with the National Deaf Children’s Society.</p><p>The consultation on the Green Paper has recently closed and the department is carefully considering the responses we have received. This includes considering reports such as the one from the National Deaf Children’s Society. The department has committed to publishing the department’s response to the consultation alongside a national SEND and AP implementation strategy later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2022 08:27:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1491642

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money Virtual Class Ltd, company number 08260115, which trades as Third Space Learning, has received from his Department (a) directly and (b) through the National Tutoring Programme in the financial year 2022-23 to date; and for what purposes those monies have been disbursed in each of the last three financial years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	42000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) provides schools with subsidised access to tutoring, supporting their pupils to recover from learning lost through the COVID-19 pandemic. Third Space Learning has not received any funding directly from the department. Up to 15 July 2022, it has received £3.8 million in the 2022/23 financial year from the NTP’s delivery partner, Randstad, in payment for tutoring hours delivered to schools. Any funds disbursed to Third Space Learning over the last three financial years were paid for the purposes of providing tuition to schools.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2022 08:27:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1491568

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Outdoor Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to help tackle variations in offsite access to nature for school pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	42315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises the significant and wide-ranging benefits that access to nature can bring.</p><p>As announced at COP26 in November 2022, as part of the sustainability and climate change strategy for the education and children’s services systems, the department is launching the National Education Nature Park in autumn 2022. This will provide teachers, children and young people with access to activities and learning resources to further their knowledge of climate change and develop their scientific and digital skills whilst working in the natural environment.</p><p>For those schools in more urban areas with limited access to the natural environment, the Park’s website will signpost opportunities in the local community to engage with nature, be that through local community groups, parks or allotments. There are many community groups that are keen to engage with schools and by mapping what is available in one portal, it will make it easier for teachers to source the venues and advice they need to ensure that all pupils have access to nature. As the Park matures, we also envisage that grants will be made available to enable those in more disadvantaged areas to participate in the Park’s activities.</p><p>The Park will be accessed through a website which will showcase engaging activities and resources related to sustainability and climate change that could be undertaken by all education settings. These activities will be applicable to even the most limited sites, such as building ‘bug hotels’ or installing raised planting beds to increase biodiversity. Changes in biodiversity will be captured via a geospatial mapping tool which will enable staff, children and young people to identify, measure, report and monitor the progress of their own education setting over time. The department has been working closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to learn lessons from their Access to Nature programme, which will also be fed into the design of the Park.</p><p>The department is in the process of appointing a world class provider with outstanding expertise on these issues to deliver the Park and linked Climate Leaders Award, which will launch in autumn 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2022 08:26:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1491666

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
	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 21 June 2022 to Question 17077, if he will publish the same information in respect of the names of all areas of cross-departmental programme expenditure to which his Department plans to contribute over the spending review period 2022-23 to 2024-25, but which are not individually in the top 25 areas of such expenditure, listing the (a) the line items thus included and (b) aggregate amount of programme expenditure allocated to all such areas over that period, with figures precise to the nearest £10 million.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	42010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The ten highest areas of programme expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year are in the table below, to the nearest £10 million, where available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ten highest areas of forecast department programme expenditure, 2022/23 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£40,540m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High needs block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£8,990m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-19 education and T Levels</p></td><td><p>£6,480m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early years block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£3,730m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil premium</p></td><td><p>£2,680m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apprenticeships</p></td><td><p>£2,580m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adult education budget</p></td><td><p>£1,340m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Priorities Grant</p></td><td><p>£1,400m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools supplementary grant (supporting schools with costs of the Health and Social Care Levy)</p></td><td><p>£1,200m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education recovery programmes</p></td><td><p>£1,200m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information requested on contributions to cross-departmental programmes is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 42008 42009 question first answered 06/09/2022 08:25:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1491657

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
	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 21 June 2022 to Question 17077 on Department for Education: Public Expenditure, if he will publish the financial figures in that Answer to the nearest £10 million.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	42008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The ten highest areas of programme expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year are in the table below, to the nearest £10 million, where available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ten highest areas of forecast department programme expenditure, 2022/23 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£40,540m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High needs block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£8,990m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-19 education and T Levels</p></td><td><p>£6,480m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early years block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£3,730m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil premium</p></td><td><p>£2,680m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apprenticeships</p></td><td><p>£2,580m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adult education budget</p></td><td><p>£1,340m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Priorities Grant</p></td><td><p>£1,400m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools supplementary grant (supporting schools with costs of the Health and Social Care Levy)</p></td><td><p>£1,200m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education recovery programmes</p></td><td><p>£1,200m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information requested on contributions to cross-departmental programmes is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 42009 42010 question first answered 06/09/2022 08:25:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1491659

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
	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 21 June 2022 to Question 17077, on Department for Education, Public Expenditure, if he will publish, with figures to the nearest £10 million, the (a) 11th to 25th-highest areas of cross-departmental programme expenditure to which his Department plans to contribute over the spending review period 2022-23 to 2024-25 and (b) amount of programme expenditure allocated to each area over that period.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	42009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The ten highest areas of programme expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year are in the table below, to the nearest £10 million, where available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ten highest areas of forecast department programme expenditure, 2022/23 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£40,540m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High needs block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£8,990m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-19 education and T Levels</p></td><td><p>£6,480m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early years block of the dedicated schools grant</p></td><td><p>£3,730m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil premium</p></td><td><p>£2,680m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apprenticeships</p></td><td><p>£2,580m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adult education budget</p></td><td><p>£1,340m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Priorities Grant</p></td><td><p>£1,400m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools supplementary grant (supporting schools with costs of the Health and Social Care Levy)</p></td><td><p>£1,200m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education recovery programmes</p></td><td><p>£1,200m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information requested on contributions to cross-departmental programmes is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 42008 42010 question first answered 06/09/2022 08:25:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1491210

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of providing universal free school breakfast and lunch for all state school pupils in England.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	40991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Education, including free school meals (FSM), is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department is committed to continuing support for school food. We are investing up to £24 million to continue our national school breakfast club programme until July 2023, and over £1 billion per year in FSM provision, to provide healthy and nutritious lunches to pupils eligible for benefits-related free school meals and to all infants. This equates to 37.5% of all pupils.</p><p>The department’s priority has always been to target investment to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds who are most in need of support. The significant costs associated with extending FSM eligibility to all pupils would have substantial knock-on impacts for the affordability of linked provision, such as entitlement for pupil premium.</p><p>In providing both breakfasts and FSM, the department’s position remains that the current eligibility, which enables more children to benefit while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right approach in England, targeting those who need it most.</p><p>The department does not have any plans to extend provision in England, but it will continue to keep all FSM eligibility under review, to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 40992 question first answered 06/09/2022 08:22:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1491211

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Wales
	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 implications for his policies of the roll out of universal free school meals in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	40992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Education, including free school meals (FSM), is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department is committed to continuing support for school food. We are investing up to £24 million to continue our national school breakfast club programme until July 2023, and over £1 billion per year in FSM provision, to provide healthy and nutritious lunches to pupils eligible for benefits-related free school meals and to all infants. This equates to 37.5% of all pupils.</p><p>The department’s priority has always been to target investment to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds who are most in need of support. The significant costs associated with extending FSM eligibility to all pupils would have substantial knock-on impacts for the affordability of linked provision, such as entitlement for pupil premium.</p><p>In providing both breakfasts and FSM, the department’s position remains that the current eligibility, which enables more children to benefit while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right approach in England, targeting those who need it most.</p><p>The department does not have any plans to extend provision in England, but it will continue to keep all FSM eligibility under review, to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 40991 question first answered 06/09/2022 08:22:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne