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1150327

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made adequacy of maintained nursery school budgets when the supplementary funding for the 2019-20 academic year ends.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	1676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that maintained nursery schools are an important part of the early years sector and that they provide valuable services to disadvantaged children.</p><p>The Government invests approximately £60 million of supplementary funding each financial year for local authorities to preserve the funding rates of maintained nursery schools.</p><p>The Government plans to spend £3.6 billion to support early education in the financial year 2020-21 and details of how this is to be distributed across local authorities will be issued shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/10/2019 16:31:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1150356

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the planned replacement Erasmus+ scheme for 2020-21 in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal will be open to all students across the UK that would have previously been eligible.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	1723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The government places great value upon international exchange and collaboration in education and training. This will continue to be the case after we leave the EU and establish new relationships with academic institutions across Europe and the rest of the world.</p><p>If it is in the UK’s interest, we will seek to participate in some specific EU programmes as a third country. The draft political declaration envisages the possibility of UK participation in EU programmes like Erasmus+ and the negotiation of general terms of participation. However, my officials are preparing for all eventualities, including no deal, and they are considering a wide range of options with regard to the future of international exchange. These include potential domestic alternatives to the Erasmus+ programme for the 2020/21 academic year and beyond, should we need them.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 11:55:01 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1150413

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	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) membership and (b) terms of reference of the working group on sex and relationships education.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	1678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to deliver high quality teaching of relationships education for all primary aged pupils, relationships and sex education for all secondary aged pupils, and health education for all pupils in state-funded schools.</p><p>From spring 2020, all teachers will have access to a central programme of support that will focus on tools to enhance practice and teacher confidence, including an implementation guide, access to high-quality resources, and training that can be delivered online and face to face.</p><p>The Department has been working with schools, teachers and sector experts to develop support materials that are suited to the sector’s needs and that will enable the delivery of the entire statutory guidance including areas such as consent, HIV, sexual health and mental health. The Department will continue to engage with the wide range of stakeholders that have helped informed key decisions on these subjects.</p><p>To support this work, the Department has convened a new working group, who will provide insight into how the new guidance is working in practice. This group, with representatives from teaching unions, sector experts, faith and minority groups, parents and young people, provides us with evidence and feedback to improve the delivery of these subjects. The working group met for the first time in September and the Department intends to publish the membership and terms of reference on GOV.UK in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1679 1680 1681 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:25:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1150414

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the process was to determine the membership of the working group on relationships and sex education.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	1679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to deliver high quality teaching of relationships education for all primary aged pupils, relationships and sex education for all secondary aged pupils, and health education for all pupils in state-funded schools.</p><p>From spring 2020, all teachers will have access to a central programme of support that will focus on tools to enhance practice and teacher confidence, including an implementation guide, access to high-quality resources, and training that can be delivered online and face to face.</p><p>The Department has been working with schools, teachers and sector experts to develop support materials that are suited to the sector’s needs and that will enable the delivery of the entire statutory guidance including areas such as consent, HIV, sexual health and mental health. The Department will continue to engage with the wide range of stakeholders that have helped informed key decisions on these subjects.</p><p>To support this work, the Department has convened a new working group, who will provide insight into how the new guidance is working in practice. This group, with representatives from teaching unions, sector experts, faith and minority groups, parents and young people, provides us with evidence and feedback to improve the delivery of these subjects. The working group met for the first time in September and the Department intends to publish the membership and terms of reference on GOV.UK in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1678 1680 1681 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:25:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1150415

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to issue guidance to all schools on implementing relationships and sex education.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	1680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to deliver high quality teaching of relationships education for all primary aged pupils, relationships and sex education for all secondary aged pupils, and health education for all pupils in state-funded schools.</p><p>From spring 2020, all teachers will have access to a central programme of support that will focus on tools to enhance practice and teacher confidence, including an implementation guide, access to high-quality resources, and training that can be delivered online and face to face.</p><p>The Department has been working with schools, teachers and sector experts to develop support materials that are suited to the sector’s needs and that will enable the delivery of the entire statutory guidance including areas such as consent, HIV, sexual health and mental health. The Department will continue to engage with the wide range of stakeholders that have helped informed key decisions on these subjects.</p><p>To support this work, the Department has convened a new working group, who will provide insight into how the new guidance is working in practice. This group, with representatives from teaching unions, sector experts, faith and minority groups, parents and young people, provides us with evidence and feedback to improve the delivery of these subjects. The working group met for the first time in September and the Department intends to publish the membership and terms of reference on GOV.UK in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1678 1679 1681 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:25:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1150416

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to involve third sector organisations in developing the teaching materials on (a) consent, (b) HIV, (c) sexual health and (d) mental health for the new relationships and sex education curriculum.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	1681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to deliver high quality teaching of relationships education for all primary aged pupils, relationships and sex education for all secondary aged pupils, and health education for all pupils in state-funded schools.</p><p>From spring 2020, all teachers will have access to a central programme of support that will focus on tools to enhance practice and teacher confidence, including an implementation guide, access to high-quality resources, and training that can be delivered online and face to face.</p><p>The Department has been working with schools, teachers and sector experts to develop support materials that are suited to the sector’s needs and that will enable the delivery of the entire statutory guidance including areas such as consent, HIV, sexual health and mental health. The Department will continue to engage with the wide range of stakeholders that have helped informed key decisions on these subjects.</p><p>To support this work, the Department has convened a new working group, who will provide insight into how the new guidance is working in practice. This group, with representatives from teaching unions, sector experts, faith and minority groups, parents and young people, provides us with evidence and feedback to improve the delivery of these subjects. The working group met for the first time in September and the Department intends to publish the membership and terms of reference on GOV.UK in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1678 1679 1680 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:25:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1149419

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on introducing a Takaful-based university fee funding structure.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The government remains committed to introducing an Alternative Student Finance product for tuition fee and maintenance support. Details on implementation will follow the conclusion of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 12:36:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1148775

	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	Vocational 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 vocational further education courses; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The government announced on 31 August 2019 that it will invest an extra £400 million in 16-19 education in 2020-21. This is the biggest injection of new money in a single year since 2010 and represents an increase of 7% in overall 16-19 funding. As part of this, the base rate of funding for all types of providers will be increased by 4.7% in academic year 2020-21, from £4,000 to £4,188. This extra funding will support all types of courses, including vocational subjects and as part of this, we have now announced that T Levels funding rates will also be increased by 4.7%.</p><p>The funding settlement for further education for adults aged 19 and over will be confirmed in due course. Additionally, funding for 2021-22 onwards will be considered in the full Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 22/10/2019 16:49:27 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1148776

	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	Vocational Education: Class Sizes
	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 reduce class sizes in vocational further education courses.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on the organisation of the curriculum, including class sizes, are a matter for further education providers. They are accountable for the quality of education through Ofsted inspection and published performance measures. When making these decisions they must also consider the workload and well-being of their staff. The government will provide an additional £400 million for 16-19 education next year which will help with resourcing of all courses for young people, including vocational provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 22/10/2019 16:05:57 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1148785

	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	Adult Education: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to extend full fee remission for adult education courses to full time carers under Adult Education Budget rules.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Adult Education Budget (AEB) currently supports 3 legal entitlements to full funding for eligible adult learners:</p><ul><li>English and maths, up to and including level 2, for individuals aged 19+, who have not previously attained a GCSE grade A* - C or grade 4, or higher.</li><li>First full qualification at level 2 for individuals aged 19 - 23.</li><li>First full qualification at level 3 for individuals aged 19 - 23.</li></ul><p> </p><p>A fourth legal entitlement to fully funded specified digital skills qualifications for adults, aged 19+, with no or low digital skills will come into effect from 1 August 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the AEB supports delivery of flexible tailored provision for adults up to level 2 which is either fully funded or co-funded depending on a learner’s age, prior attainment and circumstances.</p><p><strong> <br> </strong>For the 2019/20 academic year, the AEB is continuing a trial to support those in work on low incomes, which allows providers to fully fund eligible learners on low wages, who would otherwise be eligible for co-funding. The trial will apply in respect of learners who are resident outside of devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>From August 2019, approximately 50% of the AEB has been devolved to 6 Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Mayor of London, through the Greater London Authority. They are now responsible for commissioning and funding AEB provision for learners resident in their areas.</p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) remains responsible for funding learners resident in non-devolved areas. For those learners, we will continue to consider how we can most effectively support learners. However, currently there are no current plans to extend full fee remission to full time carers under the ESFA AEB funding rules.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 22/10/2019 16:50:21 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis