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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

1546815

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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 assessment her Department has made for the implications of her policies of Recommendation 10 of the report published in March 2022 by the Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	99961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Recommendation 10 of this report proposes the development of a national education initiative in schools which educates young people on ways they can play a role in preventing violence against women and girls.</p><p>Schools and colleges have a critical role to play in protecting children and keeping them safe. Since September 2020, relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) has been a statutory part of the curriculum. RSHE teaches pupils what healthy relationships look like, and the concepts of, and laws relating to, all forms of abuse. The RSHE statutory guidance also advises schools to be aware of issues such as sexism, misogyny, homophobia, and gender stereotypes, and to take positive action to tackle these issues. The RSHE guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.</p><p>As with other aspects of the curriculum, schools have flexibility over how they deliver RSHE, so they can develop an integrated approach that is sensitive to the needs and backgrounds of their pupils. Some schools choose to deliver programmes which include lessons on how to be an active bystander. Rape, harassment, and abuse are explicitly taught about in the ‘Being Safe’ topic. Schools should teach pupils the knowledge they need to recognise and report abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Pupils should know how to report concerns and seek advice when they suspect or know that something is wrong.</p><p>Following the Ofsted Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, the Department is producing non-statutory guidance that will focus on how to teach RSHE to prevent sexual harassment and sexual violence. This guidance is to be published in 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/12/2022 18:06:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1546839

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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, whether a summer-born child with an Education, Health and Care Plan has the right to apply to (a) start and (b) maintain education outside their chronological year group as a compulsory school age start set out in the Admissions Code.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	99943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>A child does not have to start school until they have reached compulsory school age. For summer born children, this means that they do not need to start school until the September after their fifth birthday.</p><p>Where a child has an education, health and care (EHC) plan, the School Admissions Code does not apply to the admission decision. Instead, the Children and Families Act 2014 and Regulations made under the Act set out the process for a local authority drawing up such a plan. The local authority must set out, at section B of the plan, the needs of a child and, at section F, the special educational provision to meet those needs. The local authority must review the plan at least annually.</p><p>The local authority has various statutory duties that apply to its decisions over a plan. These include a duty to have regard to the views, wishes and feelings of the parents of the child. A parent of a summer born child, when an EHC plan is being reviewed or when a plan is first being drawn up, has a right to ask a local authority for them to be placed in a year group other than the usual for their chronological age.</p><p>If a child has special educational needs (SEN) that may be connected with their being summer born, such as a developmental delay, then the local authority will have to reflect these in Section B of the plan. The local authority must specify in Section F of the plan ‘special educational provision’ for each and every need specified in Section B. The local authority may decide that a child being placed in a year group other than the usual for their chronological age should be such special educational provision, and if so, the local authority must write this into Section F.</p><p>If the parents are dissatisfied with what an EHC plan does or does not say in relation to SEN or special educational provision, they have certain rights of appeal to the first-tier Tribunal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 05/12/2022 18:00:10 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1547078

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children with a CAMHS referral listed on their education, health and care plan who have been waiting more than 6 months for mental health support through CAMHS.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	99934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the number of children with a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) referral listed on their education, health and care (EHC) plan, who have been waiting more than six months for mental health support through CAMHS.</p><p>The department collects data on the number of EHC plans maintained by local authorities and on the request and assessment process, but this does not include information on whether a CAMHS referral has been listed on the EHC plan.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 06/12/2022 16:05:32 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1546854

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the annual saving to the public purse from services provided by young carers.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	99923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The children in need census collects information only on children who are referred to children’s social care services. Therefore, it does not provide a full count of young carers in England. However, where social workers have identified that being a young carer is a factor relevant to a child being in need of children’s social care services, information is collected. More information on the census is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census</a>.</p><p>To provide a more complete count of young carers in England, information on whether a pupil has been identified as a young carer will be collected for the first time in the 2023 spring school census. This new indicator was designed in consultation with representatives from the educational, voluntary and charitable sectors and accompanying guidance for schools has been provided on completing the census. The department is continuing to work closely with these sectors to promote usage of the new indicator from January 2023 and beyond.</p><p>Information on the cost and saving to the public purse from services provided by young carers is not held centrally. Data on local authority expenditure on family support services is collected via the Section 251 return and published in the annual local authority and school expenditure statistical release. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022</a> and here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>Expenditure on young carers is not collected as a separate category.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 99920 99921 99922 question first answered 05/12/2022 17:31:49 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1546853

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of services provided for young carers in the latest year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	99922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The children in need census collects information only on children who are referred to children’s social care services. Therefore, it does not provide a full count of young carers in England. However, where social workers have identified that being a young carer is a factor relevant to a child being in need of children’s social care services, information is collected. More information on the census is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census</a>.</p><p>To provide a more complete count of young carers in England, information on whether a pupil has been identified as a young carer will be collected for the first time in the 2023 spring school census. This new indicator was designed in consultation with representatives from the educational, voluntary and charitable sectors and accompanying guidance for schools has been provided on completing the census. The department is continuing to work closely with these sectors to promote usage of the new indicator from January 2023 and beyond.</p><p>Information on the cost and saving to the public purse from services provided by young carers is not held centrally. Data on local authority expenditure on family support services is collected via the Section 251 return and published in the annual local authority and school expenditure statistical release. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022</a> and here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>Expenditure on young carers is not collected as a separate category.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 99920 99921 99923 question first answered 05/12/2022 17:31:49 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1546852

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the school census accurately records the number of young carers.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	99921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The children in need census collects information only on children who are referred to children’s social care services. Therefore, it does not provide a full count of young carers in England. However, where social workers have identified that being a young carer is a factor relevant to a child being in need of children’s social care services, information is collected. More information on the census is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census</a>.</p><p>To provide a more complete count of young carers in England, information on whether a pupil has been identified as a young carer will be collected for the first time in the 2023 spring school census. This new indicator was designed in consultation with representatives from the educational, voluntary and charitable sectors and accompanying guidance for schools has been provided on completing the census. The department is continuing to work closely with these sectors to promote usage of the new indicator from January 2023 and beyond.</p><p>Information on the cost and saving to the public purse from services provided by young carers is not held centrally. Data on local authority expenditure on family support services is collected via the Section 251 return and published in the annual local authority and school expenditure statistical release. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022</a> and here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>Expenditure on young carers is not collected as a separate category.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 99920 99922 99923 question first answered 05/12/2022 17:31:49 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1546851

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Carers
	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 potential scale of undercounting of young carers in the children in need census.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	99920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The children in need census collects information only on children who are referred to children’s social care services. Therefore, it does not provide a full count of young carers in England. However, where social workers have identified that being a young carer is a factor relevant to a child being in need of children’s social care services, information is collected. More information on the census is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/children-in-need-census</a>.</p><p>To provide a more complete count of young carers in England, information on whether a pupil has been identified as a young carer will be collected for the first time in the 2023 spring school census. This new indicator was designed in consultation with representatives from the educational, voluntary and charitable sectors and accompanying guidance for schools has been provided on completing the census. The department is continuing to work closely with these sectors to promote usage of the new indicator from January 2023 and beyond.</p><p>Information on the cost and saving to the public purse from services provided by young carers is not held centrally. Data on local authority expenditure on family support services is collected via the Section 251 return and published in the annual local authority and school expenditure statistical release. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2021-to-2022/section-251-outturn-guidance-2021-to-2022</a> and here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>Expenditure on young carers is not collected as a separate category.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 99921 99922 99923 question first answered 05/12/2022 17:31:49 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

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

1682906

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children in school are not exposed to high levels of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	9991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The department has published the Building Bulletin 101, which provides non-statutory guidance on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-101-ventilation-for-school-buildings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-101-ventilation-for-school-buildings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Local outdoor air quality is the responsibility of local authorities who should prepare air quality action plans to ensure the level of pollutants is reduced. In January 2019, the government published the Clean Air Strategy setting out plans to deal with all sources of pollution. This is accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-air-strategy-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-air-strategy-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on good estate management for ventilation in schools is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools/health-and-safety" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools/health-and-safety</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/01/2024 17:24:10 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies