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1416050

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of average length of time of pupil suspensions in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, and (c) special schools in (i) Oxford, (ii) Oxfordshire, (iii) South East England, and (iv) England in (A) 2019-20 and (B) 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	110571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Information on the numbers and rates of permanent exclusions and suspensions is available in the national statistics release “Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England.” This can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england</a>.</p><p>The release includes data at national, regional, local authority, local authority district and school level. Data is not yet available for the academic year 2020-21, as this is due to be published in July 2022. Tables relating to 2019-20 giving the number and rate of permanent exclusions and suspensions by school type have been produced using the ‘create tables’ tool at the following links:</p><ul><li>Oxfordshire, South East and England: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/ce18be44-a5aa-4e3f-ba27-34e5d9e5a38a" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/ce18be44-a5aa-4e3f-ba27-34e5d9e5a38a</a></li><li>Oxford: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/48f9a035-9123-477e-8249-aae4b0ca3ed3" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/48f9a035-9123-477e-8249-aae4b0ca3ed3</a></li></ul><p>The attached table shows the average length of suspensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 110569 110570 question first answered 02/02/2022 12:58:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker attachment 1 file name 110569_110570_110571_avarage_length_of_exclusions.pdf title Exclusions
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1416907

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Gender Based Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's assessment is of the extent and effectiveness of existing programmes aiming to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) within schools and colleges in England, for each category of action (a) interventions that seek to transform gender norms to prevent VAWG, (b) healthy relationships education and bystander skills for both children and adolescents, (c) applied, participatory theatre projects concerning VAWG, (d) interventions designed to promote empowerment through self-defence and coaching for young women and (e) training of education professionals around the identification of potential victims of VAWG and their referral to other agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	112688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Schools and colleges have a critical role to play in protecting children and keeping them safe.</p><p>The subjects of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) are now a statutory part of the curriculum. They include teaching 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 alive to issues such as sexism, misogyny, homophobia, and gender stereotypes, and to take positive action to tackle these issues. The guidance is available to view 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 these subjects, so they can develop an integrated approach that is sensitive to the needs and backgrounds of their pupils. The department has provided advice on choosing resources and working with external agencies in the non-statutory implementation guidance here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plan-your-relationships-sex-and-health-curriculum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plan-your-relationships-sex-and-health-curriculum</a>.</p><p>Following the Ofsted review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, the department is strengthening support for designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) so they can confidently identify and address sexual abuse and harassment. This includes funding What Works for Children’s Social Care to trial supervision and training for DSLs in schools with a particular focus on supporting them to respond to sexual abuse issues in schools, working with the Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse. This also includes incorporating resources on child sexual abuse into the online resource hub for DSLs, which will launch in summer 2022.</p><p>Further education providers are expected to provide personal and social development for their learners and will be judged by Ofsted on how they deliver this. Key criteria for the assessment include developing confidence and resilience, understanding how to keep mentally and physically healthy and developing an age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships through appropriate relationships and sex education. The department does not specify how colleges should achieve this.</p><p>The statutory safeguarding guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' is very clear that all staff in schools and colleges should be aware of indicators of any form of abuse and or neglect, and what they should do if they have any concerns about a child being abused.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/02/2022 13:27:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1454834

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average (a) cost per hour and (b) signing bonus is of agency-provided teaching staff in (i) Oxford, (ii) Oxfordshire, (iii) South East and (iv) England.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	148349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found 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>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148350 148351 148353 question first answered 01/04/2022 12:36:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1454836

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what qualifications are required of agency-provided staff in schools in (a) Oxford, (b) Oxfordshire, (c) South East and (d) England.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	148350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found 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>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148349 148351 148353 question first answered 01/04/2022 12:36:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1454837

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of low Ofsted ratings on levels of schools’ reliance on agency-provided staff.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	148351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found 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>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148349 148350 148353 question first answered 01/04/2022 12:36:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1454839

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the Government's arrangement with the Crown Commercial Service on levels of (a) fees transparency in teaching staff agencies and (b) agency-supplied staff fees.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	148353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found 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>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148349 148350 148351 question first answered 01/04/2022 12:36:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693430

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the document entitled Draft terms of reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, what updates her Department has provided on relevant developments in its area of work to that group since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	16846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities over a range of issues. More broadly, I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 1 March 2024, Official Report, PQ 16019 on tackling anti-Muslim hatred.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/03/2024 10:36:33 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1582796

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment of the Brexit Freedoms Bill in accordance with the public sector equality duty or (b) demonstrate due regard to equality in another way.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	137983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The equality impact assessment for the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill was published on 22 September 2022. This is available on the Bill page on <a href="http://www.parliament.uk" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk</a> via the following weblink: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0156/REUL_Bill_Impact_Assessment_22-09-2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0156/REUL_Bill_Impact_Assessment_22-09-2022.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/02/2023 12:18:08 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1688160

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Autism and Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure that new school buildings are designed so as to enable students with (a) physical disabilities, (b) mental disabilities and (c) autism spectrum conditions to be included in the (i) curriculum and (ii) life of the school; and what steps her Department has taken to assist schools to adapt existing buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	13621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The department’s ambition is for all children and young people, no matter what their special educational needs and disabilities are, to receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.</p><p>All school building projects that are delivered by the department must meet the requirements set out in the department’s school building specification. The department publishes a range of guidance specifically for the construction of special schools, which support the provision of inclusive learning environments including access, acoustics and specialist Special Educational Needs provision. These are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/school-design-and-construction" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/school-design-and-construction</a>.</p><p>More generally, all new school buildings must meet the requirements of the Building Regulation’s Approved Document: M, which sets out the details on access to and use of buildings. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-and-use-of-buildings-approved-document-m" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-and-use-of-buildings-approved-document-m</a>.</p><p>The department does not publish specific guidance on how to adapt existing schools. Under the Equality Act 2010, schools must make reasonable adjustments to prevent pupils with special educational needs and disabilities being put at a substantial disadvantage. Additionally, under the Children and Families Act 2014, mainstream schools must use their best endeavours to make sure a child or young person who has special educational needs and disabilities, including those who are autistic, get the special educational provision they need.</p><p>To support the adaptation of existing buildings, the department has allocated over £1.5 billion of High Needs Provision Capital for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years. This funding forms part of the department’s transformational investment of £2.6 billion in new high needs provision between 2022 and 2025. Local authorities can use this funding to deliver new places in mainstream and special schools, as well as other specialist settings, and to improve the suitability and accessibility of existing buildings.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 19/02/2024 17:13:26 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1419084

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	UN Committee On the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date the Government last submitted a report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	117047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic State Report on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (ICERD) was submitted in 2016. The Government's interim response to recommendations was submitted in 2017.</p><p>The UK’s combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will be submitted shortly. The ICERD State Report is an invaluable opportunity for us to assess our work to combat racial disparities and discrimination since our last report in 2016</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 07/02/2022 17:51:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds