Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1363666

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's trial of air purifiers in Bradford schools.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	63786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The trial of air purifiers is funded by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), who are contracting the trial management to Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via their Centre for Applied Educational Research programme.</p><p>The full results of the study are expected in October 2022, but it is anticipated that an interim report on the feasibility of using air cleaners (HEPA and UV-C devices) in a school setting will be available early in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/10/2021 12:12:05 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1363703

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is he taking to improve the financial literacy of school children in Feltham and Heston constituency.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	63729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>Education on financial matters helps to ensure that young people are prepared to manage their money well, make sound financial decisions and know where to seek further information when needed.</p><p>Finance education forms part of the citizenship national curriculum which can be taught at all key stages and is compulsory at key stages 3 and 4: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum</a>. Financial education ensures that pupils are taught the functions and uses of money, the importance of personal budgeting, money management and managing financial risk. At secondary school, pupils are taught about income and expenditure, credit and debt, insurance, savings and pensions, financial products and services, and how public money is raised and spent.</p><p>The department has introduced a rigorous mathematics curriculum, which provides young people with the knowledge and financial skills to make important financial decisions. In the primary mathematics curriculum, there is a strong emphasis on the essential arithmetic knowledge that pupils should be taught. This knowledge is vital, as a strong grasp of numeracy and numbers will underpin pupils’ ability to manage budgets and money, including, for example, using percentages. There is also some specific content about financial education, such as calculations with money.</p><p>The secondary mathematics curriculum develops pupils’ understanding and skills in relation to more complex personal finance issues such as calculating loan repayments, interest rates and compound interest.</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 background of their pupils.</p><p>The department works closely with the Money and Pensions Service and other stakeholders such as Her Majesty's Treasury, to consider what can be discovered from other sector initiatives and whether there is scope to provide further support for the teaching of financial education in schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/10/2021 12:01:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1363704

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the take up of foreign languages in schools.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	63730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>One of the key priorities of the department is the take-up of languages.</p><p>In September 2014, a statutory requirement for all key stage 2 pupils to study either an ancient or a modern foreign language was introduced to the national curriculum. The department has also taken steps to increase the uptake of languages at GCSE, which is why GCSEs in all modern and ancient languages have been part of the English Baccalaureate performance measure for secondary schools, first introduced in 2010.</p><p>The department also recently carried out a consultation earlier this year on proposed changes to the subject content for French, German and Spanish GCSEs, the most popular languages at this level. The intention is that more pupils will want to study languages at GCSE level and encourage them to continue with this study to post-16 and beyond. The department plans to respond to the consultation later this year.</p><p>The total number of pupils in state-funded schools in England entered for examinations in at least one language GCSE has increased from 231,224 in 2010 to 253,379 in 2019. This amounted to an increase among all key stage 4 pupils of 7 percentage points from 40% in 2010 to 47% in 2019. With GCSE examinations due to re-commence in 2022, we will return to publishing, as far as possible, our usual range of English Baccalaureate entry and attainment measures.</p><p>The department also provides funding for several programmes to improve teaching quality and take-up in specific languages. These are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Modern Foreign Languages Pedagogy Pilot led by the National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy at the University of York</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) led by University College London Institute of Education in partnership with the British Council</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Modelled on the MEP, the Department also recently announced a £4 million Latin Excellence Programme to increase uptake and attainment in Latin in secondary schools from September 2022 onwards</li></ul> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/10/2021 11:49:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1363091

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's Press Release, published on 21 August 2021, when he expects all 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors to have been delivered to schools; and how many of those monitors have been delivered by 25 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	62878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The CO2 monitor roll out began in September across special schools and alternative provision, who were prioritised to receive their monitors first given their higher-than-average numbers of vulnerable pupils. These settings have now received their full allocation of monitors.  Monitors are now being dispatched to all schools and other eligible settings over the remainder of the autumn term. The roll out is on track, and we expect all eligible settings to have received their monitors by the end of the autumn term.</p><p>The department will begin publishing delivery data from 4 November. The first publication will cover all deliveries up to 25 October.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 62784 62785 question first answered 28/10/2021 15:08:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1363094

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria proposals for new capital building projects will be required to meet; and what steps he will take to determine the priority for new build schools.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	62773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The School Rebuilding Programme was announced in 2020 with a commitment to 500 rebuilding and refurbishment projects over the next decade. We announced the first 100 projects in the programme earlier this year. Further details, including the approach used to prioritise these schools, are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme</a>.</p><p>A consultation on the approach to prioritising schools for future places in the programme closed on 8 October 2021. We plan to publish the response and details of the future prioritisation process in early 2022.</p><p>The department approves new free schools through the central free schools route. The process is competitive, and bids are assessed by the department against the specific criteria for each free school round. The most recent application round closed in November 2019 and the department is not currently accepting bids for new free schools. The department will set out plans for further free school approvals in due course.</p><p>In addition to the centrally delivered free schools route, local authorities can build new schools under section 6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (the ‘free school presumption route’). We provide funding for all the places that are needed, based on local authorities’ own data on pupil forecasts. Local authorities use this funding to provide places in new schools or through expansions of existing schools. They can work with any school in their local area, including academies and free schools and have the flexibility to make the best decisions for their local area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/10/2021 12:02:32 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1363103

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	All Saints Roman Catholic School York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that pupils at All Saints school in York can learn in safe and appropriate school buildings.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	62774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The former Minister for the School System met with representatives from All Saints school, the Diocese of Middlesbrough and York City Council in June to discuss the condition issues facing the school, and a capital adviser from the department visited the school in July to understand the condition of the buildings. I have written to the Member for York Central regarding this matter.</p><p>The department allocates annual condition funding to schools and those responsible for school buildings to support them meet their duties to maintain schools in safe and operational condition. Local authorities, large multi-academy trusts and large voluntary-aided bodies (such as dioceses) receive a School Condition Allocation to invest in priorities across the schools for which they are responsible.</p><p>The Dioceses of Leeds and Middlesbrough chain received a combined School Condition Allocation of £3,112,383 in the 2021-22 financial year to invest in improving the condition of their schools. All Saints Roman Catholic School also received a Devolved Formula Capital payment of £32,247 in the 2021-22 financial year to spend on their capital priorities.</p><p>The department is also replacing poor condition and ageing school buildings with modern, energy efficient designs through the School Rebuilding Programme. The first 100 schools in the programme have been announced as part of a commitment to 500 projects over the next decade. Further details of the programme are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme</a>. The department recently launched a consultation on its approach to prioritising schools for future rounds of the programme, which ran until 8 October 2021. We plan to publish the response and details of the future prioritisation process in early 2022.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/10/2021 12:27:56 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1363141

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many CO2 monitors were distributed to schools by the end of the autumn 2021 term (a) nationally, (b) regionally and (c) by local authority.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	62784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The CO2 monitor roll out began in September across special schools and alternative provision, who were prioritised to receive their monitors first given their higher-than-average numbers of vulnerable pupils. These settings have now received their full allocation of monitors.  Monitors are now being dispatched to all schools and other eligible settings over the remainder of the autumn term. The roll out is on track, and we expect all eligible settings to have received their monitors by the end of the autumn term.</p><p>The department will begin publishing delivery data from 4 November. The first publication will cover all deliveries up to 25 October.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 62785 62878 question first answered 28/10/2021 15:08:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1363143

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools received their full allocation of CO2 monitors by the end of the autumn 2021 term.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	62785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The CO2 monitor roll out began in September across special schools and alternative provision, who were prioritised to receive their monitors first given their higher-than-average numbers of vulnerable pupils. These settings have now received their full allocation of monitors.  Monitors are now being dispatched to all schools and other eligible settings over the remainder of the autumn term. The roll out is on track, and we expect all eligible settings to have received their monitors by the end of the autumn term.</p><p>The department will begin publishing delivery data from 4 November. The first publication will cover all deliveries up to 25 October.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 62784 62878 question first answered 28/10/2021 15:08:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1363715

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date he plans to announce capital funding for rebuilding schools in the next stage of the School Rebuilding Programme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	63926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The School Rebuilding Programme was announced in 2020 with a commitment to 500 rebuilding and refurbishment projects over the next decade. Details, including the approach to prioritisation, are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme</a>.</p><p>The department announced the first 50 schools in February 2021 and a second set of 50 in July, with each round supported by £1 billion in funding. This comes on top of £11.3 billion allocated since 2015 to improve the condition of schools. We will set out details of condition funding for the 2022/23 financial year in due course.</p><p>A consultation on the approach to prioritising schools for future places in the programme closed on 8 October 2021. We plan to publish the response and further details of the programme in early 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/10/2021 13:04:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1362290

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on trends in the level of absences of (a) teaching and non-teaching staff and (b) pupils in schools as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	60455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care are working together closely to monitor COVID-19 related absence trends for both pupils and staff in schools. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, have regular discussions across a range of issues related to the COVID-19 outbreak. There has been a shared government priority throughout the COVID-19 outbreak to keep nurseries, schools and colleges open and reduce disruption to education.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of pupils in state-funded schools absent for COVID-19 since the start of the academic year can be found on Explore Education Statistics. The published data has been tabulated here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/c95bbdf9-07e2-407e-8741-da6e00c837df" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/c95bbdf9-07e2-407e-8741-da6e00c837df</a>. Similarly, the number and proportion of teaching and non-teaching staff absent for COVID-19 since the start of the academic year can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/76767b09-1e9d-4871-bd10-4273aef84140" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/76767b09-1e9d-4871-bd10-4273aef84140</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/10/2021 11:23:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell