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1504907

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	AQA: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has had discussions with the management at AQA on resolving the industrial dispute with UNISON.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	47695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>It is for AQA to resolve the industrial dispute with UNISON. The department has not had discussions with AQA on the industrial dispute in question. As the independent regulator for qualifications, Ofqual works with exam boards to make sure that any potential risks to the timely and secure delivery of GCSE, AS and A levels are appropriately managed. Ofqual has been closely monitoring the situation and meeting regularly with senior staff at AQA to discuss their contingency plans. AQA has provided assurances that the ongoing industrial action will not impact on the delivery of GCSE, AS and A level results or post-results services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/09/2022 16:03:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1505078

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) local and (b) national funding is available for parents and close family members for studying advanced British Sign Language courses that enable them to communicate more effectively with their children.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	47670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Funding is available through the adult education budget (AEB) for qualifications in or focussing on British Sign Language (BSL) up to and including level 2. About 60% of the AEB has been devolved to Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Greater London Authority who determine which provision to fund for learners resident in their areas. Education and Skills Funding Agency provides the remaining funding for learners resident in non-devolved areas. Some providers of community learning offer BSL courses, and those providers determine the course fees, including levels of fee remission. For qualifications at level 3 and above, Advanced Learner Loans are available for certain BSL qualifications. BSL qualifications and the appropriate further education funding offer can be found here: <a href="https://www.qualifications.education.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.qualifications.education.gov.uk/Search</a>. Eligible students will be able to apply for student support if their undergraduate course is designated for funding under The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011. If undertaking a BSL qualification that leads to a masters level qualification, eligible students can access a postgraduate loan, as long as they have not previously accessed the postgraduate loan product, or already hold a level 7 qualification. Several universities and organisations offer such qualifications.</p><p> </p><p>There is a statutory duty, under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989, for local authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of ‘children in need’ in their area, including disabled children, by providing appropriate services to them. Services for disabled children provided under Section 17 will typically include short breaks for parent carers, equipment or adaptations to the home, and support for parents.</p><p> </p><p>Section H1 of an education, health and care plan must specify all services assessed as being needed for a disabled child or young person under 18, under section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. This may include services to be provided for parent carers of disabled children, including following an assessment of their needs under the Children Act 1989. Where this assessment judges that the family needs provision to learn BSL, it could be included here.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 47672 question first answered 21/09/2022 16:22:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1505089

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will increase transport provision for children with SEND requirements who live within three miles of their schools and are over 8 years old.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	47514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The government’s home to school transport policy aims to ensure that no child is unable to access education because of a lack of transport. Local authorities must provide free home to school transport for children of compulsory school age who attend their nearest suitable school and live beyond the statutory walking distance (2 miles for children under 8, and 3 miles for children aged 8 and over) or live within the walking distance but would not be able to walk there because of their special educational needs or disability, or because the route is unsafe.</p><p>A child who attends their nearest suitable school and would not be able to walk there because of their special educational needs or disability will be eligible for free home to school transport even if they live less than the statutory walking distance from their school. Where a child has an education, health and care plan, the school named in the plan will usually be considered to be their nearest suitable school for transport purposes. Home to school travel and transport guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-to-school-travel-and-transport-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-to-school-travel-and-transport-guidance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/09/2022 13:56:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1505094

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether under arrangements for Education, Health and Care Plans for Deaf children may include provision and specific funding to support parents and close family members of those children to learn British Sign Language.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	47672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Funding is available through the adult education budget (AEB) for qualifications in or focussing on British Sign Language (BSL) up to and including level 2. About 60% of the AEB has been devolved to Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Greater London Authority who determine which provision to fund for learners resident in their areas. Education and Skills Funding Agency provides the remaining funding for learners resident in non-devolved areas. Some providers of community learning offer BSL courses, and those providers determine the course fees, including levels of fee remission. For qualifications at level 3 and above, Advanced Learner Loans are available for certain BSL qualifications. BSL qualifications and the appropriate further education funding offer can be found here: <a href="https://www.qualifications.education.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.qualifications.education.gov.uk/Search</a>. Eligible students will be able to apply for student support if their undergraduate course is designated for funding under The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011. If undertaking a BSL qualification that leads to a masters level qualification, eligible students can access a postgraduate loan, as long as they have not previously accessed the postgraduate loan product, or already hold a level 7 qualification. Several universities and organisations offer such qualifications.</p><p> </p><p>There is a statutory duty, under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989, for local authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of ‘children in need’ in their area, including disabled children, by providing appropriate services to them. Services for disabled children provided under Section 17 will typically include short breaks for parent carers, equipment or adaptations to the home, and support for parents.</p><p> </p><p>Section H1 of an education, health and care plan must specify all services assessed as being needed for a disabled child or young person under 18, under section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. This may include services to be provided for parent carers of disabled children, including following an assessment of their needs under the Children Act 1989. Where this assessment judges that the family needs provision to learn BSL, it could be included here.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 47670 question first answered 21/09/2022 16:22:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1503373

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to evaluate the impact of the free period products scheme in schools and colleges on the availability of those products in those settings.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	45042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The period products scheme launched in January 2020 and has most recently been extended until July 2024. Take up of the scheme is monitored regularly by the department and our supplier, phs. Within the first two years of the scheme, 94% of secondary schools and 90% of post-16 organisations had ordered at least once. These organisations have older students and therefore are more likely to have a higher proportion of students in scope, compared to primary schools.</p><p>The department is considering opportunities to publish further management information in the future, as well as the need for further research into the scheme to evaluate its impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45281 45296 45360 question first answered 22/09/2022 14:07:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1503423

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
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 help ensure that Sefton Council improves children's services in Southport following Ofsted rating those services inadequate.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>A Statutory Direction was issued to Sefton on 24 May 2022 following the 9 May 2022 Ofsted report that judged children’s services to be inadequate. The direction requires the Council to work with a commissioner appointed by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education. In addition, the commissioner is conducting an assessment of the Council’s capacity and capability to improve itself and is in the process of finalising the report for submission to the department on the 30 September and later publication in October 2022. This report will help determine the best next steps to ensure improvements are made for vulnerable children and families.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45126 question first answered 21/09/2022 16:36:56 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503437

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
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 help ensure that reform programmes for SEND and children's services are joined up so that the social care needs of disabled children and their families are met.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care published its final report on 23 May 2022. The Review heard from many families raising disabled children and has made a number of recommendations for disabled children, including around family help and the need to destigmatise support. The government will publish a detailed and ambitious implementation strategy for children’s social care.</p><p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper sets out proposals, including the creation of a single SEND and AP system in England with nationally agreed standards about the support that will be provided. The consultation closed on 22 July 2022, and the department will set out its plan for delivering improvements to the SEND and AP system later this year.</p><p>The government wants the best outcomes for children and families, with an approach that aligns the response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care with the reforms to the SEND system, to meet the needs of disabled children and their families. Our plans for children’s social care and SEND reform are being drawn up in parallel and we will continue to work closely so that reforms resulting from these reviews lead to a coherent system that works for all vulnerable children.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/09/2022 14:31:56 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503438

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
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 improve the standard of children services provision in Sefton.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>A Statutory Direction was issued to Sefton on 24 May 2022 following the 9 May 2022 Ofsted report that judged children’s services to be inadequate. The direction requires the Council to work with a commissioner appointed by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education. In addition, the commissioner is conducting an assessment of the Council’s capacity and capability to improve itself and is in the process of finalising the report for submission to the department on the 30 September and later publication in October 2022. This report will help determine the best next steps to ensure improvements are made for vulnerable children and families.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45108 question first answered 21/09/2022 16:36:56 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503459

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Extracurricular Activities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of schools that have not resumed delivery of a full extra-curricular offering compared to before the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	45065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>It is up to schools to decide what extra-curricular activities to offer to pupils. This can change and the department does not ask them to provide regular data.</p><p>However, the department included questions in both the School Snapshot Panel Survey and the Pupil and Parent Panel Surveys to understand provision and take up of extra-curricular activity, including the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>The information collected does not indicate how many schools have returned to the same level of provision as before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, parents and pupils have reported that the uptake of extra-curricular activities increased in the 2021/22 academic year, compared to 2020/21, as schools looked to rebuild their offer to pupils.</p><p>The data can be found at:</p><ul><li>School Snapshot Panel Surveys: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-panel-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-panel-covid-19</a>.</li><li>Parent, Pupil and Learner Panels: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parent-pupil-and-learner-panel-omnibus-surveys-for-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parent-pupil-and-learner-panel-omnibus-surveys-for-2021-to-2022</a>.</li><li>School and College Panel Oct 21: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1064835/School_and_College_Panel_Oct_21_Report_V10.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1064835/School_and_College_Panel_Oct_21_Report_V10.pdf</a>.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We expect to publish further survey results in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/09/2022 14:24:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1503462

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Sanitary Products
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 (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the free period products scheme.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	45088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The period products scheme launched in January 2020, and has most recently been extended until July 2024. Take up of the scheme is monitored regularly by the department and our supplier, phs. Within the first two years of the scheme, 94% of secondary schools and 90% of post-16 organisations had ordered at least once. These organisations have older students and therefore are more likely to have a higher proportion of students in scope, compared to primary schools.</p><p>The department publishes statistics regarding the scheme’s operation, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information</a>.</p><p>The department is considering opportunities to publish further management information in the future, as well as the need for further research into the scheme to evaluate its impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45345 45363 question first answered 26/09/2022 11:32:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier