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1719280

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to evaluate the recommendations of the 2024 School Teachers’ Review Body report.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	27018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) makes recommendations on the pay of teachers in England and reports to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister.</p><p>As part of the normal process, the STRB has now submitted its recommendations to the government on teacher pay for 2024/25. The government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 27019 question first answered 23/05/2024 14:47:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1719283

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the 2024 School Teachers’ Review Body report.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	27019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) makes recommendations on the pay of teachers in England and reports to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister.</p><p>As part of the normal process, the STRB has now submitted its recommendations to the government on teacher pay for 2024/25. The government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 27018 question first answered 23/05/2024 14:47:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713125

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2022 to Question 151074 on Department for Education: Parking, if she will take steps to update and publish the data relating to her Department and arm's length bodies in that table.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The attached table includes data to support the response relating to the department and arm’s length bodies.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/05/2024 16:26:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 23182_attachment_number_of_parking_spaces.pdf title Number of Parking Spaces
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713162

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's (a) mean result and (b) standard deviation in the civil service people survey results for questions (i) W01, (ii) W02, (iii) W03 and (iv) W04 on personal wellbeing has been in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The questions on personal wellbeing were introduced to the Civil Service People Survey in 2012 and therefore have only been in the survey for each of the last 12 years.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides the mean average and standard deviation of the department’s results for the four questions on personal wellbeing W01 to W04.</p><p>The department does not hold the individual-level survey data, which is required in order to calculate the mean and standard deviation for 2017 or 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2024 13:35:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 23183_Table .xlsx title 23183_Table
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713163

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her Department's results in the civil service people survey questions on leadership and managing change for each of the last 14 years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The department’s results for each of the questions in the Civil Service People Survey relating to leadership and managing change are published online:</p><ul><li>Results from 2010 to 2018 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-people-survey-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-people-survey-results</a>.</li><li>Results from 2019 to 2023 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-people-surveys" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-people-surveys</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/04/2024 13:59:06 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1694590

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Defamation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in her Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	17568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>I am unable to confirm the details asked for, as this would contravene paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code, which prevents disclosure of the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice without their authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/03/2024 16:50:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1690350

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the safety of school buildings in Northumberland; and what recent steps she has taken to help ensure the safety of those buildings.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	14844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of those running schools, such as academy trusts and local authorities, to ensure their schools are safe and well-maintained. The department has allocated over £15 billion since 2015 for keeping schools safe and operational, including £1.8 billion committed this financial year. This funding is informed by consistent data on the school estate. In addition, the School Rebuilding Programme will transform buildings at over 500 schools across England.</p><p> </p><p>When the department is made aware of a significant issue with a building that cannot be managed locally, the department provides additional support on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials have regular discussions with relevant professional bodies and leading material specialists to ensure that they are aware of any emerging evidence regarding the safety of construction materials used in the education estate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 14845 question first answered 28/02/2024 17:28:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1690351

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Somerset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the safety of school buildings in Somerset; and what recent steps she has taken to help ensure the safety of those buildings.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	14845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of those running schools, such as academy trusts and local authorities, to ensure their schools are safe and well-maintained. The department has allocated over £15 billion since 2015 for keeping schools safe and operational, including £1.8 billion committed this financial year. This funding is informed by consistent data on the school estate. In addition, the School Rebuilding Programme will transform buildings at over 500 schools across England.</p><p> </p><p>When the department is made aware of a significant issue with a building that cannot be managed locally, the department provides additional support on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials have regular discussions with relevant professional bodies and leading material specialists to ensure that they are aware of any emerging evidence regarding the safety of construction materials used in the education estate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 14844 question first answered 28/02/2024 17:28:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1690353

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Concrete
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 impact of RAAC-related disruption on exam preparations for students in years 11 and 13.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	14846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Thanks to the hard work of school and college leaders, all schools and colleges with confirmed RAAC are providing full time face-to-face education for all pupils. The department is supporting schools and colleges to keep any disruption to education to an absolute minimum.</p><p>The government is funding the removal of RAAC present in school and colleges either through grants, or through the School Rebuilding Programme. A list of education settings with confirmed RAAC and the funding route to permanently remove RAAC was published on 8 February 2024, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information</a>. Every school or college with confirmed RAAC has been assigned dedicated support from caseworkers and project delivery teams are also on hand to support with implementing mitigation plans.</p><p>Every case is unique and the impact on schools and colleges can be highly varied, including for students in years 11 and 13. Departmental officials work with schools and colleges to put in place a bespoke plan based on their circumstances. In some cases, there is no impact on teaching space, or it is limited to small areas. For others, mitigation plans can include using other spaces on the school site or locally until building works are carried out or temporary buildings are installed.</p><p>Alongside Ofqual, the department has worked with examination awarding organisations to facilitate discussions with affected schools. Awarding organisations have agreed to be as flexible as possible within the constraints of their regulations and processes, for example by agreeing longer extensions for coursework and non-examination assessments where needed so that pupils have as much time as possible to complete these tasks.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 14847 14848 question first answered 13/03/2024 16:38:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1690354

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Concrete
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in years 11 and 13 are studying at (a) schools and (b) colleges affected by reinforced autoclave aerated concrete.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	14847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Thanks to the hard work of school and college leaders, all schools and colleges with confirmed RAAC are providing full time face-to-face education for all pupils. The department is supporting schools and colleges to keep any disruption to education to an absolute minimum.</p><p>The government is funding the removal of RAAC present in school and colleges either through grants, or through the School Rebuilding Programme. A list of education settings with confirmed RAAC and the funding route to permanently remove RAAC was published on 8 February 2024, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information</a>. Every school or college with confirmed RAAC has been assigned dedicated support from caseworkers and project delivery teams are also on hand to support with implementing mitigation plans.</p><p>Every case is unique and the impact on schools and colleges can be highly varied, including for students in years 11 and 13. Departmental officials work with schools and colleges to put in place a bespoke plan based on their circumstances. In some cases, there is no impact on teaching space, or it is limited to small areas. For others, mitigation plans can include using other spaces on the school site or locally until building works are carried out or temporary buildings are installed.</p><p>Alongside Ofqual, the department has worked with examination awarding organisations to facilitate discussions with affected schools. Awarding organisations have agreed to be as flexible as possible within the constraints of their regulations and processes, for example by agreeing longer extensions for coursework and non-examination assessments where needed so that pupils have as much time as possible to complete these tasks.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 14846 14848 question first answered 13/03/2024 16:38:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson