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1463475

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the proposal in the SEND Review to provide a tailored list of settings for parents of children with disabilities, what steps the Government plans to take to help ensure that that proposal does not affect choice of support for children, particularly those with complex disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The SEND and AP green paper sets out the government's proposals to improve the outcomes and experiences of children and young people with SEND and their families. The proposals aim to drive national consistency in how needs are assessed, identified, and met across education, health and care through the introduction of national standards. These standards are intended to set out the full range of support for meeting all needs, including those of children and young people with more complex needs. The standards will also include guidance and best practice on reasonable adjustments for disabled children.</p><p>As part of our proposals, our aim is to provide parents and carers with a clearer understanding of the support that should be available to meet their child’s needs and support them to make an informed choice about which education provider they would like their child to attend. Where specialist provision is required, the department is consulting on proposals for a simplified process where parents and carers will be supported to express an informed preference for a suitable placement from a tailored list of providers that are appropriate to meet their child’s needs. The expectation is that all schools on the list will be able to meet the child’s special educational needs as identified in their education health and care needs assessments. This aims to give parents and carers clarity on what is available locally which may still include mainstream, special, independent or out of borough provision where appropriate in order to meet the child’s needs. Our intention is that this will lead to greater transparency about what is available for children and young people in their local school and greater clarity about how it can be provided. The department also aims for this to improve the choice offered to parents and carers by suggesting options they may not have otherwise considered.</p><p>All of the proposals within the green paper are currently open to a full public consultation and the department will be listening carefully to all views expressed to ensure policies secure the departments ambitions to improve outcomes and parental confidence in the system. The department is committed to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to take part in the consultation and encourages everyone to do so.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 3592 3795 question first answered 24/05/2022 12:52:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1462970

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
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 25 April 2022 to Question 155726 on Special Educational Needs: Tribunals, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the introduction of compulsory mediation on the ability of families with disabled children to access the SEND Tribunal and obtain redress when necessary.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	2329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>As the SEND and AP green paper sets out, the new national system will be designed to minimise uncertainty and disagreements throughout the system and improve parental confidence. The department recognises, however, that disputes around decision-making may still occur.</p><p>The government’s proposals seek to resolve issues earlier and improve relationships locally by strengthening mediation, including consulting on making it mandatory. Appeals to the tribunal should only need to be made in cases where parents feel that their child’s needs or proposed provision arrangements are not in line with the new national SEND standards, and mediation has not resolved the dispute. Mediation helps to maintain and improve relationships between providers, local authorities and families which is important for long-term collaborative working and supports better outcomes for children and young people.</p><p>This will reduce the need for cases to escalate to tribunal. The department will make sure there is appropriate support available to parents to help them understand the mediation process and how best to engage with it. However, parents will still be able to go to tribunal if necessary.</p><p>The green paper is now out for public consultation on its proposals until 22 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/05/2022 16:57:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1462971

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the proposal in his Department's SEND review to only allow families with disabled children to pick a school from a pre-defined list, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the mental health of parent carers from having to appeal this list in order to have their child attend a school that meets their disabled child’s needs.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	2330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Through the proposals set out in the SEND and AP green paper, it is our aim to provide parents and carers with a clearer understanding of the support that should be available to meet their child’s needs, regardless of where they live.</p><p>Where specialist provision is required, the department is consulting on proposals for a simplified process where parents will be supported to express an informed preference for a suitable placement from a tailored list of settings that are appropriate to meet their child’s needs.</p><p>This aims to give parents and carers clarity on what is available locally which may still include mainstream, special, independent, or out of borough provision where appropriate in order to meet their child’s needs.</p><p>The expectation is that all schools on the list will be settings that can meet the child’s special educational needs as identified in their education, health and care needs assessments, therefore reducing the need to appeal and improving the choice offered to parents.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/05/2022 16:58:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1463095

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing immediate access to full maintenance loans for medical students in line with other healthcare professional courses for the duration of their degree programme.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	2594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting medical students. Students attending years one to four of a standard medical degree course qualify for a fee loan to meet the full costs of their tuition, and a partially means-tested loan for living costs from Student Finance England. Students with adult or child dependants can apply for fully means-tested grants, and students who are obliged to incur additional costs while studying as a result of a disability can apply for disabled students’ allowances.</p><p>Maximum grants and loans for living costs were increased by 3.1% this academic year, and we have announced that they will increase by a further 2.3% next year. In addition, we are freezing maximum tuition fees for the 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years. By the 2024/25 academic year, maximum fees will have been frozen for seven years, meaning reduced debt for students in real terms.</p><p>We are also reforming student loans so that new borrowers starting from the 2023/24 academic year onwards will not, under the new terms, be required to repay more than they have borrowed when adjusted for inflation.</p><p>For the fifth year of a standard medical degree course, and years two to four of accelerated medical programmes, the Government pays students’ tuition fees via a non-repayable Bursary, funded by Health Education England via the NHS Business Services Authority. Every eligible student receives an NHS Bursary at a minimum of £1,000 plus a means-tested bursary of up to £3,191.</p><p>The NHS Bursary provides additional allowances including for childcare, travel and accommodation, and to help students manage shortfalls between their income and expenditure. Students eligible for bursary support for an academic year of their course can also apply for a reduced rate non-means tested loans for living costs from Student Finance England.</p><p>Where a student is struggling financially and is eligible for the NHS Bursary, the Exceptional Support Fund is available where they may be able to claim for any sum between £100 and £3,000, depending on current financial circumstances. Additionally, Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses provides reimbursement towards travel and accommodation costs that may be incurred whilst undertaking a practice placement.</p><p>In our guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) on funding for the 2021/22 financial year, we made clear that the OfS should protect the £256 million allocation for the student premiums to support disadvantaged students and those that need additional help. The 2022/23 financial year guidance to the OfS confirms universities will continue to be able to support students in hardship through the student premium. Ministers’ Strategic Priorities Grant guidance letter to the OfS asks that the OfS looks to protect the student premium in cash terms for 2022/23.</p><p>Alongside this, the government is also making available discretionary funding of £144 million to support vulnerable people and individuals on low incomes, including students, to support those ineligible for council tax. The government recognises many households will need support to deal with rising energy costs, and has therefore announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in the 2022/23 financial year. This includes a £200 discount on energy bills this autumn for domestic electricity customers in Great Britain, which will be paid back automatically over the next five years.</p><p>The department has secured up to £75 million to deliver a National Scholarship Scheme that will support high achieving disadvantaged students to reach their full potential whilst studying in higher education. This scholarship aims to address the ongoing financial barriers that can restrict high achieving, disadvantaged students from achieving their full academic potential whilst studying in higher education and is in addition to the significant sector interventions already in place.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/05/2022 10:42:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1463303

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to confirm the PE and Sport Premium funding for primary schools for the next academic year.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	2637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises the important role the PE and sport premium plays in helping schools ensure that children and young people keep fit and active. The government is considering arrangements for the primary PE and sport premium for the 2022/23 academic year and beyond and will confirm the position in due course.</p><p>Any decisions beyond the 2024/25 financial year are subject to the outcome of future spending reviews in the usual way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 2638 2639 question first answered 23/05/2022 15:01:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1463305

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to continue PE and Sport Premium funding for primary schools until 2030.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	2638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises the important role the PE and sport premium plays in helping schools ensure that children and young people keep fit and active. The government is considering arrangements for the primary PE and sport premium for the 2022/23 academic year and beyond and will confirm the position in due course.</p><p>Any decisions beyond the 2024/25 financial year are subject to the outcome of future spending reviews in the usual way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 2637 2639 question first answered 23/05/2022 15:01:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1463306

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on children’s activity levels in the event that the PE and Sport Premium is not renewed for the 2022-23 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	2639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises the important role the PE and sport premium plays in helping schools ensure that children and young people keep fit and active. The government is considering arrangements for the primary PE and sport premium for the 2022/23 academic year and beyond and will confirm the position in due course.</p><p>Any decisions beyond the 2024/25 financial year are subject to the outcome of future spending reviews in the usual way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 2637 2638 question first answered 23/05/2022 15:01:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1463316

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Stockport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources his Department is providing Stockport Council to support their delivery of SEND provision in local authority-maintained schools.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	2691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The department is committed to ensuring that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in all areas receive the support they need to realise their potential.</p><p>Following an area SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in 2018, Stockport was required to produce a Written Statement of Action (WSOA) to address five areas of significant weakness. Since then, the department has provided regular support and challenge to bring about improvements including through its expert SEND and NHS England advisors. Stockport is also one of the 55 local areas which have been invited to join the government’s £85 million Delivering Better Value programme to support local areas to achieve maximum value for money in delivering SEND provision, whilst maintaining and improving the outcomes they achieve. Further information on this programme can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-outcomes-for-citizens-practical-steps-for-unlocking-public-value" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-outcomes-for-citizens-practical-steps-for-unlocking-public-value</a>.</p><p>High needs funding, specifically for supporting children with more complex SEND, will increase by £1 billion in the 2022/23 financial year, bringing the overall total funding to £9.1 billion. SEND provision is funded through a combination of mainstream schools’ core funding and the high needs funding, both allocated to local authorities through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). Authorities have discretion in how this funding is allocated, subject to regulations and conditions of the grant. In the 2022/23 financial year, mainstream schools in Stockport are attracting £210.5 million and the local authority is receiving £42.8 million for high needs, with the latter representing a 12.7% per head increase compared to the authority’s 2021/22 financial year high needs funding allocation.</p><p>The department is also investing £2.6 billion between 2022 and 2025 to deliver new places and improve existing provision for pupils with SEND or who require alternative provision. This funding represents a significant, transformational investment in new high needs provision and will help deliver tens of thousands of new places.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/05/2022 15:09:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1463336

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education
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 SEND Review, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to alternative provision on children without SEND needs placed in alternative provision.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The reforms set out in our recently published SEND and AP green paper will ensure that all children and young people with challenging behaviour, and those with health needs, will receive appropriate targeted support in mainstream settings or access to time-limited or transitional places in alternative provision schools. This means that all children will receive the right support, in the right place and at the right time, regardless of whether they have SEND.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/05/2022 16:07:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1463337

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Standards
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 SEND Review consultation published on 29 March 2022, what plans he has for (a) the frequency and method of publication of and (b) benchmarks for intervention in the event of poor performance arising from inclusion dashboards.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The proposed new inclusion dashboards aim to deliver strengthened accountability and improve transparency for parents. The local dashboards would form the basis of monitoring, planning, and improving delivery of services by the proposed local SEND partnerships and the national dashboards would give a timely, transparent national picture of how the system is performing. The government will publish a national SEND and alternative provision delivery plan setting out the government's response to the consultation and how change will be implemented in detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/05/2022 12:36:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes