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1145693

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date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the mean funding is per pupil for SEND provision in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	290717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to provide sufficient funds to enable schools to meet the cost of additional support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), up to the value of £6,000. This funding comes from the schools block of the Dedicated Schools Grant.</p><p>When the costs of additional support required for a pupil with SEND exceed £6,000, the local authority should also allocate additional top-up funding to cover the excess costs. This top-up funding, and funding for special schools comes from the local authority’s high needs budget. In 2020-21, the department will provide more than £700 million, an 11% increase in one year, in additional high needs funding, bringing the national high needs funding total to over £7 billion. Every local authority will receive a minimum increase of 8% per head of their population aged 2-18 years old. The department will provide provisional allocations to local authorities in October.</p><p>Below we have provided the schools and high needs funding allocations for 2015-16 to 2019-20 for Yorkshire and the Humber, York, and England. We have also provided the total number of children with both SEND support and education, health and care plans, although this does not include young people in further education. The department also does not hold specific figures on how much of each local authority’s schools’ budget has been spent on SEND.</p><p>The schools and high needs funding allocations for 2015-16 to 2019-20 are as follows:</p><p>Yorkshire and the Humber:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Schools funding amount</p></td><td><p>High needs funding amount</p></td><td><p>Total SEND numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£3,243.3 million</p></td><td><p>£436.2 million</p></td><td><p>126,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£3,278.5 million</p></td><td><p>£442.1 million</p></td><td><p>117,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£3,334.7 million</p></td><td><p>£476.3 million</p></td><td><p>119,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£3,389.8 million</p></td><td><p>£512.6 million*</p></td><td><p>102,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£3,474.6 million</p></td><td><p>£531.9 million*</p></td><td><p>129,674</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>York:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Schools funding amount</p></td><td><p>High needs funding amount</p></td><td><p>Total SEND numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£91.1 million</p></td><td><p>£15.2 million</p></td><td><p>3,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£92.2 million</p></td><td><p>£15.5 million</p></td><td><p>3,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£93.0 million</p></td><td><p>£18.1 million</p></td><td><p>3,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£94.1 million</p></td><td><p>£19.1 million*</p></td><td><p>3,367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£98.2 million</p></td><td><p>£19.5 million*</p></td><td><p>3,409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>England:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Schools funding amount</p></td><td><p>High needs funding amount</p></td><td><p>Total SEND numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£32,168.1 million</p></td><td><p>£5246.5 million</p></td><td><p>1,301,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£32,650.3 million</p></td><td><p>£5300.0 million</p></td><td><p>1,228,787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£33,093.6 million</p></td><td><p>£5826.8 million</p></td><td><p>1,244,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£33,684.0 million</p></td><td><p>£6114.3 million*</p></td><td><p>1,276,216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£34,502.5 million</p></td><td><p>£6270.6 million*</p></td><td><p>1,318,328</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* In December 2018, the department allocated an additional £250 million of high needs funding, in recognition of funding pressures. This additional funding is included within the final totals provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 03/10/2019 20:10:05 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan previous answer version 136303 answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1145790

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges: Finance
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 funding for sixth form colleges in England in 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	290778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>For the current academic year 2019-20, the department is protecting the base rate of funding at £4,000 for 16 to 19-year-olds at all types of provider, including sixth forms colleges. We are continuing to provide additional funding, for example over £500 million to support disadvantaged students. One new element of funding in this academic year is the advanced maths premium which provides additional funding of £600 for every additional young person studying specified level 3 maths qualifications. Our commitment to the 16 to 19 sector has contributed to the current record high proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds who are participating in education or apprenticeships, the highest since consistent records began.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of Exchequer announced on 31 August 2019 that the government will invest an extra £400 million in 16-19 education in 2020-21. This represents an increase of 7% in overall 16 to 19 funding and the biggest year-on-year increase since 2010, with funding increasing faster for 16-19 than in 5-16 schooling. This will ensure that we are building the skills that our country needs to thrive in the future. As part of this, the base rate of funding for all types of providers, including sixth form colleges, will be increased by 4.7% in academic year 2020-21, from £4,000 to £4,188.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 03/10/2019 21:05:55 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1145977

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying Ofsted regulation to semi-independent accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds in care.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	290884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Every child growing up in care should have a stable, secure environment where they feel supported. Meeting the individual needs of children in care and care leavers should be paramount in local authority decision making on placements. It is unacceptable for any child to be placed in provision that does not meet their needs and keep them safe. Where local authorities place children in settings that are not registered or inspected by Ofsted they are required by law to ensure that it is suitable, which is defined in statutory guidance and includes checks on the premises and any staff working there. Local authorities are held accountable for the care they provide to vulnerable children by Ofsted and we have written to all Directors of Children’s Services to remind them of this duty.</p><p>We must do all that we can to ensure that our children are given the best possible quality of support. The department is working closely with Ofsted to consider next steps, including whether further regulation or registration of providers would be appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 03/10/2019 21:14:41 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1145989

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Climate Change: Education
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 ensure that environmentalism is in the National Curriculum; and what guidance his Department provides on teaching about climate change.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	291094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Topics related to climate change and the environment are included in both the science and geography curricula and qualifications.</p><p>In primary science and geography, pupils are taught about the seasons, climate, and habitats of plants and animals. For example, they will look at how environments can change as a result of human actions. In secondary science pupils are taught more about the climate and environment, including about the production of carbon dioxide by human activity and the effect that this has on the climate. This is expanded on in GCSE science where pupils will consider the evidence for additional anthropogenic causes of climate change. As part of GCSE geography pupils will look at the causes, consequences of and responses to extreme weather conditions and natural weather hazards.</p><p>In 2017, the Department introduced a new environmental science A level. This will enable students to study topics that will support their understanding of climate change and how it can be tackled.</p><p>The Department is also funding the Children and Nature Programme, a £10m programme that aims to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to have better access to the natural environment. This includes studying about nature and how to care for the natural environment.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/10/2019 09:19:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1146097

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Financial Services: Secondary Education
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 adequacy of provision of teaching of financial literacy in secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	290924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Since 2014 financial education has been statutory within the secondary national curriculum as part of citizenship and mathematics. Financial education ensures that pupils are taught the functions and uses of money, the importance of personal budgeting, money management and managing financial risk.</p><p>The Ofsted inspection framework sets out how inspections take a view on the quality of the broad and balanced education that a school provides. This includes how schools provide pupils with the knowledge and skills needed to take advantage of opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life, which can include financial education, as well as how curriculum subjects such as citizenship contribute to pupils’ personal development.</p><p>There are a number of organisations that support financial education for young people. Young Money recently launched a free financial education textbook for secondary schools, to support high quality teaching of the subject. The Department is currently working with the Money and Pension Service and HM Treasury to consider how we can further support the teaching of financial education in schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/10/2019 09:51:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1146098

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Surrey
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 adequacy of the availability of primary school places in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	290925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are under a statutory duty to ensure that there is a school place available for every child. The Department provides basic need funding for every place that is needed, based on local authorities’ data on pupil forecasts. Surrey has been allocated £287.4 million to provide new school places from 2011-21.</p><p>The Department collects pupil forecasts, existing school capacities, and plans to deliver additional school places from each local authority via the annual school capacity survey. Information from local authorities, together with information on centrally funded projects to add places, such as new free schools, is used to produce estimates of the future need for school places.</p><p>The Department only collects data at local authority and planning area level, and so does not hold data at constituency level. The latest available modelled estimates for Surrey show that there will be a net surplus of 4,633 primary places in the current academic year. This is forecast to increase to a net surplus of 5,963 primary places by 2022-23. The latest published data also shows that 14,658 new primary places have been created in Surrey between 2010 and 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/10/2019 20:17:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1146103

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCE A-level and GCSE
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 trends in the level of grade inflation in (a) GCSEs and (b) A Levels since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	290930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The maintenance of standards for GCSEs and A levels is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write to my hon. Friend, and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/10/2019 09:15:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord