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1538298

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown of all traineeships delivered in England by region in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	75864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The table below contains traineeship starts in England, broken down by region for the 2020/21 full academic year and reported to date for the 2021/22 academic year, August 2021 to April 2022.</p><p>Further information on traineeship starts can be found in the Apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication:<a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships" target="_blank"> https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Traineeship starts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21 full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22 (Aug to Apr, reported to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,070</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,760</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outside of England and unknown</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,390</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,170</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:</p><p>(1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>(2) 2021/22, August to April, figures are from in-year data returns and are provisional. Full final year headline data for 2021/22 will be published on 24 November 2022 in the Apprenticeships and traineeships: November 2022 statistics publication.</p><p>(3) Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category.</p><p>(4) Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2021.</p><p>(5) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 08/11/2022 17:42:10 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1537354

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will provide additional support to students from low-income families to help pay for journeys to and from their (a) school and (b) other place of education in the 2022-23 academic year, in the context of the rise in inflation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	74978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department’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 school and cannot walk there due to distance, route safety, or as a result of special educational needs, disability or mobility problems. There are additional rights to free transport for low-income families aimed at helping them exercise school choice. These are known as extended rights. Guidance for local authorities on home-to-school transport 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><p> </p><p>Local authorities must also publish a transport policy statement each year that sets out the travel arrangements they consider it necessary to make to support young people of sixth form age to attend post-16 education or training. It is for local authorities to decide on the exact level of post-16 transport support in their area, based on local circumstances and priorities. Some young people may be eligible for support from the 16-19 Bursary Fund. Further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Most central government funding for home to school transport is provided through the Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) administered by the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities. The LGFS made £54.1 billion available to local authorities in the financial year 2022/23, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22. This is the largest cash-terms increase in grant funding provided through the settlement in the past 10 years. The Department also provides grant funding to local authorities as a contribution towards the cost of extended rights transport. This amount is £43.3 million in the 2022/23 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/11/2022 14:28:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537469

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Commonwealth: 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 include the Commonwealth as part of the curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	74559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Commonwealth is covered within the citizenship curriculum, which all schools are encouraged to teach as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. Citizenship forms a core part of the statutory National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 and includes content on the UK’s relations with the rest of Europe, the Commonwealth and the wider world. Primary schools can choose to teach citizenship at Key Stages 1 and 2, following the non-statutory framework for citizenship, which includes opportunities for pupils to discuss topics of school, local, national, European, Commonwealth and global concern.</p><p>There is also scope within history programmes of study for pupils to be taught about the Commonwealth. In Key Stage 3, pupils are taught about British history from 1745 to 1901, and this can include teaching about the end of the British Empire and Britain’s place in the world since 1945.</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> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/11/2022 14:36:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1537510

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Erewash
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of income parents of children (a) under five and (b) aged five to 11 are spending on average each year on childcare, including holiday clubs, in Erewash constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	74802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold the requested data. However, the most recent Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents provides some data on parental spend on childcare. The results of this survey can be found here: <a href="https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021" target="_blank">https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021</a>.</p><p>The survey shows the average cost of childcare per week for parents of 0 to 14-year-olds by region. It also shows the cost by day for school-aged children during holiday periods. This data is not available at local authority or constituency level.</p><p>The department recognises that childcare is a key concern for parents. We are committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable, and to encourage families to use the government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department has spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on early education entitlements and continues to support families with the cost of childcare through Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the department also announced it is investing over £200 million a year in the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which provides enriching activities and healthy meals for disadvantaged children during school holidays.</p><p>In July 2022, the department announced further measures to increase take-up of childcare support and reduce the costs and bureaucracy facing providers. This included a new £1.2 million campaign via the Childcare Choices website to ensure every parent knows about the government-funded support they are eligible for. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 74803 74804 74805 74806 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:49:09 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1537511

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Shipley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of income parents of children (a) under five and (b) aged five to 11 are spending on average each year on childcare, including holiday clubs, in Shipley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	74803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold the requested data. However, the most recent Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents provides some data on parental spend on childcare. The results of this survey can be found here: <a href="https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021" target="_blank">https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021</a>.</p><p>The survey shows the average cost of childcare per week for parents of 0 to 14-year-olds by region. It also shows the cost by day for school-aged children during holiday periods. This data is not available at local authority or constituency level.</p><p>The department recognises that childcare is a key concern for parents. We are committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable, and to encourage families to use the government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department has spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on early education entitlements and continues to support families with the cost of childcare through Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the department also announced it is investing over £200 million a year in the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which provides enriching activities and healthy meals for disadvantaged children during school holidays.</p><p>In July 2022, the department announced further measures to increase take-up of childcare support and reduce the costs and bureaucracy facing providers. This included a new £1.2 million campaign via the Childcare Choices website to ensure every parent knows about the government-funded support they are eligible for. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 74802 74804 74805 74806 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:49:09 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1537512

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Bassetlaw
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of income parents of children (a) under five and (b) aged five to 11 are spending on average each year on childcare, including holiday clubs, in Bassetlaw constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	74804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold the requested data. However, the most recent Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents provides some data on parental spend on childcare. The results of this survey can be found here: <a href="https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021" target="_blank">https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021</a>.</p><p>The survey shows the average cost of childcare per week for parents of 0 to 14-year-olds by region. It also shows the cost by day for school-aged children during holiday periods. This data is not available at local authority or constituency level.</p><p>The department recognises that childcare is a key concern for parents. We are committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable, and to encourage families to use the government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department has spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on early education entitlements and continues to support families with the cost of childcare through Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the department also announced it is investing over £200 million a year in the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which provides enriching activities and healthy meals for disadvantaged children during school holidays.</p><p>In July 2022, the department announced further measures to increase take-up of childcare support and reduce the costs and bureaucracy facing providers. This included a new £1.2 million campaign via the Childcare Choices website to ensure every parent knows about the government-funded support they are eligible for. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 74802 74803 74805 74806 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:49:09 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1537513

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Southampton Itchen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of income parents of children (a) under five and (b) aged five to 11 are spending on average each year on childcare, including holiday clubs, in Southampton Itchen constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	74805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold the requested data. However, the most recent Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents provides some data on parental spend on childcare. The results of this survey can be found here: <a href="https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021" target="_blank">https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021</a>.</p><p>The survey shows the average cost of childcare per week for parents of 0 to 14-year-olds by region. It also shows the cost by day for school-aged children during holiday periods. This data is not available at local authority or constituency level.</p><p>The department recognises that childcare is a key concern for parents. We are committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable, and to encourage families to use the government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department has spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on early education entitlements and continues to support families with the cost of childcare through Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the department also announced it is investing over £200 million a year in the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which provides enriching activities and healthy meals for disadvantaged children during school holidays.</p><p>In July 2022, the department announced further measures to increase take-up of childcare support and reduce the costs and bureaucracy facing providers. This included a new £1.2 million campaign via the Childcare Choices website to ensure every parent knows about the government-funded support they are eligible for. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 74802 74803 74804 74806 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:49:09 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1537514

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: West Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of income parents of children (a) under five and (b) aged five to 11 are spending on average each year on childcare, including holiday clubs, in West Lancashire constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	74806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold the requested data. However, the most recent Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents provides some data on parental spend on childcare. The results of this survey can be found here: <a href="https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021" target="_blank">https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents/2021</a>.</p><p>The survey shows the average cost of childcare per week for parents of 0 to 14-year-olds by region. It also shows the cost by day for school-aged children during holiday periods. This data is not available at local authority or constituency level.</p><p>The department recognises that childcare is a key concern for parents. We are committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable, and to encourage families to use the government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department has spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on early education entitlements and continues to support families with the cost of childcare through Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the department also announced it is investing over £200 million a year in the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which provides enriching activities and healthy meals for disadvantaged children during school holidays.</p><p>In July 2022, the department announced further measures to increase take-up of childcare support and reduce the costs and bureaucracy facing providers. This included a new £1.2 million campaign via the Childcare Choices website to ensure every parent knows about the government-funded support they are eligible for. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 74802 74803 74804 74805 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:49:09 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1537663

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
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 a response to the Early Years funding formulae consultation issued on 4 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	74589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises that Maintained Nursery Schools make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children, which is why we have announced we will be investing an additional £10 million into Maintained Nursery School supplementary funding from the 2023/24 financial year.</p><p><br> Over the course of summer 2022, the department consulted on proposals to update the early years funding formulae to ensure the funding system remains fair, effective and responsive to changing levels of need across different areas. The department will set out our response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 74590 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:49:51 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1537664

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it remains her policy to invest an additional £10 million into maintained nursery school supplementary funding from 2023-24, as set out in the Early Years funding formulae consultation document issued on 4 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	74590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises that Maintained Nursery Schools make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children, which is why we have announced we will be investing an additional £10 million into Maintained Nursery School supplementary funding from the 2023/24 financial year.</p><p><br> Over the course of summer 2022, the department consulted on proposals to update the early years funding formulae to ensure the funding system remains fair, effective and responsive to changing levels of need across different areas. The department will set out our response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 74589 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:49:51 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers