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1272042

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date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Christmas 2020 holidays for students in schools and universities by one week to provide a circuit breaker for the covid-19 virus.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	131492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>On 4 January, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, announced new national restrictions in England. During this period, primary, secondary, alternative provision, special schools and colleges will remain open to vulnerable children and young people and the children of critical workers only. In universities, we are prioritising the return to face to face teaching only for courses which are most important to be delivered in-person in order to support the pipeline of future key workers. Wherever possible, teaching should be provided online. The list of subjects where face to face learning can continue is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950583/Students_returning_to_and_starting_higher_education_in_Spring_Term_2021_FINAL_v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950583/Students_returning_to_and_starting_higher_education_in_Spring_Term_2021_FINAL_v3.pdf</a>.</p><p>The reason for restricting attendance, more broadly, is to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 by reducing mixing of households in the community. This decision to restrict attendance in the spring term does not suggest that schools and colleges are no longer safe places for children and young people. Instead, limiting attendance is about reducing the number of contacts that all of us have with people in other households.</p><p>The Government is doing all it can to minimise the risks to those working and studying in our registered childcare settings, schools, colleges, and universities in this unprecedented situation, while mitigating the impact on education.</p><p>On the 7 January, the Department published:</p><ul><li>Guidance to universities and students returning to higher education in the spring term: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950367/Students_returning_to_and_starting_higher_education_in_Spring_Term_2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950367/Students_returning_to_and_starting_higher_education_in_Spring_Term_2021.pdf</a>. This guidance sets out how we will support higher education providers to enable students to return as safely as possible following the winter break, by staggering this process following the period of national lockdown and to facilitate testing for all</li><li>Guidance: Actions for schools during the COVID-19 outbreak: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak</a>. This sets out what all schools will need to do during the COVID-19 outbreak from January 2021.</li><li>Guidance for all early years settings and local authorities in England: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950653/Education_and_childcare_settings_-_national_lockdown_from_5_January_2021_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950653/Education_and_childcare_settings_-_national_lockdown_from_5_January_2021_.pdf</a>. This provides information on how the national lockdown restrictions, to control the spread of COVID-19, impact early years and childcare settings.</li></ul><p> </p><p>On the 8 January, the Department published guidance on actions for further education colleges and providers during the COVID-19 outbreak: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision</a>.</p><p>On the 14 January, the Department published additional guidance for special schools, specialist post-16 providers and alternative provision during the national lockdown: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/952377/Guidance_for_special_schools__specialist_post-16_providers_and_alternative_provision_during_the_national_lockdown.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/952377/Guidance_for_special_schools__specialist_post-16_providers_and_alternative_provision_during_the_national_lockdown.pdf</a>. This provides further information on actions schools can take to support and encourage the attendance of vulnerable children and young people, as attending their school is crucial so that they can receive high quality teaching, remain engaged in education and are kept safe from harm, and receive the specialist professional support they need.</p><p>The Department will continue to keep its plans under review and ensure our position is informed by the latest evidence.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/01/2021 18:29:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1272071

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether nurseries that have closed due to covid-19 and continue to charge parents full fees are eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	131233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority issued an open letter on 28 July 2020, followed by detailed advice to the sector, following complaints from parents about allegedly unfair charging practices during early days of the COVID-19 outbreak. These are available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/904194/Open_letter_to_Nursery_and_Early_Years__settings.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/904194/Open_letter_to_Nursery_and_Early_Years__settings.pdf</a> and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnursery-and-early-years-sector-covid-19-restrictions-and-consumer-law%2Fnursery-and-early-years-sector-covid-19-restrictions-and-consumer-law-advice&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCraig.McClue%40cma.gov.uk%7C13f076f944ec466e247908d89b80c830%7C1948f2d40bc24c5e8c34caac9d736834%7C1%7C0%7C637430324728268280%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9en2gwX9WZOMNHfFhbXioDVoJg1XujuKtWgAahheiVM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnursery-and-early-years-sector-covid-19-restrictions-and-consumer-law%2Fnursery-and-early-years-sector-covid-19-restrictions-and-consumer-law-advice&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCraig.McClue%40cma.gov.uk%7C13f076f944ec466e247908d89b80c830%7C1948f2d40bc24c5e8c34caac9d736834%7C1%7C0%7C637430324728268280%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9en2gwX9WZOMNHfFhbXioDVoJg1XujuKtWgAahheiVM%3D&amp;reserved=0</a>.</p><p>The letter supported the government’s position that providers must be balanced and fair in their dealings with parents, and that they must avoid unfair charging practices. While contracts are a private arrangement between consumers and providers, the provisions of the letter are still broadly applicable. If parents or their children test positive for COVID-19, or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace, the principle that parents should not be charged for a service that cannot be provided without breaching government legal requirements would apply. We ask that providers continue to be fair and balanced in dealings with parents and must continue to avoid unfair charging practices.</p><p>An early years provider can access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to cover up to the proportion of its salary bill which could be considered to have been paid for from that provider’s private income. This would typically be income received from ‘parent-paid’ hours that have not yet returned because of COVID-19, and excludes all income from the government’s free entitlements. Providers should use the month of February 2020 to represent their usual income, in calculating the proportion of its salary bill eligible to be covered by the scheme, taking into account parent-paid income that has returned. Providers should adjust these proportions in subsequent furloughing applications if their income from the governments free entitlements changes.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 11/01/2021 11:50:45 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1272106

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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 discussions his Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on incorporating children’s social care services into Integrated Care Systems.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	131357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>As the ‘NHS Integrating Care – The next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England’ guidance sets out, “as Integrated Care Systems are established and evolve, this will create opportunities to further strengthen partnership working between local government, the NHS, public health and social care”.</p><p>The department is wholly supportive of closer partnership working that improves safeguarding and protection of children. We are clear in the arrangements set out in the <em>‘</em>Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance that there is a shared responsibility between organisations and agencies to safeguard, and promote, the welfare of all children in a local area. That is why we have placed an equal duty on health, police, and local authorities to ensure these agencies make arrangements to promote the welfare of children. We will continue to work closely with colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care, and the wider safeguarding sector, on this vital agenda.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 12/01/2021 12:04:40 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1272108

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the data his Department holds on the effect of school bubble isolation following positive covid-19 cases on local transmission of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	131359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has commissioned the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey (SIS) which aims to investigate the prevalence of current COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 antibodies among pupils and staff in sampled primary and secondary schools in England. In addition, it aims to examine the impact of attendance of pupils and staff, school implementation measures and outbreak investigations. The first round of survey results was published on the 17 December 2020. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/covid19schoolsinfectionsurveyround1england/november2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/covid19schoolsinfectionsurveyround1england/november2020</a>.</p><p>The ONS has also commissioned the COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS) which looks to identify the percentage of the population testing positive for COVID-19 and whether they have symptoms or not. The latest survey results were published on 18 December 2020. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/18december2020#measuring-the-data" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/18december2020#measuring-the-data</a>.</p><p>When comparing data across the two surveys, prevalence figures from the SIS are lower than prevalence within equivalent age-matched groups from CIS data. This suggests that many positive cases are staying away from school, in line with COVID-19 safety guidelines. The Department continues to review data, analysis, and advice from several different sources, including the ONS, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, Public Health England, and the Joint Biosecurity Centre, to ensure our policies are guided by the most up to date scientific evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/01/2021 13:58:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1272237

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Catering
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 support the school catering industry during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	131425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Until the end of the summer term, schools could continue to make payments to suppliers under the provisions of the Cabinet Office guidance for public bodies in ‘Procurement Policy Note 02/20’ and ‘Procurement Policy Note 04/20’ if they considered it appropriate in order to maintain delivery of critical services. These are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0220-supplier-relief-due-to-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0220-supplier-relief-due-to-covid-19</a> and: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0420-recovery-and-transition-from-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0420-recovery-and-transition-from-covid-19</a>. Payments covered the cost of free school meals and universal infant free school meals, but not the costs of meals usually purchased by parents for pupils who are not eligible for free school meals.</p><p>More recently, the government has updated its wide package of measures to help support businesses. Further details are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p>Companies within the catering industry may also be able to claim support under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has been extended to 30 April 2021. Further details are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wages-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wages-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 15/01/2021 13:51:29 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1272243

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what payments have been made to schools in Sefton Central constituency to cover out-of-scope covid-19-associated costs.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	131257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The first window for schools to claim funding back for exceptional costs incurred due to the COVID-19 outbreak, between March and July 2020, closed on 21 July. Payments against claims made within the published scope of the fund were made to schools and academies in September. The funding is targeted towards the costs we have identified as the biggest barrier to schools operating as they needed to between March and July to support vulnerable children and children of critical workers. No payments have been made to any schools, including those in Sefton Central, for claims outside the published scope of the fund.</p><p>Schools in Sefton Central have received the following payments for claims made within the published scope.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>School Name </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Payment for claims within published scope</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aintree Davenhill Primary School</p></td><td><p>£7,795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hudson Primary School</p></td><td><p>£12,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northway Primary School</p></td><td><p>£7,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodlands Primary School</p></td><td><p>£4,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summerhill Primary School</p></td><td><p>£6,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freshfield Primary School</p></td><td><p>£1,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Green Park Primary School</p></td><td><p>£3,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redgate Community Primary School</p></td><td><p>£2,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melling Primary School</p></td><td><p>£3,369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valewood Primary School</p></td><td><p>£2,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lydiate Primary School</p></td><td><p>£73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Luke's Church of England Primary School</p></td><td><p>£3,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School</p></td><td><p>£1,651</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Nicholas Church of England Primary School</p></td><td><p>£7,551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St George's Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>£5,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Mary's Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>£6,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St William of York Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>£1,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Gregory's Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>£5,914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ursuline Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>£949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Jerome's Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>£623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School</p></td><td><p>£9,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maricourt Catholic High School</p></td><td><p>£7,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holy Family Catholic High School</p></td><td><p>£18,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crosby High School</p></td><td><p>£1,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newfield School</p></td><td><p>£18,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School</p></td><td><p>£1,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Formby High School</p></td><td><p>£1,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maghull High School</p></td><td><p>£4,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deyes High School</p></td><td><p>£5,505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Michael's Church of England High School</p></td><td><p>£7,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate</p></td><td><p>£4,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull</p></td><td><p>£1,809</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Schools continue to be able to access existing support for financial issues, including a wide range of school resource management tools, and, in serious circumstances, additional funding or advances from local authorities for maintained schools, or Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies.</p><p>Schools were able to claim in a second claims window that ran in December, for any costs which they did not claim for during the first window relating to the March to July period. We will shortly process those claims and make payments to maintained schools in February and academies in March.</p><p>In addition to this, the Department has announced details of a new COVID-19 workforce fund for schools and colleges to help them remain open: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-workforce-fund-for-schools/coronavirus-covid-19-workforce-fund-to-support-schools-with-costs-of-staff-absences-from-1-november-2020-to-31-december-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-workforce-fund-for-schools/coronavirus-covid-19-workforce-fund-to-support-schools-with-costs-of-staff-absences-from-1-november-2020-to-31-december-2020</a>.</p><p>It will fund the costs of teacher absences over a threshold in schools and colleges, and is intended for those with high staff absences that are also facing significant financial pressures. The Department expects schools to be able to claim for workforce costs relating to November and December 2020 in spring 2021. Schools will be able to incur additional costs, backdated to November, in the knowledge that they will be reimbursed if they meet the relevant criteria.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/01/2021 16:19:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1272246

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the current year's increase in the Schools Block of dedicated schools grant funding that has directly benefitted SEND pupils.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	131363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>A great education is fundamental to the success of children, their families, and our communities, as well as the success of our country. That is why we are giving schools the largest cash boost in a decade, which will give every school more money for every child. We are increasing core schools funding by £2.6 billion in the 2020/21 financial year, including an additional £780 million for children with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), compared to the 2019/20 financial year. In the 2021/22 financial year, our funding for high needs will increase by a further £730 million, or 10%, bringing the total high needs budget to over £8 billion. High needs funding is allocated to local authorities through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG).</p><p>We do not prescribe in detail how schools should spend their funding allocations, nor how local authorities should allocate their high needs funding, but local authorities and schools have statutory duties under the Children and Families Act (2014) to support children and young people with SEND. Local authorities must also spend DSG funding in line with the conditions of grant. Further information on these conditions is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021</a>.</p><p>We have published the ‘Dedicated Schools Grant technical note 2020 to 2021’ which explains how the DSG allocations for this year are calculated, and the ‘schools and high needs national funding formula allocation tables for 2020/21’ show the allocations for each local authority, and the values used to calculate the final allocation. These are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-technical-note-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-technical-note-2020-to-2021</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021</a>. The funding formula includes a range of proxies to reflect the underlying level of need in each local area, as well as factors to reflect the local SEND system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 131364 131365 question first answered 11/01/2021 10:17:26 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1272247

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
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 increases in funding to support children with SEND are used for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	131364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>A great education is fundamental to the success of children, their families, and our communities, as well as the success of our country. That is why we are giving schools the largest cash boost in a decade, which will give every school more money for every child. We are increasing core schools funding by £2.6 billion in the 2020/21 financial year, including an additional £780 million for children with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), compared to the 2019/20 financial year. In the 2021/22 financial year, our funding for high needs will increase by a further £730 million, or 10%, bringing the total high needs budget to over £8 billion. High needs funding is allocated to local authorities through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG).</p><p>We do not prescribe in detail how schools should spend their funding allocations, nor how local authorities should allocate their high needs funding, but local authorities and schools have statutory duties under the Children and Families Act (2014) to support children and young people with SEND. Local authorities must also spend DSG funding in line with the conditions of grant. Further information on these conditions is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021</a>.</p><p>We have published the ‘Dedicated Schools Grant technical note 2020 to 2021’ which explains how the DSG allocations for this year are calculated, and the ‘schools and high needs national funding formula allocation tables for 2020/21’ show the allocations for each local authority, and the values used to calculate the final allocation. These are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-technical-note-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-technical-note-2020-to-2021</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021</a>. The funding formula includes a range of proxies to reflect the underlying level of need in each local area, as well as factors to reflect the local SEND system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 131363 131365 question first answered 11/01/2021 10:17:26 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1272249

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish his Department's methodology for calculating the High Needs Block of dedicated school grant funding for individual local authorities; and whether that methodology takes into account (a) existing deficits and (b) increased demand for SEND high needs support.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	131365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>A great education is fundamental to the success of children, their families, and our communities, as well as the success of our country. That is why we are giving schools the largest cash boost in a decade, which will give every school more money for every child. We are increasing core schools funding by £2.6 billion in the 2020/21 financial year, including an additional £780 million for children with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), compared to the 2019/20 financial year. In the 2021/22 financial year, our funding for high needs will increase by a further £730 million, or 10%, bringing the total high needs budget to over £8 billion. High needs funding is allocated to local authorities through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG).</p><p>We do not prescribe in detail how schools should spend their funding allocations, nor how local authorities should allocate their high needs funding, but local authorities and schools have statutory duties under the Children and Families Act (2014) to support children and young people with SEND. Local authorities must also spend DSG funding in line with the conditions of grant. Further information on these conditions is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021</a>.</p><p>We have published the ‘Dedicated Schools Grant technical note 2020 to 2021’ which explains how the DSG allocations for this year are calculated, and the ‘schools and high needs national funding formula allocation tables for 2020/21’ show the allocations for each local authority, and the values used to calculate the final allocation. These are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-technical-note-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2020-to-2021/dsg-technical-note-2020-to-2021</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021</a>. The funding formula includes a range of proxies to reflect the underlying level of need in each local area, as well as factors to reflect the local SEND system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 131363 131364 question first answered 11/01/2021 10:17:26 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1272250

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide an estimated date for the publication of the SEND review.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	131366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The government remains fully committed to a thorough and fundamental review of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system.</p><p>The issues that the SEND system face are complex, but we are determined to deliver real, lasting improvements, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>The COVID-19 outbreak has had an unavoidable impact on our capacity to conclude the review, but it is my aim to bring forward proposals for public consultation next Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 11/01/2021 10:33:07 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq