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1717833

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Rochdale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the level of real-terms funding since 2010 on schools in Rochdale constituency; and if she will make it her policy to increase the level of real-term funding for schools in Rochdale constituency to 2010 levels.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	26075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>This government is committed to providing a world class education system for all children and has invested significantly in education to achieve that. Overall school funding, including the recently announced additional pensions funding, is rising to £60.7 billion in 2024/25, which is the highest ever level in real terms per pupil. This means that real terms funding for schools in England has increased rather than decreased since 2010.</p><p>Through the National Funding Formula (NFF), funding is distributed fairly based on the needs of each school and their pupils and all schools attract a per pupil increase in funding. Mainstream schools in the Rochdale Constituency are attracting an extra £1 million in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24 through the schools NFF, which is an increase of 1.9% per pupil in their pupil-led funding. This means schools in the Rochdale Constituency will attract over £112.1 million, based on the schools NFF. Constituency figures are based on an aggregation of school-level allocations through the NFF, and final allocations will depend on the local authority’s funding formula.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/05/2024 10:47:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1717840

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Confucius Institutes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is taking steps to monitor activities at Confucius Institutes.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	26079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/05/2024 13:17:38 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1717846

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by her Department were made in Britain.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	26045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The department does not procure vehicles for its own use.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Car Service (GCS) provides vehicles to a number of government departments. Due to logistical and operational reasons, the type of vehicles deployed at each department can vary on a daily or weekly basis. The GCS fleet currently has 122 vehicles, 58 or 48% of which are vehicles made in Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/05/2024 15:16:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717861

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental health services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help provide mental health support in schools for young people suffering from eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p> </p><p>Having an eating disorder can often be devastating for young people suffering with the condition, as well as for those around them, which is why the department wants to ensure they have access to the right support, in the right place and at the right time.</p><p>​</p><p>Schools play a vital role in children’s mental health by promoting wellbeing and providing early targeted support and the department is committed to helping them do so effectively.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s statutory health education curriculum, which should be taught in all schools from primary, includes a strong focus on mental health. This includes teaching pupils how to identify the early signs of mental wellbeing concerns and where and how to seek support if they are worried about their own or someone else’s mental health. As part of the secondary health curriculum, schools can teach pupils how to be safe and healthy and manage their lives in a positive way, seeking support when needed. They can also teach about eating disorders, drawing on qualified support or advice as needed for this specialist area. The statutory guidance for relationships, sex and health education is currently under review. The department will be carrying out a full public consultation on the new guidance as soon as possible, and will be considering what more the department can do to strengthen content on eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p>Early intervention is key when a child or young person is experiencing a mental health issue, including problems with eating. To expand access to early mental health support, including supporting schools in liaising with specialist services regarding eating disorders, the department is continuing to roll out Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to schools and colleges. As of April 2024, MHSTs now cover 44% of pupils in schools and learners in further education in England. The department is extending coverage of MHSTs to at least 50% of pupils and learners by the end of March 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, extra funding has also gone into children and young people's community eating disorder services every year, with £53 million per year from 2021/22, rising to £54 million in 2023/24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 22/05/2024 15:25:28 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1717917

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of teachers who have received levelling up premium payments for school teachers since May 2022 by (a) region and (b) subject.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	26122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.</p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1112</p></td><td><p>1170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>2518</p></td><td><p>2609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>1044</p></td><td><p>1101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.</p><p> </p><p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 26123 26124 question first answered 21/05/2024 16:09:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1717918

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the levelling up premium payments for school teachers on recruitment of teachers in shortage subjects.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	26123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.</p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1112</p></td><td><p>1170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>2518</p></td><td><p>2609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>1044</p></td><td><p>1101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.</p><p> </p><p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 26122 26124 question first answered 21/05/2024 16:09:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1717401

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the economy of the fall in applications by international students to study in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 13:39:23 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1717443

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of antisemitic activity and incidents currently being committed on university campuses.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL4608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>According to the Community Security Trust, there was an increase of 203% in university-related antisemitic incidents in 2023, which rose from 60 in 2022 to 182 in 2023. Of these 182 incidents, 148, or 81%, occurred in the aftermath of 7 October, and 134, or 74%, overtly referred to Israel and events in the Middle East and included anti-Jewish content or targeting. The department continues to monitor the situation and to support higher education providers to manage incidents.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 May 2024 the Secretary of State chaired a roundtable at 10 Downing Street with Vice-Chancellors from universities across the UK, joined by the Prime Minister and other Ministers. The discussion focused on tackling antisemitism in higher education (HE), including preventing an escalation of protest activity such as that seen in the United States in recent weeks.</p><p> </p><p>On the same day the department announced the intention to provide £500,000 to the University Jewish Chaplaincy, enabling it to rapidly boost the vital support it offers to Jewish students on campus.</p><p> </p><p>In his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education. The cornerstone of this package for HE will be a new framework that will enable universities to demonstrate through their processes and practice a commitment to preventing and tackling antisemitic abuse.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 13:30:12 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1717444

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with university Vice Chancellors to combat antisemitism on university campuses; and what steps they intend to take to improve the situation.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL4609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>On 9th May 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, chaired a roundtable at No 10 Downing Street with Vice Chancellors from universities across the UK and was joined by my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, and other Ministers. The discussion focused on tackling antisemitism in higher education, including preventing an escalation of protest activity such as that seen in the United States in recent weeks.</p><p> </p><p>On the same day, the department announced its intention to provide £500,000 to the University Jewish Chaplaincy, enabling it to rapidly boost the vital support it offers to Jewish students on campus.</p><p> </p><p>In his Autumn Statement, my right hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education. The cornerstone of this package for higher education will be a new framework that will enable universities to demonstrate, through their processes and practice, a commitment to preventing and tackling antisemitic abuse.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 12:13:30 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1717445

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Union of Students to take action to combat antisemitism on university campuses.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL4610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The government remains disengaged from the National Union of Students (NUS) while the NUS continues to take robust action against antisemitism within its membership.</p><p> </p><p>The department is pleased to see that the NUS is implementing the recommendations from the Tuck Report and will continue to monitor its progress carefully.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 May 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, chaired a roundtable at 10 Downing Street with Vice Chancellors from leading universities across the UK and was joined by my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, and other Ministers to discuss tackling antisemitism in higher education (HE). The discussion focused on tackling antisemitism in HE, including preventing an escalation of protest activity such as that seen in the United States in recent weeks.</p><p> </p><p>On the same day the department announced the intention to provide £500,000 to the University Jewish Chaplaincy, enabling it to rapidly boost the vital support it offers to Jewish students on campus.</p><p> </p><p>In his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education. The cornerstone of this package for higher education will be a new framework that will enable universities to demonstrate through their processes and practice a commitment to preventing and tackling antisemitic abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 13:11:01 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme