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1691770

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education and Skills Funding Agency: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in the Education and Skills Funding Agency have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	15745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold the information requested. The department does not hold information on job titles, as the department’s records are by job grade only.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/03/2024 17:09:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1691771

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Office for Students: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in the Office for Students have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	15746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information. The job titles of staff at the Office for Students are a matter for the Office for Students.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 05/03/2024 11:53:46 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1691375

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in their Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	15469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Departmental records are categorised by job grade only.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/03/2024 17:19:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1690527

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	State Education and Private Education: Pupils
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 pupils in (a) secondary and (b) primary education were in (i) independent and (ii) state schools per local authority in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	14939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>As education is a devolved matter, the department only holds this information for schools in England. The department publishes annual figures on the number of pupils in different types of schools in England, which is accessible at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the department publishes data which shows the number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is accessible here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/b8a00d3a-301f-4997-e472-08dc32b112d8" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/b8a00d3a-301f-4997-e472-08dc32b112d8</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The publication does not distinguish between primary and secondary independent schools. However, a broad definition based on the age range of the pupils catered for can be applied.</p><p> </p><p>The department has also published data showing the ages of pupils at independent schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04f0b5e2-a007-4817-e471-08dc32b112d8" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04f0b5e2-a007-4817-e471-08dc32b112d8</a>. To note, pupils aged between four and ten are usually in primary school and pupils aged between eleven and nineteen are usually in secondary school.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2016, the department published the number of pupils by local authority and phase of school but this did not include the breakdown by pupil age. Data showing the total number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools and independent schools in each local authority is accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a>. This data does not allow for age breakdowns to be used to estimate what proportion of the independent school pupils were primary or secondary age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 14940 question first answered 28/02/2024 17:28:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1690528

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: Pupils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of (a) secondary and (b) primary school pupils are in independent schools in each local authority in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	14940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>As education is a devolved matter, the department only holds this information for schools in England. The department publishes annual figures on the number of pupils in different types of schools in England, which is accessible at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the department publishes data which shows the number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is accessible here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/b8a00d3a-301f-4997-e472-08dc32b112d8" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/b8a00d3a-301f-4997-e472-08dc32b112d8</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The publication does not distinguish between primary and secondary independent schools. However, a broad definition based on the age range of the pupils catered for can be applied.</p><p> </p><p>The department has also published data showing the ages of pupils at independent schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04f0b5e2-a007-4817-e471-08dc32b112d8" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04f0b5e2-a007-4817-e471-08dc32b112d8</a>. To note, pupils aged between four and ten are usually in primary school and pupils aged between eleven and nineteen are usually in secondary school.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2016, the department published the number of pupils by local authority and phase of school but this did not include the breakdown by pupil age. Data showing the total number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools and independent schools in each local authority is accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a>. This data does not allow for age breakdowns to be used to estimate what proportion of the independent school pupils were primary or secondary age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 14939 question first answered 28/02/2024 17:28:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683148

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, all public authorities, including government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While equality impact assessments may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>The department promotes awareness of the requirements of the Duty and how to comply with them. The department does not collect statistics on the number of assessments made. Therefore, the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/01/2024 10:51:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1682108

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average height was for state school pupils in (a) reception and (b) year six in each academic year since 2005-06 in England; what the average height was for state school pupils in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period; and how many state school pupils were in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	9631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold information about pupils’ height. The Office for Health Improvement and Monitoring within the Department of Health and Social Care are responsible for carrying out the school height and weight checks. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-child-measurement-programme-operational-guidance/national-child-measurement-programme-2022-information-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-child-measurement-programme-operational-guidance/national-child-measurement-programme-2022-information-for-schools</a>.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet contains information from the January school census on the number of pupils in England in reception and year six by ethnic group from the 2006/07 to 2022/23 academic years. The department does not hold data for 2005/06.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/01/2024 16:05:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 9631 Data table.xlsx title 9631 Data table
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1682178

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
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 state school pupils in each local authority (a) belonged to each ethnic group, (b) had English as their first language, (c) did not have English as their first language and (d) had their first language recorded as unknown in each year since 1998.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	9632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Figures for ethnicity at local authority level for the 2015/16 academic year are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/94f677ea-a7ea-4157-4649-08dc15e274f3" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/94f677ea-a7ea-4157-4649-08dc15e274f3</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for English as an additional language for the 2015/16 academic year are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6ff8c047-798c-45c6-aaab-08dc15deba2a" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6ff8c047-798c-45c6-aaab-08dc15deba2a</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Figures from the 2009/10 to 2014/15 academic years are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Archived figures for academic years before 2009/10 are available in the following published sources:</p><p>2009 <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00196015/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00196015/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics</a>. 2009: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00196015/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00196015/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity tables 12a and 12b</p><p>EAL tables 13a and 13b</p><p> </p><p>2008: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071719/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00195968/pupil-absence" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071719/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00195968/pupil-absence</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity not published at local authority (LA) level</p><p>EAL not published at LA level</p><p> </p><p>2007: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071912/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00195601/dcsf-schools-and-pupils-in-england-january-2007-(f" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071912/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00195601/dcsf-schools-and-pupils-in-england-january-2007-(f</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity tables 32 and 33</p><p>EAL tables 34 and 35</p><p> </p><p>2006: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323072019/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00195302/schools-and-pupils-in-england-january-2006-(final)" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323072019/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00195302/schools-and-pupils-in-england-january-2006-(final)</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity table 33</p><p>EAL 34</p><p> </p><p>2005: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323072209/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00194892/schools-and-pupils-in-england-january-2005-(final)" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323072209/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00194892/schools-and-pupils-in-england-january-2005-(final)</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity table 33</p><p>EAL table 34</p><p> </p><p>2004: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091248/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00194445/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2004-ed" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091248/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00194445/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2004-ed</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity tables 47a and 47b</p><p>EAL tables 51a and 51b</p><p> </p><p>2003: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091256/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00194094/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2003-ed" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091256/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00194094/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2003-ed</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity tables 47a and 47b</p><p>EAL tables 51</p><p> </p><p>2002 <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091304/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193886/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2002-ed" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091304/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193886/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2002-ed</a>2002: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091304/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193886/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2002-ed" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091304/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193886/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2002-ed</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity tables 47a and 47b</p><p>EAL not published at LA level</p><p> </p><p>2001: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104450/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193690/schools-in-england-2001" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104450/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193690/schools-in-england-2001</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity not published at LA level</p><p>EAL not published at LA level</p><p> </p><p>2000 <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104731/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193434/schools-in-england-2000" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104731/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193434/schools-in-england-2000</a> 2000: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104731/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193434/schools-in-england-2000" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104731/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193434/schools-in-england-2000</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity not published at LA level</p><p>EAL not published at LA level</p><p> </p><p>1999 <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130103145428/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193237/schools-in-england-1999" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130103145428/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193237/schools-in-england-1999</a> 1999: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130103145428/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193237/schools-in-england-1999" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130103145428/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193237/schools-in-england-1999</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity not published at LA level</p><p>EAL not published at LA level</p><p> </p><p>1998 <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104903/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193283/schools-in-england-1998" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104903/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193283/schools-in-england-1998</a> 1998: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104903/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193283/schools-in-england-1998" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104903/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193283/schools-in-england-1998</a>.</p><p>Ethnicity tables 49a and 49b of pdf document</p><p>EAL table 50 of pdf document</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/01/2024 17:28:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1680582

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
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 pupils at every mainstream state (a) primary and (b) secondary school (i) were from each ethnic group and (ii) had an unclassified ethnic group in each academic year since 2006-7; and what the URN was of each school.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	8572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>Tables containing the data requested has been emailed to my hon. Friend, the Member for Harborough, via his parliamentary office. This is due to the file size of the attachments. <br> <br> The tables contain numbers and percentages indicating the ethnicity of pupils at primary and secondary state-funded mainstream schools in England from 2006/07 to 2022/23. The data is based on the January school census in each academic year.</p><p> </p><p>Note that school unique reference numbers (URNs) may change over time; for example, where a school becomes an academy. Information on links between schools’ current and prior legal identities is available via the Get Information About Schools (GIAS) website at: <a href="https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Until January 2018 the department only collected data on ethnicity for pupils of compulsory school age and above. Figures from January 2018 include pupils of all ages.</p><p> </p><p>Notes on the tables:</p><ul><li>Ethnicity of pupils at state-funded primary and secondary schools in England 2006/07 to 2022/23.</li><li>Source: linked January school census data from the pupil data repository.</li><li>Figures may not match published figures exactly. A small number of pupil records are removed for reasons of strict confidentiality. School phase type may differ in the published data for a very small number of schools.</li></ul> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/01/2024 16:53:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1670396

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Private Education
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 pupils are in independent special schools; and of that total how many pupils are in independent schools whose fees are not paid by a local authority.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	2210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>A total of 23,570 pupils attended independent special schools in England in 2022/23. This is 0.26% of the 9,073,832 pupils in England that year. There are a high proportion of pupils with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans attending independent schools. There were 21,943 pupils at independent special schools in England in 2022/23 who had a EHC plan. The Department does not hold data on how many of the pupils attending independent schools have fees that are not paid by a local authority.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/11/2023 15:09:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien