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1219737

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 lockdown on BAME families with children accessing their education from home.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	67752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed over £100 million to support remote education in England. The Department has published a comprehensive range of guidance to support schools during this time. This includes<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources" target="_blank"> a list of quality resources</a>, and<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/adapting-teaching-practice-for-remote-education" target="_blank"> case studies of remote education practice</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The<a href="https://www.thenational.academy/" target="_blank"> Oak National Academy</a> was launched on Monday 20 April. It is a new enterprise that has been created by 100 teachers from schools across England. It is providing at least 180 video lessons for free each week, across a broad range of subjects, for every year group from Reception through to Year 10. The BBC has developed a comprehensive new education package, including wellbeing content, available on TV, via the red button and iPlayer and online at<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize" target="_blank"> BBC Bitesize</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Schools can also apply for Government-funded support to access one of two free-to-use digital education platforms to enable online teaching such as, G Suite for Education or Office 365 Education.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure all children benefit from these resources, we are providing laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers to vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people that do not already have a digital device or internet access. As of the end of June, over 202,000 laptops and tablets and over 47,000 4G wireless routers have been delivered to local authorities and academy trusts for distribution to the children and young people that need them.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has launched a service to provide children and young people free access to BT Wi-Fi hotspots. 10,000 families will initially be able to access the scheme. This offer is currently being piloted and will be rolled out across England in the coming months. We are currently working with BT to expand this offer to allow more children to access the internet through their network of BT Wi-Fi hotspots.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has launched a service to provide children and young people free access to BT Wi-Fi hotspots. 10,000 families will initially be able to access the scheme. This offer is currently being piloted and will be rolled out across England in the coming months. We are currently working with BT to expand this offer to allow more children to access the internet through their network of BT Wi-Fi hotspots.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/07/2020 17:26:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216780

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Police: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role senior school staff play in the line management of schools-based police officers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>There are good examples of joint working between police forces and schools. Many schools have links with their local police forces and police officers play an important role in schools, engaging with and mentoring pupils. However, the detail is held and decisions made about these relationships are rightly made at a local level between schools who know their pupils and police forces who know their local neighbourhoods.</p><p> </p><p>Matters of oversight, remit and any complaints will all be dealt with locally. Accordingly, the Department does not gather nor hold information on the number of partnerships, the number of officers based in any school or the number of officers supporting personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p>It is right for schools to have the flexibility to work with external organisations to support the delivery of their PSHE programme to enhance teaching. As with any visitor, where a school invites external agencies, including police forces, into school they are responsible for ensuring they check the visitor’s and organisation’s credentials as well as the details of their session to ensure it fits with their planned programme. Schools should also adhere to the Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance and agree in advance of the session how safeguarding reports should be dealt with.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not conducted an assessment on the effect of school-based police officers on Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils or the educational attainment gap where such officers are deployed. We trust schools to do what is best for their pupils and believe they are best placed to decide how to utilise school-based police.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 62583 62584 62585 62586 62587 62588 62589 62590 62591 62594 62595 62597 63489 63490 63491 question first answered 30/06/2020 13:20:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216781

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Referral Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupil referral units have an assigned schools-based police officer.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>There are good examples of joint working between police forces and schools. Many schools have links with their local police forces and police officers play an important role in schools, engaging with and mentoring pupils. However, the detail is held and decisions made about these relationships are rightly made at a local level between schools who know their pupils and police forces who know their local neighbourhoods.</p><p> </p><p>Matters of oversight, remit and any complaints will all be dealt with locally. Accordingly, the Department does not gather nor hold information on the number of partnerships, the number of officers based in any school or the number of officers supporting personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p>It is right for schools to have the flexibility to work with external organisations to support the delivery of their PSHE programme to enhance teaching. As with any visitor, where a school invites external agencies, including police forces, into school they are responsible for ensuring they check the visitor’s and organisation’s credentials as well as the details of their session to ensure it fits with their planned programme. Schools should also adhere to the Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance and agree in advance of the session how safeguarding reports should be dealt with.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not conducted an assessment on the effect of school-based police officers on Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils or the educational attainment gap where such officers are deployed. We trust schools to do what is best for their pupils and believe they are best placed to decide how to utilise school-based police.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 62583 62584 62585 62586 62587 62588 62589 62590 62591 62594 62595 62597 63488 63490 63491 question first answered 30/06/2020 13:20:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216782

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Police: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools-based police officers assigned to state-funded primary and secondary schools in England are (a) white, (b) Black or minority ethnic, (c) female and (d) male.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>There are good examples of joint working between police forces and schools. Many schools have links with their local police forces and police officers play an important role in schools, engaging with and mentoring pupils. However, the detail is held and decisions made about these relationships are rightly made at a local level between schools who know their pupils and police forces who know their local neighbourhoods.</p><p> </p><p>Matters of oversight, remit and any complaints will all be dealt with locally. Accordingly, the Department does not gather nor hold information on the number of partnerships, the number of officers based in any school or the number of officers supporting personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p>It is right for schools to have the flexibility to work with external organisations to support the delivery of their PSHE programme to enhance teaching. As with any visitor, where a school invites external agencies, including police forces, into school they are responsible for ensuring they check the visitor’s and organisation’s credentials as well as the details of their session to ensure it fits with their planned programme. Schools should also adhere to the Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance and agree in advance of the session how safeguarding reports should be dealt with.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not conducted an assessment on the effect of school-based police officers on Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils or the educational attainment gap where such officers are deployed. We trust schools to do what is best for their pupils and believe they are best placed to decide how to utilise school-based police.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 62583 62584 62585 62586 62587 62588 62589 62590 62591 62594 62595 62597 63488 63489 63491 question first answered 30/06/2020 13:20:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216783

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Police: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes are in place to investigate complaints against schools-based police officers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>There are good examples of joint working between police forces and schools. Many schools have links with their local police forces and police officers play an important role in schools, engaging with and mentoring pupils. However, the detail is held and decisions made about these relationships are rightly made at a local level between schools who know their pupils and police forces who know their local neighbourhoods.</p><p> </p><p>Matters of oversight, remit and any complaints will all be dealt with locally. Accordingly, the Department does not gather nor hold information on the number of partnerships, the number of officers based in any school or the number of officers supporting personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p>It is right for schools to have the flexibility to work with external organisations to support the delivery of their PSHE programme to enhance teaching. As with any visitor, where a school invites external agencies, including police forces, into school they are responsible for ensuring they check the visitor’s and organisation’s credentials as well as the details of their session to ensure it fits with their planned programme. Schools should also adhere to the Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance and agree in advance of the session how safeguarding reports should be dealt with.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not conducted an assessment on the effect of school-based police officers on Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils or the educational attainment gap where such officers are deployed. We trust schools to do what is best for their pupils and believe they are best placed to decide how to utilise school-based police.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 62583 62584 62585 62586 62587 62588 62589 62590 62591 62594 62595 62597 63488 63489 63490 question first answered 30/06/2020 13:20:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216784

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reimbursing the tuition fees of healthcare students to recognise their contribution during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The government is extremely grateful to all students who chose to opt in to a paid clinical placement in the NHS during this extremely difficult time. We have ensured that all students who do so are rewarded fairly for their hard work. Nursing, midwifery and allied health students who volunteered as part of the COVID-19 response have been receiving a salary and automatic NHS pension entitlement at the appropriate band. Time spent on paid placements as part of the COVID-19 response counts towards the requirement for students to complete a specified number of training hours in order to successfully complete their degrees.</p><p>Nursing students will continue to be required to pay tuition fees, and there are no plans for a specific debt write-off scheme for these students. Student loan borrowers are only required to make repayments from the April after they have finished their course and until they are earning over the relevant repayment threshold. The amount that borrowers are required to repay each week or month is linked to their income, not the interest rate or the amount borrowed. Repayments are calculated as a fixed percentage of earnings above the repayment threshold and any outstanding debt is written off at the end of the loan term with no detriment to the borrower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/07/2020 15:41:24 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216786

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many BAME children are in receipt of school meals support in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Manchester Gorton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The most recent figures for number of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals is based on the school census for January 2020. The number of children eligible for and claiming free school meals in January 2020, by major ethnic group and for the requested geographies, are provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of pupils eligible for free school meals by major ethnic group, 2020</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North West region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Manchester, Gorton parliamentary constituency</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>139,720</p></td><td><p>19,470</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>127,260</p></td><td><p>12,070</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>2,850</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>121,190</p></td><td><p>13,770</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>982,950</p></td><td><p>171,650</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>44,250</p></td><td><p>6,940</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unclassified</p></td><td><p>22,390</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures rounded to the nearest 10, source Spring 2020 School Census</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in the annual 'School, pupils and their characteristics' statistical release:<br><a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 01/07/2020 16:31:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216789

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of (a) child and (b) adult literacy levels by ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The most relevant measure that we have for children is based on Key Stage 2 reading results. These are broken down by ethnicity and are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/7-to-11-years-old/reading-attainments-for-children-aged-7-to-11-key-stage-2/latest" target="_blank">https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/7-to-11-years-old/reading-attainments-for-children-aged-7-to-11-key-stage-2/latest</a>.</p><p>For adults, there is a breakdown of literacy skills by ethnicity in Table 2.25 of our England national report of the Survey of Adult Skills 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) – full report available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-survey-of-adult-skills-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-survey-of-adult-skills-2012</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/07/2020 16:28:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216792

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the maintenance of the PE and Sport Premium for the 2020-21 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	63545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department is considering arrangements for the Primary PE and Sport Premium in 2020/21 academic year.</p><p>As part of this consideration, Department for Education officials have held discussions with their counterparts at the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport regarding the primary PE and Sport Premium and wider PE and sport policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/07/2020 16:30:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1216856

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of university staff are furloughed as of 23 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	63472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>As both my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have made clear, the government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID-19.</p><p>Statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are published on GOV.UK. The latest publication provides analysis of claims made up until 31 May 2020 and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-june-2020</a>.</p><p>This shows that, across all education sectors, 20,800 employers have furloughed 213,400 staff and made claims to the value of £363 million. However, it is not possible to disaggregate higher education staff from these figures.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are continuing to develop statistics on the CJRS and plan to publish monthly updates.</p><p>The Department of Education is also working with HMRC and HM Treasury to develop appropriate monitoring arrangements for the CJRS.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/07/2020 13:27:51 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy