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1105711

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2019 to Question 217437 on Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers, if he will publish those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	237591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company, as one of the department’s non-departmental public bodies, is subject to the government’s transparency requirements and will publish any contract with a value over £10,000 on Contracts Finder subject to any applicable redactions.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/04/2019 15:29:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1077677

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Birmingham Selly Oak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the commitment in Budget 2018, when schools in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency will receive the one-off capital payment of (a) £10,000 to each primary school and (b) £50,000 to each secondary school.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	226027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>On 28 January 2019, the Department for Education published allocations from the additional £400 million announced at Budget 2018. Payments were made at the beginning of February through the same routes as devolved formula capital (DFC). As with DFC, individual allocations vary according to the number and phase of education of pupils in a school. An average primary and secondary school have been allocated at least £10,000 and £50,000 respectively. Individual allocations and an explanation of the methodology used to calculate them, are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2019 13:41:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1077679

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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, what schools are able to spend their one-off capital payment announced in Budget 2018 on.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	226028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Schools can spend their allocations from the additional £400 million announced at Budget 2018 on capital projects to meet their own priorities. This may include improvements to buildings, equipment, and other facilities, such as ICT. The individual allocations for schools and other eligible institutions are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations</a>. Payments were made at the beginning of February through the same routes as devolved formula capital.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2019 13:45:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1055967

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contracts the Department of Education has with the companies that supply laptops under the Disabled Student Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The department does not hold contracts for the supply of laptops under Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs).</p><p> </p><p>The Student Loans Company administers DSAs, and recently announced its intention to place contracts for the supply of DSAs assistive technology equipment and training.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/02/2019 16:30:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1055968

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the value for money students who have paid £200 to receive a laptop under the Disabled Student Allowance receive.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The department has not made an assessment of the value for money of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) computer equipment. However, recent research commissioned by the department indicates that, overall, 73% of 558 students surveyed were satisfied with IT equipment funded by DSAs.</p><p> </p><p>The research is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/770546/Evaluation_of_DSAs_Report_IFF.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/770546/Evaluation_of_DSAs_Report_IFF.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/02/2019 16:29:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1056047

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 213927, if he will make further financial assistance available to students already in receipt of the maximum amount of maintenance loan who are required to pay £200 in order to receive specialist computer hardware allocated to them under the Disabled Student Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>A basic computer is now a mainstream cost of study for all students, disabled or not.</p><p> </p><p>​We believe it is therefore reasonable for students to fund this £200 from their Maintenance Loan. Students from the lowest-income households who started their courses this year have access to the largest ever amounts of cash-in-hand support for their living costs.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/02/2019 16:57:23 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1051453

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the disabilities that students who qualified for the Disabled Students Allowance in each year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	214462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Neither the Department for Education nor the Student Loans Company routinely collects data on the disabilities of students eligible for Disabled Students’ Allowances. Advance HE publishes annually a national student equality data report for higher education institutions. Its most recent report can be found at <a href="https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/resources/2018_HE-stats-report-students.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/resources/2018_HE-stats-report-students.pdf</a> table 2.3 on page 83 shows a profile of all disabled students over time by impairment type.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/02/2019 16:16:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050375

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether financial assistance is available for students from the lowest-income households who qualify for the disabled student allowance to help with the £200 required to access specialist equipment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Students from the lowest-income households who started their courses this year have access to the largest ever amounts of cash-in-hand support for their living costs. Students from lower income households are eligible to receive the maximum amount of maintenance loan available in addition to Disabled Students’ Allowances. Some higher education providers may help students to meet the £200 contribution, but that is at the provider’s discretion.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/02/2019 12:43:55 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050387

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2018 to Question 203779 on Disabled Students Allowances, what the timetable is for the (a) commencement and (b) conclusion of that research project.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The research was commissioned in late 2017, and the report ‘Evaluation of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs)’ was published on 17 January 2019 and is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-disabled-students-allowances-dsas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-disabled-students-allowances-dsas</a>.</p><p>​The report sets out students’ views on the effectiveness of the application and assessment processes for DSAs, their levels of satisfaction with the support provided through DSAs and by their higher education providers, and the impact that this support has had on their studies.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/02/2019 12:40:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1038560

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Part-time Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 19 December to Question 203781 on Disabled Students Allowances: Part-time Education, if he will publish a breakdown expenditure under that allowance in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	206733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>As at August 2018, provisional data provided by the Student Loans Company (SLC), shows that £2 million has so far been paid to English part-time students in Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) for equipment. This compares to £1.4 million paid at the same point in the academic year 2016/17.</p><p>Final data for 2016/17 provided by the SLC shows £1.6 million was paid to English domiciled part-time students in DSA for equipment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/01/2019 15:00:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe