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1177456

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
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 potential effect on demand for UK university places from EU students of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	14715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>EU and non-EU students make an invaluable contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, socially, culturally and financially. This is why the UK Government will continue to welcome international students, working towards the ambition set out in our International Education Strategy, to host 600,000 international students per year by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has also been clear that he wants to help the UK attract talent from around the world. On May 28 2019, we announced guarantees on student finance for EU nationals. EU nationals (and their family members) who start a course in England in the 2020/21 academic year or before will continue to be eligible for ‘home fee’ status and undergraduate and postgraduate student financial support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided they meet the residency requirement.</p><p> </p><p>To further ensure the UK higher education sector remains internationally attractive, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister announced the new Graduate Route in September 2019. This will offer an opportunity for international students who have passed their degree to stay and work in the UK for two years post-study.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/02/2020 17:26:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1143593

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Exclusions Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the consultation on the recommendations of the Timpson Review will include (a) socio-economic and (b) ethnic trends in school exclusions.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	285262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is taking forward an ambitious programme of action which will respect head teachers’ powers to use exclusion, while also equipping schools to support children at risk of exclusion, and ensuring excluded children continue to receive a good education. As part of this, the Department will make schools responsible for pupils who are permanently excluded and will launch a consultation on how to deliver this in practice.</p><p>In designing this consultation, the Department is working with leaders from across the education sector and will consider the findings of the Timpson Review on disparities in exclusion rates between different groups of children. In response to the review, the Government called on the Directors of Children’s Services, governing bodies, academy trusts, and local forums of schools to review information on children who leave schools, by exclusion or otherwise, and to establish a shared understanding of how the data on the characteristics of such children feeds local trends.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/09/2019 16:26:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1130877

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the allocation of revenues from the Immigration Skills Charge in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	262354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18, income from the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) contributed £75 million to the department’s skills budget.</p><p>While the income raised is not additional funding for skills, the ISC is helping to maintain the department’s existing skills budget and existing level of investment in skills in England. As such, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of how the department’s ISC allocation is spent.</p><p>The ISC ensures that we can continue to invest in developing the skills that the country needs and also addresses skills gaps in the workforce. Similarly, it helps to maintain funding levels for each of the devolved administrations.</p><p>My letter of 17 January 2019 to the chairs of the Education and Home Affairs committees about the ISC, has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and is available to view at the following link: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/</a>.</p><p>An internal review of the ISC, based on Home Office data, was undertaken in the second quarter of 2018. We continue to keep this policy under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 262355 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:49:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122726 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1130878

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Immigration Skills Charge in increasing skills provision in England.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	262355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18, income from the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) contributed £75 million to the department’s skills budget.</p><p>While the income raised is not additional funding for skills, the ISC is helping to maintain the department’s existing skills budget and existing level of investment in skills in England. As such, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of how the department’s ISC allocation is spent.</p><p>The ISC ensures that we can continue to invest in developing the skills that the country needs and also addresses skills gaps in the workforce. Similarly, it helps to maintain funding levels for each of the devolved administrations.</p><p>My letter of 17 January 2019 to the chairs of the Education and Home Affairs committees about the ISC, has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and is available to view at the following link: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/</a>.</p><p>An internal review of the ISC, based on Home Office data, was undertaken in the second quarter of 2018. We continue to keep this policy under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 262354 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:49:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122727 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1130163

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Post-18 Education and Funding Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Annex to the post-18 education and funding review entitled, Estimating the lifetime contributions of example borrowers, what estimate he has made of (a) the increased contributions of middle earners and (b) the decreased contributions of higher earners under the proposed system.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	260617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>This is an independent report to the government. We will consider the report carefully and will conclude the post-18 education and funding review alongside the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/06/2019 15:25:40 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1125055

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of sharia-compliant student loans.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	251396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The government remains committed to introducing an Alternative Student Finance product. Details on implementation will follow the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding which will conclude this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/05/2019 16:18:52 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1121938

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase understanding among teachers and support staff of the pathological demand avoidance behaviour profile of students with autism spectrum disorders.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	245769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Schools are responsible for the continuing professional development of staff who support children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those who are on the autism spectrum and/or exhibit a pathological demand avoidance behaviour profile.</p><p> </p><p>The department has funded the Autism Education Trust (AET) since 2011 to deliver autism awareness training to education staff in early years, schools and further education settings. So far it has reached more than 207,000 people – not just teachers and teaching assistants, but also support staff such as receptionists, dining hall staff and caretakers, encouraging a ‘whole school’ approach to supporting pupils with autism. The AET also provides resources for teachers, including a competency framework, a progression framework for assessing children and young people with autism, and a set of standards to help them evaluate their practice in addressing the needs of children and young people with autism.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the framework for Initial Teacher Training content (published in July 2016), includes specific content on special educational need and autism and the National Association for Special Educational Needs ‘SEND Gateway’ provides access to a range of free, quality assured resources and training materials for schools, including on autism. The SEND Gateway is available here: <a href="https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/04/2019 16:17:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1122121

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether EU nationals will be eligible for (a) home fee status and (b) financial support when enrolled for UK higher education courses in the academic year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	245770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>We recognise how important it is that students and institutions have information on eligibility for student support before applications for courses open.</p><p>Applications for courses starting in academic year 2020/21 do not open until September 2019. We will ensure students and institutions have the information they need well in advance of that date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 245771 question first answered 29/04/2019 13:56:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1122122

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Government's timescale is for deciding the (a) fee status and (b) loan eligibility of EU undergraduate students enrolled on UK higher education courses in the academic year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	245771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>We recognise how important it is that students and institutions have information on eligibility for student support before applications for courses open.</p><p>Applications for courses starting in academic year 2020/21 do not open until September 2019. We will ensure students and institutions have the information they need well in advance of that date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 245770 question first answered 29/04/2019 13:56:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1064712

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students who are granted European Temporary Leave to Remain would be eligible to access Government funding for under-18 education.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	224326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>European Temporary Leave to Remain will allow European Economic Area citizens arriving in the UK after 29 March 2019 to live, work and study in the UK if the UK leaves the EU without a deal and this includes government funding for pre-16 and 16-19 education and training.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 27/02/2019 15:01:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield