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1716169

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to uprate the income threshold for eligibility for free school meals.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	24850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The department has extended free school meal (FSM) support several times and to more groups of children than any other government over the past half a century. As a result, the greatest ever proportion of children are now receiving free lunches. Over one third of children are now eligible for FSM, compared to one in six in 2010.</p><p>However, a threshold must be set somewhere. The department believes that the current eligibility threshold level, which enables children in low-income households to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the correct decision.</p><p> </p><p>The department will continue to keep FSM eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/05/2024 14:59:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1696641

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Conciliation Services
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 June 2024 to Question 17775 on Family Conciliation Services, for what reason her Department does not monitor the number of therapists offering reunification therapy services in England and Wales who help with cases of family breakdown.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	18955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>This is not a matter for the Department for Education, therefore, the department does not collect this data.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 21/03/2024 12:44:43 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1695018

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Conciliation Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of therapists offering reunification therapy services to help with cases of family breakdown.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	17775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 14/03/2024 17:31:46 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1687387

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled Selective Comprehensives 2024, published by the Sutton Trust on 11 January 2024, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the school admissions code.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	12887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The School Admissions Code sets the requirements for admission arrangements for all mainstream, state-funded schools. It requires admission arrangements to be fair, clear and objective, and contains various provisions to ensure that children from low-income backgrounds are not unfairly disadvantaged in the admissions system.</p><p> </p><p>The department keeps the provisions of the Code under review to ensure they continue to remain fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/02/2024 14:07:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1675099

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
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 participants on subject knowledge enhancement courses are eligible for bursary funding.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	4895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>For academic year 2022/2023, there were 3075 participants undertaking a subject knowledge enhancement course (SKE). For academic year 2022/2023, there were 3,075 participants undertaking an SKE. Of these, 2,940 (approximately 96%) were eligible for an SKE bursary.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/12/2023 16:58:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1675100

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers with qualified teacher status have enrolled on subject knowledge enhancement courses in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	4896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Government funded subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses are not available to teachers who already hold qualified teacher status (QTS). The SKE programme supports recruitment to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in subjects with the biggest sufficiency challenges. It is only available to candidates who have a conditional offer of a place on an ITT programme which leads to the award of QTS.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/12/2023 17:01:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1675101

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
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 trainee teachers who are enrolled on initial teacher training programmes are also enrolled on subject knowledge enhancement courses in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	4900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The department does not hold exact matching data showing the number of Initial Teacher Training participants who have undertaken a subject knowledge enhancement course.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/12/2023 17:04:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1664944

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre: Buildings
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 2 September 2022 to Question 45406 on Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre: Buildings, what recent progress his Department has made on preparing the former East Ham Police Station building for use by Newham Collegiate School.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	202638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department has entered a building contract and work began on site in March 2023. These works are scheduled to complete by September 2024, which is when the former East Ham Police Station will be handed over to the school. This will allow the school to increase its capacity to 800 students overall, from September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/10/2023 16:52:14 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1661184

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Transformation to children's social care to put families first, published 26 July 2023, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of piloting the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	199855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Stable Homes, Built on Love Strategy for Children’s Social Care, which was the Government’s response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, announced an additional £200 million for system transformation until 2024/25.</p><p>The initial £200 million investment supported the urgent first phase of reform, testing and learning which interventions work, and this included a number of pathfinders covering the Families First for Children pathfinder, fostering and regional care co-operatives.</p><p>Longer term funding decisions to scale up these reforms will be made in subsequent Spending Review periods.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 16/10/2023 15:23:15 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1659455

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National School Breakfast Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to engage with schools during the tender process for the national school breakfast club programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	198585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has confirmed that the National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) has been extended for an additional year, from July 2023 until July 2024. The Department is currently undertaking market engagement on future arrangements for school breakfast provision for delivery after July 2024.</p><p>Any future funding invested by the Department in National Breakfast Clubs is subject to future funding approvals and the outcome of the next Spending Review.</p><p>The contract will be awarded to a provider that is able to demonstrate that they can meet the needs of a school taking part in the NSBP. To achieve this, the Department will engage with schools to ensure that the tender process meets the needs of schools that are currently on the NSBP and those looking to join the programme.</p><p>Engaging with schools will ensure their views are listened to and influence the evaluation process. This will help retain what is currently working well and improve any areas that may not be meeting the expectations of schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/09/2023 12:22:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms