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1672703

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times to speak to the Disability Service Centre.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	3560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>We have increased Case Worker resource and consequently wait times on the PIP enquiry line have significantly improved in recent weeks.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to increase performance further until the resource position improves further, because we have to deploy Case Workers on processing as well as telephony, to meet demand in both areas of work, which are equally important.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is continually developing new technological capability aimed at providing better information, tailored to customer needs, at the point of call. Going forward, this approach will also help to reduce waiting times for customers.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/11/2023 12:56:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1671797

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch report Accident Investigation Report 7/2023, published on 9 November 2023, if he will establish a statutory inquiry into the deaths in the Channel on 24 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	2985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Lady to the Secretary of State’s written statement on the 9<sup>th</sup> November (HCWS27).</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/11/2023 14:53:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1671998

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to introduce statutory class size limits in key stage two and above.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	3049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Schools are free to decide their class sizes (other than infant classes), in a way that is consistent with raising attainment and helping pupils to achieve their potential.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment of the evidence by the Education Endowment Foundation found some evidence for additional benefits of smaller class sizes with younger children, suggesting that smaller class sizes may be a more effective approach during the early stages of primary school. For older year groups, however, the impact of reducing class sizes on educational attainment is low compared to the high cost of doing so. More information can be found here: <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/reducing-class-size" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/reducing-class-size</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Research by Professor John Hattie found that reducing class sizes ranked 186 out of 250 on influences on pupil achievement. More information on this can be found online at: <a href="https://visible-learning.org/" target="_blank">https://visible-learning.org/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Despite an increase of more than a million pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools since 2010, at secondary level, average class sizes remain low at only 22.4 pupils, whilst the average primary class has remained broadly stable at 26.7 pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/11/2023 14:01:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1672002

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Food Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number food technology teachers.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	3053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The latest School Workforce Census showed that during November 2022, there were over 468,000 full time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state-funded schools in England, which is an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This makes it the highest number of FTE teachers on record since the School Workforce Census began in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s teacher recruitment and retention reforms are aimed at supporting teacher recruitment and retention across all subjects, including food technology. The department accepted in full the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommendations for the 2023/24 pay award for teachers and leaders. This means that teachers and leaders in maintained schools will receive a pay award of 6.5%. This is the highest pay award for teachers in over thirty years. The award also delivers the manifesto commitment of a minimum £30,000 starting salary for school teachers in all regions in England, with a pay award of up to 7.1% for new teachers outside London.</p><p> </p><p>The department knows there is further to go to improve recruitment in some subjects. That is why the department has put in place a range of measures, including bursaries. For those starting Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year, £25,000 tax-free bursaries are being offered in design &amp; technology, which includes food technology. Over the past two years, the design and technology bursary has increased from £15,000 to £25,000.</p><p> </p><p>The department has created an entitlement to at least three years of structured training, support and professional development for all new teachers, underpinned by the ITT Core Content Framework and the Early Career Framework. Together, these ensure that new teachers will benefit from at least three years of evidence-based training, across ITT and into their induction, to ensure teachers are better supported at the start of career.</p><p> </p><p>The department has published a range of resources to help address teacher workload and wellbeing, which impact retention. This includes the school workload reduction toolkit, developed alongside school leaders, which is a helpful resource for schools to review and reduce workload. The toolkit is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department has also worked in partnership with the education sector and mental health experts to create the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, which we are encouraging schools to sign up to as a shared commitment to promote staff wellbeing. The charter is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/11/2023 12:36:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1672003

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Gender Dysphoria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Consultation report for the interim service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people published by NHS England on 9 June 2023, if she will provide a definition of the term early-onset gender dysphoria.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	3054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>Early-onset gender dysphoria is referred to in NHS England’s Consultation report for the interim service specification. It is referenced in relation to research that has been commissioned by the research board, chaired by Professor Sir Simon Wessely, into the impact of puberty suppressing hormones in children with ‘early-onset’ gender dysphoria.</p><p>The focus on ‘early-onset’ gender dysphoria responds directly to findings from the Cass Review that in recent years there has been a dramatic change in the case-mix of referrals to specialist gender services. from predominantly birth-registered males presenting with gender incongruence from an early age to predominantly birth-registered females presenting with later onset of reported gender incongruence in early teens. It will be for the clinical trial study team to propose the precise eligibility definitions to be used in the study as the proposal is developed over the next few months.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/12/2023 17:40:41 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 3602 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1672012

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Law Reporting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to reduce the cost of crown court transcripts for victims of serious crime.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	3063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service continue to seek ways to reduce the fees that victims are required to pay to obtain transcripts in criminal proceedings. In particular, we will explore how technology can be used to reduce the costs of transcription, with a view to passing on the savings to parties.</p><p> </p><p>Victims can apply to the court for permission to listen to the audio recording of the hearing at a suitable court location, free of charge and at judicial discretion. In certain serious criminal cases, a copy of the Sentencing Remarks may be made available to the public free of charge at the judge’s discretion</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 27/11/2023 11:05:07 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1666338

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza and Israel: Ceasefires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of calling for a cessation of hostilities in Israel and Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	203728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Since the Hamas terrorist attacks on 7 October, the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have spoken with counterparts from almost 20 countries as part of extensive diplomatic efforts to sustain the prospect of peace and stability in the Middle East. On 19 October, the Foreign Secretary travelled to the region where he met leaders in Egypt, Turkey and Qatar to help prevent the conflict spreading across the region and to seek a peaceful resolution. The UK Government is actively monitoring the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and we maintain regular dialogue with international counterparts. We will continue to use all the tools of British diplomacy to sustain the prospects of peace and stability in the region.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/10/2023 09:29:05 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1665872

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hardeep Singh Nijjar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in India on the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	203422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with his Indian and Canadian counterparts about the serious allegations raised in the Canadian Parliament. We have raised this matter with the Government of India and we encourage them to cooperate fully with Canada's investigation. It is important the investigation runs its course, with the perpetrators brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/10/2023 15:56:01 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1665875

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music Venues: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to extend business rates relief to grassroots music venues.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	203423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2022, an extended Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief worth £2.1 billion was announced for 2023-24. The relief provides a 75% discount for eligible RHL properties, including music venues, up to a cash-cap of £110,000 per business.</p><p> </p><p>Grassroots music venues will also have benefitted from the decision to freeze the multiplier for a further year. This was a tax cut worth £9.3 billion to businesses over the next five years, and means all bills are 6% lower, before any reliefs or supplements are applied, than without the freeze.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/10/2023 11:58:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1665075

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	16 to 19 Tuition Fund and National Tutoring 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 for the (a) National Tutoring Programme and (b) 16-19 Tuition Fund after the end of this academic year.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	202768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department has made over £1 billion available through the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) over the four academic years since the programme’s introduction in summer 2021, which has seen the Department deliver nearly 4 million tutoring courses as of May 2023. This has included providing £310 million directly to schools in the 2021/22 academic year and £350 million in the 2022/23 academic year. In the 2023/24 academic year, the Department will provide £150 million directly to schools.</p><p>In the 2021/22 academic year, which is the most recent full year for which data is available, 47% of pupils receiving tutoring were eligible for free school meals at some point in the last six years. Final delivery figures for the 2022/23 academic year will be published in December. Figures for the current academic year will be published throughout the year.</p><p>The Department has committed that, from the 2023/24 academic year, tutoring will have been embedded across schools in England. The Department expects tutoring to continue to be a staple offer from schools, with schools using their core budget, including pupil premium, to provide targeted support for those children who will benefit.</p><p>Funding for the 16-19 tuition fund is currently in place until the end of the 2023/24 academic year. The Department is evaluating the Tuition Fund and considering the most appropriate way to support disadvantaged 16-19 students from the 2024/25 academic year.</p><p>The NTP’s Year 2 Implementation and Process Evaluation report examined the implementation of the programme in the 2021/22 academic year. It found that most head teachers were satisfied with the programme and that the programme is perceived as having a positive impact on pupils’ attainment, self confidence and helping them catch up with their peers. It also found that most schools are prioritising pupil premium eligible pupils for tutoring. This report can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-tutoring-programme-year-2-implementation-and-process-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-tutoring-programme-year-2-implementation-and-process-evaluation</a>. The Department plans to publish in autumn 2023 an external quantitative impact evaluation, which explores the impact of the programme on pupil attainment in the 2021/22 academic year.</p><p>For the 2020/21 to 2023/24 academic years, the Department is making available funding of up to £420 million for one to one and small group tuition for 16 to 19 year olds. The 16-19 tuition fund is targeted at students in most need, enabling schools and colleges to deliver up to 700,000 tuition sessions each year.</p><p>The 16-19 tuition fund implementation and process evaluation report was published in July 2023 and can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-tuition-fund-implementation-and-process-evaluation-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-tuition-fund-implementation-and-process-evaluation-report</a>. This reported that over 80% of students were satisfied with the tuition they received and found its content relevant. A full report on the impact of the tuition fund will be completed later this year and published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 202769 202770 202773 202774 question first answered 19/10/2023 16:49:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome