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1738218

registered interest
date	30/10/2024
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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme does not include people who are 80 and over.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	11923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for York Central on 14 October 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-08/7797" target="_blank">7797</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 05/11/2024 16:39:25 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1733837

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether independent school fees for people over the age of 18 who are (a) in education and (b) have an Education Health and Care Plan will by exempt from VAT.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	8877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in our manifesto and confirmed in the Chancellor’s July statement, we are ending the VAT break for private schools. The government will introduce 20% VAT on education and boarding services provided for a charge from 1 January 2025.</p><p> </p><p>As per the draft VAT legislation that was published in July, the new VAT charge will apply to education and vocational training provided either at sixth forms attached to private schools or standalone private sixth form colleges. However, education and vocational training provided by further education colleges, which are classified as public sector institutions, will not be subject to VAT. The Government will confirm the final policy design at the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>Support is available to all educational institutions to help them understand any new tax liabilities that result from these changes; alongside existing support for businesses, bespoke HMRC guidance is available online and this will be complemented with webinars intended to talk schools through the steps they will need to take to comply with any new tax liabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The change will not impact pupils with the most acute additional needs, where these can only be met in private schools. Where pupils’ places in private schools are being funded by local authorities (LAs) because their needs can only be met in private school (e.g. in England, where attendance at that private school is required by a child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)), LAs will be able to reclaim the VAT so it does not apply to those fees.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 8878 question first answered 22/10/2024 10:30:18 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1733838

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether independent education settings for people over the age of 19 will be VAT-exempt.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	8878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in our manifesto and confirmed in the Chancellor’s July statement, we are ending the VAT break for private schools. The government will introduce 20% VAT on education and boarding services provided for a charge from 1 January 2025.</p><p> </p><p>As per the draft VAT legislation that was published in July, the new VAT charge will apply to education and vocational training provided either at sixth forms attached to private schools or standalone private sixth form colleges. However, education and vocational training provided by further education colleges, which are classified as public sector institutions, will not be subject to VAT. The Government will confirm the final policy design at the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>Support is available to all educational institutions to help them understand any new tax liabilities that result from these changes; alongside existing support for businesses, bespoke HMRC guidance is available online and this will be complemented with webinars intended to talk schools through the steps they will need to take to comply with any new tax liabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The change will not impact pupils with the most acute additional needs, where these can only be met in private schools. Where pupils’ places in private schools are being funded by local authorities (LAs) because their needs can only be met in private school (e.g. in England, where attendance at that private school is required by a child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)), LAs will be able to reclaim the VAT so it does not apply to those fees.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 8877 question first answered 22/10/2024 10:30:18 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1732259

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Carers: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Cabinet Committee on the Future of Work has made of the potential merits of improving employment rights for kinship carers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	7850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government greatly values kinship carers who come forward to care for children who cannot live with their parents.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed in the Plan to Make Work Pay to review the system of parental leave to ensure that it better supports working families.</p><p> </p><p>It is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place at Cabinet and its committees is not normally made public.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 17/10/2024 11:27:26 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1732410

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	GP Surgeries: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a time series of the capital grants allocated to General Practices for refurbishment and replacement by NHS England under the Primary Care capital grants policy, since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	7851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. We have commissioned NHS England for this information and will provide an update once we receive the reply.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 16/10/2024 08:54:22 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1731958

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Chad: Debts Written Off
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on how much debt relief Chad has received from external private creditors through the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	7552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>Chad agreed a debt treatment with its official bilateral creditors and its main private creditor, Glencore, in November 2022.</p><p> </p><p>According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the treatment is consistent with the commitments made by Chad and parameters under its IMF-supported program. This is enabling Chad to restore its debt sustainability, while ensuring protection against the volatility of oil prices through contingent treatment mechanisms.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is not a creditor to Chad.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 15/10/2024 16:20:22 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1731986

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
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 recruit 6500 teachers; and what her Department's planned timetable is for this recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	7553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcome is high quality teaching, but there are shortages of qualified teachers across the country. This is why this government will work with the sector to deliver its pledge to recruit 6,500 additional teachers across schools and colleges over the course of this parliament, to raise standards for children and young people, and deliver its mission to break down the barriers to opportunity at every stage. The department’s measures will include getting more teachers into shortage subjects, supporting areas that face recruitment challenges and tackling retention issues. Further details will be shared in due course.</p><p>The department has already made good, early progress towards this pledge by ensuring teaching is once again an attractive and respected profession. The department has accepted in full the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommendation of a 5.5% pay award for teachers and leaders in maintained schools, which is effective from September. The department is also removing the requirement for performance related pay.</p><p>Alongside this the department is also supporting teachers to improve their workload and wellbeing, including opportunities for greater flexible working. Teachers are now allowed to undertake planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time remotely and the department is also delivering a programme focused on embedding flexible working in schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs). This includes the delivery of supportive webinars and peer support provided by flexible working ambassador schools and MATs. ​Additionally, the department has made available a range of resources to help address teacher workload and wellbeing, including its improve workload and wellbeing for school staff service and the education staff wellbeing charter.</p><p>The department has also expanded the school teacher recruitment campaign 'Every Lesson Shapes a Life' and the further education teacher recruitment campaign 'Share your Skills'.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a Budget on 30 October to be followed by a multi-year spending review in the spring of next year. Decisions about future funding will be subject to the outcomes of these fiscal events.</p><p>The department is dedicated to working in partnership with the sector to re-establish teaching as an attractive profession, and one that existing teachers want to remain in, former teachers want to return to, and new graduates and industry professionals wish to join.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 7554 7555 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:02:13 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1731987

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	7554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcome is high quality teaching, but there are shortages of qualified teachers across the country. This is why this government will work with the sector to deliver its pledge to recruit 6,500 additional teachers across schools and colleges over the course of this parliament, to raise standards for children and young people, and deliver its mission to break down the barriers to opportunity at every stage. The department’s measures will include getting more teachers into shortage subjects, supporting areas that face recruitment challenges and tackling retention issues. Further details will be shared in due course.</p><p>The department has already made good, early progress towards this pledge by ensuring teaching is once again an attractive and respected profession. The department has accepted in full the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommendation of a 5.5% pay award for teachers and leaders in maintained schools, which is effective from September. The department is also removing the requirement for performance related pay.</p><p>Alongside this the department is also supporting teachers to improve their workload and wellbeing, including opportunities for greater flexible working. Teachers are now allowed to undertake planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time remotely and the department is also delivering a programme focused on embedding flexible working in schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs). This includes the delivery of supportive webinars and peer support provided by flexible working ambassador schools and MATs. ​Additionally, the department has made available a range of resources to help address teacher workload and wellbeing, including its improve workload and wellbeing for school staff service and the education staff wellbeing charter.</p><p>The department has also expanded the school teacher recruitment campaign 'Every Lesson Shapes a Life' and the further education teacher recruitment campaign 'Share your Skills'.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a Budget on 30 October to be followed by a multi-year spending review in the spring of next year. Decisions about future funding will be subject to the outcomes of these fiscal events.</p><p>The department is dedicated to working in partnership with the sector to re-establish teaching as an attractive profession, and one that existing teachers want to remain in, former teachers want to return to, and new graduates and industry professionals wish to join.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 7553 7555 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:02:13 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1731988

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources she is allocating to new measures to achieve the recruitment of 6,500 additional teachers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	7555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcome is high quality teaching, but there are shortages of qualified teachers across the country. This is why this government will work with the sector to deliver its pledge to recruit 6,500 additional teachers across schools and colleges over the course of this parliament, to raise standards for children and young people, and deliver its mission to break down the barriers to opportunity at every stage. The department’s measures will include getting more teachers into shortage subjects, supporting areas that face recruitment challenges and tackling retention issues. Further details will be shared in due course.</p><p>The department has already made good, early progress towards this pledge by ensuring teaching is once again an attractive and respected profession. The department has accepted in full the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommendation of a 5.5% pay award for teachers and leaders in maintained schools, which is effective from September. The department is also removing the requirement for performance related pay.</p><p>Alongside this the department is also supporting teachers to improve their workload and wellbeing, including opportunities for greater flexible working. Teachers are now allowed to undertake planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time remotely and the department is also delivering a programme focused on embedding flexible working in schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs). This includes the delivery of supportive webinars and peer support provided by flexible working ambassador schools and MATs. ​Additionally, the department has made available a range of resources to help address teacher workload and wellbeing, including its improve workload and wellbeing for school staff service and the education staff wellbeing charter.</p><p>The department has also expanded the school teacher recruitment campaign 'Every Lesson Shapes a Life' and the further education teacher recruitment campaign 'Share your Skills'.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a Budget on 30 October to be followed by a multi-year spending review in the spring of next year. Decisions about future funding will be subject to the outcomes of these fiscal events.</p><p>The department is dedicated to working in partnership with the sector to re-establish teaching as an attractive profession, and one that existing teachers want to remain in, former teachers want to return to, and new graduates and industry professionals wish to join.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 7553 7554 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:02:13 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1731989

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Lord Wharton of Yarm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what were the terms of departure of Lord Wharton from his role as Chairman of Office for Students.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	7556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>Lord Wharton resigned as chair of the Office for Students (OfS) on 9 July 2024.</p><p>Lord Wharton’s resignation was accepted by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, who swiftly appointed Sir David Behan as temporary chair of the OfS while the process to appoint a permanent chair is undertaken.</p><p>The department thanked Lord Wharton for his service as chair of the OfS through a period of change and challenge.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 15/10/2024 15:32:20 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson