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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

1063782

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
	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 November 2018 to Question 184973 on Disabled Students' Allowances, whether the research project on the impact of disabled students' allowances on eligible students has been completed; and when he plans to publish that research.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	222717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The research project has been completed and its report was published on 17 January 2019. The report is available at the link below:</p><p><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> </p><p>In an article on 17 January, I called on universities to do more to show disabled students that going to university can be an option for them, and to put disabled students front and centre in their planning to accommodate their needs. A link to the article can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jan/17/universities-can-do-more-to-support-their-disabled-students" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jan/17/universities-can-do-more-to-support-their-disabled-students</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 21/02/2019 17:18:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1017286

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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 confirmation on funding availability for EU students accessing 16-19 provision for the 2019-20 academic year will be published prior to the publication of funding guidance in March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	197412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>In order to be eligible for funding for 16-19 education and training, a student must have the legal right to be resident in the United Kingdom at the start of their study programme. Any student, including EU students, who are legally resident in the UK at the start of their course in the academic year 2019 to 2020 will continue to be eligible for funding for the duration of their course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/12/2018 09:52:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1010773

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Education and Skills Funding Agency regulations for 16-19 education provision on student eligibility for funding in 2019-20 will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	193466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding guidance relating to 16-19 provision will be published in the period of March or April 2019 and will be available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/11/2018 17:06:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1003806

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185043, for what reasons the income from the Immigration Skills Charge was not presented to Parliament as detailed in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	189676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on income received from the immigration skills charge (ISC) payments for 2017/18 will be available once the Home Office Trust Statement has been audited by the National Audit Office and published.</p><p> </p><p>An internal review of the ISC was undertaken in Quarter 2 2018, based on Home Office data.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 189677 question first answered 14/11/2018 17:29:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1003807

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185043, what review has taken place of the Immigration Skills Charge, as is set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	189677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on income received from the immigration skills charge (ISC) payments for 2017/18 will be available once the Home Office Trust Statement has been audited by the National Audit Office and published.</p><p> </p><p>An internal review of the ISC was undertaken in Quarter 2 2018, based on Home Office data.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 189676 question first answered 14/11/2018 17:29:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield