Since 2007, persons who have settled status in the United Kingdom (UK), and who come to the UK from specified British Overseas Territories, have been eligible for home fee status if they meet the requirement of three years\u2019 ordinary residence in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and/or specified British Overseas Territories.<\/p>
Since 2022/23, those starting designated full-time and part-time undergraduate courses are also now eligible for tuition fee loans in England if they meet the residency requirements. These are that they have been ordinarily resident in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and/or specified British Overseas Territories throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course, with at least part of that period having been spent in the British Overseas Territories.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4698", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Janet Daby"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lewisham East"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Janet Daby"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-09-17T16:37:56.887Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Overseas Students: British Overseas Territories"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help increase the accessibility of UK university education to British Overseas Territories citizens.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1447", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Romford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Rosindell"} ], "uin" : "4617"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728096", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728096/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in each school, is published in the \u2018School Workforce in England\u2019 statistical publication available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england<\/a>. As of November 2010, when the School Workforce Census began, there were 779 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in the 50 out of 51 state-funded schools that returned data in the South Holland and The Deepings constituency. In November 2023, there were 848 FTE teachers in South Holland and The Deepings constituency, when all 50 schools returned data.<\/p> The ratio of pupils to teachers (qualified and unqualified) has remained broadly stable in the South Holland and The Deepings constituency, at 18.7 in 2010 and in 2023 and ranging between 17.5 and 19.9 in the years in between.<\/p> The number of staff reported by state-funded schools in November 2023, including their constituency, is available in the school level summary file in the \u2018Additional supporting files\u2019 section of the statistical publication, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england<\/a>.<\/p> The ratio of pupils to teachers and to adults by parliamentary constituency is published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-catalogue/data-set/997087c9-5b1c-4635-b412-83b4bb0130a6<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of teachers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"}
}
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], "uin" : "4597"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728203", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728203/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department does not hold data on places currently available.<\/p> Information on unfilled state secondary school places, as at May 2023, is published in the School Capacity statistics publication at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity<\/a>. School level information is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-catalogue/data-set/5f26c269-bf72-41ab-8292-e17b58ed7c98<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state secondary schools in Leicestershire county council area have no school places available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
], "uin" : "4723"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728210", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728210/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department is aware not only of the financial pressures that local authorities are facing due to the increasing cost of supporting children and young people with education, health and care (EHC) plans, but also the pressures that the government as a whole is facing because of the financial situation we have inherited. The department is acting as quickly as possible to respond to these cost pressures.<\/p> <\/p> The department is providing schools with almost £1.1 billion in the 2024/25 financial year through the new Core Schools Budget Grant (CSBG), to support with overall costs, including support for young people with EHC plans. Of this total, special schools and alternative provision settings will be receiving over £140 million through the CSBG. The additional funding through the CSBG comes alongside high needs funding for children and young people with complex needs, which totals over £10.75 billion in 2024/25.<\/p> <\/p> Decisions on future funding levels will be for the Spending Review.<\/p>"}
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}
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]}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Special Educational Needs"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is making additional resources available to accommodate changes in the number of Education Health and Care Plan applications (a) this and (b) next financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Damian Hinds"}
], "uin" : "4623"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728211", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728211/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " \u200bUnregistered schools, by their nature, are unregistered and at risk of being unknown, therefore this is not possible to precisely ascertain.<\/p> <\/p> It is an offence under Section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 for any person to conduct an unregistered independent school. Where the department finds evidence that a school is operating unlawfully, we will not hesitate to take action, working with the police, Ofsted and Crown Prosecution Service as necessary.<\/p> Anyone with intelligence or concerns relating to a potential unregistered independent school should read the department's guidance on reporting an unregistered school. This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-an-unregistered-school<\/a>. Any information they have can be sent to unregisteredschoolreferrals@ofsted.gov.uk.<\/p> The department has provided additional resources to Ofsted to inspect suspected unregistered independent schools. As a result, a team of dedicated inspectors has been working to identify settings and visit them to determine whether they are operating unlawfully as unregistered independent schools. Where schools are found to be operating unlawfully, Ofsted and DfE are taking action to ensure such settings cease operating unlawfully, working with other authorities as necessary.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-09-17T15:37:51.863Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Private Education: VAT"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of charging VAT on independent schools on levels of usage of unregistered schools.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Damian Hinds"}
], "uin" : "4624"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728212", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728212/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department uses the Teacher Workforce Model to calculate postgraduate initial teacher trainee targets each year.<\/p> <\/p> These targets are published online each year as part of an official statistics publication, the department intends to publish the 2025/26 academic year targets as usual.<\/p> Performance against the published initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment targets is reported within the ITT census official statistics publication. The next publication will be reporting against the 2024/25 academic year targets and has been pre-announced for December this year. The precise date of publication will be announced nearer the time.<\/p> <\/p> Being an established official statistics publication, the department intends to continue publication of performance against ITT recruitment targets.<\/p>"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue to report on the (a) outputs of the Teacher Workforce Model and (b) extent to which targets are met.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Hampshire"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Damian Hinds"}
], "uin" : "4625"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728213", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728213/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department does not hold data on places vacant on 6 September 2024.<\/p> Information on unfilled state secondary school places, as at May 2023, is published in the School Capacity statistics publication at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity<\/a>. For ease, local authority level information within the publication for Leicestershire can be accessed here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/a00d6b70-f8fc-4392-b2a8-08dccd7b0275<\/a> and can be aggregated to Borough and Parliamentary Constituency level by linking to information at the following link: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/<\/a>.<\/p> For Melton Borough, there were zero secondary school places unfilled in May 2023. For Melton and Syston parliamentary constituency, there were 531 secondary school places (11%) unfilled in May 2023.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many vacant state secondary school places there were in (a) Leicestershire County Council LA area, (b) Melton Borough and (c) Melton and Syston constituency on 6 September 2024.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
], "uin" : "4727"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728270", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728270/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and giving every child the best start in life. Breakfast clubs will remove barriers to opportunity by ensuring every child, no matter their circumstances, is set-up for the day and ready to learn by providing a supportive start to the day. The government is committed to making quick progress to deliver on its commitment to offer breakfast clubs in every primary school.<\/p> <\/p> The department has taken decisive action by announcing in the King\u2019s Speech that, under the Children\u2019s Wellbeing Bill, every primary school in England will offer a breakfast club. Legislating for breakfast club provision will give schools the certainty they need to plan for the future. Before the legislation comes into force, the department will work closely with the sector to make sure the right support, including funding, guidance and resources are in place.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-09-17T16:31:43.64Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for making free breakfast clubs available in every primary school.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dr Simon Opher"}
], "uin" : "4838"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728334", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728334/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn. We will communicate the outcome in due course.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-09-17T16:34:49.523Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Finance"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make funding available for the Holiday Activity and Food programme beyond 31 December 2024.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Martin Wrigley"}
], "uin" : "4902"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728335/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The requested information is not held centrally.<\/p> <\/p>