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1599200

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Technical Qualifications
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 increase the uptake of Higher Technical Qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	903752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The department believes that increasing uptake in Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) is key to helping people climb the ladder of opportunity.</p><p>HTQs began teaching from September 2022, starting with Digital HTQs. 106 qualifications have now been approved as HTQs across Digital, Construction and Health and Science routes, available for teaching from September this year. All occupational routes are due to be rolled out by 2025 where relevant occupational standards are available.</p><p>To support more people studying HTQs:</p><ul><li>We are promoting HTQs as part of the communications and engagement campaigns for young people, adults and employers.</li><li>We have extended student finance access for HTQs for September 2023. This will allow learners studying them part-time to access maintenance loans, as they can with degrees. This will help learners fit study around work and other commitments.</li><li>We have announced investments of around £70 million to date to support the growth of high-quality higher technical education.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 28/02/2023 14:56:37 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1599201

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of information published by her Department on the condition and safety of school buildings.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	903755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Condition Data Collection (CDC) was one of the largest and most comprehensive data collection programmes in the UK public sector. It collected data on the building condition of Government funded schools in England. It provides a robust evidence base to enable the Department to target the capital funding it provides for maintaining and rebuilding school buildings.</p><p>The key, high level findings of the CDC programme were published in May 2021 in the ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey: Key Findings’ report. This is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf</a>.</p><p>Individual reports have been provided to schools and the relevant local authority or trust to help inform their maintenance plans alongside their own more detailed surveys and safety checks. The Department plans to publish detailed school level CDC data. This data is being prepared and will be published as soon as possible.</p><p>Well maintained, safe school buildings are a priority for the Department. Over £13 billion has been allocated for improving the condition of schools since 2015, including £1.8 billion committed this financial year. The 10-year School Rebuilding Programme is condition led and 400 of the 500 available places on the programme have now been provisionally allocated.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/02/2023 17:19:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1599202

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Reading: Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will provide schools on the Isle of Wight with funding for systematic synthetic phonics programmes.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	903757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>In 2018, the Department launched the £26.3 million English Hubs Programme, which is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading, with a focus on supporting children making the slowest progress in reading, many of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p>The 34 English Hubs in the programme are primary schools which are outstanding at teaching early reading. A further £17 million has been allocated for this school to school improvement programme, which focusses on systematic synthetic phonics, early language, and reading for pleasure.</p><p>Schools on the Isle of Wight may contact their nearest English Hub, Springhill Catholic Primary, if they wish to receive funding support for phonics. The hub has, so far, recruited one partner school on the Isle of Wight and is actively reaching out to other eligible schools, including planning an Isle of Wight specific engagement event in the coming term.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/02/2023 17:27:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1599203

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
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 increase the uptake of degree apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	903756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The department continues to see strong growth in degree-level apprenticeships with over 170,000 starts since 2014. We are making £8 million available to higher education providers to grow their degree apprenticeship provision and are partnering with UCAS, so young people can use their website to search and apply for these apprenticeships, alongside degrees.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 28/02/2023 15:12:00 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1599295

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the provision of free (a) breakfasts and (b) lunches in schools.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	153849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, the number of children receiving a free meal at school has increased by more than two million. This increase in provision is due to the introduction of universal infant free school meals and generous protections put in place as benefit recipients move across to universal credit.</p><p>The Department will continue to keep all free school meal (FSM) eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. Most recently, the Department has:</p><ul><li>Permanently extended eligibility for FSM to children from families with No Recourse to Public Funds.</li><li>Introduced new eligibility criteria in April 2018 in recognition of the transition to Universal Credit. The arrangements in place are forecast to reach more children than would have been the case under the legacy system. There are currently 1.9 million pupils that receive a nutritious FSM through this benefits related criteria.</li><li>Supported around 1.25 million more infants to enjoy a free, healthy, and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of universal infant free school meals in 2014.</li><li>Extended FSM to disadvantaged further education students in September 2014.</li><li>Increased per pupil funding rate for universal infant free school meals to approximately £18 million per year, in recognition of rising costs. More information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-in-activities-and-food-pledged-to-support-children--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-in-activities-and-food-pledged-to-support-children--2</a>.</li></ul><p>Over a third of pupils in England now receive FSM, compared with one in six in 2010. The Department has made further funding available to the National School Breakfast Programme to extend the programme for another year, backed by up to £30 million. Research has revealed the benefits breakfast clubs have had on children in disadvantaged areas, including with their improved readiness to be taught, increased concentration, and improved wellbeing and behaviour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/03/2023 12:45:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1588532

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with North Yorkshire County Council in 2018 on plans for a new special educational needs and disability school.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	151272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>North Yorkshire County Council submitted its application for a special school in 2018. The application was approved with conditions in March 2019. The Department has appointed a full project delivery team that works closely with the Council to deliver the project. I am aware of recent correspondence from my right hon. Friend, the Member for Selby and Ainsty, and a response will be issued shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/03/2023 14:19:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

1588534

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a breakdown of the roles undertaken by the 167 FTE staff employed by HS2 Ltd in its Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Directorate.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	151426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The majority of staff are engaged on community engagement activities along the 200 mile HS2 route, and the number of staff employed in the Directorate and handling all HS2 communication and engagement activity is a very small proportion of the 30,000 people now working on the HS2 project.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 02/03/2023 10:32:49 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1588539

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
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	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the air quality for people with a diagnosed condition that can be affected by air pollution in the context of utilising new digital health technology.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	151329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department and UK Health Security Agency are working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on a comprehensive review of how we communicate air quality information to ensure members of the public, and vulnerable groups in particular, have what they need to protect themselves and also understand their own impact on air quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also invested over £2 million in projects to look at the performance of low-cost sensor technologies, including practical trials.  This work lays foundations for the dependable use of low-cost sensor systems in measuring air pollutant concentrations at finer geographical scales, providing better local forecasts and thus providing better information on air quality.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 28/02/2023 12:13:09 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1588540

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Re: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take in conducting the quinquennial review of Flood RE; and what the scope of that review is.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	151330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Regulation 27 of the Flood Reinsurance (Scheme Funding and Administration) Regulations 2015 sets out that Flood Re must produce a report at least every five years which reviews the scheme, considering total levy and reinsurance premium thresholds and the need to manage transition by 2039. Flood Re intend to publish their next Quinquennial Review in 2024 making recommendations, which the Secretary of State will consider.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/02/2023 13:47:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1588541

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the FOI release Honours nominations probity and propriety checks completed by HM Revenue and Customs, updated on 27 October 2022, whether the probity checks to preserve the integrity of the honours system have been carried out on the persons nominated in the resignation honours list put forward by the former Prime Minister, the Rt hon. member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip; which Departments have been contacted to carry out probity checks on the people on that list; whether the probity checks undertaken include consideration of the avoidance of (a) a conflict of interest and (b) the perception of a conflict of interest in the conferring of an honour on a person who has made substantial donations to the political party of the Prime Minister who has nominated them; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	151266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>Probity checks are carried out on all honours lists, including resignation honours lists. Checks are carried out with government departments including HMRC and relevant vetting and other professional bodies, as well as using open source information.</p><p>In general, donations to any political party should not be regarded as a reason for disqualification from receiving an honour.</p><p>It would be inappropriate to speculate about a possible list.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/03/2023 15:37:02 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas