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1743516

registered interest
date	21/11/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education
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 support postgraduate students.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	15577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>The government introduced postgraduate loans which, alongside other sources of funding, are a contribution to the cost of postgraduate level study to stimulate take-up.</p><p>Decisions on student finance have had to be taken to ensure the system remains financially sustainable and that the costs of higher education (HE) are shared fairly between students and taxpayers, not all of whom have benefited from going to university</p><p>We will set out this government’s longer term plan for HE reform by summer 2025.</p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is working with key postgraduate research stakeholders to deliver a UK postgraduate research offer under the New Deal for Postgraduate Research that attracts, empowers and supports talent. Between the 2021/22 and 2024/25 academic years, UKRI has raised the minimum student stipend that UKRI funded students receive by over 23% in cash terms.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 15578 question first answered 29/11/2024 14:44:09 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	5142

1743474

registered interest
date	21/11/2024
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a stepped repayment structure for student loan repayment plans.
tabling member constituency	Stratford and Bow
tabling member printed	Uma Kumaran
uin	15559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>The department is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for students. The government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university.</p><p>The department will set out this government’s longer term plan for HE reform by summer 2025.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 29/11/2024 14:44:09 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	5278

1744581

registered interest
date	26/11/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with specialist schools that deal with children with the most complex disabilities on the increase in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the budget.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Tom Morrison
uin	16256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>The government has agreed that the department will be compensated for the increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) paid by state-funded schools, and work is in progress to determine how much the department will receive for those employers within its remit and how that funding will be distributed. The department will engage with key stakeholders on our approach to the NICs funding and will provide more information as soon as is practicable.</p><p>Compensation for the NICs will be additional to the £1 billion increase to high needs funding announced at the 30 October Budget. Due to timing constraints, NICs funding will need to be provided as a separate grant, alongside the dedicated schools grant, in 2025/26.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 29/11/2024 14:40:37 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5090

1743591

registered interest
date	21/11/2024
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	15519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>Per the annual report and accounts published figures, the FCDO has spent the following amounts on consultancy fees since 2021:</p><ul><ul><li>£2.7 million in 20/21</li><li>£5.8 million in 21/22</li><li>£4.3 million in 22/23</li><li>£3.5 million in 23/24</li><li>The reporting for the current financial year, Apr 2024 to Mar 2025, is not available and will be published in due course in 2025.</li></ul></ul><p>The Government is committed to restoring the public finances and delivering value for the taxpayer. As part of this wider mission, the Government has pledged to reduce wasteful spend on non-essential and expensive consultants in order to save over £1.2 billion by 2026.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 29/11/2024 14:35:36 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1744124

registered interest
date	25/11/2024
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Waste Disposal
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 information his Department holds on the number of vape (a) distributors, (b) importers, (c) manufacturers and (d) producers that are registered with (i) the Environment Agency and (ii) a producer compliance scheme under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (WEEE) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	15784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency maintains a public register of registered producers and approved compliance schemes under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013. There are currently 34 registered vape producers in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 29/11/2024 14:35:12 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

1743137

registered interest
date	20/11/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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 improve collaboration between local authorities and multi-academy trusts in the delivery of SEND education in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
uin	15342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. This work forms part of the government’s Opportunity Mission, which will break the unfair link between background and opportunity, starting with giving every child, including those with SEND, the best start in life.</p><p>Excellence exists in all parts of our school system, and this government believes schools can perform best when they collaborate with each other and with their local community. That is why, in the King’s Speech, the government committed to legislating on requiring all schools to cooperate with their local authorities on issues such as school inclusion and place planning.</p><p>This government wants to work with all parts of our school system so that together we can ensure there is strong partnership and high quality collaboration, especially around the sharing of expertise and good practice, that helps deliver an exceptional education for children and young people with SEND. I expect all schools, regardless of type, to support each other, to drive a self-improving system.</p><p>Departmental officials work closely with both Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority and academy trusts to bring all parts of the system together. The department will continue with its work with the local area to ensure that they deliver further improvements in services.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 29/11/2024 14:34:44 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5210

1743634

registered interest
date	21/11/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Non-crime Hate Incidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14367 on Non-Crime Hate Incidents, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data on non-crime hate incidents.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	15615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering next steps relating to the recording of non-crime hate incidents.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 29/11/2024 14:34:36 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	5158

1743473

registered interest
date	21/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: South Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the bus fare cap on the average annual reduction in bus fares for people in South Norfolk constituency in each of the next three financial years.
tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
tabling member printed	Ben Goldsborough
uin	15558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the current £2 cap on bus fares had been due to expire on 31 December 2024, and prior to the Budget, there was no further funding available to maintain the cap beyond this point.</p><p> </p><p>The published interim evaluation of the £2 fare cap showed that patronage continued to recover following the COVID 19 pandemic. The final evaluation of the £2 fare cap will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 29/11/2024 14:33:04 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5205

1744578

registered interest
date	26/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Trains: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often she meets senior leaders at Northern Rail to discuss its service delivery in the north of England.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Tom Morrison
uin	16254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>Ministers, and officials from the Rail North Partnership have regular meetings with Northern's management team to discuss how to improve its current performance across its network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 29/11/2024 14:32:14 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5090

1742350

registered interest
date	18/11/2024
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	Plants: Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) levels of risk and (b) rates of checks on plants at the UK border.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Manuela Perteghella
uin	14723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>An enhanced risk-based approach is already undertaken at the UK border, where regulated plants and plant products have been categorised into high, medium, and low risk categories. The principle of risk-based controls, as previously applied under the EU regime, remains unchanged, but the GB regime now focuses on risks to Great Britain, rather than risks to the EU. Controls are then appropriately weighted against the risks posed – so the higher the risk category of a plant or plant product, the more biosecurity assurances we need, in the form of import controls. There are also plants and plant products which are not regulated at all, and those that are prohibited entirely.</p><p> </p><p>We undertake systematic, proactive screening of plant health risks. Risks are reviewed monthly by an expert group and Ministers, and prioritised for actions such as surveillance, enhanced inspection, regulation, national measures, import controls, research and awareness raising.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring the most appropriate risk categorisation and rate of inspection is important, from a biosecurity perspective, but also to avoid unnecessary disruption to our critical supply chains and ports. Risk categorisation will remain dynamic and Defra will monitor import and interception data and Inspection rates may change in response to changes in risk, for example, an upsurge of interceptions of pests or a new threat emerging.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 29/11/2024 14:31:54 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5122