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1006878

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date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided through Budget 2018 to ensure the inclusion of social mobility in early years education.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education announced this week £6.5 million funding for voluntary and community sector organisations who work with families of young children to support early language development, helping to address and support concerns when they can have the most impact; and to improve the early years education of children with special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>The government set out, prior to Budget 2018, plans to spend £3.5 billion this year on our free early education entitlements. We provide 15 hours of free early education for disadvantaged two year-olds, with almost 750,000 benefitting since 2013, and we provide the Early Years Pupil Premium, which delivers up to £300 per eligible child per year to support better outcomes for disadvantaged three and four year olds. This is on top of the near universal take up of the free 15 hours entitlement for all three and four year-olds.</p><p>Funding for the entitlements is also supported by a £100 million investment through our social mobility action plan ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’, published in December 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/11/2018 16:02:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1006880

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will increase funding for the expansion of special school provision.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The government has allocated £265 million to help local authorities create new school places and improve existing facilities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), in consultation with parents and providers. Many local authorities are using this to expand special schools or SEND units in mainstream schools.</p><p> </p><p>Individual local authorities’ allocations are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-provision-capital-funding-for-pupils-with-ehc-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-provision-capital-funding-for-pupils-with-ehc-plans</a>. This funding is for 2018 to 2021. Funding after 2021 will be determined via the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The government also establishes new special schools through the free schools programme. As of 1 November 2018 there were 34 open special free schools with a further 55 in the pipeline.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/11/2018 12:01:52 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1006881

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether maintained nursery schools will be able to benefit from the additional funding announced in Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Hendon, to the answer I gave on 1 November 2018 to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-29/185052/" target="_blank">185052</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/11/2018 16:05:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1006947

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will bring forward proposals to make it compulsory for all schools to have defibrillators.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no legal requirement for schools to purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED), but the government encourages them to do so as part of their first aid equipment.</p><p>AEDs are currently available for schools and other education providers in the UK to purchase through the National Health Service Supply Chain at a reduced cost. These arrangements are available to all UK schools including academies, independent schools, sixth-form colleges, further education institutions and early years settings (including holiday and out-of-school providers).</p><p>The government has produced guidance for schools on buying, installing and using an AED, which can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automated-external-defibrillators-aeds-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automated-external-defibrillators-aeds-in-schools</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/11/2018 15:28:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007065

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Bright Tribe Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish an unredacted copy of the BrightTribe Academy minutes from 21 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	191431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>As per section 124 of the ‘Articles of Association’ published by the Bright Tribe Academy Trust, trustees are asked to make minutes available as soon as reasonably practicable for those wishing to inspect them.</p><p>It is however right that under section 125, trustees can mark some matters as confidential. This could be, for example, to avoid naming a specific child or teacher.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/11/2018 15:08:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1007093

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
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 funding for special needs education.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	191468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Nationally, high needs funding has risen by £1 billion since 2013-14, to just under £6 billion in 2018-19, and will rise to over £6 billion in 2019-20. The additional £1.3 billion announced last year for schools and high needs is above and beyond what was promised at the 2015 spending review, and means that local authorities received an additional £140 million in high needs funding in 2018-19. Allocations for each local authority this year can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>Each local authority will attract a 1% increase in underlying funding per head of the population aged 2-18 years old in 2018-19 compared to 2017-18, following the increase of 0.5% they attracted last year. Underfunded authorities will continue to see higher increases – of up to 6% per head of of the population aged 2-18 years old, compared to 2017-18.</p><p>We are listening to the concerns that some have expressed about the pressures on high needs budgets. We are monitoring the impact of our national funding formula for high needs on local authority spending decisions, and are keeping the overall amount of funding for high needs under review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 16:51:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1006000

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with Lancashire County Council on the Council's ban on halal and kosher meat in school meals.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	190757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The department has had no discussions with Lancashire County Council with regards to their ban on halal and kosher meat in school meals. The government sets out required minimum standards for school food in the School Food Standards to ensure that children are served healthy, nutritious meals at school. The standards do not specify food requirements in terms of cultural and religious needs.</p><p>Headteachers, governors and their caterers are best placed to make decisions about their school food policies, which includes acting reasonably to provide choices that take account of cultural, religious and special dietary needs. Schools that choose to arrange their school meals through a local authority or another catering organisation may wish to take this into consideration. Schools may consider providing both halal and non-halal or kosher food each day, or ensuring that dishes are clearly labelled to allow pupils to select the appropriate choice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/11/2018 09:49:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1005793

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Disability
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 ensure the inclusion of physically disabled children in schooling.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	190487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The government takes seriously its role in promoting inclusion and equality in education settings and the Equality Act 2010 (together with Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014) is a foundation stone on which our special educational needs (SEN) and disability system sits. The Equality Act requires all schools (whether maintained or academy) to produce an accessibility plan. These plans are about ensuring that all aspects of school life are accessible to disabled pupils. The Act also requires local authorities to produce accessibility strategies with the same aims as the school-level plan, but with different coverage.</p><p>We have funded the Schools Development Support Agency, working with pdnet to deliver a contract to improve knowledge, skills and capability of the school workforce. Pdnet standards have been developed for the early years, schools and post 16 settings, along with level 1 training for schools raising awareness of physical disabilities. Further information about pdnet is available on <a href="http://pdnet.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://pdnet.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/11/2018 15:59:49 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1005907

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Standards
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 reduce the attainment gap in early years education.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	190437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has set out his ambition to halve by 2028 the proportion of five-year-olds who do not achieve the communication and reading skills they need to thrive. On 14 November 2018, he hosted a summit on the ‘home learning environment’, bringing together nearly 100 businesses, charities and public sector organisations to explore longer term opportunities to support parents with early learning at home. At the summit he announced £6.5 million for voluntary and community sector organisations who work with families of young children to support early language development, helping to address and support concerns when they can have the most impact; and to improve the early years education of children with special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>This builds on the ambitious social mobility action plan ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’, published in December 2017, which set out £100 million of investment. This includes £50 million to develop more high quality school-based nursery provision to increase the number of good early years places for disadvantaged children; and a £50 million investment in professional development through English Hubs, professional development for early years practitioners, and a dedicated what works fund.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/11/2018 15:57:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1005912

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Hearing Impairment
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 improve the provision of education services to children with a hearing impairment.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	190441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I am determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to achieve the success they deserve. I am meeting with the National Deaf Children’s Society in November to find out more about their concerns.</p><p>In April, the Whole School special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) consortium, led by the National Association for Special Educational Needs, were awarded a two-year contract for a new programme of work which will focus on building the skills of teachers working in mainstream and special schools and ensuring the schools’ workforce are equipped to identify and meet their training needs in relation to SEND. The National Sensory Impairment Partnership are part of the consortium.</p><p>Local authorities play a key role in providing support to children and young people with sensory impairment. They are best placed to determine local priorities and make funding decisions in consultation with local people and having regard to the range of statutory responsibilities placed on them. High needs funding, for children and young people with more complex SEND, increased from £5 billion in 2013 to just under £6 billion this year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/11/2018 16:23:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord