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1491733

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what further consultation opportunities they will provide for those involved in the education of SEND students within further education colleges to inform the development of policy following the SEND green paper consultation.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL1999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>The department will continue to work with partners, including further education providers, to design a national Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) improvement plan. This will be published later this year and will set out in detail how we will deliver improvements to the SEND and AP system, including in further education. In autumn, the department will establish a National SEND and AP Board to lead improvements in the system across education, health, and care. We will set out the board’s role and membership, including how we will ensure the voices and lived experiences of children, young people and their families are at the heart of the board discussions.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/08/2022 13:53:48 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

1491734

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many parents claimed (1) tax free childcare payments, (2) the universal 15 hours free childcare offer for three and four year olds, and (3) the extended childcare offer for three and four year olds, for the last three years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL2000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is for working parents of children aged 0-11, or 0-16 for disabled children, and has the same income criteria as 30 hours free childcare. In the 2021/22 financial year the government spent £411.3 million on Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p>The numbers of families and children who have used Tax-Free Childcare between 2020 and 2022 are as follows:</p><ul><li>2019-20: 315,040 families used this entitlement for 396,365 children.</li><li>2020-21: 374,135 families used this entitlement for 461,705 children</li><li>2021-22: 512,410 families used this entitlement for 646,940 children</li></ul><p>The universal 15 hours free early education entitlement is available to all three and four-year-olds regardless of parental circumstances. The government spent £2,212,241,262 on the universal entitlement in financial year 2021/22.</p><p>The numbers of children registered for the universal 15-hour entitlement between 2020 and 2022 are captured annually, as follows:</p><ul><li>2020: 621,351 three-year-olds and 650,193 four-year-olds</li><li>2021: 574,845 three-year-olds and 637,146 four-year-olds</li><li>2022: 582,295 three-year-olds and 629,939 four-year-olds</li></ul><p>The extended 15 hours entitlement, also known as 30 hours free childcare, is available for eligible working parents of three and four year olds, on top of the universal 15 hours free early education entitlement. The government spent £837,497,401 on the extended 15 hour entitlement in the 2021/22 financial year.</p><p>The numbers of children registered for the 30 hours free childcare between 2020 and 2022 are as follows:</p><ul><li>2020: 248,399 three-year-olds and 97,305 four-year-olds</li><li>2021: 234,996 three-year-olds and 93,666 four-year-olds</li><li>2022: 249,388 three-year-olds and 98,738 four-year-olds</li></ul><p>The department does not collect data on parents who apply for the entitlements, only children who have registered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2001 question first answered 04/08/2022 14:54:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1491735

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent on (1) tax free childcare, (2) the universal 15 hours free childcare offer for three and four year olds, and (3) the extended childcare offer for three and four year olds, in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL2001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is for working parents of children aged 0-11, or 0-16 for disabled children, and has the same income criteria as 30 hours free childcare. In the 2021/22 financial year the government spent £411.3 million on Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p>The numbers of families and children who have used Tax-Free Childcare between 2020 and 2022 are as follows:</p><ul><li>2019-20: 315,040 families used this entitlement for 396,365 children.</li><li>2020-21: 374,135 families used this entitlement for 461,705 children</li><li>2021-22: 512,410 families used this entitlement for 646,940 children</li></ul><p>The universal 15 hours free early education entitlement is available to all three and four-year-olds regardless of parental circumstances. The government spent £2,212,241,262 on the universal entitlement in financial year 2021/22.</p><p>The numbers of children registered for the universal 15-hour entitlement between 2020 and 2022 are captured annually, as follows:</p><ul><li>2020: 621,351 three-year-olds and 650,193 four-year-olds</li><li>2021: 574,845 three-year-olds and 637,146 four-year-olds</li><li>2022: 582,295 three-year-olds and 629,939 four-year-olds</li></ul><p>The extended 15 hours entitlement, also known as 30 hours free childcare, is available for eligible working parents of three and four year olds, on top of the universal 15 hours free early education entitlement. The government spent £837,497,401 on the extended 15 hour entitlement in the 2021/22 financial year.</p><p>The numbers of children registered for the 30 hours free childcare between 2020 and 2022 are as follows:</p><ul><li>2020: 248,399 three-year-olds and 97,305 four-year-olds</li><li>2021: 234,996 three-year-olds and 93,666 four-year-olds</li><li>2022: 249,388 three-year-olds and 98,738 four-year-olds</li></ul><p>The department does not collect data on parents who apply for the entitlements, only children who have registered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2000 question first answered 04/08/2022 14:54:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1491781

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Processed Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they plan to take in response to the study in the journal Nutrients, published on 21 July, which found that ultraprocessed food consisted of 82 per cent of the calories in packed school lunches and 64 per cent in school meals, with calories provided by these foods being 61 per cent of primary pupils' diets and 77 per cent of secondary pupils'.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>A diet high in processed foods is often high in calories, salt, saturated fat and sugar and low in fibre, which is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic diseases. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) is delivering a range of measures to help address the exposure and consumption of food and drink products high in saturated fat, sugar or salt, including restricting the advertising and promotions of these products, and a sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme.</p><p> </p><p>Further to the work being done by OHID, the department encourages all schools to have a whole school approach to healthy eating, promoting healthy eating and providing healthy, tasty and nutritious food and drink. Compliance with the school food standards is mandatory for all maintained schools, including academies and free schools. The Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014 is available here: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1603/contents/made" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1603/contents/made</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Schools may use the school food standards as a guide when writing their packed lunch policies. For example, confectionery is banned throughout the school day and foods high in salt, sugar and fat are restricted. Schools can also confiscate items that are banned by the school rules. More information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/searching-screening-and-confiscation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/searching-screening-and-confiscation</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department also wants to make it easier for parents to feel confident that they are preparing healthy, balanced lunches for their children. Further information such as recipes, tips and swap suggestions for parents are available on the Change4Life website, which is available here: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/change4life-beta/healthier-lunchboxes" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/change4life-beta/healthier-lunchboxes</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/08/2022 13:55:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1490499

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the educational attainment of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	39847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p> </p><p>The department recognises the issues faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people, and how schools and others can make a positive difference.</p><p> </p><p>The department has invested in research into academic progress over the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years with Renaissance Learning and the Education Policy Institute. The department’s data and research consider the impacts on pupils with particular characteristics, as well as considering regional disparities and area-level deprivation.</p><p>The department knows one of the most significant factors affecting pupil attainment, which cuts across all ethnicities, is economic disadvantage. That is why we have consistently targeted support at the most disadvantaged and vulnerable, with schools continuing to receive additional funding through the pupil premium.</p><p> </p><p>Total pupil premium funding will increase to over £2.6 billion this financial year (2022/23), from £2.5 billion last year. On top of this funding, schools serving pupils from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds are likely to attract funding through additional needs factors in the schools national funding formula (NFF), specifically through the mobility factor.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also working closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and will learn any lessons from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Education Area pilots in a number of areas in England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/07/2022 16:25:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1490500

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the factors that contribute to school exclusion rates of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	39848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department has conducted several analyses into disparities in exclusion rates. The Timpson Review of School Exclusions (2019) illustrated that there is no substantial difference in permanent exclusion rates when comparing all ethnic minority children as a whole with white British children.</p><p>The Timpson Review also found that Gypsy and Roma pupils and Irish Traveller boys are more likely to be suspended than their white British peers, even when other factors are controlled for, such as poverty, special educational needs and absence. The Timpson Review noted that the impact of in and out-of-school factors will differ for each child and local context means there will be different patterns across the country.</p><p>The department’s updated Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance, published 13 July 2022, sets out that schools, local authorities, and local partners should work together to understand what lies behind local trends. Local leaders should use this understanding to plan and put in place additional and targeted actions based on their own context. If they identify any gaps, they should act to ensure those who work with children have the training, services and support they need to address them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 27/07/2022 09:08:48 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1490511

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer to Question 900784 in Prime Minister's Questions on 29 June 2022, Official Report, col 291, if he will publish a breakdown of the planned allocation of the £52m being invested to support the staffing situation in further education.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	39821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>The department’s £52 million investment in the 2022/23 financial year will allow us to continue to support the further education (FE) sector with the recruitment, retention and development of teachers. The programmes allocated funding from this investment include Taking Teaching Further, T Level Professional Development, bursaries, mentoring support, and the Teach in FE recruitment campaign and digital service.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 27/07/2022 14:04:57 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1490513

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if Pupil Premium Plus will be made available for those children adopted from overseas from October 2022.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	39903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>Currently, children adopted from outside England and Wales do not get pupil premium plus.</p><p>The department is aware of this issue and is exploring the possibility of extending pupil premium plus to these children and will be including them in the school census from the 2022/23 academic year. In the meantime, schools should support the needs of all pupils, regardless of whether they are eligible to attract pupil premium plus, as support is not contingent on receipt of this funding.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 27/07/2022 08:51:49 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490514

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption and Children in Care: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Adoption Barometer Report entitled a stocktake of adoption in the UK, published June 2022, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of (a) the finding that 68 per cent of established adoptive families struggle to get the support their children need in education and (b) the report’s recommendation that all educational professionals be trained and resourced to understand the specific needs of care experienced children and young people in an educational setting.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	39904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises the findings in the Adoption Barometer Report that children adopted from care may need additional support in education. The experiences and barriers that looked-after children face do not disappear when they leave care through adoption, Special Guardianship or Child Arrangements Orders, which can mean they experience poorer outcomes than children who have never been in care.</p><p> </p><p>That is why all local authorities in England are required to appoint a Virtual School Head, who has a statutory duty to promote the educational achievement of previously looked-after children. This gives schools, parents, and guardians access to Virtual School Head expert advice on supporting the educational needs of previously looked-after children, including on how best to use Pupil Premium Plus funding to support them.</p><p> </p><p>All maintained schools and academies must also appoint a designated teacher, who should be the central point of contact for parents or guardians about their child’s progress at school. The designated teacher has a leadership role in promoting the educational achievement of every looked-after and previously looked-after child on the school’s roll, which involves ensuring the personalised learning needs of every looked-after and previously looked-after child matter and their personal, emotional, and academic needs are prioritised. This includes understanding the impact that pre-care and care adverse experiences can have on looked-after and previously looked-after children and how to access further support where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 27/07/2022 10:45:49 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490515

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of Adoption UK’s Adoption Barometer Report 2022 on the proportion of 16 to 25 year olds who were not in education, employment, or training at the end of 2021; and what plans he has to increase the impact of the Pupil Premium Plus funding on the outcomes of previously looked after children.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	39905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>At the end of 2021, 10.5% of 16 to 24-year-olds were not in education, employment or training (NEET). This is the lowest percentage on record. Local authorities have a statutory duty to identify and support young people who are NEET. Under the September Guarantee, all 16 and 17-year-olds are entitled to an offer of a suitable place in education or training, regardless of qualifications gained.</p><p>A range of provision is available for young people aged 16 to 24 to equip them with the skills and experience they need to progress. The government’s Plan for Jobs includes a range of joined-up support to young people to help minimise time spent NEET, such as Youth Hubs and traineeships. These prepare young people for apprenticeships and work. Additionally, supported internships, which offer tailored support for young people with special education needs and disabilities.</p><p>Previously looked-after children attract pupil premium plus funding, or £2,410 per child per year in 2022/23, which is managed by the child’s school. The ‘Using Pupil Premium’ guidance supports school leaders to use their funding effectively and explains that schools must ensure they consider the specific needs of previously looked-after children. There is also statutory guidance for designated teachers that includes information on both the use and management of the funding. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-teacher-for-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-teacher-for-looked-after-children</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 27/07/2022 09:33:24 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell