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1382717

registered interest
date	26/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when alternative finance to student loans will be made available to students.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	82388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Putney to the answer I gave on 18 October 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-23/53884" target="_blank">53884</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/12/2021 08:37:36 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1382719

registered interest
date	26/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Recruitment and Retention: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with education leaders in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West region on improving the (i) recruitment and (ii) retention of newly-qualified teachers.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	82337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Ensuring that every child has a great teacher in front of them is why we published our Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy in 2019.</p><p>There are now more than 461,000 full time equivalent teachers working in schools across the country to inspire the next generation of young people. Over 41,000 new trainee teachers were recruited to start training in academic year 2020/21, which is 23% higher than the previous year, showing that teaching continues to be an attractive profession.</p><p>In the 2019/20 North West cohort, there were 4,382 total trainees. Provisional figures for the 2020/21 cohort show an increase to 6,750 total trainees.</p><p>The department recognises there is more to do to ensure this success is not short-lived and that we continue to attract and retain talented individuals in our classrooms. From September 2021, we are delivering the national rollout of the Early Career Framework reforms. New teachers will benefit from a 2-year, fully funded, comprehensive programme of training and support, including access to a trained mentor and a 5% reduction in contact time in their second year. This will build on initial teacher training to provide a solid foundation for a successful career in teaching, backed by over £130 million a year in funding when fully rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/12/2021 10:49:19 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1382258

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost of (a) one school meal and (b) a year's worth of school meals was in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	82028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The department does not set a price for school meals whether paid for or free.</p><p>School governing boards are responsible for the provision of both free and paid for meals and it is for them to decide on the price depending on local circumstances. The department knows that many factors influence the costs of school meals including, for example, catering arrangements, food prices and existing numbers of pupils taking up school meals.</p><p>Through the schools national funding formula, the department allocates £460 of funding to local authorities for each of the pupils in their area eligible for free school meals. Local authorities then distribute this money to schools through their local funding formula, which must include additional funding for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as those eligible for free school meals. This allocation will increase to £470 per eligible pupil as part of the overall increase to the core schools budget for the 2022-23 financial year.</p><p>It is then for schools to decide how to use their budget, including how much to allocate to pay for benefits-based free school meals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/12/2021 17:56:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1382273

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will increase the number of teachers of the deaf.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	82112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>Over 41,000 new trainee teachers were recruited to start training in 2020/21. This is 23% more than in academic year 2019/20.</p><p>The department is determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to succeed in their education. It is a legal requirement for qualified teachers of classes of pupils with sensory impairments to hold the relevant mandatory qualification (MQSI). To offer MQSIs, providers must be approved by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>It is the responsibility of local authorities, schools, and colleges to commission appropriately qualified staff to support the education of children and young people in their area.</p><p>As a result of the Spending Review settlement, the department will make significant investment to ensure all children receive the support they need. This includes:</p><ul><li>An additional £4.7 billion for the core schools’ revenue budget by financial year 2024-25, including an additional £1.6 billion for schools and high needs in 2022-23, on top of the funding we announced last summer.</li><li>£2.6 billion over the next three years to deliver new places and improve existing provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who require alternative provision.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/12/2021 14:40:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1382291

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
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, what recent assessment he has made of the size of backlog in Education, Health and Care Plan assessments.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	82125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Regulations 2014 make clear that local authorities must complete an education, health and care plan (EHCP) assessment within 20 weeks from when the request is received, unless certain prescribed exceptional circumstances that are set out in paragraph 9:42 of the SEND Code of Practice apply.</p><p>The department does not collect data on the backlog of EHCP assessments.</p><p>The department uses data to monitor local authority performance and has been supporting local authorities to meet their statutory duties for SEND, including by providing challenge and support to those local authorities where there are long-standing delays. Additionally, because of circumstances relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, the department is carrying out monthly surveys of local authority performance. Each year, we also deliver a training programme to local authorities, health and social care staff on their statutory duties for EHCP assessments, as well as funding projects to support children with SEND. The department also collects data, published annually, on the numbers of EHCP needs assessment requests, numbers of plans issued and timeliness. These data can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans</a>.</p><p>The latest data show that there were 76,000 initial requests for an EHCP needs assessment during 2020 and 60,100 new EHCPs issued. Of the 60,100 new EHCPs made during the 2020 calendar year (excluding cases where exceptions apply), 58.0% were issued within the 20 week time limit.</p><p>Furthermore, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) continue with their full inspection programme and our team of SEND advisers and colleagues in NHS England are continuing to provide support and challenge to help improve performance. Depending on the underlying issues that each authority faces, such as those relating to EHCP assessments, we commission specialist and regional support from our delivery partners or facilitate/fund peer to peer support. The department has commissioned the CQC and Ofsted, with the support of the Department of Health and Social Care, to develop a new area SEND inspection framework and are in discussion on timings that align with any recommendations from the SEND Review. It remains our priority that local areas provide the right services at the right time for children and young people with SEND.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/12/2021 14:42:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1382293

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disability: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made in reducing the backlog in disabled children’s social care services.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	82126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>Social care services, including those for disabled children and their families, are provided on the basis of an individual assessment of each child and family’s needs.</p><p>The department has not conducted an assessment of national waiting times for children’s social care services. The government believes it is right for local authorities, who know their areas’ needs best, to determine what services are required locally, including disabled children’s social care services.</p><p>This year councils have access to £51.3 billion to deliver their core services, including a £1.7 billion grant for social care. The government has also given over £6 billion in unringfenced funding directly to councils to support them with the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 spending pressures, including children’s services.</p><p>The department will continue to work with other government departments, including the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to ensure the needs of children’s services are reflected.</p><p>In addition to statutory services, the department is providing £27.3 million to the Family Fund in the 2021-22 financial year to support over 60,000 families on low incomes raising children and young people with disabilities or serious illnesses. Grants can be used for a range of purposes, including family breaks.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/12/2021 14:41:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1382300

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Condition Improvement Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many repair projects funded by the Condition Improvement Fund in 2021-22 (a) have been completed and (b) are on-track to be completed by summer 2022 as at 25 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	82029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The total number of Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) projects approved in the 2021-22 round was 1,486.</p><p>For the CIF 2021-22 round:</p><p>(a) 75 projects have completed on site and provided a completion return to the department.</p><p>(b) Based on the latest monitoring return and our forecasted slippage assumptions, we anticipate a further 893 projects will be completed by the end of August 2022.</p><p>This information is correct as at 26 November 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 30/11/2021 13:36:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1382303

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Multi-academy Trusts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's estimate was of the level of cash reserves held by multi-academy trusts as of 25 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	82030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>It is prudent financial planning for academy trusts to build reserves. Even trusts with strong balance sheets and adequate reserves can find themselves in a vulnerable position if they have insufficient cash assets. Academy trusts are accountable for, and transparent about, their reserves. As part of their short and long term financial planning, they must have a policy for holding reserves set out alongside financial data in their published annual accounts. These are clear requirements of the Academy Trust Handbook, which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academy-trust-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academy-trust-handbook</a>.</p><p>The department publishes the Sector Annual Report and Accounts (SARA), which consolidates all academy accounts into one document. The last published report includes data on surpluses by academy trust size (page 25, figure 11b), available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/968362/SARA_Academies_Sector_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_201819_-_accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/968362/SARA_Academies_Sector_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_201819_-_accessible.pdf</a>.</p><p>The report for the 2019/20 academic year will be published in December 2021 and will include updated data on surpluses.</p><p>The National Audit Office’s recently published report on the financial sustainability of schools in England contains information about surpluses in all academy trusts (both single and multi-academy trusts), available here: <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Financial-sustainability-of-schools-in-England.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Financial-sustainability-of-schools-in-England.pdf</a>. This reports that the net position across all academy trusts in the 2019/20 academic year was a cumulative surplus of £3.1 billion.</p><p>Data for the 2019/20 academic year on the financial position of individual academy trusts, including their surplus position, is available in academy trusts individual accounts and the schools financial benchmarking website, available here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/12/2021 17:39:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1382384

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Wandsworth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the rates of staff turnover are in schools across Wandsworth in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	82066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Information on the numbers and rates of qualified teachers entering and leaving state-funded schools in England is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>. In state-funded schools in England, between November 2019 and November 2020 (the latest two years of data available), the full time equivalent of one in ten teachers (9.7%) were new entrants to teaching, while under one in ten teachers (7.8%) left the profession.</p><p>Between November 2019 and November 2020 in Wandsworth schools specifically, the full time equivalent of one in ten teachers (11.7%) were new entrants to teaching, while one in ten teachers (11.1%) left the profession. Please note that these figures have been compiled by breaking down national entrant and leaver figures sub-nationally, although this level of breakdown is not published, and the methodology is not exact.</p><p>Staff, including teachers, turnover figures for individual schools are not centrally calculated and would incur disproportionate cost to compile. Similarly, entrant and leaver figures of support staff are not routinely calculated and would also incur disproportionate cost to compile.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/12/2021 17:32:12 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1382407

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to move civil servant jobs in (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies and government agencies associated with his Department to York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	82003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for the department to fill roles in York.</p><p>The department’s arm’s length bodies, LocatED and Ofsted, have a presence in York:</p><ul><li>LocatED have 1 full time equivalent based in York, and as part of their headcount forecast for 2025 and 2030 this remains the same.</li><li>Ofsted have approximately 10 employees attached to their York office and are not planning significant growth there.</li></ul><p>There are no plans at present for any of our other non-departmental public bodies and government agencies associated with the Department for Education to move jobs to York.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/12/2021 10:42:54 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell