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1669662

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism and Islamophobia
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 provisions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of (a) Jewish and (b) Muslim students on university campuses.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	1569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>It has been deeply concerning to see the rises both in antisemitism and in Islamophobia since the 7 October terrorist attacks against Israel. Universities should be welcoming and inclusive environments. Higher education providers have a responsibility to take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of racial or religious harassment. They have clear responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to adopt robust policies and procedures that enable them to investigate and swiftly address reports of racism.</p><p>Given the particularly severe impact on Jewish students, the Secretary of State and I wrote to all schools, colleges and universities, urging them to respond swiftly to hate-related incidents and actively reassure Jewish students that that they can study without fear of harassment or intimidation. On 5 November we published a five-point plan detailing further action to protect Jewish students in higher education, the details of the plan can be found here: <a href="https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/05/how-were-protecting-jewish-students-on-university-campuses/" target="_blank">https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/05/how-were-protecting-jewish-students-on-university-campuses/</a>.</p><p>The department continues to engage both with Jewish and with Muslim groups, including the Union of Jewish Students and Tell MAMA, and actively monitors incidents affecting both communities. The department also welcomes the guidance produced by Universities UK, which focuses on tackling Islamophobia: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/tackling-islamophobia-and-anti-muslim" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/tackling-islamophobia-and-anti-muslim</a>.</p><p>The department has reminded providers of their obligations under the Prevent duty, where they should be working to prevent people from being drawn into or supporting terrorism. Department officials have assessed evidence of antisemitism and racial hatred linked to incidents at English universities. There is an online &quot;Reporting Extremism&quot; form where members of the public can raise concerns to the Department directly. Where concerns arise, officials have reached out to relevant universities to understand what actions they have taken, including reporting issues to the police where appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 16/11/2023 17:45:34 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1546117

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential feasibility of raising the Minimum Fostering Allowance in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	97609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The national minimum allowance (NMA) is uprated annually, with the next update to come into effect in April 2023. As part of the process of uprating, the department will discuss with HM Treasury as required.</p><p>The Fostering Services: National Minimum Standards, issued by the department under the Care Standards Act 2000 (CSA), set out the expectations that are placed on foster parents and their agencies. The department is clear that no one should be ‘out of pocket’ because of their fostering role and we expect all foster parents to receive at least the NMA plus any agreed expenses to cover the full cost of caring for each child placed with them (Standard 28).</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 01/12/2022 17:47:59 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1464698

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on allocating additional funding to local authorities to increase SEND provision in schools.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	5658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The total core schools budget is increasing to £56.8 billion by the 2024/25 financial year. This represents a £7 billion cash increase, compared with the 2021/22 financial year, and will benefit those pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in mainstream schools.</p><p>Within this, for those pupils with more complex needs, the department has increased high needs funding in the 2022-23 financial year by £1 billion to a total of £9.1 billion.</p><p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council will attract an increase of 16% per head of their 2-18 population this year, compared to the previous financial year’s allocation, bringing their total high needs funding allocation in 2022/23 to £36.3 million.</p><p>Richmondshire District Council falls within North Yorkshire County Council, which will attract an increase of 15% per head of their 2-18 population this year, compared to the previous financial year’s allocation, bringing their total high needs funding allocation in the 2022/23 financial year to £71.3 million.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 5659 question first answered 25/05/2022 16:26:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1464699

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of funding for SEND in schools in (a) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) Richmondshire District Council.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	5659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The total core schools budget is increasing to £56.8 billion by the 2024/25 financial year. This represents a £7 billion cash increase, compared with the 2021/22 financial year, and will benefit those pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in mainstream schools.</p><p>Within this, for those pupils with more complex needs, the department has increased high needs funding in the 2022-23 financial year by £1 billion to a total of £9.1 billion.</p><p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council will attract an increase of 16% per head of their 2-18 population this year, compared to the previous financial year’s allocation, bringing their total high needs funding allocation in 2022/23 to £36.3 million.</p><p>Richmondshire District Council falls within North Yorkshire County Council, which will attract an increase of 15% per head of their 2-18 population this year, compared to the previous financial year’s allocation, bringing their total high needs funding allocation in the 2022/23 financial year to £71.3 million.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 5658 question first answered 25/05/2022 16:26:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1378497

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
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 ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education on the potential impact of the new requirement for care home workers to be fully vaccinated against covid-19 on health and social care students' ability to complete their (a) work placements and (b) qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	74993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The government knows that vaccines save lives which is why, earlier this year, plans were set out to make COVID-19 vaccines a condition of deployment for adults in care homes to protect those who are more vulnerable to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Vaccinated people are less likely to experience severe symptoms of COVID-19, be admitted to hospital or die from it and there is evidence that they are less likely to pass the virus on to others.</p><p> </p><p>The current exemption from the requirement to be fully vaccinated to work in a care home is expected to continue. This applies to those with specific medical conditions, pregnant women and those aged under 18 as set out in operational guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccination-of-people-working-or-deployed-in-care-homes-operational-guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-of-people-working-or-deployed-in-care-homes-operational-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccination-of-people-working-or-deployed-in-care-homes-operational-guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-of-people-working-or-deployed-in-care-homes-operational-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>16 -17-year-olds who work in the health and social care sector, including students undertaking work placements, have been eligible for 2 vaccinations since the beginning of phase 1 of the vaccination programme roll out. Following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's announcement, all 16–17-year-olds are now eligible for 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p> </p><p>The department encourages further education providers to work with employers to understand the vaccination requirements for students undertaking work placements in their health or care setting.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found on the ACAS website and the guide for employers on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.acas.org.uk/working-safely-coronavirus/getting-the-coronavirus-vaccine-for-work" target="_blank">https://www.acas.org.uk/working-safely-coronavirus/getting-the-coronavirus-vaccine-for-work</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-guide-for-employers/covid-19-vaccination-guide-for-employers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-guide-for-employers/covid-19-vaccination-guide-for-employers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 74996 question first answered 18/11/2021 13:06:17 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1377934

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Finance
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 Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education on the potential effect of (a) tuition fees and (b) student loans on regional education outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	73840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and I regularly engage with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 17/11/2021 16:00:56 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1367503

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has provided to support the 300 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for Afghan nationals at UK universities under Operation Warm Welcome; and how many of those scholarships have been awarded.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	72442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>A significant cross-government effort is underway, called ‘Operation Warm Welcome’, to ensure Afghans arriving in the UK receive the vital support they need to rebuild their lives, find work, pursue education, and integrate into their local communities.</p><p>As part of Operation Warm Welcome, it was announced there would be further funding for up to 300 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for Afghans at UK universities. The department will update with further details of this programme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 16/11/2021 16:49:22 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1355402

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Higher Education
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 (a) level of reduction in funding for Higher Education arts subjects in England and (b) potential effect of that change in funding on the future (i) accessibility and (ii) viability of cultural and creative sectors.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In January 2021, the former Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson), my right hon. Friend for South Staffordshire, asked the Office for Students (OfS) to reform the Strategic Priorities Grant for the 2021-22 academic year[1].</p><p>The OfS consulted on the proposals and has recently published its conclusions. Following careful consideration of the issues raised in consultation responses, the former Secretary of State for Education issued Terms and Conditions of funding to the OfS (in relation to London Weighting and high-cost subject funding) to ensure the government’s priorities for the grant were implemented this year.</p><p>For the 2021-22 academic year, the high-cost subject funding rate for arts and music courses has been set at £121.50 – this is equivalent to a reduction of around 1% in combined funding (on a per-student basis) from a £9,250 tuition fee and OfS grant funding compared to 2020-21. Total funding for high-cost subjects, such as medicine and engineering, is 12% higher than last year, an increase of £81 million[2].</p><p>The government continues to value performing arts and creative subjects. High quality provision in a range of subjects is critical for our workforce and our public services, as well as being intellectually rewarding and culturally enriching for those studying them and wider society.</p><p>As part of the same reform programme, we asked the OfS to invest an additional £10 million in our world-leading specialist providers, many of which specialise in arts provision. We want to ensure that such providers receive additional support, and that grant funding is used effectively to support students, including those with an interest in the cultural and creative sectors.</p><p>The government supports the arts throughout the education system. For example, the government has invested nearly £620 million during 2016-21 in a diverse portfolio of music and cultural education programmes to ensure all school children, whatever their background, have access to a high-quality education in music and arts[3].</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/a3814453-4c28-404a-bf76-490183867d9a/rt-hon-gavin-williamson-cbe-mp-t-grant-ofs-chair-smb.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/a3814453-4c28-404a-bf76-490183867d9a/rt-hon-gavin-williamson-cbe-mp-t-grant-ofs-chair-smb.pdf</a>.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/b2eaeeb4-7fed-4eda-9868-a4671f170129/recurrent-funding-2021-22.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/b2eaeeb4-7fed-4eda-9868-a4671f170129/recurrent-funding-2021-22.pdf</a> Table 2: Recurrent grant budgets for academic year 2021-22 (£ millions).</p><p>[3] <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-06/43435" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-06/43435</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 20/09/2021 12:06:29 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1337897

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to allocate additional local authority funding to support schools to provide (a) breakfast clubs and (b) after school clubs until the Breakfast Clubs programme procurement closes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	17741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>Earlier this year, we released an invitation to tender worth up to £24 million to continue our support for school breakfast clubs. This will enable our investment in school breakfast clubs to continue until 2023, making sure that thousands of children in disadvantaged areas have a healthy start to the day. The outcome from this procurement process will be available shortly. This builds on the investment of up to £38 million in school breakfast clubs which the government has delivered since 2018. The current contract is due to complete in July 2021, and the new procurement will enable our provision to continue seamlessly.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/06/2021 16:04:05 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1310206

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on average how many looked after children have received custodial sentences in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The information held by the department covers children aged 10 years or over, who were looked after for at least 12 months, who were convicted or subject to youth cautions, or youth conditional cautions during each year. The figures are shown in the table below:</p><p><strong>Number of children aged 10 years or over who were looked after for at least 12 months who were convicted or subject to youth cautions, or youth conditional cautions during the year in England<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ending 31 March</p></td><td><p>Number looked after for at least 12 months aged 10 to 17 at 31 March[2]</p></td><td><p>Number convicted or subject to youth cautions, or youth conditional cautions during the year[2]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>39,620</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>38,090</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>36,730</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>35,090</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>33,120</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>31,800</p></td><td><p>1,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>30,650</p></td><td><p>1,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>29,840</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>29,790</p></td><td><p>2,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>30,280</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p> </p><p>The latest information on children looked after in England is contained in the ‘Children looked after in England’ statistics release, which is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures include children aged 10 to 17 years who have been continuously looked after for at least 12 months as at 31 March. Figures exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements.</p><p>[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/04/2021 15:23:55 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis