Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1650859

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Greater London
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 impact of trends in the (a) quality and (b) accessibility of courses requiring specialist instruction at further education colleges in London on (i) economic growth and (ii) public services.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	192790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>Further education (FE) teachers are pivotal to the delivery of great student outcomes and to training the next generation of skilled workers to help boost productivity and drive national economic growth.</p><p>The department works closely with the sector to continually review the evidence around the impact of workforce supply and demand. The department knows the FE sector will need to grow the overall size of its teaching workforce due to the roll-out of T Levels which require more teaching hours, delivery of maths to 18, demographic pressures and the delivery of other important skills reforms.</p><p>We are making significant investments to support the recruitment and retention of high-quality teachers, including specialist teachers. The Spending Review 2021 made an extra £1.6 billion available for 16-19 education in the 2024/25 financial year compared with 2021/22. We are investing £125 million of available funds in the2023/24 financial year for 16-19 education to increase the national funding rate by 2.2% from £4,542 to £4,642, and boost specific programme cost weightings by 10%, to support the additional costs of recruiting and retaining specialist teachers in construction, manufacturing, engineering, and digital subject areas.</p><p>In addition, Institutions in London and the South East get additional funding through an area cost uplift to address the higher costs of delivering education in this part of England. For example, FE colleges in London attract a 20% uplift (inner London) and a 12% uplift (outer London), to their 16-19 funding allocations.</p><p>The adult education budget (AEB) is devolved to the Mayor of London, acting where appropriate through the Greater London Authority. The Mayor is now responsible for the provision of AEB-funded adult education for London residents and allocation of the AEB to providers.</p><p>The department is supporting teacher recruitment in the sector through a national campaign to encourage industry professionals to become FE teachers.</p><p>We have supported the creation of new, high-quality routes into FE teaching, including a revised Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher apprenticeship for those planning to work in the FE sector. The department is also providing bursaries worth up to £29,000 each tax-free to support FE teacher training in priority subject areas for the academic year 2023/24. The Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme has supported around 1,000 industry professionals to train as FE teachers since 2018. In addition, the department is piloting a new £6,000 financial incentive for TTF recruits teaching in some of the most hard-to-fill subject areas, such as digital, construction and the built environment, engineering and manufacturing and maths. Finally, early career support is being offered for teachers in the form of access to a trained mentor through the Teacher Mentoring Programme which was announced in March 2023.</p><p>The department will continue to work with the sector to consider options for providing further support so that all learners are able to benefit from high-quality teaching<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 192791 192792 question first answered 14/07/2023 12:28:16 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1650860

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Greater London
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 impact of (a) vacancy levels and (b) workforce turnover rates for (i) digital lecturers and (ii) other specialist teachers at further education colleges in London on the (A) quality and (B) accessibility of courses requiring specialist instruction.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	192791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>Further education (FE) teachers are pivotal to the delivery of great student outcomes and to training the next generation of skilled workers to help boost productivity and drive national economic growth.</p><p>The department works closely with the sector to continually review the evidence around the impact of workforce supply and demand. The department knows the FE sector will need to grow the overall size of its teaching workforce due to the roll-out of T Levels which require more teaching hours, delivery of maths to 18, demographic pressures and the delivery of other important skills reforms.</p><p>We are making significant investments to support the recruitment and retention of high-quality teachers, including specialist teachers. The Spending Review 2021 made an extra £1.6 billion available for 16-19 education in the 2024/25 financial year compared with 2021/22. We are investing £125 million of available funds in the2023/24 financial year for 16-19 education to increase the national funding rate by 2.2% from £4,542 to £4,642, and boost specific programme cost weightings by 10%, to support the additional costs of recruiting and retaining specialist teachers in construction, manufacturing, engineering, and digital subject areas.</p><p>In addition, Institutions in London and the South East get additional funding through an area cost uplift to address the higher costs of delivering education in this part of England. For example, FE colleges in London attract a 20% uplift (inner London) and a 12% uplift (outer London), to their 16-19 funding allocations.</p><p>The adult education budget (AEB) is devolved to the Mayor of London, acting where appropriate through the Greater London Authority. The Mayor is now responsible for the provision of AEB-funded adult education for London residents and allocation of the AEB to providers.</p><p>The department is supporting teacher recruitment in the sector through a national campaign to encourage industry professionals to become FE teachers.</p><p>We have supported the creation of new, high-quality routes into FE teaching, including a revised Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher apprenticeship for those planning to work in the FE sector. The department is also providing bursaries worth up to £29,000 each tax-free to support FE teacher training in priority subject areas for the academic year 2023/24. The Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme has supported around 1,000 industry professionals to train as FE teachers since 2018. In addition, the department is piloting a new £6,000 financial incentive for TTF recruits teaching in some of the most hard-to-fill subject areas, such as digital, construction and the built environment, engineering and manufacturing and maths. Finally, early career support is being offered for teachers in the form of access to a trained mentor through the Teacher Mentoring Programme which was announced in March 2023.</p><p>The department will continue to work with the sector to consider options for providing further support so that all learners are able to benefit from high-quality teaching<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 192790 192792 question first answered 14/07/2023 12:28:16 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1650861

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Greater London
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 impact of resource levels for further education colleges in London on the (i) recruitment and (ii) retention of (A) digital lecturers and (B) other specialist teachers.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	192792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>Further education (FE) teachers are pivotal to the delivery of great student outcomes and to training the next generation of skilled workers to help boost productivity and drive national economic growth.</p><p>The department works closely with the sector to continually review the evidence around the impact of workforce supply and demand. The department knows the FE sector will need to grow the overall size of its teaching workforce due to the roll-out of T Levels which require more teaching hours, delivery of maths to 18, demographic pressures and the delivery of other important skills reforms.</p><p>We are making significant investments to support the recruitment and retention of high-quality teachers, including specialist teachers. The Spending Review 2021 made an extra £1.6 billion available for 16-19 education in the 2024/25 financial year compared with 2021/22. We are investing £125 million of available funds in the2023/24 financial year for 16-19 education to increase the national funding rate by 2.2% from £4,542 to £4,642, and boost specific programme cost weightings by 10%, to support the additional costs of recruiting and retaining specialist teachers in construction, manufacturing, engineering, and digital subject areas.</p><p>In addition, Institutions in London and the South East get additional funding through an area cost uplift to address the higher costs of delivering education in this part of England. For example, FE colleges in London attract a 20% uplift (inner London) and a 12% uplift (outer London), to their 16-19 funding allocations.</p><p>The adult education budget (AEB) is devolved to the Mayor of London, acting where appropriate through the Greater London Authority. The Mayor is now responsible for the provision of AEB-funded adult education for London residents and allocation of the AEB to providers.</p><p>The department is supporting teacher recruitment in the sector through a national campaign to encourage industry professionals to become FE teachers.</p><p>We have supported the creation of new, high-quality routes into FE teaching, including a revised Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher apprenticeship for those planning to work in the FE sector. The department is also providing bursaries worth up to £29,000 each tax-free to support FE teacher training in priority subject areas for the academic year 2023/24. The Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme has supported around 1,000 industry professionals to train as FE teachers since 2018. In addition, the department is piloting a new £6,000 financial incentive for TTF recruits teaching in some of the most hard-to-fill subject areas, such as digital, construction and the built environment, engineering and manufacturing and maths. Finally, early career support is being offered for teachers in the form of access to a trained mentor through the Teacher Mentoring Programme which was announced in March 2023.</p><p>The department will continue to work with the sector to consider options for providing further support so that all learners are able to benefit from high-quality teaching<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 192790 192791 question first answered 14/07/2023 12:28:16 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1648163

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of underage vaping on children’s (a) concentration and (b) attainment at school.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	191301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>Schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy that sets out what is expected of all pupils, including what items are banned from school premises.</p><p>Schools have the autonomy to decide which items should be banned from their premises, and these can include e-cigarettes or vapes. School staff can search pupils for banned items, as outlined in the Department’s ‘Searching, screening and confiscation at school’ guidance, which is available at: <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>The relationships and sex education and health education statutory guidance states that, in both primary and secondary school, pupils should be taught the facts about legal and illegal harmful substances and associated risks, including smoking, alcohol use, and drug-taking.</p><p>To support schools to deliver this content effectively, the Department has published a suite of teacher training modules, including one on drugs, alcohol and tobacco, which makes specific reference to e-cigarettes and vaping.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/07/2023 13:52:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1628619

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	British Students Abroad: Sudan
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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of facilitating access to home student finance to support UK national students who have been evacuated from Sudan and who are unable to continue higher education that they had been pursuing in that country to continue their higher education at UK institutions.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	185583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The department knows that UK national students will be concerned about any disruption to their education as a result of the conflict in Sudan.</p><p>British nationals are considered settled in the UK and will be eligible to apply for home fee status and student support once they hold three years ordinary residence in the UK prior to the start of any higher education (HE) course. This requirement ensures that the support provided by the taxpayer is targeted at those who have a substantial and recent connection with the UK.</p><p>There is no discretion to waive the three-year ordinary residence requirement. Student Finance England will consider on a case-by-case basis whether a period of absence affects a person’s ordinary residence.</p><p>To allow flexibility in dealing with the circumstances of individual applicants, HE providers can waive or reduce fees where they consider it appropriate to do so. The onus would be on individual applicants to provide a compelling and persuasive case to their individual university which would warrant the exercise of this discretion in their favour.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 25/05/2023 10:21:04 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1548349

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Maintenance Allowance: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of abolishing the Educational Maintenance Allowance on social mobility.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) ceased in England a number of years ago. The government made the decision to discontinue the EMA as evidence showed that it was poorly targeted and wasteful in supporting financially disadvantaged young people to stay in education beyond the age of 16. The EMA was paid to 45 per cent of all 16 to 18-year-olds in further education, but survey evidence found that only around one in ten of those who received EMA said that they would not be able to participate without it.</p><p>The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund targets those young people most in need of financial support to stay on in further education and training. The bulk of the funding is allocated to institutions who are responsible for ensuring that these funds go to those who need them. Bursaries of up to £1,200 per year are also available to specific vulnerable groups.</p><p>An independent impact evaluation looking at the change from the EMA to the 16-19 Bursary Fund was commissioned by the government and published in 2015. This can be found at:: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-16-to-19-bursary-fund-year-1-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-16-to-19-bursary-fund-year-1-report</a>.</p><p>For the 2022/23 academic year the department has increased the Bursary Fund by over £9 million from £134,352,473 to £143,691,863. This will help with the increasing costs of attending education, and we are keeping this situation under review.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 102804 question first answered 19/12/2022 12:03:59 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1548350

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Maintenance Allowance: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the impact of the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund with the Educational Maintenance Allowance on social mobility.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) ceased in England a number of years ago. The government made the decision to discontinue the EMA as evidence showed that it was poorly targeted and wasteful in supporting financially disadvantaged young people to stay in education beyond the age of 16. The EMA was paid to 45 per cent of all 16 to 18-year-olds in further education, but survey evidence found that only around one in ten of those who received EMA said that they would not be able to participate without it.</p><p>The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund targets those young people most in need of financial support to stay on in further education and training. The bulk of the funding is allocated to institutions who are responsible for ensuring that these funds go to those who need them. Bursaries of up to £1,200 per year are also available to specific vulnerable groups.</p><p>An independent impact evaluation looking at the change from the EMA to the 16-19 Bursary Fund was commissioned by the government and published in 2015. This can be found at:: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-16-to-19-bursary-fund-year-1-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-16-to-19-bursary-fund-year-1-report</a>.</p><p>For the 2022/23 academic year the department has increased the Bursary Fund by over £9 million from £134,352,473 to £143,691,863. This will help with the increasing costs of attending education, and we are keeping this situation under review.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 102803 question first answered 19/12/2022 12:03:59 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1473152

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of overseas university students resident in the UK who have not paid full fees in each of the last three years; what recent assessment he has made of the impact of non-payment of full fees due to the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on (a) university finances, (b) overseas students being unable to complete their courses and (c) overseas students losing their migration status; and what recent steps he has taken to support overseas university students whose difficulty paying fees is related to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	24567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The setting and payment of fees is a matter for universities as autonomous institutions and therefore, the department does not hold data on the exact number of international students in the UK who have not paid full fees in each of the last three years.</p><p>The Office for Students (OfS) collects and analyses financial data from higher education (HE) providers in England to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector. We work closely with the OfS and recognise that although there is variation in the performance and strengths of individual institutions the overall financial position of the HE sector remains sound.</p><p>Where the OfS identifies concerns about the financial viability of an HE provider, they will implement enhanced monitoring of that provider.</p><p>Payment of tuition fees and course progression is a matter between a student and their sponsor (HE institution). If a sponsor decides to withdraw a student from a course for non-payment of fees, they are required to notify the UK Visas and Immigration which may subsequently result in the student’s visa being cancelled</p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic the department, alongside the government, worked hard to ensure that international students were supported throughout this difficult time, including visa concessions so that students who could not travel to the UK during the pandemic were not adversely impacted.</p><p>In addition, the department provided grant funding to the OfS for the 2021/22 financial year included an allocation of £5 million to HE providers in England in order to provide additional support for student hardship. This hardship funding could be accessed by international students and would be allocated by providers to where the need was greatest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 04/07/2022 09:36:06 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1469837

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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, what plans his Department has to change student loan eligibility for young people who do not obtain GCSEs in English and Maths.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	16900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>In the higher education policy statement and reform consultation, which closed on 6 May, the department started a conversation on the principle of a minimum eligibility requirement (MER) for access to student finance for those intending to study a degree-level qualification.</p><p>The department intends that this policy would apply to students accessing English student finance for full-time level 6 study in the UK. This is so that publicly funded access to university courses is directed to those students who are more likely to benefit from level 6 study.</p><p>We have consulted on a MER set at either two E grades at A level, or a grade 4 in GCSE English and maths. We have also consulted on proposed exemptions from a MER, including for part-time and mature students, and, for a MER set at GCSE (grade 4 in English and maths), for students who have gone on to achieve CCC at A level (or equivalent).</p><p>A decision has not yet been made on whether to introduce a MER. The department is considering consultation responses and will publish the government's response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 21/06/2022 15:59:34 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1469838

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce future funding for the primary PE and sport premium; and what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) the efficacy of programmes for pupil health and wellbeing, (b) additional costs for participant schools and (c) staff job security of announcing the level of PE and sport premium funding less than three months before the start of the next school year.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	16901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The department is aware of the importance of giving primary schools as much notice as possible of the funding for PE and sport premium in order to support its effective use. We will confirm the level of funding for the PE and sport premium for the 2022/23 academic year in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/06/2022 17:00:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown