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1639329

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to support families with the cost of (a) primary and (b) secondary school uniforms.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	186102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>New statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms came into force in September 2022, following publication by the Government in November 2021. The guidance is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-school-uniforms" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-school-uniforms</a>.</p><p>Schools must have regard to this guidance when they are developing and implementing their uniform policy. The guidance requires schools to keep branded items to a minimum, give the highest priority to cost and value for money in their supply arrangements, and ensure that second hand uniforms are available for parents to acquire.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/05/2023 12:05:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1519149

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the Child Poverty Action Group's analysis published on 9 June 2022 stating that 800,000 children living in poverty are not eligible for free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	59308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have plans to assess the potential impact of changes in the cost of living on pupils who are not eligible for free school meals (FSM), nor to make changes to FSM eligibility. However, we continue to monitor the rising cost of living whilst working with other government departments on support surrounding this issue. The department will continue to keep FSM eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. In setting a threshold, the government believes that the current level, which enables children to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right one.</p><p>The latest published statistics show that around 1.9 million pupils are claiming FSM. This equates to 22.5% of all pupils, up from 20.8% in 2021. Together with a further 1.25 million infants supported through the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy, 37.5% of school children are now provided with FSM.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 59738 59739 59740 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:55:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1519346

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Child Poverty Action Group's analysis published on 9 June stating that 800,000 children living in poverty are not eligible for free school meals, if he will take steps to provide those children with those meals.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	59738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have plans to assess the potential impact of changes in the cost of living on pupils who are not eligible for free school meals (FSM), nor to make changes to FSM eligibility. However, we continue to monitor the rising cost of living whilst working with other government departments on support surrounding this issue. The department will continue to keep FSM eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. In setting a threshold, the government believes that the current level, which enables children to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right one.</p><p>The latest published statistics show that around 1.9 million pupils are claiming FSM. This equates to 22.5% of all pupils, up from 20.8% in 2021. Together with a further 1.25 million infants supported through the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy, 37.5% of school children are now provided with FSM.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 59308 59739 59740 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:55:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1519347

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on the number of children living in poverty who are not eligible for free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	59739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have plans to assess the potential impact of changes in the cost of living on pupils who are not eligible for free school meals (FSM), nor to make changes to FSM eligibility. However, we continue to monitor the rising cost of living whilst working with other government departments on support surrounding this issue. The department will continue to keep FSM eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. In setting a threshold, the government believes that the current level, which enables children to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right one.</p><p>The latest published statistics show that around 1.9 million pupils are claiming FSM. This equates to 22.5% of all pupils, up from 20.8% in 2021. Together with a further 1.25 million infants supported through the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy, 37.5% of school children are now provided with FSM.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 59308 59738 59740 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:55:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1519348

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review the eligibility criteria for free school meals before the 2022-23 school year.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	59740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have plans to assess the potential impact of changes in the cost of living on pupils who are not eligible for free school meals (FSM), nor to make changes to FSM eligibility. However, we continue to monitor the rising cost of living whilst working with other government departments on support surrounding this issue. The department will continue to keep FSM eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. In setting a threshold, the government believes that the current level, which enables children to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right one.</p><p>The latest published statistics show that around 1.9 million pupils are claiming FSM. This equates to 22.5% of all pupils, up from 20.8% in 2021. Together with a further 1.25 million infants supported through the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy, 37.5% of school children are now provided with FSM.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 59308 59738 59739 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:55:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1331907

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Respite Care
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 potential merits of funding additional respite care for the families of disabled children to mitigate exhaustion and social isolation among carers.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	13951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow to the answer I gave on 2 June 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-25/7328" target="_blank">7328</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 15/06/2021 15:55:42 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1331908

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
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 potential merits of funding additional therapies for disabled children.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	13952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow to the answer I gave on 9 June 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-04/10531" target="_blank">10531</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 17/06/2021 15:20:13 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1331909

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is he taking to help disabled children recover from lost progress in managing their conditions in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	13953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow to the answer I gave on 9 June 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-04/10230" target="_blank">10230</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 17/06/2021 15:34:13 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1231772

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support schools with high numbers of pupils from inter-generational family units during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	86039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that all pupils, in all year groups, should return to school full-time from the beginning of the autumn term. On 2 July, the Department published guidance to help schools prepare for this. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>Shielding advice for all adults and children paused on 1 August. This means that even the small number of pupils who remain on the shielded patient list can return to school, as can those who have family members who are shielding.</p><p>The above guidance sets out a system of controls which provides a framework for school leaders to put in place proportionate protective measures for children and staff, which also ensure that all pupils receive a high quality education that enables them to thrive and progress. This includes the public health advice that schools must follow to minimise the risks of COVID-19 transmission.</p><p>Schools should bear in mind the potential concerns of pupils, parents and households who may be reluctant or anxious about returning and put the right support in place to address this. This may include pupils who have themselves been shielding previously but have been advised that this is no longer necessary, those living in households where someone is clinically vulnerable, or those concerned about the comparatively increased risk from COVID-19, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds or who have certain conditions such as obesity and diabetes.</p><p>If parents of pupils with significant risk factors are concerned, we recommend schools discuss their concerns and provide reassurance of the measures they are putting in place to reduce the risk in school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 86040 question first answered 15/09/2020 15:28:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1231773

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support schools with high numbers of pupils with family members with severe health risks during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	86040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that all pupils, in all year groups, should return to school full-time from the beginning of the autumn term. On 2 July, the Department published guidance to help schools prepare for this. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>Shielding advice for all adults and children paused on 1 August. This means that even the small number of pupils who remain on the shielded patient list can return to school, as can those who have family members who are shielding.</p><p>The above guidance sets out a system of controls which provides a framework for school leaders to put in place proportionate protective measures for children and staff, which also ensure that all pupils receive a high quality education that enables them to thrive and progress. This includes the public health advice that schools must follow to minimise the risks of COVID-19 transmission.</p><p>Schools should bear in mind the potential concerns of pupils, parents and households who may be reluctant or anxious about returning and put the right support in place to address this. This may include pupils who have themselves been shielding previously but have been advised that this is no longer necessary, those living in households where someone is clinically vulnerable, or those concerned about the comparatively increased risk from COVID-19, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds or who have certain conditions such as obesity and diabetes.</p><p>If parents of pupils with significant risk factors are concerned, we recommend schools discuss their concerns and provide reassurance of the measures they are putting in place to reduce the risk in school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 86039 question first answered 15/09/2020 15:28:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali