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1713869

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Standards
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 implications for her policies of the findings of the study funded by the Nuffield Foundation entitled A generation at risk: Rebalancing education in the post-pandemic era, published in April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	23778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>Predicting GCSE results is very difficult as there are many drivers that can interact in unforeseen ways. However, as the Nuffield Foundation’s report indicates, the pandemic deprived children of the advantages of studying together within the safety and support of their schools.</p><p> </p><p>The pandemic created a unique challenge for teachers, staff, students and families. Minimising its impact on education and tackling the challenges has been the department’s priority from the start. Almost £5 billion was made available specifically for education recovery, with support focussed on those who needed it most, while giving education providers as much flexibility as possible to tailor-make help for their own circumstances. This includes the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), which focuses on disadvantaged pupils and those who have fallen behind, and has seen nearly five million tutoring courses start since it launched in November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The department knows that disadvantaged children and pupils with a special educational need or disability were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The department continues to take a range of steps to give priority support and deliver programmes to help them, including improving the quality of teaching and curriculum resources, strengthening the school system and providing targeted support where needed. The department is also supporting disadvantaged pupils through the pupil premium, which is rising to almost £2.9 billion in 2024/25, which is the highest in cash terms since this funding began.</p><p> </p><p>Further to this, latest results from 2023 show that over 45% of pupils sitting GCSEs achieved a grade 5 or higher in both English and mathematics, which is an increase of more than two percentage points compared with pre-pandemic 2019 levels and almost three percentage points when compared with 2017.</p><p> </p><p>England recently came fourth in primary reading out of 43 countries which tested pupils of the same age in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). Despite disruption from the pandemic, England’s score remained stable and well above the international and European averages.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the department has committed to making schools safe, calm and supportive environments, which promote and support mental wellbeing alongside delivering an excellent education.</p><p> </p><p>Enrichment activities can deepen children’s in-school experience while supporting them to develop their socio-emotional skills. The department is now delivering the vision set out in its Schools White Paper, which states that every child and young person will have access to high-quality extra-curricular provision, including an entitlement to take part in sport, music and cultural opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Monitoring and measuring wellbeing in schools strengthens this, which is why the department’s guidance on promoting a whole-school approach to pupil wellbeing includes this as one of its eight key principles. You can find out more here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614cc965d3bf7f718518029c/Promoting_children_and_young_people_s_mental_health_and_wellbeing.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614cc965d3bf7f718518029c/Promoting_children_and_young_people_s_mental_health_and_wellbeing.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is supporting all state schools and colleges with a grant to train a senior mental health lead. To date 15,100 settings have claimed a grant so far, including more than 7 in 10 state-funded secondary schools.</p><p> </p><p>Intervening early is critical. To expand access to early mental health support, the department is continuing to roll out Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to schools and colleges. MHSTs deliver evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues, support the senior mental health lead (where established) in each school or college to introduce or develop whole school or college approaches and give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaise with external specialist services, to help children and young people get the right support to stay in education. The department is extending coverage of MHSTs to cover at least 50% by the end of March 2025.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/05/2024 13:23:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1713876

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Warwick and Leamington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost of a mortgage was in Warwick and Leamington constituency in January (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	23779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There is a wide variety of data and statistics about the mortgage market in the UK available from the Bank of England (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofengland.co.uk%2Fstatistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958912548%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LFgJncnPLdaY95kBPxVILhhFsfABzKebfNxvPMaRgk4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics</a>), the Financial Conduct Authority (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fca.org.uk%2Fdata&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958919458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qsDoxHE5i6Qr%2F%2F%2B2ugdp5JfrKnEnCqoZ6RTFeBfdjVo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/data</a>) and UK Finance (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukfinance.org.uk%2Fdata-and-research%2Fdata&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGeorge.Duffin%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb1c630eebc064f2f7ca608dc4cf1a566%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638469847958926351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZE6FOaosgwidvKTwi5wr4%2FTDyQY1GNeT%2BbWVTiKr7a4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/data-and-research/data</a>).</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 30/04/2024 13:22:54 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1713885

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Warwick and Leamington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the average increase in monthly private rent in Warwick and Leamington constituency in the period between 2022 and 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	23780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Rental data at constituency level is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 01/05/2024 14:32:02 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1713078

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of British National Overseas visa holders that are unable to access student finance.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	23263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Under the existing student support regulations, Hong Kong British National Overseas (BNO) visa holders would not have access to student finance until they have acquired a settled status in the UK and meet the three-year ordinary residence requirement. As the BNO route only opened in January 2021, the earliest a person is likely to become settled (and have access student finance) is in January 2026. As such, all persons who have been granted leave under the BNO route, are not currently able to access student finance.</p><p>Home Office statistics show that 140,300 people have arrived in the UK on the scheme since it began. However, not all of these people will go on to study in higher education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/05/2024 13:57:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1712773

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Warwick and Leamington
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 trends in the number of teachers in Warwick and Leamington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	23006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in each school, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which is available here: <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>.</p><p>As of November 2022, which is the latest data available, there were over 468,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state-funded schools in England, an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This is the highest number of FTE teachers since the school workforce census began in 2010.</p><p>As of November 2019, there were 609.9 FTE teachers in state-funded schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency. This increased to 651.2 FTE teachers in state-funded schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency in November 2022. Figures for November 2023 will be published in June 2024. School workforce figures for 2024 have not yet been collected.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/04/2024 11:19:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1702149

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Warwick and Leamington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers there were in Warwick and Leamington constituency in (a) 2019 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	22604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in each school is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication here: <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>.</p><p>As of November 2022, which is the latest data available, there were over 468,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state-funded schools in England, which is an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This makes the highest number of FTE teachers since the School Workforce Census began in 2010.</p><p>As of November 2019, there were 609.9 FTE teachers in state-funded schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency.</p><p>School workforce figures for 2024 have not been collected yet. In November 2022 there were 651.2 FTE teachers in state-funded schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency. Figures for November 2023 will be published in June 2024.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2024 11:53:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1702159

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewage: Water Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of sewage discharges into waterways on the health of those using the waterways for water sports between 2019 and 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	22605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for detecting, investigating and managing outbreaks of infectious diseases including those linked to water sports. They have not made a specific assessment about the impact of sewage discharges into waterways on the health of those using waterways for water sports between 2019 and 2024.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government takes the health of users of our waterways very seriously and is clear that the current volume of sewage being discharged to our waters is unacceptable. Our Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan will eliminate ecological harm from all storm overflows by 2050. It also requires all storm overflows discharging to designated bathing waters to be improved by 2035.</p><p> </p><p>Where a waterway is a designated bathing site, information about the quality of the water is displayed by local authorities on signage and online on the Environment Agency’s Swimfo website, to allow bathers to make informed decisions before entering the water.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 09/05/2024 13:37:44 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1702160

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewage: Wildlife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of sewage discharges into waterways on wildlife in those waterways between 2019 and 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	22606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p><a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/England/print#:~:text=Ecological%20status%20for%20surface%20waters&amp;text=Water%20bodies%20are%20classified%20as,bad%20ecological%20status%20or%20potential." target="_blank">The Environment Agency monitors the water environment all year round, collecting tens of thousands of samples from source to sea. </a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-2022-data-on-regulated-businesses-in-england" target="_blank">The Environment Agency produces a full set of water body classifications covering every water body in England every six years, with the last full assessment in 2019. To supplement this, last year the Environment Agency published a limited data set which assessed data from 2019 to 2022 to help inform delivery</a>. The next full assessment will be produced in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Environment Agency data shows that the pollutants that harm wildlife discharged by sewage treatment works are greatly reduced. For example, there is now 85% less ammonia and 80% less phosphorus in the water environment than there was in 1990.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is clear that the sector needs to go further and faster to tackle sewage discharges and the harm they cause. The government's Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan will eliminate ecological harm from all storm sewage discharges by 2050. It will protect biodiversity, the ecology of our rivers and seas, and the public health of our water users for generations to come.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 02/05/2024 11:30:59 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1702161

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
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 potential impact of RAAC-related school closures at the beginning of the Autumn term in 2023 on pupils taking GCSE and A-level examinations this summer.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	22607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>With thanks to the hard work of school and college leaders, all schools and colleges with confirmed RAAC are providing full time face-to-face education for all pupils. The department is supporting schools and colleges to keep any disruption to education to an absolute minimum.</p><p> </p><p>Every school or college with confirmed RAAC has been assigned dedicated support from the department’s team of caseworkers. Each case is unique, and schools and colleges are being supported to put in place a bespoke plan based on their circumstances. In a matter of months, the department has completed its RAAC identification programme and announced funding to remove RAAC from schools and colleges for good.</p><p> </p><p>Schools and colleges concerned about the potential impact of RAAC-related school closures on pupils due to take GCSE and A level exams in the summer should speak to the relevant awarding organisation. Only the relevant awarding organisation will be able to confirm what can be done in any specific context and the specific options available. Awarding organisations could, for example, offer a longer extension for coursework and non-exam assessment, so that schools and colleges have as much time as possible to complete this important part of pupils' learning and qualifications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2024 11:43:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1702162

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the number of pothole-related damages to vehicles in Warwickshire in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	22608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Under the 1980 Highways Act, local highway authorities, such as Warwickshire County Council, are responsible for maintaining and managing the local highway network within their area.</p><p> </p><p>For the 2024/25 financial year, the Government is providing Warwickshire County Council with over £18.2 million for highway maintenance. This includes £2.056 million of reallocated HS2 funding and is a 12.7% increase over the funding the Council was expecting in 2024/25 before the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to the respective highway authority how best to spend this funding to fulfil their statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. Funding is not ring fenced and Warwickshire can spend the money on all aspects of highway maintenance such as bridges, cycleways, and lighting columns – and not just the fixing of potholes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/04/2024 10:38:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western