Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Growth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish details of the Growth and Skills levy for businesses.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will offer greater flexibility to employers and learners and support the industrial strategy.From August 2025, the department will be introducing new found...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve educational outcomes for young people educated at home.
Answer: All children deserve an education that allows them to achieve and thrive, whether they are educated at school or otherwise.The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes a package of measures to support children not in school, including those who are ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made in recruiting 6500 new teachers.
Answer: The department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across secondary and special schools, and in our colleges, over the course of this Parliament.We have made significant progress on this pledge. The workforce has grown by 2,...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost of hiring new teachers due to changes in employer National Insurance contributions for schools in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) costs was taken into account when calculating the additional funding the department is providing to support schools with the 2025 pay awards in the financial year 2025/26. Schools in Lancashire will ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Aid: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the teaching of CPR in schools.
Answer: All state-funded schools in England are required to teach first aid as part of statutory health education, which is taught as part of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). It includes basic first aid and dealing with common injuries, such as hea...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2024 to Question 12182 on Schools: Fylde, what recent estimate she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on the number of ch
Answer: His Majesty’s Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note on applying VAT to independent school fees, which includes the government’s estimations of the number of pupils expected to enter the state sector as a result of this policy. This is avail...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the 3,000 (a) new and (b) expanded school-based nurseries will be in Fylde.
Answer: At the Spending Review, the department announced almost £370 million of further funding to create tens of thousands of places in new and expanded school-based nurseries to ensure more children can access the high-quality early education they deserve and g...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to local authorities to meet demand for SEND provision.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides local authorities with capital funding to support th...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for SEND provision in mainstream schools.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides local authorities with capital funding to support th...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of places at schools equipped to accommodate special educational needs.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides local authorities with capital funding to support th...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Weather WarningsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has issued to schools to deal with extreme weather warnings.
Answer: The department has an Education Hub, which is a site for parents, pupils, education professionals and the media, that captures everything they need to know about the education system. On 16 June 2025, the Education Hub published an article offering guidan...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDown's Syndrome: LancashireDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to ensure that children with Down syndrome receive (a) inclusive and (b) appropriate education in mainstream schools in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: Improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools is a key part of our ambition to ensure that all children and young people receive the support they need, in the most appropriate setting.High-quality teaching is central to ensuring that all pupil...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to ensure (a) early and (b) consistent identification of dyslexia in primary schools in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: We recognise that the early identification of need and support is critical to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia, and measures have been introduced to supp...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of financial education in schools in Fylde constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Fylde to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs and Free School Meals: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, how the (a) rollout of free breakfast clubs and (b) extension of free school meals will be (i) implemented and (ii) monitored in (A
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. In order to test and learn about how best to support schools in implementing new free universal breakfast clubs, we have selected over 750 early adopter scho...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal History: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57447 on Local History: Education, how (a) local historians, (b) museums and (c) heritage organisations can contribute to (i) curriculum development and (ii) e
Answer: Schools determine which organisations they work with to support the teaching of local history. This can include local historians, museums and heritage organisations.The Curriculum and Assessment Review carried out extensive engagement with the education s...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDegreesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure bachelors degree courses represent value for money.
Answer: Students and the taxpayer rightly expect a good return on their significant investment in higher education (HE). However, the Student Academic Experience Survey report 2025, published this month by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE, sho...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide support in (a) schools and (b) colleges for young carers to help them balance educational responsibilities with caring duties.
Answer: The impact of caring responsibilities on a young person’s education has been hidden for too long. The department is using school census data to shine a light on young carer’s attendance, suspensions and exclusions, and is aiming to publish data on their e...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Education: Private EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of students in state schools who have transferred from the private sector in the last year in Fylde.
Answer: The number of state school pupils in Lancashire decreased by more than 1,000 between January 2024 and January 2025. This suggests that any transfers from the private sector within the relevant local authority have been easily absorbed, alongside other pre...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of child poverty on educational attainment in Fylde constituency.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. The Opportunity Mission will break the unfair link between background and success.High and rising standards are at the heart of this mis...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal History: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support the teaching of local history in schools.
Answer: The national curriculum provides a broad framework within which schools have the flexibility to develop the content of their own curricula. Local history is a compulsory element of the history curriculum across key stages 1 to 3, enabling schools to explo...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: LancashireDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54081 on Schools: Fylde, whether her Department has made an estimate of the real-terms change in per pupil funding in (a) Lancashire local authority and (b) the
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, which is a 6% overall increase in cash terms. The data which the department holds on the real terms increase in schools funding is at a national level. The latest...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: LancashireDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54081 on Schools: Fylde, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 2025-26 teachers’ pay award on school budget sustainability in L
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, which is a 6% overall increase in cash terms. The data which the department holds on the real terms increase in schools funding is at a national level. The latest...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54081 on Schools: Fylde, how many schools are expected to experience a real-terms decrease in funding in 2025-26 after accounting for (a) inflation, (b) increas
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, which is a 6% overall increase in cash terms. The data which the department holds on the real terms increase in schools funding is at a national level. The latest...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54081 on Schools: Fylde, how many schools participated in her Department's energy for schools offer in Fylde constituency; and what average savings are that the
Answer: Currently, there are no schools in the Fylde constituency which have joined the department’s Energy for Schools offer. The offer is available to them as-and-when their current gas and electricity contracts come to an end.If trusts or schools are intereste...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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