Angus MacDonald MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Special Educational Needs: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that Ofsted assessments include a requirement for schools to provide SEND training for all teachers.
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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Special Educational Needs: DyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make dyslexia training mandatory for (a) classroom educators and (b) on-going continued professional development.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40829.Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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Dyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to introduce universal dyslexia screening within the first two years of primary school to help ensure (a) early identification and (b) support for dyslexic children.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40829.Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of outstanding student loan balances increasing despite repayments being made as a result of high interest charges; and whether her Department is taking steps to r
Answer: As education is a devolved issue, the following response outlines the student finance system in England only. Interest rates on student loans do not affect monthly repayments made by borrowers. Repayments are based on earnings above the applicable repayme...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	1
Department for Business and Trade	8
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2
Department for Education	4
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	28
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	33
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	6
Department for Work and Pensions	13
Department of Health and Social Care	17
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	9
Home Office	4
Ministry of Defence	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	2
Scotland Office	3
Treasury	15

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