Catherine McKinnell MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Schools: Climate ChangeDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to help tackle climate change.
Answer: The Education Estates Strategy sets out plans for an education estate that supports opportunity for all, with an education estate that is safe, suitable, sustainable and appropriately sufficiently sized. It is backed by a ten-year plan to deliver a decade...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: BuildingsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of using timber materials in a) constructing and b) maintaining school buildings.
Answer: The government recognises that timber offers a solution as a renewable, low-carbon resource. It offers potential to reduce emissions and create jobs, as set out in the Timber in Construction Roadmap: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/timber-in-co...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTuring Scheme: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to simplify the process for Turing Scheme applications for schools.
Answer: Since bringing management of the Turing Scheme in-house for the 2024/25 academic year, in response to feedback from the education sector, the department introduced a streamlined digital application service that was co-designed. The service also includes s...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTuring Scheme: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools in disadvantaged areas with applications to the Turing scheme; and what assessment she has made of the trends in the level of concern that the current design of the a
Answer: In order to support schools, especially those in disadvantaged areas, the department provided guidance and webinars to enable potential applicants to find out more about the Turing Scheme, what it could offer their students and how to make their applicati...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTuring Scheme: Educational VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the risk of schools in disadvantaged areas excluding pupils from Turing Scheme-funded excursions due to the cap on funding.
Answer: In the current academic year of the Turing Scheme, we applied a cap to the funding that schools could apply for. Schools could receive funding of up to £50,000 for a single application or, applying as a consortium, up to £50,000 per school to a maximum of...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTuring Scheme: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Turing grants to schools take into consideration the additional costs of (a) travel, (b) appropriate (i) clothing and (ii) equipment and (c) other items for children and
Answer: Turing Scheme funding is a contribution towards the costs of international educational placements. The scheme provides a contribution to the travel and living costs of students and accompanying staff. Additionally, the Turing Scheme provides readiness to ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ Programme: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans his Department has in place to support schools during the transition period from the Turing Scheme to Erasmus+.
Answer: The UK and EU have agreed to work towards association to the Erasmus+ programme, on mutually agreed financial terms. Negotiations are underway and the terms of any association will be subject to further discussions. The department will have to consider th...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ Programme: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to include schools in the Erasmus+ programme.
Answer: The department has agreed to work towards association to Erasmus+, on mutually agreed financial terms. Negotiations are under way, and the terms of association are subject to further discussions.The current Erasmus+ programme is open to a broad audience a...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
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