Damian Hinds MP: written questions 2024
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Private Education: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of people employed in independent schools (a) as teachers and (b) in other roles.
Answer: Information on the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teachers in independent schools is published in the ‘Education and training statistics for the UK’ statistical publication, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.u...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the projected revenue to the teachers' pension scheme from independent schools’ employers’ contributions in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The scheme administrator maintains a record of the number of independent schools participating in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), as well as those that have elected for phased withdrawal. However, as participation is voluntary for this sector, the sch...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the revenue to the teachers’ pension scheme from independent schools’ employers’ contributions as of (a) the most recent date for which data are available and (b) October 2021.
Answer: The scheme administrator maintains a record of the number of independent schools participating in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), as well as those that have elected for phased withdrawal. However, as participation is voluntary for this sector, the sch...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of independent school teachers who are in the teachers' pension scheme as of (i) the most recent date for which data are available and (ii) October 2021.
Answer: The scheme administrator maintains a record of the number of independent schools participating in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), as well as those that have elected for phased withdrawal. However, as participation is voluntary for this sector, the sch...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of independent schools that are (a) in the teachers' pension scheme and (b) not in phased withdrawal as of (i) the most recent date for which data are available and
Answer: The scheme administrator maintains a record of the number of independent schools participating in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), as well as those that have elected for phased withdrawal. However, as participation is voluntary for this sector, the sch...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools (a) opened and (b) closed in each year from the earliest year for which data are available.
Answer: The government has maintained a register of independent schools since the Education Act 1944 came into force in 1945. The register shows that 3679 independent schools have opened since 1945. Data on independent school closures is available from 1987 and s...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the 2024-25 pay award for sixth form colleges that are not academies.
Answer: The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE), including in sixth form colleges. The pay and conditions of FE staff remains the responsibility of individual colleges and providers who are free to implement pay arrangements in line...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Schools and Further EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England web page entitled Mental health support in schools and colleges, what his policy is on the (a) number and (b) types of regions that will be covered by the roll-out
Answer: The Department is working with the Department for Education and NHS England to deliver our commitment of a specialist mental health professional in every school.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Schools and Further EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England web page entitled Mental health support in schools and colleges, what the roll-out schedule is for mental health support teams.
Answer: The Department is working with the Department for Education and NHS England to deliver our commitment of a specialist mental health professional in every school.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportions of schools at each stage of education are served by Mental Health Support Teams.
Answer: The Department for Education publishes an annual analysis, with the most recent analysis available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Breakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on funding support for breakfast clubs at special schools.
Answer: The government is committed to making quick progress to deliver on its commitment to offer breakfast clubs in every school with primary aged pupils. Departmental officials are working closely with schools and sector experts to develop a programme that mee...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: StatisticsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for publishing results from the school census data collections of (a) 3 October 2024 and (b) 16 January 2025.
Answer: In accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, statistics publications are pre-announced on the GOV.UK website and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisatio...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6011More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that independent schools part-funded by overseas governments will be exempt from paying VAT.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business Rates and VATTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6010More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that bi-lingual schools will be exempt for paying (a) VAT and (b) business rates.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6009More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria her Department plans to use to classify schools as English language schools for the purposes of determining an exemption from VAT.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6008More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether charged-for education provided in (a) church premises and (b) other dual-use locations that are charitably exempt will be liable for (i) VAT and (ii) business rates.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the revenue spending budget for the Department for Education based on actual full-time-equivalent pupil numbers in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Ensuring schools have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of the department’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.The department has allocated £1.8 billion in capital funding to improve...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the capital spending budget for the Department for Education based on actual full-time-equivalent pupil numbers in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Ensuring schools have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of the department’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.The department has allocated £1.8 billion in capital funding to improve...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what pupil number projections the (a) resource and (b) capital spending budgets for the Department for Education for (i) this and (ii) next year are based.
Answer: Ensuring schools have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of the department’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.The department has allocated £1.8 billion in capital funding to improve...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6004More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether health and social care charges for students at special schools and colleges will be exempt from VAT.
Answer: The removal of the VAT exemption for private school fees will not impact pupils with the most acute additional needs, where these can only be met in private schools. Local Authorities (LAs) fund pupils’ places in private schools where their needs can only...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6003More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether students at post 16 special colleges who have an Education, Health and Care plan will be exempt from VAT on college fees.
Answer: The removal of the VAT exemption for private school fees will not impact pupils with the most acute additional needs, where these can only be met in private schools. Local Authorities (LAs) fund pupils’ places in private schools where their needs can only...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his plans for dedicated mental health professionals’ support for secondary schools relate to plans for mental health support teams for schools set out in the Green Paper for Transforming childr
Answer: The Department is working across the Government to deliver our commitment of a specialist mental health professional in every school. We need to ensure any support meets the needs of young people, teachers, parents, and carers which is why we are explorin...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown by (a) region and (b) phase of education for the 6,500 expert specialist teachers.
Answer: The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcomes is high quality teaching. Although overall teacher numbers in state-funded schools in England have increased from 453,820 full-time equivalent (FTE) in November ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the pupil number projections by phase of education for her plan to recruit 6,500 expert specialist teachers.
Answer: The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcomes is high quality teaching. Although overall teacher numbers in state-funded schools in England have increased from 453,820 full-time equivalent (FTE) in November ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of the new 6,500 teachers her Department expects to have recruited in each of the next five years.
Answer: The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcomes is high quality teaching. Although overall teacher numbers in state-funded schools in England have increased from 453,820 full-time equivalent (FTE) in November ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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