Damian Hinds MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Schools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there are at state school sixth forms in (a) City of Bristol, (b) Camden, (c) Haringey, (d) Kingston upon Thames, (e) Richmond upon Thames, (f) Southwark, (g) Stockport and (h) Surrey;
Answer: Information on state-funded school places as at May 2023 is published at local authority level in the annual School Capacity survey. This survey can be accessed here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity. The...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with (a) City of Bristol, (b) Kingston upon Thames, (c) Richmond upon Thames, (d) Salford and (e) Surrey local authorities on capital funding for additional secondary school plac
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. The department engages with local authorities, including those mentioned, on a regular basis to review their plans for creating additional primary and pre-16 secondary sch...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary schools are (a) at and (b) over capacity at key stages 3 and 4 in (i) City of Bristol, (ii) Kingston upon Thames, (iii) Richmond upon Thames, (iv) Salford and (v) Surrey.
Answer: Information on state-funded school places as at May 2023 is published at local authority level in the annual School Capacity statistics publication, which is available at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there are at key stages 3 and 4 in state schools in (a) City of Bristol, (b) Kingston upon Thames, (c) Richmond upon Thames, (d) Salford and (e) Surrey; and how many pupils of those age
Answer: Information on state-funded school places as at May 2023 is published at local authority level in the annual School Capacity statistics publication which can be found at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity....
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) pupils, (b) Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils and (c) 16-18 year-old pupils (i) were enrolled in state schools in September 2023 and (ii) are projected to be enrolled in state schools in September 2030.
Answer: The department publishes statistics on the number of pupils at schools in England based on January school census data. Figures for January 2024 are available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2820More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost to independent schools of proposed changes in business rates.
Answer: On 29 July 2024, the Government announced that eligibility for business rates charitable rate relief will be removed from private schools in England. The increased business rates liability will vary from school to school and will be determined by their un...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average cost to independent schools of the increase in employer contributions to the teachers' pension scheme in the academic year 2024-25.
Answer: Departmental officials regularly gather data on the number of teachers opting out of participation in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) and discuss this with members of the Scheme Advisory Board, which is made up of employer and member representatives. D...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of independent schools which charge lower fees than the average annual cost of provision in the state sector.
Answer: On a per pupil basis the total funding allocated to schools for 5 to 16 year old pupils, in cash terms, in the 2024/25 academic year, was £7,690. While the department does not hold data on private school fees, the Institute for Fiscal Studies calculates a...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the budget of the Music and Dance Scheme after January 2025.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting specialist education in the creative sector, including the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS). This remains an important programme for giving opportunities for young people, allowing them access to specialist training a...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2816More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether families in receipt of funding for attending a specialist school through the Music and Dance Scheme will be exempt from paying VAT on the remainder of those fees.
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 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: VATTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2815More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) music schools, (b) dance schools and (c) Centres for Advanced Training will be exempt from VAT after January 2025.
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 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Gender DysphoriaDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children which closed on 12 March 2024
Answer: The public consultation entitled ‘Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children’ received over 15,000 responses.The government is clear that it is vitally important that teachers have clear guidance, which is why the department will look ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Gender DysphoriaDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many submissions her Department received to the consultation entitled Gender questioning children: draft schools and colleges guidance, open from 19 December 2023 to 12 March 2024.
Answer: The public consultation entitled ‘Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children’ received over 15,000 responses.The government is clear that it is vitally important that teachers have clear guidance, which is why the department will look ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of schools able to fully cover the incremental costs of the recommended pay increase using the funding announced.
Answer: The department is providing schools with almost £1.1 billion in 2024/25 through the Core Schools Budget Grant (CSBG) to support them with overall costs. This funding matches what the department has calculated is needed to fully fund, at a national level, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of independent-sector schools (a) consulting with staff on the teachers’ pension scheme, (b) leaving the teachers’ pension scheme and (c) pursuing phased wit
Answer: Departmental officials regularly gather data on the number of teachers opting out of participation in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) and discuss this with members of the Scheme Advisory Board, which is made up of employer and member representatives. D...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of in-service teachers opting out of the teachers’ pension scheme.
Answer: Departmental officials regularly gather data on the number of teachers opting out of participation in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) and discuss this with members of the Scheme Advisory Board, which is made up of employer and member representatives. D...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2809More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has carried out an equality impact assessment of proposed tax changes on independent schools.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the future of the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that every child in an early years setting receives high quality education and care. Evidence shows that this has a positive impact on outcomes in both the short and long term, particularly for the most disadvantage...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: HampshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for completion of the new Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital.
Answer: We recognise the need for investment in National Health Service estates across the country, including in Hampshire. We will provide the investment and reform needed to get patients the care they deserve.As my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Hea...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: NurseriesDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the proposed additional nursery places in primary schools will be (a) year-round and (b) term-time only.
Answer: There are a range of models of nursery provision run on school sites, including nursery classes attached to primary schools, provision for 2 year olds and full day care run by schools, as well as private and voluntary providers running provision on school...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential workforce participation effects of the availability of (a) year-round and (b) term-time only childcare provision.
Answer: Ensuring that parents are able to access affordable and high-quality childcare is a priority for this government. This means ensuring that a variety of different types of provision are available, including year-round and term-time only, that suit the need...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has set aside capital funding for the provision of potential additional places in state schools in the event they are required as a result of pupils moving from the independent sector to the state s
Answer: Education is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity so every child gets the best start in life. Ending tax breaks on private schools will help raise revenue to drive forward the change this government is committed t...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what underspends are projected in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) the Spending Review period.
Answer: As my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out in her statement on July 29, the government’s spending audit has identified a forecast Resource Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) overspend of £21.9 billion against the plans set out fo...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) capacity and (b) number of students on roll was for 16 to 19 education in (i) state-funded (A) sixth-forms and (B) colleges and (ii) independent schools in each parliamentary constituency in the mo
Answer: Information on the capacity and pupils on roll in primary and secondary state-funded schools, including sixth forms, as at May 2023, which is the latest period for which data is available, is published in the annual ‘School capacity’ in England statistics...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPupil NumbersDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) capacity and (b) number of pupils on roll was in (i) state-funded and (ii) independent schools at each phase of (A) primary education and (B) secondary education to the end of key stage four in eac
Answer: Information on the capacity and pupils on roll in primary and secondary state-funded schools as at May 2023, which is the latest period for which data is available, is published in the annual ‘School capacity’ in England statistics. This can be found here...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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