Fabian Hamilton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Students: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continuity of transport support for disabled students aged 16 to 18.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Local authorities are responsible for transpor...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that medical students in receipt of the NHS Bursary can also access full student maintenance loans in their final years of study.
Answer: The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.The government needs to ensure that the student fundi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the revised funding limits under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children in kinship care.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the member for Leeds North East, to the answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49523.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: LeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of apprenticeship starts in the hairdressing sector in Leeds since 2024; and what steps she is taking to support salons to provide apprenticeships.
Answer: Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to begin or progress a successful career in the hairdressing industry.There have been over 135 starts in hairdressing and barbering apprenticeships within the Leeds local authority across the 2023/24 academi...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of the administration of the (i) Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund and (ii) the role of private contractors.
Answer: The overall budget for the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) will be £50 million in the 2025/26 financial year, which has not been reduced from in the 2024/25 financial year. The changes made to the criteria for the ASGSF will enable ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children previously supported by the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund continue to have access to therapeutic services following the reduction in
Answer: The overall budget for the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) will be £50 million in the 2025/26 financial year, which has not been reduced from in the 2024/25 financial year. The changes made to the criteria for the ASGSF will enable ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund budget for 2025–26 on (a) adoptive families and (b) the stability of adoption placemen
Answer: The overall budget for the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) will be £50 million in the 2025/26 financial year, which has not been reduced from in the 2024/25 financial year. The changes made to the criteria for the ASGSF will enable ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending compulsory written national curriculum assessments for key stage one students.
Answer: End of key stage 1 national curriculum tests and teacher assessments have been non-statutory since the 2023/24 academic year. Following the 2017 consultation on primary assessment, a decision was made by the previous administration to make these assessmen...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve staff wellbeing and retention in the education sector.
Answer: Supporting our expert education workforce is critical to this government’s mission to break down the barriers to opportunity for children and young people at every stage.Improving the wellbeing of staff in the education sector, including teachers, is key ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to implement the 5.5% pay award for teachers in all sixth form colleges.
Answer: The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE) providers, which have the freedom to make their own arrangements in line with their local circumstances. This government recognises the vital role that FE teachers and providers play i...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to spend the £300 million allocated to her Department for further education in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: This government is committed to driving economic growth and supporting opportunity for all, and further education (FE) is central to this. The government is providing the additional £300 million for FE to ensure young people are developing the skills they...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 13172 on Pre-school Education, what reforms to the early years system her Department plans; and whether she plans to publish a consultation on these reform
Answer: The department’s long term intention is to reform the early years system as the foundation of opportunity and life chances for children. Giving children the best start in life is key to the government’s Opportunity Mission. We will consider what reforms, ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to release an Early Years strategy.
Answer: The department’s long term intention is to reform the early years system as the foundation of opportunity and life chances for children. We will set out our vision for reforming the early years sector next year.
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Gypsy Roma Traveller History MonthDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of schools that celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history month; and what steps she is taking to help support the inclusion of this history on the National Cur
Answer: The department does not hold data on the proportion of schools that celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history month.Schools are free to decide which events to commemorate and what activities to put in place to support pupils’ understanding of significan...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in delivering education health and care plans.
Answer: The department publishes annual data from the SEN2 survey in relation to every educational, health and care plan maintained by individual local authorities.The department closely monitors the information from the annual SEN2 data collection and uses it to...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIslamophobia: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating education on islamophobia in schools.
Answer: The department is committed to tackling all forms of prejudice, including religious prejudice, and education is a key component of building a fairer and more equal society.As part of a broad and balanced curriculum, there are many opportunities in the exi...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAntisemitism: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing mandatory education on antisemitism in schools.
Answer: The department is committed to tackling antisemitism and all forms of prejudice. Education is a key component of building a fairer and more equal society. As part of a broad and balanced curriculum, there are many opportunities in the existing curriculum ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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