Josh Babarinde MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Schools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support schools experiencing falling pupil rolls.
Answer: The department recognises that demographic change requires local areas to adapt to changing demand for school places.Schools are funded on the basis of pupil numbers in the previous October census. This gives schools with falling rolls some time to reorga...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitics: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve political literacy and democratic engagement within secondary education.
Answer: Following the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, work is underway to deliver a new curriculum and assessment system that is ambitious for every child, rich in knowledge and strong on skills.The reformed curriculum will provide a clear framework...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTeaching Regulation Agency: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help strengthen complaints and whistleblowing processes with respect to the Teachers Regulation Authority.
Answer: The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), acting on behalf of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, is responsible for considering allegations of serious teacher misconduct. Lower-level complaints and concerns should be considered at the...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTeaching Regulation Agency: Complaints and Disclosure of InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help strengthen complaints and whistleblowing processes with respect to the Teachers Regulation Authority.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLifts: EngineeringDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to increase the number of qualified lift engineers in the UK.
Answer: The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper set out reforms to the skills system to ensure skills provision is aligned to the needs of the Industrial Strategy and supports people to train in sectors which support growth and meet priority skills needs.The...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNurseries: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school-based nurseries were created under the school-based nursery capital grant for 2024-25 that replaced an existing private nursery in the same location.
Answer: High-quality early years education is central to our mission to break down barriers to opportunity, give every child the best possible start in life, and is essential to our Plan for Change. This government is boosting availability and access through the ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: Teaching MethodsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support children in schools to develop their vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and listening skills.
Answer: The department recognises the importance of speaking and listening skills, which has been very clearly set out by the recent Curriculum and Assessment Review. As part of our English curriculum reform, we will make sure that communication skills inherent i...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people facing financial difficulties due to the time taken to issue Teachers' Superannuation Scheme statements for teachers pensions.
Answer: Recalculating benefits for retired members is a complex process. The teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) has around 590,000 members affected by transitional protection, 142,000 of which are rectification members. For those members retiring, these cases are rel...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of a teachers pension impacted by the length of time taken to issue Teachers' Superannuation Scheme statements.
Answer: Recalculating benefits for retired members is a complex process. The teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) has around 590,000 members affected by transitional protection, 142,000 of which are rectification members. For those members retiring, these cases are rel...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the time taken for issuing Teachers' Superannuation Scheme statements affecting teachers pensions.
Answer: Recalculating benefits for retired members is a complex process. The teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) has around 590,000 members affected by transitional protection, 142,000 of which are rectification members. For those members retiring, these cases are rel...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People: Temporary AccommodationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides guidance to local authorities on ensuring that children and young people moving into temporary accommodation are supported to make necessary changes to personal information and c
Answer: Schools and colleges in England must follow the ‘Keeping children safe in education’ 2025 statutory guidance when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Local authorities have a statutory duty to ensure that all childr...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: East SussexDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average wait time is from initial assessment to an Education, Health, and Care Plan document being produced in East Sussex.
Answer: Information on the number and percentage of education, health and care (EHC) plans issued within the statutory 20 week deadline, with and without statutory exceptions to that deadline applying, can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.servi...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page one of the First Report of the Public Accounts Committee of Session 2024-25, Support for children and young people with special educational needs, HC 353, what steps her Department is tak
Answer: The department is providing total high needs funding in England of over £12 billion in the 2025/26 financial year for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Of that total high needs funding, East Sussex C...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of SEND teachers.
Answer: High quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving outcomes for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which is why the department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new ex...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide guidance to schools on when the roll out free breakfast clubs will take place in Eastbourne.
Answer: Free breakfast clubs were made available in up to 750 early adopter schools from April 2025, as part of a test and learn phase in advance of a national rollout. Further details on the national rollout, including guidance for schools, will be available in ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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