Laura Trott MP: written questions
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Written questions
Free Schools: ReviewsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on the Mainstream Schools Review; and when she expects to announce the outcome.
Answer: The review has focused on ensuring that government funding is targeted where it is most needed. In the past, a significant proportion of spending on free schools has created surplus capacity, resulting in subsequent closure of new schools. Some of that fu...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children will cease to be eligible for free school meals following the expiry of transitional protections.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It will lif...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: DisciplineDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the national behaviour survey for the 2023-24 academic year.
Answer: The National Behaviour Survey for the 2023/24 academic year is due to be published in the summer.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Gender RecognitionDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the guidance on gender-questioning children for schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Sevenoaks to the answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 31690.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Flexible Support Fund and Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) assess the take-up levels of the (i) childcare element of Universal Credit and (ii) Flexible Support Fund to pay upfront childcare costs and (b) increase this
Answer: Universal Credit (UC) childcare element statistics are published quarterly. In the latest month for which data is available (November 2024), 177,000 UC households were paid the UC childcare cost element. In November 2024, 29% of households on Universal Cr...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of universally expanding the 30 hours of government funded childcare scheme.
Answer: Accessible and high quality early education and childcare is a crucial part of giving every child the best start in life, boosting children’s life chances and giving parents work choices.The government is committed to delivering the expansion of the 30 ho...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare and Pre-school Education: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase to (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the national living wage on trends in the level of fees paid by parents w
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that parents have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and childcare. This government has had to take some tough decisions to get our public finances back on track, but this government has incre...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: BrightonDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to refer the proposed new Brighton and Hove City Council school admissions policy to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had discussions with Brighton and Hove City Council on its proposed new school admissions policy.When changes are proposed to admission arrangements, paragraphs 1.45 – 1.48 of the school a...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: BrightonDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has received any (a) advice or (b) communication from the Office of the Schools Adjudicator on Brighton and Hove City Council’s proposed new school admissions policy.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had discussions with Brighton and Hove City Council on its proposed new school admissions policy.When changes are proposed to admission arrangements, paragraphs 1.45 – 1.48 of the school a...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: BrightonDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Brighton and Hove City Council on its proposed new school admissions policy.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had discussions with Brighton and Hove City Council on its proposed new school admissions policy.When changes are proposed to admission arrangements, paragraphs 1.45 – 1.48 of the school a...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: BrightonDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential impact of Brighton and Hove City Council new schools admission policy on school children.
Answer: This government believes admissions arrangements should be fair, lawful and support good outcomes for all children.School admission arrangements are set and applied locally by the admission authority for each school. After providing highest priority to lo...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled School Accountability Reform – school profiles, improvement and intervention, published on 3 February 2025, whether schools due to receive structural int
Answer: Schools that are still due to convert and join a high-quality multi-academy trust or are due to move into a new high-quality multi-academy trust in early 2025 will do so.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff her Department plans to recruit into the Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellent teams; and by what date the team will be fully operational.
Answer: The department’s first 20 RISE advisers are now in post and work has begun with the first RISE schools. The advisers will work alongside the department to help support schools break down the barriers to opportunity and end the link between background and ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordICT: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils have made use of the National Centre for Computing Education’s Computing Hubs since their introduction in 2018.
Answer: The support offered by computing hubs is, for the most part, aimed at teachers only.Hubs have also previously supported the National Centre for Computing Education's (NCCE) outreach programme aimed at pupils. NCCE will continue with outreach activity in 2...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's Wellbeing and Schools BillDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish the impact assessments for the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: The impact assessment was published on 30 January.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordICT: GCE A-levelDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of cancelling the computing hubs programme on the number and proportion of pupils who are likely to receive grade A or above in A-level computing in each of
Answer: The department’s continued investment in the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) for the 2025/26 financial year will continue to support the teaching of computing, increase participation in computer science qualifications at level two and three...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLanguages: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to language hubs on the (a) uptake of languages and (b) diversity of opportunities available to students at GCSE level.
Answer: The ongoing investment in the National Centre for Language Education (NCLE) in the 2025/26 financial year will continue to support the teaching of languages and increase participation in languages qualifications, including through continued professional d...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordICT: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of cancelling the computing hubs programme on the uptake of computer science level (a) two and (b) three qualifications by (i) female and (ii) male students.
Answer: The department’s continued investment in the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) for the 2025/26 financial year will continue to support the teaching of computing, increase participation in computer science qualifications at level two and three...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to extend the National Wraparound Childcare Programme beyond March 2026.
Answer: Any spending in future financial years will be subject to the multi-year spending review. The department will not be making spending commitments outside of that process.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordICT: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the savings to the public purse made by (a) cancelling computing hubs and (b) changes to language hubs.
Answer: Funding for hubs has been part of wider funding for the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) and the National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE). Funding for the NCCE and NCLE will continue in the 2025/26 financial year. It is not possibl...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordClassics: State EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the savings to the public purse made by cancelling the Latin Excellence Programme from March 2025.
Answer: The current contract for the Latin Excellence Programme, put in place by the previous government, is due to end on 28 February 2025. The Latin Excellence Programme has cost £2,071,000 to date since 2022. All schools on the programme will continue to have ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new teachers have been recruited since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Information on the school workforce is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.Figures for the 2024/25...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Trade UnionsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with which unions she has had meetings since 5 July 2025; and when.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend the Opening School Facilities Fund beyond March 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Sevenoaks to the answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22724.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to the Opening School Facilities Fund for (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.
Answer: In line with the contract agreed by the previous government, the department has allocated £19 million in the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years to the Opening School Facilities fund. The contract is ending in March 2025, as agreed at the outset of the pr...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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