Mary Kelly Foy MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Literacy: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report of the National Literacy Trust entitled Children and young people’s writing in 2025, published in June 2025.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend the member for the City of Durham to the answer of 03 July 2025 to Question 62713.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanities: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to to help improve access for students to courses at all levels in (a) history, (b) arts and (c) the humanities.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting access to creative subjects, such as the arts, history and humanities, in higher education.For the 2024/25 academic year, the department has allocated around £12.9 million in high-cost subject funding from the Str...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support post-92 institutions to (a) improve the educational experience and (b) widen participation of disadvantaged students.
Answer: All higher education (HE) providers registered with the Office for Students (OfS) that intend to charge higher level tuition fees must have an access and participation plan approved by the OfS. Access and participation plans articulate how HE providers wi...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase financial decision-making transparency in universities.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of English higher education (HE) providers, collects and analyses providers’ financial data to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.The OfS’ May 2024 repo...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to remove the immigration health surcharge for international students.
Answer: It is right that international students pay the immigration health surcharge (IHS), which sees them make a financial contribution to the comprehensive range of NHS services available to them during their stay in the UK. Students are subject to the discoun...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage strategic financial planning in the higher education sector.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of English higher education (HE) providers, collects and analyses providers’ financial data to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.The OfS’ May 2024 repo...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: RedundancyDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help mitigate potential job losses in the higher education sector.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of English higher education (HE) providers, collects and analyses providers’ financial data to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.The OfS’ May 2024 repo...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a review of the governance of higher education.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of English higher education (HE) providers, collects and analyses providers’ financial data to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.The OfS’ May 2024 repo...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing student number controls to address competition in the sector.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education will set out a plan for reform of the higher education sector in the summer. These reforms will ensure our world-leading sector can provide the skills required to deliver economic growth through t...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an alternative to the fee-based funding model for higher education.
Answer: The higher education (HE) sector needs a secure financial footing to face the challenges of the next decade and to ensure that all students can be confident they will receive the world-class HE experience they deserve. This is why, after seven years of fr...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: Entry ClearancesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of visa restrictions on revenue streams in the Higher Education sector.
Answer: There are many factors that influence international students when they choose to study abroad. These include the range and quality of available courses, the visa rules that apply in countries they are considering, and the appeal of living and studying in ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the stability of higher education finances.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of English higher education (HE) providers, collects and analyses providers’ financial data to ensure they have an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.The OfS’ May 2024 repo...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of higher education (a) funding and (b) governance.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter and as such issues relating to higher education (HE) in the devolved nations is a matter for the relevant government.The HE sector needs a secure financial footing to face the challenges of the next decade, and to ensure tha...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCitizenship: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the provision and (b) improving civic education.
Answer: Civic education is already taught through the national curriculum for citizenship at key stages 3 and 4. This covers parliamentary democracy, the key elements of the constitution of the United Kingdom, the power of government and how citizens and Parliame...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChemistry: Education and ResearchDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the sustainability of high-quality chemistry (a) teaching and (b) research.
Answer: High and rising school standards are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life. The government recognises that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subject...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing musical and wider cultural education alongside the child poverty reduction strategy.
Answer: Participation in the arts can bring a range of benefits for children and young people, over and above its intrinsic value, including a positive impact on academic outcomes in other curriculum areas, as well as benefits to children’s wellbeing and attitude...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that new investment in further education contributes to (a) improving staff conditions and (b) closing pay gaps between college and school teachers.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring there is a thriving further education (FE) sector, which is vital to our missions to break down the barriers to opportunity and deliver economic growth.At the October 2024 Budget, my right hon. Friend, the Chancell...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether levels of food insecurity will be a key metric of the Child Poverty Taskforce.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the opportunity to learn and prosper.Child poverty has increased by 700,0...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: HygieneDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps through education settings to help reduce child hygiene poverty.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the opportunity to learn and to prosper.On 17 July 2024, my Right hon. Fr...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: City of DurhamDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of special educational needs and disability services for children in City of Durham constituency.
Answer: Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission inspected local arrangements for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in County Durham in June 2024. The report is due to be published in August 2024. County Durham is part of the departmen...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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