Natasha Irons MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Childcare: Free School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that two-year-olds in Government-funded childcare places receive free school meals in (a) private and (b) school nurseries.
Answer: Under current programmes, 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils are registered to receive benefits-based free school meals (FSM). This includes pupils attending a local authority maintained, academy or free school nursery who are entitled to FSM, as long as th...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools provide (a) children and (b) young people with information on support available for victims of domestic abuse.
Answer: ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (KCSIE), our statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges, is clear that all staff should be aware of and provide support to children and young people who might be victims of domestic abuse. KCSIE provides ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the public purse of (a) increasing funding for early interventions and (b) conducting late-stage interventions in children’s social care.
Answer: This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in early intervention funding on levels of demand for (a) child protection services and (b) care placements.
Answer: This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: CroydonDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Croydon council will receive for family hubs in this financial year.
Answer: In 2024/25, Croydon Council were allocated £1.619 million for the delivery of Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.In 2025/26, the department and the Department of Health and Social Care will provide a £126 million boost to give every child the best s...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordClass SizesDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the financial viability of (a) single and (b) two-form entry schools in (i) urban areas and (ii) Croydon East constituency.
Answer: The department has allocated £242 million in growth and falling rolls funding to local authorities through the 2024/25 dedicated schools grant (DSG). Local authorities’ allocations of growth and falling rolls funding for 2025/26 was confirmed in December ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: CroydonDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional SEND funding will be allocated to Croydon.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision (AP) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The departmen...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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