Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Choir Schools Association: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department granted to the Choir Schools Association through the Music and Dance Scheme in each year since 2010.
Answer: The department will announce future funding for the Music and Dance Scheme for the 2025/26 academic year following the conclusion of the Spending Review in the spring. This includes consideration of the grant to the Choir Schools Association for the Choir...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChoir Schools Association: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the grant to the Choir Schools Association in the next academic year.
Answer: The department will announce future funding for the Music and Dance Scheme for the 2025/26 academic year following the conclusion of the Spending Review in the spring. This includes consideration of the grant to the Choir Schools Association for the Choir...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders of each nationality were living in the community in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: Any foreign national offender (FNO) convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is considered for deportation consideration following sentencing. The latest published information shows that at the end of Q3 2024 there were 18,069 FNOs...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders are living in the community.
Answer: Any foreign national offender (FNO) convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is considered for deportation consideration following sentencing. The latest published information shows that at the end of Q3 2024 there were 18,069 FNOs...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language and Mathematics: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average (a) progress 8 score, (b) attainment 8 score and (c) share of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths was for each ethnic group in each region of England in each of the last eight
Answer: The average Progress 8 and Attainment 8 overall and for boys and girls by ethnic group are published at the following links:2018/19 to 2023/24: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cb96bc10-b240-4f42-5969-08dd3479441b....
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average attainment 8 score (a) overall, (b) for girls and (c) for boys was in each year for which data is available by ethnic group.
Answer: The average Progress 8 and Attainment 8 overall and for boys and girls by ethnic group are published at the following links:2018/19 to 2023/24: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cb96bc10-b240-4f42-5969-08dd3479441b....
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average progress 8 score (a) overall, (b) for girls and (c) for boys was in each year for which data is available by ethnic group.
Answer: The average Progress 8 and Attainment 8 overall and for boys and girls by ethnic group are published at the following links:2018/19 to 2023/24: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cb96bc10-b240-4f42-5969-08dd3479441b....
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) workers and (b) temporary workers each of the sponsors on the register of licensed sponsors sponsored in each year for which data is available.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely publish data on sponsorship numbers broken down by each individual sponsor.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMulti-academy Trusts: ManagersDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be future intakes for the development programme for CEOs of multi-academy trusts run with the National Institute of Teaching.
Answer: The department has a contract in place with the National Institute of Teaching to deliver the multi-academy trusts CEO development programme to two cohorts of leaders that started their training in February and September 2024 respectively. The current con...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 December 2024 to Question 20254 on Asylum: Housing, what difference each of the Contract Change Notices made to the contract.
Answer: The information sought on costs and changes related to the Contract Change Notices referenced in Question 20254 has been identified as being of operational and commercial sensitivity and cannot therefore be disclosed.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 December 2024 to Question 20254 on Asylum: Housing, what the cost was of each of the Contract Change Notices.
Answer: The information sought on costs and changes related to the Contract Change Notices referenced in Question 20254 has been identified as being of operational and commercial sensitivity and cannot therefore be disclosed.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademies: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of academy schools that do not currently comply with the duty in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to follow the national curriculum.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston to the answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 1038.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademies: FacilitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of academy schools' facilities to comply with the duty in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to follow the national curriculum.
Answer: Every child deserves a cutting-edge curriculum taught by expert, qualified teachers, which sets them up with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve throughout life. The Bill will require all state schools to teach the reformed national curriculum, ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: FinesHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of penalties issued in illegal working civil penalties was in each quarter for which data is available; and how many and what proportion of the penalties issued in each quarter have bee
Answer: Information on illegal working civil penalty statistics has been published since 2016 as part of the Home Office Immigration Transparency Data and can be found at Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK on tab CPO2.Please note the figures are for p...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: AcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of schools that will be impacted by the extension of statutory pay and conditions arrangements to Academy teachers in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: There are currently 11,245 academies in England that would be in scope of the measure in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools will have to change their uniform policy to comply with the provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: School uniforms can play a valuable role in creating a sense of common identity among pupils and reducing visible inequalities. However, too many schools require high numbers of branded uniform items costing families hundreds of pounds. That is why the de...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21367More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pupils on the choir schools scholarship scheme will be exempt from increases in VAT in (a) this academic year and (b) subsequent financial years.
Answer: Performing arts schools that offer full-time education to children of compulsory school age and/or 16-19 year olds for a charge are in scope of the application of VAT to private school fees. This is to ensure fairness and consistency across all schools th...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21366More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pupils receiving dance and drama award funding will be exempt from increases in VAT in (a) this academic year and (b) subsequent financial years.
Answer: Performing arts schools that offer full-time education to children of compulsory school age and/or 16-19 year olds for a charge are in scope of the application of VAT to private school fees. This is to ensure fairness and consistency across all schools th...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21365More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pupils enrolled on courses covered by the Music and Dance scheme will be exempt from VAT increases in the next financial year.
Answer: Performing arts schools that offer full-time education to children of compulsory school age and/or 16-19 year olds for a charge are in scope of the application of VAT to private school fees. This is to ensure fairness and consistency across all schools th...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education and Schools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether compensation for schools and colleges from changes to employer National Insurance contributions will be paid via a grant or the detailed schools grant.
Answer: The department will receive compensation in recognition of the increase in National Insurance Contributions paid by state-funded schools and colleges. That compensation will be additional to the £2.3 billion increase for schools announced at the Autumn Bu...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGraduates: EmploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on research projects undertaken by the Institute of Fiscal Studies on behalf of her Department on labour market returns by degree subject in each year since 2022.
Answer: Since 2022, the department has commissioned one research project, undertaken by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), that includes evidence about labour market returns to undergraduate degrees by degree subject. This is described below.In 2023, the dep...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Gender DysphoriaDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to reply to the consultation on Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children.
Answer: The department is currently reviewing the draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges on gender questioning children, in addition to draft guidance on relationships and sex education and health education.My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of St...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list each open converter academy with its (a) date of conversion to academy status, (b) Unique Reference Number, and (c) previous Unique Reference Number where different.
Answer: As of 1 November 2024, there are 7,671 open converter academies. Their names, unique reference numbers, open dates and unique reference numbers of predecessor schools, where applicable, is detailed in the attached spreadsheet.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list each open sponsored academy with (a) its date of conversion to sponsored status, (b) its Unique Reference Number, and (c) the Unique Reference Number of its predecessor school.
Answer: As of 1 November 2024, there are 2,753 open sponsored academies. Their names, unique reference numbers, open dates and unique reference numbers of predecessor schools, where applicable, is detailed in the attached spreadsheet.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for the expectation that reformed local authorities should generally have a population of 500,000 or more.
Answer: The overall case for local government reorganisation is set out the English Devolution White Paper. New unitary councils must be the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve capacity and withstand financial shocks. For most areas this will mean creatin...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
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