Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Home Education: Free School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children with complex needs who are home educated are eligible to receive free school meals.
Answer: Free meals are available to registered pupils of state-funded schools meeting the eligibility criteria, either on school premises or at any place where education is provided.The department also expects local authorities to consider free meal provision for...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Rebuilding Programme: Tiverton High SchoolDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress phase 2 of the Schools Rebuilding Programme has made on Tiverton High School.
Answer: The department will begin working with Tiverton High School this quarter as it enters delivery. We will work closely with the Responsible Body to determine how best to proceed.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Extracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a duty of care on universities in relation to extra-curricular activities carried out by affiliated student groups.
Answer: The department’s position is that a duty of care in higher education (HE) may arise in certain circumstances. Such circumstances would be a matter for the courts to decide, based on the specific facts and context of the case being considered and will be d...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-teaching Staff: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of pay for non-teaching staff in further education.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role non-teaching staff play within the further education (FE) sector, helping colleges to provide support to young people at a critical stage in their education.FE colleges, rather than government, are responsible for...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of funding for state secondary schools.
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.7 billion in 2025/26, meaning that it will total £65.3 billion, compared to £61.6 billion in 2024/25. This is a 6% overall increase which, against the backdrop of a challenging fiscal picture, demonstrat...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she made an assessment of the potential impact of removing the match-funding provision through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children in adoptive and kinship care before announci
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead to the answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49523.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to cap the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children in adoptive and kinship care.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead to the answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49523.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support rural (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) further education colleges to recruit (i) sustainable and (ii) adequate levels of staff.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child and young person’s outcome in schools and colleges. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break dow...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with which organisations her Department held discussions on changes to the level of funding provided through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Answer: The government is investing an extra £680 million for mental health services, recruiting 8,500 extra mental health workers. Through our Plan for Change, we will tackle the mental health crisis and give every child a healthy start to life.The adoption and ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in the forthcoming spending review.
Answer: The government is investing an extra £680 million for mental health services, recruiting 8,500 extra mental health workers. Through our Plan for Change, we will tackle the mental health crisis and give every child a healthy start to life.The adoption and ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of (a) children and adolescent mental health services and (b) other services to support adopted and kinship cared children, in the context of the reductio
Answer: The government is investing an extra £680 million for mental health services, recruiting 8,500 extra mental health workers. Through our Plan for Change, we will tackle the mental health crisis and give every child a healthy start to life.The adoption and ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide support to parents who have had children removed into the care system; and what support is available to help those parents maintain or develop a relationship with
Answer: The children’s social care national framework and ‘Working together to safeguard children’ statutory guidance is clear that children should be raised by their families, within their family networks or in family environments wherever possible. The departme...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildminding: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for childminding providers.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and this is key to the government’s Plan for Change. That also means ensuring the se...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve financial support for student parents undergoing teacher training and not earning a salary.
Answer: Students attending full-time undergraduate courses and PGCE courses with child dependants qualify for a partially means-tested loan for living costs, a means-tested Childcare Grant, payable towards childcare costs for registered or approved childcare, and...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of childcare funding policies for parents in higher education.
Answer: Students attending full-time undergraduate courses and PGCE courses with child dependants qualify for a partially means-tested loan for living costs, a means-tested Childcare Grant, payable towards childcare costs for registered or approved childcare, and...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: TextbooksDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to purchase essential textbooks.
Answer: Overall core revenue funding for schools totals almost £61.6 billion this financial year, 2024/25. At the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced an additional £2.3 billion for mainstream schools and young people with high needs for the 2025/26 finan...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund a permanent initiative.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26025.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCrafts: National Vocational QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to withdraw funding for the Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Stone Masonry Heritage and Skills on (a) the preservation of heritage skills and (b) the
Answer: The government has a central mission to drive forward opportunity and growth, which relies on people having the skills needed to thrive in life and work. The construction sector is vital in driving economic prosperity and providing career opportunities fo...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the restriction of school and extra curricular options through repayment deadlines within the UK Benefits System on parents and students.
Answer: The department has no plans to undertake this specific assessment, but we have evaluated the impact of poverty on educational outcomes. Evidence shows that disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs are more likely to fall behind and need extra ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTiverton High SchoolDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead on the (a) condition of Tiverton High School and (b) school community.
Answer: Ensuring schools have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of our mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is unable to meet at pres...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
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