Baroness Taylor of Bolton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the impact on (1) the health and wellbeing of school staff, (2) the manner in which COVID-19 is transmitted in education settings, and (3) the health of children and young people at school, when deciding not to include school staff, teachers and support staff in the list of eligible categories for the COVID-19 booster vaccine.
Matthew O'Toole: Thank you, Mr Acting Speaker, for taking the Chair again today in these unusual circumstances: third time lucky or not, as the case may be. The DUP appears again to be set on blocking the outcome of the election from taking hold and a Government from being formed. Today, I am proud to once again nominate Patsy McGlone — clearly and demonstrably the most able and qualified candidate — to...
Baroness Penn: The Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 (SR21) set out the government’s spending plans for the rest of this Parliament. This investment will support strong public services and be targeted where it will deliver improved outcomes and value for money for the taxpayer. The Department for Health and Social care will receive £188.6 billion in 2024-25. This funding will help to tackle the...
Sadiq Khan: Within two days, we had three separate Secretaries of State for Education, one of them for 36 hours. She has the distinguished record of being the shortest ever member of the Cabinet. She received a £17,000 payoff as a severance payment for losing her job after 36 hours’ work - more than, by the way, a teaching assistant receives in a year - for 36 hours’ worth of redundancy payment. The...
Sadiq Khan: Supporting disabled Londoners to access training and employment opportunities is a key pillar of my Skills Roadmap for London. I remain committed to working with boroughs and other partners to support more disabled Londoners to find work and to progress in work. Since 2019, when this was devolved to us, I have implemented several changes to the adult education budget (AEB) to make training...
Sadiq Khan: The safeguarding of children must always be a priority for the MPS. The MPS has agreed that as of 1 April this year [2022] it will review every More Thorough Intimate Parts search and check every strip search of a child in custody to ensure they are carried out properly in line with policy and that children are safeguarded. I am continuing to push the MPS to publish transparent data on...
Baroness Taylor of Bolton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations the Department for Education has made to either (1) the UK Health Security Agency, or (2) the Department of Health and Social Care, to encourage school staff to be given priority for COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
Baroness Barran: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education statutory guidance clearly sets out the content that should be covered in the topics of basic first aid and health and prevention, at both primary and secondary school. The guidance is available at:...
Baroness Barran: The department does not collect information on educational visits and has not, therefore, made any assessment on schools attending events run by the British Association of Shooting and Conservation and Gamekeepers and Landowners. The decision to undertake educational visits is entirely a matter for individual schools. However, the department provides guidance to help schools understand their...
Baroness Barran: Provision is already available for both those under 16 in a school setting seeking to understand more about the industry, and for post-16 students studying at level 2 and 3, who may be seeking to undertake a qualification to progress into an apprenticeship or into employment and wish to take a qualification which will involve a work-based setting. There are around 40 qualifications focusing...
Nigel Huddleston: ...Youth Guarantee over the Spending Review period. The first phase of the Youth Investment Fund saw £12 million spent in financial year 21/22 in key levelling up areas, which has provided funding for over 400 youth organisations. Funding was used for a wide range of equipment to assist with youth activities, as well as capital improvements that will reduce overheads and running costs. Phase...
Baroness Barran: Every year, the department collects and publishes data on the total number of applications and offers made for entry into primary and secondary school. The information is summarised in the table below and can be found at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-sta tistics/secondary-and-primary-school-applications-and-offers . Number of applications received for primary...
Rosena Allin-Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of GCSE exam results achieved by students on free school meals, separated by grade, for each of the last five academic years.
Alberto Costa: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of (a) melanoma and (b) other skin cancers in schools.
Sharon Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2022 to Question 35936 on Poverty: Children, whether the 9 million most disadvantaged pupils are (a) eligible for and (b) claiming a free school meal.
Rosena Allin-Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students receiving free school meals, who are suffering from a diagnosable mental illness, in each of the last three years.
Will Quince: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The department recognises the issues faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people, and how schools and others can make a positive difference. The department has invested in research into academic progress over the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years with Renaissance Learning and the...
Rosena Allin-Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of A level exam results achieved by students on free school meals, separated by grade, for each of the last five academic years.
Will Quince: All school’s core budgets include a notional budget for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), calculated by the school's local authority. These budgets give a non-binding indication to schools on how much of their funding they should consider spending on SEND provision. Schools are responsible for managing their whole budgets to meet the needs of all their pupils,...
Stephen Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government announcement of 15 July 2022 that over-50s will be offered a flu jab and covid-19 booster this autumn, whether he has made any representations to the (a) UK Health Security Agency, (b) Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and (c) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of...