Damian Hinds MP: written questions
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Hospitals: HampshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for completion of the new Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital.
Answer: We recognise the need for investment in National Health Service estates across the country, including in Hampshire. We will provide the investment and reform needed to get patients the care they deserve.As my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Hea...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: NurseriesDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the proposed additional nursery places in primary schools will be (a) year-round and (b) term-time only.
Answer: There are a range of models of nursery provision run on school sites, including nursery classes attached to primary schools, provision for 2 year olds and full day care run by schools, as well as private and voluntary providers running provision on school...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential workforce participation effects of the availability of (a) year-round and (b) term-time only childcare provision.
Answer: Ensuring that parents are able to access affordable and high-quality childcare is a priority for this government. This means ensuring that a variety of different types of provision are available, including year-round and term-time only, that suit the need...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has set aside capital funding for the provision of potential additional places in state schools in the event they are required as a result of pupils moving from the independent sector to the state s
Answer: Education is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity so every child gets the best start in life. Ending tax breaks on private schools will help raise revenue to drive forward the change this government is committed t...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what underspends are projected in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) the Spending Review period.
Answer: As my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out in her statement on July 29, the government’s spending audit has identified a forecast Resource Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) overspend of £21.9 billion against the plans set out fo...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) capacity and (b) number of students on roll was for 16 to 19 education in (i) state-funded (A) sixth-forms and (B) colleges and (ii) independent schools in each parliamentary constituency in the mo
Answer: Information on the capacity and pupils on roll in primary and secondary state-funded schools, including sixth forms, as at May 2023, which is the latest period for which data is available, is published in the annual ‘School capacity’ in England statistics...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPupil NumbersDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) capacity and (b) number of pupils on roll was in (i) state-funded and (ii) independent schools at each phase of (A) primary education and (B) secondary education to the end of key stage four in eac
Answer: Information on the capacity and pupils on roll in primary and secondary state-funded schools as at May 2023, which is the latest period for which data is available, is published in the annual ‘School capacity’ in England statistics. This can be found here...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1651More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether independent English Language schools will be exempt from VAT.
Answer: As the Chancellor announced on 29 July, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training supplied by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%. Boarding services closely related to such ...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1650More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of imposing 20% VAT on school fees on exports.
Answer: As the Chancellor announced on 29 July, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training supplied by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%. Boarding services closely related to such ...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1649More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the price elasticity of demand for independent-sector education following a one-off increase in price of 20% (a) in the immediate term and (b) over time for (i) individual phases of edu
Answer: As the Chancellor announced on 29 July, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training supplied by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%. Boarding services closely related to such ...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 895More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether children who have an Education, Health and Care plan will be exempt from VAT on school fees.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils at (a) primary, (b) secondary pre-16 and (c) post-16 independent schools (i) have an Education Health and Care plan and have their school fees paid for in full by their lo
Answer: Where a local authority names an independent school on a child or young person’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, the local authority must secure a place and must pay fees where applicable. However, if a child’s parents wish to make a private fee-pa...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has received representations on the impact on the workloads of (a) teachers and (b) school leaders of significant changes to the curriculum.
Answer: The views of experts, parents, teachers and leaders will be pivotal to the expert-led Review of Curriculum and Assessment announced on 19 July, and a call for evidence will be launched in September. The review will also take written evidence from key stak...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: ReligionDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her most recent estimate is of the number of pupils on roll in independent schools of a religious character of the (a) Anglican, (b) Roman Catholic, (c) other Christian, (d) Jewish, (e) Muslim, (f) Hindu,
Answer: The department publishes statistics on pupils and schools in England, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics. The number of independent schools and pupils regist...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSkills EnglandDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which responsibilities of (a) the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and (b) other bodies she plans to transfer to the proposed new body, Skills England.
Answer: Skills England will bring together employers, education and training providers and unions with national and combined authorities to ensure that national and regional skills systems are meeting the needs and supporting delivery of the government’s Growth M...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSkills England: Operating CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the annual running costs of the proposed new body, Skills England.
Answer: Skills England will identify current and future skills gaps and put in place plans to address those gaps, bringing together central and local government, businesses, training providers and unions to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all regi...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSkills England: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost of (a) creating Skills England and (b) transferring responsibilities to that body from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
Answer: Skills England will identify current and future skills gaps and put in place plans to address those gaps, bringing together central and local government, businesses, training providers and unions to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all regi...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for reviewing the way bursaries are allocated and the structure of retention payments.
Answer: The department reviews bursaries each year before deciding the offer for trainees starting Initial Teacher Training (ITT) the following academic year. In doing this, the department takes account of a number of factors, including historic recruitment, fore...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the targeted increase of 6,500 more teachers recruited to teach key subjects means a net increase in the full-time equivalent number of teachers teaching those subjects, in post in secondary schools; wh
Answer: The department knows that high quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education, which is why this government will recruit 6,500 new expert teachers. The department is developing its approach and putting plans in pla...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAssessments and Curriculum: ReviewsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Curriculum and Assessment Review panel chaired by Professor Becky Francis will be constituted.
Answer: The Curriculum and Assessment Review will be independently led by a group of education experts (the Review Group). My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has appointed Professor Becky Francis CBE as the Chair of the Review who will co...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordStudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 46More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the (a) (i) capacity of and (ii) number of students aged 16-19 enrolled in state-funded (A) sixth forms and (B) colleges and (b) number of students aged 16-19 enrolled in indepen
Answer: The capacity of state-funded school sixth forms and the number of students on roll in these sixth forms, as at May 2023, is published in the annual school capacity official statistics publication, which is available here: https://explore-education-statist...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPupilsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 45More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the (a) (i) capacity of and (ii) number of pupils up to the end of Key Stage 4 enrolled in state-funded schools and (b) number of pupils up to the end of Key Stage 4 enrolled in
Answer: The capacity of state-funded schools as at May 2023 is published in the annual school capacity official statistics publication and is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity. The data is availabl...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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