Damian Hinds MP: written questions
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Apprentices and Vocational Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the potential merits of having employers set standards for (a) apprenticeships and (b) T Levels through (i) Trailblazers and (ii) T Level Panels.
Answer: Employers are well placed to specify what knowledge, skills and behaviours lead to competence in an occupation, yet they tell the department that the current processes for preparing occupational standards can feel slow, bureaucratic, and time-consuming. T...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the potential merits of transferring standards approval powers for technical and vocational qualifications from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Answer: A consistent theme of the feedback the department receives from employers is the need for a system for developing training to become more responsive to their current and future skills needs. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Trans...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of 20 November 2024 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention, Official Report, columns 347 and 348, what his timetable
Answer: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, we will introduce access to a specialist mental health professional in every school, so that mental health conditions, such as anxi...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) commission an independent assessment of the potential (i) environmental and (ii) health impact of using recycled waste water and (b) pause approval of water (A) transfer
Answer: For any water recycling scheme to proceed it must comply with the Water Environment Regulations (formally the Water Framework Directive) and the Habitats Regulations. The Environment Agency will ensure environmental requirements are met through their role...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: CoventryDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the level of (a) demand and (b) supply for Year 7 places in each Planning Area in Coventry in September 2025.
Answer: Information on the latest school place planning estimates are published at year group and planning area level in the annual School Capacity statistics publication, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistic...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Greater ManchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the level of (a) demand and (b) supply for Year 7 places in the (i) Salford - South, (ii) Trafford - Sale, (iii) Manchester - South and (iv) Stockport - East & South Pla
Answer: Information on the latest school place planning estimates are published at year group and planning area level in the annual School Capacity statistics publication, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistic...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: ConstructionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues on criteria for approval of a water transfer and recycling project.
Answer: Southern Water are currently consulting on their Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), which includes the proposed water transfer and recycling project at Havant Thicket Reservoir. Water regulators will review and scrutinise the plan to ensure it is fit...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: ConstructionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential relevance of international comparisons of the potential (a) merits, (b) risks and (c) costs of proposals for recycling waste water in
Answer: Southern Water are currently consulting on their Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), which includes the proposed water transfer and recycling project at Havant Thicket Reservoir. Water regulators will review and scrutinise the plan to ensure it is fit...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: HavantDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Water Commission on the proposed water transfer and recycling project at the Havant Thicket Reservoir.
Answer: The independent water commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will consult experts in areas like the environment, public health, engineering, customers, investors and economics, reporting to the Secretary of State for Environment and Wales’ Deputy First Mini...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: HavantDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of potential impact of the proposed water transfer and recycling project at the Havant Thicket Reservoir on Hampshire’s chalk streams.
Answer: Southern Water are currently consulting on their Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), which includes the proposed water transfer and recycling project at Havant Thicket Reservoir. Water regulators will review and scrutinise the plan to ensure it is fit...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: HavantDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) merits, (b) risks and (c) cost to the public purse of the proposed water transfer and recycling project at the Havant Thicket Reservoir
Answer: Southern Water are currently consulting on their Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), which includes the proposed water transfer and recycling project at Havant Thicket Reservoir. Water regulators will review and scrutinise the plan to ensure it is fit...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for the funding rates for free school meals.
Answer: Under existing programmes, the department provides free school meals (FSM) to around 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils in schools, just under 1.3 million infants through Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM), and over 90,000 low-income students in fur...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of levels of demand in schools for free school meals.
Answer: Under existing programmes, the department provides free school meals (FSM) to around 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils in schools, just under 1.3 million infants through Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM), and over 90,000 low-income students in fur...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSixth Form Colleges: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on recruitment and retention of excluding teaching staff at non-academised sixth-form colleges from the recent pay award in financial year 2024-25.
Answer: The recent pay award for the 2024/25 financial year was for school teachers only. The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE).This government recognises the vital role that FE teachers and providers play in equipping learners wi...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 764, when he plans to make a further announcement on the Children's Hospice Grant.
Answer: While 2023/24 marked the final year of the Children’s Hospice Grant in its previous format, in 2024/25, NHS England provided £25 million of funding for children and young people’s hospices, maintaining the level of funding from 2023/24. For the first time...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will revert to central grant funding from NHS England for children's hospices.
Answer: While 2023/24 marked the final year of the Children’s Hospice Grant in its previous format, in 2024/25, NHS England provided £25 million of funding for children and young people’s hospices, maintaining the level of funding from 2023/24. For the first time...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Employers' Contributions and VATTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12698More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative estimate of the average cost of (a) VAT, (b) employers' National Insurance contributions, (c) contributions to the Teachers' Pensions Scheme and (d) business rates for independent scho
Answer: The government publishes Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) for tax policy changes when the policy is final or near final. TIINs give a clear explanation of the policy objective together with comprehensive assessment of the impacts on individuals an...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12697More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in employers’ National Insurance contributions on (a) cost pressures for independent schools and (b) the number of children leaving
Answer: The government publishes Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) for tax policy changes when the policy is final or near final. TIINs give a clear explanation of the policy objective together with comprehensive assessment of the impacts on individuals an...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Employers' Contributions and VATTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12393More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the costs of (a) VAT, (b) employers' National Insurance contributions, (c) employer contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme and (d) business rates for in
Answer: The government publishes Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) for tax policy changes when the policy is final or near final. TIINs give a clear explanation of the policy objective together with comprehensive assessment of the impacts on individuals an...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on each sector for which her Department has responsibility.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made an announcement at Budget on 30 October 2024 setting out changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions policy. Alongside this, she has decided to provide funding to the public sector to su...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will adjust childcare hourly funding rates to reflect changes to employer NICs.
Answer: As announced at Budget, the department expects to provide £8.1 billion for early years entitlements in 2025/26, which is around a 30% increase compared to 2024/25, as we continue to rollout the expansion of the entitlements to eligible working parents of ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on SEND cost pressures.
Answer: At Budget, HM Treasury confirmed that all public sector organisations will be funded for the increase in employer contributions to national insurance in 2025/26. This will include funding for schools. The department anticipates providing this funding to s...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 August 2024, HC 295, how new foundation and shorter apprenticeships are different to the model of traineeships in operation until July
Answer: This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity and to grow the economy. Too many young people are struggling to access high quality opportunities after leaving school and this government wants to ensure that more young people ...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, in which key sectors there will be new foundation and shorter apprenticeships.
Answer: This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity and to grow the economy. Too many young people are struggling to access high quality opportunities after leaving school and this government wants to ensure that more young people ...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, when she plans to announce details of new foundation and shorter apprenticeships.
Answer: This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity and to grow the economy. Too many young people are struggling to access high quality opportunities after leaving school and this government wants to ensure that more young people ...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
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