Laura Trott MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pre-school Education: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21031More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of early years providers eligible for Employment Allowance when proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions come into force.
Answer: Estimates of the number of early years providers eligible for Employment Allowance when proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions come into force are not available.The eligibility of a specific employer will depend on the nature of the...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21030More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for VAT numbers for private school fees her Department has (a) received and (b) granted since 5th July 2024.
Answer: HMRC publishes data on the VAT population by sector on an annual basis. The latest statistics can be found here: Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics - GOV.UK. VAT will apply to private school and boarding fees for terms starting on or after 1 January ...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordClassics: State EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the future of the Latin Excellence Programme.
Answer: The government is delivering on its commitment to put education back at the forefront of national life and break down barriers to opportunity for all children and young people.This government inherited a £22 billion blackhole in our country’s finances and...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the planned increase in employer National Insurance on the cost of home-to-school transport.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer took difficult decisions in order to restore economic and fiscal stability, which included increasing Employer National Insurance Contributions from April 2025. Working peopl...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to part 4 of Ofcom's publication entitled, Media Bill: Ofcom's roadmap to regulation, published in February 2024, whether Ofcom plans to publish its review of audience protection m
Answer: A timeline of the steps Ofcom is taking to implement the Media Act 2024 can be found on their website at https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/Media-Act-Implementation/.Ofcom’s timeline currently advises that their report concerning the audience...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStreaming: StandardsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of BBFC age ratings as best practice for age labelling on streaming services.
Answer: The Secretary of State has made no assessment of the adequacy of British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) age ratings on streaming services. Following implementation of the Media Act 2024, the independent regulator Ofcom is currently undertaking a revi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademies: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trusts submitted grant applications for the Trust Capacity Fund in the most recent funding window.
Answer: The most recent application window for the Trust Capacity Fund opened on 1 March 2024 and closed on 25 June 2024. A total of 190 applications were received from 174 establishments, mainly trusts.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademies: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on schools of ending the academy conversion support grant.
Answer: High and rising standards are at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and ensure every child has the best life chances.Trusts have played, and continue to play, an important role in supporting collaboration between ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademies: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on schools of ending the academy conversion support grant.
Answer: High and rising standards are at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and ensure every child has the best life chances.Trusts have played, and continue to play, an important role in supporting collaboration between ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Private EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils with SEND who currently attend independent schools do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
Answer: The number and proportion of pupils in independent schools with special educational needs who do not have an education, health and care plan is published annually in the statistical release ‘Special educational needs in England’. The release can be found ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Free SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 5.20 of the Spring Budget 2024, published on 6 March 2024, HC 560, what her policy is on building 15 new special free schools.
Answer: This government is clear it wants to make sure all children with special educational needs and disabilities receive the support they need to achieve and thrive. That is why we have set out a clear ambition to improve inclusivity in mainstream schools, whi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNurseries: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the mean annual costs are for nurseries in England by (a) nursery class childcare settings, (b) maintained nursery schools, (c) school-based providers, (d) private group-based providers, (e) voluntary grou
Answer: Data collected by the 2024 survey of childcare and early years providers has been used to estimate the average unit costs of delivering childcare per child in a setting. This data can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673b14b8f...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMental CapacityDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to increase the use of Deprivation of Liberty orders.
Answer: Depriving a child of their liberty must always be a last resort in order to keep the child safe. A growing number of children in England and Wales, often with complex behavioural needs, are being deprived of their liberty through Deprivation of Liberty Or...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOfsted: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish an equalities impact assessment of the decision for Ofsted to no longer produce single headline grades.
Answer: On 2 September, the government announced that the use of single headline grades for Ofsted’s school inspection would end with immediate effect, and that a new system of report cards would be launched from September 2025. Single headline grades were overly...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOfsted: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish an impact assessment of the decision for Ofsted to no longer produce single headline grades.
Answer: On 2 September, the government announced that the use of single headline grades for Ofsted’s school inspection would end with immediate effect, and that a new system of report cards would be launched from September 2025. Single headline grades were overly...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOfsted: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an equalities impact assessment of the decision for Ofsted to no longer produce single headline grades.
Answer: On 2 September, the government announced that the use of single headline grades for Ofsted’s school inspection would end with immediate effect, and that a new system of report cards would be launched from September 2025. Single headline grades were overly...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOfsted: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of the decision for Ofsted to no longer produce single headline grades.
Answer: On 2 September, the government announced that the use of single headline grades for Ofsted’s school inspection would end with immediate effect, and that a new system of report cards would be launched from September 2025. Single headline grades were overly...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her oral statement on Children’s Social Care of 18 November 2024, Official Report, column 23, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of her proposed reforms.
Answer: The department published ‘Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive’ on 18 November, setting out our vision for reform to children’s social care. Our legislative proposals will keep families together and children safe, remove barriers to opportunity ...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will be taking steps to (a) improve the quality of children's homes and (b) increase the regularity of inspection of those homes.
Answer: As at 31 March 2024, there were 83,630 looked after children, which was similar to the previous year. The government has announced the following measures to ensure there are more of the right placements to meet the needs of looked after children:£44 milli...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her statement of 18 November 2024 on Children’s Social Care, Official Report column 25, at what level she plans to cap profit from children’s social care placements.
Answer: As at 31 March 2024, there were 83,630 looked after children, which was similar to the previous year. The government has announced the following measures to ensure there are more of the right placements to meet the needs of looked after children:£44 milli...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her statement of 18 November 2024 on Children’s Social Care, Official Report columns 23 to 25, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes announced on the n
Answer: As at 31 March 2024, there were 83,630 looked after children, which was similar to the previous year. The government has announced the following measures to ensure there are more of the right placements to meet the needs of looked after children:£44 milli...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the number of places for looked after children.
Answer: As at 31 March 2024, there were 83,630 looked after children, which was similar to the previous year. The government has announced the following measures to ensure there are more of the right placements to meet the needs of looked after children:£44 milli...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure mobile phones are not a distraction in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer: The department knows that using mobile phones in schools can lead to online bullying, distraction and classroom disruption, which can, in turn, lead to lost learning time. Schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy that sets out what is expec...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils have an (a) education, health and care plan and (b) a named school in each (i) region, (ii) local authority and (iii) constituency.
Answer: The requested information for each region and local authority is attached.Information on the number of all education, health and care (EHC) plans, and their named school is not readily available at constituency level.Information on the number of pupils in...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether increased costs from employer national insurance contributions will be taken into account in the childcare funding formula.
Answer: I refer the right Hon. member for Sevenoaks to the answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12804.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
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