Tom Morrison MP: written questions

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Pre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Oral Statement on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life of 7 July 2025, Official Report, column 680-682, whether Ofsted will publish updated inspection (a) criteria and (b) frameworks
Answer: Ofsted has delivered important changes to the way it works in response to the Big Listen consultation. This important work is ongoing, and together we are committed to improving the inspection system. Ofsted will publish the response to its recent consult...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Pre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Twickenham during the Oral Statement of 7 July 2025 on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life, Official Report, column 687, whether
Answer: The government is committed to reforming the current inspection system which includes Ofsted implementing the early years report card from November 2025 following the publication of their consultation response in September 2025. The response will include ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Twickenham during the Oral Statement of 7 July 2025 on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life, Official Report, column 687, what con
Answer: The safety of children is our utmost priority, and we continually monitor and review the early years foundation stage (EYFS) safeguarding requirements to ensure children are kept as safe as possible.As part of this work, last year we held a public consult...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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Pre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Twickenham during the Oral Statement of 7 July 2025 on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life, Official Report, column 687, how much
Answer: In the 2022/23 financial year, Ofsted allocated £24 million to early years inspections. In 2023/24, they allocated £21.8 million, and in 2024/25 they allocated £21.3 million. In the current 2025/26 financial year, Ofsted allocated £20.9 million and has al...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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Pre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Twickenham during the Oral Statement of 7 July 2025 on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life, Official Report, column 687, if she w
Answer: The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and the department continually monitors and reviews safeguarding requirements for early years settings. Ofsted has delivered important changes to the way it works in response to the Big Listen co...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
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Pre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Twickenham during the Oral Statement of 7 July 2025 on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life, Official Report, column 687, what ass
Answer: Moving to a four-year inspection cycle as opposed to a six-year inspection cycle is a return to the standard set pre-Covid. We believe by reducing the inspection cycle to align with schools, we should be able to better address safety concerns raised in re...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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Pre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Twickenham during the Oral Statement of 7 July 2025 on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life, Official Report, column 687, whether
Answer: The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and the department continually monitors and reviews safeguarding requirements for early years settings. Ofsted has delivered important changes to the way it works in response to the Big Listen co...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
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Pre-school Education: Finance and StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Twickenham during the Oral Statement of 7 July 2025 on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life, Official Report, column 687, what fac
Answer: Children’s early years are crucial to their development, health and life chances. That is why the Plan for Change set out our ambition for a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn.Ofsted is in the process of delivering changes to the...
Answered 12 Aug 2025
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Pre-school Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased funding for (a) quality assurance and (b) inspector training on the level of (i) serious incidents and (ii) child deaths in early yea
Answer: The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and the department continually monitors and reviews safeguarding requirements for early years settings. Ofsted has delivered important changes to the way it works in response to the Big Listen co...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
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Pre-school Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding announced for early years settings will be allocated to (a) quality assurance and (b) inspector training in (i) cash and (ii) percentage terms.
Answer: The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and the department continually monitors and reviews safeguarding requirements for early years settings. Ofsted has delivered important changes to the way it works in response to the Big Listen co...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
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