Damian Hinds

5 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: Employers' Contributions and VAT

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

5 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: Employers' Contributions

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

4 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: Employers' Contributions and VAT

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

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Employers' Contributions

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.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will adjust childcare hourly funding rates to reflect changes to employer NICs.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Employers' Contributions

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.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices

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

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices

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.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices

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.

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Lifelong Learning Entitlement

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what the fiscal effect is of revised launch date of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Lifelong Learning Entitlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of the Autumn Budget 2024, for what reason the launch date of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement has been revised.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.8 of the Autumn Budget 2024, how she plans to allocate the additional (a) SEND and (b) Alternative Provision funding.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the change in the core schools budget will be for (a) 2025-6, (b) 2026-7 and (c) 2027-8 (i) in total and (ii) per pupil.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.11 of the Autumn Budget 2024, how she plans to allocate the funding for free breakfast clubs between (a) mainstream primary schools, (b) mainstream secondary schools, (c) special s

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.11 of the Autumn Budget 2024, whether she plans to fund breakfasts in all primary schools.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to monitor the potential impact of VAT on independent schools on pupil numbers in those schools.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to HMRC's policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential range of t

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the ex

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 10422 on Private Education: VAT, if she make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of VAT reclaimed by independent schools for capital spending for items u

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an estimate of potential increases in the number of pupils in secondary state educ

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, if she will publish detail of the analysis that produced an estimate of 37,000 fewer pupils in indepe

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

National School Breakfast Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that access to free school breakfasts for (a) secondary school pupils, (b) special schools and (c) alternative provision continues after the expiration of the National School Br

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students received funding under the Music and Dance Scheme at each of the (a) eight schools and (b) 20 centres for advanced training in academic year (i) 2023-24 (ii) 2024-25.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were supported via the Music and Dance Scheme in academic year (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4047 on Private Education: Fees and Charges, whether the Tax Information and Impact Note will include the estimated cost to the public purse of independent scho

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's guidance entitled Charging and reclaiming VAT on goods and services related to private school fees, last updated on 22 October 2024, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the p

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Written Statement of 26 July 2024 on Higher Education Regulation Update, HCWS26, when she plans to confirm her long term plans for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Supporting Families Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff will be allocated to the Supporting Families programme in the 2025-26 financial year; and what grades those staff are.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Supporting Families Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to review and amend the Supporting Families programme.

14 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supporting Families Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent staff were allocated to the Supporting Families Programme in its final full year in her Department; and what grades those staff members were.