Written questions
670 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue to report on the (a) outputs of the Teacher Workforce Model and (b) extent to which targets are met.
9 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of charging VAT on independent schools on levels of usage of unregistered schools.
9 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is making additional resources available to accommodate changes in the number of Education Health and Care Plan applications (a) this and (b) next financial year.
9 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: Business Rates and VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received representations over the timing of her Department's consultation on Applying VAT to Private School Fees and Removing the Business Rates Charitable Rates Relief for Private Schools.
9 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is providing the Office for Budget Responsibility with input assumptions on (a) the price elasticity of demand for independent sector education and (b) the number of children likely to move to
9 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to exempt pupils awaiting an Education Health and Care Plan from the introduction of VAT on independent school fees.
5 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the imposition of VAT on independent school fees on the number of children who are home schooled.
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Pupil Numbers: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of secondary school age are (a) resident and (b) on roll at state secondary schools in (i) Yorkshire & the Humber; (ii) York Local Authority and (iii) secondary planning area 8169997; and how
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Pupil Numbers: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of secondary school age are (a) resident and (b) on the roll in (i) the North West, (ii) Salford Local Authority, (iii) secondary planning area 3550101, (iv) secondary planning area 3550102 an
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Pupil Numbers: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) children of secondary school age are resident, (b) children are on roll at state secondary schools and (c) places are unfilled in state secondary schools in (i) the South West, (ii) the local autho
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data on unfilled school capacity by 2024 parliamentary constituency she plans to publish before the Finance Bill is introduced.
4 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Further Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether specialist post-16 institutions will be exempt from VAT.
4 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the maximum number of pupils that could move from independent to state schools for there to be a net increase in revenues to the Exchequer arising from her policy on levying VAT o
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what communications she plans to issue to smaller independent schools on the proposed application of VAT to private school fees.
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what resources her Department plans to provide HMRC to support independent schools become VAT registered by 1 January 2025.
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish guidance for independent schools on (a) VAT registration and (b) operation of the new system for VAT on school fees.
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
VAT: Registration
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time was for an organisation to become VAT registered with HMRC in the last 12 months.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Private Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed application of VAT to private school fees on state secondary planning areas.
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the VAT treatment for SEND therapies provided to independent school pupils will be after 1 January 2025 where (a) the therapy is provided by the school and (b) the therapy is provided by an external provider.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 2 August 2024 to Question 1652 on Pupil Numbers and Question 1653 on Further Education: Students, if she will bring forward publication of data on the (a) available capacity in (i) st
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Sixth Form Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the local authorities in (a) City of Bristol, (b) Camden, (c) Haringey, (d) Kingston upon Thames, (e) Richmond upon Thames, (f) Southwark, (g) Stockport and (h) Surrey on capit
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Sixth Form Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of state school sixth forms are (a) at and (b) over capacity in (i) City of Bristol, (ii) Camden, (iii) Haringey, (iv) Kingston upon Thames, (v) Richmond upon Thames, (vi) Southwark, (vii) Stock
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there are at state school sixth forms in (a) City of Bristol, (b) Camden, (c) Haringey, (d) Kingston upon Thames, (e) Richmond upon Thames, (f) Southwark, (g) Stockport and (h) Surrey;
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with (a) City of Bristol, (b) Kingston upon Thames, (c) Richmond upon Thames, (d) Salford and (e) Surrey local authorities on capital funding for additional secondary school plac
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary schools are (a) at and (b) over capacity at key stages 3 and 4 in (i) City of Bristol, (ii) Kingston upon Thames, (iii) Richmond upon Thames, (iv) Salford and (v) Surrey.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there are at key stages 3 and 4 in state schools in (a) City of Bristol, (b) Kingston upon Thames, (c) Richmond upon Thames, (d) Salford and (e) Surrey; and how many pupils of those age
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) pupils, (b) Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils and (c) 16-18 year-old pupils (i) were enrolled in state schools in September 2023 and (ii) are projected to be enrolled in state schools in September 2030.
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost to independent schools of proposed changes in business rates.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average cost to independent schools of the increase in employer contributions to the teachers' pension scheme in the academic year 2024-25.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education
Private Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of independent schools which charge lower fees than the average annual cost of provision in the state sector.
Source: official written-questions record.