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Written Question
Office for Students: Finance
Thursday 25th April 2024

Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional Strategic Priorities Grant recurrent funding was allocated to the Office for Students between financial years (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2024-25.

Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)

The Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG) is funding supplied by the government on an annual basis to support teaching and students in higher education (HE), which includes funding for subjects that are expensive to deliver, such as science and engineering, students at risk of discontinuing their studies, and world-leading specialist providers. The department is investing hundreds of millions of pounds in additional funding over the three-year period from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to support high quality teaching and facilities, including in science and engineering, subjects that support the NHS, and degree apprenticeships. This includes the largest increase in government funding for the HE sector to support students and teaching in over a decade.

In the 2022/23 financial year, the total recurrent SPG funding was £1,397 million. This was increased to £1,454 million for the 2023/24 financial year. The department has recently provided a budget of £1,456 million in recurrent SPG for the 2024/25 financial year.

Division Vote (Commons)
24 Apr 2024 - Regulatory Reform - View Vote Context
Daniel Zeichner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 131 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 50
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context
Daniel Zeichner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 143
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context
Daniel Zeichner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 144
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context
Daniel Zeichner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 136 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 282
Speech in General Committees - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Draft Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill

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Written Question
Mental Health Services
Wednesday 24th April 2024

Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve access to mental health services.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We have been expanding and transforming mental healthcare


In 2022/23 3.6 million people received secondary mental healthcare, and 1.2 million people accessed NHS talking therapies


This is an increase in the number of people receiving NHS mental health support of around 30% in just three years.

Speech in General Committees - Tue 23 Apr 2024
Draft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

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View all Daniel Zeichner (Lab - Cambridge) contributions to the debate on: Draft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024