Written Question
Monday 18th October 2021
Asked by:
Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of locating an Institute of Technology in Hertfordshire for (a) people and (b) businesses in that county.
Answered by Michelle Donelan
The department is conducting a competition to deliver our manifesto commitment to establish 8 more high quality Institutes of Technology (IoT). The selected 8 will join the 12 IoTs that have already been established. While it would not be appropriate to comment on the merits of any individual proposal, the department can confirm that we have received an application for the Hertfordshire area. Proposals are being assessed and we plan to announce the outcome of the competition in the autumn.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Education Recovery
"Nobody who has been watching this today would doubt the Secretary of State’s commitment and passion for the life chances of young people. I bumped into a headteacher from my constituency on Friday in Hitchin, and he told me two things he wanted me to bring to the House. The …..."Bim Afolami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" Many students have suffered as a result of inadequate teaching and pastoral care at their universities, in addition to unfair costs for accommodation that they are not even allowed to stay in. What action will my right hon. Friend take to ensure that the Government are a voice for …..."Bim Afolami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What recent steps he has taken to help ensure that universities can deliver safe (a) teaching and (b) student services during the covid-19 outbreak. ..."Bim Afolami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"Last week I spoke to several constituents who are students at university. As per the Minister’s answer, I think it is fair to say that education and welfare, in many respects, leaves a lot to be desired. Could she and the Department help me to understand why several universities are …..."Bim Afolami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Oct 2020
Lifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 Education
"This morning I spoke with Anna Morrison, founder of Amazing Apprenticeships, based in Hitchin, which does fantastic work in schools and colleges, and especially with employers, to support and strengthen social mobility. What more will the Government do to ensure that we can provide more opportunities to disadvantaged and vulnerable …..."Bim Afolami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 13 Mar 2020
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill
"It would be remiss of me not to mention research that I have seen from the Schoolwear Association, which says that the average per year is £101.19, rather than the figure the hon. Gentleman cites. Is he aware of that research?..."Bim Afolami - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 13 Mar 2020
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill
"Stevensons, a retailer based in Harpenden, the Hertfordshire area and elsewhere, does precisely what the hon. Lady is talking about, often through single supplier contracts. Last year, it also gave £30,000-worth of uniform to disadvantaged parents. Is that not the sort of thing that the Government should also be championing?..."Bim Afolami - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 22nd July 2019
Asked by:
Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money has been spent by each school in England on children with special educational needs in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The information requested is not held centrally. Children with special educational needs are funded through the schools and high needs national funding formulae, which have been separate since 2013. Local authorities and schools have statutory duties under the Children and Families Act (2014) to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. However, we do not prescribe in detail how local authorities should allocate their high needs funding, or how schools should use their funding.
The total funding amounts for schools, and for high needs, since 2013 are as follows:
Year | Schools Funding Amount (billion) | High Needs funding Amount (billion) |
2013-14 | £30.4 | £5.0 |
2014-15 | £30.7 | £5.2 |
2015-16 | £32.2 | £5.2 |
2016-17 | £32.7 | £5.3 |
2017-18 | £33.1 | £5.8 |
2018-19 | £33.7 | £6.1 |
2019-20 | £34.5 | £6.3 |
Written Question
Thursday 18th July 2019
Asked by:
Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of UK children that have attended fee paying schools in the UK in each year since 2010.
Answered by Anne Milton
The number of pupils attending independent schools in England in each year since 2010 is published in table 1a of the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release. This can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019.
Information on the nationality of pupils is not collected and information on children attending schools in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.