Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2022 to Question 121732 on the National Tutoring Programme, what increase in the number of (a) tutors and (b) tutor hours in the North East of England is represented by the increase from three accredited tutoring organisations in the region to six; and if he will make a statement.

The department previously understood that the Open Access second round had added three tuition partners covering the north-east, bringing the total to six. However, the latest data from the department’s supplier indicates that six were added, meaning nine accredited tuition organisations are operating in the area. This means there is increased capacity to offer face-to-face and online tuition in the north-east.

The department does not currently have figures on the increase in number of tutors. The department is unable to confirm how many tutoring hours will be added by its new tutoring partners to the north-east as they operate across multiple regions. However, each tutoring organisation commits to delivering high quality tuition to at least 500 pupils. The department will continue to monitor regional data and tutoring partner capacity to ensure it has sufficient coverage of all regions, including the north-east.