Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions since 1 January 2022 he or his predecessor received requests from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the impact of increases in gas and electricity prices on (a) state funded nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools, (b) nurseries and playgroups run by registered childcare providers and (c) registered children's homes.

Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Her Majesty’s Treasury on all matters relating to funding for education and children’s social care. This includes discussions on the cost pressures that the department knows schools, nurseries, playgroups, and children’s homes are facing as a result of increased energy prices.