Every parliamentary written question tabled by Matt Vickers this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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For what reason maximum tuition fee levels for the 2028-29 academic year have not been published; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of publishing tuition fee levels a limited number of years in advance on families’ ability to plan financially for three-year degree courses.
Awaiting answer.
How many Education, Health and Care Plans exceeded the statutory 20-week timescale for completion in (a) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council area, (b) the North East and (c) England in the latest period for which
Awaiting answer.
How many and what proportion of adopted children have an Education, Health and Care Plan compared with the national average for all children.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on (a) adopted children and (b) children who have experienced early-life trauma.
Awaiting answer.
How many adoption placements were (a) disrupted and (b) broke down in each of the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the role of access to therapeutic support in maintaining placement stabilit
The department does not collect information centrally on the number of adoptions that have been disrupted or adoptions that breakdown. We publish an annual statistical release which contains information on looked after children who have been adopted or ar...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund therapeutic support limit on (a) placement stability and (b) outcomes for adopted chil
The department keeps the effectiveness of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) under continual review. The latest evaluation found strong evidence of positive impact. 83% of parents and guardians reported that ASGSF funded support wa...
What estimate she has made of the number of adopted and kinship children whose therapeutic needs will no longer be fully met following changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
The adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) provides important therapeutic support for adopted and kinship children. The changes to the ASGSF in the 2025/26 financial year were made to ensure support for all those applying for ASGSF. After ...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to post-adoption support on the willingness of prospective adopters to come forward.
Ministers have not made a formal assessment of the impact on prospective adopters of changes to post adoption support. Informal feedback has shown that adopters who withdrew after being approved have done so due to ill health, unsuccessful family finding,...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund therapeutic support funding on adoption placement stability.
The department keeps the effectiveness of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) under continual review. The latest evaluation found strong evidence of positive impact. 83% of parents and guardians reported that ASGSF funded support wa...
What expenditure her Department has incurred on campaigns involving social media influencers, celebrities or public figures since July 2024.
Spend is reported in the department’s annual reports and accounts under ‘Communications, publicity and advertising’ which is available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687794132bad77c3dae4dc67/DfE_consolidated_annual_report_and_accounts_...
How much the Department spent on public communications, marketing and social media campaigns in each of the last three financial years.
Spend is reported in the department’s annual reports and accounts under ‘Communications, publicity and advertising’ which is available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687794132bad77c3dae4dc67/DfE_consolidated_annual_report_and_accounts_...
What assessment she has made of the potential long-term cost to public services arising from changes to the levels of therapeutic support for adopted children.
The adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) provides important therapeutic support for adopted and kinship children. The changes to the ASGSF in the 2025/26 financial year were made to ensure support for all those applying for ASGSF. After ...
How many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund were approved in (a) Stockton West constituency, (b) across Stockton Borough, (c) the North East and (d) England in each of the last f
This data shows the number of approved applications within the last five financial years for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF):-Stockton-on-Tees (selected by Adoption Tees Valley RAA)Stockton-on-Tees SGONorth East *England2025/269...
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children.
All schools are legally required to have a behaviour policy with measures to prevent all forms of bullying. They have the freedom to develop their own anti-bullying strategies appropriate to their environment and are held to account by Ofsted.The departme...
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media use on the wellbeing, sleep and educational outcomes of children and young people.
There is a lack of conclusive evidence on the impact of social media use on outcomes for children and young people. The government has launched a three‑week call for evidence, primarily aimed at experts, to gather research on how screen use affects childr...
What assessment her Department has made of the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people.
There is a lack of conclusive evidence on the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people. The department has partnered with London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership and Imperial College Lo...
How her Department monitors the impact of budget pressures on SEND outcomes.
The department’s assessment of the impact of pressures on the outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is available in our consultation document ‘SEND Reform: putting children and young people first’, published 23 February.
What criteria will be used to evaluate the success of the Government’s SEND reforms.
Every child deserves an education that meets their needs, one that is academically stretching, where every child feels like they belong, and that sets them up for life and work.Driving inclusion in schools will improve outcomes for all children. Our reforms will restore parents’ trust in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. We will be investing £4 billion more over three years to support implementation, including £1.8 billion so every community has experts on hand, with £1.6 billion going directly to schools for early intervention and over £200 million to train every teacher.The department regularly publishes statistics on pupils with special educational needs, including information on educational attainment, destinations, absence, exclusions and characteristics.We are consulting on proposals to reform the SEND system, and will set out in more detail how we will evaluate policy after the consultation closes. We will set clear expectations of our public services and hold them to account for delivering.
What measures have been introduced to help reduce levels of workload-related stress for teachers.
The department monitors the relationship between workload and wellbeing through the ‘Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders’ study. Wave 4 shows improved wellbeing across all Office for National Statistics-validated personal wellbeing measures in 2025.In comparison with previous waves, average life satisfaction, happiness and feelings of life being worthwhile all increased, while average anxiety decreased. Teachers and leaders also reported working fewer hours on average since 2022. Teacher and leader wellbeing measures, however, remain lower when compared with the wider population in England.Measures to help reduce workload and work-related stress, such as the Improve Workload and Wellbeing service, are accessible at: https://improve-workload-and-wellbeing-for-school-staff.education.gov.uk/. We also support teachers to use technology, including artificial intelligence, to streamline tasks and reduce unnecessary workload.Over 4,300 settings have signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, which sets out commitments from the department, Ofsted, schools and colleges to promote wellbeing. The department also signposts to Education Support’s free 24-hour helpline, and funds a mental health lead resource hub which includes tools to help address sources of stress, accessible at: https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/whole-school-or-college-resources/.We are tackling the wider pressures on teachers and leaders. The Child Poverty Strategy, the introduction of our strategy for 'Giving every child the best start in life', reform to children’s social care, and the expansion of access to specialist mental health professionals will enhance teachers’ day-to-day experience and strengthen their ability to deliver.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of teacher workload on their mental health.
The department monitors the relationship between workload and wellbeing through the ‘Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders’ study. Wave 4 shows improved wellbeing across all Office for National Statistics-validated personal wellbeing measures in 2025.In comparison with previous waves, average life satisfaction, happiness and feelings of life being worthwhile all increased, while average anxiety decreased. Teachers and leaders also reported working fewer hours on average since 2022. Teacher and leader wellbeing measures, however, remain lower when compared with the wider population in England.Measures to help reduce workload and work-related stress, such as the Improve Workload and Wellbeing service, are accessible at: https://improve-workload-and-wellbeing-for-school-staff.education.gov.uk/. We also support teachers to use technology, including artificial intelligence, to streamline tasks and reduce unnecessary workload.Over 4,300 settings have signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, which sets out commitments from the department, Ofsted, schools and colleges to promote wellbeing. The department also signposts to Education Support’s free 24-hour helpline, and funds a mental health lead resource hub which includes tools to help address sources of stress, accessible at: https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/whole-school-or-college-resources/.We are tackling the wider pressures on teachers and leaders. The Child Poverty Strategy, the introduction of our strategy for 'Giving every child the best start in life', reform to children’s social care, and the expansion of access to specialist mental health professionals will enhance teachers’ day-to-day experience and strengthen their ability to deliver.