Written questions by Wood.

Whether POLAR4 is intended to measure socio-economic background.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026, to Question 5777, on Opportunity Mission Board, if she will list the attendees of the Mission Board in the most recent meeting since the Mission Board was re-designated as

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 1174, on the Opportunity Mission Board, whether any of the meetings referenced in the answer were formal meetings of the Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 1175, on Department for Education: Social Media, how many individual social media influencers were paid in each of those two years.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Of

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 4222, on Erasmus+ programme, what is the definition of a (a) direct action and (b) indirect action, in relation to the policy on financial corrections.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 4241, on Department for Education: Secondment, what information her Department holds on the reason for (a) staff having been seconded to Serco UK Limited and

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 4222, on Erasmus+ programme, what information his Department holds on (a) how the reduction in the grant amount would be determined and (b) whether reductions

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763, on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026, to Question 104195, on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headc

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120329 on Opportunity Mission Board, how the Board has been reformed.

Awaiting answer.

Whether she has had discussions with the Connaught School for Girls academy on (a) strike action and (b) facility time spending.

The department has been in discussions with the Connaught School for Girls about strike action and has not discussed facility time spending.

With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120329 on Opportunity Mission Board, if she will list the internal and external attendees of the most recent meeting of the Mission Board.

It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, including attendees and how often they met, is not normally shared publicly.

Whether the new socio-economic duty will apply to (a) LEA schools, (b) academies, (c) further education colleagues, (d) universities and (e) the Office for Students.

The Socio-Economic Duty (SED) will embed consideration of socio-economic disadvantage into public sector decision-making. It will require specified public authorities to have due regard to how their strategic decisions can reduce inequalities of outcomes ...

With reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109184 on Turing Scheme, what the (a) timetable and (b) deadline is for determining whether the Turing Scheme will be open for the 2027-28 academic ye

The government will update the House on the delivery and budget for the Turing Scheme in due course.

With reference to the answer of 29 April 2026, to Question HL16472, on Erasmus+ Programme, what forecast has been made of the number of (a) UK students who will have their EU fees paid and (b) EU students who w

Students participating in an Erasmus+ placement are exempt from tuition and registration fees at their host institution, but they may still be required to pay fees to their home institution.In 2018/19, there were approximately 31,000 inbound higher educat...

Whether her Department holds information on UK organisations which have applied to participate in the Jean Monnet Actions programme under the new Erasmus+ scheme.

Jean Monnet Actions are managed directly by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency, Information on actions is published at: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/statistics-and-factsheets/statistics/for-researchersThe 2027 fun...

How many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in the department work compressed hours over a four day week.

The department defines full-time staff on full pay as those with a full-time equivalent (FTE) of 1.0.As at 31 May 2026, 549 staff employed by the department with an FTE of 1.0 work compressed hours over a four day week. This represents 8.6% of full-time s...

With reference to the answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 109183 on Erasmus+ programme, who will undertake the review of the UK’s participation in the programme ten months after the association; and what the

The department has agreed that the UK-EU Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes shall review the UK’s participation in Erasmus+ ten months after we associate.The purpose of the review is to understand the extent to which UK education i...

Whether the British Council has a definition of a woman for initiatives supporting women under Erasmus+.

This is a matter for the British Council.

With reference to the answer of 26 March 2026, to Question 114072, on Erasmus+ Programme, what are the eligibility requirements for UK education institutions to participate in a Jean Monnet Actions project.

Jean Monnet Actions comprise a range of project types across different sectors. Eligibility requirements vary depending on the specific project type. These requirements are set out in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.