Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the change in that part of her Department's budget which is allocated to free school meals that will result from discontinuation of universal infant free school meals; and whether such a change would trigger a consequential change in the payment to devolved administrations under the Barnett formula.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
Universal infant free school meals have been a great success, with over 1.3 million additional infants enjoying a nutritious, free meal at lunchtime and parents saving hundreds of pounds a year. The Chancellor made it clear at the spending review in the autumn that, in line with the Conservative Party’s manifesto commitment, this policy will be protected for the duration of the Parliament. It costs around £600 million a year in England, with proportionate funding going to the devolved administrations under the Barnett formula.
Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff at each civil service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in her Department.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The number of staff employed at each grade in each Minister’s private office is as follows. All staff are full-time.
Ministerial Private Office | Grade | Number of staff |
Secretary of State, the Rt hon. Nicky Morgan MP | EA AO | 2 |
EO | 1 | |
HEO | 2 | |
SEO | 1 | |
Grade 7 | 2 (including a member of staff employed by the Government Equalities Office) | |
Grade 6 | 1 | |
SCS Band 1 | 1 | |
Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP | EO | 3 |
HEO | 1 | |
Minister of State for Children and Families, Edward Timpson MP | EO | 3 |
HEO | 1 | |
EO | 3 | |
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Childcare and Education, Sam Gyimah MP | ||
HEO | 1 | |
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, Lord Nash | EO | 3 |
HEO | 1 |