The Department recognises the importance of updating the decision list, which is undertaken periodically.

I refer the hon. Member for Birmingham Edgbaston to the answer I gave on 8 January 2020 to Question 179.

The Department aims to ensure parents have access to a range of affordable childcare, giving them increased flexibility in their working

The Department has put in place a range of measures to support middle leaders, including those that address the recommendations of the Na

The information requested is not held centrally, as data on exclusions in 2019 is not yet available.

Between 1 January 2015 and 1 January 2020[1], 25 maintained nursery schools have closed.

The Department is committed to tackling entrenched underperformance in schools wherever it exists.

Ensuring the whole country has a strong teaching profession is a top priority for the Government.

The Government is committed to supporting the education of all children and young people with special educational needs or a disability,

The Department has committed to increase core schools funding by £2.6 billion next year, and by £4.8 billion and £7.1 billion in 2021-22