Lord Addington

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the most commonly occurring learning difficulties with which a teacher is expected to deal in the classroom.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which body or bodies establishes the final criteria for qualified teacher status; what are those criteria; and where they are made available.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the National College for Teaching and Learning has in formulating the criteria for qualified teacher status.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Education (School Teacher Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003, and in particular Schedule 2, remain in force; and if not, when they were amended, and by what Act or statutory instrument.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government where the criteria for standards in initial teacher training can be found, and whether there are any specific legislative instruments enforcing those criteria.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to enact in full the recommendations from the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for the publication of the recommendations of the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE, on improving the quality of initial teacher training courses in England...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to remove the automatic eligibility for any disabled student to the Disabled Students' Allowance.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of Disabled Students' Allowance is provided for (1) computers and assistive technology, and (2) training to use that technology.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the Disabled Students' Allowance is provided as one-to-one support for students.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when assessing the Disabled Student's Allowance, previously diagnosed lifetime conditions will be considered sufficient criteria for qualification without a requirement for further assessment.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of reforms of the disabled student allowance, there is a clear guide to the duties of higher education sectors towards disabled students.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what definition of severity for those with dyslexia or specific learning difficulties will be used to justify continued support under the Disabled Students' Allowance.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on defining complex needs for the Disabled Students' Allowance.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of cost is normally allowed for computers and software in one individual allocation of the Disabled Students' Allowance.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what process they will put in place in order to gather information regarding the assessment of eligibility for the Disabled Students' Allowance.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how personal histories of recognised special educational needs will be taken into account when making assessments of eligibility for the Disabled Students' Allowance.