{"value":{"id":1661889,"askingMemberId":1447,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-09-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-16T00:00:00","uin":"200228","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils are eligible for the pupil premium in Romford constituency.","answeringBodyId":60,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Education","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":111,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government provides additional funding through the Pupil Premium to support disadvantaged pupils. The Pupil Premium rates have increased by 5% for 2023/24, taking total Pupil Premium funding nationally to almost £2.9 billion.</p><p>As of June 2023, 3,493 pupils attending schools in the Romford constituency were eligible for Pupil Premium funding of £4,511,190. The proportion of pupils eligible for Pupil Premium funding in Romford schools, as of June 2023, was 22.9%. Pupil Premium allocations, including at constituency level, are available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024</a>.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Pupil Premium: Romford","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1661889","method":"GET"}]}