The Government agrees that funding for disadvantaged pupils should be sufficient and targeted to where it is needed most. Total Pupil Premium funding has increased to more than £2.5bn this year, and we have increased the Pupil Premium rate to £1,345 for primary-aged pupils and £955 for secondary-aged pupils in 2021-22. This additional funding is provided to schools to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, including disadvantaged White pupils, to achieve their full potential. The Government has also committed to an ambitious, long-term education recovery plan to help children and young people catch up on education lost during the pandemic. We have announced funding of over £3bn since June 2020 to support education recovery for children and young people in schools, colleges and early years settings, with much of this funding weighted towards schools with more disadvantaged pupils. Our education recovery package includes: • the National Tutoring Programme, which provides high-quality tutoring to pupils who need it most. Over 1 million tutoring courses have been started through the National Tutoring Programme in 2020-21, with 70% of these courses delivered to pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium; • the Academic Mentors programme, which provides targeted academic support to disadvantaged pupils in schools that have been identified as needing additional support; • the one-off recovery premium for the 2021/22 academic year, worth over £300m, which will build on the Pupil Premium to support the most disadvantaged pupils. Like the Pupil Premium, schools can spend the recovery premium on a wider cohort of pupils than those who attract the funding and can use it to tackle non-academic barriers to success in school, such as attendance, behaviour and social and emotional support. We are confident that our education recovery package is effectively targeted to support disadvantaged pupils, including disadvantaged White pupils, to catch up on lost learning. We will continue to monitor the impact of our interventions and keep them under review to ensure they are reaching the children who need them most. Regarding the National Tutoring Programme, we are committed to ensuring that it reaches the pupils who need it most. We have already made good progress, with 70% of tutoring courses delivered to pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium in 2020-21. We are continuing to work with schools and tutoring providers to ensure that the programme is effectively targeted, and we will keep the programme under review to ensure it is delivering the best outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.