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348612

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the provisions of the Education and Adoption Bill will address the interests of children in fostering and other arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The legislation that the Department for Education is bringing forward in the Education and Adoption Bill relates to adoption. It will ensure that, once the decision is made that adoption is the best outcome for a child, children are found loving homes without delay. If local authorities wish to pursue other permanence services as well as adoption services, they have the freedom to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:58:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348625

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps she is taking to assess the impact of her Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has developed comprehensive internal guidance on the Family Test and its application. The Department is confident in the approach it has taken to provide guidance and support to staff in applying the Family Test to new policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:02:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348665

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Kids Company: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the children's charity Kids Company on the provision of long-term Government funding to that charity.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	1140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for coordinating central government funding to Kids Company was transferred from the Department for Education to the Cabinet Office in April 2013. Details of ministerial meetings will be published in the department’s quarterly returns in due course.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/06/2015 16:48:14 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348299

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria must be met for her to direct one or more local authorities to have their adoption service functions carried out by another authority or agency.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education will work with local authorities in order to deliver regional adoption agencies. The department will provide both financial and practical support to help form these new agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Adoption Bill seeks to drive a system-wide change and the department will use its powers where local authorities are unwilling to join regional adoption agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:08:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348300

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to assess the funding needs for the (a) measures relating to local authority adoption functions, (b) measures relating to joint arrangements and (c) other measures that her Department plans to include in the Education and Adoption Bill.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The move to regional adoption agencies will improve the efficiency of adoption services and increase the scale at which services operate. This is expected to lead to savings for local authorities through efficiency gains as they benefit from economies of scale and through improvements in the timeliness of adoptions. The Department for Education is working with local authorities to encourage voluntary consolidation. The department will assess and evaluate the costs and savings resulting from the measures as part of this work. The department will also provide some financial support for transition to regional adoption agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Education and Adoption Bill also includes measures to improve the overall quality of education received by children in England. This includes streamlining the process by which failing schools become academies and introducing new powers to support and challenge coasting schools. The department is assessing the funding implications of wider intervention and meeting these costs will be considered as part of the Budget and Spending Review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:57:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348301

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures her Department holds on the numbers of children in public care by permanence option.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Figures relating to children looked after in England are published in the annual Statistical First Release (SFR) at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:59:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348303

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether regional adoption agencies consider varied permanence options other than adoption when finding a solution for a child in public care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The duty to make a decision about which permanence option to pursue for a particular child will remain with the local authority. If local authorities wish to pursue other permanence services, as well as adoption services, they have the freedom to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:07:20 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348317

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies are rated (a) outstanding, (b) requiring improvement, (c) inadequate and (d) coasting.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent published Ofsted data covering inspections to 31 March can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will publish our definition of a coasting school for consultation in draft regulations in the summer. This will set out exactly how we propose to define a coasting school. Our definition will focus on data, will reflect performance over time and will capture schools that are failing to support their pupils to fulfil their potential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 1081 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:18:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348357

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition her Department uses of coasting schools.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent published Ofsted data covering inspections to 31 March can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will publish our definition of a coasting school for consultation in draft regulations in the summer. This will set out exactly how we propose to define a coasting school. Our definition will focus on data, will reflect performance over time and will capture schools that are failing to support their pupils to fulfil their potential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 983 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:18:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348360

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the amount of notice given by academies of their closure.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any representations regarding the content of the requirements about notice of termination of a funding agreement given by academies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/06/2015 16:17:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh