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348493

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	Church Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Freud on 3 June (HL Deb, col 508), what form the engagement with the church will take, and whether it will take place before the Education and Adoption Bill is introduced.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Department for Education officials meet with representatives of the Church of England and Catholic Church on a regular basis to discuss the impact of Government policy on their schools. They will continue such engagement during the passage of the Education and Adoption Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/06/2015 16:20:40 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

348494

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	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the 50 per cent cap on faith-based admissions to free schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The government has no plans to review the 50 per cent limit of faith based admissions to free schools and new provision academies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/06/2015 14:23:36 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

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

348315

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	Education Maintenance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the allocation of the education maintenance allowance on participation rates in post-16 education.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The final report of the quantitative evaluation of the Education Maintenance Allowance pilots was published in 2005. It contains an assessment of the impact of the allowance on participation and attainment and is available at: <a href="http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/5734/1/RR678.pdf" target="_blank">http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/5734/1/RR678.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Education Maintenance Allowance was abolished and replaced by the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in the 2011/12 academic year</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/06/2015 09:25:55 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

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

348361

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: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to increase the supply of childcare.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>We are legislating in the Childcare Bill to provide all three- and four-year-olds of working parents with 30 hours of free childcare. We have already worked to increase the supply of childcare by making available £2 million in start-up grants for people wishing to set up childcare businesses, supporting more schools to provide places, and establishing Childminder Agencies. The expansion of the entitlement provides a further opportunity for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in our Press Notice of 1 June 2015, we have committed to increase the average childcare funding rates paid to providers. In order to inform this and establish the right balance between being fair to providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer, we will start a review of funding for the entitlement before the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1086 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:21:03 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348362

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: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to increase the rate paid to nurseries for childcare.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>We are legislating in the Childcare Bill to provide all three- and four-year-olds of working parents with 30 hours of free childcare. We have already worked to increase the supply of childcare by making available £2 million in start-up grants for people wishing to set up childcare businesses, supporting more schools to provide places, and establishing Childminder Agencies. The expansion of the entitlement provides a further opportunity for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in our Press Notice of 1 June 2015, we have committed to increase the average childcare funding rates paid to providers. In order to inform this and establish the right balance between being fair to providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer, we will start a review of funding for the entitlement before the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1085 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:21:03 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348017

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding she has provided to schools for the removal of asbestos in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The department supports the removal of asbestos from schools, where it is safe and appropriate to do so, through its capital funding schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We are spending £1.4 billion to improve the condition of the school estate in financial year 2015 to 2016. The majority of this £1.4 billion (over £950 million) goes directly to schools and those responsible for them, and it is for them to decide how to use this funding to address their needs, including to manage and remove asbestos where appropriate. The legal responsibility for managing asbestos in schools rests with local authorities, academy trusts, governing bodies and other duty holders and so we rightly provide them with the flexibility to use their funding to carry out this duty.</p><p> </p><p>The remainder of the £1.4 billion goes through the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF), which provides more than £430 million to address the condition needs of academies in small multi-academy trusts and single academy trusts, as well as sixth-form colleges. This includes funding projects that remove asbestos from schools, as well as projects that will encapsulate asbestos, rather than removing it.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, where schools are being refurbished or rebuilt by the department as part of the Priority School Building Programmes, through which we will invest around £4bn, the costs of any asbestos management work, including removing it – where that is appropriate – are being met by the department. We do not make a specific allowance for asbestos works in a scheme. This is managed alongside other site risks. We allow 17% of the capital cost of a scheme for these risks and a central contingency is held for exceptional cases. This spending is often incorporated into the wider costs associated with demolition or refurbishment work.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 845 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:15:07 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh