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523863

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action, if any, they have taken during the last 12 months in relation to the fraud allegations at the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation academy chain.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>During the last 12 months, the fraud allegations at the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation academy trust chain have been reviewed as a criminal investigation since first reported to the police in October 2012 by this multi-academy trust. The criminal case against the perpetrator of the fraud began week commencing 6 June at Woolwich Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p>The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has engaged with the Trust from the outset and immediately requested that the Trust assess financial systems and risks. The Trust carried out an independent and thorough review of its internal control procedures and reported on this to the EFA. The Trust has taken all the appropriate action since the issue was first identified and the remaining key actions now rest with the Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p><p>Academies and free schools face tighter financial scrutiny than local authority maintained schools. They must publish annual, independently-audited accounts, of which there is no equivalent requirement on maintained schools. We take swift action whenever we identify financial irregularities.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/06/2016 12:21:23 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

523868

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many county councils have closed down their children's centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet the needs of local families. Local authorities must also consult fully before any significant changes are made to children’s centre services.</p><p>All 27 county councils in England have children’s centre sites open to families and children providing children's centre services as part of a network.</p><p>According to data supplied to the department by local authorities, at end May 2016, eight county councils had closed some sites within their children’s centre networks.</p><p>An independent survey carried out by the national children’s charity, 4Children (published October 2015) estimated more than a million children and families were using children’s centres.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 29/06/2016 14:36:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

523894

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to require Ofsted inspectors to judge whether the work of mainstream Christian churches with young people, either directly or through approved Christian organisations which specialise in working with young people, in activities such as holiday Bible clubs, church weekends, and summer camps, is in accordance with a "British Values" test; and if so, when such plans would be introduced.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
uin	HL565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to safeguarding all children and protecting them from the risk of harm and extremism, including in out-of-school settings.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister announced plans to introduce a new system of oversight for out-of-school education settings – such as supplementary schools and tuition centres – which teach children intensively, on 7 October 2015. These were confirmed in the Government’s Counter-Extremism Strategy which was published on 19 October. These plans to regulate out-of-school settings which teach children intensively were set out in the call for evidence which ran for 6 and a half weeks between 26 November and 11 January.</p><p> </p><p>We are not proposing to regulate settings teaching children for a short period every week, such as Sunday schools or the Scouts, or one-off residential activities, such as a week-long summer camp. We are looking specifically at settings providing intensive education outside school where children could be spending more than six hours a week.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence sought views on the appropriateness of seeking to prohibit teaching which undermines or is incompatible with fundamental British values. Now that the call for evidence has closed, we are considering carefully the responses received as we develop the proposals further.</p><p>We will be publishing our response to the call for evidence and setting out the next steps on the proposals in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/06/2016 12:18:41 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

523929

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools in England have access to a defibrillator; and if she will make an assessment of how that proportion compares to the equivalent proportions in each other constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	39992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education is encouraging schools to purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) as part of their first aid equipment. To help them do this, on 26 November 2014 we announced new arrangements to allow schools to purchase AEDs at a competitive price. This is the result of a unique agreement between the Department for Education and the Department of Health in which devices are bought in bulk and the savings of around 50% are passed on to schools.</p><p> </p><p>Since the launch of this policy, 1389 defibrillators have been provided to schools across the following regions:</p><p>England – 1326</p><p>Wales – 62</p><p>Scotland – 0</p><p>Northern Ireland – 1</p><p> </p><p>These figures include 654 defibrillators purchased by schools since my answer to parliamentary question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-26/13301/" target="_blank">13301</a> in October 2015. Taking into account all of the devices sold to schools through these arrangements, the estimated accumulative saving for schools is approximately £470,000.</p><p> </p><p>Schools do not have to purchase a defibrillator through the government scheme, and the Department does not collect information on how many schools have access to a defibrillator.</p><p> </p><p>To help schools in considering whether to purchase a defibrillator, the Department has published advice on installing and maintaining AEDs on school premises. This has been developed drawing on the expertise of NHS ambulance services and voluntary and community sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 39991 question first answered 17/06/2016 13:35:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

523930

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to increase the proportion of schools with access to a defibrillator.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	39991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education is encouraging schools to purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) as part of their first aid equipment. To help them do this, on 26 November 2014 we announced new arrangements to allow schools to purchase AEDs at a competitive price. This is the result of a unique agreement between the Department for Education and the Department of Health in which devices are bought in bulk and the savings of around 50% are passed on to schools.</p><p> </p><p>Since the launch of this policy, 1389 defibrillators have been provided to schools across the following regions:</p><p>England – 1326</p><p>Wales – 62</p><p>Scotland – 0</p><p>Northern Ireland – 1</p><p> </p><p>These figures include 654 defibrillators purchased by schools since my answer to parliamentary question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-26/13301/" target="_blank">13301</a> in October 2015. Taking into account all of the devices sold to schools through these arrangements, the estimated accumulative saving for schools is approximately £470,000.</p><p> </p><p>Schools do not have to purchase a defibrillator through the government scheme, and the Department does not collect information on how many schools have access to a defibrillator.</p><p> </p><p>To help schools in considering whether to purchase a defibrillator, the Department has published advice on installing and maintaining AEDs on school premises. This has been developed drawing on the expertise of NHS ambulance services and voluntary and community sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 39992 question first answered 17/06/2016 13:35:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

523931

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines her Department issues on inset days at schools in England.
tabling member constituency	Winchester
tabling member printed	Steve Brine
uin	39982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for schools to decide. We have empowered schools to lead the delivery of high-quality professional development for their teachers through the creation of the national network of teaching schools, and we are supporting this through the development of a new <em>Standard for Teachers’ Professional Development</em>. Decisions relating to teachers’ professional development rightly rest with schools, head teachers, and teachers themselves, as they are in the best position to judge their own requirements.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document specifies that teachers must be available for work for 195 days each year and that they may only be required to perform duties other than teaching pupils on five of those days. It is for schools to decide for themselves how best to make use of those five days, including whether they should be used for in-service training<em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/06/2016 14:15:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine

523932

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on creating a £10 million fund for small schools to secure expert support and advice on converting to academy status.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	40029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>This Government recognises the particular challenges facing small and rural schools and is committed to supporting them. We have announced a package of measures to guarantee the continued success of these schools, including £10 million to secure expert support and advice. Details on how this will be administered, and further information, will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 13/06/2016 15:26:14 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

523933

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: National Curriculum Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much notice her Department gave schools of the changes to primary school SATs tests in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	William Wragg
uin	40046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The new primary national curriculum was published in final form in July 2013. It came into force in September 2014. The new national curriculum tests at Key Stages 1 and 2 were first announced in March 2014. Since then schools have been provided with further information to help them adapt to the assessment arrangements. In addition to sample questions published in summer 2014, complete sample tests were published in summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/06/2016 15:35:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

523934

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Out-of-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many investigations her Department is currently carrying out into unregistered schools in England; and what steps her Department is taking to monitor such schools.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	40028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>We are currently investigating institutions that may be operating as unregistered independent schools in England, as referred to by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw in his recently published letter. We will make a statement about progress in due course.</p><p>It is important to recognise that new settings come to our attention and existing ones close, or are confirmed not to be operating as schools on a regular basis.</p><p>Sir Michael Wilshaw’s published letter can be accessed on GOV.UK at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unregistered-schools-ofsted-advice-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unregistered-schools-ofsted-advice-note</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 39845 question first answered 13/06/2016 15:27:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

523935

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review her Department's decision not to publish a Children's Home Data Pack for the year ending 31 March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	39998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department has published three children’s homes data packs, in March 2012, September 2013, and December 2014. These can be found on GOV.UK at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-homes-data-pack" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-homes-data-pack</a></p><p> </p><p>These were stand-alone publications seeking to explore particular issues, not an annual series. There are no current plans to produce a new Children’s Home Data Pack but Sir Martin Narey’s independent review of residential care for children, which will be published in due course, will provide a valuable insight into the children’s homes sector. Ministers will carefully consider Sir Martin’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 13/06/2016 15:37:38 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey