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759668

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sites for new schools were purchased by the Education Skills Funding Agency in the last three years at 60 per cent above the Red Book price; how many of those purchases were investigated by the accounting officer; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	10245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The department purchases sites for future free schools where it represents value for money. We do not pay in excess of what a site is worth or purchase expensive sites if there are better value for money alternatives in the area.</p><p>Official market value is subjective and at a specific point in time, we do carry out Red Book Valuations as per Treasury Green Book guidelines but these reports are carried out as a guide to the sites value and are treated as commercially confidential documents.</p><p>The ESFA acquired 175 freehold sites between 2011 and 2016. On average, they paid 19% above Red Book Valuations for free schools with 20 sites costing 60% or more and 31 sites costing less than the Red Book Valuation. Any site that has been acquired that is 60% above the Red Book Valuation requires the ESFA Accounting Officer and HM Treasury approval.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 10246 question first answered 19/09/2017 15:36:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

759669

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sites for new schools have been purchased by the Education Skills Funding Agency in each education authority area in the last three years (a) at, (b) below and (c) above the Red Book price; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	10246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The department purchases sites for future free schools where it represents value for money. We do not pay in excess of what a site is worth or purchase expensive sites if there are better value for money alternatives in the area.</p><p>Official market value is subjective and at a specific point in time, we do carry out Red Book Valuations as per Treasury Green Book guidelines but these reports are carried out as a guide to the sites value and are treated as commercially confidential documents.</p><p>The ESFA acquired 175 freehold sites between 2011 and 2016. On average, they paid 19% above Red Book Valuations for free schools with 20 sites costing 60% or more and 31 sites costing less than the Red Book Valuation. Any site that has been acquired that is 60% above the Red Book Valuation requires the ESFA Accounting Officer and HM Treasury approval.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 10245 question first answered 19/09/2017 15:36:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

759680

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
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 ensure that the UK continues to participate in Erasmus after it has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	10211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education recognises the value of international exchange and collaboration in education, as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation. There may be European programmes in which we might want to participate. We will consider this as part of the negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result does not immediately affect students studying in the EU, including those currently on Erasmus+. The UK government will underwrite successful bids for Erasmus+ submitted while the UK is still a member state, even if payments continue beyond the point of exit.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 10212 10213 question first answered 18/09/2017 12:12:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

759681

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on exiting university students completing a mandatory year abroad in 2019-20 through the Erasmus+ programme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	10212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education recognises the value of international exchange and collaboration in education, as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation. There may be European programmes in which we might want to participate. We will consider this as part of the negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result does not immediately affect students studying in the EU, including those currently on Erasmus+. The UK government will underwrite successful bids for Erasmus+ submitted while the UK is still a member state, even if payments continue beyond the point of exit.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 10211 10213 question first answered 18/09/2017 12:12:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

759682

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on university students starting a course in autumn 2017 (a) completing a mandatory year abroad in 2019-20 through and (b) receiving funding under the Erasmus+ programme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	10213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education recognises the value of international exchange and collaboration in education, as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation. There may be European programmes in which we might want to participate. We will consider this as part of the negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result does not immediately affect students studying in the EU, including those currently on Erasmus+. The UK government will underwrite successful bids for Erasmus+ submitted while the UK is still a member state, even if payments continue beyond the point of exit.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 10211 10212 question first answered 18/09/2017 12:12:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

759689

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Southend on Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her most recent estimate is of the funding required to establish a free school in Southend-on-Sea in 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	10058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The department has not made an estimate of the funding required to establish a free school in Southend-on-Sea in 2019.</p><p>The department has provided Southend-on-Sea Borough Council with £20 million to fund new school places between 2011 and 2017 and a further £9.5 million for 2017 to 2020. This includes nearly £5 million for school places the local authority reported were needed for September 2019.</p><p>Where a local authority has identified that an area needs enough additional places to warrant a new school, it should run a competition to identify potential providers to run the school.</p><p>Guidance on this process is available on GOV.UK via this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-a-new-school-free-school-presumption" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-a-new-school-free-school-presumption</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/09/2017 13:03:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

759693

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been paid to (a) men and (b) women who left her Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	10047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>When numbers are so small that individuals could be identified, identifying details are masked to protect their privacy. Since 31 March 2016, fewer than five individuals have left the Department for Education under an exit scheme and a total of £95,000 has been paid.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/09/2017 14:13:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759783

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places for new admissions were available in secure children's homes in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	10084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The department publishes data on children accommodated in secure children’s homes on an annual, rather than a monthly basis. As at the 31 March 2017, there were 227 places in use or available for use, with 203 children accommodated in these places, which means there were 24 places available for new admissions. The full statistical release is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/09/2017 12:54:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

759122

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they propose to put guidance on school uniform supply on a statutory basis as set out in the HM Treasury 2015 report A Better Deal.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on school uniform, including how this is sourced, are made by the governing body (or academy trust) of the school, but our existing guidance is clear that, when setting their uniform policies, schools should keep costs to a minimum and ensure the uniform is affordable for everyone.</p><p>The guidance also reminds schools of their obligation under Human Rights and Equalities legislation, as well as highlighting the legal requirement for schools to have a complaints process in place. Parents who have concerns about a school’s uniform policy can use this process to raise these with the school. If parents continue to have concerns, they can raise these with the Department.</p><p>We intend to put this guidance on a statutory footing when a suitable legislative opportunity arises.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/09/2017 13:06:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

759251

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Young People
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 uphold the commitment it made at the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting outlined in point 1 of the Final Communiqué to protect and strengthen the rights of all young people, as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	9780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to children’s rights. The ‘Rights of the Child’ continues to underpin associated Government policy and legislation across Whitehall, the Devolved Administrations and those Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories that have ratified the Convention. The UK has reaffirmed its commitment to give the Articles set out in the UNCRC due consideration.</p><p>During the passage of the Children and Social Work Act, the previous Children’s Minister re-iterated that our commitment to the UNCRC is already reflected in legislation. For example, the Children Act 1989 and 2004 set out a range of duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, while in 2013 we issued statutory guidance to Directors of Children’s Services requiring them to have regard to the general principles of the UNCRC to ensure that children and young people are involved in the development and delivery of local services.</p><p>The Children and Social Work Act is a further example of how we constantly seek not only to protect children’s rights, but enhance them.</p><p>In October 2016, we responded to the United Nations’ concluding recommendations through a Written Ministerial Statement (HLWS197) and a letter from the permanent secretary to his counterparts across government. We are determined to see this through with a framework of actions designed to raise the profile of children’s rights, and embed them across Whitehall and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/09/2017 11:20:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith