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50525

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided through the Family Fund to support access to short breaks and respite provision for children, young people and their families experiencing all types of disadvantage in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	198434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Over the last five years, the Department for Education has provided £132,661,000 to the Family Fund to support families who live on the lowest of incomes while caring for disabled or seriously ill children. This includes supporting access to short breaks and respite provision for disadvantaged children, young people and their families. A breakdown of the total amounts awarded by the Department for Education is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount awarded</p></td><td><p>£26,028,000</p></td><td><p>£24,664,000</p></td><td><p>£27,323,000</p></td><td><p>£27,323,000</p></td><td><p>£27,323,000</p></td><td><p>£132,661,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

50449

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 63W, on schools: land, what his policy is on requiring school land which has been transferred to a person involved in the running of an academy to be returned to the local authority should that academy trust cease to operate a state-funded school.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>If an academy trust ceases to operate a state-funded school, the Department for Education would normally identify another academy trust to take responsibility for the academy. Land would be transferred to the new trust – either as a leasehold or freehold. In the unlikely event that an academy closes entirely, my Rt. hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, can exercise his powers to protect public land, which include returning former local authority land to the relevant authority or ensuring the land remains in educational use by transferring it to another school.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50314

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to rule-out the introduction of fees for admission to over-subscribed schools supported by public funds.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	198167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Education legislation prevents all state-funded schools from charging for admission. The School Admissions Code, which applies to all state-funded schools (including academies and free schools through the terms of their funding agreements), further enforces this. I have no intention of changing this legislation.</p><p>The School Admissions Code can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

50376

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools and academies have (a) opened a new sixth form and (b) closed their sixth form in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	198172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect the data in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

50377

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the cohort achieved an A* to C grade in (a) GCSE mathematics, (b) GCSE English and (c) GCSE English literature at the end of (i) Year 11, (ii) Year 12 and (iii) Year 13 in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	198173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The following tables show the proportion of 15, 16 and 17 year-olds (based on academic age) who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics for the last 10 years. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. Academic age refers to the age at the start of the academic year, so the majority of young people of academic age 15 will be in year 11. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so may include those that have A*-C in either subject.</p><p> </p><p>Tables that show key stage 4 results for English and English Literature are available here: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</p><p> </p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 15 in</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 15 in</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

50420

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were on child protection plans in each Greater Manchester local authority area in the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	198220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The data requested can be found online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

50100

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in which local authorities 30 per cent or more pupils entitled to free school meals are not claiming them; and what steps he is taking to improve the take-up of free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education routinely collects information on pupils who are both eligible for and claiming free school meals. This information is published in the ‘Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, January 2013' Statistical First Release[1]. Identifying pupils who are eligible for but not claiming free school meals is more difficult.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published a research paper – ‘Pupils not claiming free school meals: 2013'[2] – which presents estimates of the numbers and proportions of pupils who are entitled to receive free school meals but are not claiming. The paper compares registration rates for children aged between four and 15 and highlights regions and local authorities where under-registration rates are high. A table showing under registration rates by local authority can be found in the annex.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has developed a free school meals Eligibility Checking System (ECS). The ECS enables local authorities to check very quickly and determine whether a parent can claim free school meals by linking benefits information from DWP, HMRC and the Home Office. It represents a significant achievement in reducing bureaucracy and cost for local authorities and encouraging more parents to sign up their children for a free school lunch. The ECS has been extended to allow parents to check their own eligibility, and to apply online, for free school meals. The new system reduces the time, stigma and bureaucracy previously associated with applications for free school meals.</p><p> </p><p>Resources are also available from the Children's Food Trust to help schools increase take-up of free school meals.[3]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2013</a>.<br>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013</a>.</p><p>[3]<a href="http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/schools/resources/free-school-meals-matter-toolkit" target="_blank">http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/schools/resources/free-school-meals-matter-toolkit</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50101

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the performance of the School Food Plan in increasing healthy breakfast provision in more deprived areas; and how much had been spent on this programme by April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>As part of the school food plan, Magic Breakfast started work in March 2014 to set up breakfast clubs in schools where over 35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and where there is currently no breakfast provision.</p><p>We are currently tendering for a contract to evaluate the effectiveness of the breakfast clubs. The successful bidder will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50022

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his Department's policy to record the number of pupils who are (a) suspended and (b) expelled for cyber-bullying.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	197778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>We have no plans to collect specific data on the number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions or permanent exclusions for cyberbullying.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not distinguish between different forms of bullying. The Department already collects data on exclusions for bullying, which would include cyberbullying, as set out in the reply given to the hon. Member on 28 April 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 558W, on pupil exclusions: bullying.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

50024

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average annual revenue budget was for an (a) primary school academy and (b) secondary school academy in England and Wales in financial year 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	197773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Annual revenue budgets for primary and secondary academies for the academic year September 2012 to August 2013 are available on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-pre-16-allocation-data-2012-to-2013-academic-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-pre-16-allocation-data-2012-to-2013-academic-year</a></p><p> </p><p>Education in Wales is a devolved matter for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie