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1028476

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that all state-funded schools provide pupils with the opportunity to develop specific and age-appropriate knowledge and understanding of religions as part of promoting mutual respect and tolerance of people with different faiths and beliefs.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	203925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>All schools are required to promote fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for those without faith, and this is inspected by Ofsted. The Department has issued guidance on how schools can promote fundamental British values as part of their requirement to teach spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. This guidance sets out that schools should enable students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures. For many schools, religious education is likely to form part of their approach to promoting these values.</p><p> </p><p>Religious education (RE) is compulsory at all key stages in all state-funded schools to age 18. Therefore schools should already be providing an age-appropriate RE curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Department does not routinely monitor schools to ensure that they meet their statutory duties, my right Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has a range of powers to ensure that schools comply where he investigates complaints and finds that they have not done so.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/01/2019 13:20:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

1028481

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fires
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 1 November 2018 to Question 183860 on High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention, and reports of high concentrations of toxins in the soil around Grenfell Tower, what assessment the Government has made about the safety of school sites where there have been fires.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	203823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the safety of children and staff in schools very seriously. In the unfortunate event that a school has suffered damage as a result of a fire and requires rebuilding, soil contamination surveys would be expected to be undertaken as part of the feasibility study for the replacement buildings.</p><p> </p><p>Schools also have responsibilities under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (2005) to have fire safety management plans in place. These should include risk assessments, which must be updated following any fire incident or any significant change to buildings or operations.</p><p> </p><p>More specifically, in relation to Grenfell, the Communities Secretary has set up a multi-agency expert group which includes the Environment Agency, Public Health England, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and NHS England to make sure soil surveying around Grenfell Tower is comprehensive. The analysis from this survey work will be made available to the public.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/01/2019 17:59:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1028494

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has he made of the implications for the national curriculum of the findings of the British Council’s 2018 Language Trends Survey.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	203926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has noted the British Council Language Trends 2018 Survey and the concerns it raises about participation in languages study. Through a number of initiatives, the Department is ensuring that all pupils have the opportunity to study a language.</p><p> </p><p>English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measures have been introduced to halt the decline in the number of pupils taking GCSEs in languages and the reformed national curriculum makes it compulsory for pupils in maintained schools to be taught a foreign language in Key Stage 2.</p><p> </p><p>The Department offers financial incentives for languages teaching, including scholarships in modern foreign languages (MFL) worth £28,000, and tax-free bursaries, typically worth up to £26,000, for trainees MFL initial teacher training.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are being supported to increase languages take up through the Mandarin Excellence Programme and through a £4.8 million MFL pedagogy pilot programme which aims to improve uptake and attainment in languages at Key Stages 3 and 4, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.</p><p> </p><p>A pilot project for MFL undergraduate mentoring has been launched for secondary school pupils to increase take up in the subject, specifically targeting areas of high disadvantage to extend access to languages for all pupils.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently published a leaflet for parents, which explains why studying a language, as part of the EBacc, will provide their children with an insight into other cultures, opening the door to travel and employment opportunities. This publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-baccalaureate-ebacc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-baccalaureate-ebacc</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the proportion of pupils taking a language GCSE has increased from 40 per cent to 46 per cent.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/01/2019 17:06:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

1028518

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of students who have been granted a university place after obtaining three D grades or lower at A-level in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	203932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publish data on the number of English 18 year-olds accepted into full-time higher education (HE) by A level points score.</p><p>The table below shows the number of 18 year-olds in England who held at least three A levels and were accepted into HE with A level points equivalent to DDD or below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Acceptances</strong></p></td><td><p>6,605</p></td><td><p>7,095</p></td><td><p>7,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are not published at an institution level.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 203933 question first answered 09/01/2019 15:48:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1028519

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the proportion of students granted a place at (a) Russell Group, (b) University Alliance, (c) Million Plus and (d) Guild HE universities having obtained three D grades or lower at A-level in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	203933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publish data on the number of English 18 year-olds accepted into full-time higher education (HE) by A level points score.</p><p>The table below shows the number of 18 year-olds in England who held at least three A levels and were accepted into HE with A level points equivalent to DDD or below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Acceptances</strong></p></td><td><p>6,605</p></td><td><p>7,095</p></td><td><p>7,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are not published at an institution level.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 203932 question first answered 09/01/2019 15:48:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1028529

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed by schools that have been paid an annual salary of (a) less than and (b) more than £30,000 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	203790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the numbers of full and part time regular teachers in state funded schools that have been paid an annual salary of less than £30,000 and of £30,000 or above in England (figures from November of each year):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Full time and part time regular teachers, in state funded schools, paid an annual salary of less than £30,000 and of £30,000 or above in England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of teachers<br> earning under £30,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of teachers<br> earning over £30,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unknown/<br>misreported</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number<br> of teachers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>112,900</p></td><td><p>360,900</p></td><td><p>17,200</p></td><td><p>490,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>113,000</p></td><td><p>362,300</p></td><td><p>8,500</p></td><td><p>483,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>119,700</p></td><td><p>366,700</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>494,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>112,900</p></td><td><p>354,200</p></td><td><p>33,300</p></td><td><p>500,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>119,600</p></td><td><p>357,800</p></td><td><p>30,200</p></td><td><p>507,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>115,900</p></td><td><p>369,000</p></td><td><p>22,900</p></td><td><p>507,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>108,600</p></td><td><p>372,200</p></td><td><p>28,100</p></td><td><p>508,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>109,600</p></td><td><p>378,900</p></td><td><p>16,700</p></td><td><p>505,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: School Workforce Census.</p><p>Figures are head counts rounded to the nearest hundred teachers. Includes teachers of all grades including both leadership and classroom.</p><p>An assessment of the number of non-teaching staff broken down by the amount that they are paid is not held by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/01/2019 14:40:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1028559

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to his Department for financial year 2018-19 for planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much of that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	203884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes;</p><ul><li>£412 million of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016;</li><li>£286 million of additional funding for 2017-18, a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 2017-18 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>, and;</li><li>Over £1.5 billion of additional funding for 2018-19. A full breakdown of which can be found in my right hon. Friend, the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13 March 2018, available at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>.</li></ul><p>A breakdown of the more recent allocations (for 2019-20) can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on the 18 December 2018 at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/01/2019 17:10:48 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1028598

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holiday Activities and Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the minimum amount that will be granted from the Holiday Activities and Food 2019 fund.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	203902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Building on findings from the 2018 Holiday Activities and Food programme, we have recently invited organisations to bid for a share of £9 million made available to fund free holiday provision during the 2019 summer holidays for children eligible for free school meals. Organisations responding to this invitation will be responsible for coordinating provision within a local authority area.</p><p>Given the great variation in local authorities across the country, we have not set a minimum funding amount per bid. Our intention is that the fund will support projects in each of the nine English regions<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/01/2019 14:42:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1028629

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the results of the consultation on draft guidance for elective home education; and how many submissions were received for that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	203979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The government response document resulted from the consultation on elective home education, which ended on 2 July 2018. This document along with the finalised guidance documents will be published soon.</p><p>The number of responses received to the consultation were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of response</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of responses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online</p></td><td><p>2987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Email</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hard Copy</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/01/2019 13:27:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1028662

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students Allowances
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 5 December 2018 to Question 199283 on Disabled Students Allowances, what information his Department holds on the demographic characteristics of the students that chose to take up the disabled students’ equipment allowance in each year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The department has commissioned a research project to examine the effectiveness of Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) and the impact of DSAs on eligible students.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/01/2019 15:20:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe