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registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils who achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each of the last five years received an A* to C grade in (a) a modern foreign language and (b) science.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	26257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides information for the percentage of pupils that achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each year from 2010/11 to 2013/14 who received an A* to C grade in a modern foreign language (MFL) or in each of the science pathways[1]. Data for 2014/15 has not yet been finalised.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Of those pupils[2] who achieved 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grade A* to C in the relevant year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Pupils who achieved 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grade A* to C</p></td><td><p>Percentage achieving a modern foreign language[3] GCSE at grade A* to C</p></td><td><p>Percentage achieving Core and additional science[4] GCSE at grade A* to C</p></td><td><p>Percentage achieving Separate science[5] GCSE at grade A* to C</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>499,057</p></td><td><p>35.9</p></td><td><p>33.0</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>508,228</p></td><td><p>35.0</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td><td><p>26.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>517,388</p></td><td><p>40.7</p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>394,752</p></td><td><p>51.2</p></td><td><p>42.1</p></td><td><p>29.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Note that separate figures are provided for the core science and triple award science pathways. Information is not provided for double award science due to low numbers of entries.</p><p>[2] Based on pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each year.</p><p>[3] Based on the highest grade achieved in any modern foreign language GCSE - if pupils achieved two or more languages and achieved different grades then they only appear once in the figures.</p><p>[4] Figures include only those pupils who entered and achieved the core science pathway (having entered core and additional science and have achieved an A*-C in both) and are based on the highest grade achieved in either of the component subjects.</p><p>[5] Figures include only those pupils who entered and achieved the separate science pathway (having entered three of biology, chemistry, physics and computer science and having achieved A*-C in two of them) and are based on the highest grade achieved in any of the component subjects.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/02/2016 17:15:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

450998

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints Ofsted has received about the quality of PHSE education in schools since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	26080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. I have asked him to write to you and a copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/02/2016 17:46:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

450999

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of hours teaching assistants spent covering classes in the absence of a teacher in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	26049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/02/2016 17:45:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

451000

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
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 academy trusts there are in each region; and how many academies there are in each such trust.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	26124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2016 there are 2,902 academy trusts. A breakdown of the number of academies in each academy trust in each region is in the attached spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/02/2016 16:37:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name 26124 policy original attachment 090216.xlsx title No. of academies in each academy trust by region
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

451001

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications her Department approved for sponsorship of academies in each region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	26125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>1,014 applications to become sponsors of academies have been received since 2010; of which 814 applications have been approved.</p><p>Tables 1 to 3 show the number of applications for sponsorship of academies received by the Department for Education each year since 2010, by Regional Schools Commissioners’ (RSC) region.</p><p>Applications made in a given year may not be approved until a following year, thus tables 1 and 3 are not comparable. Table 2 shows the number of applications made in a given year that were approved the same year, it does not account for applications made in previous years that were then approved in a following year.</p><p>A list of approved academy sponsors and their registered lead RSC region is published on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list</a>. This does not include the year of application or approval.</p><p>Table 1: Number of applications received by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors[1] and educational partners[2].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1,014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of applications for sponsorship made each year since 2010 that were approved by DfE, in each RSC region, by year of application. Figures exclude approvals of applications begun in previous years and only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>748</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3: Total number of applications approved by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010, by year of approval. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Co-sponsors can undertake similar activities to that of a lead sponsor, but are unlikely to act as the chair of an Academy trust or that of a Governing Body, a role which is typically undertaken by a lead sponsor. The lead sponsor might appoint co-sponsors as members or directors (governors) of an Academy Trust.</p><p>[2] Educational partners deliver specific services to an Academy trust, which may or may not be undertaken as a contracted arrangement between the education partner and a Trust. These services can include: delivering “back office services”; providing continuous professional development, sharing facilities, sharing Governors, and providing school improvement services.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 26126 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:43:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

451002

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications her Department received for sponsorship of academies in each region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	26126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>1,014 applications to become sponsors of academies have been received since 2010; of which 814 applications have been approved.</p><p>Tables 1 to 3 show the number of applications for sponsorship of academies received by the Department for Education each year since 2010, by Regional Schools Commissioners’ (RSC) region.</p><p>Applications made in a given year may not be approved until a following year, thus tables 1 and 3 are not comparable. Table 2 shows the number of applications made in a given year that were approved the same year, it does not account for applications made in previous years that were then approved in a following year.</p><p>A list of approved academy sponsors and their registered lead RSC region is published on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list</a>. This does not include the year of application or approval.</p><p>Table 1: Number of applications received by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors[1] and educational partners[2].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1,014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of applications for sponsorship made each year since 2010 that were approved by DfE, in each RSC region, by year of application. Figures exclude approvals of applications begun in previous years and only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>748</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3: Total number of applications approved by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010, by year of approval. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Co-sponsors can undertake similar activities to that of a lead sponsor, but are unlikely to act as the chair of an Academy trust or that of a Governing Body, a role which is typically undertaken by a lead sponsor. The lead sponsor might appoint co-sponsors as members or directors (governors) of an Academy Trust.</p><p>[2] Educational partners deliver specific services to an Academy trust, which may or may not be undertaken as a contracted arrangement between the education partner and a Trust. These services can include: delivering “back office services”; providing continuous professional development, sharing facilities, sharing Governors, and providing school improvement services.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 26125 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:43:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

450720

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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, what safeguards are in place to ensure that unregistered schools meet appropriate standards of (a) educational provision and (b) safety.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	25874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>It is a criminal offence to operate an unregistered independent school. The Department for Education has recently published policy setting out our approach to prosecution which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulating-independent-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulating-independent-schools</a>.</p><p>We have also agreed additional resources for Ofsted to pursue cases.</p><p>The responsibility for ensuring that a child of compulsory school age receives a suitable full-time education rests with the child’s parents, either by the child’s attendance at a registered school or otherwise. ‘Otherwise’ can include education at home or attendance at settings which are not schools. If the local authority is not satisfied that a child is receiving suitable education, it has a duty to make a school attendance order.</p><p>Local authorities’ safeguarding duties apply wherever children are educated, whether in registered schools or elsewhere.</p><p>The Department also recently completed a call for evidence on proposals for the registration and inspection of out-of-school settings providing intensive education which were announced in the Counter-Extremism Strategy. Over 3,000 people completed the response form, either online or manually. The Department received a significant number of further representations to the consultation by email and post. All responses and representations are being logged, analysed and verified.</p><p>In line with Cabinet Office guidance, we will be publishing a response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/02/2016 12:50:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

450721

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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 many state registered foster carers her Department estimates will be eligible for the Government's proposed free 30 hours of childcare.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	25895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Foster carers will be able to access the existing 15 hour early education entitlement for three-and four-year olds for both their foster children and their own children. In addition, two year olds who are looked after by a local council or have left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order are also entitled to 15 hours of early education.</p><p>Foster carers will be able to access the extended entitlement for three-and four-year olds for their own children provided that they meet the minimum income requirement. This means that foster parents should be earning the equivalent to 16 hours a week at National Minimum or Living Wage and their income should not exceed £100,000. This includes employed and self-employed parents.</p><p>Since foster carers are separately funded for the care of foster children, they will not be able to access the extended entitlement for their foster children. This is in line with the treatment of foster carers under Tax-Free Childcare, tax credits and Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/02/2016 15:11:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

450722

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Child Protection Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who sits on the Child Protection Task Force; and if she will publish dates and minutes of meetings of that body to date.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	25913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Membership of the Child Protection Implementation Taskforce can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection</a></p><p>Information relating to the proceedings of recent meetings of Implementation Taskforces is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/02/2016 15:11:10 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

450723

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
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 4 February 2016 to Question 24570, if she will make it her policy that creative subjects must be included in the new EBacc.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	25933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my response to PQ 24570, submitted to Parliament on Thursday 4 February 2016, in which I explained that EBacc subjects are part of a broad and balanced curriculum and that there is space in the wider school curriculum to teach other subjects alongside the EBacc subjects.</p><p>On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate. The consultation closed on 29 January 2016 and the government response will be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/02/2016 17:48:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson