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599363

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date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria are used to require local authorities to contract out the statutory children's social work services; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The following local authorities are currently rated as ‘inadequate’ under Ofsted’s Single Inspection Framework:</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham, Bromley, Buckinghamshire, Coventry, Cumbria, Darlington, Doncaster, Dudley, Knowsley, Lambeth, Lancashire, Leicester City, Manchester, Norfolk, Reading, Rotherham, Sandwell, Slough, Somerset, Sunderland, Surrey, Torbay, Wandsworth, West Berkshire and Wirral.</p><p>The Government does not use set criteria to require local authorities to contract out their statutory children’s social care services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has statutory powers to intervene in local authority children’s services under section 497A of the Education Act 1996. This legislation allows the Department to remove day-to-day operational control of children’s services from the local authority, for a period of time, if the Secretary of State believes that the local authority is failing to secure its relevant statutory functions by delivering children’s services to the required standard.</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of policy, the Government has decided that any authority rated by Ofsted as ‘inadequate’ across all the key judgements in any one Ofsted inspection is deemed to be failing ‘systemically’, and any authority that is rated inadequate twice overall in any five year period is deemed to be failing persistently.</p><p> </p><p>In these circumstances the Secretary of State appoints a children’s services commissioner to review services and then provide advice to the Secretary of State on whether they should remain in local authority control.</p><p> </p><p>Once the Secretary of State has received the commissioner’s advice, she will decide whether to direct the authority to enter into a contract with a third party – for instance a Children’s Services Trust – to deliver those services on its behalf.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 48156 question first answered 02/11/2016 17:30:03 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

599366

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities' children's social work services have been rated inadequate; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The following local authorities are currently rated as ‘inadequate’ under Ofsted’s Single Inspection Framework:</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham, Bromley, Buckinghamshire, Coventry, Cumbria, Darlington, Doncaster, Dudley, Knowsley, Lambeth, Lancashire, Leicester City, Manchester, Norfolk, Reading, Rotherham, Sandwell, Slough, Somerset, Sunderland, Surrey, Torbay, Wandsworth, West Berkshire and Wirral.</p><p>The Government does not use set criteria to require local authorities to contract out their statutory children’s social care services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has statutory powers to intervene in local authority children’s services under section 497A of the Education Act 1996. This legislation allows the Department to remove day-to-day operational control of children’s services from the local authority, for a period of time, if the Secretary of State believes that the local authority is failing to secure its relevant statutory functions by delivering children’s services to the required standard.</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of policy, the Government has decided that any authority rated by Ofsted as ‘inadequate’ across all the key judgements in any one Ofsted inspection is deemed to be failing ‘systemically’, and any authority that is rated inadequate twice overall in any five year period is deemed to be failing persistently.</p><p> </p><p>In these circumstances the Secretary of State appoints a children’s services commissioner to review services and then provide advice to the Secretary of State on whether they should remain in local authority control.</p><p> </p><p>Once the Secretary of State has received the commissioner’s advice, she will decide whether to direct the authority to enter into a contract with a third party – for instance a Children’s Services Trust – to deliver those services on its behalf.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 48157 question first answered 02/11/2016 17:30:03 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

599421

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils with special educational needs in schools in England (a) have an education, health and care plan and (b) are educated in a special school.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	47943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>As of January 2016, the number of pupils with special educational needs in schools for whom local authorities maintain an education, health and care (EHC) plan in England was 59,270; of which, 26,229 were in special schools.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics providing the number of children and young people with special educational needs for whom local authorities maintain an EHC plan broken down by establishment type can be found in Table 1 of the ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2016’ statistical first release, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 18/10/2016 13:35:20 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

599426

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Extended Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the level of parental contributions required to fund extended school activities on participation of pupils pupils from low-income families in such activities.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	48102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>We want to ensure that all young people get the best start in life, with the opportunity to receive the knowledge and skills, the right advice at the right time, and great, challenging life-shaping experiences that will ensure their future success. We know that effective schools personalise their support for disadvantaged pupils, which can include the use of extended school activities. Schools are free to use the funding they receive, including through the pupil premium, to offer these activities. We have committed to protecting the pupil premium at current rates for the duration of this Parliament, providing £2.5billion of additional funding this year alone to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on the amount of funding schools receive from parental contributions for extended school activities or how this affects levels of participation in such activities<em>. </em>It is for schools to set their charging and remission policy. Any charges for extended services cannot exceed the cost of the provision, and in setting their charging policy schools can determine the circumstances where they will remit or partially remit any charges.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 48048 question first answered 18/10/2016 13:34:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

599428

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department For Education: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There are no EU directives relating to policy areas for which the Department for Education has lead responsibility that are awaiting transposition into UK law.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/10/2016 13:12:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

599429

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that sprinkler systems are installed in all schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The proper standard of fire safety, to protect life and property, is essential in our schools. All schools must comply with building and fire safety regulations.</p><p> </p><p>All new schools are assessed on a case-by-case basis for fire safety and, where it is concluded that sprinklers must be fitted to protect property or keep children safe, they will be. This is consistent with the position set out in our Fire Safety Design for Schools – Building Bulletin 100 (BB100) guidance for schools in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Schools in Northern Ireland are required to comply with the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 which reinforces a risk based approach to fire prevention.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/10/2016 16:43:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

599619

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the number of employers which publish targets for the ratio of male to female apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	48128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the number of employers that publish targets for the ratio of male to female apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 10/11/2016 15:41:10 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

599642

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent wage discrepancies between male and female apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	48130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Apprentice National Minimum Wage (NMW) applies equally to all apprentices regardless of gender (for the first year, if aged 19, the appropriate NMW for age applies). From October 2016, this rate increased to £3.40 per hour.</p><p> </p><p>Most apprentices receive more than the minimum wage; the latest Apprenticeship Pay Survey (2014) estimates that the median hourly pay for Level 2 and Level 3 apprentices across Great Britain is £6.31. For males it was £6.19 and for females it was £6.36. Differences in pay may occur due to the proportion of males and females in higher or lower paid apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The Government places importance on compliance with minimum wage legislation and the effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/10/2016 15:33:43 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

599645

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is on offer to apprentices who need help covering childcare costs and if she will take steps to extend such support to match that available to other workers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	48129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Apprentices are employed from day one. They acquire skills much valued in the labour market without having to contribute to the costs of their learning. The benefits system treats an apprentice in the same way as any other employee.</p><p> </p><p>As an employee aged 18 or over, an apprentice may be entitled to the usual in-work benefits, such as Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credits.</p><p> </p><p>If an apprentice has children, or is aged 16 or over and does paid work of at least 16 hours a week, they could qualify for tax credits, unless they are already earning £25,000 or more per year. Further information can be found on the tax credit section of the HMRC website. Universal Credit will make it easier and less worrying for claimants to try out a job or work more hours because their benefits will not automatically stop if they do so.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/10/2016 09:34:30 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

599646

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase diversity in apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	48127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>We want to increase the quality and quantity of all apprenticeships, including for those from a black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) background.</p><p>We have publically committed to increasing the number of BAME apprentices by 20% to 11.9% overall by 2020, from just under 10% in the last parliament. Targeted campaigns and a network of 18 employer diversity champions are driving progress. In 2014/15, 10.6% of those starting an apprenticeship were from a BAME background.</p><p>We have taken action through our marketing campaign ‘Get in Go Far’ to ensure that there is clear representation from BAME apprentices. Research undertaken prior to the campaign ensured that it could reach a diverse audience. The employer diversity champions are committed to sharing good practice and raising awareness of apprenticeships amongst employers.</p><p>Research has been commissioned to explore potential barriers that BAME applicants for apprenticeships face so that we can provide support to improve the success rates of this group. We have started detailed analysis of apprenticeship data to identify areas of under-representation and areas of potential for growth. We are currently developing options to take forward.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/10/2016 15:32:50 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips