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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

759670

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	Sportsgrounds: Eltham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date the Education Skills Funding Agency determined the Red Book price of the Bowring Sports Club Ground, Eltham Road, London, SE12 8ER; on what date the purchase of that ground took place; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	10247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) received a Red Book Valuation in August 2015 for the Bowring Sports Club Ground and exchanged contracts in December 2015 subject to planning approval. The ESFA is still in the process of seeking planning approval therefore the acquisition of the site has not yet been completed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/09/2017 15:10:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
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

759683

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	Shoeburyness High School
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the funding required to provide new capacity in Shoeburyness High School before September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	10099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>Nationally, we have allocated £5.8bn from 2015 to 2020 to create more school places. Between 2010 and 2016, 735,000 new school places have been created.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for planning and securing sufficient school places in their area, and supporting them in doing so is one of this Government’s top priorities. Local authorities make decisions on where to add capacity, based on local circumstances. Southend-on-Sea has received £20 million for new places between 2011 and 2017 and has been allocated a further £9.5 million for 2017 to 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/09/2017 09:48:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

759688

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	Basic Skills: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of adults lacking core skills in (a) literacy, (b) numeracy and (c) information technology in (i) Greater London and (ii) the London Borough of Newham.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	10068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting adults in England to develop the basic English, mathematics and digital expertise they need for future employment. This is why we provide full funding for adults to access a range of English and mathematics courses up to and including GCSE and equivalent qualifications. We are introducing a similar right to funding for specified Information and Communication Technology (ICT) courses.</p><p> </p><p>The Skills for Life Survey, 2011, estimated the literacy, numeracy and ICT knowledge of adults aged 16-64 in England, including estimates for regions and local authorities. ICT knowledge was assessed against four component elements, including word processing, emailing, spreadsheets and a multiple choice assessment of other ICT expertise such as internet use. The estimates of the numbers and percentage of the adult population with different levels for these components, for England, London, and Newham are in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/09/2017 09:20:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 10068 table attachment.docx title table_attachment
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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

759690

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	Primary Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there were in primary schools in 2016-17; and what proportion of the total number of school places that figure represents in each such area.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	10059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 1 May 2016, the total number of unfilled primary places in England was 461,065; the number of unfilled places as a percentage of total primary places was 9.7 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>The capacity data are published on an annual basis, giving equivalent local authority and regional totals, through the SCAP tables. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2015-to-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/09/2017 15:12:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck