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479565

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.89 of the Budget 2016, whether nursery schools are included in the plans to convert all schools to academies; how she expects the changes announced in the Budget 2016 to affect nursery schools; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	31594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The expectation that all schools should become academies by 2020, set out in the 2016 Budget, did not include the early years. The government has already announced an ambitious plan to transform early years provision so that working families can receive 30 hours free childcare.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on the National Funding Formula for schools sets out the government’s plans for replacing the arbitrary and unfair system for allocating primary and secondary school funding with a fairer system. Later this year, we will consult on proposals for a fairer funding system for all of the early years.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 22/03/2016 17:52:43 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439375

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) her Department, (b) Ofqual, (c) Ofsted, (d) the National College for Teaching and Leadership, (e) the Office of the Children's Commissioner and (f) the Equalities Office; how many of those employees earn more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education communications group, which covers press and public relations work, employs 34.1 permanent members of staff. This includes 2.5 staff members for the Government Equalities Office. Nine of these staff members earn more than £50,000 and none more than £100,000.</p><br /><p>With regard to Ofsted, these matters are 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 libraries of the House.</p><br /><p>With regard to Ofqual, these matters are for its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey. I have asked her to write to you and a copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/01/2016 17:00:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

424888

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department provided for the McAuley Free School project in Hull.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	14009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The McAuley Free School project opened in 2013 as The Boulevard Academy in Hull and received an outstanding Ofsted report in June 2015.</p><p>As with all free schools, this project received a project development grant to help the Trust cover costs in the run up to opening a free school (the pre-opening stage). The funding is designed to enable Trusts to cover everything they will need to buy up to the point at which the school opens. Post-opening funding expenditure was agreed to cover essential initial costs, such as buying books and equipment. Capital funding rates are published here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools</a>.</p><p>Since opening, The Boulevard Academy has received its school block allocation of revenue funding, in line with all other maintained schools and academies. Information on schools block allocations for the academic years since 2013/14 is published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=schools+block+funding+allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=schools+block+funding+allocations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 03/11/2015 17:21:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349919

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has provided to schools on the provision of (a) alcohol and (b) drugs education; and whether such guidance requires the specific mention of new psychoactive substances.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Drugs education is a statutory part of the new national curriculum for science. Pupils should be taught about the effects of recreational drugs, including substance misuse (including alcohol), on behaviour, health and life processes. Teaching in this area can be further strengthened through PSHE education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Effective drug and alcohol education plays an important role in helping to ensure that young people are equipped with the information they need to make informed, healthy decisions and to keep themselves safe. Schools have access to specific information about drugs and alcohol, including resources via the PSHE Association: <a href="http://%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20www.pshe-association.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=1027" target="_blank"> www.pshe-association.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=1027</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 2166 question first answered 16/06/2015 15:31:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349923

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has provided to (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) further education colleges, (d) local education authorities and (e) academy chains to help them comply with statutory requirements placed on them by the Counter-Terrorism Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Keeping children safe from risks of radicalisation is a safeguarding matter and should be approached in the same way as safeguarding children from other risks. School staff should use their professional judgement in identifying children who might be at risk of radicalisation and act proportionately. Our statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, includes specific references to radicalisation and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/435939/Keeping_children_safe_in_education.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/435939/Keeping_children_safe_in_education.pdf</a></p><p>The Government also published statutory guidance in March setting out the types of activity we expect specified authorities to consider when complying with the duty, which includes a chapter aimed specifically at schools. This information can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417943/Prevent_Duty_Guidance_England_Wales.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417943/Prevent_Duty_Guidance_England_Wales.pdf</a></p><p>A training package called the Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent (WRAP) has been provided to public sector workers and others in the community since 2007, including in schools. It is designed to help identify when people may be vulnerable to radicalisation, how to raise concerns and what proportionate responses should be taken. It is regularly updated and refreshed to deal with any emerging issues.</p><p>The Department will issue further practical advice for schools on the Counter Terrorism and Security Act shortly.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 18/06/2015 15:54:53 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349924

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of good quality drug and alcohol education in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Drugs education is a statutory part of the new national curriculum for science. Pupils should be taught about the effects of recreational drugs, including substance misuse (including alcohol), on behaviour, health and life processes. Teaching in this area can be further strengthened through PSHE education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Effective drug and alcohol education plays an important role in helping to ensure that young people are equipped with the information they need to make informed, healthy decisions and to keep themselves safe. Schools have access to specific information about drugs and alcohol, including resources via the PSHE Association: <a href="http://%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20www.pshe-association.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=1027" target="_blank"> www.pshe-association.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=1027</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 2204 question first answered 16/06/2015 15:31:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349925

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the joint commissioning with clinical commissioning groups of speech and language therapy.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not issued specific guidance on joint commissioning for speech and language therapy. Chapter three of the 0 – 25 Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice 2015 provides guidance on working together for joint outcomes which includes guidance on joint commissioning. The department worked closely with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists when developing the guidance. The Royal College also issued its own guidance to speech and language therapists on the new duties placed on health partners by the Children and Families Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the department has contributed to guidance and resources on joint commissioning provided by the Council for Disabled Children, the National Development Team for Inclusion and Mott Macdonald.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 19/06/2015 09:20:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

377252

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be reductions in education and training for 16 to 19-year-olds as a result of funding reductions announced for her Department on 4 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	900312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The savings from the funding reductions recently announced will come from a variety of measures including expected departmental underspends in demand-led budgets, efficiencies and some small budgetary reductions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/06/2015 15:44:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

347129

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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, how many (a) primary free schools, (b) secondary free schools and (c) university technical colleges have been approved in each local authority area in England and Wales since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the attached tables.</p><p>The figures provided are for England only. Education policy in Wales is devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 01/06/2015 14:11:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name PQ277 attachement - Free schools and UTCs in each local authority.xlsx title Free schools and UTCs in each local authority
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

347131

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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 assessment she has made of the trends in the number of students who take vocational GCSEs who go on to study at university.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>The requested information has been supplied below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of pupils entering higher education having achieved at least one vocational GCSE qualification</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pupils in HE with at least one vocational GCSE by the end of key stage 4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>28,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>21,655</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: National Pupil Database, HESA dataset</p><p> </p><p>These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/06/2015 16:56:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/06/2015 13:51:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 2084 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson