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514426

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health Services
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 11 April 2016 to Question 32295, what progress has been made on undertaking a psychological assessment for every child who enters the UK care system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	34919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The number and percentage of children looked after who had an SDQ score that suggested their emotional and behavioural health was considered ‘normal’, ‘borderline’ and ‘cause for concern’ is published in national table I5b of the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers), year ending 31 March 2015’</em>. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a> .</p><p>The statutory guidance <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2" target="_blank">Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children</a> suggests that there should be further investigation by triangulating SDQs completed by the carer and other professionals, where a score indicates the emotional and behavioural health is ‘borderline’ or ‘cause for concern’. Where that confirms the ‘borderline’ or ‘cause for concern’ score there is consideration of a more diagnostic assessment.</p><p>Local authorities, as the corporate parent with responsibility for care planning along with their health partners, will establish whether a looked-after child needs a psychological assessment. The Department does not prescribe whether such an assessment should take place. The Departments of Education and Health are working jointly with NHS England, and others, with an expert group to develop care pathways to better meet the mental health needs of looked-after children. Alison O’Sullivan and Professor Peter Fonagy have just been appointed as co-chairs of the group, whose work will consider the range of assessments needed.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34956 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:54:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

514428

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual salary was for directors at the New Schools Network in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	34884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education in the state sector, particularly for the most deprived children. NSN currently receives a grant from the Department for Education, which it secured following an open competition in 2013. The grant expires in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The salary of NSN’s director is entirely a matter for the charity’s board of trustees, as are other terms of employment, such as declaring any interests in relation to their position.</p><p> </p><p>NSN’s annual accounts are available from the Charity Commission’s webpages at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a>. The accounts include details of NSN’s income, including its grant funding from the department.</p><p> </p><p>NSN provides a wide range of assistance for free school applicants from online information freely available to everyone to more bespoke support for applicants enrolled on its development programme. NSN estimates it has worked with around 70 per cent of all successful free school applicants.</p><p> </p><p>We have never received a formal complaint about NSN.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34876 34877 34885 34887 34888 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:51:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

514429

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether directors at the New Schools Network are required to declare any interests in relation to their position at that charity.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	34885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education in the state sector, particularly for the most deprived children. NSN currently receives a grant from the Department for Education, which it secured following an open competition in 2013. The grant expires in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The salary of NSN’s director is entirely a matter for the charity’s board of trustees, as are other terms of employment, such as declaring any interests in relation to their position.</p><p> </p><p>NSN’s annual accounts are available from the Charity Commission’s webpages at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a>. The accounts include details of NSN’s income, including its grant funding from the department.</p><p> </p><p>NSN provides a wide range of assistance for free school applicants from online information freely available to everyone to more bespoke support for applicants enrolled on its development programme. NSN estimates it has worked with around 70 per cent of all successful free school applicants.</p><p> </p><p>We have never received a formal complaint about NSN.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34876 34877 34884 34887 34888 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:51:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

514430

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
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 has allocated to the New Schools Network in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	34887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education in the state sector, particularly for the most deprived children. NSN currently receives a grant from the Department for Education, which it secured following an open competition in 2013. The grant expires in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The salary of NSN’s director is entirely a matter for the charity’s board of trustees, as are other terms of employment, such as declaring any interests in relation to their position.</p><p> </p><p>NSN’s annual accounts are available from the Charity Commission’s webpages at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a>. The accounts include details of NSN’s income, including its grant funding from the department.</p><p> </p><p>NSN provides a wide range of assistance for free school applicants from online information freely available to everyone to more bespoke support for applicants enrolled on its development programme. NSN estimates it has worked with around 70 per cent of all successful free school applicants.</p><p> </p><p>We have never received a formal complaint about NSN.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34876 34877 34884 34885 34888 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:51:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

514431

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unsuccessful free school applications have been facilitated by the New Schools Network in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	34888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education in the state sector, particularly for the most deprived children. NSN currently receives a grant from the Department for Education, which it secured following an open competition in 2013. The grant expires in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The salary of NSN’s director is entirely a matter for the charity’s board of trustees, as are other terms of employment, such as declaring any interests in relation to their position.</p><p> </p><p>NSN’s annual accounts are available from the Charity Commission’s webpages at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a>. The accounts include details of NSN’s income, including its grant funding from the department.</p><p> </p><p>NSN provides a wide range of assistance for free school applicants from online information freely available to everyone to more bespoke support for applicants enrolled on its development programme. NSN estimates it has worked with around 70 per cent of all successful free school applicants.</p><p> </p><p>We have never received a formal complaint about NSN.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34876 34877 34884 34885 34887 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:51:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

514432

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints her Department has received on the activities of the New Schools Network in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	34877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education in the state sector, particularly for the most deprived children. NSN currently receives a grant from the Department for Education, which it secured following an open competition in 2013. The grant expires in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The salary of NSN’s director is entirely a matter for the charity’s board of trustees, as are other terms of employment, such as declaring any interests in relation to their position.</p><p> </p><p>NSN’s annual accounts are available from the Charity Commission’s webpages at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a>. The accounts include details of NSN’s income, including its grant funding from the department.</p><p> </p><p>NSN provides a wide range of assistance for free school applicants from online information freely available to everyone to more bespoke support for applicants enrolled on its development programme. NSN estimates it has worked with around 70 per cent of all successful free school applicants.</p><p> </p><p>We have never received a formal complaint about NSN.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34876 34884 34885 34887 34888 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:51:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

514433

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many successful free school applications have been assisted by the New Schools Network in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	34876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education in the state sector, particularly for the most deprived children. NSN currently receives a grant from the Department for Education, which it secured following an open competition in 2013. The grant expires in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The salary of NSN’s director is entirely a matter for the charity’s board of trustees, as are other terms of employment, such as declaring any interests in relation to their position.</p><p> </p><p>NSN’s annual accounts are available from the Charity Commission’s webpages at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a>. The accounts include details of NSN’s income, including its grant funding from the department.</p><p> </p><p>NSN provides a wide range of assistance for free school applicants from online information freely available to everyone to more bespoke support for applicants enrolled on its development programme. NSN estimates it has worked with around 70 per cent of all successful free school applicants.</p><p> </p><p>We have never received a formal complaint about NSN.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34877 34884 34885 34887 34888 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:51:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

514438

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Illness
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 11 April 2016 to Question 32295, what proportion of children in care had Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire scores which required further assessment be given to those children in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	34956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The number and percentage of children looked after who had an SDQ score that suggested their emotional and behavioural health was considered ‘normal’, ‘borderline’ and ‘cause for concern’ is published in national table I5b of the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers), year ending 31 March 2015’</em>. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a> .</p><p>The statutory guidance <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2" target="_blank">Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children</a> suggests that there should be further investigation by triangulating SDQs completed by the carer and other professionals, where a score indicates the emotional and behavioural health is ‘borderline’ or ‘cause for concern’. Where that confirms the ‘borderline’ or ‘cause for concern’ score there is consideration of a more diagnostic assessment.</p><p>Local authorities, as the corporate parent with responsibility for care planning along with their health partners, will establish whether a looked-after child needs a psychological assessment. The Department does not prescribe whether such an assessment should take place. The Departments of Education and Health are working jointly with NHS England, and others, with an expert group to develop care pathways to better meet the mental health needs of looked-after children. Alison O’Sullivan and Professor Peter Fonagy have just been appointed as co-chairs of the group, whose work will consider the range of assessments needed.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 34919 question first answered 25/04/2016 16:54:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

514007

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children attending primary school were born outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	34719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information about where pupils were born or their nationality.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/04/2016 15:40:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

514011

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
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 discussions she has had with teachers on her proposal that all schools be required to convert to academies.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	34616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly meets teachers at a range of events while visiting schools and in meetings at the Department as well as headteacher reference groups and expert panels. In these meetings, the Secretary of State discusses the Government’s commitment to achieving educational excellence everywhere.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 25/04/2016 16:48:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott