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865138

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Early Years Workforce Strategy published in March 2017, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the feasibility of and (b) the potential timescale for increasing the graduate early years workforce working in disadvantaged areas.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	133005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>We are considering a range of approaches to supporting graduates in the early years workforce, including in disadvantaged areas, and their feasibility. This work is still underway.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/03/2018 17:28:28 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

865143

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the decision to reduce Jisc’s funding and introduce fees for further education colleges to pay for essential IT infrastructure and technology support services on the adequacy of provision of those services.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Our assessment is that introducing a mixed funding model including an element of subscription will increase Jisc’s accountability to colleges as its customers. Over time, we expect this relationship to drive greater efficiency in the service Jisc provides, and to encourage colleges that subscribe to make full use of the services available.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:34:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865144

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department will provide to further education colleges that are unable to meet the cost of fees for Jisc’s essential IT infrastructure and technology support services as a result of the funding changes to Jisc.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>We expect all colleges to continue to either access Jisc services, or to contract with an alternative provider who can provide a secure service. We have provided an additional £6 million to Jisc on top of their spending review settlement to enable the introduction of a mixed funding model to be delayed until August 2019 to enable colleges to prepare. The government will continue to contribute the majority of Jisc’s costs after the introduction of a mixed funding model. Introducing subscriptions will increase Jisc’s accountability to colleges as its customers, and will encourage colleges that subscribe to make use of the full range of services that Jisc provides.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:24:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865145

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cyber security related incidents affected (a) further education colleges and (b) higher education institutions in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Jisc, who provide ICT infrastructure services to further education (FE) colleges and higher education (HE) institutions, reported that in 2017 the Jisc Security Operations Centre responded to 5,023 security incidents or queries from HE and FE in England. These include malware, phishing, copyright infringements, compromise, denial of service and RIPA requests. The impact of an incident varies greatly from minimal to significant.</p><p> </p><p>Of these 1,389 incidents or queries were from FE institutions in England and 3,634 from HE institutes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:52:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865146

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk to cyber security of further education colleges deciding to opt-out of paying for Jisc’s essential cyber security support services as a result of the decision to reduce Jisc’s funding and introduce subscription fees.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>At present further education colleges benefit from the high quality of cyber-security offered through Jisc. Any college who chooses to opt out from using Jisc services will need to ensure they have an appropriate level of cyber-security in place in order to safeguard their systems, staff and learners. Provided they do so, there should be no additional risk.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:18:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865179

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
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 15 March 2018 to Question 132172, on Adult Education: Finance, for what reason it is necessary to be a residential provider to qualify for that transitional funding.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	133046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Providers which meet the following criteria will be funded nationally by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for a period of two years (academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21) following devolution of the Adult Eudcation Budget (AEB):</p><p> </p><ul><li>Qualify for a residential uplift for their learning provision, and</li><li>Receive more than two thirds of their income from the AEB, and</li><li>Predominantly target their provision at the most disadvantaged in society.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Following devolution in 2019/20 providers who currently deliver AEB provision nationally who fall outside of the above criteria for national funding will continue to receive funding for the learners residing in non devolved areas from the ESFA. It will be for the Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) to decide which providers they award funding to in their respective areas.</p><p> </p><p>The department is planning to devolve the AEB to MCAs and the GLA in 2019/20. We have carefully considered the case for centralised funding for specialist providers for an interim period following devolution to ensure continued support for both providers and their learners through a longer transition period. Providers who deliver residential provision have distinctly different funding arrangements, and we felt an additional period of two years of national funding would be in the learners best interests, in order to avoid destabilising provision to vulnerable learners and to allow time for MCAs to better understand the specialist nature of the provision they deliver.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:33:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

865180

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
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 15 March to Question 132171, on adult education: finance, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of those proposed changes on (a) WEA and (b) other national providers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	133047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The wider devolution deals made with the areas in scope for receiving the Adult Education Budget acknowledged that robust foundations were needed before the functions could be transferred.</p><p> </p><p>This included that arrangements were agreed between central government and the local area, and in place to ensure that devolved funding decisions take account of the need to maintain a sustainable and financially viable post-16 provider base. This is currently ongoing and we are working hard to ensure these arrangements are in place before the academic year 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:35:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

865182

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 13 March 2018 to Question 131756, what the reasons are for the feasibility study taking longer than March 2018 to be completed; and what the timetable is for completion of that study.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	133049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>As stated in response to Question 131756, we are considering a range of approaches to supporting graduates in the early years workforce and their feasibility, which will inform advice to the minister on future early years graduate policy. This work is underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/03/2018 17:44:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

865192

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the provision of access to counselling in schools and colleges.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	133059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>School based counselling plays a role as part of a ‘whole school’ approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing. 61% of schools offer counselling services, with 84% of secondary schools providing their pupils with access to counselling support.[1] The Government has provided advice on how to deliver school based counselling, available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made the provision of access to counselling in schools and colleges mandatory. Schools have the freedom to decide what mix of support to offer pupils based on their particular needs.</p><p> </p><p>The green paper ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision’ proposed significant further guidance to schools to make these decisions. New Mental Health Support Teams will increase the provision available to pupils with emerging mental health problems. The green paper proposals offer additional funding for new professionals trained in evidence-based interventions, with supervision from expert clinicians. The teams will also provide better routes into specialist NHS services for the pupils that need them.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634726/Supporting_Mental-Health_survey_report.pdf" target="_blank">Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Colleges (2017)</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/03/2018 17:14:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

864282

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is mandatory for (a) local education authorities and (b) school management boards to (i) consult and (ii) inform School Governing Bodies when actions plans are developed between authorities and boards as a result of a school's performance.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	132766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>There are no statutory consultation requirements in relation to the development of an action plan to raise standards where a school is underperforming. Nevertheless, we would expect that all bodies involved in the implementation of such an action plan would also be involved in developing the content of the plan.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/03/2018 16:50:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper