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347669

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: St Ives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects to respond to the letter from Dorset County Council seeking to prevent St Ives School increasing its age range.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The letter referred to, dated 27 May, was received by the Department for Education on 3 June and we intend to respond as soon as possible. The department aims to respond to correspondence we receive within 15 working days, in line with government standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to publish the letter, but the correspondent is free to do so should they wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 660 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:26:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

347670

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: St Ives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter from Dorset County Council seeking to prevent St Ives School increasing its age range.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The letter referred to, dated 27 May, was received by the Department for Education on 3 June and we intend to respond as soon as possible. The department aims to respond to correspondence we receive within 15 working days, in line with government standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to publish the letter, but the correspondent is free to do so should they wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 659 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:26:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

177825

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Ofsted
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will amend the information on the government website relating to complaints about Ofsted inspection reports to remove the reference to the fact that people who are unhappy with a review by the Independent Complaints Adjudication Service for Ofsted can also complain to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	223402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to amend the Government website as suggested as it is for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to decide whether or not a complaint falls within its remit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 09/02/2015 15:49:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

171107

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans Ofsted has to inspect the school improvement service of Dorset County Council; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	219258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. A copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/01/2015 10:16:23 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

171111

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Maintained Schools: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to respond to the request for guidance submitted by Dorset County Council on whether responsibility for determining the age range of entry to a maintained school rests with the local authority or with the school.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	219259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>An official from the Department for Education responded to a written query from Dorset County Council on 10th December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The response confirmed that governing bodies of all categories of maintained schools can alter the upper or lower age limit of a school by up to two years (except for adding or removing a sixth form) without following a formal statutory process. Governing bodies must, however, still adhere to the usual principles of public law, including consulting local authorities to ensure the change is aligned with wider organisational arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/01/2015 09:02:58 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

171112

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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, whether and how the timetable for the creation of academies and sponsored academies will be affected by rules for purdah preceding the 2015 General Election.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	219260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Guidance on the operation of Government during the pre-election purdah period will be issued in due course and will reflect practice under previous administrations. Until then, and in line with the practice of previous administrations, the normal business of Government will continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 12/01/2015 14:49:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 37079 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope