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64485

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery places were available in City of York constituency in 1995-96 and in each year since.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I have asked Ofsted to respond using the data they hold on registered nursery places. The Ofsted Director for the Early Years, and North-East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Nick Hudson, will write to the Hon. Gentleman, and a copy of his response will be placed in the House Libraries. Some providers such as schools with nursery provision for children aged three or over are exempt from registration. The number of places therefore may not include the full range of early years provision available in the area.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education's Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey[1] collects data on all registered childcare places, including those in maintained schools and nurseries. These figures are therefore more comprehensive than the Ofsted figures; however data is only available at a national and regional level, and in this case only for the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside combined.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:19:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64927

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether all employees of his Department are required to return their departmental pass when they cease working for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	203339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Staff passes of people who no longer work for the Department are required to be returned or deactivated.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/07/2014 15:40:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 8590 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

64018

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2013, Official Report, column 235W, on billing, what the value was of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department's audit; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	202514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department's spend recovery audit contractor has identified a small number of duplicate payments (excluding Executive Agencies). In 2012/13 there were 12 duplicate payments and in 2013/14 there was one. Any duplicate payments that have been identified and already recovered in previous years would not have been picked up in this audit.</p><p> </p><p>The value of these duplicate payments is £110,527 over the five years audited. The audit was completed in April 2014 and we have recovered £40,256 (36%) of the total amount, with the remainder being subject to an ongoing recovery process by the contractor. We expect the contractor to pursue the remaining recovery action quickly.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the recovery work currently being undertaken, the Department has brought in other measures to minimise the risk of duplicate payments. From August 2013, arrangements for grants payments are dealt with by a central grants payment team. More recently, we have implemented the use of a unique reference number (URN) to reduce the risk of inaccurate grant payments and improve management information. The Department also ensures that finance guidance is updated as appropriate to ensure risks are minimised and we have regular discussions with our shared service provider about continuous improvements, which includes measures such as routine supplier data cleansing and clear protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:27:52 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 7107 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

64925

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Warrington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery places were available in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency in each year since 1995-96.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	203327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I have asked Ofsted to respond using the data they hold on registered nursery places. Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector will write to the Hon Lady, and a copy of his response has been placed in the House Libraries. Some providers such as schools with nursery provision for children aged three or over, are exempt from registration. The number of places therefore may not include the full range of early years provision available in the area.</p><p>The Department for Education's Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey[1] collects data on all registered childcare places, including those in maintained schools and nurseries. These figures are therefore more comprehensive than the Ofsted figures; however data is only available at a national and regional level, and in this case only for the North West.</p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 16:36:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

76317

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of foreign languages in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	204492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The new national curriculum in England introduces the teaching of a foreign language to key stage 2 (ages 7 to 11) from September 2014. This will increase the take-up of foreign languages in both primary and secondary schools. By starting languages earlier, pupils will have longer to develop their skills to a high level before continuing with language learning in secondary school.</p><p>The English Baccalaureate is also already encouraging more young people to study a language at GCSE level. Take-up by key stage 4 pupils in England of a modern foreign language increased by over 20% between 2012 and 2013.</p><p>To support the introduction of languages at key stage 2, the Department for Education has allocated £350,000 this year to fund training on the new national curriculum for teachers of modern foreign languages in primary and secondary schools. The Department has also allocated £1.9 million to teaching schools to lead curriculum change across and within their teaching school alliances.</p><p>Approximately 46 of the projects being supported involve languages.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 16:49:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

63613

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by his Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	202053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below.</p><p>Table 1: 2013-14 Performance Management Outturn Figures for the Department for Education</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Performance Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared Disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No declared disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not declared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Top/Exceeded</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Achieving/Achieved</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low/Must Improve</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department continues to take steps to ensure that its performance ratings are a fair reflection of individual performance. Over the last year, this has included independent members being present at end of year meetings where performance assessments are moderated and training for staff on how to avoid unconscious bias.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 14:41:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

64701

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Truancy: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents and guardians of children within the state school system were fined as a result of unauthorised absence by their children in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	203180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects and publishes annual data on the number of penalty notices (fines) issued to parents, which includes any issued to guardians, for offences relating to Section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996. The number of penalty notices issued in the academic year 2012/13 was 52,370. This information is published online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-responsibility-measures-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-responsibility-measures-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>The Department does not collect data regarding fines issued by the courts on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:13:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

76313

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to prevent bullying in infant and junior schools.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	204382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made preventing and tackling bullying in primary and secondary schools one of its top priorities by striking a balance between schools' legal requirements, freedom and accountability.</p><p> </p><p>All schools must have a behaviour policy with measures to prevent all forms of bullying among pupils, including that which occurs online. Schools have the freedom to shape these measures in the context of their pupils' needs. They are held to account by Ofsted for their effectiveness in preventing bullying, harassment and discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Education Act 2011, we strengthened teachers' powers to discipline pupils for poor behaviour, including bullying. They can now issue same day detentions, confiscate banned items and search for, and if necessary delete, inappropriate images on mobile phones which might be linked to cyberbullying. This advice was updated in February 2014 to make clear that tough but proportionate sanctions can be deployed to deal with misbehaviour, which includes bullying. It is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools</a></p><p> </p><p>In 2011, the Government published streamlined advice for schools, reducing it from 481 pages to just 11 pages to make absolutely clear schools' legal obligations to prevent and tackle bullying, and clarify teachers' powers to discipline pupils for unacceptable behaviour. This advice is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying</a></p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, we issued an online leaflet about schools' responsibilities to support children who are bullied. This contains advice that makes clear that schools should make appropriate provision for a bullied child's social, emotional and mental health needs. This advice is also published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying</a></p><p> </p><p>To further support schools, in February 2014, the Department produced case studies showing good practice in how schools manage behaviour and bullying. The case studies give real life examples of what schools do to identify and respond to bullying. This is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies</a></p><p> </p><p>From September 2014, pupils in all four key stages will be taught about e-safety as part of the new curriculum. For the first time, schools will be legally required to teach <br> e-safety to pupils in infant and junior schools. This will empower all young people to tackle cyberbullying through responsible, respectful and secure use of technology.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also providing £4 million of funding over two years from spring 2013 to four organisations: Beatbullying, the Diana Award, Kidscape and the National Children's Bureau, to develop effective initiatives to prevent and tackle bullying.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 16:53:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

76320

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Industrial Disputes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that pupils prevented from attending school as a result of strike action are given an opportunity to catch up on school work missed owing to the absence of teaching staff.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	204398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>It is disappointing that pupils will be prevented from attending school as a result of strike action by the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Industrial action damages education, causes unnecessary disruption and undermines the public respect which teachers deserve.</p><p> </p><p>If school work is missed owing to the absence of teaching staff, it will be the responsibility of the school to ensure that pupils are given an opportunity to catch up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 16:46:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

64694

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	203103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department is currently consulting on removing its check-off provision.</p><p> </p><p>The following organisations received subscriptions from staff salaries through the Department's payroll provider in May 2014:</p><p> </p><p>Benenden Health</p><p>Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund</p><p>British Healthcare Association</p><p>Charity for Civil Servants</p><p>Charity Trust</p><p>Civil Service Club</p><p>Civil Service Sports Club</p><p>FDA</p><p>Forester Health</p><p>Give As You Earn</p><p>Health Sure Group</p><p>Hospital Saturday Fund</p><p>HSA Crown Simply Health</p><p>HSA Individual Simply Health</p><p>Leeds Hospital Fund</p><p>Merseyside Health</p><p>PCS</p><p>Prospect</p><p>Westfield Health</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:24:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown