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794246

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the £4,800 per secondary school pupil to be allocated in 2018–19 under the national funding formula will be spent in the case of home-educated children.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL3564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not provide funding to local councils, schools or academies for electively home-educated children. It remains the case that when parents choose to home educate their children they assume financial responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>The department continues to recommend that local councils should take a flexible approach to support for home educating parents where appropriate. Further guidance on funding for home-educated students is available (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 07/12/2017 17:15:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name revised_funding_guidance_-_local_authorities_on_home_educated_children.pdf title Revised Funding Guidance
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

171794

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: East of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free early years education places were provided in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	uin	219590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet provides the number of part time equivalent funded early education places from 1997 to 2014 and the number of children in receipt of some funded early education provision from 2008 to 2014. The variation between areas will reflect local demand.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provision-for-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provision-for-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2014</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/01/2015 13:21:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name part_time_funded_early_education_places.xls title Part_time_funded_early_education_places
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

792411

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 20 November (HL2884), whether they plan to collect, and publish annually, data on the number of deaths of (1) teachers, (2) students, and (3) others, who may have contracted mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases while in school buildings, in order to enable an evaluation of the effectiveness of their asbestos registry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL3360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) collect data on asbestos-related deaths, which is published (attached) on their website at: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1617.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1617.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data in respect of deaths by occupation is published routinely as part of the HSE’s annual National Statistics (attached) at: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/mesothelioma/mortality-by-occupation-2002-2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/mesothelioma/mortality-by-occupation-2002-2010.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Mesothelioma Register’ is managed by the HSE. It contains information extracted from death certificate information supplied by the Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department is committed to supporting schools, local councils and academy trusts to fulfil their duty to manage asbestos safely. The department has published refreshed guidance for schools to help them meet their duties on asbestos management (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-management-in-schools--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-management-in-schools--2</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is enhancing scrutiny on duty holders for managing asbestos in their schools by asking all responsible bodies to provide assurance on their schools’ compliance with associated legislation and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are looking at ways to improve our evidence base by working with HSE and other experts.</p><p> </p><p>The department is continuing to fund the removal of asbestos, where appropriate, directly and indirectly through its funding programmes and is encouraging more academies to join the Risk Protection Arrangement<strong>, </strong>which requires schools to manage their asbestos related risks. I have placed a copy in the House Library and it is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academies-risk-protection-arrangement-rpa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academies-risk-protection-arrangement-rpa</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name mortality-by-occupation-2002-2010.pdf title Mesothelioma Occupation Statistics 2 file name Managing_asbestos_in_your_school.pdf title Managing Asbestos in Your School 3 file name hssh1617.pdf title Health and Saftey at Work question first answered 04/12/2017 16:31:39 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1472266

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Student Numbers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started in a level two course at each further education institution in England in each year since 2017; and what proportion of those students had left their course by (a) Christmas and (b) Easter of the first year.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	22399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The tables attached show the number of level 2 and level 3 courses started in each academic year alongside the number and percentage of courses with an end date before Christmas and before Easter[1] [2] [3].</p><p>[1] It is possible for one student to undertake more than one course.</p><p>[2] Data includes 16-19 (excluding Apprenticeships) ESFA funded courses.</p><p>[3] All courses have been included regardless of the outcome and completion status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 22398 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:01:44 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart attachment 1 file name level2_3_england_FE_colleges.xls title 22398_22399_table
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1472264

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Student Numbers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started a level three course at each English further education institution in each year since 2017; and what proportion of those students had left that course by (a) Christmas and (b) Easter of the first year.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	22398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The tables attached show the number of level 2 and level 3 courses started in each academic year alongside the number and percentage of courses with an end date before Christmas and before Easter[1] [2] [3].</p><p>[1] It is possible for one student to undertake more than one course.</p><p>[2] Data includes 16-19 (excluding Apprenticeships) ESFA funded courses.</p><p>[3] All courses have been included regardless of the outcome and completion status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 22399 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:01:44 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart attachment 1 file name level2_3_england_FE_colleges.xls title 22398_22399_table
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

776002

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to local authorities to ensure that children receiving home education achieve key milestones in their education.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL2410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Departmental guidance for local councils on elective home education, copy attached, is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education</a>. It gives advice on the legal framework under which education may be provided, and the processes which are relevant for local councils seeking to identify children who may not be receiving a suitable full-time education. However, the guidance document does not set out detailed advice on educational outcomes, because parents have a substantial degree of flexibility in terms of educational content and whether to enter children for examinations. Local councils which assess the educational provision made for a child educated at home need to decide whether it meets the requirement in section 7 of the Education Act 1996, that the education must be suitable to the child’s age, ability and aptitudes, and any special educational needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 02/11/2017 12:22:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name guidelines_for_las_on_elective_home_educationsecondrevisev2_0.pdf title Elective Home Education
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

600479

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current arrangements for parents who decide to homeschool their children; whether children who are homeschooled are given a Unique Pupil Number; and what safeguards there are to ensure that the relevant educational and local authorities are informed of the educational development and well-being of homeschooled children.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Responsibility for providing a suitable full-time education for children of compulsory school age who are educated at home rests with the parents. Although local authorities do not have a power to monitor such provision on a routine basis, they are under a duty to identify children who are not receiving a suitable full-time education, and as part of that process will take appropriate steps to ensure that if a child is not being properly educated at home, a school attendance order is served. Published departmental guidance to local authorities on this matter is attached.</p><p>Children who are educated at home are not allocated a unique pupil number (UPN), although if the child had been in attendance at a state-funded school at some point before being withdrawn for home education, he or she would have been allocated a UPN at that point.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 01/11/2016 15:27:10 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name guidelines_for_las_on_elective_home_educationsecondrevisev2_0.pdf title HL2232 Elective Home Education guidance for LAs
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

788326

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 1 November (HL2213), what are the terms and conditions of appointments of members to the board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and what sanctions may be imposed if those conditions are breached.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL3118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The terms and conditions of appointments of members to the Board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are set out in summary in the EHRC Commissioner applicant information pack, as advertised on the Centre for Public Appointments website. A copy of the EHRC Commissioner applicant information pack is attached and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/EHRC-COMMISSIONER-candidate-infomation-pack.doc" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/EHRC-COMMISSIONER-candidate-infomation-pack.doc</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Failure to comply with EHRC’s Code of Conduct, a requirement within the terms and conditions is addressed in part four of EHRC’s Governance Manual; Code of Conduct and conflicts of interest. A copy of the EHRC’s Governance Manual is attached and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/governance_manual.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/governance_manual.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL3118 EHRC-COMMISSIONER-candidate-infomation-pack.doc title Applicant information Pack 2 file name governance_manual.pdf title Governance manual question first answered 27/11/2017 17:28:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

1613067

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 3 April (HL6647), what steps they are taking to provide financial education for those who leave school early.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL7354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>The department has had conversations with a number of external organisations to understand what financial education programmes they deliver. This includes conversations with Barclays LifeSkills, Santander MoneyWise, the Just Finance Foundation, the Church of England, the Financial Times’ Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, Young Enterprise and KickStart money.</p><p>The department has not spoken to the other organisations included in this list, but does work closely with The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) and His Majesty’s Treasury to consider how we can support the teaching of financial education in schools. MaPS, as an arm’s length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, published their UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing in January 2020. This is a ten-year framework to help UK citizens to make the most of their money and pensions. One of the key themes of their strategy is to support the financial wellbeing of children and young people. Their national goal is to ensure that two million more children and young people receive a meaningful financial education by 2030.</p><p>Education on financial matters throughout secondary school helps to ensure that pupils are prepared to manage their money well, make sound financial decisions and know where to seek further information when needed. Children should receive age appropriate financial education as part of compulsory education, so that those who leave school early can benefit. Financial education forms part of the citizenship National Curriculum, at Key Stages 3 and 4, but can be taught by all schools at all Key Stages. The subject covers the functions and uses of money, the importance of personal budgeting, money management, and managing financial risk. At secondary school, pupils are taught about income and expenditure, credit and debt, insurance, savings and pensions, financial products and services, and how public money is raised and spent.</p><p>The mathematics curriculum includes a strong emphasis on the essential arithmetic that primary pupils should be taught. A strong grasp of mathematics will underpin pupils’ ability to manage budgets and money, including, for example, using percentages. The secondary mathematics curriculum develops pupils’ understanding in relation to more complex personal finance issues such as calculating loan repayments, interest rates and compound interest.</p><p>MaPS has published financial education guidance for primary and secondary schools and we will deliver a series of webinars in due course. The MaPS guidance can be found attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name financial-education-guidance-primary-schools-england-2021.pdf title HL7353_HL7354_primary_guidance 2 file name financial-education-guidance-secondary-schools-england-2021.pdf title HL7353_HL7354_secondary_guidance grouped question UIN HL7353 question first answered 04/05/2023 15:43:46 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1613066

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 3 April (HL6647),  what discussions they have had with (1) Barclays LifeSkills, (2) EVERFI, (3) HSBC, (4) Lloyds Banking Group, (5) NatWest MoneySense, (6) Santander Moneywise, and (7) other financial education providers, about improving financial education in the UK.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL7353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>The department has had conversations with a number of external organisations to understand what financial education programmes they deliver. This includes conversations with Barclays LifeSkills, Santander MoneyWise, the Just Finance Foundation, the Church of England, the Financial Times’ Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, Young Enterprise and KickStart money.</p><p>The department has not spoken to the other organisations included in this list, but does work closely with The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) and His Majesty’s Treasury to consider how we can support the teaching of financial education in schools. MaPS, as an arm’s length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, published their UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing in January 2020. This is a ten-year framework to help UK citizens to make the most of their money and pensions. One of the key themes of their strategy is to support the financial wellbeing of children and young people. Their national goal is to ensure that two million more children and young people receive a meaningful financial education by 2030.</p><p>Education on financial matters throughout secondary school helps to ensure that pupils are prepared to manage their money well, make sound financial decisions and know where to seek further information when needed. Children should receive age appropriate financial education as part of compulsory education, so that those who leave school early can benefit. Financial education forms part of the citizenship National Curriculum, at Key Stages 3 and 4, but can be taught by all schools at all Key Stages. The subject covers the functions and uses of money, the importance of personal budgeting, money management, and managing financial risk. At secondary school, pupils are taught about income and expenditure, credit and debt, insurance, savings and pensions, financial products and services, and how public money is raised and spent.</p><p>The mathematics curriculum includes a strong emphasis on the essential arithmetic that primary pupils should be taught. A strong grasp of mathematics will underpin pupils’ ability to manage budgets and money, including, for example, using percentages. The secondary mathematics curriculum develops pupils’ understanding in relation to more complex personal finance issues such as calculating loan repayments, interest rates and compound interest.</p><p>MaPS has published financial education guidance for primary and secondary schools and we will deliver a series of webinars in due course. The MaPS guidance can be found attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name financial-education-guidance-primary-schools-england-2021.pdf title HL7353_HL7354_primary_guidance 2 file name financial-education-guidance-secondary-schools-england-2021.pdf title HL7353_HL7354_secondary_guidance grouped question UIN HL7354 question first answered 04/05/2023 15:43:46 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans