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592951

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for the announcement of successful bids for the pilot scheme for capital loans to multi-academy trusts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We will notify multi-academy trusts (MATs) who have applied for the MAT capital loan pilot of their outcomes shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:25:39 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

592870

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres
	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 Nash on 1 August (HL1311), whether they intend to publish the response to the consultation on Sure Start; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL1996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer Lord Beecham to my Written Answer on 13 September to HL1466. The Prime Minister has been clear that tackling poverty and disadvantage, and delivering real social reform, will be a priority for this Government. We will consider future policy on children’s centres as part of this. We will provide further detail in due course and will make clear how stakeholders and members of the public can contribute.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:56:30 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

592873

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in developing a new formula for school funding; and when the new formula will be applied.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL1999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>In July, the Secretary of State committed to introduce national funding formulae for schools and high needs from financial year 2018-19. We are considering the options carefully, taking into account the need to give schools and local authorities stability, and the importance of getting these historic reforms right. We will set out detailed proposals later in the autumn, and make decisions early next year, for the new system to be in place from April 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:57:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

592898

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to allowing the parents of children born prematurely to nominate their child’s due date, rather than the actual date of birth, when applying for school places.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Humphreys
	uin	HL2024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We have announced our intention to support summer born children by allowing them to delay entry to the reception year until they are five and for those children to remain with that cohort as they progress through school.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this work we are giving careful consideration to how we can best implement any new arrangements we might put in place, and how we can best support premature children into school.</p><p> </p><p>We want to support these children in the best way we can, however, it is important that we take the time to consider the wider impact of any policy changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:24:30 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4300 label Biography information for Baroness Humphreys

592900

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of children born between (1) 1 September and 30 April, and (2) 1 May and 31 August, were admitted to academy schools in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Humphreys
	uin	HL2026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The department does not hold a dataset which contains both a child’s date of birth and the type of school they attend. The amount of data linkage across datasets for separate years that would be required to answer the question would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:25:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4300 label Biography information for Baroness Humphreys

592915

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conclusions they have drawn from the research commissioned by the Department for Education in 2010 into the development of government guidance on governance arrangements in children’s services: <i>Research governance in children’s services: the scope for new advice</i>.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL2041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>This report highlighted the importance of governance and ethical consideration in children’s services research. The report suggested that at the time of the research, local practice was variable, but there were, and still are, a number of accepted research governance arrangements in place for local authorities and other research organisations to seek guidance and approval, including the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), the Social Research Association, the NSPCC, and university ethics boards. The Department for Education has concluded that these arrangements are the best route for local authorities and external research organisations to obtain external guidance on research governance and ethics.</p><p>Following publication of the report, the Department, in consultation with the ADCS Research Group, has developed ethics guidance and an ethics checklist for its own funded research and evaluation. This is based on the Government Social Research Professional Guidance, which sets out the principles that should be used when conducting social research for the Government. It states that those conducting, commissioning or managing Government social research have a responsibility to ensure that research is conducted using appropriate methods and that the rights and interests of all those involved in the research process are protected. Research should be conducted in a manner that:</p><ul><li><p>ensures valid, informed consent is obtained before individuals participate in research (for children under 16, parents/legal guardians as well as the children themselves must be approached for consent to participate);</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>takes reasonable steps to identify and remove barriers to participation;</p></li><li><p>avoids personal and social harm; and</p></li><li><p>protects the confidentiality of information about research participants and their identities.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:58:42 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

592936

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Registration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help the Local Government Association prevent children being taught in illegal schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We are determined to keep children safe in and out of school and have made it very clear that it is an offence to operate an unregistered independent school. In January 2016, we announced funding for Ofsted to establish a dedicated team of specialist inspectors to investigate such settings and since that time, there has been a significant escalation of Ofsted investigations.</p><p>The Department for Education and Ofsted are working closely with local authorities to identify and tackle illegal schools, and close collaboration has resulted in the closure of many such settings.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:24:57 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

592938

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Nurses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of comments by the Children’s Commissioner for England on the impact of bureaucracy on the ability of school nurses to promote children’s well-being.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>It is important that there is clarity about the roles that school nurses should, and should not, take on. That is why Public Health England (PHE) and its partners published a model specification for commissioning services for 0-19, in order to help inform decisions around the commissioning of the school nursing service and integrated services for school-aged children and young people.</p><p>PHE has also developed a number of professional pathways and guidance to support local delivery of school nursing services, including safeguarding. This guidance is currently being reviewed by partners, including National Health Service England (NHSE), and is expected to be published in early-spring 2017.</p><p>Adoption of technology is one way of addressing the burden of paperwork. Many services are now using technology and digital platforms to improve productivity and access, particularly for young people who may not usually access services through more traditional methods.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/11/2016 13:46:05 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

592940

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation they have held on the proposal to remove the 50 per cent cap on religious selection for existing schools as well as new schools, and which groups they have consulted.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>On 9<sup>th</sup> September the Prime Minister announced that we will remove the 50 per cent cap for new faith free schools and consult on a new set of much more effective requirements to ensure that new faith schools are properly inclusive. The consultation is available to view at consult.education.gov.uk/ under ‘Schools that work for everyone'. We would welcome your views on our proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 17:00:04 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

592941

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent polling of the views of parents on religious selection in state-funded schools.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We are consulting on proposals to enable more high quality providers of schools to establish new schools and we are keen to hear the views of parents as part of the consultation. Many faith schools are successful and popular with parents and we want to provide sufficient high quality places to meet demand. We will take account of all the responses received when considering the government’s response to the consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/10/2016 16:23:58 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge