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1132008

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current value is of PFI contracts for academy schools that are managed by local authorities; and how much Government funding is allocated to local authorities to undertake that work.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	264325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>After a school undergoes conversion to an academy, it is no longer managed by local authorities. In the majority of cases, local authorities typically charge a fee to the schools and academies within a private finance initiative (PFI) contract in respect of local authority management of the PFI contract. The Department does not hold details on these fees. For further information, please contact the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/06/2019 11:39:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1131814

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the eligibility criteria for remission of student debt are if a person trains or returns to become a teacher; and what the rationale is for (a) those criteria and (b) the geographical scope of the application of those criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	263672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government announced the Teachers’ Student Loan Reimbursement scheme in October 2017, fulfilling our manifesto commitment to help new teachers stay in the profession by forgiving their student loan repayments. The scheme is a pilot that is testing the impact of offering this incentive on teacher retention. It is aimed at early career teachers of languages and science who qualified since 2013/14, and is available in specific local authorities. Information on the scheme is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teachers-student-loan-reimbursement-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teachers-student-loan-reimbursement-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools</a>.</p><p>The scheme has been designed in this way because retention is most challenging early in teachers' careers, and because science and languages are in high demand by schools.</p><p>The local authorities where teachers’ student loan reimbursement applies have high need for teachers. This is determined by the 'Defining Achieving Excellence Areas' methodology, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defining-achieving-excellence-areas-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defining-achieving-excellence-areas-methodology</a>.</p><p>High need areas not included in the scheme are in the control group, which will enable the Department to conduct a robust evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/06/2019 13:28:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1130871

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level and GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number schools teaching GCSEs over three years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this practice on A level subject choices.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	262365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Department’s Winter 2017 School Snapshot Survey, responses from secondary schools that teach Year 9 pupils were as follows: 35% of respondents stated that all their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4 for all subjects, 28% stated that all their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4 for some subjects, 9% stated that some of their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4 for some subjects, 27% stated that none of their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4.</p><p>The snapshot survey report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-survey-winter-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-survey-winter-2017</a>.</p><p>The information requested is not held centrally regarding administrative data of when individual schools start teaching Key Stage 4. The Department has made no assessment of the effect of this practice on A level choices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 15:16:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1131091

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: 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 consult on a new National Plan for Music Education; and what the timetable is for the publication of that plan.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Plan for Music Education sets out the Government’s commitment to music and its desire that young musicians should have every opportunity to progress as far as their talents allow. The Department is reviewing the plan for 2020, and will be consulting widely as part of that refresh, working with music experts and teachers. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 15:48:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1131092

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to Music Education Hubs in local authority areas in (a) Merseyside, (b) the North West and (c) England and Wales since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s music hub programme, which has been in place in England since 2012/13, is intended to ensure all children have access to a high-quality music education, including learning to play musical instruments and having the opportunity to play and sing in ensembles.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of core funding allocations for the areas requested is provided in the tables below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£152,637</p></td><td><p>£196,771</p></td><td><p>£198,850</p></td><td><p>£258,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,155,039</p></td><td><p>£1,409,227</p></td><td><p>£1,186,226</p></td><td><p>£1,534,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£7,160,329</p></td><td><p>£8,970,650</p></td><td><p>£8,069,841</p></td><td><p>£10,402,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£50,014,480</p></td><td><p>£62,628,293</p></td><td><p>£58,187,226</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£255,889</p></td><td><p>£252,312</p></td><td><p>£254,068</p></td><td><p>£255,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,520,913</p></td><td><p>£1,510,038</p></td><td><p>£1,517,280</p></td><td><p>£1,526,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£10,405,255</p></td><td><p>£10,395,497</p></td><td><p>£10,474,949</p></td><td><p>£10,560,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,490,000</p></td><td><p>£75,840,004</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information requested is not held centrally regarding the total number or proportion of children who learn to play musical instruments at school. However, music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5-14 year old pupils, and the national curriculum programmes of study say that children should have the opportunity to learn an instrument in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.</p><p> </p><p>The music education hubs do record the number of pupils receiving individual or group lessons through the hub lead organisation or hub partners. Figures for the areas requested, based on the Department’s latest published music education hub data report in 2016/17 and broken down by level of study rather than age group, are included below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Entry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Foundation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Intermediate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Advanced</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>3,154</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excl. Wirral)</p></td><td><p>28,143</p></td><td><p>3,892</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>33,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>118,537</p></td><td><p>26,958</p></td><td><p>3,933</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>150,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>885,798</p></td><td><p>210,898</p></td><td><p>43,882</p></td><td><p>19,840</p></td><td><p>1,160,108</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The music hubs programme is only funded by the Department for Education in England. The figures provided for Merseyside do not include the Wirral because the area is covered by the Musical Routes Hub, which also covers Cheshire West and Chester.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 262462 question first answered 13/06/2019 15:28:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1131093

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on which dates the National Plan for Music Education monitoring board met since 2011; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Plan for Music Education, published in 2011, sets out the Government’s commitment to music and our desire that young musicians should have every opportunity to progress as far as their talents allow.</p><p> </p><p>According to the Department’s records, the National Plan monitoring board met on the following dates: Monday 23 January 2012; Monday 14 May 2012; Wednesday 17 October 2012, and Wednesday 28 February 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, officials from the Department have continued to meet regularly with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Arts Council England, to monitor delivery of the Plan and its related programmes.</p><p> </p><p>​The Department has no plans to publish minutes of monitoring board meetings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 15:51:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1131094

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Musical Instruments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of children in (a) primary and (b) post-primary schools in (i) St Helens, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the North West and (iv) England and Wales that play musical instruments.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s music hub programme, which has been in place in England since 2012/13, is intended to ensure all children have access to a high-quality music education, including learning to play musical instruments and having the opportunity to play and sing in ensembles.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of core funding allocations for the areas requested is provided in the tables below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£152,637</p></td><td><p>£196,771</p></td><td><p>£198,850</p></td><td><p>£258,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,155,039</p></td><td><p>£1,409,227</p></td><td><p>£1,186,226</p></td><td><p>£1,534,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£7,160,329</p></td><td><p>£8,970,650</p></td><td><p>£8,069,841</p></td><td><p>£10,402,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£50,014,480</p></td><td><p>£62,628,293</p></td><td><p>£58,187,226</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£255,889</p></td><td><p>£252,312</p></td><td><p>£254,068</p></td><td><p>£255,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,520,913</p></td><td><p>£1,510,038</p></td><td><p>£1,517,280</p></td><td><p>£1,526,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£10,405,255</p></td><td><p>£10,395,497</p></td><td><p>£10,474,949</p></td><td><p>£10,560,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,490,000</p></td><td><p>£75,840,004</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information requested is not held centrally regarding the total number or proportion of children who learn to play musical instruments at school. However, music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5-14 year old pupils, and the national curriculum programmes of study say that children should have the opportunity to learn an instrument in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.</p><p> </p><p>The music education hubs do record the number of pupils receiving individual or group lessons through the hub lead organisation or hub partners. Figures for the areas requested, based on the Department’s latest published music education hub data report in 2016/17 and broken down by level of study rather than age group, are included below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Entry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Foundation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Intermediate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Advanced</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>3,154</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excl. Wirral)</p></td><td><p>28,143</p></td><td><p>3,892</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>33,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>118,537</p></td><td><p>26,958</p></td><td><p>3,933</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>150,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>885,798</p></td><td><p>210,898</p></td><td><p>43,882</p></td><td><p>19,840</p></td><td><p>1,160,108</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The music hubs programme is only funded by the Department for Education in England. The figures provided for Merseyside do not include the Wirral because the area is covered by the Musical Routes Hub, which also covers Cheshire West and Chester.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 262412 question first answered 13/06/2019 15:28:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1131096

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classics: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more people from disadvantaged backgrounds to study the Classics.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	262272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Since September 2014, the reformed national curriculum makes it compulsory for pupils in maintained schools to be taught a modern or classical language in Key Stage 2. The Department introduced the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure in 2010 where entry into an ancient language GCSE (Latin, Ancient Greek and Biblical Hebrew) counts towards the languages element of the EBacc. Entry into ancient history GCSE counts towards the humanities element.</p><p>The Department continues to take action to improve teacher supply in classics subjects. Recruitment to classics initial teacher training (ITT) courses is unlimited and trainee teachers of classics will receive a bursary of £26,000 in 2018-19 if they have a 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Masters.</p><p>The £4.8 million Modern Foreign Languages Pedagogy Pilot commenced in December 2018. It is managed by the newly appointed Centre for Excellence and is run through nine school-led hubs to improve uptake and attainment in languages at Key Stages 3 and 4. The Department has also launched a pilot project in languages undergraduate mentoring for secondary school pupils to drive participation in the subject, specifically targeting areas of high disadvantage to extend access to languages for all pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/06/2019 13:05:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1131103

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Combined Cadet Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage the establishment of Combined Cadet Force units in state schools in (a) Havering and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	262279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP) was launched in 2012. It is delivered jointly between the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Education. Following a highly successful first phase of the CEP, which delivered 100 new cadet units in schools in England, the Government committed to a continuation of the programme to grow the total number of cadet units in schools to 500 by March 2020 and extended it across the UK, targeting state funded secondary schools.</p><p>The programme is nearing its successful completion and is on track to reach the 500 target. School Cadet Expansion Officers are employed in each region to promote the benefits of cadets and assist the schools in their application and preparations to establishing their cadet unit, once approved.</p><p>In Havering, Drapers Academy successfully established a school cadet unit in September 2013, but there have not been any other successful applications to set up new units in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/06/2019 12:26:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1131105

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Combined Cadet Force: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage the establishment of combined Cadet force units in state schools in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	262281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The second phase of the Cadet Expansion Programme was open to all the devolved administrations. To date, six schools in Northern Ireland have established a cadet unit or are in the process of doing so.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, increased engagement in the programme has been a result of active encouragement, support from regional staff, and an understanding in schools of the benefits of the cadet experience for pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/06/2019 12:24:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell