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100056

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Obesity: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide further advice to schools on how to tackle childhood obesity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government recognises that through physical education, competitive school sport and encouraging healthy eating, schools can help address the problem of childhood obesity. The PE and sports premium is part of a package of measures to tackle obesity in primary schools. Our research found 96% of schools said that their pupils are now living healthier lives as a result of the funding. In addition, the introduction of universal infant free school meals will ensure that all infants receive a nutritious school lunch.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/10/2014 12:35:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

100058

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, which suggests child poverty reduction targets will not be met, what steps they will take to ensure that those targets are met.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain committed to our goal of ending child poverty by 2020.</p><p>The ‘2014-17 Child Poverty Strategy’, published in June this year, outlines our plans to tackle the root causes of poverty, by:</p><ol><li>Raising the incomes of poor children’s families by helping them get into work and making work pay.</li><li>Supporting the living standards of low-income families.</li><li>Raising educational outcomes of poor children.</li></ol><p>Work remains the best route out of poverty. That is why the Government is introducing Universal Credit which will lift around 300,000 children out of poverty due to increased entitlements. This Government is also focused on breaking the cycle of poor children going on to become poor adults. That is why the Government has introduced policies - such as the pupil premium, worth £2.5 billion in 2014-15, to support poor children to reach their full potential and close the attainment gap between them and their more advantaged peers.</p><p>The Government will publish a response to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission Report in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 27/10/2014 17:32:36 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

45747

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to place documents published after 8 January 2014, relating to the Children and Families Act 2014, which were formerly on the Department for Education website, in the National Archive.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL6396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The work to archive material relating to this Act is being undertaken in two phases. We are continuing to work with The National Archives who aim to have the documents published after 8 January 2014, the remaining material relating to this Act, available on the UK Government Web Archive by mid-June.</p><p>Material relating to the Children and Families Act 2014 made available by the Department for Education prior to 8 January 2014 is now on The National Archives website and can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107110559/http:/www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/childrenandfamiliesbill/b00221161/children-families-bill/children-families-dec-13" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107110559/http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/childrenandfamiliesbill/b00221161/children-families-bill/children-families-dec-13</a></p><p>In the meantime, we have temporarily republished all the material relating to the Act on <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/dfe" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/dfe</a>,and will ensure that it remains available on this site during this transitional period until it has been added to the National Archives.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

45753

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	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 26 March (WA 121), whether other Departments hold the data requested in the question; and whether they will now answer the question originally put.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL6402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to report annually on the numbers of children in need who have a disability (as defined by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010) as part of the Children in Need Census data collection. These data are collected under section 83 of the Children Act 1989 by the Department for Education. As part of this collection, local authorities report on the number of children with disabilities who are subject to child protection investigations under section 47 of the Children Act 1989. However, it is not possible to separately identify those with chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis.</p><p> </p><p>The number of children in need with a disability is published in ‘Characteristics of Children in Need', and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

45839

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of pupils in English schools were entered for music GCSE in each of the last 4 years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL6443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The requested information[1] has been provided in the following table.</p><p>Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 entered for music and drama GCSEs in England, 2009/10 - 2012/13</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drama</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: Figures underlying the percentages are available in table 7 of the “GCSE and equivalent results” statistical first release for each year. 2012/13 figures are based on revised data, all other years are final. Data includes entries by pupils in previous academic years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] These figures are published in the “GCSE and equivalent results” statistical first releases for each year at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6444 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

45840

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of pupils in English schools were entered for drama GCSE in each of the last 4 years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL6444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The requested information[1] has been provided in the following table.</p><p>Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 entered for music and drama GCSEs in England, 2009/10 - 2012/13</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drama</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: Figures underlying the percentages are available in table 7 of the “GCSE and equivalent results” statistical first release for each year. 2012/13 figures are based on revised data, all other years are final. Data includes entries by pupils in previous academic years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] These figures are published in the “GCSE and equivalent results” statistical first releases for each year at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6443 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

46667

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report, Asbestos in Schools, published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health; what assessment they have made of the view of the Committee on Carcinogenicity of the vulnerability of children to asbestos; what recent figures they have for the incidence of asbestos-related diseases in children and teachers; and when they intend to publish their response to the evidence submitted to their review of policy on asbestos management in schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL6545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is currently reviewing its policy on asbestos management in schools and intends to publish the outcome of the review by the end of June.</p><p>The scope of the review includes the conclusions of the Committee on Carcinogenicity's statement on the relative vulnerability of children and the recommendations from the report “Asbestos in schools: the need for action” produced by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health. The Health and Safety Executive publishes figures on asbestos related deaths – including occupational information – on its website. We do not know of any figures detailing the incidence of asbestos related diseases in children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

46681

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the teaching of instrumental music lessons in (1) maintained schools, and (2) academies.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL6559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The new national curriculum for music is designed to ensure that all pupils in maintained schools have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, to perform and to progress to the next level of musical excellence. Music remains a statutory subject for all children between the ages of 5 and 14.</p><p>At key stage 1, children should be taught to play tuned and un-tuned instruments musically. At key stage 2, they should be taught to play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, playing musical instruments with increasing fluency, and expression. At key stage 3, pupils should build on their previous learning through playing and performing confidently with increasing fluency and expression.</p><p>At key stage 4, children have an entitlement to study an arts subject, and maintained schools are required to offer at least one arts subject, which can include music.</p><p>Academies' funding agreements require them to offer a broad and balanced curriculum. We trust headteachers to understand the benefits of, and deliver, a high-quality music education.</p><p>In addition, we are providing £171 million funding for 123 music education hubs across the three years 2012-15 to improve the quality and consistency of music education in England. One of the hubs' core roles is to ensure that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn a musical instrument through whole-class ensemble teaching. Hubs must also provide opportunities for pupils to play in ensembles and perform from an early stage, and ensure that clear progression routes are available and affordable to all young people.</p><p>In the first year of the music education hubs, nearly half a million children were given the opportunity to learn a musical instrument for the first time and hubs organised almost 15,000 school choirs, orchestras and bands in conjunction with schools. More than a third of those children who learned a musical instrument for the first time have continued learning to play. As hubs work with more schools, we want to see that number rise.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

46682

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each of the last four academic years, what percentage of pupils have attended a live arts performance as part of their school activities in that year; and what funding is available to facilitate such trips.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL6560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>We do not collect data on how many pupils have attended a live arts performance as part of their school activities.</p><p>Schools are free to use their funding for such activities, as well as seek voluntary contributions from parents. They may additionally use pupil premium funding for activities that help raise their disadvantaged pupils' attainment and close the attainment gap between these pupils and their peers.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

46982

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the report by Policy Exchange, Watching the Watchmen: the future of school inspections in England, what measures are being taken to ensure that Ofsted inspectors used from private firms are accredited and qualified.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL6590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>This question is a matter for Ofsted. Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has written to the noble Lord and a copy of his response has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry