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1002078

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the announcement in Budget 2018, how much of the £400 million capital payment to schools will be allocated to schools in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	188171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is allocating an additional £400 million capital funding to schools in 2018-19. This funding is in addition to the £1.4 billion of condition allocations already provided this year to those responsible for maintaining school buildings.</p><p> </p><p>A calculation tool will be published by December that will enable schools to estimate their own allocation. The Department plans to publish the final allocations for all schools in England in January and expects an average size primary school to receive £10,000 and an average size secondary school to receive £50,000.</p><p> </p><p>The additional funding will be allocated to: maintained nurseries, primary and secondary schools, academies and free schools, special schools, pupil referral units, non-maintained special schools, sixth-form colleges, and special post-16 institutions that have eligible state-funded pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 11:52:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1005876

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many pupils were taught an instrument in class in each region in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	190474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 190475 190476 question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1005877

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many of those music hubs are located in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	190475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 190474 190476 question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1005879

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many schools benefited from such music hubs in each of the region in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	190476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 190474 190475 question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1008475

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 8 of the report of the Education Committee, Value for money in higher education, published on 5 November 2018, if will take steps to require universities to publish a breakdown of how tuition fees are spent.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	192124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Students’ ability to make informed choices is at the heart of our recent reforms to higher education (HE). This government recognises the importance of this area and is increasing the information available to students to ensure that they can make informed choices about what and where to study.</p><p>As set out in the department’s strategic guidance to the Office for Students (OfS), we expect them to play a key role in delivering our objectives to improve and support informed choice through the provision of effective information, advice and guidance to all students. In February, we asked the OfS to work with the HE sector to improve transparency so that students know what they should expect and can effectively challenge providers who do not deliver on their commitments.</p><p>In addition, we asked the OfS to consider how to increase the transparency and visibility of what students can expect to receive for their investment at different HE providers, by making Longitudinal Education Outcomes data more widely available such as through publication on Unistats, thereby enabling students to make the right choices for them.</p><p>Although we provide guidance for the OfS, we cannot instruct it to undertake any specific course of action as it is an independent arm’s length body.</p><p>The government will respond directly to the Education Select Committee on its HE value for money report recommendations in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/11/2018 16:41:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1008476

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the report of the Education Committee, Value for money in higher education, published on 5 November 2018, HC 343, what steps he is taking to increase the number of state school-educated students studying at Russell Group universities.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	192125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Widening participation to Higher Education is a priority for this government. The government wants everyone with the capability to succeed in Higher Education to have the opportunity to benefit from a university education, regardless of their background.</p><p>This year, record rates of English 18 year olds, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have entered full-time university. However, more could and should be done. That is why in the department’s first guidance to the Office for Students, we asked them to encourage providers to make further progress in ensuring that students from: areas of low higher education participation; low household income; and/or low socio-economic status, can access, participate and succeed in higher education, including at the most selective institutions.</p><p>In addition, a new transparency condition requires higher education providers to publish application, offer, acceptance, non-continuation and attainment rates by socio-economic background, gender and ethnicity. This will provide greater transparency and help drive fairness on admissions and outcomes.</p><p>Prior attainment is a critical factor and the government have asked higher education providers to take on a more direct role in helping to raise attainment in schools as part of their outreach activity. All universities are expected to help raise attainment and support school improvement, including through school sponsorship and by establishing new state schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/11/2018 16:19:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1010363

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for School Standards of 9 October 2018, Official Report column 65WH, what his planned timescale is for putting guidance on school uniform prices on a statutory footing.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	192919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to putting the school uniform guidance on a statutory footing and will do so when a suitable legislative opportunity arises. No education bill was announced in the most recent Queen’s speech, which set out the proposed legislative programme for this session of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/11/2018 17:31:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1012476

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his planned timeframe is for two-year degree courses to be rolled out in universities.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	194688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>It is our intention to proceed with regulations to set the new accelerated degree fee caps as soon as possible, subject to parliamentary approval.</p><p>Once approved, providers will be able to offer accelerated degree courses at values up to the higher annual fee cap. It will be for providers to decide whether, as a result of this change, they will expand existing accelerated course provision or offer accelerated degrees for the first time.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2018 17:22:11 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1023184

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the Sutton Trust's report of 7 December 2018, Access to Advantage, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of state school pupils applying to study at Oxbridge universities.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Widening participation to Higher Education (HE) is a priority for this government. Everyone with the capability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity to benefit from a university education, regardless of background or where they grew up.</p><p>This year, record rates of English 18 year olds, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have entered full-time university. However, more could and should be done. That is why, in our first guidance to the Office for Students, we asked them to encourage providers, particularly the most selective, to make further progress in ensuring that disadvantaged and underrepresented students can access, participate and succeed in HE.</p><p>A new transparency condition will require HE providers to publish application, offer, acceptance, non-continuation and attainment rates by socio-economic background, gender and ethnicity. This will provide greater transparency and help drive fairness on admissions and outcomes.</p><p>Prior attainment is a critical driver of access to HE and the government has asked HE providers to take on a more direct role in helping to raise attainment in schools as part of their outreach activity. All universities are expected to help raise attainment and support school improvement, including through school sponsorship and by establishing new state schools.</p><p>The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) targets those areas of the country where progression into HE is both low overall and lower than expected (given typical GCSE attainment rates), in order to increase the number of young people from under-represented groups who go into higher education.</p><p>The department’s Opportunity Areas initiative is part of the government’s national plan for dealing with social mobility through education. The government expects universities to actively engage in these areas, to tackle local barriers.</p><p>In addition, the department launched Opportunity North East – a £24 million investment to drive rapid and sustainable improvements in education, to tackle the key issues holding young people back. We will challenge the most selective institutions to do more to increase the number of young people from the region.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 201164 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:00:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1023208

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the Sutton Trust's report of 7 December 2018, Access to Advantage, what steps his Department is taking to tackle regional inequalities in gaining a place at an Oxbridge university.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Widening participation to Higher Education (HE) is a priority for this government. Everyone with the capability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity to benefit from a university education, regardless of background or where they grew up.</p><p>This year, record rates of English 18 year olds, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have entered full-time university. However, more could and should be done. That is why, in our first guidance to the Office for Students, we asked them to encourage providers, particularly the most selective, to make further progress in ensuring that disadvantaged and underrepresented students can access, participate and succeed in HE.</p><p>A new transparency condition will require HE providers to publish application, offer, acceptance, non-continuation and attainment rates by socio-economic background, gender and ethnicity. This will provide greater transparency and help drive fairness on admissions and outcomes.</p><p>Prior attainment is a critical driver of access to HE and the government has asked HE providers to take on a more direct role in helping to raise attainment in schools as part of their outreach activity. All universities are expected to help raise attainment and support school improvement, including through school sponsorship and by establishing new state schools.</p><p>The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) targets those areas of the country where progression into HE is both low overall and lower than expected (given typical GCSE attainment rates), in order to increase the number of young people from under-represented groups who go into higher education.</p><p>The department’s Opportunity Areas initiative is part of the government’s national plan for dealing with social mobility through education. The government expects universities to actively engage in these areas, to tackle local barriers.</p><p>In addition, the department launched Opportunity North East – a £24 million investment to drive rapid and sustainable improvements in education, to tackle the key issues holding young people back. We will challenge the most selective institutions to do more to increase the number of young people from the region.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 201159 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:00:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis