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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

1002139

	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	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of ending the supplementary funding to maintained nursery schools in 2019-20 on the ability of those schools to support children with SEND needs.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	188270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Maintained nursery schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children, including those with special needs and disability (SEND). Many of them also provide specialist SEND support to other providers.</p><p>In recognition of the costs that MNS experience over and above other providers, we are providing supplementary funding – additional to funding received under the Early Years National Funding Formula (EYNFF) – of around £60 million a year. This will enable local authorities to protect MNS pre-EYNFF funding levels until at least 2019-20.</p><p>In deciding what should happen after 2019-20, we want to ensure that decisions about the future of MNS are based on evidence. Therefore, we have commissioned new research on the value offered by MNS, which will be published over the winter.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/11/2018 17:36:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1003585

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from bodies in the education sector on the potential effect of the ending of supplementary funding in 2019-20 on the number of maintained nursery schools.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	189793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. In the last three months, there have been nine representations led by MNS, one by an education trade union and two by education charities.</p><p>Representations made include the case for future funding and the sharing of research findings.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 17:23:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1003614

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Bury North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) children and (b) children eligible for free schools meals reached a Good Level of Development at age five in Bury North in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	189795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The requested data is shown in the attached table<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Results for academic year 2017/18 are due to be published on Thursday 29 November.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 17:58:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 189795_Bury_North_FSM_pupils_good_level_development.pdf.xlsx title 189795_Bury_North_FSM_pupils_good_level_developmen
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

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

1020780

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Trade Unions: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for (a) the Union Learning Fund and (b) other trade union workplace training programmes after the UK leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	200152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We will continue to provide support to Unionlearn and the Union Learning Fund for the remainder of the current financial year and for the next. The total funding for Unionlearn for the financial year of 2018/19 and for 2019/20 is £24 million. Funding for the financial year of 2020/21 onwards will be decided as part of the normal spending review process.</p><p>The Trades Union Congress will continue to have an important role as part of the National Retraining Partnership, alongside the Confederation of British Industry and Government. The Partnership sets the strategic direction of the National Retraining Scheme, an ambitious, far-reaching programme to drive adult retraining.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/12/2018 16:20:29 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1029352

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Staffing data are produced for the department monthly. The table below shows the number of staff employed in the department at the end of November 2018 and at the end of June 2016:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time equivalent </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) November 2018</p></td><td><p>6308</p></td><td><p>6074.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) June 2016</p></td><td><p>3531</p></td><td><p>3395.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>During this period, there have been Machinery of Government changes. This included the department taking responsibility for higher and further education and for the Skills Funding Agency, which merged with the Education Funding Agency to create the Education and Skills Funding Agency.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/01/2019 17:33:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens