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64485

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery places were available in City of York constituency in 1995-96 and in each year since.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I have asked Ofsted to respond using the data they hold on registered nursery places. The Ofsted Director for the Early Years, and North-East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Nick Hudson, will write to the Hon. Gentleman, and a copy of his response will be placed in the House Libraries. Some providers such as schools with nursery provision for children aged three or over are exempt from registration. The number of places therefore may not include the full range of early years provision available in the area.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education's Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey[1] collects data on all registered childcare places, including those in maintained schools and nurseries. These figures are therefore more comprehensive than the Ofsted figures; however data is only available at a national and regional level, and in this case only for the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside combined.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:19:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64018

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2013, Official Report, column 235W, on billing, what the value was of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department's audit; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	202514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department's spend recovery audit contractor has identified a small number of duplicate payments (excluding Executive Agencies). In 2012/13 there were 12 duplicate payments and in 2013/14 there was one. Any duplicate payments that have been identified and already recovered in previous years would not have been picked up in this audit.</p><p> </p><p>The value of these duplicate payments is £110,527 over the five years audited. The audit was completed in April 2014 and we have recovered £40,256 (36%) of the total amount, with the remainder being subject to an ongoing recovery process by the contractor. We expect the contractor to pursue the remaining recovery action quickly.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the recovery work currently being undertaken, the Department has brought in other measures to minimise the risk of duplicate payments. From August 2013, arrangements for grants payments are dealt with by a central grants payment team. More recently, we have implemented the use of a unique reference number (URN) to reduce the risk of inaccurate grant payments and improve management information. The Department also ensures that finance guidance is updated as appropriate to ensure risks are minimised and we have regular discussions with our shared service provider about continuous improvements, which includes measures such as routine supplier data cleansing and clear protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:27:52 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 7107 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

64925

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Warrington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery places were available in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency in each year since 1995-96.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	203327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I have asked Ofsted to respond using the data they hold on registered nursery places. Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector will write to the Hon Lady, and a copy of his response has been placed in the House Libraries. Some providers such as schools with nursery provision for children aged three or over, are exempt from registration. The number of places therefore may not include the full range of early years provision available in the area.</p><p>The Department for Education's Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey[1] collects data on all registered childcare places, including those in maintained schools and nurseries. These figures are therefore more comprehensive than the Ofsted figures; however data is only available at a national and regional level, and in this case only for the North West.</p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 16:36:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

63613

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by his Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	202053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below.</p><p>Table 1: 2013-14 Performance Management Outturn Figures for the Department for Education</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Performance Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared Disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No declared disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not declared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Top/Exceeded</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Achieving/Achieved</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low/Must Improve</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department continues to take steps to ensure that its performance ratings are a fair reflection of individual performance. Over the last year, this has included independent members being present at end of year meetings where performance assessments are moderated and training for staff on how to avoid unconscious bias.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 14:41:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

64701

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Truancy: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents and guardians of children within the state school system were fined as a result of unauthorised absence by their children in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	203180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects and publishes annual data on the number of penalty notices (fines) issued to parents, which includes any issued to guardians, for offences relating to Section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996. The number of penalty notices issued in the academic year 2012/13 was 52,370. This information is published online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-responsibility-measures-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-responsibility-measures-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>The Department does not collect data regarding fines issued by the courts on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:13:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

64694

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	203103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department is currently consulting on removing its check-off provision.</p><p> </p><p>The following organisations received subscriptions from staff salaries through the Department's payroll provider in May 2014:</p><p> </p><p>Benenden Health</p><p>Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund</p><p>British Healthcare Association</p><p>Charity for Civil Servants</p><p>Charity Trust</p><p>Civil Service Club</p><p>Civil Service Sports Club</p><p>FDA</p><p>Forester Health</p><p>Give As You Earn</p><p>Health Sure Group</p><p>Hospital Saturday Fund</p><p>HSA Crown Simply Health</p><p>HSA Individual Simply Health</p><p>Leeds Hospital Fund</p><p>Merseyside Health</p><p>PCS</p><p>Prospect</p><p>Westfield Health</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:24:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

64924

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	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 additional costs to (a) parents and (b) childcare providers of providing childcare for disabled children.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	203315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is extending the entitlement criteria for two-year-old early learning. From September 2014, two-year-olds will be eligible if they have a current statement of special educational needs (SEN) or an education, health and care plan (EHCP) or if they get Disability Living Allowance. The Government is determined to ensure that all children are able to benefit from their government-funded early education, and local authorities have the necessary funding, including in the high-needs block of the dedicated schools grant, to secure this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents 2012/13 in January 2014, which contains a range of information about the views of parents with disabled children about childcare. The survey contained information about access to childcare, including flexible and holiday care, the quality and affordability of this care. It is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2011, which contains information on early years providers who care for children with disabilities. This survey is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 203321 question first answered 07/07/2014 10:22:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64926

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	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 level of accessibility of childcare for disabled children; how many childcare settings of all types of provision provide places for disabled children; what proportion of disabled children are able to access early years provision; and how many disabled children access the free early years entitlement at (a) three and four years old and (b) two years old.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	203321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is extending the entitlement criteria for two-year-old early learning. From September 2014, two-year-olds will be eligible if they have a current statement of special educational needs (SEN) or an education, health and care plan (EHCP) or if they get Disability Living Allowance. The Government is determined to ensure that all children are able to benefit from their government-funded early education, and local authorities have the necessary funding, including in the high-needs block of the dedicated schools grant, to secure this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents 2012/13 in January 2014, which contains a range of information about the views of parents with disabled children about childcare. The survey contained information about access to childcare, including flexible and holiday care, the quality and affordability of this care. It is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2011, which contains information on early years providers who care for children with disabilities. This survey is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 203315 question first answered 07/07/2014 10:22:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

65450

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Staffordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were permanently excluded from (a) primary, (b) middle, (c) upper and (d) secondary schools in Staffordshire in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
	tabling member printed	Mr Aidan Burley
	uin	203786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of permanent exclusions in each of the last three years is published in the “Permanent and fixed period exclusions from schools in England: 2011 to 2012 academic year” Statistical First Release[1]. Information for 2012/13 will be published on 31 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 in the publication shows the number of permanent exclusions in state-funded primary and secondary schools. This information is not available by middle and upper schools, as such schools are deemed either primary or secondary and are included in those counts.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-from-schools-in-england-2011-to-2012-academic-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-from-schools-in-england-2011-to-2012-academic-year</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 14:39:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3937 label Biography information for Mr Aidan Burley

65420

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: Primary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary pupils from each region have engaged with (a) theatre activities, (b) music activities, (c) dance and (d) other arts in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	203662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect this specific information.</p><p>All primary pupils in maintained schools will participate in drama, music, dance and art and design as part of the national curriculum. In addition, many pupils take part in extra curricula arts activities both inside and outside school.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 203663 question first answered 07/07/2014 16:31:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman