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753930

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) which local authority children's services departments have been found by Ofsted since January 2015 to be persistently or systemically failing; (2) which were made subject to the appointment of commissioners; and (3) which are currently run by commissioners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL1075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has categorised local authority children’s social care services as ‘systemic’ or ‘persistent’ failures since December 2015 when it introduced a tougher intervention regime. The following authorities have been subject to this new policy:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LA</p></td><td><p>Systemic/Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dudley</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklees</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>Persistent &amp; Systemic</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of these authorities have been subject to the appointment of Commissioners, with the exception of Barnet where recruitment for a Commissioner has not yet concluded. These authorities retain accountability for the effective running of their children’s services. Commissioners do not run the services, but do make recommendations to the Secretary of State on whether operational control of services should be removed from the council. Where Ministers accept a recommendation that services should transfer to alternative delivery arrangements, such as a new Children’s Services Trust, Commissioners will oversee this process</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 31/07/2017 08:43:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

751137

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how any higher education provider that does not obtain a Bronze status or higher in future Teaching Excellence Frameworks will be categorised.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2017 answer text <p>All providers who successfully meet the eligibility criteria, including the rigorous quality assessments by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education<strong>​​</strong>, and which have sufficient metrics to be assessed, will achieve a Bronze award, or above, in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Those providers which have met the eligibility criteria but do not have sufficient metrics will instead receive a provisional award.</p><p>As noted during the Higher Education and Research Bill process some providers do not meet the eligibility requirements noted for TEF. Providers who do not meet the eligibility requirements, or who chose not to participate, will appear without a TEF award on Unistats and on the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 09/08/2017 16:11:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1199203

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Computers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) laptops, and (2) other computers, have been distributed to disadvantaged students under their digital devices and internet access scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
	uin	HL4902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The department is providing laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examination in Year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and children in Year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p>The department has also partnered with BT to give 10,000 young people free access to BT Wi-Fi hotspots, who do not have access to good internet by other means.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to identify and distribute the laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers to children and young people who need devices. The department invited local authorities to order devices for the most vulnerable children first - children with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p>Devices are being delivered to local authorities daily and will continue to be distributed throughout June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 16/06/2020 16:42:36 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

730994

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Her Majesty's Government how many Muslim schools, including madrassas, there are in England; how they monitor teaching in those schools; and whether they intend to legislate to require all teaching in such schools to be conducted in English.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL17
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>In England there are 27 publicly-funded schools (i.e. local authority maintained schools and academies, including free schools) having a designated religious character as Muslim; and 148 independent schools registered as having a religious ethos of Muslim or Islam, or having a designated religious character of Muslim or Islam (or both)<strong><em>. </em></strong> The Department for Education does not regulate madrassahs or other out-of-school education settings and does not hold a complete record their numbers.</p><p>The quality of teaching in Muslim schools in England is inspected by Ofsted or one of the independent inspectorates approved by the Secretary of State.</p><p>All publicly funded schools must teach English to pupils up to the age of 16. English is both a subject in its own right and the medium for teaching in the vast majority of circumstances. The statutory independent school standards require that pupils acquire speaking, listening, literacy and numeracy skills. While independent schools are not required to teach in the medium of English, the standards require that where they do not, lessons in written and spoken English are provided.</p><p>The Department has no plans to legislate further to require schools to teach in the medium of English. The Department launched a call for evidence setting out proposals for a new system for regulating out-of-school education settings providing intensive education, but this did not suggest that they should be required to teach in English.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/06/2017 16:44:35 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

749918

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many academies there are in North-West England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>As at 1 July 2017 there were 566 academies, free schools, studio schools and University Technical Colleges (UTCs) in the North West region of England. The breakdown of these is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North West</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academy Converter</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsor Led Academy</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Studio School</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UTC</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>566</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As at 1 July 2017 there were 6,925 academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs in England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academy Converter</p></td><td><p>4,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsor Led Academy</p></td><td><p>1,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Studio School</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UTC</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6,925</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/07/2017 09:28:10 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

752000

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	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	Her Majesty's Government how many children referred to the National Referral Mechanism for victims of modern slavery in each year since 2010 were placed under a care order according to section 31 of the Children Act 1989; and what were the nationalities of those children.
	tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
	uin	HL835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The department does not collect the information requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/07/2017 10:08:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

750576

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many free schools have closed, or are planning to close; and who bears the costs of any outstanding capital or revenue debts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 346 free schools open. Since 2010, six free schools have closed and two closures are planned for summer 2017. The primary objective of the Department when making a decision to close a school is to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for pupils and to secure value for money for the taxpayer. The Department would expect the responsible body to meet any outstanding costs or debts. Where this is not possible, the Department would consider providing financial support if reasonable to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/07/2017 16:16:37 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1175124

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Unemployment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many young people aged between 16 and 19 years old were not in education, employment or training in each quarter of 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The number and proportion of 16 to 18 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) in England for each quarter of 2018<a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/Written%20PQs/WPQT%20-%202019-20%20Drafts/HL552%20PRD%20PM%20300120.docx#_ftn1" target="_blank">[1]</a> can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>January to March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>April to June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>July to September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>148,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>October to December 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>124,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: ‘NEET statistics annual brief: 2018’, from the ‘Labour Force Survey’, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief-2018</a>. Numbers rounded to the nearest 1000.</p><p>It should be noted, that due to seasonal variation in NEET rates, comparisons should not be made between in-year quarters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) was the lowest on record in the first 3 quarters of 2018.</p><p> </p><p>As shown in the table below, there has been a downward trend in 16 to 18 year old NEETs since 2010:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs in 2010</p></td><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs in 2018</p></td><td><p>Change (in percentage points)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January to March</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to June</p></td><td><p>10.3%</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July to September</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td><td><p>-5.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October to December</p></td><td><p>8.3%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>-1.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to identify and support young people who are NEET.</p><p> </p><p>Under Raising the Participation Age, all young people in England are now required to continue in education or training until their 18th birthday. Most continue until the end of the academic year in which they turn 18.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the government invested around £7 billion during the last academic year to ensure there was a place in education or training for every 16 to 19 year old.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding further education, the Adult Education Budget funds the first full level 2 and 3 qualifications for 19 to 23 year olds, training up to level 2 for unemployed people and English and maths for all adults who have not achieved level 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/Written%20PQs/WPQT%20-%202019-20%20Drafts/HL552%20PRD%20PM%20300120.docx#_ftnref1" target="_blank">[1]</a> The figures are based on young people aged 16 to 18 as at 31 August 2018, the start of the academic year, and will therefore include young people who turn 19 throughout the course of the 2018/19 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 03/02/2020 17:56:03 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

755195

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how much money was advanced for Advanced Learner Loans in relation to qualifications at Level 4 or higher in 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>The total outlay for new and continuing learners funded by an Advanced Learner Loan for eligible qualifications at Level 4 or higher in the 2015-16 financial year was £8.625 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/07/2017 10:03:55 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

755194

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how much money was advanced in total for Advanced Learner Loans in 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>The total outlay for new and continuing learners funded by an Advanced Learner Loan in the 2015-16 financial year was £162.1 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/07/2017 10:06:36 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich