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49632

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the pupil premium is available for pre-school children from service families; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	197691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The pupil premium and the service children premium are additional resources provided to maintained schools and academies in England to support the education of 4-16 year-olds who meet the eligibility requirements.</p><p>The Government has announced that a new early years pupil premium, worth £50 million, will be introduced from April 2015. It will give disadvantaged three- and four-year-old children better access to quality early education which evidence shows can have a major impact on their school readiness. The Government will consult later this year on how best to implement these proposals.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

48761

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government Actuary's Department provided Ministers with estimates of additional monies received from extra contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme before 19 March; and if so, if he will publish such estimates.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	196812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government Actuary's Department has provided no such estimate to the Secretary of State for Education.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

48762

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government Actuary's Department will publish details of the valuation of the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	196813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government Actuary provides advice to the Secretary of State for Education on the valuation of the Teachers' Pension Scheme and his Department is currently finalising its work. The Secretary of State plans to publish the outcome of the valuation, including the Actuary's full report, in June 2014.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

48795

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost was of a primary school meal in each local authority in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	196878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

49242

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost of a primary school meal was in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	197434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

50024

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average annual revenue budget was for an (a) primary school academy and (b) secondary school academy in England and Wales in financial year 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	197773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Annual revenue budgets for primary and secondary academies for the academic year September 2012 to August 2013 are available on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-pre-16-allocation-data-2012-to-2013-academic-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-pre-16-allocation-data-2012-to-2013-academic-year</a></p><p> </p><p>Education in Wales is a devolved matter for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

48796

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor how many primary schools offer a hot meal option to all pupils in reception, year one and year two from September 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	196829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We have made it clear that, as schools implement the universal infant free school meals policy, they should ensure that pupils are routinely offered the option of a hot meal.</p><p> </p><p>We will monitor the take-up of school meals through the Schools Census for children in reception, year one and year two beginning in the autumn term of the 2014/15 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

50377

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the cohort achieved an A* to C grade in (a) GCSE mathematics, (b) GCSE English and (c) GCSE English literature at the end of (i) Year 11, (ii) Year 12 and (iii) Year 13 in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	198173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The following tables show the proportion of 15, 16 and 17 year-olds (based on academic age) who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics for the last 10 years. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. Academic age refers to the age at the start of the academic year, so the majority of young people of academic age 15 will be in year 11. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so may include those that have A*-C in either subject.</p><p> </p><p>Tables that show key stage 4 results for English and English Literature are available here: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</p><p> </p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 15 in</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 15 in</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

49523

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of history lessons were taught by non-subject specialists in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	197546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Information on the percentage of history lessons taught to pupils in years 7 to 13 by non-subject specialists is publicly-available online, and published in the Main Tables at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional</a> (Table 14)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2011</a> (Table 14)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2012</a> (Table 14)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</a> (Table 13)</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2009 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

49012

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues on what criteria schools should use when deciding whether to employ an individual who does not possess a formal teaching qualification as a teacher.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	197035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not issue guidance prescribing the criteria that schools should use when employing teaching staff.</p><p>The latest school workforce statistics (November 2013) show that the overwhelming majority (96%) of teachers in state-funded schools hold qualified teacher status.</p><p>Headteachers are best-placed to make decisions about the qualifications, skills and experience they need in their teaching staff. They are held to account for those decisions through inspection and the publication of school performance data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown