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1130667

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish information on the responses to the asbestos management assurance process at responsible body and school level.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	261544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department takes the safety of pupils, staff and visitors to schools very seriously. To improve our understanding of the management of asbestos in schools, the Department launched the Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP) in March 2018. This will enable the Department to develop an even better understanding of how asbestos is being managed in schools, strengthen the Department’s published guidance and support the Department’s work with the Health and Safety Executive to follow up with any schools of concern.</p><p>The Department intends to publish the report on the findings of the AMAP this month. The Department also intends to publish the names of the participating Responsible Bodies, schools and academies.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/06/2019 15:33:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1130387

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he has made an assessment of the effect of trends in the level of school finances on the ability of schools to procure environmentally sound services from contractors and suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	261276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Schools are autonomous and have the freedom to make their own decisions based on individual need and circumstances. It is important that schools play their part in conserving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The Department will support schools to procure environmentally sound services, encouraging suppliers to work with their supply chains to offer choice and value. For example, each time a new boiler is installed, it replaces one of an old specification that is far less energy efficient.</p><p>The Department is also committed to delivering new schools that meet energy efficiency targets and supporting the existing estate to reduce its energy demand through advice, support and capital grants. The Department is surveying the condition of every school through the Condition Data Collection to support the development of future priorities for investment, including measures to achieve zero carbon emissions.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 261278 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:31:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1130389

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an assessment of the education sector to identify steps that can be taken to help that sector become carbon neutral.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	261278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Schools are autonomous and have the freedom to make their own decisions based on individual need and circumstances. It is important that schools play their part in conserving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The Department will support schools to procure environmentally sound services, encouraging suppliers to work with their supply chains to offer choice and value. For example, each time a new boiler is installed, it replaces one of an old specification that is far less energy efficient.</p><p>The Department is also committed to delivering new schools that meet energy efficiency targets and supporting the existing estate to reduce its energy demand through advice, support and capital grants. The Department is surveying the condition of every school through the Condition Data Collection to support the development of future priorities for investment, including measures to achieve zero carbon emissions.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 261276 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:31:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1123614

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the Disabled Students' Allowance assistive technology procurement proposal on students with (a) low incidence disabilities and (b) vision impairment.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	248764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The new arrangements being introduced by the Student Loans Company (SLC) to procure assistive technology equipment and training for students in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) will not affect the level or range of support available to any student.</p><p>The SLC has engaged with groups within the sector to ensure that the procurement process will ensure that the needs of all students in receipt of DSA can continue to be met, and over 40 different organisations, including those representing students with vision impairment, have provided responses to the SLC, which are currently being considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/05/2019 16:14:41 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1123615

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the list of approved equipment for Disabled Students' Allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	248765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Section 6 of the Student Loans Company’s (SLC) Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) guidance contains advice on the types of equipment that are available to recipients of these allowances. This is available at: <a href="https://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/1646/1819-guidance-dsa-new-students-from-ay-201617.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/1646/1819-guidance-dsa-new-students-from-ay-201617.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC maintains a list of assistive technology software products that have attracted DSA funding, which is available at: <a href="https://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/1457/product-list.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/1457/product-list.pdf</a>.</p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/05/2019 16:37:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1110199

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Cost-effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the school resource management advisers trial (a) since its inception, (b) in the last six months and (c) since 1 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	242244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) pilot ran from autumn 2017 to August 2018, with the first deployments beginning in January 2018. To date, the Department has spent £659,000 on the SRMA programme. £434,000 of this has been spent in the last six months, of which £350,000 has been spent since 1 January 2019. The increased spend over the last three months reflects the expansion of the programme to offer SRMA support to more schools.</p><p>In 2017-18, School Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) identified the potential for over £35 million savings and revenue generation opportunities as part of the pilot programme. The Department is now working with schools and academy trusts to compile data on the areas where SRMAs’ recommendations have been realised and actual savings made. The early signs are promising as it is helping to identify how to deliver resources for the best possible education of pupils. As SRMAs focus their recommendations on actions that will deliver long-term solutions, the Department does not expect to see all of the potential savings realised immediately.</p><p>When developing the SRMA programme, the Department consulted with a range of sector bodies, including the Association of School and College Leaders, the National Association of Head Teachers and the Institute of School Business Leadership. When SRMAs are undertaking deployments, officials at the Education and Skills Funding Agency are in regular contact with those schools and trusts which the SRMA is working with to understand their experience of the programme. The Department also carried out a formal evaluation of the pilot, which sought the views of those schools and trusts that participated. The feedback received was overwhelmingly positive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 242245 242246 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:35:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1110200

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Cost-effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the savings achieved by schools as a result of the school resource management advisers trial (a) since its inception, (b) in the last six months and (c) since 1 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	242245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) pilot ran from autumn 2017 to August 2018, with the first deployments beginning in January 2018. To date, the Department has spent £659,000 on the SRMA programme. £434,000 of this has been spent in the last six months, of which £350,000 has been spent since 1 January 2019. The increased spend over the last three months reflects the expansion of the programme to offer SRMA support to more schools.</p><p>In 2017-18, School Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) identified the potential for over £35 million savings and revenue generation opportunities as part of the pilot programme. The Department is now working with schools and academy trusts to compile data on the areas where SRMAs’ recommendations have been realised and actual savings made. The early signs are promising as it is helping to identify how to deliver resources for the best possible education of pupils. As SRMAs focus their recommendations on actions that will deliver long-term solutions, the Department does not expect to see all of the potential savings realised immediately.</p><p>When developing the SRMA programme, the Department consulted with a range of sector bodies, including the Association of School and College Leaders, the National Association of Head Teachers and the Institute of School Business Leadership. When SRMAs are undertaking deployments, officials at the Education and Skills Funding Agency are in regular contact with those schools and trusts which the SRMA is working with to understand their experience of the programme. The Department also carried out a formal evaluation of the pilot, which sought the views of those schools and trusts that participated. The feedback received was overwhelmingly positive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 242244 242246 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:35:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1110201

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Cost-effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to consult (a) teachers, (b) head teachers and (c) other school leaders on the school resource management advisers trial.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	242246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) pilot ran from autumn 2017 to August 2018, with the first deployments beginning in January 2018. To date, the Department has spent £659,000 on the SRMA programme. £434,000 of this has been spent in the last six months, of which £350,000 has been spent since 1 January 2019. The increased spend over the last three months reflects the expansion of the programme to offer SRMA support to more schools.</p><p>In 2017-18, School Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) identified the potential for over £35 million savings and revenue generation opportunities as part of the pilot programme. The Department is now working with schools and academy trusts to compile data on the areas where SRMAs’ recommendations have been realised and actual savings made. The early signs are promising as it is helping to identify how to deliver resources for the best possible education of pupils. As SRMAs focus their recommendations on actions that will deliver long-term solutions, the Department does not expect to see all of the potential savings realised immediately.</p><p>When developing the SRMA programme, the Department consulted with a range of sector bodies, including the Association of School and College Leaders, the National Association of Head Teachers and the Institute of School Business Leadership. When SRMAs are undertaking deployments, officials at the Education and Skills Funding Agency are in regular contact with those schools and trusts which the SRMA is working with to understand their experience of the programme. The Department also carried out a formal evaluation of the pilot, which sought the views of those schools and trusts that participated. The feedback received was overwhelmingly positive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 242244 242245 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:35:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1110348

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of days of sickness absence taken by teachers in state-funded schools as a result of mental ill health in each year since 2014 for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	242253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/04/2019 16:14:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1109999

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Opening Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of state schools in England that regularly end the school day early on a Friday (a) since June 2017, (b) in the last 12 months and (c) since 1 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	241483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>Schools have the autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school day, including deciding what time their school day should start and finish.</p><p>The structure of the school week should not be the cause of inconvenience to parents and carers, and it is unacceptable for schools to shorten their school week unless it is a direct action to support and enhance their pupils’ education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/04/2019 16:39:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran