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1000253

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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, when he plans to publish the block allocation for individual maintained schools and academies for 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	187374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Pre-16 maintained school and academy allocations are published each financial year for all maintained schools and academies.</p><p>The Department intends to publish the 2018-9 allocations shortly.</p><p>The publication does not have a set date and has been published in November previously.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 187375 question first answered 12/11/2018 11:53:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1000254

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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, for what reason the school block allocations are being released later than October in the school year.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	187375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Pre-16 maintained school and academy allocations are published each financial year for all maintained schools and academies.</p><p>The Department intends to publish the 2018-9 allocations shortly.</p><p>The publication does not have a set date and has been published in November previously.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 187374 question first answered 12/11/2018 11:53:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1001936

	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	World War I: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support he has made available to schools for the commemoration of the centenary of Armistice Day.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	187991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has invested an extra £1.3 billion into core schools funding across 2018-19 and 2019-20, which is an increase from the plans set out in the last Spending Review. Core funding for schools and high needs has risen from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £42.4 billion this year and will rise further to £43.5 billion in 2019-20. The Department allows head teachers to use their funding in a way they feel achieves the best outcomes for pupils.</p><p> </p><p>From 2013 to March 2019, the Department is providing £5.3 million for pupils and teachers from state-funded secondary schools in England to participate in battlefield tours of the Western Front. The Department is also funding a series of roadshows from 2016 to December 2018, to enable pupils to debate the causes, conduct and consequences of World War I with a panel of experts.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, in the recent Budget the Government committed a further £1million for 2019-20 for further World War I battlefield visits for school students to mark the centenary of World War I Armistice and the sacrifices made.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 17:45:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1001937

	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	Financial Services: 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 provides to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools on the amount of financial education that should be provided to students.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	187992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2014 financial literacy was made statutory within the national curriculum as part of the citizenship curriculum for 11 to 16 year olds. Pupils are taught the functions and uses of money, the importance of personal budgeting, money management and the need to understand financial risk.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has introduced a rigorous new mathematics curriculum, which provides young people with the knowledge and financial skills to make important financial decisions. The Government has published statutory programmes of study for mathematics and citizenship that outline what pupils should learn about financial education from Key Stages 1-4.</p><p> </p><p>The Department trusts schools to use their professional judgement and understanding of their pupils to develop the right teaching approach for their particular school, drawing on the expertise of subject associations and organisations such as Young Money.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1002043

	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	Pupils: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to require schools to provide advice on mental health to pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	188064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Schools will be required to teach mental health as part of the Department’s plans to make health education compulsory. The Government is currently seeking views on the draft guidance and regulations, which will support the new subjects of relationships education in primary, relationships and sex education in secondary, and health education in all schools. The consultation includes questions on what support schools will need to deliver high-quality teaching. The consultation closed on the 7 November. <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/</a>.</p><p>The draft statutory guidance sets out core content that schools will teach. The draft mental health content includes teaching pupils how to recognise and talk about their emotions, how to judge when they or someone they know needs support and prevention, including the benefits of physical exercise.</p><p>Schools will decide what further advice to provide to their pupils. To support schools, the Government will fund the training of a Designated Senior Lead for mental health in every school, to put in place a whole school approach to mental health and well-being. This can cover activities as part of pastoral support and advice for individual pupils with specific needs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 13:11:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

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

1002100

	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	Teachers: Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unqualified teachers work in schools in (a) Dulwich and West Norwood, (b) London and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	188179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of unqualified[1] and qualified teachers in service in state funded schools in Dulwich and West Norwood parliamentary constituency, London region and England, as at November 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Full-time equivalent (FTE) number of unqualified and qualified teachers in service in state funded schools in Dulwich and West Norwood parliamentary constituency, London region and England, as at November 2017 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unqualified FTE Teachers[2]</p></td><td><p>Qualified FTE Teachers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dulwich and West Norwood</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London<strong>[3]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>5,170</p></td><td><p>69,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>21,040</p></td><td><p>430,830</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] An unqualified teacher in the LA maintained sector is either a trainee working towards QTS; an overseas trained teacher who has not exceeded the four years they are allowed to teach without having QTS; or an instructor who has a particular skill who can be employed for so long as a qualified teacher is not available.</p><p> </p><p>[2] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 teachers.</p><p> </p><p>[3] Figures for London exclude 11 out of 2,595 schools that did not provide a return for teachers.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 17:35:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1002101

	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	Teachers: Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teaching staff are unqualified in (a) maintained state, (b) academy and (c) free schools.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	188180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher numbers and proportion of unqualified teachers in service in (a) maintained state schools, (b) academies, (c) free schools and England, as at November 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher numbers and proportion of unqualified[1] teachers in service in maintained state schools, academies, and free schools and England, November 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>FTE Unqualified Teachers (000’s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE Qualified and Unqualified Teachers (000’s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE Unqualified (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintained State Schools<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>235.9</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academies</strong></p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td><td><p>210.0</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Free Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total All Schools</strong></p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>451.9</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census</em></p><p>The numbers are publicly available in table 3a within the publication ‘School Workforce in England, November 2017’, available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] An unqualified teacher in the LA maintained sector is either a trainee working towards QTS; an overseas trained teacher who has not exceeded the four years they are allowed to teach without having QTS; or an instructor who has a particular skill who can be employed for so long as a qualified teacher is not available.</p><p> </p><p>[2] Includes Centrally Employed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 17:39:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1002102

	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	Teachers: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in London schools have been taught by unqualified teachers in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	188181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department collects pupil numbers from the pupil census ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ and teacher numbers from the School Workforce Census ‘School Workforce in England’, but does not hold information on what pupils were taught by which teachers, qualified or unqualified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 17:42:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1002163

	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	Pupil Exclusions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children with ADHD that have been excluded from school in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	188272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 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 12/11/2018 17:37:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1002538

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of teachers on the (a) main, (b) upper, and (c) leadership pay scales at school level.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	188731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department holds information on the number of teachers in England in each pay range at a school level.</p><p>The following table provides the number of regular teachers in service in state funded schools who are on the (a) main, (b) upper and (c) leadership pay ranges in England in November 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Number of regular teachers in service in state funded schools who are on the main, upper and leadership pay ranges in England in November 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Leadership <br>Pay Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Main <br>Pay Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upper <br>Pay Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other [1]</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong>[2]</p></td><td><p>69,521</p></td><td><p>170,910</p></td><td><p>177,941</p></td><td><p>45,470</p></td><td><p>36,070</p></td><td><p>499,912</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census</em></p><p> </p><p>Academies are not obliged to use the pay ranges required in LA-maintained schools, though many academies use similar pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes leading practitioner and unqualified pay ranges.</p><p>[2] Excludes centrally employed staff.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/11/2018 14:26:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 84554 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1002544

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that school admissions authorities are aware of the guidance to give second highest priority in their over-subscription criteria to children who were previously in state care outside of England.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	188810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017 the Department announced that, when the opportunity arises, it intends to amend the School Admissions Code to require admission authorities to give children who were previously in state care outside of England highest priority for admission into school.</p><p> </p><p>Until such time when the relevant changes to the Code can be made, admission authorities have been asked to use their current flexibilities in setting their own admission arrangements to grant such children second highest admissions priority in their oversubscription criteria.</p><p> </p><p>To further encourage admission authorities to make this change, additional advice was issued about this matter to all local authorities, with a request that it is circulated to all own admission authorities in their respective areas in August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 12:25:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1002559

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students sitting the design and technology GCSE received a grade C or above in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	188903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides information on the proportion of pupils entered for design and technology GCSEs[1] in 2016/17 who achieved grade C or above.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of pupils entered <br>who achieved A*-C or above <br>in GCSE in the listed subjects <br>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Electronic Products</p></td><td><p>68.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Food Technology</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Graphic Products</p></td><td><p>58.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Resistant Materials</p></td><td><p>58.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Systems &amp; Control</p></td><td><p>68.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Textiles Technology</p></td><td><p>72.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Design and Technology[2]</p></td><td><p>58.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Based on GCSE examinations only - excludes equivalents</p><p>[2] Includes Graphics, Motor Vehicle, Studies, Design &amp; Technology, D&amp;T Engineering and D&amp;T Product Design.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 12:34:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1002712

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: National Curriculum Tests
	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 SATs testing in primary schools on the mental health and well being of children.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	188758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Statutory assessments at Key Stages 1 and 2 are an essential part of ensuring that children master the basics of reading, writing and mathematics which are key to succeeding at secondary school and in later life. They help teachers understand how their pupils are performing against national expectations and enable them to identify where extra support may be needed. Statutory assessments also allows schools to be held to high standards and ensures that they offer a high quality education to all pupils. National curriculum tests undergo a robust three-year development process, taking account of pupils’ experiences of the tests through large-scale representative trialling and review by teachers, head teachers and assessment and inclusion experts.</p><p>Statutory assessments are not meant to cause stress and anxiety to pupils. Schools should encourage all pupils to work hard and achieve well. The Department trusts teachers to administer them in a proportionate way that does not put undue pressure on pupils, and certainly not at the expense of their wellbeing. Schools should provide continuous and appropriate support as part of a whole school approach to supporting the wellbeing and resilience of pupils. The Department encourages schools to ensure that any pupil experiencing high levels of stress speaks to their teachers or school counsellors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 17:40:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1003580

	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	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 164527 on Buildings: Insulation, what estimate the Government has made of the number of planned (a) school, (b) hospital and (c) care home buildings where (i) planning permission has been granted or (ii) work has commenced on site and which include the use of combustible cladding or insulation.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	189840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information or publish statistics on the number of schools, hospitals or care home buildings with planning permission, or which has started on site, broken down by external wall type.</p><p>Schools are, in general, safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. In addition, all schools must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment and conducting regular fire drills. The Department for Education is responsible for this area.</p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government has taken action to ensure that the safety issues that caused it will not happen again. This has included a survey to identify high-rise buildings over 18 metres tall, with Aluminium Composite Material cladding, in England. The latest available information on the cladding status of these building is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-end-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-end-october-2018</a>.</p><p>In addition, the Government established a Building Safety Programme that included an independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety. Following the publication of the review the Government announced in June 2018 that it intended to ban the use of combustible materials on external walls of high-rise buildings, subject to consultation.</p><p>Following consultation, the Government announced on 1 October 2018 that it will take forward this ban on all high-rise residential buildings, as well as hospitals, residential care premises, residential schools and student accommodation above 18 metres. This ban will be delivered through changes to Building Regulations and will limit materials available to products achieving a European classification of Class A1 or A2. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is responsible for this policy area.</p><p>NHS trusts are locally responsible for their fire safety, and take it very seriously. Fire safety guidance specific to the NHS Firecode, is provided to support them in doing this. As with schools, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS organisations must, as far as is reasonably practical, make sure that everyone on the premises, or nearby, can escape safely if there is a fire. They will therefore consider the ban on combustible cladding as part of the regular fire risk assessments they carry out on their existing estate. The Department for Health and Social Care is responsible for this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 17:14:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1003684

	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	Department for Education: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish their payment performance each year.</p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 17:17:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003872

	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	Pupil Exclusions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of children excluded from school; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	189560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department supports head teachers in using exclusion where this is warranted. There has been a increase in exclusions recently, though there are still fewer exclusions than a decade ago.</p><p>In March, the Government launched an externally-led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review is exploring how head teachers use exclusion, and why pupils with particular characteristics are more likely to be excluded from school. It is also considering the differences in exclusion rates across primary and secondary schools in England.</p><p>The review will report at the beginning of next year. The full terms of reference for the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/11/2018 17:17:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1003873

	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	Pupil Exclusions
	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 on giving exclusion review panels the right to reinstate pupils in schools; and and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	189561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The role of the independent review panel is to review a governing body’s decision not to reinstate a permanently excluded pupil. Where a panel considers that the decision of the governing body to uphold the exclusion is flawed it can quash the decision and require the governing body to reconsider the case. The final decision on whether to reinstate the child is with the governing body. The Government believes that schools are best placed to make that decision taking into account the wider impact of reinstatement on other pupils at the school. Where a governing body is directed to reconsider their decision but does not reinstate the pupil, the school will be expected to pay an additional financial contribution towards the costs of providing an alternative education for that pupil.</p><p>The Department believes that independent review panels provide for a quick, fair and accessible process for reviewing exclusion decisions, in a way that takes account of the rights of the wider school community.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/11/2018 17:13:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1003899

	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	Literacy and Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific remit the 32 English Hubs will have to support learners identified with (a) literacy difficulties and (b) SEND.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The 32 English Hubs will deploy five practising teachers to deliver support to local schools. These teachers will not be required to hold specific qualifications in special educational needs, but will be trained to support all children to learn to read.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested heavily in resources and training for dyslexia and specific learning difficulties support. This has included increasing training for teachers and school leaders and providing access to literacy specialists to the wide range of support available to all teachers. Literacy specialists will also have access to the wide range of support available to all teachers. The new standards for qualified teacher status include a continued focus on meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The Whole School SEND consortium, funded by the Department, are delivering training and resources for schools to enable schools to review their SEND provision in order to identify address where provision can be improved, including identifying and supporting pupils with SEND more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 189631 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:04:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003901

	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	Pupils: Dyslexia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of English Hub schools having at least one member of staff who has received specialist dyslexia training.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The 32 English Hubs will deploy five practising teachers to deliver support to local schools. These teachers will not be required to hold specific qualifications in special educational needs, but will be trained to support all children to learn to read.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested heavily in resources and training for dyslexia and specific learning difficulties support. This has included increasing training for teachers and school leaders and providing access to literacy specialists to the wide range of support available to all teachers. Literacy specialists will also have access to the wide range of support available to all teachers. The new standards for qualified teacher status include a continued focus on meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The Whole School SEND consortium, funded by the Department, are delivering training and resources for schools to enable schools to review their SEND provision in order to identify address where provision can be improved, including identifying and supporting pupils with SEND more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 189629 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:04:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003902

	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	Literacy: Teaching Methods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of regional differences in the results of the phonics screening check; and what steps he is taking to reduce such disparities.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The percentage of Year 1 pupils meeting the required standard in phonic decoding since 2011/12[1] can be found in the below table:[2]</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England (state-funded schools)</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inner London</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outer London</strong></p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also publishes the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard of phonic decoding by the end of Year 2.<sup>2,[3]</sup></p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that more work needs to be done to tackle regional variations in phonics screening check results. To this end, a new national network of 32 English hubs has been announced, with £26.3 million invested to improve educational outcomes for the most disadvantaged children, particularly in underperforming schools.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the success of previous phonics roadshows which help schools use systematic synthetic phonics to support reading development, the Department has invested in a further 24 phonics roadshows in 2018-19. These will take place in local authority areas where phonics screening check scores in 2018 were below the national average.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018</a>. Table ‘L1’ (for year 1 pupils) and Table ‘L6’ (for year 2 pupils) in the ‘National, local authority and regional tables: national curriculum assessments in phonics screening checks in England, 2018’.</p><p>[2] Figures for 2018 are based on provisional data, data for all other years is based on final data.</p><p>[3] For 2013-2016 open the ‘phonics table’ and use ‘table 9’ at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2016</a>. For 2016/17 open the ‘phonics table’ and use ‘table_9’ at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 16:42:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1005758

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: South Cambridgeshire
	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 (a) number and (b) proportion of teachers that are on the (i) main, (ii) upper, and (iii) leadership pay scales in South Cambridgeshire constituency.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	190534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Please see the attached table which provides the number and proportion[1]<sup>,[2] </sup>of full and part-time regular teachers in service in state funded schools who are paid on the main, upper, leadership, other and unknown pay ranges in South Cambridgeshire constituency and in England in November 2017. Within the table, the ‘Other’ column includes the leading practitioners[3] and unqualified teachers[4] pay ranges and the ‘Unknown’ column relates to invalid codes entered by schools during the collection process that were not amended by the schools after being identified as invalid.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Excludes centrally employed staff.</p><p>[2] Figures 3 or less have been suppressed.</p><p>[3] Leading practitioners are qualified teachers who are employed in posts that the relevant body has determined have the primary purpose of modelling and leading improvement of teaching skills.</p><p>[4] Unqualified teachers are teachers who are not a qualified teacher and who is prescribed by Order under section 122(5) of the Act as a school teacher for the purposes of that section.</p><p>[5] Includes leading practitioner and unqualified pay ranges.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/11/2018 17:03:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 190534_attached_table_doc_ 201118.docx title 190534_attached_table_doc_201118
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

1005794

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled It might be best if you looked elsewhere: An investigation into the schools admission process, whether his Department has acted on the recommendations made in that report.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	190488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department wants fair access to a good school place for every child and routinely keeps the school admissions system under review. In setting their admission arrangements, admission authorities must ensure the practices and the criteria used to decide the allocation of places are fair, clear, objective and comply with admissions law and equalities law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/11/2018 16:43:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1005827

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers Ofsted has to investigate the (a) level of and (b) reason for school exclusions through its (i) school inspections and (ii) joint area inspections with the Care Quality Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	190480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Ofsted has a duty to consider pupils’ behaviour and safety as part of its section 5 school inspections. While it is not Ofsted’s role to investigate individual cases, inspectors always look at exclusions on school inspections and ask head teachers about trends and reasons for exclusions. The issue of exclusion is also covered as part of the joint Ofsted/Care Quality Commission inspections of local authorities’ effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities. Inspectors will report on overall levels of exclusions, and may comment when there is a specific or recurring trend.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/11/2018 16:05:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

1005847

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Design
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to promote and support the development of design skills as part of STEM education.
	tabling member constituency	Wantage
	tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
	uin	190419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has worked with organisations such as the James Dyson Foundation and the Royal Academy of Engineering to reform the design and technology (D&amp;T) A level, GCSE and curriculum. The content emphasises the iterative design processes at the heart of modern industry practice. There is also more mathematical and science content that students must use and relate closely to D&amp;T, and a much greater use of design equipment such as 3D printers and robotics. Under the new national curriculum, reformed in 2014, D&amp;T remains a compulsory subject in all maintained schools from Key Stage 1 to 3. Maintained schools are also required to offer it as a subject at Key Stage 4. Academies can use the national curriculum as a benchmark for what they teach. The D&amp;T GCSE counts towards the Progress 8 secondary accountability measure.</p><p>The new qualification will prepare students for further study and careers in design. To ensure the subject is taught well, the Department supports recruitment of D&amp;T teachers through bursaries of up to £12,000 for eligible candidates.</p><p>For post-16 students, the Government is introducing T Levels, based on learning from the best international examples. Once fully introduced, many of the new T Level programmes will focus on core science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) occupations, including in the engineering and manufacturing sectors. Designed by employers, T Levels will give students access to high quality technical study programmes, which will prepare them for employment and higher level study in STEM occupations.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/11/2018 16:02:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot