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1130693

	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	Emslie Morgan Academy: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Regional Schools Commissioner for Yorkshire and Lancashire on the closure of Emslie Morgan Academy.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	261478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not met with the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) for Lancashire and West Yorkshire in relation to the closure of Emslie Morgan Academy. My noble friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, has however discussed the closure of Emslie Morgan Academy with the RSC and officials. The decision to close Emslie Morgan Academy was taken by the department, following the careful consideration of all available options.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/06/2019 12:13:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110419

	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	Condition Improvement Fund: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was provided to schools in (a) Wallasey, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West from the Condition Improvement Fund in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	242028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) is an annual bidding round to which single and smaller academy trusts and sixth-form colleges are eligible to apply for capital funding. All other schools access capital funding through the School Condition Allocation paid to their responsible body.</p><p>In the attached table, the Department has provided a regional breakdown of CIF grant awards for the last 5 years. Accurate amounts for grants funded are not known until the work is complete, so the Department is unable to disclose the total funding amount for a CIF round until all the projects in that round are complete.</p><p>The Department intends to release individual project funding amounts for all CIF rounds once complete and, to date, we have published the funding from 2015-16. Information for CIF 2016-17 onwards does not include the funding amounts. To release the funding amounts for which applicants bid to CIF while procurement or construction works are ongoing would jeopardise the negotiating position of schools and sixth-form colleges to obtain value for money for the public purse from their contractors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/04/2019 13:19:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 242028_CIF_regional_breakdown_.xls title 242028_CIF_regional_breakdown
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1092686

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Egremont Primary School: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to reports that Egremont Primary School in Wallasey will be making 18 members of staff redundant, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of that loss of staff on the level of education children attending that school will receive.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	235268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The department is building a supportive schools’ culture in which Regional Schools Commissioners work with multi academy trusts to drive school improvement. As part of this, the department will offer schools the support they need, in line with the ‘Schools Causing Concern’ guidance.</p><p>The department does not currently have concerns about the financial position of the Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust as evidenced in the trust’s annual accounts return.</p><p>Academy trusts are expected to manage their resources and financial position effectively. Their status as companies, charities and public sector bodies, means they have a more rigorous tri‑partite framework and are held up to greater scrutiny. There is a clear framework of accountability for academy trusts regulated by the Education &amp; Skills Funding Agency through trusts’ funding agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook</a>.</p><p>There is effective oversight and compliance based on proportionate risk assessment and robust intervention when concerns arise. In addition, all academy trusts must have an annual external audit of their annual accounts by a registered statutory auditor. This external scrutiny provides the department with a high level of confidence that oversight is professional and consistent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 235269 question first answered 26/03/2019 16:43:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1092687

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to reports that Egremont Primary School in Wallasey will be making 18 members of staff redundant, what assessment he has made of the financial stability of the Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust in Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	235269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The department is building a supportive schools’ culture in which Regional Schools Commissioners work with multi academy trusts to drive school improvement. As part of this, the department will offer schools the support they need, in line with the ‘Schools Causing Concern’ guidance.</p><p>The department does not currently have concerns about the financial position of the Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust as evidenced in the trust’s annual accounts return.</p><p>Academy trusts are expected to manage their resources and financial position effectively. Their status as companies, charities and public sector bodies, means they have a more rigorous tri‑partite framework and are held up to greater scrutiny. There is a clear framework of accountability for academy trusts regulated by the Education &amp; Skills Funding Agency through trusts’ funding agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook</a>.</p><p>There is effective oversight and compliance based on proportionate risk assessment and robust intervention when concerns arise. In addition, all academy trusts must have an annual external audit of their annual accounts by a registered statutory auditor. This external scrutiny provides the department with a high level of confidence that oversight is professional and consistent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 235268 question first answered 26/03/2019 16:43:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1092690

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Wirral
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total cost to the public purse has been of converting local authority schools to academy schools in Wirral since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	235271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Over the last 9 financial years, the department has spent £1,138,671 on pre-opening start-up grants to support the conversion of local authority schools to academy schools in the Wirral. Further details are in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Grant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Converter Pre-Opening</p></td><td><p>£525,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional Private Finance Initiative Grant Award</p></td><td><p>£18,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsor Pre-Opening Grant</p></td><td><p>£595,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,138,671</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/03/2019 17:03:49 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078503

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) England that were (i) eligible and (ii) not eligible for free school meals attended a primary school rated as (A) good and (B) outstanding in the academic year ending August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of children eligible for free school meals (FSM), in Wallasey, Wirral and England, who attended primary schools rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’. As at 31 August 2018, 87% of children are now in primary schools in England rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/03/2019 13:02:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name Table_for_PQ_226554_showing_number_and_percentage_of_pupils_eligible_for_free_school_meals_in_good_and_outstanding_schools .doc title 226554_table_on_free_school_meal_eligibility
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078506

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of schools in (a) Wallasey, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside with internet speeds of (i) less than 10 Mbps, (ii) between 10 and 30 Mbps and (iii) over 30 Mbps.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of broadband infrastructure for schools. The Department is working with industry and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to accelerate the full fibre internet connectivity rollout to all schools. In addition to this, The Department is supporting those schools most in need[1], which will not otherwise receive a timely upgrade through commercial routes. Hundreds of schools have been identified where connectivity will be accelerated by funding a new full fibre connection over the next two years, bringing schools, local communities and businesses onto an ultrafast, full fibre connection. As a result, fewer than 10 state funded mainstream schools in Merseyside are in areas that cannot guarantee connection speeds of over 30Mbps[2]. The numbers for Wirral and Wallasey are even lower and so harder to reliably estimate.</p><p>The Department will be publishing an Education Technology strategy in the Spring, which will include how schools are being supported to overcome the barrier of internet connectivity to harness the opportunities of technology.</p><p> </p><p>[1] As announced in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-telecoms-infrastructure-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-telecoms-infrastructure-review</a>, the market alone is unlikely to support network deployment in the final c.10% of premises.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2018" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2019 17:06:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 105667 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1057045

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Merseyside
	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 reasons for the increase in the number of looked after children, child protection plans and children in need throughout (a) Wirral and (b) Liverpool City Region in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	218759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The department publishes information on looked-after children, child protection plans and children in need in local authorities, including those within Wirral and Liverpool, in the local authority interactive tool. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>There are a range of factors that contribute to trends in demand for children’s social care including deprivation in different local authorities. The most deprived local authorities have more looked-after children (per 10,000 0 to 17-year-olds), and these rates have grown faster than the least deprived local authorities. The most common factors that present themselves in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. Data on this is available in table C3 of the statistical release ‘Characteristics of children in need 2017 to 2018’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, to help ensure decisions are based on the best available evidence, the government is working with the sector to develop a sharper and more granular picture of demand for children’s services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2019 16:52:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1022912

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Interserve
	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 value of his Department's contracts with Interserve.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	200577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2018/19, the following Education and Skills Funding Agency contracts were in place with Interserve Learning and Employment (Services) Ltd.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Adult education budget (procured)</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,993,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apprenticeship carry in*</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,666,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Adult apprenticeships (procured) (non- levy)</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,155,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16-18 apprenticeships (procured) (non- levy) </strong></p></td><td><p>£1,675,296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16-18 traineeships</strong></p></td><td><p>£156,043</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* <strong>Includes 16-18 and adult apprenticeships and 16-18 non-levy and adult non-levy apprenticeships. </strong></p><p> </p><p>Details are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>In addition to the above contracts, Interserve Learning and Employment (Services) Ltd has five European Social Fund contracts which started in 2016 with an original end date of July 2018. These five contracts have been extended to March 2019.The total contract value for the period 2016 to March 2019 is £19,542,601.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/12/2018 17:07:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 91891 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1022915

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Interserve
	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 monitor the financial health of Interserve plc.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	200578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) undertakes a financial health assessment, using the latest set of financial statements, or equivalent, on all training providers who hold a contract with the ESFA. The assessments are on a rolling programme when new financial statements are produced for these organisations. Organisations are required to submit their financial statements as and when they become available, but no later than nine months after their period end date.</p><p> </p><p>Following the assessment process a financial health grade is awarded, in line with our published guidance.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/12/2018 17:25:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 91892 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle