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780446

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	30/10/2017
	date tabled	30/10/2017
	ddp created	31/10/2017 01:03:00
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	31/10/2017 01:10:19 19/01/2018 09:47:02
	hansard heading	Foster Care
	house id	1
	identifier	110271
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 17:03:59
	question first ministerially corrected	19/01/2018 09:15:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered foster carers there have been in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 110271
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110271
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) with the information requested.<ins class="ministerial"> A copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</ins></p> question first answered 02/11/2017 17:03:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

780445

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	30/10/2017
	date tabled	30/10/2017
	ddp created	31/10/2017 01:02:58
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	31/10/2017 01:10:14 02/11/2017 17:46:02
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	identifier	110270
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 17:14:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sibling groups have been adopted in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 110270
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110270
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Adoption Leadership Board (ALB) quarterly survey shows the number of children who were part of a sibling group who were adopted from care in England from 2013-14. The reports are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance</a>.</p><p>Table 1: The number of children who were part of a sibling group who were adopted, in England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of children who were part of a sibling group who were adopted, in England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,710</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: ALB quarterly survey</em></p><p>The latest quarterly data shows that there were 870 children who were part of a sibling group who were adopted in the first two quarters of 2016-17.</p><p>We do not hold information prior to 2013-14, or on the actual number of sibling groups.</p> question first answered 02/11/2017 17:14:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

780447

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	30/10/2017
	date tabled	30/10/2017
	ddp created	31/10/2017 01:03:02
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	31/10/2017 01:10:22 02/11/2017 17:33:02
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	identifier	110272
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 17:01:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have been approved as adopters in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 110272
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110272
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Adoption Leadership Board (ALB) quarterly survey shows the number of approvals of adoptive families by local councils and voluntary adoption agencies in England from quarter 4 2013-14. The reports are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance</a>.</p><p>Table 1: The number of adoptive families who were approved for adoption, in England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of adoptive families who were approved for adoption, in England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>5,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>3,610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: ALB quarterly survey</em></p><p>The latest quarterly data shows that there were 1,410 adoptive families approved in the first two quarters of 2016-17.</p><p>This refers to adoptive families rather than people as these are the groups of people available to adopt a child. We do not hold information prior to quarter 4 2013-14.</p><p>Figures for the number of approved adoptive families at 31 March 2013 and 2014 can be found in the Ofsted adoption publications here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/childrens-social-care-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/childrens-social-care-statistics</a>.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 02/11/2017 17:01:42 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

780448

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	30/10/2017
	date tabled	30/10/2017
	ddp created	31/10/2017 01:03:04
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	31/10/2017 01:10:26 02/11/2017 17:58:07
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	identifier	110268
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 17:26:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been placed for adoption in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 110268
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110268
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of children who were placed for adoption on 31 March in each of the last 10 years is shown in the table which can be accessed from the link below.</p><p>Figures are published in table A2 of the statistical release <em>Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017 </em>at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/11/2017 17:26:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

780449

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	30/10/2017
	date tabled	30/10/2017
	ddp created	31/10/2017 01:03:05
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	31/10/2017 01:10:31 02/11/2017 18:03:02
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	identifier	110269
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 17:31:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adoptions have broken down in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 110269
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110269
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not collect data on adoption breakdowns.</p><p>Information on children who started to be looked after and previously had permanent arrangement was collected for the first time in 2014. These figures are published in table C1 of the statistical release <em>Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017 </em>at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p><em>Beyond the Adoption Order</em> published in 2014, found that over a 12-year period the national adoption disruption rate was 3.2%, indicating that 3 in 100 adoptions was disrupted over a 12-year period.<strong><br> </strong></p> question first answered 02/11/2017 17:31:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

773544

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	19/10/2017
	date tabled	19/10/2017
	ddp created	19/10/2017 19:21:37
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	19/10/2017 20:45:15 01/11/2017 18:09:02
	hansard heading	Health Economics: Graduates
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2259
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/11/2017 17:37:54
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students have completed their studies in the UK over the last 20 years at (1) undergraduate, (2) taught masters courses, and (3) doctorate level in the following disciplines: (a) health economics, and (b) medical data analytics or related disciplines.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL2259
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2259
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) collects data on students enrolled and qualifying from courses at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), including information on subject of study.</p><p> </p><p>Data on numbers of students qualifying from undergraduate, taught masters and doctorate level courses in these subjects is provided in the tables attached for each year from 2007/08 to 2015/16. Prior to 2007/08, the low-level subject classification was provided by HEIs on a voluntary basis and as such, counts of students studying each of these subjects are not provided because they would not give a consistent picture of the total number of students over time. Data for 2016/17 will become available in January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) is the classification of subjects used by HESA. The closest classification to “molecular biology, biochemistry and related disciplines” is “molecular biology, biophysics &amp; biochemistry”, which has a JACS code of C7.</p><p> </p><p>Medicinal chemistry has a JACS code of F150. The closest available classification to “biostatistics and medical statistics” or to “medical data analytics” is “medical statistics”, which has a JACS code of G311. These are detailed level codes and some universities may occasionally allocate students to more general codes. These codes are chosen by HEIs to best describe the course studied in its totality.</p><p> </p><p>An appropriate classification is not available for “regulatory science” or “health economics” and hence figures for these subjects have not been provided. Further information on the most appropriate subject classification for a particular subject can be obtained by contacting HESA.</p><p> </p><p>More information on JACS codes can be found at: <a href="http://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-detailed" target="_blank">http://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-detailed</a>.</p> question first answered 01/11/2017 17:37:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	creator	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

773545

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	19/10/2017
	date tabled	19/10/2017
	ddp created	19/10/2017 19:21:38
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	19/10/2017 19:25:49 02/11/2017 17:29:06
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2260
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 16:57:35
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the report Locked out of learning published by Refugee Action in March; and in what ways they have responded to its recommendations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL2260
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2260
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report published by Refugee Action earlier this year, highlighting for example, the need for a dedicated fund to support refugees to learn English.</p><p>The Government will provide up to £10 million over five years to support refugees learning English who have come to the UK as part of the Vulnerable People’s Relocation Scheme. This is in addition to the funding provided to local councils as part of this scheme, which also covers English language training.</p><p>Since September this year all local councils resettling Syrian families are required to provide a minimum of eight hours formal tuition a week within a month of arrival, for a period of 12 months or until the individual reaches English for Speakers of Other Languages entry level 3.</p><p>In addition, all adults who are granted refugee status or humanitarian protection are eligible for the same skills funding as any other English resident.</p> question first answered 02/11/2017 16:57:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

773577

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	19/10/2017
	date tabled	19/10/2017
	ddp created	19/10/2017 19:22:25
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	19/10/2017 19:27:12 02/11/2017 17:32:02
	hansard heading	Mandarin Language: Curriculum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2292
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 17:00:59
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of China's ambition to double its GDP in 2010 by 2020; and whether they plan to encourage more schools to introduce Chinese Mandarin into their curriculum and accelerate the increase in student entries for Chinese Mandarin GCSE.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL2292
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2292
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Despite a falling percentage growth rate, China’s current growth rate still means it is adding an economy the size of Switzerland to its GDP each year. The UK has strengths in many of the areas identified as key priorities for the next phase of China’s economic transition to a ‘moderately prosperous’ society, particularly in services.</p><p>The Government is encouraging pupils to take a modern or ancient language, including Chinese Mandarin, as part of one of the academic subjects making up the English Baccalaureate at GCSE level.</p><p>In 2017 there were 3,656 pupil entries for GCSE Chinese in England, a rise of 47% since 2010/2011[1].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Chinese Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total entries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>2,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>2,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>2,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>3,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>3,575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>3,656</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department is funding an intensive language programme which aims to see at least 5,000 pupils in England on track towards fluency in Mandarin Chinese by 2020. 14 schools participated in the Mandarin Excellence Programme in the 2016/17 academic year, and an additional 23 have joined in 2017/18. Progress test results indicate that the first cohort of almost 400 pupils are excelling when it comes to learning Mandarin Chinese. The majority of those on the programme achieved marks of 80% or higher across specially-created tests in reading, writing, listening and speaking.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Subject time series tables <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2016-to-2017-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2016-to-2017-provisional</a>.</p> question first answered 02/11/2017 17:00:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	creator	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

773585

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	19/10/2017
	date tabled	19/10/2017
	ddp created	19/10/2017 19:22:37
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	19/10/2017 19:27:30 31/10/2017 17:58:02
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2300
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	31/10/2017 17:26:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were receiving home education in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what arrangements are in place to ensure that this education enables children to experience a broad and balanced curriculum as required by legislation.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL2300
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2300
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>No information is collected centrally on the numbers of children in England being educated at home.</p><p> </p><p>Under section 7 of the Education Act 1996, parents are responsible for ensuring that a child of compulsory school age receives an efficient full-time education suitable to his or her age, ability, aptitudes, also any special educational needs and disabilities that the child has.</p><p> </p><p>There is no specific legal requirement for a ‘broad and balanced curriculum’ and parents who educate children at home have freedom to devise their own curriculum and pedagogical approach. Local councils have a duty to identify, so far as possible, children who are not receiving an education which meets the requirements in section 7, and as part of that process will consider the educational provision made when it appears that it may not be suitable for the child in question.</p> question first answered 31/10/2017 17:26:24 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	creator	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

773586

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	19/10/2017
	date tabled	19/10/2017
	ddp created	19/10/2017 19:22:39
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	19/10/2017 19:27:32 02/11/2017 12:52:17
	hansard heading	Out-of-school Education
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2301
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 12:20:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimates they have made of the number of unregistered schools that serve (1) the strictly orthodox Charedi Jewish community; (2) Christian sects outside the established churches; and (3) those with Islamic beliefs.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL2301
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2301
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>National statistics on the number of unregistered schools that serve the faiths stated in the question are not held centrally. Neither are details on the nature of the curriculum. However, we know from Ofsted’s Annual Report 2015/16 that at the time of publication, about a third of the settings inspected were associated with particular faith groups and were found to be deliberately teaching a restricted, faith-based curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>The annual report is available via the attached document. The section on unregistered schools begins at paragraph 251.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has had numerous discussions with a range of faith groups covering a number of matters, but no specific conversations about unregistered schools with the unregistered schools team. Nor have there been specific conversations between the unregistered schools team and the Children’s Commissioner or Chief Constables. However, the unregistered schools team has had a series of meetings with local councils to discuss how they, as well as the Department and Ofsted, can work collaboratively to help ensure children found to be attending unregistered independent schools and out of school settings are safe and are receiving a suitable education. We have kept the Local Government Association informed on progress. We, together with Ofsted, have had regular discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service and are close to agreeing a formal memorandum of understanding, to be published in due course, that sets out how each body discharges its responsibilities in relation to prosecution of cases for the offence of operating an unregistered school.</p><p> </p><p>As reported by Ofsted in its annual report, the Ofsted team has only found a relatively small number of institutions operating as unregistered schools, and most of those have ceased operating.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted did not include a figure for the number of children in the unregistered schools that they had discovered, but given that the number of such institutions is relatively small, the number of children being educated in them is likely to be limited.</p> question first answered 02/11/2017 12:20:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	creator	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner