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1129750

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) weekday evenings, (b) Saturdays and (c) Sundays are classified as normal school hours for the purposes of the Government's consultation entitled Children not in school: proposed legislation, launched on 2 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	259857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>​The purpose of the proposed register is to enable local authorities to track the main daytime weekday educational settings for children in scope, and to take action if it appears that a suitable education is not being received in usual school hours. This purpose would not be served by bringing into coverage the register activities carried on in places or at times not relevant to determining suitability, or by including places which are simply hosting educational visits rather than providing tuition and it is not our intention to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Issues such as the definition of usual school hours, and what is a relevant setting for the purposes of providing local authorities with information about children on the proposed register of children not in school, will be considered based on responses received to the consultation, which closes on 24 June. Implementation issues such as these are an important part of the consultation, information for which is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259858 259859 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:43:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122404 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1129751

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) morning prayer meetings, (b) afternoon bible studies and (c) evening youth group meetings are included in the scope of education settings for the purposes of the Government's consultation entitled Children not in school: proposed legislation, launched on 2 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	259858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>​The purpose of the proposed register is to enable local authorities to track the main daytime weekday educational settings for children in scope, and to take action if it appears that a suitable education is not being received in usual school hours. This purpose would not be served by bringing into coverage the register activities carried on in places or at times not relevant to determining suitability, or by including places which are simply hosting educational visits rather than providing tuition and it is not our intention to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Issues such as the definition of usual school hours, and what is a relevant setting for the purposes of providing local authorities with information about children on the proposed register of children not in school, will be considered based on responses received to the consultation, which closes on 24 June. Implementation issues such as these are an important part of the consultation, information for which is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259857 259859 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:43:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122403 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1129752

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Attendance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) museums, (b) art galleries, (c) sports clubs, (d) National Trust and English Heritage properties, (e) leisure centres and (f) Parliament are included in the scope of education settings for the purposes of the Government's consultation entitled Children not in school: proposed legislation, launched on 2 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	259859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>​The purpose of the proposed register is to enable local authorities to track the main daytime weekday educational settings for children in scope, and to take action if it appears that a suitable education is not being received in usual school hours. This purpose would not be served by bringing into coverage the register activities carried on in places or at times not relevant to determining suitability, or by including places which are simply hosting educational visits rather than providing tuition and it is not our intention to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Issues such as the definition of usual school hours, and what is a relevant setting for the purposes of providing local authorities with information about children on the proposed register of children not in school, will be considered based on responses received to the consultation, which closes on 24 June. Implementation issues such as these are an important part of the consultation, information for which is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259857 259858 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:43:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122405 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1130520

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school-age children whose parents or guardians have requested a school place have been out of school for more than a term in the (a) UK and (b) London Borough of Lambeth in the (i) 2017-18 and (ii) 2018-19 academic years.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	261221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>​The information requested is not held centrally. The Department does not hold data on the number of in-year admission applications made and the length of time a child has been out of school prior to their parents or guardians submitting an application.</p><p>Parents can apply for a place at any school, at any time. When parents apply for a school place outside of the normal admissions round, this is classed as an in-year admission. This process is managed at a local level by either the local authority, where it coordinates the in-year admissions for schools in their area, or directly by the admission authority of the school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 16:51:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1130925

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust: Deloitte and Touche
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Wakefield City Academies Trust spent on services provided by Deloitte from 1 September 2017 to 31 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	262315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) has not paid Deloitte for services. From 1 September 2017 to 31 May 2019, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has paid £183,121 (excluding VAT) to Deloitte LLP under their contract for services in respect of WCAT’s closure.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/06/2019 16:33:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1130868

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Educational Exchanges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to EU universities wanting to send non-EU students to UK universities on exchange programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	262364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The terms of international exchanges are the responsibility of individual higher education institutions. The main exchange programme supported through public funding in the UK is Erasmus+, a European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport, which provides funding for both EU and non-EU students to come to UK universities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/06/2019 16:03:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1130530

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adult education providers in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	261227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The tables below show the number of providers that we allocated funds to in each of the funding years.</p><p> </p><p>Note that in 2014/15 and 2015/16, the Adult Skills budget was part of the Apprenticeship budget and allocated as such. The Adult Education Budget was created in 2016/17, separate from apprenticeships. For the years 2014/15 and 2015/16 therefore, the number of providers includes those with Adult Skills and Adult Apprenticeship allocations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Adult Skills Budget and Adult Apprenticeship Allocations </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Providers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Adult Education Budget Allocations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Providers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>646</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 13/06/2019 13:36:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1130401

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy was spent in 2018-2019.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	261085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has been allocated to the Department for Education by HM Treasury. Over 2018/19 the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund has spent £100 million. The PE and Sport Premium has spent £160 million. The Essential Life Skills programme has spent £13.85 million. Up to £26 million has been allocated to the National Schools Breakfast Programme over 2018-20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/06/2019 13:55:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1130926

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time staff were employed by Wakefield City Academies Trust; and what the cost was of those staff, in each financial year from 1 September 2017 to 31 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	262316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The number of part‑time and full‑time staff employed by Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) and the cost of those staff are a matter for the Trust. Financial statements from the Trust are in the public domain.</p><p>The value of the WCAT pension deficit is also a matter for the Trust.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 262317 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:35:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1130927

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value is of Wakefield City Academies Trust pension deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	262317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The number of part‑time and full‑time staff employed by Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) and the cost of those staff are a matter for the Trust. Financial statements from the Trust are in the public domain.</p><p>The value of the WCAT pension deficit is also a matter for the Trust.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 262316 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:35:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh