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	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	GCE A-level and GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number schools teaching GCSEs over three years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this practice on A level subject choices.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	262365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Department’s Winter 2017 School Snapshot Survey, responses from secondary schools that teach Year 9 pupils were as follows: 35% of respondents stated that all their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4 for all subjects, 28% stated that all their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4 for some subjects, 9% stated that some of their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4 for some subjects, 27% stated that none of their Year 9 pupils would start studying for Key Stage 4.</p><p>The snapshot survey report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-survey-winter-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-survey-winter-2017</a>.</p><p>The information requested is not held centrally regarding administrative data of when individual schools start teaching Key Stage 4. The Department has made no assessment of the effect of this practice on A level choices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 15:16:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1131091

	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	Music: Education
	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 consult on a new National Plan for Music Education; and what the timetable is for the publication of that plan.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Plan for Music Education sets out the Government’s commitment to music and its desire that young musicians should have every opportunity to progress as far as their talents allow. The Department is reviewing the plan for 2020, and will be consulting widely as part of that refresh, working with music experts and teachers. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 15:48:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1131092

	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	Music: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to Music Education Hubs in local authority areas in (a) Merseyside, (b) the North West and (c) England and Wales since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s music hub programme, which has been in place in England since 2012/13, is intended to ensure all children have access to a high-quality music education, including learning to play musical instruments and having the opportunity to play and sing in ensembles.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of core funding allocations for the areas requested is provided in the tables below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£152,637</p></td><td><p>£196,771</p></td><td><p>£198,850</p></td><td><p>£258,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,155,039</p></td><td><p>£1,409,227</p></td><td><p>£1,186,226</p></td><td><p>£1,534,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£7,160,329</p></td><td><p>£8,970,650</p></td><td><p>£8,069,841</p></td><td><p>£10,402,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£50,014,480</p></td><td><p>£62,628,293</p></td><td><p>£58,187,226</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£255,889</p></td><td><p>£252,312</p></td><td><p>£254,068</p></td><td><p>£255,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,520,913</p></td><td><p>£1,510,038</p></td><td><p>£1,517,280</p></td><td><p>£1,526,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£10,405,255</p></td><td><p>£10,395,497</p></td><td><p>£10,474,949</p></td><td><p>£10,560,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,490,000</p></td><td><p>£75,840,004</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information requested is not held centrally regarding the total number or proportion of children who learn to play musical instruments at school. However, music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5-14 year old pupils, and the national curriculum programmes of study say that children should have the opportunity to learn an instrument in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.</p><p> </p><p>The music education hubs do record the number of pupils receiving individual or group lessons through the hub lead organisation or hub partners. Figures for the areas requested, based on the Department’s latest published music education hub data report in 2016/17 and broken down by level of study rather than age group, are included below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Entry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Foundation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Intermediate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Advanced</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>3,154</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excl. Wirral)</p></td><td><p>28,143</p></td><td><p>3,892</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>33,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>118,537</p></td><td><p>26,958</p></td><td><p>3,933</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>150,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>885,798</p></td><td><p>210,898</p></td><td><p>43,882</p></td><td><p>19,840</p></td><td><p>1,160,108</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The music hubs programme is only funded by the Department for Education in England. The figures provided for Merseyside do not include the Wirral because the area is covered by the Musical Routes Hub, which also covers Cheshire West and Chester.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 262462 question first answered 13/06/2019 15:28:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1131093

	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	Music: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on which dates the National Plan for Music Education monitoring board met since 2011; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Plan for Music Education, published in 2011, sets out the Government’s commitment to music and our desire that young musicians should have every opportunity to progress as far as their talents allow.</p><p> </p><p>According to the Department’s records, the National Plan monitoring board met on the following dates: Monday 23 January 2012; Monday 14 May 2012; Wednesday 17 October 2012, and Wednesday 28 February 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, officials from the Department have continued to meet regularly with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Arts Council England, to monitor delivery of the Plan and its related programmes.</p><p> </p><p>​The Department has no plans to publish minutes of monitoring board meetings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 15:51:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1131094

	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	Children: Musical Instruments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of children in (a) primary and (b) post-primary schools in (i) St Helens, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the North West and (iv) England and Wales that play musical instruments.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	262462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s music hub programme, which has been in place in England since 2012/13, is intended to ensure all children have access to a high-quality music education, including learning to play musical instruments and having the opportunity to play and sing in ensembles.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of core funding allocations for the areas requested is provided in the tables below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£152,637</p></td><td><p>£196,771</p></td><td><p>£198,850</p></td><td><p>£258,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,155,039</p></td><td><p>£1,409,227</p></td><td><p>£1,186,226</p></td><td><p>£1,534,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£7,160,329</p></td><td><p>£8,970,650</p></td><td><p>£8,069,841</p></td><td><p>£10,402,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£50,014,480</p></td><td><p>£62,628,293</p></td><td><p>£58,187,226</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>£255,889</p></td><td><p>£252,312</p></td><td><p>£254,068</p></td><td><p>£255,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excluding Wirral)</p></td><td><p>£1,520,913</p></td><td><p>£1,510,038</p></td><td><p>£1,517,280</p></td><td><p>£1,526,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£10,405,255</p></td><td><p>£10,395,497</p></td><td><p>£10,474,949</p></td><td><p>£10,560,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td><td><p>£75,490,000</p></td><td><p>£75,840,004</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information requested is not held centrally regarding the total number or proportion of children who learn to play musical instruments at school. However, music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5-14 year old pupils, and the national curriculum programmes of study say that children should have the opportunity to learn an instrument in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.</p><p> </p><p>The music education hubs do record the number of pupils receiving individual or group lessons through the hub lead organisation or hub partners. Figures for the areas requested, based on the Department’s latest published music education hub data report in 2016/17 and broken down by level of study rather than age group, are included below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Entry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Foundation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Intermediate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Advanced</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens Music Hub</p></td><td><p>3,154</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside (excl. Wirral)</p></td><td><p>28,143</p></td><td><p>3,892</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>33,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>118,537</p></td><td><p>26,958</p></td><td><p>3,933</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>150,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>885,798</p></td><td><p>210,898</p></td><td><p>43,882</p></td><td><p>19,840</p></td><td><p>1,160,108</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The music hubs programme is only funded by the Department for Education in England. The figures provided for Merseyside do not include the Wirral because the area is covered by the Musical Routes Hub, which also covers Cheshire West and Chester.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 262412 question first answered 13/06/2019 15:28:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

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

1130010

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to schools about the application of school uniform and other potentially gender distinctive policies.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	260599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes guidance to help schools understand how the Equality Act affects them and how to fulfil their duties under the Act. This includes a duty on schools not to discriminate unlawfully due to the protected characteristics of sex and gender reassignment. As part of the Government’s LGBT Action Plan, the Department has committed to updating this guidance and this will be published in due course. The LGBT Action Plan contains a commitment that the Government Equalities Office will work with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to publish comprehensive guidance for schools on how to support transgender pupils. The Equality Act guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools</a>.</p><p>The Department already publishes guidance for schools on setting school uniform policies. The guidance sets out that a school should ensure that their school uniform policy is fair and reasonable for all its students and that policies should be flexible enough to accommodate the different needs of pupils.</p><p>In making decisions about school uniform policy, and all other school policies, a school must have regard to its obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. The school uniform guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2019 16:47:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies