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1167706

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children from countries of the sixth enlargement of the EU were enrolled in schools in the first (a) five and (b) 10 years after those countries joined the EU; how many of those children were (i) primary school aged, (ii) secondary school aged and (iii) early years; and what the average cost to the public purse per child was in each of those settings since the sixth enlargement of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	8210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Information about how many children from countries of the sixth enlargement of the EU who were enrolled in schools in the first (a) five and (b) 10 years after those countries joined the EU is only partially available (in an uncalculated format) and calculation of overall figures based even on partial data could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/11/2019 16:35:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1167626

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Textbooks: Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provided guidance to the authors of the Pearson Edexcel textbook, The Middle East: Conflict, Crisis and Change, before publication of that book.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	8223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The content of textbooks is a matter for individual publishers. The Department is aware concerns have been raised about this textbook and that Pearson has launched an independent review and will take action if necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/11/2019 16:24:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1167686

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) looked after children and (b) children in need there are by (i) local authority and (ii) parliamentary constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
	uin	8240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The latest figures on children looked after by local authority were published in the local authority tables (Table LAA1) of the statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018’, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>. The 2018/19 statistics on children looked after will be released on 5 December 2019.</p><p>The latest figures on children in need by local authority were published on 31 October 2019, in the statistical release ‘Characteristics of children in need: 2018 to 2019’, which is available at : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019</a>. Table B1 shows the number of children in need at 31 March by local authority (column S).</p><p>The department does not collect information on looked after children or children in need by Parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 05/11/2019 16:13:39 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1151638

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disability: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the £434 million funding gap for disabled children's social care identified in the research published by the Disabled Children's Partnership; and what plans they have to establish a disabled children's fund to improve early intervention services such as short breaks for disabled children.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bertin
	uin	HL275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>All children should have access to the support they need to keep them safe, provide them with a stable and nurturing home, and overcome challenges to achieve their potential. We do not recognise the figures provided in the Disabled Children’s Partnership report, however, in the Spending Round 2019, the government confirmed an additional £1 billion grant for adult and children’s social care in 2020-21. This is in addition to the continuation of all existing social care grants.</p><p>Local authorities’ core spending power is expected to rise from £46.2 billion to £49.1 billion in 2020-21. This is an estimated 4.3% increase in real terms.</p><p>Local authorities have the flexibility to make decisions based around their local needs. The statutory guidance, 'Working Together to Safeguard Children', sets out how local authorities should provide effective, evidence-based services to protect and promote the welfare of children, including disabled children. The guidance was updated on 4 July 2018 and states that it is better to provide services addressing needs early, rather than reacting later. The statutory duty to provide short breaks, introduced in 2011, falls on local authorities. The guidance is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2</a>, and is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/11/2019 16:10:39 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL275_Working_Together_to_Safeguard_Children.pdf title HL275_Guidance
	tabling member	4577 label Biography information for Baroness Bertin

1167688

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children were (a) looked-after and (b) assessed as being in need by local authority children's services rated (i) inadequate, (ii) requires improvement, (iii) good and (iv) outstanding in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
	uin	8242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to my right hon. Friend and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 05/11/2019 15:33:00 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1167689

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	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 effect of ending independent inspections of local authority children's services on the effectiveness of the safeguarding of young people by those services.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
	uin	8243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>A uniquely independent and balanced assessment of all local authority children’s social care departments is provided by Ofsted and, as such, the inspectorate is an important driver of standards and accountability in the system. Where Ofsted inspectors use their powers to take a focussed look at the lived experience of children in a given area, and find a local authority is failing (‘inadequate’) to protect children or promote their welfare, the government is then able to take quick and decisive action to intervene and make services safe as quickly and decisively as possible. In recent years, we have seen an improvement in the performance of local authority children’s social care services, with 48% of local authorities now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, compared to 36% at the end of 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 05/11/2019 15:25:07 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1167714

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Private Education: West Midlands
	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 14 October 2019 to Question 284 on Private Education: West Midlands, how many applications for the cross-sector partnerships grant there have been for (a) independent school-non-selective state school partnerships and (b) independent school-selective state school partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	8298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The total planned value of the cross-sector partnerships grant is £219,500.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently inviting bids and schools have been asked to submit proposals by 3pm on 29 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As the bidding window is still open, the Department is unable to publish the number or type of applications received. Future decisions about the award of the grant will be taken by ministers post-election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 8297 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:19:23 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1167713

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Private Education: West Midlands
	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 22 October 2019 Question 284 on Private Education: West Midlands, what the value is of the cross-sector partnerships grant.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	8297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The total planned value of the cross-sector partnerships grant is £219,500.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently inviting bids and schools have been asked to submit proposals by 3pm on 29 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As the bidding window is still open, the Department is unable to publish the number or type of applications received. Future decisions about the award of the grant will be taken by ministers post-election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 8298 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:19:23 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1167687

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the initial Ofsted ratings were for local authority children’s services; and what the most recent Ofsted rating was for each of those authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
	uin	8241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The attached table includes inspection dates and Ofsted ratings for local authority children’s services under the previous Single Inspection Framework and the current Inspections of Local Authority Children’s Service framework. In recent years, we have seen an improvement in the performance of local authority children’s social care services, with 48% of local authorities now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, compared to 36% at the end of 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 05/11/2019 15:18:36 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan attachment 1 file name 8241_Local_Authority_Ofsted_Rating.xls title 8241_Table
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1167700

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Private Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils there were at each independent school in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will publish the name and address of each of those schools.
	tabling member constituency	Northampton South
	tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
	uin	8288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The department publishes figures on the number of independent schools and pupils attending them in the annual 'Schools, Pupils and Characteristics' release. Figures for the national and local authority levels are provided in tables 1a, 1b and 1c of the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019</a>.</p><p>The underlying data file includes figures for individual schools including school name, school type, parliamentary constituency and location. Full addresses can be found at the Get Information About Schools website here: <a href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>The Oxford Analytics October 2018 report, 'The Impact of Independent Schools on the UK Economy', estimated that independent schools provide an annualised taxpayer cost saving of £3.5 billion, compared to the cost of educating all pupils in the state sector.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 8287 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:09:12 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer