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1132246

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Post-18 Education and Funding Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to consult the higher education sector before implementing the recommendations of the Review of post-18 education and funding.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	264788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel report to the review of Post-18 Education and Funding was published on 30 May 2019. The government will consider the panel’s proposals carefully, and engage further with stakeholders and students, before finalising its approach at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/06/2019 14:50:36 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1132291

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Healthy Pupils Capital Fund
	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 effectiveness of the healthy pupils capital programme; and what data his Department holds on the projects that were funded under that programme.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	264773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>Existing mechanisms for school condition funding are being used to report on healthy pupils capital fund (HPCF) expenditure. Data on HPCF spend collected during 2018/19 will be included in our report on capital spend by local authorities and multi-academy trusts on the school estate, which will be published in 2020.</p><p>Successful HPCF projects funded through the Condition Improvement Fund 2018-19 have been published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2018-to-2019-outcome" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2018-to-2019-outcome</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/06/2019 14:27:09 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1131210

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will reintroduce maintenance grants to ensure that disadvantaged students are not discouraged from entering higher education owing to concerns about the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	263237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The government will consider the Post-18 Education and Funding review panel’s recommendations carefully and will conclude the review at the Spending Review. The government has not yet taken decisions with regards to the recommendations put forward. Access and successful participation remain a priority for this government and is enshrined in the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. Everyone with the ability to succeed in higher education should have the opportunity, regardless of their background or where they grew up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/06/2019 08:32:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1131241

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of university tuition fees on the finances of graduates.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	263073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The government is considering how graduates contribute to the cost of their studies. This includes the level, terms and duration of their contribution as part of the review of Post-18 Education and Funding. We want to make sure that funding arrangements across post-18 education and training are transparent, do not act as barriers to choice and offer value for money for students and taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The independent panel’s report to the government, published on 30 May, forms an important step in the review. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and will conclude the review at the Spending Review. The government has not yet taken decisions with regards to the recommendations put forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/06/2019 08:30:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1131311

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: 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, whether he plans to grade foreign language GCSE and A-level subjects in accordance with the common European framework of reference for languages after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	263090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write directly to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/06/2019 14:08:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1131317

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	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 provide financial support to schools that are in deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	263127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The department is working with the sector to continue building capacity and expertise in financial management, particularly the prevention of a deficit. This includes supporting effective school resource management in trusts with three-year financial forecasting and developing buying hubs and recommended deals for all schools. We are also continuing to work with local authorities, as appropriate, to help them identify potential financial health issues and support schools. We have worked with them to understand how they work with maintained schools, share good practice and use the financial data available to them.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have introduced Schools Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) to provide help and support to trusts and maintained schools. SRMAs are sector experts who will work with schools and trusts to provide tailored advice on how to make best use of their revenue and capital resources, and reduce non-staff spend, to deliver educational outcomes and contribute to whole-school improvement, prioritising those schools which will benefit the most.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of academy trusts, an academy trust having an in-year deficit is not in and of itself a negative thing. Schools can draw on their reserves for a range of planned and sensible reasons, for example, to spend on capital projects or whole-school improvements. This is prudent financial planning and not at the expense of educational delivery. The academies sector is stable with fewer than 2% of trusts subject to a Financial Notice to Improve.</p><p> </p><p>Where an academy trust does require additional support to manage a deficit, the ESFA will work with them to help them reach a stronger position. Where there is a risk to public funds, the ESFA will intervene in a way that is proportionate to the risk and preserves education provision. This can include issuing an Financial Notice to Improve, or in the most serious cases, termination of the Funding Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/06/2019 15:32:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1131318

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Truancy: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents have been fined as a result of the truancy of their children in each of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	263128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>Penalty notices are issued to parents by schools, local authorities or the police for failing to ensure that if their child is of compulsory school age, they regularly attend the state-funded school where they are registered or at the place where alternative provision is provided for them.</p><p>The statistical publication 'Parental Responsibility Measures in England: 2017 to 2018' includes the numbers of penalty notices issued in England in table 1. The release is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/parental-responsibility-measures-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/parental-responsibility-measures-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>The data shows the number of penalty notices issued to parents; if a parent has received more than one penalty notice then each penalty notice would be counted. The number of parents who have received a penalty notice is not available.</p><p>Collected information contains reasons for why penalty notices are issued and is broken down by 'unauthorised family holiday absence', 'arriving late' and 'absence due to other unauthorised circumstances'. Data is not collected specifically on the number issued due to truancy.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/06/2019 15:02:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1131354

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential soft power benefits of the UK's full association with the next Erasmus+ programme after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	263113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer My hon. Friend, the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire to the answer I gave on 8 May 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-05-08/252019/" target="_blank">252019</a>.</p><p>The government is considering the value for money of the UK's participation in the Erasmus+ programme. Ultimately, any decisions about our participation in the Erasmus+ programme will also be a matter for wider negotiations about our future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 263114 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:19:06 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1131355

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	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 potential economic effect of the UK not being associated with the next Erasmus+ programme and its income and living expenditure grants.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	263114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer My hon. Friend, the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire to the answer I gave on 8 May 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-05-08/252019/" target="_blank">252019</a>.</p><p>The government is considering the value for money of the UK's participation in the Erasmus+ programme. Ultimately, any decisions about our participation in the Erasmus+ programme will also be a matter for wider negotiations about our future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 263113 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:19:06 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1131365

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if it is Government policy that well performing schools shall not be made to convert to academies.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	263245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The government believes that all schools can benefit from becoming an academy as part of an academy trust. The department’s policy remains that maintained schools are only required to become sponsored academies, due to educational underperformance, if they are judged inadequate by Ofsted.</p><p>Many well performing schools are voluntarily choosing to convert to become academies. As a result, thousands of pupils are benefiting from higher standards in their schools. As of June 2019, there are 8,157 academies. Over two thirds of these academies, 5,861, are converter academies, and many of those have become system leaders within academy trusts by helping other schools to improve. We encourage any collaboration between schools that improves outcomes for pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/06/2019 15:36:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes