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	registered interest
	date	06/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support the Government plans to provide for the removal of asbestos in maintained schools that are to be converted into academies.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	36708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of asbestos in schools very seriously and is supporting those in schools and responsible bodies who have the legal responsibility for safely managing asbestos in their schools.</p><p>The Department provides funding to schools to help them keep their school buildings in a good state of repair. Between 2015 and 2018 this investment will total £4.2 billion and schools and responsible bodies are able to use this funding to remove asbestos where that is appropriate.</p><p>For maintained schools, the local authority as responsible body receives an annual allocation of capital funding to repair and upgrade existing buildings. Local authorities are expected to treat fairly those schools considering conversion to an academy and to honour any commitments of capital funding that they have made, in respect of building projects at those schools.</p><p>Following conversion, a school can be part of a larger multi-academy trust, a smaller multi-academy trust or a standalone academy. Larger multi-academy trusts (MATs) have access to annual formulaic school condition allocations (SCA), which they can pass on to their constituent schools to address any serious asbestos concerns. For stand-alone academies and academies in smaller multi academy trusts, funding is available through the condition improvement fund (CIF) where they bid for capital funding. As set out in the guidance for prospective bidders, the highest priority is given to health and safety issues due to the poor condition of buildings, including emergency asbestos removal.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 11/05/2016 16:09:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

518193

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Hotels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of hotel bookings her Department made for its (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	36824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, the Department publishes details on our spend, including data on expenses, travel and hotel costs on GOV.UK. Publication includes all spend which, in compliance with HM Treasury guidance, does not compromise national or personal security, foreign relations or legal obligations under acts such as the Data Protection Act.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Total travel and subsistence spend is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Senior civil servant expenses and hospitality are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-senior-civil-servant-expenses-and-hospitality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-senior-civil-servant-expenses-and-hospitality</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 12:15:49 question first ministerially corrected 13/05/2016 09:53:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 60911 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

518149

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures she plans to take to support further education students with additional travel costs arising from mergers of institutions as a result of area reviews of post-16 education.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	36936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Area reviews of post-16 education are focused on meeting the needs of learners in each area, and because they are overseen by steering groups including Chairs and Principals of colleges as well as local authorities, they are well placed to do this. The steering group’s discussions and recommendations are based on the best available evidence, including an analysis of local economic and educational needs and the mapping of current curriculum provision and travel to learn patterns. Recommendations made by the steering group, including mergers, should improve access to better quality teaching delivered by sustainable institutions focused on meeting learner need.</p><p>Local authorities are members of area review steering groups and have statutory responsibility for transport to education and training for 16- to 19-year-olds. We expect local authorities to make reasonable decisions about the support they offer based on the needs of their young people, local transport infrastructure and the resources they have available. Authorities will need to take account of the recommendations arising from each area review and the impact on transport for learners. We will reflect this in the next version of the post-16 transport statutory guidance which we plan to update in the autumn.</p><p>Most young people already have access to some kind of discount or concession on bus or train travel, either from their local authority, local transport providers, or from their school or college, and we would expect this to continue following any changes to post-16 provision as a result of area reviews. The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund will continue to be available to support those young people who most need it, with the costs of attending post-16 education or training such as transport and meals.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 36935 question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

518192

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many responses to freedom of information requests have been reviewed by her Department's special advisers before being issued to the individual or organisation requesting information in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	36837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Special advisers do not routinely review responses to all FOI requests, nor have figures in relation to this been routinely collected. The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 09:58:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

518194

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 May 2016 to Question 36211, whether (a) free and (b) new schools which open in a local education authority area are funded from the same delegated schools budget that existed prior to their opening.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	36821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 12:11:19 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518195

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Class Sizes: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Key Stage 1 children in (a) Ashfield and (b) Nottinghamshire were in classes of more than 35 children in the academic year beginning September (i) 2015, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	36822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Information about the number of pupils in key stage 1 classes with more than 30 pupils is available at school level in the underlying data of the ‘schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistics[1].</p><p>Information on class sizes for the academic year beginning September 2015 is not yet available and is due to be released in June 2016.</p><p>The following table shows the number of pupils in key stage 1 classes with more than 30 pupils in schools in Ashfield constituency and Nottinghamshire local authority for the academic years beginning in September 2013 and 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ashfield Constituency</p></td><td><p>Nottinghamshire LA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014 (academic year beginning September 2013)</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>1,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015 (academic year beginning September 2014)</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>1,215</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There were no pupils in key stage 1 classes of more than 35 in either Ashfield or Nottinghamshire in January 2014 or January 2015.</p><p>[1] Data from January 2014 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a> in the file called ‘SFR15_2014_school_level_classes_UD’ within the underlying data download.</p><p>Data from January 2015 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2015</a> in the file called ‘SFR16_2015_Schools_Classes_UD’ within the underlying data download.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 36802 question first answered 12/05/2016 09:44:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518196

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Merseyside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases of child abuse and neglect were reported in (a) Merseyside and (b) St Helens in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	36835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. We do not collect the reason for referrals so cannot identify how many of these were due to abuse or neglect.</p><p>Data on referrals is available by local authority and region in the annual statistical first release ‘Characteristics of children in need’’[1].</p><p>Once a child has been referred and any relevant assessments have been carried out, we collect information on the primary needs of children in need of children’s social care services. In 2014/15, 66% of children in need in St Helens local authority had a primary need of abuse or neglect.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 09:42:29 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

518197

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Merseyside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of converting schools into academies in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) Merseyside.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	36815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 12:10:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

518198

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Class Sizes: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many key stage 1 children in (a) Ashfield and (b) Nottinghamshire were in classes of more than 30 children in the academic year beginning September (i) 2015, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	36802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Information about the number of pupils in key stage 1 classes with more than 30 pupils is available at school level in the underlying data of the ‘schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistics[1].</p><p>Information on class sizes for the academic year beginning September 2015 is not yet available and is due to be released in June 2016.</p><p>The following table shows the number of pupils in key stage 1 classes with more than 30 pupils in schools in Ashfield constituency and Nottinghamshire local authority for the academic years beginning in September 2013 and 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ashfield Constituency</p></td><td><p>Nottinghamshire LA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014 (academic year beginning September 2013)</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>1,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015 (academic year beginning September 2014)</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>1,215</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There were no pupils in key stage 1 classes of more than 35 in either Ashfield or Nottinghamshire in January 2014 or January 2015.</p><p>[1] Data from January 2014 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a> in the file called ‘SFR15_2014_school_level_classes_UD’ within the underlying data download.</p><p>Data from January 2015 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2015</a> in the file called ‘SFR16_2015_Schools_Classes_UD’ within the underlying data download.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 36822 question first answered 12/05/2016 09:44:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518199

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	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 estimate she has made of the average cost to the public purse of an additional (a) school place and (b) classroom in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	36750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 12:11:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

518200

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from (a) local authorities and (b) other bodies on the pressures on school places due to immigration from (i) EU and (ii) non-EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	36751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 36752 36755 question first answered 12/05/2016 12:10:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

518201

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the effect of immigration on the demand for school places; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	36752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 36751 36755 question first answered 12/05/2016 12:10:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

518202

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school age children from Nottinghamshire who have applied for a place at primary school starting in September 2016 were not accepted at their first or second choice schools.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	36774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Information on school place preferences for entry in September 2016 is not yet available and is due to be released in June 2016.</p><p>Data for the most recent years available is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Nottinghamshire local authority, primary school preferences, 2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of applicants</p></td><td><p>9,171</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Of which those who:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Received 1st or 2nd preference</p></td><td><p>8,687</p></td><td><p>94.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Did not receive 1st or 2nd preference</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 09:55:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518203

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to local education authorities on setting admission criteria for oversubscribed primary schools.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	36775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>School admission authorities are responsible for setting admissions criteria for their schools. The statutory School Admissions Code sets out the requirements which all admission authorities must comply with when setting their admissions criteria. It can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389388/School_Admissions_Code_2014_-_19_Dec.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389388/School_Admissions_Code_2014_-_19_Dec.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 09:45:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518204

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which primary schools in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire were full or oversubscribed for the school years commencing September (i) 2015, (ii) 2012 and (iii) 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	36776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department collects information from each local authority on the number of schools, the number of places in those schools and the number of pupils on roll through the annual school capacity survey (SCAP). The Department does not collect school capacity information at Parliamentary constituency level.</p><p>The data is published annually. Data relating to the position in the 2015/16 academic year will be collected over the coming months.</p><p>Data for May 2013 (relating to academic year 2012/13) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>Data for May 2010 (relating to academic year 2009/10) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-2009-to-2010-final" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-2009-to-2010-final</a></p><p>The Department does not collect capacity information relating to the position as at September, nor does it collect information on over-subscription.</p><p>As of May 2013 (which relates to academic year 2012/13), 76 primary schools in Nottinghamshire were full or had at least one pupil in excess of capacity. As of May 2010 (which relates to academic year 2009/10), 75 primary schools in Nottinghamshire were full or had at least one pupil in excess of capacity.</p><p>The individual schools can be identified in the underlying data for each publication by comparing the capacity of the school with the number on roll.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 09:59:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

518205

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on taking account of the effect on the demand for school places caused by immigration (a) in general and (b) from nationals from other EEA countries.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	36755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 36751 36752 question first answered 12/05/2016 12:10:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

518206

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Transport
	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 13 April 2016 to Question 33944, whether the decision not to change statutory guidance on post-16 transport to education and training will be subject to review as area reviews of further education progress.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	36935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Area reviews of post-16 education are focused on meeting the needs of learners in each area, and because they are overseen by steering groups including Chairs and Principals of colleges as well as local authorities, they are well placed to do this. The steering group’s discussions and recommendations are based on the best available evidence, including an analysis of local economic and educational needs and the mapping of current curriculum provision and travel to learn patterns. Recommendations made by the steering group, including mergers, should improve access to better quality teaching delivered by sustainable institutions focused on meeting learner need.</p><p>Local authorities are members of area review steering groups and have statutory responsibility for transport to education and training for 16- to 19-year-olds. We expect local authorities to make reasonable decisions about the support they offer based on the needs of their young people, local transport infrastructure and the resources they have available. Authorities will need to take account of the recommendations arising from each area review and the impact on transport for learners. We will reflect this in the next version of the post-16 transport statutory guidance which we plan to update in the autumn.</p><p>Most young people already have access to some kind of discount or concession on bus or train travel, either from their local authority, local transport providers, or from their school or college, and we would expect this to continue following any changes to post-16 provision as a result of area reviews. The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund will continue to be available to support those young people who most need it, with the costs of attending post-16 education or training such as transport and meals.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 36936 question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

518207

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to schools for supporting children with learning difficulties in (a) Manchester, Withington constituency and (b) Greater Manchester in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	36909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Funding for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) is allocated to local authorities through the dedicated schools grant, which includes both funding to be delegated to mainstream schools, and funding for the additional costs associated with educating children and young people with high needs.</p><p>Schools are funded through a formula set by their local authority, and local authorities are required to delegate funds to a level that enables schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with SEN up to £6,000 per annum. It is for individual schools to decide how they allocate their overall budget to ensure they meet the specific needs of children with learning difficulties.</p><p>For those pupils whose additional support costs more than £6,000 the local authority pays top-up funding to the schools from their high needs budget. Top-up funding rates are for local authorities to agree with their schools.</p><p>The high needs allocation, within the dedicated schools grant, for the Greater Manchester local authorities in each of the last three years were as set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14 (£million)</p></td><td><p>2014-15 (£million)</p></td><td><p>2015-16 (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>25.83</p></td><td><p>27.15</p></td><td><p>27.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>22.50</p></td><td><p>24.08</p></td><td><p>24.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>59.83</p></td><td><p>63.34</p></td><td><p>64.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>23.54</p></td><td><p>24.90</p></td><td><p>25.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>22.10</p></td><td><p>22.75</p></td><td><p>22.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>27.62</p></td><td><p>29.04</p></td><td><p>29.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>25.82</p></td><td><p>27.14</p></td><td><p>28.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>13.81</p></td><td><p>14.79</p></td><td><p>14.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>22.88</p></td><td><p>23.34</p></td><td><p>24.08</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold information on the total funding for supporting children with learning difficulties allocated to schools in the Manchester, Withington constituency or in the Greater Manchester area.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:06 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

518208

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	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 she is taking to improve transparency and accountability in spending by schools.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	36923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Appropriate arrangements are currently in place to ensure that school spending is transparent. Details of income and expenditure in all maintained schools and academies are published annually by the department in Statistical First Releases, available on GOV.UK. The Permanent Secretary’s Accountability System Statement sets out in detail the accountability system for education, including maintained schools and academies, and for children’s services.</p><p>While we are always interested in improving transparency and accountability in spending by schools we have no current plans for changes.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:22 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

518209

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press notice Next Steps to spread educational excellence everywhere announced, dated 6 May 2016, how long before she made the announcement of her decision to change her policy on schools becoming academies that decision was made.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	36888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 12:11:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

518394

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the Dedicated Schools Grant allocated to Lancashire County Council was spent on Special Educational Needs support for children under five years old in the last year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	37002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15 the spend on Special Educational Needs support for children under five years from the high needs block of the dedicated schools grant allocated to Lancashire County Council was about £2.53 million. This information is as reported by the local authority and published in the following document: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-outturn-2014-to-2015-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-outturn-2014-to-2015-data</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/05/2016 09:19:05 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

518400

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Parking
	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 9 May 2016 to Question 36326, what representations she has received from (a) schools and (b) trades union representatives on the ability of academy trusts to charge teachers for car parking services on school grounds; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	36990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 12:09:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

518401

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total amount awarded to schools in pre-opening support grants in each month of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	36991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 11:31:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

518403

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Burnley and (b) Lancashire have an Education, Health and Care 0-25 years Special Educational Needs plan.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	37005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan by local authority in January 2015 based on the SEN2 return is available on GOV.UK in the Statistical First Release ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England 2015’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2015</a> (Table 3).</p><p>This data is collected at local authority level and cannot be disaggregated to constituency level.</p><p>Data for January 2016 will be published on 26 May 2016.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 09:38:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

519036

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) timescale and (b) terms of reference are of the review referred to in paragraph 6.69 of the Educational excellence everywhere White Paper, Cm 9230, of what is happening in practice for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	37119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The White Paper <em>Educational Excellence Everywhere</em> set out an intention to review what is happening in practice for all children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), not only those with statutory plans, and to review what more can be done to improve these children’s attainment, outcomes and experiences.</p><p>This work is being taken forward internally and is informed by our ongoing dialogue and close working relationship with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 23/05/2016 14:42:39 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies