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1055962

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies Enterprise Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish details of the financial turnaround plan agreed between his Department, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), including (a) how much public money provided by the ESFA has been earmarked to fund AET staff redundancy costs, (b) whether interest is being charged on any grants or loans to AET, (c) the loan repayment schedule for any such grants or loans, (d) financial savings AET is forecast to make while the plan is implemented and (e) whether the plan includes arrangements for outsourcing any AET staff.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	217588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Where trusts face financial difficulty, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) may provide additional funding to protect the education of children. Interest is not charged on the revenue funding provided to trusts by the ESFA for these purposes.</p><p>The ESFA has agreed to provide up to £16.1 million in recoverable and non-recoverable deficit funding to support the turnaround plan of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), covering 2017-18 to 2020-21. AET is the largest academy trust in the country, responsible for over 60 academies. To date, we have provided £4.5 million, of which £3.06 million has been earmarked for restructuring costs, which will include redundancy payments. A repayment schedule for the recoverable funding has been agreed with AET and is due to commence in the 2019-20 academic year, subject to their ability to pay.</p><p>The ESFA is continuing to work with AET as it reviews the scope for financial efficiency; these plans are still under development. The Department is not aware of any plans for outsourcing AET staff.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/02/2019 11:35:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 101136 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1019963

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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, how much has been spent on rebrokering academies in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	198836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on academy transfers (sometimes referred to as ‘rebrokerage’), and the grant funding provided for those during the financial years 2013-14 to 2017-18 is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/academy-transfers-and-funding-england-financial-year-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/academy-transfers-and-funding-england-financial-year-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>In the financial year 2017-18, around a half of trust moves were single academy trusts joining multi-academy trusts (MATs). The department is actively encouraging single academy trusts to join MATs and we would expect to see this trend continue.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/12/2018 15:50:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 91103 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1016441

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Standards
	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 academy schools that were rated (a) inadequate and (b) requires improvement before being granted academy status have not been subject to an inspection.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	196871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/12/2018 17:55:19 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1012438

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	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 profitability of the PVI childcare sectors in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	194764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We plan to spend around £6 billion on childcare support in 2019 to 2020. That includes funding for our free early education entitlements on which we are spending £3.5 billion this year alone.</p><p>We recognise the need to keep our evidence base on provider finances up-to-date. Research in the last three years which includes data on providers’ profitability includes:</p><ul><li>Our annual Childcare and Early Years Provider Surveys: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years#childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years#childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey</a>.</li><li>The 30 hours free childcare early implementation evaluation which was published in 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-early-implementation-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-early-implementation-evaluation</a>.</li><li>The 30 hours free childcare early rollout evaluation which was published in 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-rollout-of-30-hours-free-childcare-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-rollout-of-30-hours-free-childcare-evaluation</a>.</li><li>The national evaluation of year one of 30 hours free childcare which was published in 2018: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout</a>.</li></ul><p>We continue to monitor the provider market closely with a range of regular and one-off research projects to provide us with insight into the provider market.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/11/2018 17:33:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1015383

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Apprentices
	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 27 November 2018 to Question 194763 on Department of Education: Apprentices, how many of the 193 apprentices employed by his Department work in each of its executive agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	196218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education currently has 193 apprentices. This includes the department’s executive agencies, as they are DfE employees.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standards and Testing Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teaching Regulation Agency</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education and Skills Funding Agency</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 03/12/2018 13:47:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1012437

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices are employed by (a) his Department, (b) each of his Department's executive agencies and (c) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	194763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The department currently has 193 apprentices. This includes the department’s executive agencies, as they are employees of the department.</p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships has three current apprentices. The department does not hold the requested data for its other non-departmental public bodies</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 27/11/2018 10:09:44 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1012380

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
	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 proportion of the budget of (a) executive agencies, (b) non-departmental public bodies and (c) organisations which receive funding from his Department that is spent on staffing costs.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	194744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>All information shown is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a>.</p><p>A full breakdown of staff costs and the proportion of total costs for the period of 2016 to 2017 and for 2017 to 2018 is shown in Table 1, which is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 27/11/2018 18:38:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Table_of_staff_costs_for_194744.xls title Table_of_staff_costs_for_194744
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1020247

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education and Skills Funding Agency: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many related-party transactions over £20,000 there were in the 2017-18 financial year where records are available; what resource the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) plans to allocate to sign off related-party transactions over that amount in the 2018-19 financial year; and what deadline the ESFA plans to set to sign off individual transactions.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	199411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>To increase transparency and accountability, from April 2019 academy trusts will be required to declare all Related Party Transactions (RPTs) and to seek the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA’s) approval for any worth over £20,000.</p><p> </p><p>Individual trusts’ accounts for 2017-18 are not due to be submitted to the Department until early 2019 and, therefore, the information on numbers of RPTs worth over £20,000 for 2017-18 will not be published. The new process from April 2019 will allow the Department to report on sector-wide RPT use, including volumes of RPTs worth over £20,000.</p><p> </p><p>A dedicated team has been established to administer the new process. This team will be responsible for a range of duties in terms of ensuring compliance with the approval process and ensuring approvals are dealt with, within an appropriate time scale. Guidance to support and underpin the new process will be published on GOV.UK, in advance of April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/12/2018 14:11:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1002721

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of children in each local authority that are in the lowest 20 percent for attainment nationally in the Early Years Foundation Stage in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	188833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The requested data can be found within the attached file.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/11/2018 15:27:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 188833 Lowest_performing_children_by_local_authority.xlsx title Lowest_performing_children_by_local_authority
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1019892

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	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 maintained nursery schools were in budget deficit in (a) each region and (b) each local authority area in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	198835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We publish school-level revenue balances for maintained schools annually in the statistical release ‘LA and school expenditure’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data#local-authority-and-school-finance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data#local-authority-and-school-finance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of maintained nursery schools in cumulative budget deficit in each region and each local authority area in 2012-13 and 2013-14 are shown in table 12 of the above publications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 198834 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:26:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell