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1176940

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-school Education: Islam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 4 February (HL646), what estimate they have made of the number of pupils that are taught in madrasas in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL1414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>A madrasa operating for fewer than 18 hours per week would generally be considered to be an out-of-school setting. The department does not hold data on the number of out-of-school settings in the UK and therefore does not collect data on the number of children who are attending these settings.</p><p>As indicated in the answer I gave on 4 February 2020, out-of-school settings are not captured by a regulatory framework, therefore they are not subject to any assessment regarding their teachings. However, as set out in my previous answer, the department is taking forward a package of measures to enhance safeguarding in out-of-school settings – safeguarding children from all forms of harm, including extremism.</p><p>If the department became aware of a setting where extremist activity was taking place resulting in children being at risk of harm, we would work closely with the local authority, police and other relevant agencies to take action. For guidance that covers both out-of-school settings and unregistered schools setting out how the department, Ofsted and local authorities can work collaboratively to help ensure that children attending unregistered independent schools and out-of-school settings, are safe and are receiving a suitable education is attached and available from: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/690495/La_Guidance_March_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/690495/La_Guidance_March_2018.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1377 question first answered 13/02/2020 17:45:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL1377_HL1414_Guidance_unregistered_independent_schools_and_out_of_school_settings.pdf title HL1377_HL1414_guidance
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1176604

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children looked after by local authorities in England and Wales were permanently placed with relatives or connected people resident outside the UK in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Haworth
	uin	HL1356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The number and location of looked after children in England who were permanently placed outside the UK in the last 5 years is not collected centrally by the department.</p><p>A child arrangement order, special guardianship or adoption order could be used by local authorities in England to place looked-after children in countries outside the UK when that is in the best interest of the child.</p><p>The Department does not collect information for children looked after by Welsh local authorities. This is the responsibility of the devolved administration.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1357 HL1358 question first answered 13/02/2020 17:30:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3704 label Biography information for Lord Haworth

1176605

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in which countries outside the UK local authorities in England and Wales permanently placed looked-after children with relatives or connected people in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Haworth
	uin	HL1357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The number and location of looked after children in England who were permanently placed outside the UK in the last 5 years is not collected centrally by the department.</p><p>A child arrangement order, special guardianship or adoption order could be used by local authorities in England to place looked-after children in countries outside the UK when that is in the best interest of the child.</p><p>The Department does not collect information for children looked after by Welsh local authorities. This is the responsibility of the devolved administration.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1356 HL1358 question first answered 13/02/2020 17:30:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3704 label Biography information for Lord Haworth

1176606

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under which type of court order local authorities in England and Wales place looked-after children in countries outside the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Haworth
	uin	HL1358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The number and location of looked after children in England who were permanently placed outside the UK in the last 5 years is not collected centrally by the department.</p><p>A child arrangement order, special guardianship or adoption order could be used by local authorities in England to place looked-after children in countries outside the UK when that is in the best interest of the child.</p><p>The Department does not collect information for children looked after by Welsh local authorities. This is the responsibility of the devolved administration.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1356 HL1357 question first answered 13/02/2020 17:30:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3704 label Biography information for Lord Haworth

1176625

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-school Education: Islam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 4 February (HL646), how many madrasas in the UK are teaching for less than 18 hours per week; and how they assess whether extremist ideology is being taught in them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL1377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>A madrasa operating for fewer than 18 hours per week would generally be considered to be an out-of-school setting. The department does not hold data on the number of out-of-school settings in the UK and therefore does not collect data on the number of children who are attending these settings.</p><p>As indicated in the answer I gave on 4 February 2020, out-of-school settings are not captured by a regulatory framework, therefore they are not subject to any assessment regarding their teachings. However, as set out in my previous answer, the department is taking forward a package of measures to enhance safeguarding in out-of-school settings – safeguarding children from all forms of harm, including extremism.</p><p>If the department became aware of a setting where extremist activity was taking place resulting in children being at risk of harm, we would work closely with the local authority, police and other relevant agencies to take action. For guidance that covers both out-of-school settings and unregistered schools setting out how the department, Ofsted and local authorities can work collaboratively to help ensure that children attending unregistered independent schools and out-of-school settings, are safe and are receiving a suitable education is attached and available from: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/690495/La_Guidance_March_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/690495/La_Guidance_March_2018.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL1414 question first answered 13/02/2020 17:45:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL1377_HL1414_Guidance_unregistered_independent_schools_and_out_of_school_settings.pdf title HL1377_HL1414_guidance
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1176637

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Mobile Phones
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban children from using their mobile phones during lesson time.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Schools are able to choose how mobile phones are used on school premises and during the school day. This can include banning or limiting their use. Schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy, which should make any policy regarding mobile phones known to all staff, pupils and parents. This policy should also outline any sanctions that will be imposed for breaking the rules. Sanctions can include confiscating mobile phones, where this is set out in the school’s behaviour policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/02/2020 16:27:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1176190

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure children are taught how climate change can be combatted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL1310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>It is important that young people are taught about climate change and sustainability. Topics related to this are included in both the science and geography curricula and qualifications.</p><p>For example, in primary science pupils are taught about how environments can change as a result of human actions. In secondary science, pupils are taught about the production of carbon dioxide by human activity and the effect this has on the climate. They will also learn about the efficacy of recycling. This is expanded on in GCSE science where pupils will consider the evidence for anthropogenic causes of climate change. They will study the impact of increased levels of carbon dioxide and methane and how this can be mitigated. Pupils will also learn about renewable and non-renewable energy sources.</p><p>As part of GCSE geography pupils will look at the causes, consequences of and responses to extreme weather conditions and natural weather hazards. In 2017, the Department also introduced a new environmental science A-Level. This will enable students to further study topics that will support their understanding of climate change and how it can be tackled.</p><p>In addition, sustainability content will be included in T-Levels, new post-16 technical study programmes. In setting outline content, the T-Level panels of employers and industry experts must consider the inclusion of sustainability as relevant to their sector. For example, in construction, T-Level students will be required to learn about renewable energy and emerging technologies to support energy efficiency.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/02/2020 17:30:12 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1175362

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Mobility
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to meet with relevant stakeholders following the report by the Sutton Trust Mobility Manifesto 2019, published on 7 November 2019, to discuss the issues raised in that report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Sutton Trust Mobility Manifesto 2019 makes 10 recommendations across the areas of Higher and Further Education, Early Years, Schools and Internships. The department continues to engage with a range of stakeholders in order to understand what children and young people need, so that they can express their talents and make the most of their lives.</p><p>For example, the department is working with the Early Intervention Foundation and Local Government Association to deliver a programme of early years social mobility peer reviews, focused on early language outcomes.</p><p>We have signed a joint understanding with the Independent Schools Council; through which we are working to increase the number of disadvantaged pupils who benefit from targeted bursaries and other forms of assistance offered voluntarily by independent schools.</p><p>We have endorsed a proposal to use the Office for Students’ (OfS) review of the admissions system to consider the pros and cons of potential models of Post Qualification Application. The OfS has also encouraged the use of contextual admissions and we support such initiatives.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/02/2020 12:23:32 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1175395

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Cricket
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to increase the opportunities for children to play cricket in schools.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The physical education (PE) national curriculum is designed to ensure that all pupils develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, are physically active for sustained periods of time, and lead healthy and active lives.</p><p>State schools are free to organise and deliver a diverse and challenging PE curriculum that suits the needs of all their pupils. Cricket is specifically listed as an example of a sport that can provide important elements of the PE national curriculum programme of study in key stages 2 to 4.</p><p>The School Sport and Activity Action Plan sets out how the Department for Education, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and the Department for Health and Social Care are collaborating at national level. It will ensure that sport and physical activity are an integral part of both the school day and after-school activities, so that all children have the opportunity to take part in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. This includes working with sports governing bodies, including the England and Wales Cricket Board, in developing the proposals. As an example of the range of excellent sporting opportunities available to schools, the action plan highlights the England and Wales Cricket Board’s All Stars programme for primary school children.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/02/2020 11:44:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1175421

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	College Financial Monitoring Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the review by Dame Mary Ney into college financial monitoring, commissioned in August 2019.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Winchester
	uin	HL1235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Ministers are currently considering the report from the Independent Review of College Financial Oversight, carried out by Dame Mary Ney DBE.</p><p>The department plans to publish the report, with the government response, in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/02/2020 17:07:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4256 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Winchester

1174073

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Qualifications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the value of (a) history, (b) politics, and (c) modern languages qualifications in the workforce of the future; and (2) the value of having studied such subjects for improved (a) international relations, and (b) intercultural understanding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bull
	uin	HL844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>​The government’s assessment is that studying these subjects can provide pupils with knowledge that will help them in later life, including improving their understanding of international relations and their intercultural understanding. We are pleased that the proportion of pupils taking history and languages GCSEs has increased since the government’s introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure in 2010. Studying the EBacc subjects keeps pupils’ options open for further study and future employment.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/02/2020 14:20:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4706 label Biography information for Baroness Bull

1174079

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Food
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in updating their School Food Standards to reduce sugar consumption, as set out in their childhood obesity plan for action, published in June 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We are working with Public Health England to update the School Food Standards in relation to sugar and fibre.</p><p>On 7 May and 6 November 2019, we brought together an advisory group comprising of key stakeholders in the food, nutrition and health sectors. These stakeholders hold a wide breadth of knowledge and expertise in relation to school food. This was to discuss the proposed updates to the standards; we are considering those views and the next steps.</p><p>We will release more information on our plans for the update shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/02/2020 11:32:45 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1174089

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enhance the teaching of foreign languages in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are improving the teaching of foreign languages through our £4.8 million MFL Pedagogy Pilot, which commenced in December 2018. It is managed by the newly appointed MFL Centre for Excellence and is run through nine school-led hubs, to strengthen languages teaching at key stages 3 and 4 and to improve take up and attainment in the subject.</p><p>Recruiting and retaining excellent languages teachers is also a priority for this government. This is why we are offering tax-free bursaries of £26,000 for languages trainees with a 2:2 degree or higher starting their teacher training in 2020/21. Languages teachers will also receive three early-career payments totalling £6,000 spread across years 2, 3 and 4 of teaching. Those teaching languages in 39 local authority areas we have identified as having high need for teachers will receive higher payments totalling £9,000.</p><p>The department is also offering prestigious scholarships to those starting their teacher training in 2020/21 in languages. These scholarships are delivered in partnership with the British Council and successful scholars will receive a tax-free bursary of £28,000, as well as the same early-career payments as those who receive a bursary. All successful scholars will also receive a package of support provided by the professional bodies including free membership, resources and early career support.</p><p>These targeted initiatives form part of our wider strategy to recruit and retain teachers. The impact of commitments in the strategy - such as the Early Career Framework and plans to raise starting salaries to £30,000 by 2022/23 - will be felt by teachers of all subjects, including languages.</p><p>In terms of wider support for languages study, the English Baccalaureate performance measure, which includes languages, has seen the proportion of GCSE entries from pupils in state-funded schools in a modern foreign language (MFL) increase from 40% in 2010 to 47% in 2019. The reformed national curriculum now makes it compulsory for pupils in maintained schools to be taught a foreign language in key stage 2.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/02/2020 14:56:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1175268

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Child Rearing: GCSE
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Child Development GCSE covers the feeding of newborn babies; and if so, how it is taught.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>​There is no Child Development GCSE available in England. Education is a devolved matter, and questions on GCSEs available in Wales and Northern Ireland should be directed to the appropriate devolved administrations.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 06/02/2020 11:59:52 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1175269

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Breastfeeding
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what the Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education curriculums include on breastfeeding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>​From September, we are making the subjects of relationships education compulsory in all primary schools, relationships and sex education (RSE) compulsory in all secondary schools and health education compulsory in all state-funded schools.</p><p>The statutory guidance sets out that as part of RSE, pupils should be taught about sexual and reproductive health, including pregnancy and the role and responsibilities of parents with respect to raising of children. Schools are free to adapt their content to meet the needs of their pupils and may want to cover breastfeeding when teaching about parenting or pregnancy. The statutory guidance can be accessed via the following link, which is also attached: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/805781/Relationships_Education__Relationships_and_Sex_Education__RSE__and_Health_Education.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/805781/Relationships_Education__Relationships_and_Sex_Education__RSE__and_Health_Education.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 06/02/2020 11:28:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1175272

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the recommendations of the APPG for Adoption and Permanence's report Investing in Families: The Adoption Support Fund beyond 2020, what plans they have to establish a board of clinicians in the Department for Education to provide clinical oversight of, and support to, the Adoption Support Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Russell of Liverpool
	uin	HL767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Last year we announced that the Adoption Support Fund would continue with increased funding until 2021 pending the outcome of the multi-year Spending Review in 2020. The announcement, attached, can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the scope, eligibility and delivery requirements of the Adoption Support Fund as part of our planning for this Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL768 HL769 HL770 question first answered 06/02/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_More_funding_to_boost_adoption_support.pdf title HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_article
	tabling member	2134 label Biography information for Lord Russell of Liverpool

1175273

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend eligibility for the Adoption Support Fund to children being cared for under a Special Guardianship Order who do not have a previously looked after status.
	tabling member printed	Lord Russell of Liverpool
	uin	HL768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Last year we announced that the Adoption Support Fund would continue with increased funding until 2021 pending the outcome of the multi-year Spending Review in 2020. The announcement, attached, can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the scope, eligibility and delivery requirements of the Adoption Support Fund as part of our planning for this Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL767 HL769 HL770 question first answered 06/02/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_More_funding_to_boost_adoption_support.pdf title HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_article
	tabling member	2134 label Biography information for Lord Russell of Liverpool

1175274

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the therapeutic interventions available through the Adoption Support Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Russell of Liverpool
	uin	HL769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Last year we announced that the Adoption Support Fund would continue with increased funding until 2021 pending the outcome of the multi-year Spending Review in 2020. The announcement, attached, can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the scope, eligibility and delivery requirements of the Adoption Support Fund as part of our planning for this Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL767 HL768 HL770 question first answered 06/02/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_More_funding_to_boost_adoption_support.pdf title HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_article
	tabling member	2134 label Biography information for Lord Russell of Liverpool

1175275

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend eligibility for the Adoption Support Fund to adopted children who have returned to the care system under a section 20 care order.
	tabling member printed	Lord Russell of Liverpool
	uin	HL770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Last year we announced that the Adoption Support Fund would continue with increased funding until 2021 pending the outcome of the multi-year Spending Review in 2020. The announcement, attached, can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the scope, eligibility and delivery requirements of the Adoption Support Fund as part of our planning for this Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL767 HL768 HL769 question first answered 06/02/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_More_funding_to_boost_adoption_support.pdf title HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_article
	tabling member	2134 label Biography information for Lord Russell of Liverpool

1175190

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Mobility
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Sutton Trust Elites in the UK: Pulling Away?, published on 22 January; and what action, if any, they plan to take in response.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>We welcome this report from the Sutton Trust on the vital question of how we ensure everyone can make the most of their potential. Talent is evenly spread across the country, but opportunity is not, which is why we are committed to making sure that every child, in every part of the country, has a fair chance.</p><p> </p><p>Employment rates have increased in every region and nation of the UK and higher skilled roles make up over 80% of the employment growth since 2010. We are investing an additional £14 billion over 3 years so that every child gets a world-class education and last year there was a record rate of 18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university. At the same time, the government is working to make sure that more learners from disadvantaged areas undertake apprenticeships that offer higher returns.</p><p> </p><p>At school, against a background of rising standards, disadvantaged pupils are narrowing the attainment gap at age 11 and age 16. Our reforms, and the focus provided by the £2.4 billion pupil premium, have supported this improvement. Most disadvantaged pupils attend a Good school or better.</p><p> </p><p>The law is clear that anyone in work is entitled to receive the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage and the government is committed to enforcing this right across the country as well as levelling up investment in towns through our £3.6 billion Towns Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/02/2020 14:18:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1175255

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that information and advice services for families, kinship carers and special guardians of children at risk or involved in the care system in England can continue uninterrupted, following the reported delay in the procurement of this service.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	uin	HL669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The department is in the process of tendering for an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system.</p><p>Our intention remains to award this contract in March 2020 in order for the service to commence on 1 April 2020. As per our most recent indicative timeline, we hope to evaluate tender bids on 3 February 2020, hold clarification meetings between 14 February 2020 to 20 February 2020, and announce the preferred bidder soon after.</p><p>Any further unexpected delays will be communicated to all interested bidders. The department will work with any winning bidder, and the existing provider to ensure the service is not interrupted.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL670 question first answered 05/02/2020 14:29:54 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1175259

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what new deadlines the Department for Education has set to (1) evaluate tender bids, (2) hold clarification meetings, and (3) announce the preferred bidder of the tender process for the contract for "an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system".
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	uin	HL670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The department is in the process of tendering for an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system.</p><p>Our intention remains to award this contract in March 2020 in order for the service to commence on 1 April 2020. As per our most recent indicative timeline, we hope to evaluate tender bids on 3 February 2020, hold clarification meetings between 14 February 2020 to 20 February 2020, and announce the preferred bidder soon after.</p><p>Any further unexpected delays will be communicated to all interested bidders. The department will work with any winning bidder, and the existing provider to ensure the service is not interrupted.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL669 question first answered 05/02/2020 14:29:54 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1175262

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation in this Parliament relating to education; and when they expect any such legislation to be introduced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, this government is committed to ensuring that all young people have access to an excellent education, unlocking their full potential and preparing them for the world of work.</p><p>We have already laid legislation this Parliament requiring local authorities to provide every secondary school with at least £5,000 per pupil next year, and every primary school with at least £3,750 per pupil. This will support the lowest funded schools across the country so that all schools are able to provide an excellent education for their pupils.</p><p>We have also laid legislation to introduce, from August 2020, the new entitlement to fully funded digital qualifications for adults with no or low digital skills.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/02/2020 15:43:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1175263

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Faith Schools: Peterborough
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with Peterborough Council prior to that authority's decision to plan to open the first fully religiously selective Government-funded faith school since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>It has always been possible to establish new schools that can prioritise up to 100% of admissions on the basis of faith criteria and a number of these have opened since 2010. It is for a schools admissions authority to decide whether they will use faith-based admissions criteria or not.</p><p>Regarding Peterborough City Council’s decision to approve the proposals for a new Catholic voluntary aided school on 6 January 2020, we gave approval in principle in June 2019 to provide funding to the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA) for a new Catholic primary school. The department publishes guidance on how to take these decisions in the opening and closing maintained schools guidance. Local authorities are best placed to decide whether a proposed school meets the needs of its local community.</p><p>Guidance is attached and available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-organisation-maintained-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-organisation-maintained-schools</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/02/2020 13:29:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL730_Opening_and_closing_maintained_schools1012.pdf title HL730_guidance
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1175157

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote (1) racial, and (2) religious, integration in schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Education plays a vital role in promoting integration and preparing our children and young people for life in a modern and diverse Britain.</p><p>All schools must promote community cohesion and are required to actively promote our shared values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. Promotion of these values is part of Ofsted’s inspection framework and the department has published guidance to schools on promoting these important values as part of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Schools are also required to comply with the relevant provisions of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>In 2016, the department also launched the Educate Against Hate website, through which we continue to provide free resources for teachers and school leaders to support their promotion of these values. This includes the department’s Respectful School Communities toolkit; a self-review and signposting tool to support schools to develop a whole-school approach which promotes respect and discipline, helping to combat bullying, harassment and prejudice of any kind.</p><p>The department also funds a number of specific initiatives to support schools in addressing these issues. This includes the provision of over £2.8 million of funding between September 2016 and March 2020 to four anti-bullying organisations, to support schools to tackle bullying – including projects focused on targeted bullying of particular groups, such as those who are victims of hate-related bullying, and projects which encourage children and young people to think about the importance of tackling prejudice and discrimination.</p><p>As part of our commitments in the Government’s Integrated Communities Action Plan, the department is also funding an expanded national school linking programme, which seeks to encourage meaningful social mixing between different types of schools and foster understanding of those with different backgrounds, faiths and beliefs. In the last year, the Linking Network has worked with over 540 schools, leading to over 22,500 pupils taking part in activities supporting integration.</p><p>As part of this same package, the department has also strengthened expectations for all new free schools on the promotion of community cohesion and integration, to make sure they are doing all that they can to ensure children and young people are able to participate fully in life in modern Britain.</p><p>The department is also introducing health education for pupils receiving state-funded primary and secondary education, alongside relationships education in all primary schools, and relationships and sex education (RSE) in all secondary schools. Mental wellbeing is a core component of the new health education curriculum, as well as being embedded in (RSE). Schools will be required to teach about a range of issues which will be relevant to wellbeing, including bullying, respectful relationships and online relationships.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/02/2020 16:43:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1175160

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2018/19, published on 21 January.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector’s Annual Report paints a strong picture of success across early years, schools and further education in England, with 96% of early years, 86% of schools and 81% of further education and skills judged to be ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by the inspectorate. The report also shows positive developments in social care with 48% of local authorities now judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, compared with 36% after their first inspections under the previous framework.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted’s findings are a testament to the dedication and professionalism of so many individuals working hard to improve the lives of young people and adults.</p><p> </p><p>The government wants to build on this and go further. Hence, we are investing an additional £14.4 billion in schools over the next three years; an extra £1 billion for adult and children’s social care every year of this Parliament; an additional £3 billion over the course of this Parliament to support the creation of a National Skills Fund; and a further £4.4 billion to fund pension contributions into the Teacher Pension Scheme, one of the best pension schemes available. We are including a further £1.8 billion for funding on capital investment into further education colleges. We are also increasing 16 to 19 funding in 2020-21 by £400 million, the biggest injection of new money in a single year since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/02/2020 18:02:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1175161

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government which Parliamentary constituencies have no further or higher education establishments within their boundaries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Further education and higher education are devolved matters. The department does not have ready access to the location of all further education colleges within the UK and so cannot provide an answer in the form requested in the time available. The answer below therefore focuses on England.</p><p>In England, of the 533 parliamentary constituencies, there are 52 with no further education colleges or higher education institutions registered within their boundaries.</p><p>The attached tables contain the full list of these constituencies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/02/2020 17:44:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL612_Constituencies_with_no_FE_or_HE_provision_in_England.xls title HL612_Table
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1175166

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) year-on-year fall in the number of apprenticeships started by young people, and (2) the effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Levy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Brady
	uin	HL610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Our reforms to apprenticeships have fundamentally changed what apprenticeships are and the long-term opportunities they provide for people of all ages and backgrounds.</p><p>The tables below show apprenticeships starts, by age, from 2015/16 to 2018/19, including the percentage change from 2015/16 to 2018/19 and the breakdown of frameworks and standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage change 2015/16 – 2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Under 19</strong></p></td><td><p>131,400</p></td><td><p>122,800</p></td><td><p>106,600</p></td><td><p>97,700</p></td><td><p>-26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>19 to 24</strong></p></td><td><p>153,900</p></td><td><p>142,200</p></td><td><p>113,700</p></td><td><p>116,000</p></td><td><p>-25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25+</strong></p></td><td><p>224,100</p></td><td><p>229,900</p></td><td><p>155,500</p></td><td><p>179,700</p></td><td><p>-20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>509,400</p></td><td><p>494,900</p></td><td><p>375,800</p></td><td><p>393,400</p></td><td><p>-23%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of apprenticeship</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Frameworks</strong></p></td><td><p>505,100</p></td><td><p>470,300</p></td><td><p>212,100</p></td><td><p>145,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Standards</strong></p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>24,600</p></td><td><p>163,700</p></td><td><p>248,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of people starting apprenticeships has fallen across all age groups. A key reason for this is that we are moving away from old apprenticeship frameworks which employers said were not equipping apprentices to do the job; training was often poor or non-existent. As more standards have become available each year, the number of apprentices of all ages starting on standards has increased.</p><p>Employers are now in the driving seat, designing apprenticeship standards to give apprentices the skills that industry really needs. Over 63% of starts in 2018/19 were on standards, compared to 44% in 2017/18, and all starts will be on high quality standards from August 2020.</p><p> </p><p>To promote apprenticeships to younger people, we launched the third phase of our apprenticeships marketing campaign<strong>, </strong>Fire it Up, in January. The campaign shines a spotlight on how apprenticeships can provide opportunities for ambitious young people and support businesses to diversify their workforce. Our annual National Apprenticeship Week will take place in February and celebrate the impact of apprenticeships on individuals, employers and the economy.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, we engaged with over 16,500 students in years 10 to 13, and 2,000 schools and colleges used the Apprenticeship Activity Pack for students. Throughout the year, our Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK) programme ensures that schools and colleges across England have free support to develop apprenticeship awareness activities.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy underpins our reforms to increase the quality of training and to support employers of all sizes to make a sustainable investment in the skills they need to grow.</p><p>We have already made changes to the levy in response to our engagement with employers. In April 2019, we raised the cap on transfers to 25%. We have already seen employers making use of transfers to support apprenticeship starts in their supply chains or to meet local skills needs.</p><p> </p><p>In January, we extended the use of transfers to cover the full cost of training for 16 to 18-year-olds, eligible 19 to 24-year-olds and for receiving employers with fewer than 50 employees, creating opportunities for organisations who may have previously felt that employing an apprentice was beyond their reach. We are committed to continuing to look at how we can improve the working of the levy to ensure it delivers the skilled workforce that employers need.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/02/2020 17:53:17 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4339 label Biography information for Baroness Brady

1175170

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress, if any, they have made on establishing the membership, methodology and timescale of the review into the funding of special needs education for children in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>​​In September 2019 the government announced a review of the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The SEND review is internal to the government. The review considers how the system can work best for all families whilst ensuring quality provision is more consistently available and improve child outcomes whilst improving value for money. The government recently called for evidence on the effectiveness of current arrangements to fund schools to support SEND pupils, and officials will consider this evidence alongside the review.</p><p> </p><p>Our officials are working closely with stakeholders. There are 3 independent advisers on the cross-government steering group: Tony McArdle, Lead Commissioner in Northamptonshire County Council, former Education Endowment Fund Chair Sir Kevan Collins and Anne Heavey, National Director of Whole School SEND. We will provide an update on progress with the review and our plans for further engagement shortly.​</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/02/2020 17:39:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1175182

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-school Education: Islam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 16 January (HL157), whether they assess what is being taught in madrasas in the UK; if so, how; and what plans they have to introduce inspections for such schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>As stated in my answer of 16 January, religious settings such as madrasas would generally be considered an out-of-school setting. As a large and diverse sector these settings are not captured by a single dedicated regulatory framework; and as such, are not subject to assessment or inspection by the department or Ofsted.</p><p>There are currently a number of legal powers in place to protect children attending these settings – for example, child protection legislation, health and safety and fire safety law – and there are no plans by the department, at this time, to introduce a new system of regulation or inspection of these settings.</p><p>However, the department is taking forward a package of measures aimed at enhancing the safeguarding of children in this sector. This includes a £3 million pilot scheme outlined in my previous response, which will be used to inform the development of best practice on how existing legal powers, held by local authorities and other agencies, can best be used to identify and intervene in out-of-school settings of concern. This work started in summer 2018 and is due to conclude in March 2020.</p><p>Alongside this, we have also been developing a voluntary code of practice for out-of-school setting providers to support them to understand what they need to do to run a safe setting. There is accompanying guidance for parents and carers to help them make more informed choices when considering out-of-school settings for their children, as well as understanding the steps they can take where they have concerns. We consulted on these documents last year and will respond and publish the final guidance in due course. The consultation can be found here: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/regulatory-framework-unit/out-of-school-settings-voluntary-safeguarding-code/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/regulatory-framework-unit/out-of-school-settings-voluntary-safeguarding-code/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/02/2020 16:12:24 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL646_draft_guidance.pdf title HL646_guidance_OSS
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1175112

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase the amount of secure accommodation in England for children with severe behavioural problems.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Secure Children’s Homes provide specialist care in a secure environment for vulnerable children and young people aged between 10 and 17. They offer care for young people who have either been remanded or sentenced by the courts or detained for their own welfare or to ensure the safety of others. Local authorities are responsible for making sure places are available for their looked-after children and we are working with them to ensure the children’s homes system is joined up at a national level.</p><p>We recognise that there are only a small number of Secure Children’s Homes and that is why we are expanding provision available in England through our £40 million capital programme. We established and continue to fund the Secure Welfare Coordination Unit to help plan and coordinate placements based on individual needs. In addition, we provided funding to local and combined authorities to commission feasibility studies into opening new secure provision to increase available capacity.</p><p>More broadly, we are working across government to ensure we are aligned on key issues relevant to the broader children’s secure estate, including youth custody and mental health provision. We are also considering the needs and characteristics of young people across the estate and how provision can better meet the needs of those young people entering the system.</p><p>We are also supporting NHS England’s Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS), which is being delivered in partnership across government to improve the overall mental health support of children in the secure estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 03/02/2020 17:57:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1175124

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Unemployment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many young people aged between 16 and 19 years old were not in education, employment or training in each quarter of 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The number and proportion of 16 to 18 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) in England for each quarter of 2018<a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/Written%20PQs/WPQT%20-%202019-20%20Drafts/HL552%20PRD%20PM%20300120.docx#_ftn1" target="_blank">[1]</a> can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>January to March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>April to June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>July to September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>148,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>October to December 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>124,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: ‘NEET statistics annual brief: 2018’, from the ‘Labour Force Survey’, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief-2018</a>. Numbers rounded to the nearest 1000.</p><p>It should be noted, that due to seasonal variation in NEET rates, comparisons should not be made between in-year quarters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) was the lowest on record in the first 3 quarters of 2018.</p><p> </p><p>As shown in the table below, there has been a downward trend in 16 to 18 year old NEETs since 2010:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs in 2010</p></td><td><p>Percentage of 16 to 18 year old NEETs in 2018</p></td><td><p>Change (in percentage points)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January to March</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to June</p></td><td><p>10.3%</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July to September</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td><td><p>-5.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October to December</p></td><td><p>8.3%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>-1.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to identify and support young people who are NEET.</p><p> </p><p>Under Raising the Participation Age, all young people in England are now required to continue in education or training until their 18th birthday. Most continue until the end of the academic year in which they turn 18.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the government invested around £7 billion during the last academic year to ensure there was a place in education or training for every 16 to 19 year old.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding further education, the Adult Education Budget funds the first full level 2 and 3 qualifications for 19 to 23 year olds, training up to level 2 for unemployed people and English and maths for all adults who have not achieved level 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/Written%20PQs/WPQT%20-%202019-20%20Drafts/HL552%20PRD%20PM%20300120.docx#_ftnref1" target="_blank">[1]</a> The figures are based on young people aged 16 to 18 as at 31 August 2018, the start of the academic year, and will therefore include young people who turn 19 throughout the course of the 2018/19 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 03/02/2020 17:56:03 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1175126

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the readiness of schools to implement the statutory teaching of Relationships and Sex Education from September 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The new subjects of relationships education (for primary age pupils), relationships and sex education (for secondary age pupils) and health education (for all pupils in state-funded schools) will become compulsory in September 2020. Many schools are already teaching aspects of these subjects as part of their sex and relationship education provision or personal, social, health and economic education programme. Schools have flexibility to determine how to deliver the new content in the context of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>The department is committed to supporting teachers to teach the new subjects with confidence, and to a high quality which is why we are developing a central programme of support for schools for these subjects, which will be available to all teachers from spring 2020.</p><p>Our programme of support will offer opportunities for teachers to improve subject knowledge, build confidence and access classroom resources. We will ensure that all of the department’s materials supporting implementation of the new subjects are inclusive, and recognise fully the need to disseminate the good practice in teaching about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender relationships that is seen in large numbers of our schools as well as the importance of reflecting the needs of pupils with a special educational need or disability when planning the curriculum for these subjects. Our budget this year of up to £6 million for implementing the new subjects will ensure that this support for teachers will be accessed through a new online service and will include an implementation guide. This will accompany the statutory guidance, case studies from other schools, access to quality assured resources and innovative materials to support staff training.</p><p>Training for teachers will also be available through existing regional networks, and we are working with expert organisations, schools and teachers to develop this package. The department is also working with ‘early adopter schools’, some of whom have chosen to start teaching some or all of the new content early, in order to support their journey, learn lessons and share good practice. Last year we held 4 national conferences for those schools who are ‘early adopter schools’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL537 HL538 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:23:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1175127

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide a detailed breakdown of the £6 million committed expenditure on Relationships and Sex Education in 2019–20.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The new subjects of relationships education (for primary age pupils), relationships and sex education (for secondary age pupils) and health education (for all pupils in state-funded schools) will become compulsory in September 2020. Many schools are already teaching aspects of these subjects as part of their sex and relationship education provision or personal, social, health and economic education programme. Schools have flexibility to determine how to deliver the new content in the context of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>The department is committed to supporting teachers to teach the new subjects with confidence, and to a high quality which is why we are developing a central programme of support for schools for these subjects, which will be available to all teachers from spring 2020.</p><p>Our programme of support will offer opportunities for teachers to improve subject knowledge, build confidence and access classroom resources. We will ensure that all of the department’s materials supporting implementation of the new subjects are inclusive, and recognise fully the need to disseminate the good practice in teaching about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender relationships that is seen in large numbers of our schools as well as the importance of reflecting the needs of pupils with a special educational need or disability when planning the curriculum for these subjects. Our budget this year of up to £6 million for implementing the new subjects will ensure that this support for teachers will be accessed through a new online service and will include an implementation guide. This will accompany the statutory guidance, case studies from other schools, access to quality assured resources and innovative materials to support staff training.</p><p>Training for teachers will also be available through existing regional networks, and we are working with expert organisations, schools and teachers to develop this package. The department is also working with ‘early adopter schools’, some of whom have chosen to start teaching some or all of the new content early, in order to support their journey, learn lessons and share good practice. Last year we held 4 national conferences for those schools who are ‘early adopter schools’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL536 HL538 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:23:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1175128

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how their forthcoming Relationships Education implementation guide will (1) clarify the importance of Relationships and Sex Education within Relationships Education, and (2) support schools to develop inclusive practice in this regard.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The new subjects of relationships education (for primary age pupils), relationships and sex education (for secondary age pupils) and health education (for all pupils in state-funded schools) will become compulsory in September 2020. Many schools are already teaching aspects of these subjects as part of their sex and relationship education provision or personal, social, health and economic education programme. Schools have flexibility to determine how to deliver the new content in the context of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>The department is committed to supporting teachers to teach the new subjects with confidence, and to a high quality which is why we are developing a central programme of support for schools for these subjects, which will be available to all teachers from spring 2020.</p><p>Our programme of support will offer opportunities for teachers to improve subject knowledge, build confidence and access classroom resources. We will ensure that all of the department’s materials supporting implementation of the new subjects are inclusive, and recognise fully the need to disseminate the good practice in teaching about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender relationships that is seen in large numbers of our schools as well as the importance of reflecting the needs of pupils with a special educational need or disability when planning the curriculum for these subjects. Our budget this year of up to £6 million for implementing the new subjects will ensure that this support for teachers will be accessed through a new online service and will include an implementation guide. This will accompany the statutory guidance, case studies from other schools, access to quality assured resources and innovative materials to support staff training.</p><p>Training for teachers will also be available through existing regional networks, and we are working with expert organisations, schools and teachers to develop this package. The department is also working with ‘early adopter schools’, some of whom have chosen to start teaching some or all of the new content early, in order to support their journey, learn lessons and share good practice. Last year we held 4 national conferences for those schools who are ‘early adopter schools’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL536 HL537 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:23:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1175137

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when the Department for Education expects to award the contract for "an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system” which was intended to start on 1 April 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The department is in the process of tendering for &quot;an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system”.</p><p>Our intention remains to award this contract in March 2020 for the service to start on 1 April 2020. It is not the responsibility of the department to determine whether Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) applies. However, it is the responsibility of the department to ensure that, where TUPE may apply, relevant information is made available to all suppliers.</p><p>Following a request by a potential bidder, the tendering deadline was extended to allow bidders time to factor TUPE information into their bids. The department will work with any winning bidder and the existing provider to ensure the service is not interrupted.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL566 HL567 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:30:56 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1175138

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government why a decision was taken to delay the tender process for the contract for "an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system” to share Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) information with all bidders when the Invitation to Tender document had specifically stated that consideration of the application of TUPE was not a matter of direct concern to the Department for Education and that it was the responsibility of tenderers to consider whether TUPE applies in the circumstances of this contract and tender accordingly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The department is in the process of tendering for &quot;an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system”.</p><p>Our intention remains to award this contract in March 2020 for the service to start on 1 April 2020. It is not the responsibility of the department to determine whether Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) applies. However, it is the responsibility of the department to ensure that, where TUPE may apply, relevant information is made available to all suppliers.</p><p>Following a request by a potential bidder, the tendering deadline was extended to allow bidders time to factor TUPE information into their bids. The department will work with any winning bidder and the existing provider to ensure the service is not interrupted.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL564 HL567 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:30:56 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1175139

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what measures the Department for Education are taking to ensure that information and advice services for families, including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system, are provided without interruption over the next six months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The department is in the process of tendering for &quot;an information and advice service for families including kinship carers of children at risk or involved in the care system”.</p><p>Our intention remains to award this contract in March 2020 for the service to start on 1 April 2020. It is not the responsibility of the department to determine whether Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) applies. However, it is the responsibility of the department to ensure that, where TUPE may apply, relevant information is made available to all suppliers.</p><p>Following a request by a potential bidder, the tendering deadline was extended to allow bidders time to factor TUPE information into their bids. The department will work with any winning bidder and the existing provider to ensure the service is not interrupted.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL564 HL566 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:30:56 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1170833

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in introducing a register for children not in school.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>In the spring of 2019, a consultation was held on proposals for a mandatory register of children not attending state or registered independent schools to help local authorities carry out their responsibilities in relation to children not in school. The consultation closed in June 2019. Responses to the consultation have been considered and a formal government response document setting out next steps will be issued in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 28/01/2020 12:22:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1170170

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Frontline and the Centre for Public Impact A Blueprint for Children's Social Care, published on 20 November 2019, outlining a new model for children’s social care that allows social workers to spend more time with families and that aims to improve standards through increased supervision and transparency.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Securing further improvement in the quality of the children’s social care system is a priority. We welcome the contribution both of these reports make to these efforts. Whilst local authorities are responsible for the deployment of child and family social workers, the government is continuing to invest in practice improvement. This includes our £84 million investment in the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children programme; and securing better research and evidence about practice and the social work workforce such as through the What Works for Children’s Social Care. Our large-scale longitudinal study of child and family social workers will provide significant insights into the experience of child and family social workers and will help both the government and employers identify priorities for action.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL318 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:48:19 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1170171

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey by the British Association for Social Workers, launched in May 2018, which found that social workers spend 20 per cent of their time in direct contact with families, with one out of three social workers not working directly with children.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Securing further improvement in the quality of the children’s social care system is a priority. We welcome the contribution both of these reports make to these efforts. Whilst local authorities are responsible for the deployment of child and family social workers, the government is continuing to invest in practice improvement. This includes our £84 million investment in the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children programme; and securing better research and evidence about practice and the social work workforce such as through the What Works for Children’s Social Care. Our large-scale longitudinal study of child and family social workers will provide significant insights into the experience of child and family social workers and will help both the government and employers identify priorities for action.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL317 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:48:19 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1170227

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the 24-month period during which levy-paying training providers can spend Apprenticeship Levy funds.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Winchester
	uin	HL371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is paid by all UK employers with a pay bill in excess of £3 million. Levy-paying employers in England use an award-winning apprenticeship service to manage their funds, make payments to training providers, and transfer funds to other organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Funds available to employers expire on a rolling, month-by-month basis after 24 months, where they have not been spent. We anticipated that levy-payers would use various amounts available to them, with only some spending all funds available to them. Individual levy-paying employers have full control over when and where apprenticeship funds are spent to meet their current and future skills needs, including by using transfers to support the sustainable development of skills in their supply chain or local area. Where employers are not spending funds available to them and the availability expires, the budget is used to support apprenticeships taken forward by other large and small employers.</p><p> </p><p>When the levy was introduced, we responded to feedback from employers and representative bodies to increase the expiry period for these funds from 18 to 24 months, and currently have no plans to extend it further. In February 2019, we introduced a tool on the apprenticeship service to help employers estimate their funds and plan for expiry.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/01/2020 17:55:54 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4256 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Winchester

1170228

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of student teaching hours in further education.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Winchester
	uin	HL372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The department currently expects that 16 and 17 year olds in full time education at colleges and school sixth forms are provided with, on average, 600 planned hours of education a year, although many receive more than this. This is ample time, for example for the teaching of 3 A-Levels or a substantial technical qualification, with time for other activities to support young people’s development such as mentoring, additional tuition or work experience.</p><p> </p><p>New T Level qualifications will start to be delivered from September this year. These are larger and more demanding technical education programmes, which on average we expect to be 900 hours per year including a substantial industry placement. T Levels programmes will receive additional funding to pay for the additional hours.</p><p> </p><p>The government has announced increased 16-19 funding in 2020-21 of £400 million – an increase of 7% in overall 16-19 funding and the biggest injection of new money in a single year since 2010. Providers may use some of this additional funding to provide more teaching hours for some students, for example those who do not yet have maths and/or English GCSEs at grade 4 or above, for whom £35 million of the additional funding will be allocated.</p><p>The arrangements for adult education are more flexible as the teaching hours provided relate specifically to what qualifications or programmes individual students choose to study and their mode of attendance is subject to agreement between individual providers and their students.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/01/2020 12:08:53 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4256 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Winchester

1169656

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of schools in England identified by Ofsted as "stuck", having underperformed for the last 13 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling entrenched underperformance in schools wherever it exists.</p><p>In addition to the biggest funding boost for schools in a decade: an additional £2.6 billion in 2020-21, £4.8 billion by 2021-22 and £7.1 billion by 2022-23 compared to 2019-20 funding; and £1.5 billion per year to fund additional pension costs for teachers, the department announced last September that we will provide more support to “stuck” schools from high-performing, experienced school leaders. This is now in place.</p><p> </p><p>The department also confirmed that we would work with Ofsted so that it can provide more detailed analysis on areas for improvement for these schools and will be confirming details in due course. This announcement can be found at the following link and is attached: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-drive-to-continue-boosting-standards-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-drive-to-continue-boosting-standards-in-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 10 January, the department also launched a public consultation on removing the exemption from routine inspection for schools previously rated outstanding by Ofsted. The aim is to lift the exemption from September 2020, subject to the consultation outcome and parliamentary approval. Ending the exemption will mean all parents have up to date information about every school and can be confident that their children’s schools are continuing to deliver the best education. The department will provide additional funding for these inspections for 2020-21, and funding for subsequent years will be determined through the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/01/2020 12:46:02 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL231_New_Drive_to_Continue_Boosting_Standards_In_Schools.pdf title HL231_announcement
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1169252

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Travellers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in improving education outcomes for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The latest published data, including breakdowns for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) pupils, relates to 2019 at key stage 2 and 2018 at key stage 4. At both stages, the data showed a small improvement in headline attainment measures for this group compared to the previous year. At key stage 2, the percentage of GRT pupils attaining the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics rose from 19% in 2018 to 20% in 2019. At key stage 4, the percentage achieving grades 9-4 in English and mathematics rose from 11.8% in 2017 to 13.1% in 2018.</p><p>The government is taking significant steps forward to support attainment and progression for all pupils, including GRT pupils. Our education reforms, including those aimed at improving teaching; encouraging good attendance and behaviour; and strengthening the curriculum and examination system, are designed to improve opportunity and standards for all pupils. These reforms are underpinned by school accountability measures, which are intended to encourage schools to focus more closely on the attainment of all their pupils.</p><p>Through the pupil premium; we are addressing low economic circumstances. This is a key factor that predicts future educational outcomes, and affects a high proportion of GRT children. Since 2011, we have provided over £15 billion of this additional funding, with a further £2.4 billion being distributed in this financial year.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 15/01/2020 17:59:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1169285

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Private Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of section 63 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in ensuring that parents of children with special educational needs or a disability are able to choose an independent school if that is their wish.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Section 63 of the Children and Families Act (2014) sets out the local authority’s duty to pay fees for special educational provision where an institution, including an independent institution, is named in a final education, health and care (EHC) plan.</p><p>The process by which parents’ wishes are considered is, instead, set out within the ‘Special Educational Needs &amp; Disabilities 0-25 Code of Practice’, attached, and under section 39 of the Children and Families Act (2014).</p><p>Chapter 9 in the ‘Special Educational Needs &amp; Disabilities 0-25 Code of Practice’ sets out the duties of local authorities and the rights of parents regarding the naming of schools in EHC plans. When a local authority is finalising an EHC plan, parents can ask for a particular school to be named in the plan. This can be any maintained nursery school; maintained school; any form of academy or free school (mainstream or special); non-maintained special school; independent special school or independent specialist college, where they have been approved for this purpose by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, under section 41 of the Children and Families Act (2014). These schools are published in the section 41 list, which is available to all parents and young people.</p><p>The local authority must name the parent’s or young person’s choice of school in the EHC plan unless the school would be unsuitable for the child or young person’s age, ability, aptitude or special educational need or unless the child or young person’s attendance would be incompatible with the efficient education of others or the efficient use of resources.</p><p>The child’s parent or the young person may also make representations for places at independent schools, independent colleges or other post-16 providers that are not on the section 41 list. However, these schools are not obliged to admit children with EHC plans and local authorities are not under the same conditional duty to name these schools in EHC plans.</p><p>As at January 2019, there were 17,362 children and young people with EHC plans in independent schools. This figure represents 4.9% of all children and young people with an EHC plan.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/01/2020 14:45:10 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL141_SEND_Code_of_Practice.pdf title HL141_SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1169301

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the restriction on Ofsted's inspection of schools which teach for less than 18 hours a week.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Settings that only have pupils attending for less than 18 hours per week are not considered full time and are therefore not required to register as schools. As they are not registered as schools, such settings are not subject to inspection. In March 2018, the department published guidance setting out how the government, Ofsted and local authorities can work collaboratively to help ensure children attending unregistered schools and out-of-school settings are safe and are receiving a suitable education. This guidance is attached and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-school-registration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-school-registration</a>.</p><p>Part-time settings should be considered to be out-of-school settings, which the department currently defines as “any institution providing tuition, training, instruction or activities to children in England, without their parents’ or carers supervision, that is not a school, college, 16-19 academy or provider caring for children under 8 years old, which is registered with Ofsted or a childcare agency.” This covers a large, broad and diverse sector, ranging from: settings offering part-time or supplementary education to support mainstream or home education and religious settings offering education in their own faith, to extra-curricular clubs and activities, such as dance classes, sports tuition, as well as uniformed youth organisations.</p><p>In 2015, the government consulted on proposals to introduce a new system regulation of the sector. However, in 2018 following careful consideration of the large number of wide ranging views and representations received, the government decided not to pursue the model proposed, but to instead further develop the evidence base for a national approach, including future legislation where gaps in existing powers might be identified. In connection with this, the government is currently taking forward a package of measures aimed at enhancing the safeguarding of children in this sector, including the provision of £3 million of targeted funding, in 16 local authorities, to test different approaches to multi-agency working. This work will be used to inform best practice on how existing legal powers, held by local authorities and other agencies, such as the Police, Ofsted and the Charity Commission can best be used to intervene in settings of concern and to help inform the need for any further legislation.</p><p>Some part-time settings provide alternative provision which is commissioned by a school or local authority. Ofsted can look at such a part-time setting as part of an inspection of the commissioner. In all cases (whether commissioning a place for a child in care or any other child), the local authority or school acting as the alternative provision commissioner should assure themselves that the setting is registered where applicable and that the provision is delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/01/2020 15:22:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL157_Independent_school_registration_guidance.pdf title HL157_Guidance
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1156568

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Care Workers: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the maximum funding for a Level 3 Adult Care Worker apprenticeship is set at £3,000 when the maximum funding for Level 3 apprenticeships for veterinary nurses and project control technicians is set at £15,000 and £21,000 respectively.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Each apprenticeship standard is allocated a funding band based on recommendations by the independent Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute). The Institute uses a wide range of evidence to inform these funding band allocations, including information from trailblazer groups, training providers and assessment organisations, and consideration of comparable qualifications such as relevant standards.</p><p>A longer duration often drives a higher funding band, due to the larger volume of material delivered in the standard. In this instance, the level 3 Adult Care Worker has a 12-month duration, compared to a 30- and 36-month duration for Veterinary Nurse and Project Controls Technician respectively.</p><p>The Institute is improving the transparency and operation of the funding band recommendation process in 2019-20 and will test improvements with employers.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/11/2019 17:40:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1156571

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Society
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of third sector organisations currently receiving funding from the Department for Education have had (1) firm, and (2) indicative, funding allocations for 2020–21.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Departmental budget allocations for 2020-21 were announced in September 2019. The Department for Education is currently undertaking a business planning and financial planning exercise to allocate resources across the department. Organisations receiving funding from the department will be notified of intended funding arrangements once this exercise has concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/11/2019 17:24:21 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1156572

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Family Rights Group: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future funding of the Family Rights Group; whether they intend to announce those plans; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The department’s grant funding to the Family Rights Group for running the Family and Friends Helpline, which supports Kinship Carers, ends on 31 March 2020. The Treasury has now allocated budgets for 2020-21 only. The department will conduct any necessary procurement work for grants and contracts in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/11/2019 17:44:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey