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1138901

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary schools which had (a) fewer than 100, (b) 101 to 200, (c) 201 to 300, (d) 301 to 400, (e) 401 to 600 and (f) 601 or more pupils, were in deficit in each of the five most recent years for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	277297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes the income and expenditure, including revenue balances, annually for local authority maintained schools and for academies.</p><p>The Department published data for local authority maintained schools’ Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) for the years 2013-14 to 2017-18 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data#local-authority-and-school-finance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data#local-authority-and-school-finance</a>.</p><p>The Department published data for academy schools’ Academies’ Accounting Returns (AAR) for 2016/17, when revenue reserve was first collected at school level, and 2017/18 at: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/Help/DataSources" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/Help/DataSources</a>.</p><p>The attached tables give the requested breakdown. Information for years prior to those provided are not available. The figures for academies are as reported for the individual schools and do not include any surpluses or deficits at trust level for those in multi academy trusts.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/07/2019 15:55:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 277297_school_deficits_table.pdf title 277297_PDF
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1138867

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department issues schools with guidance on reducing their carbon footprint; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	277289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed to reducing UK emissions to net zero by 2050.</p><p>The Department is committed to delivering new schools that meet energy efficiency targets and supporting the existing estate to reduce its energy demand through advice, support and capital grants. The Department is surveying the condition of every school through the Condition Data Collection to support the development of future priorities for investment, including measures to achieve zero carbon. This includes projects such as the Good Estate Management website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools</a>.) and providing loans for new technologies to deliver clean energy.</p><p>From 2021, all new schools will be designed to support the net zero carbon reduction targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/07/2019 16:00:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1138674

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of guides for teaching relationships and sex education in schools for the 2020 school year.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	276599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department announced a budget of £6 million in financial year 2019-20 to develop this programme of support for schools. Funding beyond 2019-20 is a matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also published an impact assessment which provided an estimate of the impact of the new regulations on the school system. The assessment includes reference to the fact that many schools are already teaching a great deal of the content in the new statutory guidance. The impact assessment can be accessed here.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781029/Updated_impact_assessment_-_Relationships_Education_and_Relationships_and_Sex_Education.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781029/Updated_impact_assessment_-_Relationships_Education_and_Relationships_and_Sex_Education.pdf</a></p><p>The Department has published the statutory guidance and guides for parents, which schools can use to inform their engagement. These are available here, respectively:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to teach the new subjects to a high standard. The Department will continue to work with subject experts to ensure schools are supported to improve their practice, focusing on an implementation guide, support for training needs, and materials. This will also include sharing effective practice so schools can learn lessons from each other.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 276600 question first answered 18/07/2019 16:41:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1138675

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education in schools in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	276600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department announced a budget of £6 million in financial year 2019-20 to develop this programme of support for schools. Funding beyond 2019-20 is a matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also published an impact assessment which provided an estimate of the impact of the new regulations on the school system. The assessment includes reference to the fact that many schools are already teaching a great deal of the content in the new statutory guidance. The impact assessment can be accessed here.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781029/Updated_impact_assessment_-_Relationships_Education_and_Relationships_and_Sex_Education.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781029/Updated_impact_assessment_-_Relationships_Education_and_Relationships_and_Sex_Education.pdf</a></p><p>The Department has published the statutory guidance and guides for parents, which schools can use to inform their engagement. These are available here, respectively:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to teach the new subjects to a high standard. The Department will continue to work with subject experts to ensure schools are supported to improve their practice, focusing on an implementation guide, support for training needs, and materials. This will also include sharing effective practice so schools can learn lessons from each other.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 276599 question first answered 18/07/2019 16:41:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1139426

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2019 to Question 273502, whether primary legislation is required to place his Department's guidance on school uniforms onto a statutory footing.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
	uin	277859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Statutory guidance cannot be issued without the legislative powers to do so.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/07/2019 15:54:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1139288

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Information Technology: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of compulsory teaching of information technology until the age of 16.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	277670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>In September 2014, the Government introduced computing as a national curriculum subject at all four key stages, replacing the former information and communications technology curriculum. Computing education is now compulsory in all state maintained schools. As part of the new Ofsted inspection framework, operational from September 2019, inspectors will expect all pupils to study a broad and balanced curriculum, either through the National Curriculum, which includes computing, or a curriculum of comparable breadth.</p><p>The computing curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils have experience of writing computer programs. The UK is one of the first G20 countries to have introduced coding into the primary curriculum. The computing curriculum also ensures that pupils can become digitally literate.</p><p>In November 2018, the Government announced the new National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), led by leading industry experts and backed by £84 million of funding. The NCCE recently appointed the first 23 Computing Hubs, operational from autumn 2019, which will provide a range of continuing professional development opportunities for all teachers, and will build local expertise and capacity for school to school support.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 277671 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:04:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1139289

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Software: Primary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of teaching coding in primary schools.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	277671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>In September 2014, the Government introduced computing as a national curriculum subject at all four key stages, replacing the former information and communications technology curriculum. Computing education is now compulsory in all state maintained schools. As part of the new Ofsted inspection framework, operational from September 2019, inspectors will expect all pupils to study a broad and balanced curriculum, either through the National Curriculum, which includes computing, or a curriculum of comparable breadth.</p><p>The computing curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils have experience of writing computer programs. The UK is one of the first G20 countries to have introduced coding into the primary curriculum. The computing curriculum also ensures that pupils can become digitally literate.</p><p>In November 2018, the Government announced the new National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), led by leading industry experts and backed by £84 million of funding. The NCCE recently appointed the first 23 Computing Hubs, operational from autumn 2019, which will provide a range of continuing professional development opportunities for all teachers, and will build local expertise and capacity for school to school support.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 277670 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:04:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1138868

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of teaching staff currently signed-off from work with a stress-related illness in (a) England, (b) the North East, and (c) Northumberland in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	277195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The overall number of teachers taking any sickness absence up to the 2017/18 academic year has been published in the school workforce in England statistics, which are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2018</a>.</p><p>National figures are provided in table 16 of the main tables and subnational figures in the regional, local authority and school tables. The information is not broken down by the type of illness.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/07/2019 16:11:41 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1139919

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Charitable Donations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle the financial imbalance in donations received by state schools in affluent areas and those in poorer areas.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	278353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Schools have historically generated income to bring communities together as well as to bring in extra funding, over and above schools’ core budget. There are many types of income generation, which range from letting out premises to beetle drives. Overall, schools generate around £1.3 billion a year, which is roughly 4% of the schools’ budget. Income specifically from donations and voluntary funds has remained steady at about 0.7% of schools’ overall budgets since 2011-12.</p><p>As set out in the Department’s Supporting Excellent School Resource Management strategy, the Department intends to publish guidance for schools on these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/07/2019 16:20:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1139940

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level and GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on pupils using private tutors as scribes in (a) GCSE and (b) A level exams.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	278513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The regulation of GCSE and A level qualifications is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write directly to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/07/2019 16:24:50 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell