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

518196

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

518197

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

518208

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve transparency and accountability in spending by schools.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	36923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Appropriate arrangements are currently in place to ensure that school spending is transparent. Details of income and expenditure in all maintained schools and academies are published annually by the department in Statistical First Releases, available on GOV.UK. The Permanent Secretary’s Accountability System Statement sets out in detail the accountability system for education, including maintained schools and academies, and for children’s services.</p><p>While we are always interested in improving transparency and accountability in spending by schools we have no current plans for changes.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:22 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

518199

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average cost to the public purse of an additional (a) school place and (b) classroom in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	36750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2016 12:11:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

518200

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

518201

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

518205

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

518207

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

518192

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