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1006689

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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 in public care are placed more than (1) 50, and (2) 100 miles beyond the boundary of the local authority with responsibility for their safety and wellbeing.
tabling member printed	Lord Laming
uin	HL11469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest figures show that the number of children who were placed outside the boundary of the local authority responsible for their safety and wellbeing at the 31 March 2018 was 30,670, or 41% of all looked-after children. These figures were published in table A5 of the statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>The department does not collect information on the distance in miles between the placement of a child and the boundary edge of the local authority. The department does collect, however, two separate pieces of information in relation to placement location; the distance the child is placed away from their home postcode and whether the placement is located inside or outside their responsible local authority. The number of looked-after children placed outside their local authority boundary and more than 50 miles from their home was 5,380 (or 7% of all looked-after children) at 31 March 2018. There were 2,080 children (or 3% of all looked-after children) placed more than 100 miles from their home and outside their local authority boundary. These figures exclude children where the distance of the placement is unknown.</p><p>We want to reduce out of area placements, but they will always be part of the care landscape. Sometimes local authorities have to identify a placement outside of the child’s local area to disrupt gang violence, trafficking or sexual exploitation or where specialist provision is needed.</p><p>In recent years government has also increasingly asked local authorities to consider boarding as an option for looked-after children if it may be suitable for them and in some instances this may mean children are placed outside of their local authority area.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11468 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:53:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming

1007496

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support relevant authorities are required by law to provide to looked-after children in further education.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL11497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The statutory duty on local authorities, to promote the education of their looked-after children, applies equally to those in further education (FE). This means looked-after children in FE receive support from their authority’s Virtual School Head and have a Personal Education Plan. This plan should help the local authority and education setting monitor and maximise the young person’s progress.</p><p>Local authorities have a duty to provide financial assistance to care leavers to support their participation in education or training; for example, by contributing to travel costs. In addition, looked-after children in FE are a priority group for the 16 – 19 bursary for defined vulnerable groups, worth up to £1200 a year. Looked-after children or care leavers aged 16 to 24 doing an apprenticeship are eligible for a one-off bursary of £1000 to fund the cost of transition into work and support them in their first year of apprenticeship. If care leavers are following a recognised course of higher education, the authority that looked after them must pay them a one-off bursary of £2000.</p><p>Universities are independent bodies and are best placed to decide how best to support their students. Many universities already provide a range of support to help enable more vulnerable students to attend their institution and access higher education. For example, The University of Sussex, offers care leavers a bursary of £3,000 cash for every year of study and a £500 study grant, as well as a guaranteed room in a campus-based residence for their entire course, including all holidays.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 28/11/2018 17:20:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1010103

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Education is having with the Russell Group of universities regarding adding music to their list of facilitating subjects.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL11550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous from government, and consequently control the criteria used to determine admissions. We are aware that the Russell Group, which comprises 24 of the UK’s leading universities, publishes guidance designed to assist applicants in identifying the A level subjects most likely to facilitate entry to one of their member universities. From engagement with the Russell Group, we understand they are currently reviewing their guidance. The department recognises the importance of arts subjects, including music, and students’ ability to make informed choices is at the heart of our recent reforms to higher education. We are increasing the information available to students to ensure they can make informed choices about what and where to study.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/12/2018 11:53:35 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1010116

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any benefits of bringing the creative industries’ current voluntary training and skills levy within the scope of the Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL11563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The creative industry voluntary training levies, managed by ScreenSkills, and the apprenticeships levy cover different things. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to bring the creative industries’ current voluntary levy into the scope of the apprenticeship levy.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy is specifically used to fund high quality apprenticeship training and end-point assessment across all sectors. The creative industry voluntary levies can be spent on a wide range of specialist training, including help with associated costs such as travel, accommodation and childcare. The voluntary levies operate across film, high-end television, animation and children’s television as part of the tax incentive regime for these sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy only affects around 2% of employers and the majority of the creative sector do not pay it. Instead, they can benefit from government investment covering at least 90% of training costs. This will rise to 95% in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11564 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:16:23 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1010117

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to monitor the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy on the creative industries sector; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the Levy compared to other types of employer investment.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL11564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The creative industry voluntary training levies, managed by ScreenSkills, and the apprenticeships levy cover different things. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to bring the creative industries’ current voluntary levy into the scope of the apprenticeship levy.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy is specifically used to fund high quality apprenticeship training and end-point assessment across all sectors. The creative industry voluntary levies can be spent on a wide range of specialist training, including help with associated costs such as travel, accommodation and childcare. The voluntary levies operate across film, high-end television, animation and children’s television as part of the tax incentive regime for these sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy only affects around 2% of employers and the majority of the creative sector do not pay it. Instead, they can benefit from government investment covering at least 90% of training costs. This will rise to 95% in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11563 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:16:23 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1010118

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship starts there have been in the creative industries since April 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL11565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no definition of apprenticeships that are in the creative industries.</p><p>The table below shows apprenticeship starts in the Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area, along with further subject area breakdowns since April 2017, and includes starts up to the provisional full 2017/18 academic year.</p><p><strong>Apprenticeship starts since April 2017 in the </strong><strong>Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Apprenticeship starts since April 2017 (reported to date)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total starts in </strong><strong>Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,080</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Crafts, Creative Arts and Design</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Media and Communication</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Performing Arts</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Publishing and Information Services</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1) Data is based on full final year figures for the 2016/17 academic year and provisional full 2017/18 academic year figures (August 2018 to July 2018). Starts for 2016/17 only include those for April to July 2017.</p><p>2) Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. ‘-’ indicates a value of less than 5 starts.</p><p>3) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record</p><p>4) This data is published here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750454/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts_SSA-Fwk-Std_October-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750454/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts_SSA-Fwk-Std_October-2018.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/11/2018 13:57:13 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1010125

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	British Students Abroad: France
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are making for UK citizens to be able to study in France after the UK has left the European Union; and what advice, if any, they provide to those who wish to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL11572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We have made clear in the recent political agreement (published on 14 November) that the UK remains committed to continued cooperation with the EU on education. In the attached government white paper, ‘The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union[1]’, we also set out our desire to facilitate mobility for students and young people, enabling them to continue to benefit from world leading universities and the cultural experiences the UK and EU Member States – including France – have to offer.</p><p>With the caveat that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”, in principle the UK will continue to benefit from all EU programmes, including Erasmus+, until the end of the current budget plan, and applications should continue as normal. The UK is also open to exploring participation in the successor scheme to the current Erasmus+ Programme. We welcome the attached proposals for the 2021-2027 successor scheme to Erasmus+ (published on 30 May), and are considering these carefully; we will continue to participate in discussions on these proposals while we remain in the EU. Ultimately, UK participation in the successor programme is a matter for negotiations on our future relationship with the EU.</p><p>[1] The white paper can be found via this link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725288/The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725288/The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL11572_The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf title HL11572_The_future_relationship_between_UK_and_EU 2 file name HL11572_EC_Proposal_to_Establish_Erasmus.pdf title HL11572_Proposal_to_Establish_Erasmus question first answered 30/11/2018 14:14:15 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1011249

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many state funded primary and secondary schools in England are (1) academies, and (2) not academies.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL11610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of state funded primary and secondary schools in England as at 20 November 2018 is given below:</p><p>State funded schools in England:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Primary<strong>[1],[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secondary[1][2][3]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academy<strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>5,254</p></td><td><p>2,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not Academy<strong>[5]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>11,517</p></td><td><p>872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>16,771</p></td><td><p>3,393</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Get Information about Schools, the register of schools and colleges in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes middle schools as deemed.</p><p> </p><p>[2] Excludes special schools, alternative provision schools and pupil referral units, which do not have a phase of education.</p><p> </p><p>[3] Includes all through schools.</p><p> </p><p>[4] Includes academies, Free Schools and University Technical Colleges.</p><p> </p><p>[5] Includes Community schools, Foundation schools, Voluntary Aided schools and Voluntary Controlled schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/11/2018 14:22:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1011250

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they hold related to the delivery of the Music National Curriculum in England in (1) primary schools, and (2) secondary schools.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL11611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5 to 14 year olds. Data from the Omnibus Survey in 2017 reveals that the average amount of teaching time in primary schools was broadly similar to the amount of time spent teaching history and geography. At secondary schools, the data from the school workforce census shows that the proportion of time spent teaching music between 2010 and 2017 has remained broadly stable. In 2010 2.4% of total teaching hours were spent teaching music, compared with 2.3% in 2017. Full details are in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Proportion of total teaching hours spent on music in years 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools per week</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The network of music education hubs have four core roles, including ensuring that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument in whole classes. Data published recently by Arts Council England shows that in 2016-17, 91% of primary schools and 88% of secondary schools worked with their music education hub on at least one of the hubs’ core roles. It also shows that 711,241 pupils in state-funded schools learned to play instruments in lessons for whole classes that were provided or supported by music education hubs.</p><p> </p><p>Academies are not obliged to follow the national curriculum, but they are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11612 question first answered 04/12/2018 16:55:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1011251

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the teaching of music in academies across all key stages, and particularly in key stage 3.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL11612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5 to 14 year olds. Data from the Omnibus Survey in 2017 reveals that the average amount of teaching time in primary schools was broadly similar to the amount of time spent teaching history and geography. At secondary schools, the data from the school workforce census shows that the proportion of time spent teaching music between 2010 and 2017 has remained broadly stable. In 2010 2.4% of total teaching hours were spent teaching music, compared with 2.3% in 2017. Full details are in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Proportion of total teaching hours spent on music in years 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools per week</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The network of music education hubs have four core roles, including ensuring that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument in whole classes. Data published recently by Arts Council England shows that in 2016-17, 91% of primary schools and 88% of secondary schools worked with their music education hub on at least one of the hubs’ core roles. It also shows that 711,241 pupils in state-funded schools learned to play instruments in lessons for whole classes that were provided or supported by music education hubs.</p><p> </p><p>Academies are not obliged to follow the national curriculum, but they are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL11611 question first answered 04/12/2018 16:55:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German