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166826

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional capital funding she plans to make available to help schools provide free hot meals to all infant pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Duncan Hames
	uin	906348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>We have provided substantial support to help schools deliver this policy. We initially allocated £150 million capital funding in 2014-15, and are now providing an additional £24.5 million for individual school projects.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/12/2014 17:08:19 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3951 label Biography information for Duncan Hames

765669

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of ending free school transport at 16-years old on the number of students continuing to study to age 18; and what estimate she has made of the quantum of costs per student for people aged over 16 not able to use free school transport.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	105725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s latest participation figures suggest that the cost of travelling to education or training is not deterring young people from participating post-16. At the end of 2016, the proportion of academic age 16 and 17-year-olds (those young people under a duty to participate) in education or an apprenticeship rose to 91.1% - the highest level since consistent records began in 1994.</p><p> </p><p>The statutory responsibility for transport to education or training for 16 to 18 year olds rests with local authorities and they are expected to make appropriate decisions bearing in mind local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>While arrangements made by authorities do not have to include free or subsidised transport, most young people do have access to a discount or concession on local bus or train travel, either from their local authority, transport provider, school or college. The £180 million 16 to 19 Bursary Fund is available to help disadvantaged young people to access education and training, and is often used to help with transport costs.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 16/10/2017 09:37:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

874857

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Paramedical Staff: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will classify paramedic science as an exception course to allow those who study it as a second degree to obtain a student loan.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	135158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care decided, as part of the reforms to healthcare education funding, to provide an exemption from equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ) rules for new students starting undergraduate pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health profession courses from 2017/18 to allow students to receive support for these courses as a second course.</p><p> </p><p>This exemption has now been extended to new students starting pre-registration courses in dental profession subjects and pre-registration postgraduate courses in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions from 1 August 2018. As students on paramedic science courses could already access the standard student loan system, these courses were not included in the reforms noted above, and therefore they do not attract this exemption from the ELQ rules.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care to decide which healthcare courses should be in scope of receiving an ELQ exemption.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 09:55:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

706250

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government took to encourage foster care provision ahead of its decision to close the Dubs scheme for unaccompanied minors.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	65934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children extremely seriously and the UK has contributed significantly to hosting, supporting and protecting the most vulnerable children affected by the migration crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed to increasing the number of foster carers as part of our wider safeguarding strategy for unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children. In September, we commissioned the Refugee Council and ECPAT to deliver training for foster carers and support workers to support them in looking after unaccompanied asylum seeking or refugee children. We have also committed to evaluating the need for any additional training required by foster carers looking after these children. Further information on our safeguarding strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/safeguarding-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-and-refugee-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/safeguarding-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-and-refugee-children</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 08/03/2017 16:45:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

523457

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	ICT: English Baccalaureate
	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 number of students who have taken up computer science as an option in the EBacc in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	39573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Computer science has been included in the science element of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) since 2014. To enter the EBacc science pillar, pupils can enter core and additional science GCSE; enter GCSE science double award; or enter three single sciences at GCSE. The single sciences are biology, chemistry, computer science and physics.</p><p> </p><p>A time series of the total number of entries in GCSE computer science for the last three years is published as part of the “Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2014 to 2015 (revised)” statistical first release (SFR).[1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502685/SFR01_2016_Subject_Timeseries.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502685/SFR01_2016_Subject_Timeseries.xls</a> (“Subject time series tables: SFR01/2016” document)</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/06/2016 14:14:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

522523

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design and Technology: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including design and technology in the EBacc.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	39157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>Design and Technology is a subject that can inspire and equip young people for further study and careers in a range of design and engineering fields. Our reform ensures the Design and Technology curriculum and qualifications are aligned with industry practice. The new GCSE and A levels move the subject on from its craft-based roots into a high-tech qualification.</p><p>The EBacc has been designed to be limited in its size in order to provide a rigorous academic core whilst leaving space in the curriculum for pupils to study other subjects of their choice. On average, pupils in state-funded schools enter nine GCSEs and equivalent qualifications, rising to more than ten for some pupils. As the EBacc covers up to eight GCSEs, this leaves room for other choices, including Design and Technology.</p><p>On 3 November 2015, the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the EBacc. The consultation closed on 29 January 2016 and the Government’s response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/07/2016 13:52:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

522522

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils studied GCSE design and technology in (a) England and (b) Wiltshire in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	39154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>In 2014/15 [1], there were 194,908 entries in England and 1,616 entries in Wiltshire for GCSE design and technology [2],[3].</p><p> </p><p>[1] Information is based on final 2014/15 figures.</p><p>[2] GCSE design and technology includes D&amp;T Electronic Products, D&amp;T Food Technology, D&amp;T Graphic Products, D&amp;T Product Design, D&amp;T Resistant Materials, D&amp;T Systems &amp; Control, D&amp;T Textiles Technology, Graphics, Motor Vehicle Studies, D&amp;T Engineering.</p><p>[3] Revised 2014/15 Information on the number of entries for GCSE technology and design is published in the “Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2014 to 2015” statistical first release at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493476/SFR01_2016_Subject_Tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493476/SFR01_2016_Subject_Tables.xlsx</a> (Table S5)</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/06/2016 16:00:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

459345

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design and Technology: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from businesses on the inclusion of design technology within the EBacc qualification.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	30762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The consultation on implementing the EBacc closed on 29 January. We have received responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including businesses. The Government response, including a list of responding organisations, will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/03/2016 17:19:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

786848

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support creative learning in schools to encourage children to seek careers in such learning.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	112423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes all pupils should have access to an excellent, well-rounded education. All schools must provide a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school.</p><p>The national curriculum, provides many opportunities for pupils to develop knowledge and skills in a wide range of creative subjects, including art and design, music and design, and technology.</p><p>We have announced almost £400 million of funding in 2016-20 for a diverse portfolio of music and arts education programmes that are designed to improve access to the arts for all children, regardless of their background, and to develop talent across the country. This includes £300 million for music education hubs in 2016-20 and over £8 million in 2016-18 for cultural education programmes including Saturday Art and Design Clubs, the National Youth Dance Company and the BFI’s Film Academy programme. It also includes £58 million for the Music and Dance Scheme and £27m for the Dance and Drama Awards Scheme (both in 2016-18), which allow exceptionally talented children and young people to attend specialist music, dance and drama institutions.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/11/2017 16:42:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan