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11895

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to consult on eligibility for free school meals ahead of the introduction of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	153906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2014 answer text <p>We are working very closely with other departments, including the Cabinet Office and the Department for Work and Pensions, to simplify free school meals criteria under universal credit, while ensuring that free lunches continue to be available to the families who need them most. These discussions, which include consideration of a phased implementation timetable, are in recognition of the significant number and complexity of passported benefits across Government, most of which have different eligibility criteria.</p><p>We will allow good time to enable schools, local authorities and children's charities to comment on our proposals before we introduce new entitlement criteria for free school meals under universal credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

79232

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the approved Academy sponsors for primary and secondary schools are in Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	206858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>A list of all open academies is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a></p><p> </p><p>This information can be filtered to select open academies in Sheffield and their sponsors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/09/2014 13:45:27 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

92186

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what organisations she has approved to be potential sponsors of future sponsored academies in Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	209594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Prior to the creation of Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs), academy sponsors were approved on a national basis. From 1 September 2014, RSCs have been approving sponsors to operate in their region, on behalf of the Secretary of State. However, approval is not broken down beyond regional level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A list of nationally approved sponsors, which includes all sponsors that have been approved in England, is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 15/10/2014 08:49:42 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

155828

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations in Yorkshire and Humberside are currently not subject to any temporary or permanent withdrawal of approval for the sponsorship of new or additional schools by the (a) Secretary of State and (b) Regional Schools Commissioner to be academy sponsors for existing (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools, (iii) post-16 schools and colleges and (iv) three to 18 schools.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	214540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>In the accompanying table there are 76 approved sponsors who are currently sponsoring at least one school in Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region. Approval is not broken down by the age-range of schools that they are approved to sponsor.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education continuously assesses the capacity and performance of sponsors to ensure they are in the best position to support the improvement of their schools, and sponsors are matched to schools on a case by case basis.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Approved sponsors with Schools in Yorkshire and Humber Government Office Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abbey Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academies Enterprise Trust (AET)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airedale Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aston Community Education Trust (ACET)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beckfoot School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradfield School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford College Education Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bransholme and District Academies Partnership (Umbrella Trust)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighter Futures Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castleford Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfBT Education Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Craven Education Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Ross Education Trust (DRET)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diocese of Bradford, Leeds and Ripon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diocese of Hallam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diocese of Sheffield Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diocese of Wakefield (Wakefield Diocese Academy Trust)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diocese of York Educational Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dixons Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E-ACT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ebor Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emmanuel Schools Foundation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enquire Learning Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Focus-Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greetland Primary Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartley Brook and Hatfield Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healing Science Academy Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hinde House 3-16 School (Academy Trust)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull Collaborative Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull College</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interserve Investments Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle Education Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leaf Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds City College</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mercia Learning Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moor End Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navigate Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Carr Collaborative Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Education Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Star Educational Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service (NRCDES)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oasis Community Learning</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ormiston Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ossett Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outwood Grange Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pioneer Academies Co-operative Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontefract Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandhill Primary Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Partnership Trust Academies (SPTA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Multi Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Mary’s Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Steel City Schools Partnership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tapton School Academy trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Central Learning Partnership Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Co-operative Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The GORSE Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hessle Academy Community Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Inspire Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mirfield Free Grammar &amp; Sixth Form</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rodillian Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tollbar Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Learning</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Bradford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Hull</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U-xplore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield City Academies Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wellspring Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Woods Primary Academy Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehill Community Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wickersley School and Sports College</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 24/11/2014 17:46:43 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 29108 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

542165

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies (a) in general and (b) on the gender gap for early language attainment at age five of the findings of Save the Children's report entitled The Lost Boys: How boys are falling behind in their early years published in July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	43937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The government recognises a key part of raising the standard of education for all children, regardless of background or gender, is to ensure they receive a good level of development in literacy and numeracy before they start school at age five.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework sets the prime areas of learning which early years providers must follow. This includes a focus on communication and language. The Early Years Foundation stage is published on gov.uk and can be accessed through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2014-15 EYFS Profile results tell us that the proportion of children achieving a good level of development continues to increase – 66 % in 2015, compared to 60% in 2014 and 52% in 2013. The EYFS Profile results also show that more than 80% of children are reaching the expected communication and language skills by age five. A higher proportion of children eligible for free school meals are achieving a good level of development – 51% in 2015 compared to 45% in 2014. Although the gap between disadvantaged children and their peers is narrowing, we recognise there is still some way to go.</p><p> </p><p>The government is making a significant investment in the early years sector, working closely with the profession to help improve its status. As a result, numbers of qualified staff have risen, numbers of graduates in the workforce continues to rise, and a record number of providers are rated good or outstanding, with 86% of providers currently on the Early Years Register judged good or outstanding for overall effectiveness at 31 March 2016. This represents an eight percentage point increase on the position at 31 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The quality of the workforce continues to rise with 87% of staff in full day care settings now qualified to level 3 (equivalent level of study to A-level). To improve the quality of the workforce further, we have introduced early years teachers who must meet the same entry qualification requirements as teachers of older children.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/09/2016 16:46:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

947033

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which agencies and other public bodies accountable to him will not have published their annual report and accounts for 2017-2018 by 31 July 2018; and what the reasons are for each such body not having done so by that date.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	167132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>A list of the agencies and other public bodies which are accountable to the department can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations</a>. All accounts that are published will appear on the bodies’ individual websites.</p><p>As per the Government Resources and Accounts Act (2000), there is no legal requirement for agencies or other public bodies to publish their accounts before the January, following year end.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/09/2018 09:46:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1035227

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will set out (a) total school funding, (b) school funding per primary pupil and (c) school funding per secondary pupil in real terms for each year from 1996-97 to 2018-19 in England.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	205203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Funding per pupil in cash terms from 1996/97 to 2018/19 and total schools funding from 2001/02 to 2018/19 are set out in the attached tables. Before 2001 schools funding was included within the local government funding settlement. For this reason, the total funding prior to 2001 is not readily available. Before 2018/19 funding was not allocated separately for primary and secondary phases.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes Gross Domestic Product (GDP) deflators that can be used to understand the impact of inflation over time. These are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-october-2018-budget-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-october-2018-budget-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has shown that per pupil spending in schools in 2020 is set to be at least 70% higher in real terms than it was in 1990: <a href="https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/publications/comms/R150.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/publications/comms/R150.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/01/2019 14:26:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 205203_per_pupil_funding_1996_97_to_2018_19.pdf title 205203_per_pupil_funding_1996_97_to_2018_19
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1132008

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current value is of PFI contracts for academy schools that are managed by local authorities; and how much Government funding is allocated to local authorities to undertake that work.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	264325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>After a school undergoes conversion to an academy, it is no longer managed by local authorities. In the majority of cases, local authorities typically charge a fee to the schools and academies within a private finance initiative (PFI) contract in respect of local authority management of the PFI contract. The Department does not hold details on these fees. For further information, please contact the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/06/2019 11:39:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1201935

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Remote Education: Sheffield South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for each of the secondary schools in Sheffield South East constituency, how many computers have been provided to date to allow disadvantaged pupils to study from home.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	57089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations in year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and disadvantaged children in year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to identify and distribute the laptops and tablets to children and young people who need devices. The Department invited local authorities to order devices for the most vulnerable children first - those with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p>Computer devices are being delivered to local authorities and academy trusts daily and will continue to be distributed throughout June.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/06/2020 16:22:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1205215

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Remote Education: Sheffield South East
	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 15 June 2020 to Question 57089 on Home Education: Sheffield South East, how many laptops were requested by Sheffield City Council for children with social workers; and how many of those laptops have been delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	61429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed over £100 million to support vulnerable and disadvantaged children in England to access remote education and social care services, including by providing laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing laptops and tablets to disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations in year 10, receiving support from a social worker or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and children in year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has ordered over 200,000 laptops and tablets and allocated devices to local authorities and academy trusts based on its estimates of the number of eligible children that do not have access to a device. Local authorities and academy trusts are best place to identify and prioritise children and young people who need devices. The Department is working to provide these devices in the shortest possible timeframe; deliveries to schools and local authorities began in May and will continue throughout June. As of 14 June, we have shipped over 100,000 laptops and 20,000 4G routers, including 1,777 to Sheffield City Council for children with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published information about how many laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers we have delivered or dispatched to local authorities and academy trusts as of 14 June, which can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/laptops-tablets-and-4g-wireless-routers-progress-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/laptops-tablets-and-4g-wireless-routers-progress-data</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/06/2020 11:57:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts