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1149882

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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, if he will make it his policy to remove all asbestos from schools.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department follows expert advice from the Health and Safety Executive regulator that when asbestos-containing materials are undamaged, and not in locations where they are vulnerable to damage, they should be left undisturbed and their condition monitored. Blanket or accelerated removal of asbestos could potentially be dangerous, as it releases harmful fibres that would otherwise be contained.</p><p>The amount of asbestos in schools will reduce over time through rebuilding and refurbishment of the estate. When asbestos cannot be effectively managed in situ, it should be removed and the Department will provide condition funding which can be used to manage asbestos safely.</p><p>Since 2015, the Department has allocated over £7.4 billion to those responsible for school buildings for essential maintenance, including removing or encapsulating asbestos when it is the safest course of action to do so.</p><p>Through the Priority School Building Programme, the Department is rebuilding or refurbishing buildings in the worst condition at over 500 schools across the country. Asbestos was a factor in prioritising buildings for the programme.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:30:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1149887

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 25 September 2019, Official Report, column 780, what the evidential basis is for the fiscal assessment that abolishing fee-paying schools would cost the public purse £7 billion.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>This is not a fiscal assessment by the Government but is drawn from an independent report by Oxford Economics in 2018 that analyses a number of factors. Amongst its findings are that independent schools in the UK save the taxpayer £3.5 billion every year by providing places for pupils who could otherwise be expected to take up a place in the state-funded sector.</p><p>In addition, the report found that the schools belonging to the ISC’s member associations generated £3.5 billion in annual tax revenues. The report also found that, overall, the schools contributed £11.6 billion to the UK economy in 2017.</p><p>The full report from Oxford Economics is available here: <a href="https://www.isc.co.uk/research/independent-schools-economic-impact-report-2018/" target="_blank">https://www.isc.co.uk/research/independent-schools-economic-impact-report-2018/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:40:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1149983

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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, whether his Department plans to publish the names the schools subject to the Asbestos Management Assurance Process.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	1024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department takes the health and safety of staff and pupils very seriously.</p><p>The Department launched the Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP) in March 2018 to enhance its understanding of the management of asbestos in schools. The AMAP was a voluntary data collection, but all state funded schools in England were expected to participate. On 16 July 2019, the Department published a report of findings from the process, alongside a list of schools and their responsible bodies that participated.</p><p>The AMAP remains open so that schools and responsible bodies can continue to participate or update their information. The Department will update the list of institutions that have responded to the AMAP every six months to ensure that this provides an up-to-date picture of participation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:40:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1150048

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Ilkley School
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the outcome of Ilkley Grammar School and the Moorland Trust's application to open a 1,000 place sixth form college under the Free School programme.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	John Grogan
uin	883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Successful applications from wave 13 of the free schools programme were announced on 14 June 2019. The application from Moorlands Learning Trust was not successful, due to a lack of need for additional post-16 places in the proposed location of the school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:39:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

1150053

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend the pupil premium to post-16 education to support disadvantaged students in further education.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member for Easington to the answer I gave on 30 September 2019 to <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2Clords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2016-07-01&amp;answered-to=2019-10-16&amp;uin=hl17941" target="_blank">HL17941</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:37:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1150082

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted registered nurseries have been sold to new owners in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	1118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write 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 grouped question UIN 1120 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:13:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1150084

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted registered (a) nurseries and (b) childminders have closed for business in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	1120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write 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 grouped question UIN 1118 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:13:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1149325

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of St Helens Council on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Local Government plays a vital role in preparing the country to be fully ready for the UK to exit the EU on 31 October 2019.</p><p>The Department has stepped up their preparedness significantly and speaks regularly to councils and partners, including through the Local Government Brexit Delivery Board and a network of nine regional chief executives. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government leads this engagement.</p><p>Every council has designated a Brexit Lead Officer to work with central Government to intensify their local preparations and, in total, the Department has made £77 million available to help local areas get ready for the UK to exit the EU.</p><p>Whilst the Department has not had any meetings with St Helens Council regarding preparations for the UK exiting the EU, the Department has issued advice to local authorities’ children’s services on how to prepare for the UK to exit the EU. This guidance is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-local-authority-childrens-services-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-local-authority-childrens-services-in-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:24:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1149475

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Gardens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of schools with gardens.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>​The Department does not hold information on the number of schools with gardens. Responsible bodies such as local authorities, academy trusts and diocesan bodies are best placed to answer questions on the numbers of their schools with gardens.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:32:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1149490

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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, if will he take steps to ensure that all (a) school staff and (b) parents are informed about the (i) location and (ii) management plan for asbestos in school buildings.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department takes the health and safety of staff and pupils very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the regulator on managing asbestos and provides expert technical advice to the department on how the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) should apply to schools.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published guidance for schools and responsible bodies to help them understand their obligations and duties in relation to asbestos management in schools.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are responsible under the HSWA to protect their employees at work. In schools and colleges, the HSWA also requires that pupils and visitors are protected from harm to their health and safety from known or foreseeable risks. HSWA also requires employers to consult with employees, including the trade union health and safety representative, on all matters that affect their health and safety, including asbestos management and the risks they may be exposed to.</p><p>The CAR also requires that there is an asbestos management plan for the school.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently working with stakeholders – including the HSE and Joint Union Asbestos Committee – to update the current guidance for schools on effective management of asbestos, including how plans should be communicated. We plan to publish this guidance early next year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:02:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris