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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

1149529

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	Teachers: Pay Settlements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 7 October to Question 293690 on Teachers: Pay Settlements, from which of his Department's 2019-20 budgets the £105 million was reprioritised; and which of his Department's forecasts have been adjusted with the result that there is additional headroom funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>There have been changes in forecasts due to updated school population and funding data, which has resulted in additional headroom in the schools budget. This has been reinvested through the Teachers’ Pay Grant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:50:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1149531

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	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the schools approved in Wave (a) 9, (b) 10, (c) 11, (d) 12 and (e) 13 of the free schools programme are (i) under construction and (ii) open.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Government has funded thousands of good new school places across the country through the free schools programme. The programme aims to kick-start wider improvement, inject fresh approaches and draw in talent from a variety of backgrounds.</p><p>As at 1 October 2019, there are 507 open free schools, 48 university technical colleges and 24 studio schools, which will provide over 320,000 places when at capacity. The attached table contains the information requested.</p><p>The length of time it takes to identify, acquire and adapt the right site can sometimes mean that it is necessary for a school to open in temporary accommodation to meet the need for school places in the local area. As such, a free school can open whilst works are taking place on the permanent site.</p><p>Where we have had concerns over the long-term success and viability of a proposed school, we have taken swift and decisive action to cancel the project. On occasion, a trust will decide to withdraw a project before the proposed school opens. The primary objective of the Department in all cases is to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for local pupils and to secure value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:37:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 636_free_schools_applications.pdf title 636_table
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1149532

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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools built under (a) the Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme (CLASP) and (b) the Second Consortium of Local Authority (SCOLA) building programmes are (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>​The department’s new school Condition Data Collection (CDC), due to complete this year, will provide a high-level assessment of the make-up and condition of state funded schools in England, and help inform future capital funding policy.</p><p>The department has issued information and guidance on the purpose, benefits and limitations of the CDC, which has been attached and can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652218/Condition_Data_Collection_CDC_Purpose_Benefit__and_Limitations.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652218/Condition_Data_Collection_CDC_Purpose_Benefit__and_Limitations.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:49:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1149544

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	Pupil Premium: Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) number and (b) proportion of children eligible for the early years pupil premium attend a maintained nursery school in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number and percentage of 3 and 4 year old children in receipt of early years pupil premium. Regarding children eligible for early years pupil premium, the information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:35:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 642_EYPP_table.pdf title 642_PDF
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1149545

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	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) number and (b) proportion of nursery schools in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area in budget deficit.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes the income and expenditure, including revenue balances, annually for local authority maintained schools and for academies. The attached table gives the requested breakdown.</p><p>Schools’ Consistent Financial Reporting and Academies’ Accounting Returns are published here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:51:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 643_Nursery_schools_in_deficit_table_.pdf title 643_pdf
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1149546

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	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much supplementary funding each maintained nursery school has received in the current financial year.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities receive funding from central government for delivering the early years entitlements through the Dedicated Schools Grant. Local authorities are then responsible for deciding how they fund individual early years providers, including maintained nursery schools.</p><p>Our provisional allocations to local authorities in respect of the Maintained Nursery School supplementary funding for the financial year 2019-20 are available in the 2019-20 Dedicated Schools Grant allocations table on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2019-to-2020</a>.</p><p>Final allocations for 2019-20 will be made in the summer of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:42:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1149548

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	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children who access 30 hours of funded childcare attend a maintained nursery school in each (a) region and (b) local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of children benefiting from extended funded early education places by type of provider, region and local authority is available within Table 3LA on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2019 16:54:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell