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577500

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education Funding Agency: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the contract of employment of the Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency is due to expire.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency has a permanent contract of employment, i.e. there is no set end date and the contract will continue until either party decides to end it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 45211 question first answered 14/09/2016 17:00:04 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 11073 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

576790

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Condition Improvement Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been allocated from the Condition Improvement Fund for 2016-17; and how much from that Fund was allocated in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>On 26 March 2015, the Department for Education announced the outcome of the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2015 to 2016. 1,407 projects across 1,127 academies and sixth-form colleges were approved funding of £383 million. This includes institutions successful following appeals in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>We announced the outcome of the CIF for 2016 to 2017 on 24 March 2016. Funding of £435 million was approved for 1,276 projects across 1,030 academies and sixth-form colleges. The information can be viewed on the government’s website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2015-to-2016-outcome" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2015-to-2016-outcome</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2016-to-2017-outcome" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2016-to-2017-outcome</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/09/2016 16:38:57 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

576791

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education Funding Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the contract of employment of the Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency expires.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency has a permanent contract of employment, i.e. there is no set end date and the contract will continue until either party decides to end it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 45452 question first answered 14/09/2016 17:00:04 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

576797

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Condition Improvement Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the procedures are for people involved in assessing applications for the Condition Improvement Fund to contact applicants seeking further information when required.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Education Funding Agency (EFA) provides detailed guidance for Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) applicants when the application round is launched. The EFA’s enquiry service is on hand to answer applicants’ queries throughout the process.</p><p> </p><p>CIF assessors do not make contact with applicants during the assessment window. This is to ensure that all bids are assessed consistently on the basis of the evidence which applicants have submitted. Unsuccessful CIF applicants can request a review of their outcome through the CIF appeals round.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities, voluntary-aided partnerships and larger Multi Academy Trusts receive a direct School Condition Allocation to address condition needs for their schools.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 15/09/2016 16:45:02 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 11066 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

576799

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Condition Improvement Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff at the Education Funding Agency assist with assessing applications to the Condition Improvement Fund; and how many staff assisted with such applications in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Each CIF application was assessed twice independently. 9 EFA technical assessors worked on the assessment of CIF bids between January and February 2016 (alongside other duties). The EFA also contracted 2 external technical assessor suppliers to assess CIF applications. These suppliers assessed CIF bids between January and February 2016. Each supplier utilised some 25-30 assessors in total through the period, reducing or increasing levels according to the progress they were making against the deadline for assessing bids. In addition 9 other EFA staff worked on the Condition Improvement Fund throughout the 2016-17 programme on matters like processing applications and managing assessors.</p><p> </p><p>The resource approach to previous bidding rounds has been similarly based on the volume of applications received.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 15/09/2016 17:03:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 11068 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

576800

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications were made for funding for substantial building repair work at (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in 2015-16; and how many such applications for such funding there were in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Education Funding Agency (EFA) provides a Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) for eligible academies to access. The table below sets out the number of CIF applications made by primary and secondary schools for projects to address their building condition needs over the years specified:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>CIF 2015-16 round</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Phase of Education</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total of applications </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Primary</p></td><td><p>1,244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Secondary</p></td><td><p>1,383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All-through</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,881</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>CIF 2016-17 round</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Phase of Education</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total of applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Primary</p></td><td><p>1,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Secondary</p></td><td><p>1,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All-through</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,212</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 15/09/2016 17:04:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 11067 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

576801

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education Funding Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions the Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency met her predecessor in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>As Chief Executive of the EFA, Peter Lauener has been a board member of the Department for Education since September 2012. As part of these roles, he regularly met the previous Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the number of occasions in the last two years when the Chief Executive of the EFA met the Secretary of State’s predecessor is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/09/2016 16:41:06 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

178484

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Walsall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason officials in her Department told the hon. Member for Walsall North that she would not be accompanied by a prospective parliamentary candidate on her visit to an academy in that constituency on 9 February 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	223845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Departmental officials organise official government business including visits. They would not be expected to be involved in arrangements with Prospective Parliamentary Candidates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rivers Primary Academy was first informed that the Secretary of State for Education was planning to visit on 5 February 2015. The arrangements were then made and confirmed on 6 February 2015, on which date the Department also alerted the hon. Member to the planned visit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 223846 question first answered 12/02/2015 17:33:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

178486

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Walsall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she told the academy in the Walsall North constituency that she was going to visit on 9 February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	223846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Departmental officials organise official government business including visits. They would not be expected to be involved in arrangements with Prospective Parliamentary Candidates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rivers Primary Academy was first informed that the Secretary of State for Education was planning to visit on 5 February 2015. The arrangements were then made and confirmed on 6 February 2015, on which date the Department also alerted the hon. Member to the planned visit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 223845 question first answered 12/02/2015 17:33:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

61371

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
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 10 June 2014 Official Report, column 74W, on Members: Correspondence, when he expects to send a substantive reply to the letter of 30 April 2014 from the hon. Member for Walsall North about admissions to Walsall Academy which was separate from the letter sent to the Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency; and for what reason that Answer does not mention that there was separate correspondence on the subject.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	200309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools, responded to the hon. Member's other letter of 30 April about admission arrangements at Walsall academy on 16 June. On behalf of the Department I would like to apologise for the delay in answering this letter.</p><p> </p><p>My reply of 10 June related to the letter with the reference (2014/0036207) quoted in the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/06/2014 14:02:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick