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date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Basic Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of which areas of England have the highest proportion of adults with below average functional (a) numeracy and (b) literacy.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	179199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that more needs to be done to ensure adults in England have the literacy and numeracy skills that they need for life and work. This is why this government provides full funding for adults in England to enable them to develop their literacy and numeracy skills and to secure qualifications from entry level up to GCSE level.</p><p>The Skills for Life Survey, which was published in 2011, estimated the literacy and numeracy knowledge of adults aged 16 to 65 in England. This includes estimates for regions and local authorities. The survey shows estimates of the percentage of the adult population with different levels for these components for England and each region. It can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36520/region-2009-all_1_.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36520/region-2009-all_1_.xlsx</a>.</p><p>According to the survey, adults who have the lowest proportion of literacy and numeracy skills (with a L2 qualification or above) are in London and the North East respectively. However, this does not take into account adults who have English as a second language.</p><p>We are working with a range of sector and research partners to improve the evidence base on the best ways to support adults to secure basic English and maths skills. This includes exploring innovative ways through the Career Learning Pilots.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/10/2018 08:36:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

987821

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish a response to his Department's call for evidence on home education.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	179207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The call for evidence closed on 2 July 2018 and responses are still being analysed. A formal government response document will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/10/2018 15:08:42 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

987899

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support adults without basic literacy skills.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	179202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of English, both in work and everyday life. This is why we provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English qualifications from entry level to level 2.</p><p>To raise standards of adult literacy, we are reforming English Functional Skills qualifications, which are accessed primarily by adults. This will make sure that these qualifications are more rigorous and better recognised by employers.</p><p>Through the Flexible Learning Fund, we are investing over £11 million to design and test ways of delivering learning more flexibly to adults with low or intermediate skills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/10/2018 08:51:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

988000

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	179074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s standard contract terms and conditions do not include so called gagging clauses.</p><p>The Department currently operates a devolved contracting model where policy teams are required to involve the central Commercial Directorate in all major procurements. All major projects use the standard terms and conditions.</p><p>The Commercial Directorate does not have details of contracts where they have not been involved. However, it is able to confirm that such clauses have not been used in any contract where they have been involved</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/10/2018 08:41:11 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake