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800635

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide a breakdown of the £5 million budget allocated to the trial of home learning interventions in the north of England by (a) location and (b) type of intervention.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	117256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>In October this year, we announced that we will use £5 million to trial evidence-based home learning environment support programmes in the north of England, focusing on early language and literacy. Further details of the process for selecting trial areas and interventions will be available shortly.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/12/2017 17:29:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

784848

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of children in England who are eligible for free school meals and pupil premium but are not registered.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	111683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but my department does not hold information on the number of pupils who are entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) but have not made a request.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do monitor take-up of benefit related FSM. The latest figures show that overall, the proportion of compulsory school age pupils claiming free school meals is 14.0%, around 1.13 million pupils[1].</p><p>The current FSM eligibility criteria requires a claim for the meal to be made on behalf of the pupil. We know that schools and local councils have worked hard over recent years to encourage all eligible families to register for FSM, to ensure that schools receive the full amount of pupil premium funding to which they are entitled. It is possible for schools to identify these pupils, for example through their enrolment processes. We have highlighted and disseminated best practice from these schools and local councils for other schools to use, including a model registration form and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/11/2017 16:51:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

784849

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much pupil premium funding remained unclaimed in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	111684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>School and local councils do not claim for pupil premium. The premium is allocated on a formula using pupil number data from the school census and local councils’ looked after children return. The formula used for financial year 2016 to 2017 is set out in the pupil premium conditions of grant, which can be found on gov.uk at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2016-to-2017</a>. The resulting allocations for each school and local council are shown at the same link.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/11/2017 16:50:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

772127

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many companies supplying goods and services to her Department, or contracted to deliver services on behalf of her Department, have been identified as avoiding their tax liabilities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	108262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but we do not hold this type of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/10/2017 11:00:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

771449

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of eligible three and four year-olds in England are not claiming the early years pupil premium.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	107967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the proportion of eligible three and four year old children in England who are not claiming the early years pupil premium is not held by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/10/2017 16:18:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

767469

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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, what the take-up rate is of the 15 hours childcare offer for disadvantaged two-year olds in (a) the Liverpool city region and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	106524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The data requested for Liverpool local authority and England is published in Table 5LA of the ‘Provision for children under 5 years of age’ Statistical First Release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2017" target="_blank">Education provision: children under 5 years of age, January 2017 - GOV.UK</a>.<strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2017 17:41:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

767470

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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, what assessment she has made of the trend in the child-to-staff ratio in childcare and early-years settings in England.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	106522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a>) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. The welfare and safeguarding section in the EYFS sets the required maximum staff to child ratios. Ratio and qualification requirements apply to the total number of staff available to work directly with children. For children aged three and over, staff with a level 6 qualification supported by someone with a level 3 can operate with a 1:13 ratio, whereas staff with a level 3 supported by someone with a level 2 qualification can operate with a 1:8 ratio. There are no plans to change the requirements. We do not measure staff to child ratios, therefore it is not possible to assess trends.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2017 17:44:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

767472

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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 childcare and early-years education settings in England contain at least one qualified teacher.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	106520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Workforce data can be found in the annual Early Years Census published by the Department for Education. The workforce data collected in the census relates only to private, voluntary and independent (PVI) settings and childminders. The most recent census which contains information on the graduate workforce can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2016</a> (9LA).</p><p> </p><p>In maintained nursery and state-funded primary schools where 3- and 4- year olds benefit from funded early education, it is a requirement that at least one member of staff is a school teacher. Data on the number of maintained and state-funded primary schools can also be found in the census (Table 11).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2017 15:58:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

767473

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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, what steps her Department is taking to improve staff qualifications in childcare and early-education settings in England.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	106521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Early Years Workforce Strategy published in March this year, sets out the actions we will take to attract, retain and develop the early years workforce.</p><p>The strategy includes a commitment to working with the early years sector and awarding organisations to develop new criteria for level 2 childcare qualifications.</p><p>The Department will also work with organisations specialising in SEND (special educational needs and disability) to develop a specification for early years staff who want to focus on SEND.</p><p>The strategy also includes a commitment to review the early years initial teacher training routes to make sure we are maximising the impact of the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2017 17:46:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

767480

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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 in England attending funded childcare and early-education settings do not have contact with a qualified graduate professional.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	106526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Early years workforce data can be found in the annual Early Years Census published by the Department for Education. The workforce data collected in the census relates only to private, voluntary and independent (PVI) settings and childminders. Data on the number of children in PVI settings with a qualified graduate professional can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2016</a> (See Table 13).</p><p> </p><p>Children in receipt of a funded place at a maintained nursery or state-funded primary school will have contact with a qualified graduate, due to the requirements in these settings for at least one member of staff to be a school teacher.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2017 14:28:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead