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821482

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many authorised pupil absences for illness were there in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each (i) spring term and (ii) autumn term in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The accompanying table provides the number of absence sessions due to illness in state-funded primary and secondary schools in each spring and autumn term, for the 2010/11 to 2016/17 academic years.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/01/2018 17:55:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name PQ122400_TSiddiq.xlsx title Sessions of pupil absence for illness
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

821504

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the roles and responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of States in his Department are.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	122422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>I have been appointed as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families at the Department of Education, and my responsibilities will be confirmed in due course.</p><p>Lord Agnew is the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System. His responsibilities currently include:</p><ul><li>a strong school system (including free schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, university technical colleges, studio schools, faith schools, independent schools, home education, supplementary schools)</li><li>tackling school underperformance</li><li>school improvement (including teaching school alliances, national and local leaders of education and school improvement funds)</li><li>school governance</li><li>school capital investment (including new school places, school maintenance, land and playing fields)</li><li>tackling extremism in schools and colleges</li><li>behaviour and attendance, exclusions and alternative provision.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/01/2018 17:26:29 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

821505

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities to discuss their statutory responsibilities for children with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	122423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The former Minister for Children and Families, my hon. Friend for Scarborough and Whitby (Robert Goodwill), wrote to the Directors of Children’s Services in all English local authorities on 12 September 2017 to remind them of their statutory duty to complete transfer reviews of Statements of Special Education Needs by 31 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, ministers from the Department for Education (DfE) have written to all local authorities whose areas have been inspected under the Ofsted/Care Quality Commission Special Educational Needs and Disability inspection framework, and have written again, after 12 months, to those areas identified by the inspections as having significant weaknesses. These letters follow up the key points raised in the inspection reports, including any that relate to statutory responsibilities for children with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>DfE officials, working closely with partners, including NHS England, have also engaged with local authorities, particularly those with significant weaknesses identified, to provide support and challenge on their statutory responsibilities in this area, and have seen a proactive and positive response.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/01/2018 17:48:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

820744

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Colne Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in the Colne Valley constituency would be entitled to free school meals under the pre-universal free school meals system.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	122162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of pupils’ eligible for and claiming free school meals under the pre-universal free school meals system is published and can be found here: <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>Data is not summarised by parliamentary constituency, but data for each school is available in the Underlying data: SFR28/2017 of the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release, contained in file ‘SFR28_2017_Schools_Pupils_UD’. The figures can be filtered by parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/01/2018 10:53:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

820764

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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 average weekly cost was of a childcare place in the West Midlands in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	122182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The department collects data on the weekly cost of childcare through our regular parent surveys. These can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years</a>.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/01/2018 17:36:52 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

820791

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has a carer's policy for its employees; and what other steps his Department has taken to support employees with caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	122209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The department supports all employees with caring responsibilities. We have implemented a number of policies that allow and encourage flexible working arrangements The department has worked with the Charity for Civil Servants to implement the carer’s passport and to provide access to additional respite care. We also support a staff network for carers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/01/2018 14:24:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

820880

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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 average number of funded hours used by families was per week by people with 30 hours places during the September term in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	122298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The department undergoes an annual Early Years Census in order to allocate funding for the free entitlements to local authorities, and to gather data on the uses of these entitlements. This data will be captured in January with the data being made available in the summer. We therefore do not currently hold data on the average number of funded hours used by people accessing a 30 hours place during the autumn term.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do know that an average of 25.2 funded hours per week were taken up in Early Implementer areas, and 26.5 hours per week within the Early Rollout areas, by people accessing a 30 hours place during early delivery. More information on how the 30 hours was delivered in our early delivery areas is available via the links below.</p><p> </p><p>Early Implementer evaluation report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629460/Evaluation_of_early_implementation_of_30_hours_free_childcare_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629460/Evaluation_of_early_implementation_of_30_hours_free_childcare_.pdf</a></p><p>Early Rollout Evaluation report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/01/2018 17:47:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

820886

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of nursery provision attached to primary schools is run (a) by private, voluntary and independent nurseries and (b) directly by the school with the children on that school's role.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	122304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/01/2018 17:43:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

820888

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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 was the average cost was of a funded hour under the 30 hours free childcare policy during the 2017 September term.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	122306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>In the financial year 2017-18, the average cost to government of a funded hour of free childcare for three- and four-year-olds, which includes the 30 hours free entitlement, is £4.94 pence.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/01/2018 17:42:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

819868

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Governing Bodies
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 Department's policy to make all school governor’s meetings minutes public.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>Maintained school governing bodies are required to make the minutes of their meetings available for inspection to any interested person. Our current model articles of association also require academies to do this.</p><p>We are satisfied that these requirements help to ensure that there is transparency and public accountability around governing body decision-making.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/01/2018 14:34:50 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew