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926958

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how his Department monitors compliance by English local authorities with requirements prescribed in section 1 of the Childcare Act 2006.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	155281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The department does not monitor local authority compliance with section 1 of the Childcare Act 2006. We do continue to work closely with local authorities to improve outcomes for children, such as through the Partners in Practice programme, the special educational needs and disabilities reform programme, and our work to close the word gap announced in ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential: a plan to improve social mobility through education’.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/06/2018 14:51:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

927006

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to introduce measures to ensure the parity of special educational needs provision between the North and the South.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to work with parents, young people, and providers to keep the provision for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities under review, including its sufficiency.</p><p>There is a presumption in law that children and young people should be educated in mainstream settings unless the local authority concludes they require more specialist provision following a statutory Education, Health and Care assessment (EHC). In January 2018, 34.8% of children and young people with EHC plans were placed in maintained special schools.</p><p>Local authorities are also able to commission new schools (both special and mainstream) via the free school presumption route, drawing on the basic need and special provision capital funding sources. The department has allocated £265 million of capital funding (over and above basic need funding) to help build new places at mainstream and special schools, and to improve existing places to benefit current and future pupils. We have given local authorities a more proactive role in commissioning new special free schools, and since March we have announced 15 projects which are being taken forward.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 155293 question first answered 25/06/2018 15:24:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

927007

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the mandatory introduction of a special educational needs school in each local authority to cater for young people who struggle in mainstream education.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to work with parents, young people, and providers to keep the provision for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities under review, including its sufficiency.</p><p>There is a presumption in law that children and young people should be educated in mainstream settings unless the local authority concludes they require more specialist provision following a statutory Education, Health and Care assessment (EHC). In January 2018, 34.8% of children and young people with EHC plans were placed in maintained special schools.</p><p>Local authorities are also able to commission new schools (both special and mainstream) via the free school presumption route, drawing on the basic need and special provision capital funding sources. The department has allocated £265 million of capital funding (over and above basic need funding) to help build new places at mainstream and special schools, and to improve existing places to benefit current and future pupils. We have given local authorities a more proactive role in commissioning new special free schools, and since March we have announced 15 projects which are being taken forward.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 155292 question first answered 25/06/2018 15:24:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

927040

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Risk Assessment
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 15 June 2018 to Question 150684 on Academies, if he will publish a list of each regional schools commissioners’ risk ratings of the multi academy trusts in their regions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	155301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) take account of a variety of educational[1], financial and governance information when making assessments of multi-academy trusts (MATs) in their regions. These may include, for example, the published MAT performance measures. As outlined in the published RSC Decision Making Framework, RSCs assess MATs at key milestones throughout the academic year, such as following exam results. They also assess MATs at key stages of their growth to consider their capacity to support and enable the academies within their MAT to improve.[2]</p><p>As my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State announced in his speech at the National Governance Association on 9 June, we concluded that we need to have a transparent way of assessing the strength of individual trusts. We want to take time to get this right and will be engaging with the sector over the coming months before setting out proposals.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-academy-trust-performance-measures-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-academy-trust-performance-measures-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577885/RSC_decision_making_framework_December_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577885/RSC_decision_making_framework_December_2016.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/06/2018 16:56:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

926711

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on children of providing care to a family member.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	154730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>This month saw the launch of the cross-government, Careers Action Plan (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713781/carers-action-plan-2018-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713781/carers-action-plan-2018-2020.pdf</a>),a two-year programme of tailored work to support unpaid carers of all ages.</p><p>Chapter three of this important plan sets out the government’s action specifically to support young carers. This includes plans to improve: identification of young carers; educational opportunities and outcomes; access to support and services; and transition for young adult carers.</p><p>Following the introduction of duties under the Children and Families Act 2014, the Department for Education commissioned 'The lives of young carers in England' (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-lives-of-young-carers-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-lives-of-young-carers-in-england</a>) omnibus research report, published January 2017. This large-scale study gathered data on experiences of young carers in England, and information about the scale and nature of the care they provide and the issues they face.</p><p>The department collects information on young carers through the annual Children in Need census (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a>), which records young carers who are unlikely to achieve or maintain a reasonable level of health or development, or whose health and development is likely to be significantly or further impaired, without the provision of services.</p><p>The government is working with organisations who support young carers, for example the Department of Health and Social Care is currently working with Carers Trust on a project to support the effective identification and engagement of young carers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 154731 question first answered 21/06/2018 16:29:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

926714

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that children who provide care to a family member receive adequate support.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	154731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>This month saw the launch of the cross-government, Careers Action Plan (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713781/carers-action-plan-2018-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713781/carers-action-plan-2018-2020.pdf</a>),a two-year programme of tailored work to support unpaid carers of all ages.</p><p>Chapter three of this important plan sets out the government’s action specifically to support young carers. This includes plans to improve: identification of young carers; educational opportunities and outcomes; access to support and services; and transition for young adult carers.</p><p>Following the introduction of duties under the Children and Families Act 2014, the Department for Education commissioned 'The lives of young carers in England' (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-lives-of-young-carers-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-lives-of-young-carers-in-england</a>) omnibus research report, published January 2017. This large-scale study gathered data on experiences of young carers in England, and information about the scale and nature of the care they provide and the issues they face.</p><p>The department collects information on young carers through the annual Children in Need census (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a>), which records young carers who are unlikely to achieve or maintain a reasonable level of health or development, or whose health and development is likely to be significantly or further impaired, without the provision of services.</p><p>The government is working with organisations who support young carers, for example the Department of Health and Social Care is currently working with Carers Trust on a project to support the effective identification and engagement of young carers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 154730 question first answered 21/06/2018 16:29:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

924665

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to implement the recommendations in the report, Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report published by the Social Mobility Commission in November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	154143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the Social Mobility Commission’s report, which underlines the importance of removing barriers to opportunity across the whole country. Social mobility is a top priority for this government and my department - we are therefore already taking action to overcome the challenges identified in the Commission’s report.</p><p> </p><p>The report highlights the postcode lottery of social mobility and in particular the existence of cold spots of opportunity in some costal and rural areas. To tackle this, our Opportunity Areas programme is investing £72 million to make progress on educational outcomes in 12 of the most challenging places. The choice of these 12 areas was informed, in part, by the Commission’s own Social Mobility Index.</p><p> </p><p>The report also focuses on the importance of ensuring excellent early education opportunities are available everywhere. To achieve this, we are investing an additional £1 billion per year by 2019-20 to deliver 30 hours of free childcare along with 15 hours of free early education for disadvantaged two year-olds. We have also recently announced £8.5 million to support local authorities to fund projects to improve early language and literacy.</p><p> </p><p>In its report, the Commission also emphasises the importance of employer engagement with young people to boost social mobility by improving access to high-skill, high-pay jobs. To achieve this, the department’s careers strategy, published in December 2017, will ensure that schools offer every young person seven encounters with employers between years seven to 13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/06/2018 16:56:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

924700

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been made available for professional development programmes for multi-academy trust trustees; how many trustees have taken part in such programmes in total; and how many trustees from multi-academy trusts operating in the Northern Powerhouse have taken part in such programmes.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	154167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The funding currently available for governance professional development programmes for the period 2017-2020 is £3 million. This funding is available for boards of all state funded maintained schools and academies, including multi-academy trusts, in England and is not broken down by type of school.</p><p>On 9 June, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced an additional £3 million for governor and trustee development. We expect this funding to be available for the period 2018-2021. Decisions will be taken on the delivery of this funding in due course. Therefore, the total available for governance development over the period 2018–2021 will be £6 million.</p><p>A range of development programmes were launched in January 2018, and registration began in March 2018. To date, 18 June 2018, we have approved 968 individuals to receive funding for governance leadership programmes, and of these 262 individuals are on a board based in Regional School Commissioner regions- North, Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire, and East Midlands &amp; Humber. We do not collect data by Northern Powerhouse regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/06/2018 10:14:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 64423 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

924701

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many business leaders have been matched by the Academy Ambassadors programme with multi-academy trusts operating in the Northern Powerhouse.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	154168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Academy Ambassadors has helped multi-academy trusts to appoint 287 business leaders to their boards across the northern regions. 121 of these were made by trusts in the Regional Schools Commissioner area of Lancashire and West Yorkshire, 93 in East Midlands and Humber, and 73 in the North. An additional 17 appointments have been made to national multi-academy trusts, some of which have schools in the region.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/06/2018 16:48:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 64780 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

923959

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle the increase in schoolchildren taking Xanax and fentanyl.
tabling member constituency	Derbyshire Dales
tabling member printed	Sir Patrick McLoughlin
uin	153737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Schools have a statutory power to search for and confiscate prohibited items such as illegal and controlled drugs. Where they find other substances, which are not controlled drugs but a teacher believes them to be harmful or detrimental to good order and discipline, these can also be confiscated.</p><p>The department has produced advice for schools which makes it clear that school staff can search pupils or their possessions, without consent where there are reasonable grounds to do so. If a pupil refuses to be searched, the school may bar them from the premises. This guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279245/searching_screening_confiscation_advice_feb14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279245/searching_screening_confiscation_advice_feb14.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are not required to record and report instances involving drugs. However, when serious incidents involving the use of drugs occur, we would expect schools to record the incident and inform the parents of the pupil.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance to school governors on supporting pupils at school with medical conditions states that a child who has been prescribed a controlled drug may legally have it in their possession if they are competent to do so; that school staff may administer a controlled drug to the child for whom it has been prescribed; and that a record should be kept of any doses used and the amount of the controlled drug held.</p><p> </p><p>The government is improving the mental health support available to children and young people, investing an additional £1.4 billion is specialist services between 2015 and 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/06/2018 16:25:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	333 label Biography information for Lord McLoughlin