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223244

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure schools do not require uniforms to be bought from specialist providers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	225156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s school uniform guidance is clear that any items of uniform should be widely available and affordable for parents. The guidance sets out that exclusive single supplier contracts should be avoided except where regular tendering competitions are run. It also makes clear that governing bodies should be able to demonstrate that they have obtained the best value for money from suppliers and that any savings negotiated with suppliers should be passed on to parents wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The school uniform guidance is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers will keep this issue under close review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:41:49 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

223245

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the costs of school uniforms.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	225155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>In 2013 the Department for Education issued guidance for all schools on the need to consider the cost and availability of the uniform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The guidance emphasises the importance of ensuring that uniform is widely available and affordable for parents. It sets out that governing bodies should be able to demonstrate that they have obtained the best value for money from suppliers and that any savings negotiated with suppliers should be passed on to parents wherever possible. It also makes clear that compulsory branded items should be kept to a minimum and that schools should avoid frequent changes to the uniform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities and academies have discretion within their budgets to provide school clothing grants or offer other help with the cost of school clothing in cases of financial hardship.</p><p>The school uniform guidance is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:41:05 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

223246

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what amount her Department spent on marketing (a) the Troops to Teachers scheme and (b) each other Initial Teacher Training scheme between June 2013 and 31 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	225107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>For Troops to Teachers, the Department for Education allocated £52,046 for marketing and communications to the Ministry of Defence’s resettlement contractor between June 2013 and 31 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between June 2013 and December 2014 the Department for Education spent £5,585,000 on other initial teacher training marketing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:37:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

223247

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the expected number of applicants for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 cohorts of the Troops to Teachers scheme, (b) the number expected to join that scheme and (c) the number expected to complete the training.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	225108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Based on previous cohorts the Department for Education expects to receive approximately 500 eligible applications. Candidates must then go through a rigorous selection and assessment process, including a school-based interview and must also meet the appropriate initial teacher training eligibility criteria before they are accepted onto the programme. The Department anticipates that up to 100 trainees will begin their training in September 2015 and up to 100 trainees in September 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently have 84 trainees completing their training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:38:08 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

223248

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the two-year extension of the Troops to Teachers scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	225109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The provisional budget for the expansion of the Troops to Teachers programme is £8.65 million for a further two cohorts. The majority of the funding, approximately £5.32 million, will be used for trainees’ salaries in line with other employment-based initial teacher training routes. The rest will cover the costs of the university course provision, recruitment, marketing and running costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme budget will be reviewed regularly to reflect the actual number of trainees recruited and to identify any potential savings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:39:29 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

223250

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the BUSK campaign for safe coach transport in relation to coach tour companies being contracted for long-distance school trips.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	225089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>I am aware of the BUSK campaign for safe coach transport. The safety of children and young people is of the utmost importance. All school employers must adhere to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. They must conduct a risk assessment and put measures in place to minimise any known risk. Where schools use a coach tour company to provide transport for their trip, we expect them to apply sensible and proportionate health and safety measures to assess the company’s suitability.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:29:59 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

223251

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to schools on the sleeping conditions for coach drivers on long-distance school trips.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	225090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education issues advice to schools on health and safety, making them aware of their statutory duty to conduct a risk assessment and put measures in place to minimise any known risks. This advice does not provide specific guidance on sleeping conditions for coach drivers, since this would be for an employer to consider as part of the risk assessment. The Department is currently reviewing this advice to include reference to British Standard 8848:2014 which provides guidance on the risks of driver fatigue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:33:54 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

223252

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when guidance on safe transport for long-distance school trips was last reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	225091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s advice to schools on health and safety was last reviewed before publication in February 2014. This advice sets out the statutory duty that school employers must conduct a risk assessment and put measures in place to minimise any known risk. The Department is currently reviewing this advice to include reference to British Standard 8848:2014 which provides guidance on the risks of driver fatigue.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:35:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

223253

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to schools on ensuring that safe conditions apply to coach drivers contracted to provide transport for long-distance school trips.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	225092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education issues advice to schools on health and safety, making them aware of their statutory duty to conduct a risk assessment and put measures in place to minimise any known risks. This advice does not provide specific guidance on sleeping conditions for coach drivers, since this would be for an employer to consider as part of the risk assessment. The Department is currently reviewing this advice to include reference to British Standard 8848:2014 which provides guidance on the risks of driver fatigue.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:36:39 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

223256

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many blocks recorded as part of the Property Data Survey Programme were in (a) good, (b) satisfactory, (c) poor and (d) bad condition.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	225254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Property Data Survey does not provide an overall assessment of a block in the manner requested. The surveyors who visited schools made an assessment of the condition of individual construction types within each block, such as different types of roofs or walls for which we hold individual records, but did not attempt to rate blocks on a ‘good’ to ‘bad’ scale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/02/2015 11:42:20 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke