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657065

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Closures
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 6 December 2016 to Question 55895, on children's centres: closures, in which regions such centres closed in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	57079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities the numbers of centres closed year by year in each region is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Yorks &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>East Mids</p></td><td><p>West Mids</p></td><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/12/2016 16:51:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

657083

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start children's centres there were in England in each year since 2010; and how many such centres provided onsite childcare in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	57066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities, the total numbers of main children’s centres and sites each year since 2010 are set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total number main centres and sites at start of the year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010[1]</p></td><td><p>3,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,458</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data on the number of children’s centres providing childcare on site.</p><p>The Department collects information on the provision of child care through the Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey[2]. This information allows us to estimate the number of children's centres providing full day care provision on site. Estimates from the 2013 Childcare and Early Years Providers survey show that in 2010 the number of children's centres providing on-site full day care was 800 and that in 2013 this figure was 450. Results of the 2013 survey suggest that increases in the broader supply of full day care provision may have impacted on demand for provision specifically based in children's centres. The survey estimates that between 2010 and 2013 the number of full day care providers increased from 16,700 to 17,900.</p><p>[1] Figures for 2010 begin from April 2010. Figures for subsequent years begin from 1 January.</p><p>[2] Childcare and Early Years Provider Survey 2013: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/12/2016 16:39:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

655686

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on evaluation studies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	56914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education commissions external organisations to carry out policy research and evaluation. All of the commissioned research and evaluation feeds into policy strategy, development and refinement.</p><p> </p><p>We follow Government Social Research (GSR) commissioning and publication protocol and ensure that research and evaluation products are publicly available and releases them promptly upon completion.</p><p> </p><p>The following link shows the total expenditure on policy research and evaluation since 2011: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/ukgovernmentexpenditureonscienceengineeringandtechnology/2014" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/ukgovernmentexpenditureonscienceengineeringandtechnology/2014</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/12/2016 17:26:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

654353

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to (a) commission research into the early years gap in the north of England and (b) create an effective plan for closing that gap.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	56530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>In May 2016, the department commissioned a feasibility study to investigate the regional gap in early years attainment at age 5. The study recommended undertaking longitudinal analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study (MSC) to assess variation in attainment and evaluate the potential drivers of a regional gap. The department has commissioned a study to build on the recommendations of the feasibility report, which will bring greater insight into the potential drivers on the regional attainment gap.</p><p> </p><p>As indicated in the Northern Powerhouse Strategy published in November 2016, this department will be working with northern city regions and other areas in the North of England facing the greatest challenges, to explore options for improving the delivery of early years outcomes: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571562/NPH_strategy_web.pdf?platform=hootsuite" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571562/NPH_strategy_web.pdf?platform=hootsuite</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/12/2016 17:20:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

652296

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in Yorkshire and the Humber since 2010; and where such centres were located.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	56193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure there are sufficient centres to meet local need; and a duty to consult where changes are planned to local children’s centre provision.</p><p>As at 31 October 2016 there were 3,259 main children’s centres and sites open to families and children providing children's centre services as part of a network. Children’s centre records are maintained by local authorities and are made publicly available via the department’s “EduBase portal” at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml</a>.</p><p>As at 5 December 2016, based on the information supplied by local authorities 37 children’s centres had closed in Yorkshire and Humberside since April 2010. The local authority in which they were located is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>Number of children’s centres closed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:42:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

649444

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start children's centres have closed in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	55895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure there are sufficient centres to meet local need; and a duty to consult where changes are planned to local children’s centre provision.</p><p>As at 31 October 2016 there were 3,259 main children’s centres and sites open to families and children providing children's centre services as part of a network. Children’s centre records are maintained by local authorities and are made publicly available via the department’s “EduBase portal” at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml</a>.</p><p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities the numbers of centres closed year by year is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Number of children’s centres closed by year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>33[2]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>85[3]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>156[4]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The totals for 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015 have been adjusted since replies to previous questions 3237 <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-18/3237/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-18/3237/</a>; and 38640 <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-05-26/38640/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-05-26/38640/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The total number of children’s centres closed in 2011 is three higher than previously reported due to a local authority reporting in 2016 that three centres listed as open on Edubase had been closed in 2011</p><p>[2] The total number of children’s centres closed in 2013 is one higher than previously reported due to a local authority reporting in 2016 that a centre listed as open on Edubase had been closed in 2013</p><p>[3] The total number of children’s centres closed in 2014 is two higher than previously reported due to a local authority reporting in 2016 that two centres listed as open on Edubase had actually closed in 2014</p><p>[4] The total number of children’s centres closed in 2015 is 12 higher than previously reported due to five local authorities reporting closures that took place in 2015 in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/12/2016 15:10:45 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

604763

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of early years intervention on the educational effect of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Tackling poverty and disadvantage, and delivering real social reform, is a priority for this Government. This Government is committed to ensuring that all children are able to fulfil their potential.</p><p> </p><p>There is a strong evidence base from the UK and around the world that shows high-quality early education has long lasting benefits for children. Analysis of the evidence from Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education Project has shown that pre-school is of particular importance to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. We also know that attending high-quality pre-school from age two has a positive impact on cognitive attainment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned a major piece of longitudinal research– the Study of Early Education and Development – to understand more about how high-quality early education affects attainment and social and behavioural development up to age seven. Findings are forthcoming and will be published and available at: <a href="http://www.seed.natcen.ac.uk/reports.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.seed.natcen.ac.uk/reports.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/11/2016 17:28:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

451058

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question 24539, whether the list provided in that answer includes all of the chief executives of FTSE 100 companies she has held meetings with to discuss the issue of increasing the number of women on company boards since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	26099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>My answer of 1 February 2015 to Questions 24538 and 24539 detailed all meetings that the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities and I have had with representatives of the FTSE 100 and other businesses. We have also spoken at a number of conferences and events, with representatives from across the FTSE 350 and other businesses in attendance. We always ensure that we use these opportunities to raise the issue of achieving a better gender balance on boards.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/02/2016 16:09:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

448756

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many meetings she has had on increasing the number of women receiving public appointments since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>I am working closely with the Cabinet Office to modernise recruitment practices and attract a more diverse field of candidates from an ever-wider range of social and professional backgrounds.</p><p>This includes engaging with government departments, the private sector and a range of different diversity networks and groups. We have engaged with them through online advertising, social media and at events to promote and raise awareness of public appointments and better understand the barriers or concerns for those considering a public appointment.</p><p>The most recent figures published show that we are making real, consistent, progress in increasing the number of public appointments going to women. Last financial year 44% of new appointments were made to women.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/02/2016 17:54:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

448757

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government's timetable is for introducing measures to place a duty on larger employers to publish information about bonuses paid to men and women as part of their gender pay gap reporting.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Eliminating the gender pay gap is a key priority for this government. We will shortly seek views on the draft regulations requiring large private and voluntary sector employers in Great Britain to publish information about differences in the pay and bonuses paid to male and female employees. The government wants to commence these regulations at the earliest opportunity. We have also pledged to extend these requirements to the public sector. Public bodies will be covered by different regulations, following a further consultation that we will issue soon.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 24679 question first answered 02/02/2016 15:01:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis