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92856

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authority controlled (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the UK will receive new resources for informing and educating schoolchildren and teachers about the work of the armed forces; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	210169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The latest termly email to schools, including to local authority controlled schools, sent in September included information about the new British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014 and a link to the online version of the resource.[1] The resource aims to help teachers introduce students to the work of the Armed Forces in Britain and abroad, exploring their role, history, current operations and what it is like to work as part of the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. It includes background information, views and different perspectives from many longstanding members of the Armed Forces and includes lesson ideas, areas for discussion and links to other publications and information. We often highlight free resources but believe that schools are best placed to decide which materials they wish to use.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/10/2014 15:26:19 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

92857

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how new resources for informing and educating schoolchildren and teachers about the work of the armed forces are distributed to schools; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	210167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The latest termly email to schools sent in September included information about the new British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014 and a link to the online version of the resource.[1] The Department for Education has not published a hard copy of the resource and has not sent it to any schools. The resource aims to help teachers introduce students to the work of the Armed Forces in Britain and abroad, exploring their role, history, current operations and what it is like to work as part of the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. It includes background information, views and different perspectives from many longstanding members of the Armed Forces and includes lesson ideas, areas for discussion and links to other publications and information. We often highlight free resources but believe that schools are best placed to decide which materials they wish to use.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/10/2014 15:28:55 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

92858

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department had with the teaching profession about new resources for informing and educating schoolchildren and teachers about the work of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	210168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not had specific discussions with representatives of the teaching profession about the British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014.[1] The Department often highlights free resources but believes that schools are best placed to decide what materials they wish to use.</p><p>The latest termly email to schools sent in September included information about the new British Armed Forces Learning Resource and a link to the website that hosts it. The resource aims to help teachers introduce students to the work of the Armed Forces in Britain and abroad, exploring their role, history, current operations and what it is like to work as part of the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/10/2014 15:27:08 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

92859

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many non-local authority controlled (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the UK will receive copies of the British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	210123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The latest termly email to schools, including non-local authority controlled schools, sent in September included information about the new British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014 and a link to the online version of the resource.[1] The Department for Education has not published a hard copy of the resource.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/10/2014 15:29:49 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

92860

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what costs her Department will incurr for the (a) printing, (b) distribution and (c) promotion of the British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	210122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not published or distributed a hard copy of the resource and has therefore not incurred any printing or distribution costs. The latest termly email to schools sent in September included information about the new British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014 and a link to the online version of the resource.[1] The Department often highlights free resources and the costs associated with including this particular link in the regular termly email are negligible.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.armedforceslearningresources.co.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/10/2014 15:24:57 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

92506

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Essex
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 prevent those banned from working with children or adults in Essex following the recent investigation by Essex County Council into child sexual exploitation from working in other maintained educational institutions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	209825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>All schools and colleges have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.</p><p>All schools are required to carry out mandatory ‘safer recruitment’ checks that help to identify individuals who are not suitable to work with pupils. The Department for Education’s statutory guidance on <em>‘Keeping children safe in education’</em>[1] makes clear that when appointing staff, schools must check police records, police intelligence and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) barring lists. Furthermore, anyone who is appointed to teach must not have been prohibited from being so appointed by the Secretary of State.</p><p>These checks ensure that individuals who are barred from working in regulated activity by the DBS are not employed to work with pupils in schools. They also allow schools to identify any additional risks to children and make informed decisions about an individual’s suitability to work in a school environment.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/10/2014 16:30:43 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

92510

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new (a) primary and (b) secondary school places have been created in (i) Dartford constituency and (ii) Kent in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	209882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects information from local authorities on the number of school places (school capacity) in state-funded primary and secondary schools (except special schools) as part of the annual School Capacity Collection. The most recent data available relates to the position in May 2013 and can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a>.</p><p>In Kent, between May 2012 and May 2013, the number of places in schools deemed as primary schools increased by 960 and the number of places in schools deemed as secondary schools increased by 2,011. Schools that cross phases, for example middle schools, are deemed as either primary or secondary.</p><p>Data on the number of school places for the past 12 months is not yet available as this information is currently being collected from local authorities and will be published in due course. Information about the number of school places is not available at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/10/2014 16:28:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

91955

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on extending ring-fencing of the five to 16 years schools budget to include funding for young people aged 16 to 18.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The protection given to the 5-16 schools budget up to the end of financial year 2015-16 does not extend to the 16-18 education budget. Decisions about levels of education funding beyond financial year 2015-16 are for the next Government.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/10/2014 15:11:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

92183

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to encourage schools to instal solar panels; and whether she plans to allow schools to borrow money to finance the purchase of solar panels.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	209685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomes schools taking action to play their part in reducing carbon emissions. Solar panels could be a step towards this.</p><p>In April the Government published guidance to schools on the benefits of solar technology. The publication, Power to the Pupils,[1] includes practical information for schools on finance and installation.</p><p>There are, however, restrictions on school borrowing, because all spending by schools can have an impact on the public sector’s deficit and the public sector net debt.</p><p>Schools have found alternatives to commercial borrowing to fund solar photovoltaic (PV) projects including community share issues and crowd funding. Some local authorities have also set up schemes to help maintained schools meet the upfront cost of a project.</p><p>Taken together, this range of funding approaches should allow any school to install solar panels where they can see a value-for-money case.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/power-to-the-pupils-solar-pv-for-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/power-to-the-pupils-solar-pv-for-schools</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/10/2014 15:24:38 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

92184

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help schools invest in solar panels.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	209684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In April the Government published guidance to schools on the benefits of solar technology. The publication, Power to the Pupils,[1] includes practical information for schools on finance and installation.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/power-to-the-pupils-solar-pv-for-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/power-to-the-pupils-solar-pv-for-schools</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/10/2014 15:20:53 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham