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350004

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for improving the provision of and access to careers guidance.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	2202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We want to ensure that all young people have the opportunity to reach their potential and leave education with the skills to succeed in modern Britain. This includes improving the extent and quality of careers guidance by encouraging greater collaboration between schools and colleges and employers. Further information is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-guidance-provision-for-young-people-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-guidance-provision-for-young-people-in-schools</a></p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor made available £20 million to support improvements in this area in the Autumn Statement. A new Careers and Enterprise Company is on track to increase the level of employer input into schools and colleges, helping young people to access the best advice and inspiration. It will manage a network of enterprise advisers who will assist schools and colleges in choosing effective careers and enterprise organisations to partner with and welcome by stakeholders. This will result in more stimulating and improved activity in areas where current provision is poorest.</p><p>We have established a clear accountability system. Revised guidance clarifies our expectations of schools and colleges in relation to their duty to secure independent careers guidance and will take effect from September 2015. Ofsted is giving a higher priority to careers guidance in school inspections. We publish destination measures which help schools and colleges to be held to account locally and inform choices by parents and students.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/06/2015 14:23:47 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

349565

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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 terms of reference and timescale are of the Government's planned review into the funding rate of free childcare for three and four year olds.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	1929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has committed to increasing the average rate that providers are paid for the entitlement and in order to deliver this I can confirm that a cross-Government review of the cost of providing childcare is underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The objective of the review is to inform decisions on the level of funding providers require to deliver quality childcare provision at good value to the taxpayer, and to be consistent with the government’s fiscal plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A call for evidence to inform the review was launched on 15 June and will close on 10 August. This is part of a process of gathering the necessary evidence which will inform the outcome of the review and will report in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence is available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cost-of-providing-childcare-review-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cost-of-providing-childcare-review-call-for-evidence</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/06/2015 14:21:00 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

349569

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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 estimate she has made of how many local authority areas do not have the capacity to expand the provision of childcare from 15 hours to 30 hours; and what steps the Government plans to take in those areas to provide such capacity.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	2019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The childcare market is growing and there are around 230,000 more childcare places than in 2009. We have supported this expansion with changes made to reduce bureaucracy, helping schools to provide places and, by enabling the setting up of childminder agencies. This new entitlement provides an opportunity for further growth for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market, helping to build a stronger economy and give parents increased choice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have a sensible delivery timetable that gives the market time to expand and adapt, as we know will be necessary. Full roll-out of the entitlement is scheduled for September 2017, and our approach will be informed by the experiences of pilot areas in 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are working with the sector to better understand the scale of the challenge and intend to consult with parents and providers in due course. We are in the process of undertaking a review of the cost of provision and have committed to increasing the average funding rate providers receive, which will help the sector to grow.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/06/2015 14:19:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

349602

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will take steps to maintain the schools budget and per-pupil spending in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	2066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>At a time of difficult financial decisions for the country, we have made a conscious choice to prioritise spending on education. We will continue to protect the schools budget, and will ensure that the funding schools receive increases as pupil numbers increase. In 2015-16, we added £390million to the budgets of 69 local authorities considered to have been unfairly funded in previous years, including £11.3million of additional funding for Hertfordshire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/06/2015 16:23:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

349627

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans reductions in spending on education and training for 16 to 19 year olds in order to implement the decision announced on 4 June 2015 to reduce the funding of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
uin	2022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The savings announced by the Chancellor will come from a variety of measures including expected departmental underspends in demand-led budgets, efficiencies and some small budgetary reductions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/06/2015 14:25:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

349716

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Health Education: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on strategies adopted by secondary schools to educate young people in coping with poor mental health and suicidal thoughts.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	1984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that schools have a vital role to play in helping to promote good mental health for all their pupils, as well as providing early support where mental health problems have been identified. It is important that schools can develop approaches to supporting pupils which suit their particular circumstances. While we do not collect information on the approaches taken, the department has produced a number of pieces of guidance which reflect practice in schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are providing nearly £5m in funding this year to a number of voluntary and community sector projects supporting the mental health needs of children and young people, as well as supporting Childline, which provides a free 24-hour, UK wide counselling service supporting young people with issues causing distress or concern, including suicidal feelings. We also funded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association to produce guidance to improve teaching about mental health in PSHE in March 2015. More information can be found online here: <a href="https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=1435" target="_blank">https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=1435</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In June 2014 we issued advice on mental health and behaviour which clarifies the responsibility of the school, points to tools that can be used to help them identify pupils that may be experiencing a mental health problem and outlines what they can do to provide a stable environment that builds good mental health in all pupils. This advice can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cross-government suicide prevention strategy was published in September 2012. The objectives are to reduce suicide and support people bereaved or affected by suicide. Much of the planning and work to prevent suicides is carried out locally. It is for local agencies, including working through health and wellbeing boards, to decide the best way to achieve the overall aim of reducing the suicide rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/06/2015 14:22:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

349807

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down public debt, published on 4 June 2015, what plans she has for funding for education and training for 16 to 19 year olds during the 2015-16 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	1850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The savings announced by the Chancellor will come from a variety of measures including expected departmental underspends in demand-led budgets, efficiencies and some small budgetary reductions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/06/2015 16:24:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

349230

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to reduce the budget for the education and training of 16 to 19-year olds to meet the £450 million savings to be found in her Department in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	1520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The savings announced by the Chancellor will come from a variety of measures including expected departmental underspends in demand-led budgets, efficiencies and some small budgetary reductions.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/06/2015 16:24:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

377254

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
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 ensure there is an adequate number of school places; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	900314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Supporting local authorities to create school places where they are needed most is one of the Department’s top priorities. The Coalition Government invested over £5 billion in providing new school places between 2011 and 2015, and this Government has committed to a further £7 billion in capital funding between 2015 and 2021. Local authorities have risen to the challenge, delivering 445,000 new places since 2010, with many more in the pipeline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/06/2015 15:46:23 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

377255

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will allocate additional funding to local authorities which have a shortfall of nursery and school places to expand existing schools.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	900317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Supporting local authorities to create places where they are needed most is one of the Department’s top priorities. We have committed £7billion in capital funding between 2015 and 2021 to help local authorities create places in reception to year 11. We have invited free schools to apply for capital funding for nursery provision, and local authorities have the freedom to spend some of their capital funding on nursery places if this is a local priority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/06/2015 15:47:12 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey