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751741

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date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the update on school cladding safety checks published by her Department on 13 July 2017, what additional resources will be made available to the relevant local authorities to (a) remove ACM cladding from the school buildings on which they have been found and (b) ensure that those school buildings will be of limited combustibility.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	4938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Ensuring school buildings are safe is our top priority. Since 2015, we have committed more than £4bn to maintain and improve the condition of the school estate, including £1.4bn in 2017-18. Where remedial work is deemed necessary for schools to remain safe for continued use, we will work with local authorities and other responsible bodies to ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p><p>The two academies where ACM cladding has been identified have been alerted to the test results. As a precautionary step, both schools have already been inspected by the Fire and Rescue Service who confirmed appropriate measures are in place to mitigate the risks from potential fire, and the buildings have now been declared safe for continued use.</p><p>The Department for Education is continuing to work closely with the schools concerned to support them and ensure all the necessary steps are taken to ensure the continued safety of the buildings.</p><p>All schools already have to follow a range of strict fire safety regulations designed to ensure they are as safe as possible and well prepared in the event of a fire. They must have robust plans to follow in the event of a fire, conduct regular fire drills, install sprinklers if an assessment deems them necessary and typically have multiple exit routes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 16:03:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

751743

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Drama: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding per student her Department provides to schools in order to fulfil the entitlement that every student taking drama GCSE or A level experiences live theatre.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	4932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The updated content for GCSE drama and A level drama and theatre studies clarifies that all pupils studying for these qualifications have the entitlement to experience live theatre. This reaffirms the Government’s commitment to providing pupils with an enriching arts education. Taking pupils to see a live performance is a small part of the cost of providing a drama GCSE or A level and a small portion of a secondary school’s overall budget. The vast majority of schools already take GCSE and AS/A level drama students to live performances.</p><p>We have just announced that under the national funding formula there will be an additional £1.3 billion for schools and high needs across 2018-19 and 2019-20, on top of existing spending plans. This means that core funding for schools will rise from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £42.4 billion in 2018-19. In 2019-20, this will rise again to £43.5 billion. Full details of the arrangements are set out at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/justine-greening-statement-to-parliament-on-school-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/justine-greening-statement-to-parliament-on-school-funding</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 17:42:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

751745

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Equality Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the sustainability of the definition of a long-term condition in the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The current definition of ‘long term’ conditions under the Equality Act 2010 allows the courts flexibility when applying the law in individual cases. We recognise that there are concerns that the protections offered by the Act can be hard to access for people with fluctuating conditions. The robustness of the definition is one of the issues we are exploring in our consideration of extending protections from discrimination in the workplace for those with mental health disorders.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/07/2017 16:43:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

751756

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: North East
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 improve the retention of teachers in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	4844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>We are providing greater support to teachers to tackle the most frequently cited reason for teachers wanting to leave the profession, which is unnecessary workload. We are continuing our extensive work with the profession to remove unnecessary burdens so that teachers can concentrate on teaching and not bureaucracy and paperwork. This includes implementing the recommendations of the three independent review groups from the 2014 Workload Challenge – ineffective marking, use of planning and resources, and data management. We are also encouraging schools to make greater use of the pay flexibilities, including retention allowances.</p><p> </p><p>Although North East teacher leavers rates are lower than the national average for primary and secondary schools (in 2015) we are working with key stakeholders to ensure greater support for schools. This will include supporting schools in each region, including the North East, to ensure teacher retention challenges are addressed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2017 15:56:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

751757

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the publication of the report by Sir Adrian Smith on post-16 mathematics.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
uin	4848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Professor Sir Adrian Smith’s review of post 16 mathematics has been published, alongside a letter from myself, responding to the review. The report and letter responding to the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smith-review-of-post-16-maths-report-and-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smith-review-of-post-16-maths-report-and-government-response</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 18:05:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

751760

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention rates are for teachers who qualified in each year from 2005 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	4982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The retention rates for teachers who qualified in each year from 2005 to 2010 are publicly available in Table 8 of the ‘School Workforce in England: November 2016’ statistical release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/07/2017 16:36:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

751840

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Equality and Human Rights Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the decision to abolish the role of disability commissioner was taken outside of a Equality and Human Rights Commission Board meeting; and when that decision was made.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	4776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public body and decisions about the roles and responsibilities of its Board members, and how these are communicated within the organisation, are matters for the Commission itself.</p><p>I have therefore asked the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer to write to my hon. Friend with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 4777 4778 question first answered 18/07/2017 16:40:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

751841

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Equality and Human Rights Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, (a) how and (b) when the decision to abolish the role of disability commissioner was communicated to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's Disability Advisory Committee.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	4777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public body and decisions about the roles and responsibilities of its Board members, and how these are communicated within the organisation, are matters for the Commission itself.</p><p>I have therefore asked the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer to write to my hon. Friend with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 4776 4778 question first answered 18/07/2017 16:40:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

751842

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Equality and Human Rights Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission's Disability Advisory Committee was (a) consulted and (b) informed in advance of the abolition of the role of disability commissioner in June 2017.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	4778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public body and decisions about the roles and responsibilities of its Board members, and how these are communicated within the organisation, are matters for the Commission itself.</p><p>I have therefore asked the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer to write to my hon. Friend with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 4776 4777 question first answered 18/07/2017 16:40:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen