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1147764

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date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of his Department’s capital departmental expenditure limit was spent on creating new early years places in each financial year since 2010-11; and how many new places were created as a result of that spending.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	293604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2012-13, the Department announced £100 million of capital allocations for local authorities to support implementation of early years education for two-year olds from lower income families. Local authorities were responsible for distributing this capital investment and so the Department does not hold information on the number of places created by this funding.</p><p>The Department allocated £100 million over 2016-17 and 2017-18 to local authorities to support successful bids to the Early Years Capital Fund (EYCF). The Department regularly assesses the progress of these projects and will publish the outcomes in due course when all projects have completed. Information detailing the outcomes from the EYCF bidding round will be published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-capital-fund-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-capital-fund-2017</a>.</p><p>In July 2019, the Department announced the outcome of applications to the School Nurseries Capital Fund. This fund, of nearly £24 million for 69 projects, will help to create new high-quality school-based nursery places for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. The profiling of this spend will depend on the progress of individual projects. The full list of successful projects for this fund can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-nurseries-capital-fund-list-of-application-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-nurseries-capital-fund-list-of-application-outcomes</a>.</p><p>The Department will publish the outcomes in due course when all projects have completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:24:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1147886

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education: Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that the curriculum for relationships education continues to include marriage as one of the issues when children are being taught about family life as set out in the Education Act 2002.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	293479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that pupils need to understand the nature of marriage and its importance. The new subjects of relationships education (primary) and relationships and sex education (secondary) cover the age-appropriate knowledge that all children need to form safe, positive relationships based on respect and to prepare them for adult life, including family life.</p><p>Following the passage of the regulations for the new subjects, the Department published the statutory guidance in June 2019. The guidance covers teaching about different types of relationships, and this is addressed throughout the content. Under the topic of families, for example, the guidance sets out that by the end of primary education pupils will know “that marriage and civil partnerships represent a formal and legally recognised commitment of two people to each other which is intended to be lifelong”. By the end of secondary education, pupils will know “what marriage and civil partnerships are, including their legal status”. Teaching about family and parenting is also included in these subjects.</p><p>The guidance also notes that teaching about families requires sensitive and well-judged teaching based on knowledge of pupils and their circumstances. The guidance can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 15:20:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1147896

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Walthamstow of 25 September 2019, Official report, column 786, for what reasons schools received images on their digital noticeboards on the Prime Minister and Brexit; and what steps he is taking to prevent money from the public purse being spent on such material.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	293502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The images in question originated from a private company that supplies digital services to schools. They were not funded by the Government or part of any Government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:18:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1147912

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Maintained Schools: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding options are available to enable the rebuild of local authority maintained schools without the need for academisation.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	293660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is rebuilding or refurbishing buildings in the worst condition at over 500 schools across England, through the Priority School Building Programme. This programme covers local authority maintained schools and academies and is expected to complete in 2021.</p><p>The Department’s Condition Data Collection, due to complete this year, will provide a high-level assessment of the condition of state funded schools in England, and will help inform future capital funding policy and programmes. In addition, the Department has allocated over £7.4 billion in condition funding since 2015 to maintain and improve local authority, voluntary-aided and academy school buildings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:27:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1147932

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Communication Skills and Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to tackle the word gap among pupils in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	293417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>28% of children finish their reception year still without the early communication, language and literacy skills they need to thrive. The Department has set out an ambition to halve this figure by 2028. This is why the Department has launched ‘Hungry Little Minds’, a new three-year campaign to help parents support their child’s early language development. This builds on our wider early-years social mobility programme, where the Department is investing over £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to continuing this support once children reach primary school, which is why one of the three aims of the £26.3 million English Hubs Programme is early language development. 34 primary schools have been appointed as English hubs to support nearly 3000 schools across England to improve educational outcomes for the most disadvantaged children in reception and Key Stage 1.</p><p> </p><p>The Department introduced a new curriculum for primary and secondary schools from 2014. The new curriculum for English increases the level of demand from an early age and aims to ensure that all pupils acquire a wide vocabulary, a good understanding of grammar, and proper knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and written language. <strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/10/2019 14:12:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1147975

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all schools teach every part of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	293491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We know that many schools choose to teach pupils about the Equality Act and the protected characteristics under that Act in the context of duties on schools, such as the requirements to promote both fundamental British values and the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of their pupils. Schools are entitled to teach about the Equality Act in this context, and the Department thinks it is right that pupils leave school with a proper understanding of the importance of equality and respecting difference.</p><p>From September 2020 Relationships Education will be compulsory for all primary pupils and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) will be compulsory for all secondary pupils. These subjects will give pupils the knowledge they need to stay safe and develop respectful, caring relationships of all kinds. The guidance on these subjects can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 18:49:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1147984

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay Settlements
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 3 September 2019 to Question 281772 on Teachers: Pay Settlements, from which Departmental budget the £105 million transferred into the Teachers' Pay Grant in the current financial year was drawn.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	293690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has been able to fund the additional investment of £105 million into the existing Teachers’ Pay Grant through reprioritising funding from within the Department’s existing 2019-20 budgets. This includes additional headroom funding that has become available as a result of adjustments to forecasts, where expected spend is now lower than anticipated when budgets were set. Where the Department has identified available resources, it has prioritised it to the front line.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:06:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock