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824402

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to increase the financial support offered to 16-18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds in education and training.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	123203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The department provides a number of financial support programmes to those aged 16- 18 to help with the costs associated with staying in post-16 education:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The 16-19 Bursary Fund from which awards can be made to support students from vulnerable groups and those who may face financial hardship;</li><li>Support for free meals in further education for disadvantaged students;</li><li>Care to Learn provides childcare funding and related travel costs for young parents aged under 20;</li><li>The Residential Support Scheme helps with the costs of living away from home if the student’s chosen programme is not available locally;</li><li>The Residential Bursary Fund provides support with accommodation costs for young people at specific institutions delivering specialist provision.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We have no current plans to increase funding for these programmes; however, we are keeping this under review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/01/2018 17:14:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

824403

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	UTC Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking following breaches of the admissions code in recruiting students to an accelerated Key Stage 4 programme by Warrington UTC .
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	123204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The department is aware that concerns have been raised about whether Warrington University Technical College’s (UTC) recent actions are in breach of the Admissions Code. We are taking this seriously and are in discussions with the UTC, the local authority and representatives from local schools.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/01/2018 17:54:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

824418

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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 implications for his policies are of the survey of childcare providers in England conducted by the Pre School Learning Alliance in December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	123219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to helping working families with accessible, affordable childcare. We are already starting to see how 30 hours is making a real difference to the lives of families across the country. This builds on the success of our 12 early delivery areas, which gave 30 hours to over 15,000 children. The independent evaluation of these early delivery areas showed that providers were willing and able to offer 30 hours places, as well as a number of positive impacts on families’ finances and their ability to work.</p><p>We have commissioned independent evaluators, Frontier Economics with NatCen Social Research and researchers from the University of East London, to conduct an evaluation of the first year of national rollout of 30 hours across England.</p><p>We will consider the survey of childcare providers in England conducted by the Pre School Learning Alliance alongside other evidence we collect, including our nationally representative surveys of parents and providers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/01/2018 17:48:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

824420

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to conduct a review of support available for vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	123221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The department has committed to undertake a review into children in need, to understand the challenges these children face and the support available to meet these challenges through schools and children’s social care. This commitment was made in the ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’ Social Mobility Action Plan in December 2017. The action plan is viewable here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667690/Social_Mobility_Action_Plan_-_for_printing.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667690/Social_Mobility_Action_Plan_-_for_printing.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/01/2018 17:53:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

824423

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of early years settings are accessible for people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	123224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect the data requested.</p><p> </p><p>There is a duty on early years providers in the Equality Act 2010 to not discriminate against children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or whose parents have SEND. Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities are not substantially disadvantaged when doing their jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework requires all early years providers to have in place arrangements to identify and support children with SEND and to promote equality of opportunity for all the children in their care. We also have a range of measures put in place to ensure that local areas can put the right support in place for children with SEND and their families to access early education, including the Disability Access Fund, and the SEN Inclusion Fund.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/01/2018 17:56:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

824432

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Carillion PLC's certificate of past performance on the project, PF2: PSBP - Midlands, South Tyneside & Gateshead (STaG) - Building Schools for the Future Phase 1 was self-certified.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	123233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The contract for the PF2 Midlands Priority Schools Buildings Programme project was signed in 2015. The certificate of past performance submitted by Carillion during the procurement of this project, in relation to the South Tyneside and Gateshead project, was not self-certified.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/01/2018 17:40:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

824444

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
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 20 July 2017 to Question 4616, how many times the UNCRC Action Group has met; what the membership of that group is; what recommendations that group has made; and which of those recommendations have been carried out.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	123245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Action Group has met four times, most recently on 9 January this year.</p><p> </p><p>The UNCRC Action Group (the Group) is jointly chaired by the Department for Education and Children’s Rights Alliance England (CRAE). Its members are:</p><p>Action for Children;</p><p>The Children’s Commissioner for England;</p><p>The Children’s Society;</p><p>British Youth Council;</p><p>Children England;</p><p>Coram;</p><p>Rights Watch UK;</p><p>UNICEF UK;</p><p>National Children’s Bureau;</p><p>NSPCC;</p><p>Equality and Human Rights Commission;</p><p>Ministry of Justice;</p><p>Joint Commission on Human Rights; and</p><p>The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.</p><p><br>The Group does not make formal recommendations. Work taken forward as a result of the Group’s discussions include production of two age-related and child friendly versions of the concluding observations, a message from the former Minister of State for Children and Families, my hon. Friend for Scarborough and Whitby (Robert Goodwill) on Universal Children’s Day (20 November) to all government departments, and production of a video to accompany the launch of CRAE’s annual publication ‘State of Children’s Rights in England’ in December 2017. The department is also working with the Group to put in place a children’s rights training package and children’s rights impact assessment for civil servants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/01/2018 17:32:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

824479

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Carillion entering liquidation on training and apprenticeships in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	123280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Following the announcement on the 15 January 2018 regarding the liquidation of Carillion, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has enacted robust contingency plans and identified the Construction Industry Training Board, (CITB) as the best placed alternative provider.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA contacted all affected apprentices on 15/01/18 to notify them of the situation and next steps. The Study Programme Learners were notified by letter on the 17/01/2018. Affected learners have been provided with the details of a dedicated mailbox: <a href="mailto:Carillion.Construction@education.gov.uk" target="_blank">Carillion.Construction@education.gov.uk</a> - where they can raise any issues or concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The CITB is on the ESFA’s register of approved apprenticeship training providers; it delivers good quality provision, with a proven track record of delivering the specific frameworks and standards that current Carillion Apprentices are studying. CITB centres are geographically situated, within what is anticipated to be a reasonable travel time for the apprentices; and critically they have the capacity and capability to take on displaced apprentices and study programme learners. A dedicated team of 50 advisers and assessors in the CITB has been identified to support apprentices and work with them to identify new employers.</p><p> </p><p>The CITB is utilising its existing employer contacts in the sector and the grant incentives it has available, in order to find and secure alternative employers for the apprentices to complete their frameworks or standards. Additionally, it is making direct contact with Carillion supply chain companies. CITB have reported that numerous employers have responded positively with offers of support.</p><p> </p><p>CITB have contacted all affected learners to begin the transfer process, with a focus on minimising disruption to the learner and their learner journey. It has established a dedicated helpline to support those affected and has scheduled a series of workshops for learners, which will take place in the regions of the 11 Carillion Training Centres. Those workshops will provide advice on next steps and offer one to one support as required. The timings and locations of these events have been communicated to the learners through telephone calls, email and a comprehensive social media campaign.</p><p> </p><p>Carillion has also issued communication to its learners, alerting them to the situation and reassuring them, that support is in place to ensure a swift transition.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA is meeting with CITB daily to monitor progress and resolve any issues.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/01/2018 17:50:12 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

824480

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many building industry related training schemes and apprenticeships provided directly by Carillion and/or subcontracted companies have been terminated ahead of completion.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	123281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>All Carillion apprentices are employed by Carillion Construction. The department is working with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to find alternative employers for those apprentices to complete their apprenticeships. No apprentices have had their employment contract with Carillion Construction terminated by the Insolvency Service.</p><p> </p><p>Learners attending Carillion training centres, who are funded through a study programme will continue to receive training and this will be delivered by CITB or their partner colleges.</p><p> </p><p>The CITB are utilising their existing employer contacts in the sector and the grant incentives they have available. To find and secure alternative employers for the apprentices to complete their frameworks or standards. Additionally, they are making direct contact with companies in Carillion’s supply chain. CITB have reported that numerous employers have responded positively with offers of support.</p><p> </p><p>The CITB have contacted all affected learners to begin the transfer process, with a focus on minimising disruption to the learner and their learner journey. They have established a dedicated helpline to support those affected and have scheduled a series of workshops for learners, which will take place in the regions of the 11 Carillion Training Centres. These workshops will provide advice on next steps and offer 1 to 1 support as required. The timings and locations of these events have been communicated to the learners through telephone calls, email and a comprehensive social media campaign. Carillion are also actively encouraging their learners to attend these regional events.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) are meeting with CITB daily to monitor progress and resolve issues.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA funds training providers for their delivery of apprenticeships in arrears, so payments made have been calculated based on the activity recorded by Carillion and returned to the ESFA in monthly Individual learner records.</p><p>Normal ESFA audit requirements will continue to apply and there must be evidence of participation in learning for funds to be earned. We will reconcile payments when the liquidator makes a final claim for training delivered by Carillion.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 123518 123519 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:52:57 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

824537

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Westmorland and Lonsdale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families are entitled to free school meals under the pre-universal infant free school meals system in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	123338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals under the pre-universal free school meals system is published in the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p>Data is not summarised by parliamentary constituency, but data for each school is available in the Underlying data: SFR28/2017 of the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release, contained in file ‘SFR28_2017_Schools_Pupils_UD’. The figures can be filtered by school phase, school type and parliamentary constituency.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/01/2018 17:46:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron