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65125

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
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 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 227W, on teachers: veterans, how many people joined the Troops to Teachers programme from start of the training scheme in September 2013 following its launch in June 2013; and how many people joined the scheme through the earlier pilot programme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	203437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Following the Secretary of State's announcement in June 2013, the Troops to Teachers training programme commenced in January 2014 with 41 service leavers. There was no pilot programme prior to this.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:19:01 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

64171

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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 steps he plans to take to ensure that young people without access to the necessary computer equipment have access to a digital-by-default careers service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities retain their legal responsibility, under section 68 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, to make available to young people aged 13-19 and to those up to the age of 25 with a Learning Difficulty Assessment or Education, Health and Care Plan, support that will encourage, enable or assist them to participate in education or training. Local authorities are expected to pay particular attention to young people who are not in education, employment or training or whose current activity is not known. This includes agreeing how these young people can access intensive support, drawn from the range of education and training support services available locally.</p><p>It is for local authorities to determine what support is necessary to fulfil their statutory responsibilities and consider whether additional services are needed, including wto complement those available from young offender institutions. Local authorities should provide strategic leadership in their areas to support participation, agreeing ways of working with other partners such as voluntary and community sector organisations, young offender institutions and probation services.</p><p>The National Careers Service complements the support available to young people, offering information and advice on education, training and employment options. We are reshaping the service from October 2014 to respond to the changing needs of the economy with a focus on local leadership and providing inspiring careers advice for customers, including a new brokerage service to facilitate relationships between schools and employers. Young people can continue to access support through a range of channels including a telephone helpline and website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 202579 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:21:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

64172

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) young people in custody and (b) other difficult-to-reach young people are able to access a digital-by-default careers service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities retain their legal responsibility, under section 68 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, to make available to young people aged 13-19 and to those up to the age of 25 with a Learning Difficulty Assessment or Education, Health and Care Plan, support that will encourage, enable or assist them to participate in education or training. Local authorities are expected to pay particular attention to young people who are not in education, employment or training or whose current activity is not known. This includes agreeing how these young people can access intensive support, drawn from the range of education and training support services available locally.</p><p>It is for local authorities to determine what support is necessary to fulfil their statutory responsibilities and consider whether additional services are needed, including wto complement those available from young offender institutions. Local authorities should provide strategic leadership in their areas to support participation, agreeing ways of working with other partners such as voluntary and community sector organisations, young offender institutions and probation services.</p><p>The National Careers Service complements the support available to young people, offering information and advice on education, training and employment options. We are reshaping the service from October 2014 to respond to the changing needs of the economy with a focus on local leadership and providing inspiring careers advice for customers, including a new brokerage service to facilitate relationships between schools and employers. Young people can continue to access support through a range of channels including a telephone helpline and website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 202578 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:21:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63615

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to compensate local authorities whose leasehold title to land is transferred to academy trusts when the associated school achieves academy status.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to compensate local authorities in relation to the transfer of leasehold title to academy trusts as the land in question will continue being used for its original purpose: the education of children in high-quality local schools. In addition, there are strict rules protecting publicly funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in guidance published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 30/06/2014 16:40:14 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63055

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the success of his troops to teachers initiative.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers undergraduate programme is a new programme, which started in January 2014.Trainees in the first cohort are in their second term of school-based training so whilst feedback from host schools is positive, it is too soon to fully evaluate the success of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 25/06/2014 09:59:03 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62601

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of the armed forces have been recruited into teacher roles under the Troops to Teachers initiative to date.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers undergraduate programme is a new programme, which started in January 2014. 41 service leavers joined the Troops to Teachers programme in January 2014. Recruitment is almost complete for the second cohort of the programme and more service leavers will start their training in September 2014. The first successful graduates of the programme will be employed as teachers, subject to achieving Qualified Teacher Status and a degree, in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 23/06/2014 12:08:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62603

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times he has used his powers under Schedule 1 of the Academies Act 2010 to ensure that land is transferred from an existing governing body directly to an academy trust.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We have published guidance which sets out how publicly funded land and school playing fields are protected. This guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>If land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy, the Secretary of State may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors including:</p><p>1. the degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>2. the degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>3. the length of time that the land has been in public use;</p><p>4. the value of the land at the date of determination.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of academies where land has been transferred from a governing body to an academy trust is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201165 201252 201253 201254 question first answered 23/06/2014 15:51:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62611

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under what circumstances he can re-acquire freehold interest in land when an academy's funding agreement is terminated early.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We have published guidance which sets out how publicly funded land and school playing fields are protected. This guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>If land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy, the Secretary of State may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors including:</p><p>1. the degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>2. the degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>3. the length of time that the land has been in public use;</p><p>4. the value of the land at the date of determination.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of academies where land has been transferred from a governing body to an academy trust is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201167 201252 201253 201254 question first answered 23/06/2014 15:51:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62619

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to protect public assets and prevent academy trusts from selling freehold land in their possession.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We have published guidance which sets out how publicly funded land and school playing fields are protected. This guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>If land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy, the Secretary of State may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors including:</p><p>1. the degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>2. the degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>3. the length of time that the land has been in public use;</p><p>4. the value of the land at the date of determination.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of academies where land has been transferred from a governing body to an academy trust is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201165 201167 201253 201254 question first answered 23/06/2014 15:51:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62620

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers academy trusts have to dispose of land on which they hold freehold interests while retaining the proceeds.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We have published guidance which sets out how publicly funded land and school playing fields are protected. This guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>If land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy, the Secretary of State may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors including:</p><p>1. the degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>2. the degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>3. the length of time that the land has been in public use;</p><p>4. the value of the land at the date of determination.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of academies where land has been transferred from a governing body to an academy trust is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201165 201167 201252 201254 question first answered 23/06/2014 15:51:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham