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172758

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date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers there are in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	220153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes information on the number of trainee secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers as part of the initial teacher training (ITT) statistical first release[1] at a national level on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Department intends to publish this information at provider level, which will include an aggregation at the regional level, in the summer. This information will then be incorporated into future ITT statistical first releases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/01/2015 14:12:06 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172759

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her Department's quality grade of academy sponsors.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	220154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The disclosure of this information would prejudice, or would be likely to prejudice, the effective conduct of public affairs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/01/2015 14:20:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172760

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Studio Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether construction budgets for studio schools include the cost of specialist teaching equipment related to the school's specialism.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Nadhim Zahawi
uin	220159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Where appropriate, construction budgets for studio schools includes additional funding for specialist equipment but such funding is only provided in exceptional circumstances where equipment to support a school specialism is particularly high-cost and essential to curriculum delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 15/01/2015 16:23:53 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi

172761

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the National College of Teaching and Leadership has withdrawn Initial Teacher Training students from future National Student Surveys.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	220156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) decided to discontinue financial contributions to the National Student Survey (NSS) to focus resources on the annual survey of newly qualified teachers. This survey is more in-depth and specific to initial teacher training than the NSS and provides valuable information about the quality of initial teacher training and how well that training has prepared newly qualified teachers for specific aspects of teaching.</p><p> </p><p>Since making this decision, NCTL has agreed to continue funding for a further year, to ensure time for a smooth transition to alternative arrangements, should the sector wish to continue receiving feedback through the National Student Survey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/01/2015 14:13:21 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172762

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teachers in each parliamentary constituency in the South West have a science degree.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Stephen Gilbert
uin	220221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The following table provides the headcount number and percentage of all regular teachers[1] in service in primary schools in each constituency in the South West with a degree in a science subject in November 2013. This is the latest information available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of Constituency</p></td><td><p>Number of teachers</p><p>With science degree[2]</p></td><td><p>Number of teachers with a qualification recorded[3]</p></td><td><p>Percentage with a science</p><p>Qualification</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Confidence interval[4]</p></td><td><p>Percentage of teachers with qualification</p><p>recorded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>96.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth East</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>94.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth West</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>98.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater and West Somerset</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>97.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol East</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>92.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol North West</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>466</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>92.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol South</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>93.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol West</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>89.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camborne and Redruth</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>91.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Devon</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>97.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheltenham</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>99.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chippenham</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>95.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christchurch</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>97.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devizes</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>95.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Devon</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>98.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>99.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Filton and Bradley Stoke</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>97.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest of Dean</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>96.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>8.4</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>96.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingswood</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>98.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid Dorset and North Poole</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>96.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newton Abbot</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>97.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Cornwall</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>93.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Devon</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>96.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Dorset</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>97.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Somerset</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>96.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>12.3</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>93.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Swindon</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>95.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>96.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth, Moor View</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>97.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>94.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>99.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>94.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerton and Frome</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>98.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Dorset</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>97.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Cornwall</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>92.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Swindon</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>94.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Devon</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>96.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>93.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Austell and Newquay</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>91.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Ives</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>89.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stroud</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>96.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taunton Deane</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>99.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tewkesbury</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>96.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Cotswolds</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>96.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thornbury and Yate</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>13.7</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>98.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tiverton and Honiton</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>96.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>96.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torridge and West Devon</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>97.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>99.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Truro and Falmouth</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>12.8</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>94.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wells</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>98.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dorset</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>97.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston-Super-Mare</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>93.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yeovil</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>98.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total South West</p></td><td><p>2,102</p></td><td><p>21,743</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>95.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total England</p></td><td><p>18,795</p></td><td><p>227,513</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>+/-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>95.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes qualified and unqualified teachers.</p><p>[2] Includes teachers with a first or higher science degree but excluding those with a science PGCE where no record of a science degree exists and those with a BEd in sciences.</p><p>[3] Those recorded with a qualification in any subject, (the total in the sample from which the rate is calculated).</p><p>[4] The range within which we can be 95% confident that the true value exists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/01/2015 14:14:34 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4101 label Biography information for Stephen Gilbert

172763

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children (a) in receipt of free school meals, (b) with a statement of special educational needs, (c) from a BME community and (d) looked after by a local authority received a place in a grammar school in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	220222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on pupils who received a place at a state-funded selective school but does hold information on the number of pupils enrolled in year 7 in state-funded selective schools in January each year. Information on this basis for January 2014 is given in the table below. Information for the remaining years could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Year 7 pupils in state-funded mainstream schools in England, January 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage enrolled at state-funded selective schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All pupils</p></td><td><p>522,995</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Pupils known to be eligible for or claiming free school meals</p></td><td><p>89,515</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Pupils with statements of special educational needs</p></td><td><p>10,235</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Pupils from a minority ethnic group</p></td><td><p>138,115</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Pupils who are looked after for at least 12 months</p></td><td><p>2,255</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School census and national pupil database</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Includes pupils who are sole or dual main registrations.</li><li>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.</li><li>Some looked after children data could not be matched to pupil records in the school census, however matching rates are high. This means that this figure may be a slight underestimate.</li><li>These figures exclude:</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><p>pupils who received an offer of a place which was not taken up and;</p></li><li><p>pupils who enrolled in state-funded selective schools, but left the school roll before the school census day in January.</p></li><li><p>Cranbrook School, Kent which admits pupils from age 13 rather than age 11.</p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 15/01/2015 16:01:59 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws previous answer version 38284 answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172764

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
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 5 January 2015 to Question 219314, what information her Department holds on when children born outside the UK who are then reported to be in private fostering arrangements entered the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of new private fostering arrangements by place of birth.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2013- 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>All Children</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Europe (other)</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Asia</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where a child has been reported as having more than one private fostering arrangement during the year, each arrangement has been counted (numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10, therefore components may not sum to totals).</p><p> </p><p>This information is published in table 3b of the Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on when children born outside the UK, who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements, enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 220173 question first answered 12/01/2015 14:57:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172765

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce disparities between local authorities in meeting the six-week regulation for visits of children within the first year of a private fostering arrangement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Regulations made under The Children Act 1989 require local authorities to arrange for a child to be visited within seven working days of a private fostering arrangement becoming known to them. Regulations also require that local authorities must then carry out follow-up visits at least every six weeks in respect of the first year of the private fostering arrangement.</p><p>The Department is not taking any proactive steps to reduce the disparity between local authorities in meeting the six-week regulation. Local authority performance and practice are inspected by Ofsted and, where authorities do not comply with their statutory responsibilities, the Secretary of State can, and does, swiftly and robustly intervene.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 15/01/2015 16:18:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172766

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
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 5 January 2015 to Question 219314, whether her Department holds figures for the countries of origin of children who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements born outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of new private fostering arrangements by place of birth.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2013- 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>All Children</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Europe (other)</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Asia</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where a child has been reported as having more than one private fostering arrangement during the year, each arrangement has been counted (numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10, therefore components may not sum to totals).</p><p> </p><p>This information is published in table 3b of the Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on when children born outside the UK, who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements, enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 220174 question first answered 12/01/2015 14:57:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe