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348300

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to assess the funding needs for the (a) measures relating to local authority adoption functions, (b) measures relating to joint arrangements and (c) other measures that her Department plans to include in the Education and Adoption Bill.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The move to regional adoption agencies will improve the efficiency of adoption services and increase the scale at which services operate. This is expected to lead to savings for local authorities through efficiency gains as they benefit from economies of scale and through improvements in the timeliness of adoptions. The Department for Education is working with local authorities to encourage voluntary consolidation. The department will assess and evaluate the costs and savings resulting from the measures as part of this work. The department will also provide some financial support for transition to regional adoption agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Education and Adoption Bill also includes measures to improve the overall quality of education received by children in England. This includes streamlining the process by which failing schools become academies and introducing new powers to support and challenge coasting schools. The department is assessing the funding implications of wider intervention and meeting these costs will be considered as part of the Budget and Spending Review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:57:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348301

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures her Department holds on the numbers of children in public care by permanence option.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Figures relating to children looked after in England are published in the annual Statistical First Release (SFR) at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:59:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348315

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education Maintenance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the allocation of the education maintenance allowance on participation rates in post-16 education.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The final report of the quantitative evaluation of the Education Maintenance Allowance pilots was published in 2005. It contains an assessment of the impact of the allowance on participation and attainment and is available at: <a href="http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/5734/1/RR678.pdf" target="_blank">http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/5734/1/RR678.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Education Maintenance Allowance was abolished and replaced by the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in the 2011/12 academic year</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/06/2015 09:25:55 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348317

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies are rated (a) outstanding, (b) requiring improvement, (c) inadequate and (d) coasting.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent published Ofsted data covering inspections to 31 March can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will publish our definition of a coasting school for consultation in draft regulations in the summer. This will set out exactly how we propose to define a coasting school. Our definition will focus on data, will reflect performance over time and will capture schools that are failing to support their pupils to fulfil their potential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 1081 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:18:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348357

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition her Department uses of coasting schools.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent published Ofsted data covering inspections to 31 March can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will publish our definition of a coasting school for consultation in draft regulations in the summer. This will set out exactly how we propose to define a coasting school. Our definition will focus on data, will reflect performance over time and will capture schools that are failing to support their pupils to fulfil their potential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 983 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:18:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348358

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unqualified teachers are teaching in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The latest information available, from November 2013, is publicly available in Table 1 published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/06/2015 11:41:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348360

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the amount of notice given by academies of their closure.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any representations regarding the content of the requirements about notice of termination of a funding agreement given by academies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/06/2015 16:17:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348361

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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, how she plans to increase the supply of childcare.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>We are legislating in the Childcare Bill to provide all three- and four-year-olds of working parents with 30 hours of free childcare. We have already worked to increase the supply of childcare by making available £2 million in start-up grants for people wishing to set up childcare businesses, supporting more schools to provide places, and establishing Childminder Agencies. The expansion of the entitlement provides a further opportunity for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in our Press Notice of 1 June 2015, we have committed to increase the average childcare funding rates paid to providers. In order to inform this and establish the right balance between being fair to providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer, we will start a review of funding for the entitlement before the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1086 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:21:03 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348362

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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 plans she has to increase the rate paid to nurseries for childcare.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>We are legislating in the Childcare Bill to provide all three- and four-year-olds of working parents with 30 hours of free childcare. We have already worked to increase the supply of childcare by making available £2 million in start-up grants for people wishing to set up childcare businesses, supporting more schools to provide places, and establishing Childminder Agencies. The expansion of the entitlement provides a further opportunity for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in our Press Notice of 1 June 2015, we have committed to increase the average childcare funding rates paid to providers. In order to inform this and establish the right balance between being fair to providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer, we will start a review of funding for the entitlement before the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1085 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:21:03 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348410

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education and Adoption Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish draft regulations defining coasting before the Second Reading of the Education and Adoption Bill.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	1006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish draft regulations which define coasting schools in time to allow for parliamentary scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will also consult more widely on this definition in the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 08/06/2015 15:35:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan