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518193

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date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of hotel bookings her Department made for its (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	36824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, the Department publishes details on our spend, including data on expenses, travel and hotel costs on GOV.UK. Publication includes all spend which, in compliance with HM Treasury guidance, does not compromise national or personal security, foreign relations or legal obligations under acts such as the Data Protection Act.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Total travel and subsistence spend is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Senior civil servant expenses and hospitality are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-senior-civil-servant-expenses-and-hospitality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-senior-civil-servant-expenses-and-hospitality</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 12:15:49 question first ministerially corrected 13/05/2016 09:53:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 60911 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

517141

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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, what information her Department holds on the relationship between the degree classifications of trainee teachers with their later performance in a teaching career.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	36309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In order to complete initial teacher training successfully, all trainees must meet the Teachers’ Standards in full. The standards emphasise the importance of the basics of good teaching, such as strong subject knowledge and effective behaviour management. Following the review teacher training by Sir Andrew Carter, we have a commissioned an expert group to develop a new framework of content for training, based closely on the Teachers’ Standards and reiterating the requirement to place a clear focus on essentials such as the effective development of subject knowledge and being able to identify and respond to special educational needs. The group will be making its recommendations to Ministers shortly.</ins></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 12:15:13 question first ministerially corrected 13/05/2016 09:53:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 60912 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

517144

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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, what information her Department holds on evidence suggesting a link between the A-level results of trainee teachers and their later performance when in a teaching career.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	36310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In order to complete initial teacher training successfully, all trainees must meet the Teachers’ Standards in full. The standards emphasise the importance of the basics of good teaching, such as strong subject knowledge and effective behaviour management. Following the review teacher training by Sir Andrew Carter, we have a commissioned an expert group to develop a new framework of content for training, based closely on the Teachers’ Standards and reiterating the requirement to place a clear focus on essentials such as the effective development of subject knowledge and being able to identify and respond to special educational needs. The group will be making its recommendations to Ministers shortly.</ins></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/05/2016 12:15:36 question first ministerially corrected 13/05/2016 09:53:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 60913 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

449804

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many appeals were heard by the Education Funding Agency and Local Government Ombudsman in relation to admissions decisions made by (a) academies, (b) academies which were previously maintained schools and (c) free schools in each year since 2009-10; how many such appeals were upheld; which schools were subject to those appeals; and what proportion of academies and free schools those schools represent.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	25402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Parents have the right to complain to an admission authority regarding its decision to refuse admission of a child. The admission authority must establish an independent appeals panel to hear the complaint. On behalf of the Secretary of State, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) will investigate complaints about the appeals process operated by independent appeal panels for academies and free schools.</p><p>The table below provides information on admission appeals complaints assessed as being in scope for investigation by EFA since April 2012, when it was established. EFA has no record of admission appeal complaints in the last four financial years from any Civil Society Organisations.</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) handles the appeals process operated in respect of maintained schools. The Department does not hold information on the number of admission appeals complaints heard by the LGO. The LGO should hold this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 </strong>Current financial year to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (A) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (B) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies which were previously maintained schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (C) Total number of admission appeal complaints about free schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>Not recorded centrally for this financial year</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of admission appeal complaints fully upheld by EFA</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Name of schools where EFA has investigated an admission appeal complaint subject to appeals</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total appeals complaints investigated, as a proportion of open academies and free schools</p></td><td><p>5% (of 2,796)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 3,874)</p></td><td><p>3% (of 4,881)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 5,447)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson previous answer version 43884 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson 43939 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson question first answered 09/02/2016 13:58:14 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2016 17:19:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name 25402 and 25404 attachment.xlsx title 25402 and 25404 attachment
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

449805

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many appeals were made by civil society organisations to the Education Funding Agency and Local Government Ombudsman in relation to admissions decisions made by (a) academies, (b) academies which were previously maintained schools and (c) free schools in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	25404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Parents have the right to complain to an admission authority regarding its decision to refuse admission of a child. The admission authority must establish an independent appeals panel to hear the complaint. On behalf of the Secretary of State, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) will investigate complaints about the appeals process operated by independent appeal panels for academies and free schools.</p><p>The table below provides information on admission appeals complaints assessed as being in scope for investigation by EFA since April 2012, when it was established. EFA has no record of admission appeal complaints in the last four financial years from any Civil Society Organisations.</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) handles the appeals process operated in respect of maintained schools. The Department does not hold information on the number of admission appeals complaints heard by the LGO. The LGO should hold this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 </strong>Current financial year to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (A) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (B) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies which were previously maintained schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (C) Total number of admission appeal complaints about free schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>Not recorded centrally for this financial year</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of admission appeal complaints fully upheld by EFA</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Name of schools where EFA has investigated an admission appeal complaint subject to appeals</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total appeals complaints investigated, as a proportion of open academies and free schools</p></td><td><p>5% (of 2,796)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 3,874)</p></td><td><p>3% (of 4,881)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 5,447)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson previous answer version 43883 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson 44366 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson question first answered 09/02/2016 13:58:14 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2016 17:19:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name 25402 and 25404 attachment.xlsx title 25402 and 25404 attachment
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq