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753268

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date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that every school has an adequate library with qualified staff.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>School libraries play an important role in encouraging pupils to read for pleasure. We believe that it should be for schools to decide whether to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils.</p><p>Head teachers do recognise the role libraries can play in improving young people’s literacy, and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. It is also up to schools to decide how they run their library. While many head teachers, especially those in secondary schools, choose to employ a qualified librarian, this is not a statutory requirement.</p><p>We do not collect data on school library provision. However, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) indicated in 2011 that 92% of pupils in Year 5 in England were attending a school where there was a library. This was above the international average of 86%.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL957 question first answered 28/07/2017 11:34:14 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

753269

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many, and what proportion of, schools in the UK have a library; and how they assess the quality of such libraries and their staff.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>School libraries play an important role in encouraging pupils to read for pleasure. We believe that it should be for schools to decide whether to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils.</p><p>Head teachers do recognise the role libraries can play in improving young people’s literacy, and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. It is also up to schools to decide how they run their library. While many head teachers, especially those in secondary schools, choose to employ a qualified librarian, this is not a statutory requirement.</p><p>We do not collect data on school library provision. However, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) indicated in 2011 that 92% of pupils in Year 5 in England were attending a school where there was a library. This was above the international average of 86%.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL956 question first answered 28/07/2017 11:34:14 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

753426

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which of her Department's online services are only available in the Welsh language on request.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	5893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the needs of Welsh language speakers are recognised and met, in accordance with the requirements of departmental Welsh Language Schemes.</p><p>The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England.</p><p>The Department is responsible for two bodies that provide online services to the public in Wales: the Student Loans Company (SLC) and Teachers’ Pensions. The SLC’s main website provides announcements specifically to Welsh students in both languages, and the Student Finance Wales website is available in the Welsh language at: <a href="http://www.cyllidmyfyrwyrcymru.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.cyllidmyfyrwyrcymru.co.uk/</a>.</p><p>The Teachers’ Pensions website: <a href="https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk</a> offers to provide a Welsh translation of any Teachers’ Pensions documentation on request.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2017 17:47:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

753429

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to the main capital budget for schools for each financial year to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	5923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education will invest over £23 billion on school buildings between 2016-17 and 2020-21 financial years, taking account of efficiencies and savings announced by the Secretary of State on 17 July 2017. The Department confirms annual funding allocations for specific programmes in the spring for the financial year ahead, based on the latest forecasts of programme delivery.</p><p>The Department’s Main Estimate Memorandum for 2017-18 financial year sets the schools capital budget as £4,501 million. The Memorandum is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Department_for_Education_2017-18_Main_Estimate_Memorandum.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Department_for_Education_2017-18_Main_Estimate_Memorandum.pdf</a></p><p>Detailed spending plans for future financial years will be set out in future Main and Supplementary Estimates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/07/2017 17:44:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

753430

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her budget is for healthy pupils capital programme funding for each financial year to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	5924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>As announced by the Secretary of State on 17 July, we will invest £100 million in 2018-19 for healthy pupils capital.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2017 17:45:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

753437

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Engineering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects agreed apprenticeship standards for consultancy in (a) level 6 building services design engineering and (b) level 6 civil engineering design engineering to be published.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	5804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships is an independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards. I have therefore asked the Institute to write to the hon. Member directly, responding to your question about the publication of apprenticeship standards in consultancy in level 6 building services design engineering, level 6 civil engineering design engineering and construction at levels 4 and 6.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of that response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 5805 question first answered 21/07/2017 13:42:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

753438

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects agreed apprenticeship standards related to construction at levels 4 and 6 to be published.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	5805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships is an independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards. I have therefore asked the Institute to write to the hon. Member directly, responding to your question about the publication of apprenticeship standards in consultancy in level 6 building services design engineering, level 6 civil engineering design engineering and construction at levels 4 and 6.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of that response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 5804 question first answered 21/07/2017 13:42:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

753440

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been paid through the pupil premium to children in (a) West Sussex and (b) other local education authorities in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	5831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Pupil premium funding for West Sussex and all other local authorities for the last five years can be found at the links below:</p><p> </p><p>2013-14:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2013-to-2014-final-allocation-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2013-to-2014-final-allocation-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>2014-15:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2014-to-2015-final-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2014-to-2015-final-allocations</a></p><p>2015-16:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2015-to-2016-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2015-to-2016-allocations</a></p><p>2016-17:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2016-to-2017</a></p><p>2017-18:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2017 17:53:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

753441

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her oral statement of 17 July 2017, Official Report, column 563, on school funding, what estimate she has made of per capita funding to be provided to West Sussex primary school pupils in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	5830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced an additional £1.3 billion for schools and high needs across 2018-19 and 2019-20, in addition to the schools budget set at Spending Review 2015. As a result, core funding for schools will rise from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £42.4 billion in 2018-19 and £43.5 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>The details of the formula, including primary and secondary units of funding for each local authority, will be set out in September when we respond to the consultation in full.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 18:08:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

753442

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in what years her Department has not met its target for teacher recruitment for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	5708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Statistics showing the number of teachers recruited each year against the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) targets for primary and secondary phases for the 2012/13 to 2016/17 academic years are available in table 1b of the ITT Census 2016/17 statistical publication[1]. Equivalent figures for 2010/11 and 2011/12 are available in table 1b of the ITT Census 2015/16 statistical publication[2].</p><p>Please note that due to methodology changes, the figures for 2015/16 and 2016/17 include Teach First trainees whereas earlier years do not.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>[2<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2016-to-2017%20" target="_blank">]https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2015-to-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 18:23:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero