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784369

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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, what assessment she has made of the implications of the new National Funding Formula for areas experiencing rapid housing growth.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	901621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Through the national funding formula, local authorities will receive growth funding to help them to respond to significant increases in pupil numbers. In 2018-19, we will allocate this funding based on local authority growth spending in 2017-18. This represents an improvement on the current system, which fails to recognise growing areas.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/11/2017 17:24:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

597709

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase opportunities for young people to access skills and vocational education.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	906532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>It is essential that everyone, irrespective of background and upbringing, has the opportunity to get the skills and training they need to get on in life. Tech levels and certificates in schools, Traineeships, Apprenticeships, National Colleges, Institutes of Technology and proposed technical education reforms set out in the Skills Plan, present real opportunities for people of all ages to acquire the high quality skills and vocational or technical education that employers demand. Opportunity Areas will be at the forefront of my Department’s drive to increase opportunities for young people to develop the skills they need to succeed.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/10/2016 16:12:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

522067

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: UK Membership of EU
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 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to her Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	38769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister's response of 25th May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/06/2016 15:36:41 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

514951

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Northamptonshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to schools for supporting children with learning difficulties in (a) Corby constituency and (b) East Northamptonshire in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	35189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>Funding for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) is allocated to local authorities through the dedicated schools grant, which includes both funding to be delegated to mainstream schools, and funding for the additional costs associated with educating children and young people with high needs.</p><p>Schools are funded through a formula set by their local authority, and local authorities are required to delegate funds to a level that enables schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with SEN up to £6,000 per annum. It is for individual schools to decide how they allocate their overall budget to ensure they meet the specific needs of children with learning difficulties.</p><p>For those pupils whose additional support costs more than £6,000 the local authority pays top-up funding to the schools from their high needs budget. Top-up funding rates are for local authorities to agree with their schools.</p><p>Northamptonshire County Council’s high needs allocation, within the dedicated schools grant, in each of the last three years was as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2013-14 – £64.37 million</p></li><li><p>2014-15 – £65.74 million</p></li><li><p>2015-16 – £66.32 million.</p></li></ul><p>We do not hold information on the total funding allocated by Northamptonshire County Council to schools in Corby and East Northamptonshire.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/04/2016 14:48:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

483128

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to (a) assist and (b) encourage schools to make sport facilities available to the local community outside of school hours.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	31907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>We encourage schools to make facilities available to the local community, including sports facilities, and many schools do.</p><p> </p><p>Individual schools and their governing bodies or trusts are responsible for how they use their premises and facilities. We have published advice about the use of school premises for extended activities and community service in section 11.2 of the Governance Handbook. This can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England has developed a resource for schools, titled ‘<em>Use Our School’</em>, which provides additional support for schools in opening their facilities to the community and keeping them open, and can be accessed at <a href="http://www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/use-our-school/" target="_blank">www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/use-our-school/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government's new strategy for sport, <em>'Sporting Future, A New Strategy for an Active Nation'</em> includes an action for Sport England to review take up of and engagement with its ‘<em>Use Our School’</em> guidance to ensure that facilities owned by schools and colleges are used as effectively as possible.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 24/03/2016 17:13:07 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

432974

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve schools in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	902427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to achieving educational excellence everywhere so that children in all areas of the country benefit from a high-quality education. We made substantial progress in the last Parliament, and a million more pupils are in good or outstanding schools compared to 2010. But there are still too many areas where educational standards are not high enough.</p><p>Pupils in rural areas are more likely to achieve 5 or more GCSEs including English and mathematics at grades A*-C. Considering local area deprivation, however, pupils living in rural areas are less likely to achieve the same standards as pupils living in similarly deprived urban areas of the country.</p><p>We have already designated over 690 teaching schools and 1,050 national leaders of education (NLEs) in our drive to ensure that educational excellence is a reality in all areas of the country, particularly those that need most support. The new National Teaching Service (NTS) will place 1,500 outstanding teachers and middle leaders in underperforming schools by 2020, particularly in rural and other areas of the country that find it hardest to attract, retain and recruit good teachers.</p><p>Regional Schools Commissioners are ensuring the availability of strong academy sponsors for schools in all areas of the country including rural areas. The Department recently announced that five sponsors will receive funding from the Northern Fund to set up seven new hubs across three RSC regions.</p><p>We will introduce National Funding Formulas (NFF) for schools, high needs and early years so that funding is transparently and fairly matched to need rather than purely historic calculations.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/11/2015 17:20:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

424553

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in her Department are members of trades unions; how much working hours facility time is claimed by each such civil servant; and what the cost of that facility time is to her Department.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	13899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold records on how many civil servants are members of a trade union.</p><p>The Cabinet Office publishes data relating to civil service facility time on a quarterly basis. The latest data is Quarter 4, 2014 and is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time</a></p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/11/2015 14:35:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

48792

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities currently do not have enough childcare places available to cater for the extension of the childcare offer to the 40 per cent most disadvantaged two-year-olds in September 2014; and what the shortfall of places is in each such authority.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	196830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>In February 2014 local authorities reported that around 103,000 two-year-olds were already accessing a funded early learning place. Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that every eligible child, whose parents wish them to take a place, is able to.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 196831 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

48793

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities currently do not have enough childcare places available to cater for the 20 per cent most disadvantaged two-year-olds; and what the shortfall is in each such authority.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	196831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>In February 2014 local authorities reported that around 103,000 two-year-olds were already accessing a funded early learning place. Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that every eligible child, whose parents wish them to take a place, is able to.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 196830 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

48794

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reports his Department has published on IES Breckland Free School.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	196832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has published two reports on IES Breckland Free School:</p><p> </p><p>1. Impact assessment 2012, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/251383/IES_Breckland-_Impact_Assessment_2012.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/251383/IES_Breckland-_Impact_Assessment_2012.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. Ofsted pre-registration advice note 2012, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/191634/ies_breckland.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/191634/ies_breckland.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the reports published by the Department, Ofsted published an inspection report on 13 March 2014, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138250" target="_blank">http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138250</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford