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1150949

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to provide funding for study abroad programs from 2020 in the event that UK students do not have access to Erasmus+ in time for the 2020-21 academic year.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	2910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The government places great value upon international exchange and collaboration in education and training. This will continue to be the case after we leave the EU and establish new relationships with academic institutions across Europe and the rest of the world.</p><p>If it is in the UK’s interests, we will seek to participate in some specific EU programmes as a third country. The draft Political Declaration envisages the possibility of UK participation in EU programmes like Erasmus+ and the negotiation of general terms of participation. My officials are preparing for all eventualities and are considering a wide range of options with regard to the future of international exchange. These include potential domestic alternatives to the Erasmus+ programme for the 2020/21 academic year and beyond, should we need them.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/10/2019 10:29:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1150352

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of post-education destinations of deaf young people.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	1545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>We want all children and young people, no matter what their special education need or disability, to be able to reach their full potential and receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The SEND Code of Practice explicitly states that all children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) should be prepared for adulthood, including higher education and employment, and that this preparation should start early.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data shows that, when compared to all pupils, pupils finishing key stage 4 who have an identified hearing impairment were similarly likely to have a sustained education, employment or apprenticeship destination (both at 94% for the 2016/17 cohort). The majority (88%) stayed in education, 3% went to apprenticeships and 3% had an employment destination. Overall, outcomes for this group of students have remained stable for the last 3 years for which data is available (the 2014/15 to 2016/17 key stage 4 cohorts).</p><p> </p><p>Destination data for learners aged 16 to 18 is published with a SEND/non-SEND breakdown, but data is not broken down by type of need for this age group.</p><p>We are currently exploring the possibility of launching a large-scale longitudinal study of children and young people with SEND in England, which would allow us to gather evidence on progress and long-term outcomes for these pupils, including on preparation for adulthood. The initial intensive research activity for this work is currently underway and will provide methodological recommendations on how this work could be progressed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 24/10/2019 16:22:23 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1150423

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which public appointments he is responsible for.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	1572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The public appointments that the department is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019, which is available here: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 24/10/2019 16:59:24 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150431

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities do not own a children's residential care home.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	1682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Regarding data on which local authorities do not own a children’s residential care home, this is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the Honourable Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>Regarding the annual cost of providing residential care to children, local authorities are required to submit annual outturn statements about their spending on children’s services, including spend on residential care, to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>This financial data collection asks for local authority annual expenditure to be split across the following categories:</p><ul><li>Own provision: expenditure on services provided or managed by the authority</li><li>Private: expenditure on services provided or managed by private sector entities such as profit-making companies</li><li>Other public: expenditure on services provided or managed by public sector entities such as other local authorities and other public providers (such as services provided by other local authorities or health bodies)</li><li>Voluntary: expenditure on services provided or managed by third sector entities such as voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information on the collection, including the provision captured within ‘residential care’, can be found in the outturn guide for local authorities at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published outturn data is for 2017-18 and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2017-to-2018-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2017-to-2018-financial-year</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows total annual expenditure on residential care across all local authorities in England in 2017-18 across the provision categories defined above.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total local authority expenditure on residential care by placement provider for 2017-18:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Own provision </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Private </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other public </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Voluntary </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Residential care</strong></p></td><td><p>£410,665,000</p></td><td><p>£866,003,000</p></td><td><p>£12,587,000</p></td><td><p>£34,582,000</p></td><td><p>£1,323,836,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 1683 question first answered 25/10/2019 11:37:07 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1150432

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual cost is of providing residential care to children in (a) local authority-owned homes and (b) privately owned homes.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	1683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Regarding data on which local authorities do not own a children’s residential care home, this is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the Honourable Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>Regarding the annual cost of providing residential care to children, local authorities are required to submit annual outturn statements about their spending on children’s services, including spend on residential care, to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>This financial data collection asks for local authority annual expenditure to be split across the following categories:</p><ul><li>Own provision: expenditure on services provided or managed by the authority</li><li>Private: expenditure on services provided or managed by private sector entities such as profit-making companies</li><li>Other public: expenditure on services provided or managed by public sector entities such as other local authorities and other public providers (such as services provided by other local authorities or health bodies)</li><li>Voluntary: expenditure on services provided or managed by third sector entities such as voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information on the collection, including the provision captured within ‘residential care’, can be found in the outturn guide for local authorities at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published outturn data is for 2017-18 and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2017-to-2018-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2017-to-2018-financial-year</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows total annual expenditure on residential care across all local authorities in England in 2017-18 across the provision categories defined above.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total local authority expenditure on residential care by placement provider for 2017-18:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Own provision </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Private </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other public </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Voluntary </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Residential care</strong></p></td><td><p>£410,665,000</p></td><td><p>£866,003,000</p></td><td><p>£12,587,000</p></td><td><p>£34,582,000</p></td><td><p>£1,323,836,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 1682 question first answered 25/10/2019 11:37:07 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1150496

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Leaving: Basic Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) literacy and (b) numeracy of (i) primary school and (ii) secondary school leavers in Romford constituency in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The number and percentage of pupils in state-funded schools, at the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) and Key Stage 4 (KS4), who achieved the expected level of literacy or numeracy[1] in Romford constituency and England are in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>Figures relate to academic years 2013/14 to 2018/19 for KS2 and 2013/14 to 2017/18 for KS4. Data for the years 2009/10 – 2012/13 are not provided because collating this information is complex due to changes in the methodology, published content and producing this data would incur a disproportionate cost. KS4 data for 2018/19 is not provided because the Department will publish data for parliamentary constituencies as part of the ‘Key stage 4 performance, 2019 (revised)’ in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>At KS2, attainment in Romford was above the national average in all subjects in all years for which data has been provided (2014-2019). In 2016, new tests and frameworks for teacher assessment were brought in at KS2. These changes mean that the expected standard from 2016 is higher and it is not possible to make direct comparisons between the results before and after these changes. Since 2016[2], attainment in Romford increased by 11% in the reading test, 12% in the Maths test and 6% in the grammar, punctuation and spelling test. These increases were greater than for state-funded schools in England as a whole during the same time period, which were 7%, 9% and 5%.</p><p> </p><p>At KS4, achievement of grades 9-4/A*-C in the English and Maths pillars of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc)[3] are used. Achievement at grades 9-4/A*-C in the English and mathematics pillar of the EBacc are close for Romford and England from 2013/14 to 2017/18. However, for the English pillar Romford performed better than the national average in the last two years (77% in 2017/18 for Romford, compared to 75% nationally). For the Mathematics pillar, Romford’s attainment has been slightly lower than the national average (69% in 2017/18 for Romford compared to 70% nationally).</p><p> </p><p>Pupils must achieve at least a grade 4 in English and Maths at the end of KS4 or are required to resit these qualifications in post 16 education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] There is not a definitive definition of expected level of literacy or numeracy for each key stage. Figures have been provided for achievement in English and Maths, or English and Maths subjects, in the headline or additional measures that were used for that key stage, in each academic year.</p><p>[2] Changes made within the 2017/18 KS2 writing teacher assessment (TA) frameworks mean judgements in 2018 are not directly comparable to those made in previous years. This means there is not a suitable time series for comparisons between years for all of reading, writing and maths and the writing TA.</p><p>[3] The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is a set of subjects at GCSE that keeps young people’s options open for further study and future careers. The EBacc comprises of: English language and literature; maths; the sciences; geography or history; a language.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 1613_Number_and_percentage_of_pupils_at_the_end_of_KS2_who_achieve_the_expected_standard_level_4_or_above_by_subject.pdf title 1613_Table 2 file name 1613_Percent_of_pupils_end_of_Ks4_who_do_meet_select_measures_of_achievement_in_the_Eng_pillar_and_the_Math_pillar_of_the_Eng_Baccaulaureatte_in.pdf title 1613_Table question first answered 25/10/2019 11:40:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1149869

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 290326 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if he will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason his Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	1009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend, the Minister for School Standards, Nick Gibb gave on 2 October 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-09-24/290326/" target="_blank">290326</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 24/10/2019 16:32:31 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149916

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help businesses make effective use of the Apprenticeship Levy funding.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The department is responsible for apprenticeships policy in England and is working closely on the Industrial Strategy with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to meet the skills needs of business.</p><p> </p><p>The Apprenticeship Levy gives employers control of the apprenticeship training that they buy. We continue to work closely with all employers in England to help them take advantage of the levy and wider funding arrangements to invest in their long-term skills needs.</p><p> </p><p>In response to feedback from employers, in April 2019 we raised the amount that levy-paying employers can transfer to other employers to 25% of the annual value of their fund. This increase offers levy-paying employers more options in how they use their funds and also gives them the opportunity to support apprenticeships locally or within supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>We provide ongoing face-to-face support for over 1,000 of the largest levy-paying employers through our network of national account managers. We also support a further 4,500 levy-payers through our dedicated telephone account management service.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently held 8 country-wide roadshows, attended by over 800 employers, to communicate with large employers and encourage them to share good practice.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Apprenticeship Service provides free impartial advice to all employers, including small and medium-sized businesses, via its helpline. It also works through intermediary organisations to reach smaller employers and increase their engagement in apprenticeships.</p><p>We produce a range of guidance for employers which is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-guide-for-employers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-guide-for-employers</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 24/10/2019 15:27:42 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1149953

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes they will make in response to the report by Ofsted Exploring moving to home education in secondary school, published on 15 October, regarding secondary school children who move from school to home education.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The department welcomes the work that Ofsted has undertaken to investigate what happens when children are moved from schools into home education. We launched a consultation earlier this year into proposals for a mandatory register of children who are not attending state or registered independent schools. As we made clear when launching this consultation, we are concerned about the increase in the number of such children especially when the circumstances suggest that the education provided at home may not be suitable. This is particularly the case if children are the victims of the unacceptable practice of ‘off-rolling’ by schools.</p><p>We are also considering the Ofsted report and its detailed recommendations. We agree with the main point raised in the report, which is that co-ordination between schools, local authorities and parents can minimise the likelihood of poor home education taking place when a child is withdrawn from school.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 24/10/2019 15:57:17 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1149956

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that children are able to attend school wearing the correct uniform.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>It is for the governing body of a school (or in the case of academies, the academy trust) to decide rules relating to appearance, including whether there should be a school uniform, what it will be and how it should be sourced.</p><p>The department issues best practice guidance to support schools with setting and implementing their uniform policy. This sets out that a school should give the highest priority to cost considerations and achieving value for money for parents, and ensure that its school uniform policy is fair and reasonable for all its students.</p><p>The government has announced its plan to put the school uniform guidance on a statutory footing and will do so when a suitable opportunity arises. This will send a clear signal that we expect schools to ensure uniform costs are reasonable.</p><p>The department’s guidance is attached and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 24/10/2019 16:49:21 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL160_School_Uniform_Guidance.pdf title HL160_PDF
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey