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49297

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answers of 29 April 2014, Official Report, columns 559-60W and column 560W, on schools: inspections, for what reason local authorities are inspected separately from schools maintained by local authorities but academies are not inspected separately from the head offices of academy chains.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	197382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Ofsted can inspect local authorities to see whether they are fulfilling a number of statutory duties. Academy head offices do not have the same statutory duties. However, Ofsted already inspects academy chains through batched inspections. It has recently undertaken focused inspections of academies within E-ACT multi-academy trust, and has previously inspected a group of academies within the AET chain.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

50086

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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, if he will discuss with (a) the Whitbourne Independent School and Hub and (b) other projects whose applications for free school status were turned down those applicants' feedback on how the application process can be made easier for small independent schools.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	198079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education welcomes all feedback on its processes and routinely surveys both successful and unsuccessful free school applicants to ensure the application process remains rigorous and fair and that only the strongest applications are approved.</p><p>The Whitbourne Independent School and Hub unsuccessfully applied to the New School Network's development programme, but has not applied to the Department of Education to open a free school. It is welcome to do so.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50100

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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, in which local authorities 30 per cent or more pupils entitled to free school meals are not claiming them; and what steps he is taking to improve the take-up of free school meals.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	198051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education routinely collects information on pupils who are both eligible for and claiming free school meals. This information is published in the ‘Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, January 2013' Statistical First Release[1]. Identifying pupils who are eligible for but not claiming free school meals is more difficult.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published a research paper – ‘Pupils not claiming free school meals: 2013'[2] – which presents estimates of the numbers and proportions of pupils who are entitled to receive free school meals but are not claiming. The paper compares registration rates for children aged between four and 15 and highlights regions and local authorities where under-registration rates are high. A table showing under registration rates by local authority can be found in the annex.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has developed a free school meals Eligibility Checking System (ECS). The ECS enables local authorities to check very quickly and determine whether a parent can claim free school meals by linking benefits information from DWP, HMRC and the Home Office. It represents a significant achievement in reducing bureaucracy and cost for local authorities and encouraging more parents to sign up their children for a free school lunch. The ECS has been extended to allow parents to check their own eligibility, and to apply online, for free school meals. The new system reduces the time, stigma and bureaucracy previously associated with applications for free school meals.</p><p> </p><p>Resources are also available from the Children's Food Trust to help schools increase take-up of free school meals.[3]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2013</a>.<br>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013</a>.</p><p>[3]<a href="http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/schools/resources/free-school-meals-matter-toolkit" target="_blank">http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/schools/resources/free-school-meals-matter-toolkit</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50101

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the performance of the School Food Plan in increasing healthy breakfast provision in more deprived areas; and how much had been spent on this programme by April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	198049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>As part of the school food plan, Magic Breakfast started work in March 2014 to set up breakfast clubs in schools where over 35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and where there is currently no breakfast provision.</p><p>We are currently tendering for a contract to evaluate the effectiveness of the breakfast clubs. The successful bidder will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50307

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24 March 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Sherratt.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
	uin	198191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>My Rt. hon friend, the Secretary of State for Education, replied to the Rt. hon Gentleman's letter on 2 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

50314

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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, if he will make it his policy to rule-out the introduction of fees for admission to over-subscribed schools supported by public funds.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	198167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Education legislation prevents all state-funded schools from charging for admission. The School Admissions Code, which applies to all state-funded schools (including academies and free schools through the terms of their funding agreements), further enforces this. I have no intention of changing this legislation.</p><p>The School Admissions Code can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

50376

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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, how many schools and academies have (a) opened a new sixth form and (b) closed their sixth form in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	198172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect the data in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

50377

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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 proportion of the cohort achieved an A* to C grade in (a) GCSE mathematics, (b) GCSE English and (c) GCSE English literature at the end of (i) Year 11, (ii) Year 12 and (iii) Year 13 in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	198173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The following tables show the proportion of 15, 16 and 17 year-olds (based on academic age) who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics for the last 10 years. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. Academic age refers to the age at the start of the academic year, so the majority of young people of academic age 15 will be in year 11. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so may include those that have A*-C in either subject.</p><p> </p><p>Tables that show key stage 4 results for English and English Literature are available here: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</p><p> </p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 15 in</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 15 in</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

50420

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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, how many children were on child protection plans in each Greater Manchester local authority area in the last three years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	198220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The data requested can be found online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

44020

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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 steps he is taking to ensure more employers offer apprenticeships to 16 to 18 year-olds.
	tabling member constituency	Bracknell
	tabling member printed	Dr Phillip Lee
	uin	903193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>We are building on the success of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers by providing an additional £170m over the next two years. This additional support will fund over 100,000 incentive payments of £1,500 to employers. Grants will be targeted where they will be most effective.</p><p>Apprenticeship reforms are putting employers in the driving seat of designing world-class standards for apprenticeships, making it easier for them to offer more Apprenticeships in the future.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee