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227283

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to improve educational provision for children with autism.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	227575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>It is vital that all children are able to fulfil their potential. The Department for Education continues to fund the Autism Education Trust which provides training on autism to early years, school and further education staff. Since Spring 2012, approximately 50,000 staff have received training across all levels: level one basic awareness training and level two hands-on tools and techniques training. Level three training has also been provided for those who want to develop their knowledge of autism further or will themselves take on a training role, such as school Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators. The contract for this training has recently been extended for a further year, to the end of March 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has funded three autism organisations between 2013-15, including Ambitious about Autism, to work with four general further education colleges and schools to test innovative ways of supporting the transition of young people with autism from school to college. The Department has also provided funding to the National Autistic Society in order to help young people with autism take part in the development of local offers of services, to provide advice to professionals and to fund an exclusion adviser for parents and professionals.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 18/03/2015 17:07:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224442

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Asbestos
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 compensate teaching professionals who have been exposed to asbestos while working in educational establishments.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	225875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of employers to compensate their employees or former employees where harm is shown to have resulted from exposure to asbestos. Employers may have to provide compensation in cases where it is shown that they have not taken measures to protect their employees from the risk of exposure to asbestos. As the employers of teaching professionals in educational establishments, it is for schools, academy trusts or governing bodies (depending on the type of school) to provide compensation to employees harmed by asbestos exposure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are a number of schemes available to those who are unable to bring a claim for compensation against their employer or trace the relevant employers' liability insurer, which can support those who may have experienced this. These benefits and lump sum payments are administered by the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 06/03/2015 13:11:23 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

179144

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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 estimate she has made of the average number of hours children spent exercising in schools each week in (a) the UK and (b) each region of the UK in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	224219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on the average number of hours children have spent exercising in schools each week since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the recent review of the national curriculum, PE continues to be compulsory at all 4 key stages.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium we are also providing over £450 million of ring-fenced funding across three academic years until 2016. The funding goes directly to primary schools, to be spent on the improvement of PE and sport, so that all pupils develop a healthy lifestyle. We published a research brief into the use of the primary PE and sport premium in September 2014. Our findings show that the mean amount of time spent on curricular PE in primary schools has increased by 13 minutes from 109 to 122 minutes a week from 2012/13 to 2013/14. 84 per cent of schools reported an increase in pupil engagement with PE during school time and 83 per cent saw an increase in participation in after school clubs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our research was based on a survey of 586 primary schools between April and July 2014. Our full report can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/02/2015 16:18:38 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

176397

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total value is of the contract awarded by her Department to the New Schools Network.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Following a competitive bidding process, in January 2014, the department approved grant funding for New Schools Network (NSN) to provide pre-application support to parents, teachers and community groups and others hoping to open free schools. The grant also enables NSN to support free schools in the pipeline and open free schools.</p><p> </p><p>The grant has a total value of £2,961,200 and runs from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth £1,486,200 in 2015-16. The department may extend the grant to 2016-17.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 222556 222558 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:47:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

176398

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the contract awarded by her Department to the New Schools Network expires.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Following a competitive bidding process, in January 2014, the department approved grant funding for New Schools Network (NSN) to provide pre-application support to parents, teachers and community groups and others hoping to open free schools. The grant also enables NSN to support free schools in the pipeline and open free schools.</p><p> </p><p>The grant has a total value of £2,961,200 and runs from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth £1,486,200 in 2015-16. The department may extend the grant to 2016-17.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 222555 222558 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:47:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

176400

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	New Schools Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what annual funding her Department has allocated the New Schools Network in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Following a competitive bidding process, in January 2014, the department approved grant funding for New Schools Network (NSN) to provide pre-application support to parents, teachers and community groups and others hoping to open free schools. The grant also enables NSN to support free schools in the pipeline and open free schools.</p><p> </p><p>The grant has a total value of £2,961,200 and runs from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth £1,486,200 in 2015-16. The department may extend the grant to 2016-17.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 222555 222556 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:47:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis