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749362

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Race Relations: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many schools teach anti-racism education; and what assessment her Department has made of the quality of that education.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	3605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold data on how many schools teach anti-racism education. Every school is different and each school will face its own challenges. Schools have the autonomy to tailor their approach to tackling these issues and to take action according to their individual requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act introduced the Public Sector Equality Duty. Under this duty, state funded schools must have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people with protected characteristics and none.</p><p> </p><p>The National Curriculum also provides many opportunities to raise awareness of racial and religious diversity and tolerance.</p><p> </p><p>Teaching about racism and discrimination can be included as part of the statutory programme of study for citizenship education at ages 11-16 in maintained schools. Citizenship education should include the development of pupils’ understanding of the diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding.</p><p>Schools are also free to teach about racism in personal, social, health, economic (PSHE) education, where pupils can reflect on and challenge notions of prejudice.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are already expected to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils and, as part of this, fundamental British values, including the values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. This is at the heart of their responsibility to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 14:37:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

749374

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to include creative, artistic and technical subjects in the English Baccalaureate.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that all students should have access to a well rounded education, through a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) comprises the following subjects at GCSE: English, mathematics, the sciences (including computer science), history or geography and a language. The EBacc has been designed to be limited in its size in order to provide a rigorous academic core whilst leaving space in the curriculum for pupils to study other subjects of their choice. On average, pupils in state funded schools enter nine GCSEs and equivalent qualifications, rising to more than ten for some pupils. As the EBacc covers up to eight GCSEs, this leaves room for other choices, including creative, artistic and technical subjects.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s response to the consultation on the EBacc, setting out our policy, will be published in due course.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 15:12:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

749376

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the implications for her Department's policies are of the findings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies of 4 July 2017 on the comparative effect of the removal of the maintenance grant on levels of debt from students from poorer and richer families.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	3397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are going to university at a record rate – they were 43 per cent more likely to go to university in 2016 than they were in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to maintaining the UK’s world class higher education system while living within its means and ensuring all those with the talent to benefit from a higher education can afford to do so. To put higher education funding onto a more sustainable footing, the Government asked future graduates to meet more of the costs of their studies through replacing maintenance grants with loans.</p><p>The equality analysis for the 2016/17 student support regulations assessed the impact of this policy change, including the impact on students from low income backgrounds. It is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482110/bis-15-639-student-finance-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482110/bis-15-639-student-finance-equality-analysis.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2017 15:21:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

749377

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on future use by her Department of funds allocated for apprenticeships before the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	3395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The introduction of the apprenticeships levy puts the funding of apprenticeships on a sustainable long-term footing. The 2015 Spending Review set forward budgets for apprenticeship spending, and £2.5 billion will be invested in apprenticeships in England by 2019-20 – double the amount spent in 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p>Funds allocated in 2016/17, before the levy was introduced, were spent on apprenticeships. There have been no further discussions on this matter.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the levy and budget can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><ul><li><p> </p></li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/07/2017 15:59:14 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

748470

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.89 of Budget 2016, when her Department plans to publish Professor Sir Adrian Smith's review of mathematics teaching for 16 to 18-year-olds.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	3195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Sir Adrian Smith’s review of post 16 mathematics will be published in due course. Some of the initial findings of the review are set out in the Building our Industrial Strategy Green Paper, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-our-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-our-industrial-strategy</a>.</p><p>The terms of reference were published in July 2016, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-asian-method-of-teaching-maths-to-be-rolled-out-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-asian-method-of-teaching-maths-to-be-rolled-out-in-schools</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 15:52:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

748488

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis her Department (a) has made or (b) plans to make of the effect of closures of Sure Start Children's Centres since 2010 on the social mobility of the most disadvantaged children in (i) Enfield North constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Enfield and (iii) London.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	3291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Act 2006 requires local authorities to consult before they make significant changes to their children’s centre provision. Where they decide to close a children’s centre, councils must demonstrate that children and families, particularly the most disadvantaged, will not be adversely affected and that they will not compromise their duty to have sufficient children’s centres to meet local need. Local authorities are best placed to understand local needs and the different ways children and families can be supported locally.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/07/2017 16:20:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

748551

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 number of places that will be available under the 30 hours free childcare scheme from September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	3205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Act 2016 places a duty on local authorities to secure free childcare for qualifying children and therefore monitor supply and demand at a local level. We anticipate a high level of demand for 30 hours free childcare. Our twelve early delivery areas have demonstrated that 30 hours is popular with parents and that providers have been positive about offering places to working parents.</p><p> </p><p>We are making record investments in the government’s free childcare offer: over £1 billion more per year by 2020. This includes £300 million per year for a significant increase to the hourly rates paid for two, three and four-year-old entitlement. From April 2017, the national average funding rates also increased to £4.94 for three and four-year-olds and £5.39 for two-year-olds. We are also investing £100m in capital funding to create nearly 18,000 additional places for eligible children to help meet demand from hardworking parents. This investment will support even more providers to deliver 30 hours.</p><p> </p><p>In addition our national delivery contractor, Childcare Works, are supporting all local authorities to ensure they are ready to deliver the required number of free places in September 2017. Local authorities report that they have benefitted from support with estimating demand and supply in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 3295 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:11:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

748552

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 likely level of demand for places under the 30 hours free childcare scheme from September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	3295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Act 2016 places a duty on local authorities to secure free childcare for qualifying children and therefore monitor supply and demand at a local level. We anticipate a high level of demand for 30 hours free childcare. Our twelve early delivery areas have demonstrated that 30 hours is popular with parents and that providers have been positive about offering places to working parents.</p><p> </p><p>We are making record investments in the government’s free childcare offer: over £1 billion more per year by 2020. This includes £300 million per year for a significant increase to the hourly rates paid for two, three and four-year-old entitlement. From April 2017, the national average funding rates also increased to £4.94 for three and four-year-olds and £5.39 for two-year-olds. We are also investing £100m in capital funding to create nearly 18,000 additional places for eligible children to help meet demand from hardworking parents. This investment will support even more providers to deliver 30 hours.</p><p> </p><p>In addition our national delivery contractor, Childcare Works, are supporting all local authorities to ensure they are ready to deliver the required number of free places in September 2017. Local authorities report that they have benefitted from support with estimating demand and supply in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 3205 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:11:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

748646

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her policy centrally to fund any school improvement work that is required to make school buildings safer as a result of safety tests carried out as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	3269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We have instructed all bodies responsible for safety in schools, colleges and universities to carry out checks to identify any buildings that might require further investigation and to flag any concerns. This has included carrying out checks for Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding where it may pose a risk.</p><p>We have had thousands of responses from schools and responsible bodies. Work is ongoing to go through this data. We are contacting schools if we need further information. Our priority is to analyse the data returns as quickly as possible and contact all schools that have cladding that may require further checks, in line with the collective government response. Updates on the outcomes of any cladding tests will be provided once they are available. Where we agree that remedial work is required we will support responsible bodies to make the necessary amendments to ensure pupils safety.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 3268 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:02:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

748647

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information from local authorities she has on how many schools (a) have and (b) are suspected of having ACM cladding.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	3268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We have instructed all bodies responsible for safety in schools, colleges and universities to carry out checks to identify any buildings that might require further investigation and to flag any concerns. This has included carrying out checks for Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding where it may pose a risk.</p><p>We have had thousands of responses from schools and responsible bodies. Work is ongoing to go through this data. We are contacting schools if we need further information. Our priority is to analyse the data returns as quickly as possible and contact all schools that have cladding that may require further checks, in line with the collective government response. Updates on the outcomes of any cladding tests will be provided once they are available. Where we agree that remedial work is required we will support responsible bodies to make the necessary amendments to ensure pupils safety.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 3269 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:02:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner