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749647

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which schools in England have closed their sixth form since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	3640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not record, or hold centrally, data on the number of schools that have their sixth form provision removed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/07/2017 15:22:25 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

749652

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on 16 to 19-year-old education in each financial year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	3688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Department for Education expenditure on 16 to 19-year-old education is reported in Education Funding Agency (EFA) accounts. The 2014-15 accounts are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf</a>.</p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 5 (Programme Costs) on page 155:</p><ul><li>Local authority maintained schools with sixth forms;</li><li>Academies with sixth forms; and</li><li>Young people aged 16-19 years in further education.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The 2015-16 accounts are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf</a>:</p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 3 (Grant Expenditure) on page 115:</p><ul><li>Local authority and other maintained schools with sixth forms;</li><li>Academies – Grants to academies with sixth forms; and</li><li>16-19 Further Education.</li></ul><p>The accounts for 2016-17 have not yet been published.</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations to the sector, are made on an academic year basis rather than by financial year. Allocations are published each year and the data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p>Funding allocations for 2017/18 have not yet been published. Funding for 16 to 19-year-old education includes Total Programme Funding and High Needs funding in the allocations tables.</p><p> </p><p>As EFA accounts are published by financial year, and funding allocations are made by academic year, the two sets of figures are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><ul><li></li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 3689 question first answered 12/07/2017 12:08:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

749653

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department allocated to 16 to 19-year-old education in each financial year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Department for Education expenditure on 16 to 19-year-old education is reported in Education Funding Agency (EFA) accounts. The 2014-15 accounts are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf</a>.</p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 5 (Programme Costs) on page 155:</p><ul><li>Local authority maintained schools with sixth forms;</li><li>Academies with sixth forms; and</li><li>Young people aged 16-19 years in further education.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The 2015-16 accounts are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf</a>:</p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 3 (Grant Expenditure) on page 115:</p><ul><li>Local authority and other maintained schools with sixth forms;</li><li>Academies – Grants to academies with sixth forms; and</li><li>16-19 Further Education.</li></ul><p>The accounts for 2016-17 have not yet been published.</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations to the sector, are made on an academic year basis rather than by financial year. Allocations are published each year and the data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p>Funding allocations for 2017/18 have not yet been published. Funding for 16 to 19-year-old education includes Total Programme Funding and High Needs funding in the allocations tables.</p><p> </p><p>As EFA accounts are published by financial year, and funding allocations are made by academic year, the two sets of figures are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><ul><li></li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 3688 question first answered 12/07/2017 12:08:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

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

749364

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	Schools: Non-crime Hate Incidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what systems are in place for schools reporting hate incidents occurring in the classroom.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	3599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Schools are required by law to have behaviour and safeguarding policies. Schools should record and deal with incidents according to those policies and are held to account for how they do so by Ofsted. The Department for Education’s statutory safeguarding guidance, ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (September 2016), is clear that if staff have any concerns about a child, or think that the child is in danger, they should speak to the school’s designated safeguarding lead.</p><p>The Department’s ‘Preventing and Tackling Bullying’ guidance (July 2017) sets out that some types of harassing or threatening behaviour or communications could constitute a criminal offence. When school staff feel that an offence may have been committed, they should seek assistance from the police.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/07/2017 16:38:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

749367

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	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 (a) families and (b) children who will benefit from the new 30 hours free childcare for three and four-year-olds when it becomes available in September 2017; and what estimate she has made of how many of those children will be (i) increasing their use of formal childcare and (ii) starting to use formal childcare.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	3429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>We estimate that 390,000 families of three and four-year-olds will receive an additional 15 hours free childcare<strong>, </strong>saving families who use the full 30 hours, around £5,000 per year in total. Many children are already accessing more than 15 hours of childcare, and 30 hours will reduce the cost of childcare for working parents.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2017, we published a research report exploring parents' views and demand for 30 hours free childcare. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/586231/Parents__views_and_demand_for_30_hour_s_free_childcare_-_RR611.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/586231/Parents__views_and_demand_for_30_hour_s_free_childcare_-_RR611.pdf</a></p><p>The findings indicated that of those currently using the 15 free hour entitlement, four out of five (83%) said they would take up the additional 15 free hours if they were available to them now. Of these, 61% said they would use the full 15 hours per week.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/07/2017 12:21:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

749368

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	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional childcare places have been created in each quarter since May 2015 to support the roll-out of the 30-hour childcare offer.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	3430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <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 in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/07/2017 12:16:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

749369

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	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) parents and (b) childcare providers have signed up to the Childcare Choices website in each month since it has been in operation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	3431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Choices website provides information on whether parents could be eligible for a range of government childcare offers, including 30 hours free childcare. Parents can apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare through the digital Childcare Service, which is accessible via Childcare Choices. Providers do not sign up to offer 30 hours free childcare via the Childcare Service.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 June, successful parent applications have generated 98,579 valid 30 hours eligibility codes through the service. Since the service opened on 21 April 2017 to families that have children who will be under 4 on 31 August 2017, the number of valid 30 hours eligibility codes generated are as follows: 6,472 in April, 31,853 in May and 52,218 in June.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on whether they have subsequently signed up with a provider.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 3432 3433 question first answered 12/07/2017 12:12:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

749370

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	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many providers who have signed up to the Childcare Choices website to deliver 30 hours free childcare are (a) PVI providers, (b) maintained nursery schools or nursery classes and (c) childminders.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	3432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Choices website provides information on whether parents could be eligible for a range of government childcare offers, including 30 hours free childcare. Parents can apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare through the digital Childcare Service, which is accessible via Childcare Choices. Providers do not sign up to offer 30 hours free childcare via the Childcare Service.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 June, successful parent applications have generated 98,579 valid 30 hours eligibility codes through the service. Since the service opened on 21 April 2017 to families that have children who will be under 4 on 31 August 2017, the number of valid 30 hours eligibility codes generated are as follows: 6,472 in April, 31,853 in May and 52,218 in June.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on whether they have subsequently signed up with a provider.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 3431 3433 question first answered 12/07/2017 12:12:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

749371

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	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of families estimated to be eligible for 30 hours free childcare have signed up for that care via the Childcare Choices website; and what proportion of those families have gone on to register with a childcare provider.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	3433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Choices website provides information on whether parents could be eligible for a range of government childcare offers, including 30 hours free childcare. Parents can apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare through the digital Childcare Service, which is accessible via Childcare Choices. Providers do not sign up to offer 30 hours free childcare via the Childcare Service.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 June, successful parent applications have generated 98,579 valid 30 hours eligibility codes through the service. Since the service opened on 21 April 2017 to families that have children who will be under 4 on 31 August 2017, the number of valid 30 hours eligibility codes generated are as follows: 6,472 in April, 31,853 in May and 52,218 in June.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on whether they have subsequently signed up with a provider.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 3431 3432 question first answered 12/07/2017 12:12:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell