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1087069

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date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were in each local authority in England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	231419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The latest national information on the number of looked-after children in England can be found in table A1 of the statistical release ‘Children Looked After in England Including Adoption: 2017 to 2018’ at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>. These figures are also disaggregated at local authority level for the latest 5 years in the underlying data tables that accompany this statistical release. Figures for earlier years can be found in the underlying data that accompanies earlier statistical releases: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 231420 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:30:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1087070

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children there were in Cumbria in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	231420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The latest national information on the number of looked-after children in England can be found in table A1 of the statistical release ‘Children Looked After in England Including Adoption: 2017 to 2018’ at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>. These figures are also disaggregated at local authority level for the latest 5 years in the underlying data tables that accompany this statistical release. Figures for earlier years can be found in the underlying data that accompanies earlier statistical releases: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 231419 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:30:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1087072

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Specialist Schools: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints he has received on the use of restraint in specialist schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	231483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. This is because our system for recording correspondence to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State logs cases by number and name and does not fully capture the category of complaint. As a result, we cannot search to identify complaints relating to the use of restrictive practices in special schools.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/03/2019 14:43:50 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1087077

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	European University Institute
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of 11 March 2019, Official Report, column 20, by the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation on the European University Institute (EUI), what the evidential basis is for the Minister's statement that the UK cannot be a member of the EUI if it is not an EU member state.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	231491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The terms of the European University Institute Convention (EUIC) expressly refer to the contracting states of the Convention being EU Member States and limit future accession to the Convention to EU Member States. It is therefore not possible for a non-Member State to become a signatory to the Convention and participate in that capacity. Accordingly, when the UK ceases to be a Member State of the EU, it will also cease to be a party to the Convention. However, the UK will continue to be covered by the EUIC for the duration of the Implementation Period if the Withdrawal Agreement is passed.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 21/03/2019 18:25:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 108160 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1087085

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release of 11 March 2019, Thousands of places created in new special free schools, to which local authorities that £365 million funding has been allocated.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	231396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>On 11 March 2019, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced 37 new special and 2 alternative provision free schools, providing thousands of new school places for children with special educational needs or those facing additional challenges in mainstream education.</p><p>Separately, the Department’s special provision capital fund is allocated to local authorities to build new places and improve facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities across a range of settings, including mainstream and special schools. This totals £365 million from 2018-19 to 2020-21.</p><p>Allocations can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-provision-capital-funding-for-pupils-with-ehc-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-provision-capital-funding-for-pupils-with-ehc-plans</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/03/2019 17:32:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

1087086

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release of 11 March 2019, Thousands of places created in new special free schools, what criteria was used to determine those local authorities selected to receive new special free schools.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	231397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>On 11 March 2019, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced the approval of 37 special free schools and 2 alternative provision free schools, providing thousands of new school places for children with special educational needs or those facing additional challenges in mainstream education.</p><p>The criteria used to assess local authority bids has now been removed from GOV.UK and is in the process of being uploaded onto the national archives web archives at: <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/" target="_blank">www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/</a>. A copy has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/03/2019 17:45:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

1087088

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	o ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release of 11 March 2019, Thousands of places created in new special free schools, where in the South West he plans for those new special free schools providing 500 new places to be located.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	231398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>On 11 March 2019, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced the approval of 37 special free schools and 2 alternative provision free schools, providing thousands of new school places for children with special educational needs or those facing additional challenges in mainstream education. This includes the approval of 6 new special schools in the south-west. The schools will open in the following local authority areas: Cornwall, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset and Wiltshire. The new school to be opened in Wiltshire local authority will be located in Salisbury and will also cater for students in the surrounding areas.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/03/2019 17:36:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

1087123

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	IGCSE
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 the adequacy of the current regulations on IGCSEs, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	231357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any recent assessment of regulatory requirements on international GCSEs, including IGCSEs. Awarding organisations are able to choose whether the qualifications they offer are submitted for regulation by Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator. The majority of international GCSE qualifications currently offered are not regulated.</p><p>We have reformed GCSEs to equip pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to prepare for their future. Unlike most international GCSEs these new, gold standard GCSEs are regulated by Ofqual, so parents, universities and others are able to have confidence in their rigour and quality. As each new GCSE subject is introduced, only GCSEs in that subject will count in school performance tables, which apply equally to maintained and independent schools, and international GCSEs in that subject will no longer count. Most maintained schools no longer offer international GCSEs. We expect that over time, more independent schools will recognise the benefits the new GCSEs bring to pupils.</p><p>The Department recognises that there are concerns around the relative standard of international GCSEs. We are currently working with the relevant awarding organisations and Ofqual to understand those issues better and to determine what, if any, action should be taken.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/03/2019 16:21:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 108137 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1087124

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the level of gender-based pay inequality in the education sector in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	231358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data provides the pay gap in the UK between male and female teaching and education professionals. Gender pay gap tables are available at: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/regionbyoccupation2digitsocashetable3" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/regionbyoccupation2digitsocashetable3</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The latest ONS ASHE 2018 provisional data shows that the median pay gap in the UK between male and female teaching and education professionals is 6.1%. ‘Teaching and education professionals’ includes teaching staff across Early Years, Schools, Further Education and Higher Education. Approximately two thirds of ‘teaching and education professionals’ are in schools. In schools, the National Foundation for Educational Research’s 2017 evaluation of the teacher pay reforms found no evidence to indicate that females were disadvantaged by the current pay system.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/03/2019 14:02:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1087131

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	IGCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library a copy of correspondence in the last year between Ofqual and universities on International GCSEs.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	231477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write directly to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/03/2019 14:14:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell