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1135540

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of pupils attending secondary schools in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England who are eligible for free school meals but not claiming them.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	270723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of students who are eligible for and are claiming free school meals (FSM) is published at national and school level in the underlying data of the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication. The 2019 publication is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019</a>.</p><p>FSM are available to parents who are in receipt of certain qualifying benefits, including those that are means tested by the Department for Work and Pensions. To be eligible to receive FSM, a pupil or their parent must make a claim to the school for FSM. Until the claim is made, the pupil is not eligible for FSM. These figures do not include pupils who may be eligible for FSM but no claim has been made.</p><p>The underlying data file Schools_pupils_and_their_characteristics_2019_pupil_characteristics_UD.csv includes a column for phase of school, parliamentary constituency and local authority.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/07/2019 14:52:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1135544

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
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 effect on people's long-term earnings potential of completing an intermediate level apprenticeship compared with (a) an advanced and (b) a higher level apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	270781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The apprenticeships reform programme benefits realisation strategy, published in March 2017, sets out a broad range of success measures for the programme. A core benefit of the apprenticeships reform programme is to raise average earnings for apprentices, measured over a period of 5 years.</p><p>For learners that achieved in academic year 2010/11, the median annualised earnings 5 years after training were greater at higher levels:</p><ul><li>£26,700 for higher (level 4) apprenticeships 5 years after training.</li><li>£21,000 for advanced (level 3) apprenticeships.</li><li>£17,900 for intermediate (level 2) apprenticeships.</li></ul><p>This information was released in October 2018 and can be found in the ‘Further Education: Outcome based success measures: academic years 2010/11 to 2015/16’, available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748305/FE_learners__outcome_based_success_measures.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748305/FE_learners__outcome_based_success_measures.pdf</a>.</p><p>Data published in the ‘Estimation of the labour market returns to qualifications gained in English Further Education’ shows that on average, achievers of intermediate apprenticeships earn 11% more and achievers of advanced apprenticeships earn 16% more, 3-5 years after completing their apprenticeship, than those who started an apprenticeship at that level but did not complete. This information was published in December 2014 and can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383646/Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383646/Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf</a>.</p><p>Over the past few years we have introduced major reforms to apprenticeships and, as the system is still adapting, it is too early to know the full productivity and earnings benefits that these changes will bring.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 03/07/2019 15:21:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1135565

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students qualify for free school meals in each secondary school in St Helens North constituency; and what the average proportion of students is who qualify for free school meals in secondary schools in England.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	270792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The number and proportion of students who qualify for free school meals is published at national and school level in the underlying data of the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication. The 2019 publication is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019</a>.</p><p>The underlying data file Schools_pupils_and_their_characteristics_2019_pupil_characteristics_UD.csv includes a column for parliamentary constituency.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/07/2019 14:56:05 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1135581

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260548 on Sure Start Programme, what recent assessment he has made of the implementation of local authorities' duty under the Childcare Act (2006) to ensure sufficient children's centres to meet the need of local families.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	270713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has not made any such assessment. It is the responsibility of local authorities to comply with their statutory duties, having regard to statutory guidance published by the Department for Education. The relevant statutory guidance can be found at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/678913/childrens_centre_stat_guidance_april-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/678913/childrens_centre_stat_guidance_april-2013.pdf</a>.</p><p>The government’s focus is on outcomes for children. In July 2018 the government set an ambitious goal to halve, by 2028, the percentage of children leaving reception year without the communication, language and literacy skills they need to thrive. This is a clear direction for all those who have a part to play, including children’s centres. The department is working with local authorities, including through our £8.5 million early years local government programme, to achieve this ambition.</p><p>To help local areas monitor and improve these outcomes, the department published on 6 June 2019 the Early Years Outcomes Dashboard, which can be found here: <a href="https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/smapey-dashboard/" target="_blank">https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/smapey-dashboard/</a>. This dashboard makes the most important early years social mobility metrics easily available and will allow local authorities to benchmark their outcomes against their statistical neighbours. This is in addition to the extensive range of data made available to local authorities by Public Health England through its Child and Maternal Health profiles, which can be found here: <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/child-health-profiles" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/child-health-profiles</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/07/2019 15:01:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1135292

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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 his Department has provided to schools with timber cladding on the fire risks of that cladding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	270425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff in schools. All schools must comply with building regulations and must also comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date fire risk assessment and conducting regular fire drills. Schools are generally very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. The Department continues to share relevant Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) advice with those responsible for fire safety in schools.</p><p>The Department has made no specific assessment of the fire safety risk posed by timber cladding on school buildings and does not hold figures on the number of schools in England that have timber cladding.</p><p>The Department will continue to take appropriate action in light of any further relevant advice from MHCLG.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 270440 270441 270442 question first answered 02/07/2019 15:41:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1135326

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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 assessment his Department has made of the fire safety risk posed by timber cladding on school buildings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	270440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff in schools. All schools must comply with building regulations and must also comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date fire risk assessment and conducting regular fire drills. Schools are generally very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. The Department continues to share relevant Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) advice with those responsible for fire safety in schools.</p><p>The Department has made no specific assessment of the fire safety risk posed by timber cladding on school buildings and does not hold figures on the number of schools in England that have timber cladding.</p><p>The Department will continue to take appropriate action in light of any further relevant advice from MHCLG.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 270425 270441 270442 question first answered 02/07/2019 15:41:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1135329

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fire Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures his Department holds on the number of schools in England that have combustible timber cladding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	270441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff in schools. All schools must comply with building regulations and must also comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date fire risk assessment and conducting regular fire drills. Schools are generally very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. The Department continues to share relevant Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) advice with those responsible for fire safety in schools.</p><p>The Department has made no specific assessment of the fire safety risk posed by timber cladding on school buildings and does not hold figures on the number of schools in England that have timber cladding.</p><p>The Department will continue to take appropriate action in light of any further relevant advice from MHCLG.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 270425 270440 270442 question first answered 02/07/2019 15:41:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1135330

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing starting salaries for teachers to make the profession more competitive.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	270312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>In January 2019, the Government published evidence to support the independent School Teacher’s Review Body’s (STRB) considerations for the 2019 pay award. It includes evidence on the teacher labour market, based on the latest recruitment and retention data, and on affordability based on the information provided in the schools’ costs document. On affordability, the evidence sets out the importance of ensuring that the pay award does not place undue pressure on school budgets, with a 2% increase in per teacher pay being affordable nationally, in the context of the cost pressures faced by schools and headroom available for increases in teachers’ pay.</p><p>The STRB has submitted their 29th report to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, in respect of the 2019 pay award. The Government will now carefully consider the report and the STRB’s recommendations and publish a response as soon as possible.</p><p>The evidence to the STRB: 2019 pay award for school staff is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evidence-to-the-strb-2019-pay-award-for-school-staff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evidence-to-the-strb-2019-pay-award-for-school-staff</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/07/2019 15:55:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1135332

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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, whether the use of combustible timber cladding on schools below 18 metres in height meets fire safety regulations.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	270442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff in schools. All schools must comply with building regulations and must also comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date fire risk assessment and conducting regular fire drills. Schools are generally very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. The Department continues to share relevant Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) advice with those responsible for fire safety in schools.</p><p>The Department has made no specific assessment of the fire safety risk posed by timber cladding on school buildings and does not hold figures on the number of schools in England that have timber cladding.</p><p>The Department will continue to take appropriate action in light of any further relevant advice from MHCLG.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 270425 270440 270441 question first answered 02/07/2019 15:41:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1135350

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department plans to increase funding for ESOL to ensure that all refugees can access a minimum of eight hours a week of formal accredited English language teaching for their first two years in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	270447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential to enabling refugees to rebuild their lives. The department supports adults in England through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) to secure the English language skills that they need. The Home Office and the Department for Education have also provided £10 million to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes. The government has committed to developing a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages in 2019. Funding for all programmes beyond 2019/20, including any potential funding for this strategy, will be set during the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/07/2019 16:04:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel