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528008

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which EU (a) legislative and (b) other proposals her Department is leading negotiations on for the Government in the Council of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	40904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education is not leading any negotiations in the Council of the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is leading negotiations for the Government on a proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/07/2016 13:07:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

528009

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral Statement of the Minister of State for Schools of 19 May 2016, on term-time holidays, what progress the Government has made on improving levels of school attendance.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	William Wragg
uin	40958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The High Court oral judgment represents a significant threat to one of the Government’s most important achievements in education over the last six years, improving school attendance.</p><p>There is abundant academic research which shows that time spent in school is one of the single strongest determinants of a pupil’s academic success. The most recent was published by the Department on 24 March, and shows that every extra day of school missed can affect a child’s attainment at the end of key stage 2 and key stage 4. This is unfair on children and potentially damaging to their life chances.</p><p>That is why we have unashamedly pursued a zero tolerance policy on unauthorised absence. We have increased the penalty notices issued to parents for pupils with unauthorised absence, shortened the time it takes to pay a notice from 42 day to 21 days, placed a greater emphasis on school attendance levels in inspection outcomes. We have also tightened the regulations in relation to term time holidays, so that headteachers should only grant such leave in exceptional circumstances. These measures have been very successful.</p><p>The number of persistent absentees in England’s schools has dropped by over 40% from 433,000 in 2009/10 to 246,000 in 2014/15. Some 6 million fewer days were lost due to authorised absences in the first five half terms in 2014/15 compared to the equivalent period in 2012/13 - a drop from a total of 47.9 million days missed to 41.8 million days missed. Overall absence rates have followed a significant downward trend: from 6.5% in the academic year ending in 2007 to 4.6% in the academic year ending in 2015. In 2012/13, 7.0% of all absences were accounted for by authorised term time holiday. This figure dropped to 2.6% of all absences in 2013/14 and 1.6% of all absences in 2014/15.</p><p>This means that pupils are spending many more hours in school being taught the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in life. If we are going to address entrenched academic underachievement, continuing to improve school attendance will play a central role in achieving such an ambition.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/06/2016 08:35:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

528010

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what EU directives related to her Department's responsibilities are awaiting transposition into UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	40884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>There are no EU directives relating to the Department for Education’s responsibilities that are awaiting transposition into UK law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/07/2016 13:06:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

528011

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Two Trees School Denton
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 26 May 2016 to Question 37464, whether Tameside has applied for the disposal of the former Two Trees High School site in Denton.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	41042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>At this time I am not aware of an application by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council to seek approval to dispose of the former Two Trees Sports College, including the playing fields.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 29/06/2016 08:36:43 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

528012

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has a policy on ethical procurement by academy chains.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	40976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>All academy trusts, including chains, must follow the procurement requirements in the Academies Financial Handbook published by the Education Funding Agency. They must apply the principles of regularity, propriety and value for money, and ensure that transactions are even-handed so that conflicts of interest are managed. Within this framework, academy trusts are responsible for their own purchasing decisions including the achievement of appropriate ethical standards.</p><p>Within the framework set out in the Academies Financial Handbook, multi-academy trusts are free to establish and structure core teams that best suit their circumstances. We have a range of measures in place to ensure that transparency is strong in the academies sector. Academy trusts must have a competitive tendering policy and comply with requirements for public procurement. Unlike local authority maintained schools, when buying from related parties academy trusts must do so at no more than ‘cost’. They must also publish details of relevant business and pecuniary interests on their website.</p><p>Academy trusts must also comply with the Public Contracts Regulations which are based on the principles of transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 40977 40978 question first answered 29/06/2016 16:18:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

528013

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on sharing of core teams between multiple academies in multi-academy trusts.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	40977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>All academy trusts, including chains, must follow the procurement requirements in the Academies Financial Handbook published by the Education Funding Agency. They must apply the principles of regularity, propriety and value for money, and ensure that transactions are even-handed so that conflicts of interest are managed. Within this framework, academy trusts are responsible for their own purchasing decisions including the achievement of appropriate ethical standards.</p><p>Within the framework set out in the Academies Financial Handbook, multi-academy trusts are free to establish and structure core teams that best suit their circumstances. We have a range of measures in place to ensure that transparency is strong in the academies sector. Academy trusts must have a competitive tendering policy and comply with requirements for public procurement. Unlike local authority maintained schools, when buying from related parties academy trusts must do so at no more than ‘cost’. They must also publish details of relevant business and pecuniary interests on their website.</p><p>Academy trusts must also comply with the Public Contracts Regulations which are based on the principles of transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 40976 40978 question first answered 29/06/2016 16:18:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

528014

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the transparency of the procurement processes used by academy chains.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	40978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>All academy trusts, including chains, must follow the procurement requirements in the Academies Financial Handbook published by the Education Funding Agency. They must apply the principles of regularity, propriety and value for money, and ensure that transactions are even-handed so that conflicts of interest are managed. Within this framework, academy trusts are responsible for their own purchasing decisions including the achievement of appropriate ethical standards.</p><p>Within the framework set out in the Academies Financial Handbook, multi-academy trusts are free to establish and structure core teams that best suit their circumstances. We have a range of measures in place to ensure that transparency is strong in the academies sector. Academy trusts must have a competitive tendering policy and comply with requirements for public procurement. Unlike local authority maintained schools, when buying from related parties academy trusts must do so at no more than ‘cost’. They must also publish details of relevant business and pecuniary interests on their website.</p><p>Academy trusts must also comply with the Public Contracts Regulations which are based on the principles of transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 40976 40977 question first answered 29/06/2016 16:18:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

528015

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Bright Tribe Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with Bright Tribe academy trust on procurement practice.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	40979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The department has assessed the procurement arrangements at Bright Tribe trust as part of a financial management and assurance review by the EFA. The review highlighted that the trust procurement practices had not followed a recognised open market tendering procurement exercise and that the majority of the trusts services had been outsourced to companies connected to its sponsor. The company provided at cost statements for these services and the external auditors did not raise any issues with at cost. The Trust has introduced a new procurement model which is currently under review by the EFA.</p><p>The NAO contacted the EFA in February 2016 regarding related party transactions at Bright Tribe. The NAO have been kept updated on the EFA review of the Bright Tribe case.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 40980 question first answered 29/06/2016 16:18:17 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

528016

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Bright Tribe Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the National Audit Office has made of Bright Tribe multi-academy trust; and what response her Department has made to those findings.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	40980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The department has assessed the procurement arrangements at Bright Tribe trust as part of a financial management and assurance review by the EFA. The review highlighted that the trust procurement practices had not followed a recognised open market tendering procurement exercise and that the majority of the trusts services had been outsourced to companies connected to its sponsor. The company provided at cost statements for these services and the external auditors did not raise any issues with at cost. The Trust has introduced a new procurement model which is currently under review by the EFA.</p><p>The NAO contacted the EFA in February 2016 regarding related party transactions at Bright Tribe. The NAO have been kept updated on the EFA review of the Bright Tribe case.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 40979 question first answered 29/06/2016 16:18:17 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

528017

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Performing Arts: Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to increase funding of post-16 performing arts education and training.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	40961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>We believe that post-16 education plays a crucial role in helping young people realise their potential. That’s why we announced as part of the Spending Review that we will protect the national base rate of £4,000 per student for the duration of the parliament. In addition vocational performing arts programmes receive a 20% uplift reflecting the extra costs of delivering these courses.</p><p>The government also remains committed to supporting talented students through the Dance and Drama Awards scheme. Around 1,300 young people and adults each year receive financial help through the scheme to gain high level vocational training in dance, drama and musical theatre.</p><p>In addition, the Department for Education provides means-tested support through the Music and Dance Scheme to ensure that talented children from all backgrounds are able to receive the world-class training they need to succeed in careers in music and dance.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/06/2016 10:34:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley