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381413

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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, how many schools whose governing body had made an application for an Academy Order on or before 31 May 2012 had not been included in an Academy Agreement with her Department by 1 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>We publish a list of open academies and academy projects in development at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a></p><p> </p><p>The list includes all schools that have applied to convert and those that have received an academy order. It is updated monthly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the Regional Schools Commissioners took up their positions in September 2014, the individual decisions to approve or decline an academy order have been published on their website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group</a></p><p> </p><p>Schools may withdraw from the academy process at any stage prior to signing their funding agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 2650 question first answered 22/06/2015 14:17:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

381414

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: GCSE
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 effectiveness of the accreditation process for GCSE Mathematics in ensuring appropriate standards.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	2639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Ofqual has carried out a programme of research to review the awarding organisations’ sample assessment materials for the new Mathematics GCSEs with a particular emphasis on comparability and an appropriate standard of demand. Ofqual published the outcomes of this research on 21 May and awarding organisations are revising their sample assessment materials. Information regarding this can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/actions-in-response-to-ofquals-gcse-maths-research-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/actions-in-response-to-ofquals-gcse-maths-research-report</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/06/2015 14:38:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

381415

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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, how many schools which had an approved Academy Order on or before 31 May 2012 had not been included in an Academy Agreement with her Department by 1 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>We publish a list of open academies and academy projects in development at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a></p><p> </p><p>The list includes all schools that have applied to convert and those that have received an academy order. It is updated monthly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the Regional Schools Commissioners took up their positions in September 2014, the individual decisions to approve or decline an academy order have been published on their website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group</a></p><p> </p><p>Schools may withdraw from the academy process at any stage prior to signing their funding agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 2649 question first answered 22/06/2015 14:17:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

381416

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Regional Schools Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the staffing complement is of the office of each regional schools commissioner; and what the staff grade is of each post in each such office.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The staffing complement in each regional schools commissioner’s office is listed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Office and regional schools commissioner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SEO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HEO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>AO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands and the Humber – Jennifer Bexon-Smith</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire and West Yorkshire – Paul Smith</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North of England – Janet Renou</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England and North East London – Dr Tim Coulson</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central England and North West London – Martin Post</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>South East England and South London – Dominic Herrington</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands – Pank Patel</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>South West England – Sir David Carter</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2015 14:26:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

381417

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Regional Schools Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the regional schools commissioners (a) are employed under a contract of employment as part of the establishment of her Department, (b) are employed under a contract of employment to an Academy Trust, (c) are employed under a contract of employment to another third party and (d) use a personal service company.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>All regional schools commissioners are employed under a contract of employment with the Department for Education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>None of the regional schools commissioners are employed under a contract of employment to an Academy Trust. None of the regional schools commissioners uses a personal service company.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Pank Patel has a third party contract to deliver leadership training services abroad for the British Council. The contract expires in August this year. No other regional schools commissioner has a contract of employment to a third party.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2015 15:27:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

381418

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Regional Schools Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which functions she has delegated to each regional schools commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Regional Schools Commissioners carry out the following functions on behalf of the Secretary of State:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Monitoring the performance of academies and free schools in their area;</li><li>Taking action when an academy or free school is underperforming;</li><li>Taking decisions on local authority maintained schools wishing to convert to academy status;</li><li>Approving changes to open academies, including age range changes, mergers between academies, and changes to multi-academy trust arrangements;</li><li>Managing the regional sponsor market for academies, including approving applications to become an academy sponsor;</li><li>Making recommendations to ministers about free school applications;</li></ul><p> </p><p>And from July 2015:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Decision-making on tackling underperformance in maintained schools through sponsored academy arrangements.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State continues to be accountable for these areas and for all decision-making on her behalf.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/06/2015 15:28:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

381419

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
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 to include pupil referral units in the definition of coasting schools under the Education and Inspections Bill.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	2637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Education and Adoption Bill amends the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (EIA 2006) by including coasting schools as a new category of maintained school. The definition of maintained schools in the EIA 2006 does not include pupil referral units and they will therefore not be eligible to be defined as coasting schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2015 15:22:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

381420

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings she plans to make to education for 16 to 19 year olds; and how such savings will be applied.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
uin	2638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The savings announced by the Chancellor will come from a variety of measures including expected departmental underspends in demand-led budgets, efficiencies and some small budgetary reductions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The allocations for the education of 16- to 19-year-olds in the 2015/16 academic year that were announced in March remain in place and we are not planning to change them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 22/06/2015 15:30:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

381422

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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 assumptions her Department has made of its powers to revoke an Academy Order.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	2621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Academies Act 2010 does not currently set out a procedure for revoking an Academy order. If the Secretary of State considered that it was necessary to revoke an Academy order, she would normally let those affected know that she did not intend to act on it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/06/2015 15:34:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

381423

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many directions she has issued under section 69A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 since 17 November 2011.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	2622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>We have records that the Secretary of State has issued directions under section 69A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 on four occasions since 17 November 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clause 2(6) of the Education and Adoption Bill removes the power of the Secretary of State, found in section 69A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, to direct a local authority to give a performance standards and safety warning notice. This is because, as a result of the amendments in Clause 2 of the Bill, the Secretary of State would in future be able to give and judge compliance with these notices herself.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/06/2015 15:40:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor