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173597

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report by the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups, <i>Civil Society Monitoring on the Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013</i>, and the report <i>Overcoming barriers </i>by Ofsted<i>,</i> what plans they have to encourage local authorities to appoint leaders to drive forward strategies to improve outcomes for Roma school students.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL4157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities have an important role to play in promoting better outcomes for Roma pupils. They are best placed to determine how to organise their local arrangements to support these pupils and should consider issues highlighted in the reports referred to by the noble Lady.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support local authorities, the Department for Education funded two local authorities to trial a ‘virtual headteacher’ for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils, with responsibility for supporting schools to promote better outcomes for this group. The effective practice identified has been circulated to every local authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department will work with its Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Education Stakeholder Group, chaired by the noble Lady, to discuss ways for all the parties to encourage local action to improve provision and pupils’ outcomes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/01/2015 16:40:55 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

167890

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to ensure that Rotherham Borough Council's children's services improve in respect of protecting children, in the light of the report by Professor Alexis Jay <i>Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham (1997–2013)</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has appointed a Children’s Social Care Commissioner, Malcolm Newsam, to examine the nature and scale of the problems and oversee and drive improvements in children’s social care functions.</p><p>On the basis of the Commissioner’s initial work and when the review of Rotherham Council's corporate governance reports, the Secretary of State will consider what further action is needed. <br> <br> A statutory direction to Rotherham is published by the Department and is available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/363018/Final_direction_to_Rotherham_Council_10_Oct_2014.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/363018/Final_direction_to_Rotherham_Council_10_Oct_2014.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/12/2014 17:10:52 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

167264

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their careers Inspiration Vision Statement published in September 2013; and whether its implementation has led to significant improvements in providing young people with the skills required in the world of work.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL3365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Inspiration Vision Statement encourages schools and employers to work together to better prepare young people for the world of work. We know that many schools and employers have taken up the challenge and that there are many examples of positive engagement between employers and schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the evidence is that all young people do not yet have equal access to excellent careers advice, guidance and inspiration. That is why the Government has made available £20 million to support improvements in this area in the Autumn Statement, and, further announced on 10 December, the creation of a new employer-led careers and enterprise company. The new company will support much greater engagement between employers on the one hand and schools and colleges on the other, to create inspired and skilled young people ready to engage positively with the world of work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/12/2014 15:54:43 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

167266

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	University Technical Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of University Technical Colleges in providing young people with the skills required in the world of work.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL3367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>To date, 30 university technical colleges (UTCs) are open across the country and a further 26 plan to open by 2016. UTCs contribute towards our aim of raising standards for young people by introducing increased competition, innovation and choice. They provide high quality technical education for those 14-19-year olds that choose to follow a more practically orientated education. The involvement of universities and employers in UTCs provides more opportunities for young people than ever before. The UTCs open and in development will offer around 35,000 places for young people to help them gain skills for the world of work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Global Academy UTC, for example, is in development and once open will offer 800 young people from across London with opportunities to gain the technical skills needed in the creative and digital media business.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/12/2014 16:40:32 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

166201

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they plan to increase the opportunity for young autistic people of school leaving age to continue learning and to access work activities in their local communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people is currently being reformed in England. These reforms place a far greater emphasis on supporting young people with SEND to progress successfully to adulthood, including support to find employment. Supported internships have specifically been developed for young people, including young people with autism, with education, health and care (EHC) plans, SEN statements or Learning Difficulty Assessments who want to work but need additional support to make the transition from education to employment.</p><p> </p><p>The Children and Families Act 2014 requires all local authorities to publish a local offer setting out all the support available locally for young people with SEND, including support for transition into employment, supported internships, apprenticeships and traineeships. The Act also brings the post-16 sector into the strategic planning arrangements for SEND provision in the local area. The reforms enable support to be provided for young people with EHC plans up to 25 years of age in further education or training where it is needed.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2013 to March 2015 the Department for Education is funding Ambitious about Autism to work with the Association of Colleges, Nasen and four college hubs and associated schools on a “Finished at School” project looking at innovative ways of helping young people with autism make the transition from school to college. Learning from the project will be made available nationally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also funds the Autism Education Trust to provide tiered training for education staff. Over the last two years the Trust, with its partners, has been developing and arranging training for staff in early years and further education settings as well as staff in schools.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/12/2014 17:21:27 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

101681

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Asylum: Care Leavers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are currently being looked after by local authorities; and how many are being supported after the age of 18 under leaving care legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The numbers of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) looked after by each local authority in England at 31 March 2013 are published in Table LAA4 of the ‘Children looked after in England’ statistical first release.[1]</p><p> </p><p>The latest available figures (for 31 March 2014) are currently being prepared and will be published in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education collects information on care leavers aged 19 years old who were looked after aged 16 years old. The number of UASC who were care leavers aged 19 in the year ending 31 March 2013 is published in Table F1 of the Statistical first release.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:45:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100971

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are making to provide adequate nutrition for children of school age during long school holidays.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL2427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Strategy, published in June 2014, outlined the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty and improve the living standards of poor children.[1]</p><p> </p><p>In relation to nutrition, the Government has introduced Healthy Start Vouchers for young children in low-income families, free school meals for all infant school pupils, and breakfast clubs in deprived areas. In addition, children aged four to six attending state schools continue to be entitled to receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day.</p><p> </p><p>Universal infant free school meals will ensure that up to 1.5 million additional pupils are being offered a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them to do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:22:42 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

100972

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have carried out any research to ascertain the physical and mental effects on the ability of children from low income households to learn caused by poor nutrition during long school holidays.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL2428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Strategy, published in June 2014, outlined the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty and improve the living standards of poor children.[1]</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no specific assessment of the effects on child nutrition in low income households during school holidays.</p><p> </p><p>Universal infant free school meals will ensure that up to 1.5 million additional pupils are being offered a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them to do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:21:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

100973

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of providing adequate nutrition for children of school age during long school holidays.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL2429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Strategy, published in June 2014, outlined the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty and improve the living standards of poor children. [1]</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an estimate of the costs to the Exchequer of providing adequate nutrition for children for children of school age during the school holidays.</p><p> </p><p>Universal infant free school meals will ensure that up to 1.5 million additional pupils are being offered a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them to do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:21:40 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

100974

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to support piloting child meal provision and enrichment programmes targeted on areas with high percentages of children receiving free school meals.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL2430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Strategy, published in June 2014, outlined the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty and improve the living standards of poor children.[1]</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the charity ‘Magic Breakfast’ to help over 180 schools in some of the most deprived communities to set up breakfast provision to ensure that the children attending those schools start the day with a healthy breakfast as fuel for learning.</p><p> </p><p>Universal infant free school meals will ensure that up to 1.5 million additional pupils are being offered a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them to do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:24:33 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope