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1134461

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to respond to the recommendations in the report entitled, Elitist Britain 2019, published by the Social Mobility Commission in June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	268988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the publication of the Social Mobility Commission’s (SMC) important report and the work that Dame Martina Milburn and her commissioners are doing to promote social mobility across the United Kingdom.</p><p>We give careful consideration to the work of the SMC. However, in keeping with other SMC reports, we do not plan to publish a formal government response.</p><p>Professions like law, politics and journalism have been dominated by independently schooled people. By making sure that our state schools offer a comparable education to private schools, we will drive down these inequalities.</p><p>The gap between state funded schools and independent schools has never been smaller. 85% of state funded schools are now rated good or outstanding, compared to 66 % in 2010. Academies across the country, like Brampton Manor in East London, are rivalling the results of prestigious private schools.</p><p>A range of reforms focusing on strengthening state education has driven this. Phonics is helping early literacy; more pupils leave primary school meeting the expected standards in maths and English and our reformed GCSEs make sure 16-year-olds have the knowledge parents expect.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/07/2019 12:23:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1127773

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Graduate Contributions Statement proposed by the Russell Group and MoneySavingExpert; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	256941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The government is always looking for ways to improve communications with borrowers, and we welcome this contribution to the post-18 review of education and funding from the Russell Group and Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert on the Graduate Contributions Statement. Work on the review is still ongoing. The independent panel will report before the government concludes the overall review.</p><p> </p><p>The current student loan statements are fit for purpose, providing borrowers with the relevant information about their accounts, including loans balance, repayments made and interest accrued over the previous tax year. Student loan borrowers currently receive account statements annually. We are continually working to improve the repayment system for borrowers and are currently exploring how students taking out a student loan can have better online access to much more up to date information on their repayments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/05/2019 15:03:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1126589

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the review of post-18 education and funding will assess the way in which the student finance system is communicated to (a) current and (b) prospective (i) students, (ii) graduates, (iii) parents and (iv) others.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	254159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The government’s review of post-18 education and funding is looking at how the government and institutions communicate with students and graduates, as well as parents and others, around student finance. This review looks to ensure this communication is as clear as possible (consistent with the relevant legal requirements) about the nature and terms of student support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/05/2019 11:19:01 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1126590

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the review of post-18 education and funding is planned to report before the parliamentary summer recess.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	254160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel will report shortly. The government will then conclude the overall review later this year.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/05/2019 11:21:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1125067

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Chapter 1 of the Childhood Obesity Plan, what progress he has made on implementing the Government's commitment to fund healthy breakfast clubs in schools.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	251244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>A contract was awarded to Family Action in March 2018 and will run until March 2020. Family Action, in partnership with Magic Breakfast, have both been named as the leading charities responsible for running the Breakfast Club programme. Family Action are distributing the appropriate funding to participating schools who meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible schools receive a one off £500 grant payment which they are free to use as they deem appropriate, such as purchasing a toaster, to help set up their breakfast club. Schools also receive a dedicated programme of support from Family Action, including assistance in the establishment of each breakfast club.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019 Family Action confirmed that they have reached their recruitment target of 1,775 schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/05/2019 09:41:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1123978

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the recommendations of the Social Mobility Commission's report entitled State of the Nation 2018-19: Social Mobility in Great Britain, published on 30 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	249233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The department welcomes the publication of the Social Mobility Commission’s annual report and the important work that Dame Martina Milburn and her new team of commissioners are doing to promote social mobility across the UK. The Commission’s report shines a light on where government, businesses and employers can continue raising the bar for everyone living in this country and the department will be taking the recommendations seriously.</p><p>Social mobility is a top priority across government, and we have taken great strides to improve it. We are targeting extra support at the areas of greatest challenge and least opportunity to raise standards in schools and attract great teachers. We have also seen disadvantaged 18-year olds entering full-time university courses at record rates. We are supporting pupils to thrive at every stage by setting a 10-year ambition to boost children’s early reading and communication skills, transforming technical education and providing coaching for young jobseekers to put them on track to succeed. We have committed £72 million to improve outcomes for children and young people in our 12 Opportunity Areas: social mobility “cold spots” that face some of the greatest challenges and fewest opportunities. The early evaluation of the programme highlights the benefits of our work in the Opportunity Areas, and we are committed to sharing this good practice with other areas.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/05/2019 14:36:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1109185

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made a feasibility assessment of the proposals in the Raise the Rate campaign to increase funding for sixth form education.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	239893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the department have noted the important points raised within the Raise the Rate campaign to increase funding for sixth form education. We recognise that funding has not kept up with costs. We will continue to look carefully at this in preparation for the next Spending Review, taking relevant evidence, including that presented by the Raise the Rate campaign into account.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/04/2019 12:22:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1055071

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Obesity
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 role participation in sports at school can play in tackling obesity.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	216955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The government firmly believes in the importance of physical education (PE), sport and extra-curricular activities to teach children the importance of physical activity to improve their physical and mental health as well as their overall wellbeing. The government’s Childhood Obesity Plan (COP) highlights the contribution that schools can make, including through PE and sport.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the government has invested over £1 billion of ring-fenced funding through the primary PE and sport premium to improve PE, sport, physical activity and extra-curricular activities for all pupils in England. We encourage schools to use this funding to support their least active pupils to achieve the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of 60 minutes of physical activity each day, of which 30 minutes should be during the school day. Under the COP chapter 2 update, the government is promoting a national ambition for every primary school in England to embrace an active mile, such as the ‘daily mile’, as a fun, inclusive and engaging way for all pupils to develop healthy exercise habits from a young age. Schools have the freedom to use the funding to determine which activities will improve participation, especially for their least active pupils.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also utilised £100 million from the soft drinks industry levy through the healthy pupils capital fund in England to improve pupil access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing, and medical conditions.</p><p>The ‘Active lives: children &amp; young people’ survey published its baseline findings in December 2018. The survey provides a valuable insight on how children in both primary and secondary schools engage in sport and physical activity: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 216957 216958 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:55:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1055075

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
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 levels of participation in sport in secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	216957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The government firmly believes in the importance of physical education (PE), sport and extra-curricular activities to teach children the importance of physical activity to improve their physical and mental health as well as their overall wellbeing. The government’s Childhood Obesity Plan (COP) highlights the contribution that schools can make, including through PE and sport.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the government has invested over £1 billion of ring-fenced funding through the primary PE and sport premium to improve PE, sport, physical activity and extra-curricular activities for all pupils in England. We encourage schools to use this funding to support their least active pupils to achieve the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of 60 minutes of physical activity each day, of which 30 minutes should be during the school day. Under the COP chapter 2 update, the government is promoting a national ambition for every primary school in England to embrace an active mile, such as the ‘daily mile’, as a fun, inclusive and engaging way for all pupils to develop healthy exercise habits from a young age. Schools have the freedom to use the funding to determine which activities will improve participation, especially for their least active pupils.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also utilised £100 million from the soft drinks industry levy through the healthy pupils capital fund in England to improve pupil access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing, and medical conditions.</p><p>The ‘Active lives: children &amp; young people’ survey published its baseline findings in December 2018. The survey provides a valuable insight on how children in both primary and secondary schools engage in sport and physical activity: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 216955 216958 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:55:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1055076

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
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 levels of participation in sport in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	216958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The government firmly believes in the importance of physical education (PE), sport and extra-curricular activities to teach children the importance of physical activity to improve their physical and mental health as well as their overall wellbeing. The government’s Childhood Obesity Plan (COP) highlights the contribution that schools can make, including through PE and sport.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the government has invested over £1 billion of ring-fenced funding through the primary PE and sport premium to improve PE, sport, physical activity and extra-curricular activities for all pupils in England. We encourage schools to use this funding to support their least active pupils to achieve the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of 60 minutes of physical activity each day, of which 30 minutes should be during the school day. Under the COP chapter 2 update, the government is promoting a national ambition for every primary school in England to embrace an active mile, such as the ‘daily mile’, as a fun, inclusive and engaging way for all pupils to develop healthy exercise habits from a young age. Schools have the freedom to use the funding to determine which activities will improve participation, especially for their least active pupils.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also utilised £100 million from the soft drinks industry levy through the healthy pupils capital fund in England to improve pupil access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing, and medical conditions.</p><p>The ‘Active lives: children &amp; young people’ survey published its baseline findings in December 2018. The survey provides a valuable insight on how children in both primary and secondary schools engage in sport and physical activity: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 216955 216957 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:55:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett