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750550

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Institute for Gender Equality.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, which was established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. EIGE products, which include comparable data and research, have been utilised by the Government to inform evidence-based policy-making. However, there are a number of bodies, including the Council of Europe and OECD that produce similar products.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/07/2017 10:08:07 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

750558

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Libya: Detention Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take action to limit university course fees which do not represent value for money for students; and if so, on what basis they intend to determine which courses provide value for money.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government has introduced the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessment, to tackle concerns about value for money in Higher Education. Only providers who successfully achieve a high quality rating under the TEF will be permitted to maintain their fees in line with inflation.</p><p> </p><p>The results of the TEF assessment gives students clear information about where teaching quality is best and where students have achieved the best outcomes. This will promote student choice and encourage a stronger focus on the quality of teaching, as higher education providers will need to ensure they are giving students, their parents and the taxpayer value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Office for Students, once established, has a general duty under section 2 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 to have regard to the need to promote value for money in the provision of Higher Education by English Higher Education providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 09/08/2017 16:16:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

750559

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Energy Performance Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to place a cap on student loans, in order to prevent any increase in the total debt arising as a result of the interest paid being less than the interest accrued in any one year.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2017 answer text <p>The student funding system removes financial barriers for anyone hoping to study and is backed by the taxpayer. A key feature of the scheme is that outstanding debt – including any interest accrued that has not been repaid by the end of the loan term – is written off after 30 years. This means that borrowers are protected if their repayments are less than the interest accruing on their accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly student loan repayments are linked to income, not to interest rates or the amount borrowed. Borrowers earning less than the repayment threshold (£21,000) repay nothing at all.</p><p> </p><p>Once borrowers leave study, those earning less than £21,000 are charged an interest rate of RPI only. Post-study interest rates are variable based on income, tapering up from RPI for those earning less than £21,000 to RPI+3% for borrowers earning £41,000 and above. The system of variable interest rates based on income makes the system more progressive, as higher earners contribute more to the sustainability of the higher education system.</p><p> </p><p>We have a world class student finance system that is working well, and that has led to record numbers of disadvantaged students benefiting from higher education. As ever, we will keep the detailed features of the system under review to ensure it remains fair and effective.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 09/08/2017 16:14:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

750683

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department provides to local authorities for offering free sporting activities during the summer holidays.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	4412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The department does not provide any direct funding to local authorities, specifically for offering free sporting activities during the summer holidays. However, we want all children to be healthy and active, and the government supports sporting activities for children through a number of programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013 we have provided over £600 million of ring-fenced funding to improve PE and sport in primary schools, and have committed to doubling the primary PE and sport premium to £320 million a year from September 2017 using revenue from the soft drinks industry levy.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how best to use the funding based on the needs of their pupils, and some schools may elect to provide extra-curricular activities for pupils during the school holidays. This however is a decision for the school, based on their local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to providing funding through the premium there are also a number of initiatives underway across government to improve levels of physical activity in children. Public Health England, Disney and Sport England are collaborating on the Change4Life '10 Minute Shake-ups', and will be providing additional funding to support the initiative and get children between the ages of five and 12 active over the summer holidays. Sport England is investing up to £40 million into projects which offer opportunities for families with children to get active and play sport together outside school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 15:20:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

750705

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
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 effect on forecasted funding for her Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU and only operates as a member of the WTO in its trading relationship with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of our preparations for exiting the European Union, the Government is in the process of carrying out a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work across departments. This programme will contribute to our exit negotiations with the European Union and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the United Kingdom’s domestic policies and frameworks. This Department’s interests will be fully considered as part of this process and we are planning for a range of scenarios, working alongside HM Treasury and the Department for Exiting the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 15:22:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

750751

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychologists were employed in all local authorities in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The head count of educational psychologists reported as employed by all local authorities in England in November 2016 is 1,600. This figure will undercount the actual number of educational psychologists because only 64 per cent of local authorities provided data in the latest year. Information is not yet available for 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 15:32:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750811

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional training to teachers on child protection and safeguarding.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	4267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Teachers’ Standards 2011 set out that teachers should safeguard children’s wellbeing as part of their professional duties.</p><p>All programmes of initial teacher training (ITT) must prepare teachers to demonstrate that they have met these Standards. The same Teachers’ Standards are also used to assess a newly qualified teacher's performance at the end of their induction period. <br> <br>All trainee teachers are provided with the following at the commencement of their training in each school: the child protection policy, the staff behaviour policy (sometimes called a code of conduct), information about the role of the designated safeguarding lead and a copy of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), the Department’s statutory safeguarding guidance.</p><p>When a teacher starts work in a school, KCSIE sets out that they should receive child protection and safeguarding training at induction. This training should be regularly updated. Induction and training should be in line with advice from the Local Safeguarding Children Board.</p><p>The Department strengthened the guidance in September 2016 and it now sets out that in addition to training, teachers should receive regular safeguarding and child protection updates, as required, and at least annually.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 17:51:41 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

750936

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued were attended by a departmental Minister in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but information on ministerial attendance at public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued is not readily available or held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 15:24:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock