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1105477

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the myth-busting document on guidance for local authorities was withdrawn on 20 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	237699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>​The Children’s Social Care myth busting guide was intended to bring clarity to some parts of guidance that had been raised with the department. However, the points raised by Article 39 suggest that the guide did not achieve that.  Rather than divert time and resources to litigation we decided to withdraw the guide in its present form pending a full reconsideration of its contents.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/04/2019 12:26:05 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1105478

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library a copy of the legal advice his Department received which led to the myth-busting document on guidance for local authorities being withdrawn on 20 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	237700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with usual convention, legal advice is not disclosed outside government. This ensures the government can obtain frank and full legal advice in confidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/04/2019 15:03:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1105491

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	European Social Fund
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 27 March 2019 to Question 235786, if he will publish the (a) list and (b) value of the 294 European Social Fund contracts with the Education and Skills Funding Agency; and if he will publish the (i) list and (ii) value of the 132 European Social Fund contracts due to run from April 2019 to 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	237708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>A list of current 2014-2020 European Social Fund (ESF) contracts, including their values, is published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esf-2014-to-2020-programme-list-of-contracts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esf-2014-to-2020-programme-list-of-contracts</a>.</p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency are finalising procurement for new contracts to cover the period April 2019-2020. A list of these contracts, including their values, will be published on GOV.UK within 30 days of contracts being signed by successful providers, in line with the requirements of the ESF programme and Public Contracts Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/04/2019 12:28:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105601

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total cost to the public purse was of providing 30 hours of free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds in the (a) autumn 2018 and b) spring 2019 terms.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	237751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The government funds local authorities to deliver the early years entitlements on a financial year basis. Allocations for each of the 3 and 4-year old entitlements are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018-19 allocation (provisional)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Universal 15 hours entitlement for 3 and 4-year-olds</p></td><td><p>£2.29 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds</p></td><td><p>£693 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Full details, including allocations for the other early years funding streams (15 hours entitlement for disadvantaged 2-year-old children, the early years pupil premium, disability access fund and maintained nursery schools supplementary funding) can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Final funding allocations for 2018-19 will be updated in the summer using data from the January 2019 schools and early years census.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/04/2019 15:15:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1105613

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary academies that are awaiting re-brokering as of 27 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	237753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 27 March 2019, our records show that 93 academies are in the process of transferring to different trusts. Of these, 48 are primary schools and 42 are secondary schools. The remaining 3 in progress are 2 special schools and one alternative provision.</p><p> </p><p>Academies may transfer to other trusts in a range of circumstances. In some cases, the relevant Regional Schools Commissioner may intervene due to concerns about academy performance. In other cases, an academy may be moving trust as part of an agreed voluntary arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/04/2019 14:00:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105671

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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, for what reason his Department has cancelled the further education teacher bursaries scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The bursaries scheme for maths and English teacher training in further education (FE) was launched in 2013/14 and was initially intended to run for 2 years, to support providers in meeting additional recruitment needs arising from the condition of funding around GCSE resits. We subsequently extended the programme over a total of 6 academic years. Funding for the scheme, secured through the last Spending Review, has now come to an end.</p><p>We have been working closely with FE providers and representative organisations to understand the current challenges faced around teacher recruitment and retention in the sector. We are looking carefully at how best we can support the FE sector to meet existing and emerging workforce challenges, and will be making the case for the necessary investment as part of the forthcoming Spending Review</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/04/2019 12:30:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105674

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the National Deaf Children’s Society’s press release of 18 March 2019, A system in crisis: the daily battle for specialist teachers, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of specialist teachers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The data collected via the School Workforce Census shows that full time equivalent teacher numbers in special schools have risen by 2,900 between 2010 and 2017 (19%).</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department recognises that some schools, including special schools, are facing challenges in recruiting and retaining teachers. That is why in January 2019 the Department launched the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, which outlines four key areas for reform and investment. These include creating the right climate for leaders to establish supportive school cultures, transforming support for early career teachers, building a career structure that remains attractive to teachers as their careers and lives develop, and making it easier for people to become teachers.</p><p>Designed collaboratively with the sector, the centrepiece of the strategy is the Early Career Framework (ECF), which will underpin a fully funded, two year package of structured support for all early career teachers. The ECF draws on the best available research evidence and has been designed around the most effective forms of professional development for improving teacher retention for early career teachers. The strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy</a>.</p><p>For the 2019/20 recruitment cycle, the Department is taking forward the successful recruitment strategies from the last cycle, including boosting our marketing and support to applicants, providing generous bursaries for priority subjects, making it easier to take the skills test, and working with providers to ensure we are accepting every applicant who is ready to train to teach.</p><p>The Department is also addressing the issues that teachers cite as reasons for leaving the profession, by continuing to work extensively with unions, teachers and Ofsted to challenge and remove unhelpful practices that create unnecessary workload.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/04/2019 15:52:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 111107 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105678

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the National Deaf Children’s Society’s press release of 18 March 2019, A system in crisis: the daily battle for specialist teachers, if his Department will increase support for teachers of deaf children.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I am determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to achieve the success they deserve.</p><p>We recognise that the high needs budget faces significant pressures and our additional investment will help to manage those pressures. The additional £250 million funding for high needs brings the total allocated for high needs to £6.1 billion 2018-19 and £6.3 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>The ‘Special Educational Needs in England: January 2018’ statistical release showed that 94% of pupils that identified with hearing impairment as their primary type of need are learning in mainstream settings. It is therefore important that teachers in mainstream schools, as well as those in specialist settings, have access to the training they need to support their individual pupils. The Whole School SEND Consortium is being funded by the Department to embed special educational needs and disability (SEND) into school improvement in order to equip the workforce to deliver high quality teaching across all types of SEND, including children and young people with hearing impairment.</p><p>I recently met with the National Deaf Children’s Society and asked my officials to consider their proposal for a central bursary scheme for Teachers of the Deaf. They will report to me once they have collected all of the relevant information.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 237776 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:08:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105681

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to introduce a bursary scheme for new teachers of deaf children.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I am determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to achieve the success they deserve.</p><p>We recognise that the high needs budget faces significant pressures and our additional investment will help to manage those pressures. The additional £250 million funding for high needs brings the total allocated for high needs to £6.1 billion 2018-19 and £6.3 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>The ‘Special Educational Needs in England: January 2018’ statistical release showed that 94% of pupils that identified with hearing impairment as their primary type of need are learning in mainstream settings. It is therefore important that teachers in mainstream schools, as well as those in specialist settings, have access to the training they need to support their individual pupils. The Whole School SEND Consortium is being funded by the Department to embed special educational needs and disability (SEND) into school improvement in order to equip the workforce to deliver high quality teaching across all types of SEND, including children and young people with hearing impairment.</p><p>I recently met with the National Deaf Children’s Society and asked my officials to consider their proposal for a central bursary scheme for Teachers of the Deaf. They will report to me once they have collected all of the relevant information.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 237775 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:08:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105711

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers
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 14 February 2019 to Question 217437 on Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers, if he will publish those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	237591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company, as one of the department’s non-departmental public bodies, is subject to the government’s transparency requirements and will publish any contract with a value over £10,000 on Contracts Finder subject to any applicable redactions.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/04/2019 15:29:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe