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62508

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: Primary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many primary schools in England have (1) a science subject leader, and (2) a science subject leader who has a science degree.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/06/2014 14:46:46 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

62190

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the age cohort achieved a A* to C grade in GCSE (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) English literature by the age of (i) 19, (ii) 20, (iii) 21, (iv) 22, (v) 23, (vi) 24 and (vi) 25 years in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	200649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The following tables show the proportion of 18, 19 and 20 year-olds who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics. The figures relate to academic age, that is age at the start of the academic year, so young people of academic age 18 are those turning 19 during the academic year. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so the figures for English include those that have A*-C in either subject. The Department does not hold information on the attainment of people older than academic age 20. The earliest data available is for the cohort that was academic age 18 in 2004/05.</p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 18 in</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>49.3%</p></td><td><p>49.4%</p></td><td><p>49.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>48.6%</p></td><td><p>48.7%</p></td><td><p>48.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>50.5%</p></td><td><p>50.6%</p></td><td><p>50.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>52.7%</p></td><td><p>52.7%</p></td><td><p>52.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>54.6%</p></td><td><p>54.7%</p></td><td><p>54.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>56.5%</p></td><td><p>56.6%</p></td><td><p>56.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>59.1%</p></td><td><p>59.2%</p></td><td><p>59.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>61.9%</p></td><td><p>62.0%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>65.2%</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 18 in</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>55.9%</p></td><td><p>56.0%</p></td><td><p>56.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>56.7%</p></td><td><p>56.8%</p></td><td><p>56.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>57.3%</p></td><td><p>57.4%</p></td><td><p>57.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>58.9%</p></td><td><p>58.9%</p></td><td><p>59.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>60.1%</p></td><td><p>60.2%</p></td><td><p>60.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>61.2%</p></td><td><p>61.3%</p></td><td><p>61.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>63.2%</p></td><td><p>63.3%</p></td><td><p>63.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>65.4%</p></td><td><p>65.5%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>69.0%</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/06/2014 15:42:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

62254

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria were used to assess bids made under the 2014-15 Academies Capital Maintenance Fund; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	200647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We received bids for the Academies Capital Maintenance Fund for 3,300 projects from 2,015 academies and have so far made awards to 1,134 academies, including 6 academies in the hon. Member's constituency.</p><p>The criteria used to assess bids were set out in the guidance for the scheme. We assessed each eligible application against these weighted criteria. The guidance can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-capital-maintenance-fund-round-1-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-capital-maintenance-fund-round-1-information </a></p><p>Guidance for the second round of the Fund, which is aimed at academies opened since December 2013, has been published. The online application system will be launched shortly. We will announce future arrangements for maintenance funding in due course.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 23/06/2014 12:15:39 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

62255

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 635W, on schools: land, in what circumstances he (a) would and (b) would not exercise his powers to protect public land when an academy closes entirely.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon. friend, the Secretary of State for Education, may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land where the land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors, including:</p><p>1. the degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>2. the degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>3. the length of time that the land has been in public use;</p><p>4. the value of the land at the date of determination.</p><p> </p><p>Additional protections for school playing fields would continue to apply, as set out in published guidance, which is available at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</p><p>A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/06/2014 15:53:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

62256

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Magna Carta
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the cost of sending a copy of the Magna Carta to every school.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	201015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Magna Carta and the emergence of Parliament are included within the new history curriculum, to be taught in maintained secondary schools from September 2014.</p><p>To support teachers to commemorate the 800<sup>th</sup> anniversary, a range of projects and resources are being provided by Parliament and others for primary and secondary school pupils.</p><p>We have no plans to send a copy of the Magna Carta to every school and therefore have not made an estimate of what this might cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/06/2014 10:05:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62257

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	First Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of teaching emergency life-saving skills in schools.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	200676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Emergency life-saving skills (ELS) can be taught as part of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p>PSHE can help children develop essential social skills that evidence shows are important for children's achievement across all subjects, and for their preparation for a healthy and active life.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are encouraged to work with expert organisations to teach ELS, for example St John Ambulance who visited approximately 2000 schools in 2013. Their ‘Teach the Difference‘ website has over 7000 registered users, most of whom are teachers, and users downloaded over 16,000 first aid lesson plans in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/06/2014 12:56:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

62258

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Dominic Cummings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with Dominic Cummings since Mr Cummings left his Department; and what the purpose of those meetings was.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	201077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Mr Cummings is an ex-employee of the Department for Education. It is not uncommon for ex-employees to be in contact with Ministers and the Department. As the Secretary of State for Education explained to the House on Monday 16 June, many people seek to visit and contact the Department for Education to exchange ideas with old friends and colleagues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 201075 201161 201162 201163 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:39:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

62259

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to release funds to finance the extension of staying put for young people leaving care.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	201078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Local authority allocations for 2014-15 of the Staying Put Implementation Grant will be paid in four instalments on or by 30 June 2014, 30 August 2014, 30 November 2014 and 27 February 2015.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/06/2014 15:44:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

62260

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the question of who retains ownership of the land in cases where freehold interest in local authority land is granted to an academy trust.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust. In some circumstances, where the school governors or supporting foundation already hold the freehold, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, may allow publicly-funded school land to be transferred to an academy trust, which will have satisfied the Secretary of State as to its ability to operate a state-funded school.</p><p> </p><p>There are strict rules protecting publicly funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in published guidance, which is available online:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information about the average value of land used for academies on a freehold or leasehold basis. Information about the number of academies that occupy land on a leasehold and freehold basis is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201052 201053 201072 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:01:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62261

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases of academy trusts acquiring freehold interests on land for schools there have been in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust. In some circumstances, where the school governors or supporting foundation already hold the freehold, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, may allow publicly-funded school land to be transferred to an academy trust, which will have satisfied the Secretary of State as to its ability to operate a state-funded school.</p><p> </p><p>There are strict rules protecting publicly funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in published guidance, which is available online:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information about the average value of land used for academies on a freehold or leasehold basis. Information about the number of academies that occupy land on a leasehold and freehold basis is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201051 201053 201072 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:01:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham