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1092686

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Egremont Primary School: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to reports that Egremont Primary School in Wallasey will be making 18 members of staff redundant, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of that loss of staff on the level of education children attending that school will receive.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	235268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The department is building a supportive schools’ culture in which Regional Schools Commissioners work with multi academy trusts to drive school improvement. As part of this, the department will offer schools the support they need, in line with the ‘Schools Causing Concern’ guidance.</p><p>The department does not currently have concerns about the financial position of the Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust as evidenced in the trust’s annual accounts return.</p><p>Academy trusts are expected to manage their resources and financial position effectively. Their status as companies, charities and public sector bodies, means they have a more rigorous tri‑partite framework and are held up to greater scrutiny. There is a clear framework of accountability for academy trusts regulated by the Education &amp; Skills Funding Agency through trusts’ funding agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook</a>.</p><p>There is effective oversight and compliance based on proportionate risk assessment and robust intervention when concerns arise. In addition, all academy trusts must have an annual external audit of their annual accounts by a registered statutory auditor. This external scrutiny provides the department with a high level of confidence that oversight is professional and consistent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 235269 question first answered 26/03/2019 16:43:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078503

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) England that were (i) eligible and (ii) not eligible for free school meals attended a primary school rated as (A) good and (B) outstanding in the academic year ending August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	226554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of children eligible for free school meals (FSM), in Wallasey, Wirral and England, who attended primary schools rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’. As at 31 August 2018, 87% of children are now in primary schools in England rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/03/2019 13:02:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name Table_for_PQ_226554_showing_number_and_percentage_of_pupils_eligible_for_free_school_meals_in_good_and_outstanding_schools .doc title 226554_table_on_free_school_meal_eligibility
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078506

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of schools in (a) Wallasey, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside with internet speeds of (i) less than 10 Mbps, (ii) between 10 and 30 Mbps and (iii) over 30 Mbps.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	226555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of broadband infrastructure for schools. The Department is working with industry and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to accelerate the full fibre internet connectivity rollout to all schools. In addition to this, The Department is supporting those schools most in need[1], which will not otherwise receive a timely upgrade through commercial routes. Hundreds of schools have been identified where connectivity will be accelerated by funding a new full fibre connection over the next two years, bringing schools, local communities and businesses onto an ultrafast, full fibre connection. As a result, fewer than 10 state funded mainstream schools in Merseyside are in areas that cannot guarantee connection speeds of over 30Mbps[2]. The numbers for Wirral and Wallasey are even lower and so harder to reliably estimate.</p><p>The Department will be publishing an Education Technology strategy in the Spring, which will include how schools are being supported to overcome the barrier of internet connectivity to harness the opportunities of technology.</p><p> </p><p>[1] As announced in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-telecoms-infrastructure-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-telecoms-infrastructure-review</a>, the market alone is unlikely to support network deployment in the final c.10% of premises.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2018" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2019 17:06:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 105667 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1057045

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Merseyside
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 reasons for the increase in the number of looked after children, child protection plans and children in need throughout (a) Wirral and (b) Liverpool City Region in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	218759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The department publishes information on looked-after children, child protection plans and children in need in local authorities, including those within Wirral and Liverpool, in the local authority interactive tool. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>There are a range of factors that contribute to trends in demand for children’s social care including deprivation in different local authorities. The most deprived local authorities have more looked-after children (per 10,000 0 to 17-year-olds), and these rates have grown faster than the least deprived local authorities. The most common factors that present themselves in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. Data on this is available in table C3 of the statistical release ‘Characteristics of children in need 2017 to 2018’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, to help ensure decisions are based on the best available evidence, the government is working with the sector to develop a sharper and more granular picture of demand for children’s services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2019 16:52:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1022912

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Interserve
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 value of his Department's contracts with Interserve.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	200577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2018/19, the following Education and Skills Funding Agency contracts were in place with Interserve Learning and Employment (Services) Ltd.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Adult education budget (procured)</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,993,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apprenticeship carry in*</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,666,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Adult apprenticeships (procured) (non- levy)</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,155,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16-18 apprenticeships (procured) (non- levy) </strong></p></td><td><p>£1,675,296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16-18 traineeships</strong></p></td><td><p>£156,043</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* <strong>Includes 16-18 and adult apprenticeships and 16-18 non-levy and adult non-levy apprenticeships. </strong></p><p> </p><p>Details are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>In addition to the above contracts, Interserve Learning and Employment (Services) Ltd has five European Social Fund contracts which started in 2016 with an original end date of July 2018. These five contracts have been extended to March 2019.The total contract value for the period 2016 to March 2019 is £19,542,601.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/12/2018 17:07:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 91891 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1022915

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the financial health of Interserve plc.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	200578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) undertakes a financial health assessment, using the latest set of financial statements, or equivalent, on all training providers who hold a contract with the ESFA. The assessments are on a rolling programme when new financial statements are produced for these organisations. Organisations are required to submit their financial statements as and when they become available, but no later than nine months after their period end date.</p><p> </p><p>Following the assessment process a financial health grade is awarded, in line with our published guidance.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/12/2018 17:25:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 91892 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

992831

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of funding was for 16 to 19 education in (a) the North West b) Merseyside and c) Wirral in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	182121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>16 to 19 funding for all institutions including those in the North West, Merseyside and the Wirral is shown in the published allocations for each year, and allocations for the last 6 years from the period 2013 to 2014 onwards is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations for previous years are also available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107132325/https:/www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107132325/https://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations</a>. However, they cannot be directly compared on a like for like basis with later years as the funding system changed in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. As with other areas of departmental spending, 16 to 19 funding for subsequent years will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>All 16 to 19 providers, including those in the North West, have a vital role to play in making sure young people have the skills they need. Our commitment to the 16 to 19 sector across England has contributed to the current record high proportion of 16 and 17 year olds who are participating in education or apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the efficiency and resilience of the further education sector and assessing how far existing funding and regulatory structures meet the costs of delivering quality further education. We will continue to look carefully at funding for the sector in preparation for the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 182122 182123 question first answered 25/10/2018 15:48:41 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

992832

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will make it his policy to increase the 16-19 funding by five per cent a year for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	182122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>16 to 19 funding for all institutions including those in the North West, Merseyside and the Wirral is shown in the published allocations for each year, and allocations for the last 6 years from the period 2013 to 2014 onwards is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations for previous years are also available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107132325/https:/www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107132325/https://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations</a>. However, they cannot be directly compared on a like for like basis with later years as the funding system changed in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. As with other areas of departmental spending, 16 to 19 funding for subsequent years will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>All 16 to 19 providers, including those in the North West, have a vital role to play in making sure young people have the skills they need. Our commitment to the 16 to 19 sector across England has contributed to the current record high proportion of 16 and 17 year olds who are participating in education or apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the efficiency and resilience of the further education sector and assessing how far existing funding and regulatory structures meet the costs of delivering quality further education. We will continue to look carefully at funding for the sector in preparation for the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 182121 182123 question first answered 25/10/2018 15:48:41 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

992833

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: North West
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 adequacy of 16-19 funding in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	182123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>16 to 19 funding for all institutions including those in the North West, Merseyside and the Wirral is shown in the published allocations for each year, and allocations for the last 6 years from the period 2013 to 2014 onwards is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations for previous years are also available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107132325/https:/www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107132325/https://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations</a>. However, they cannot be directly compared on a like for like basis with later years as the funding system changed in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. As with other areas of departmental spending, 16 to 19 funding for subsequent years will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>All 16 to 19 providers, including those in the North West, have a vital role to play in making sure young people have the skills they need. Our commitment to the 16 to 19 sector across England has contributed to the current record high proportion of 16 and 17 year olds who are participating in education or apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the efficiency and resilience of the further education sector and assessing how far existing funding and regulatory structures meet the costs of delivering quality further education. We will continue to look carefully at funding for the sector in preparation for the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 182121 182122 question first answered 25/10/2018 15:48:41 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

992834

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to extend the pupil premium to cover post-16 students.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	182124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The national funding formula for 16 to 19 year olds includes extra funding for disadvantaged students, provided to institutions specifically for students who live in the most disadvantaged areas, and those with low prior attainment. In 2017/18, 16 to 19 institutions received around £520 million to provide extra support to disadvantaged students.</p><p>We allocated £130 million for discretionary bursaries to help financially disadvantaged young people participate in education and training. In addition, young people in defined vulnerable groups may be eligible for up to £1,200 a year to support their participation costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/10/2018 15:51:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle