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788269

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of foster children in England who are excluded from the entitlement to 15 additional hours of free childcare per week.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>As of March 2017, there were 3,030 three and four year olds looked after in foster care and subsequently excluded from receiving the 15 additional hours of free childcare. However, we do not know how many children in foster care would access the additional hours if the eligibility criteria were applied to fostering households. No estimate has therefore been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/11/2017 17:04:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

788270

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the provision of 15 additional hours of free childcare under the Childcare Act 2016 to foster children in England; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Foster carers play a vital role in supporting some of our most vulnerable children and it’s vital that they are given effective support.</p><p> </p><p>That’s why children in foster care are already entitled to the universal 15 hours’ free childcare and foster carers also receive funding and support for the care of their foster child, including a national minimum allowance, and favourable treatment in the tax and benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the first term of the 30 hours’ free childcare offer and we will continue to keep the policy and how it works for families, including those fostering, under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/11/2017 17:02:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

788326

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 1 November (HL2213), what are the terms and conditions of appointments of members to the board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and what sanctions may be imposed if those conditions are breached.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL3118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The terms and conditions of appointments of members to the Board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are set out in summary in the EHRC Commissioner applicant information pack, as advertised on the Centre for Public Appointments website. A copy of the EHRC Commissioner applicant information pack is attached and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/EHRC-COMMISSIONER-candidate-infomation-pack.doc" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/EHRC-COMMISSIONER-candidate-infomation-pack.doc</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Failure to comply with EHRC’s Code of Conduct, a requirement within the terms and conditions is addressed in part four of EHRC’s Governance Manual; Code of Conduct and conflicts of interest. A copy of the EHRC’s Governance Manual is attached and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/governance_manual.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/governance_manual.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL3118 EHRC-COMMISSIONER-candidate-infomation-pack.doc title Applicant information Pack 2 file name governance_manual.pdf title Governance manual question first answered 27/11/2017 17:28:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

788340

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mandarin Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 2 November (HL2292), which schools have participated in the Mandarin Excellence Programme so far and which of them are state schools and which are private.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL3132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The schools listed below have participated in the Mandarin Excellence Programme so far. They are all state schools.</p><p><strong>Year one 2016/17: </strong></p><p>Alexandra Park School, London</p><p>Anglo European School, Ingateston</p><p>Beths Grammar School, Bexley</p><p>Bohunt School, Liphook</p><p>Dartford Grammar School, Dartford</p><p>Finham Park School, Coventry</p><p>Fortismere School, London</p><p>Gumley House Convent School, Isleworth</p><p>Homewood School &amp; Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden</p><p>Kingsford Community School, London</p><p>Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall</p><p>St Joseph's College, London</p><p>St Mary Magdalene Academy, London</p><p>Upton Hall School FCJ, Upton, Wirral</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year two 2017/18:</strong></p><p>All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield</p><p>Bay House School, Gosport</p><p>Bohunt Worthing, Worthing</p><p>Christ’s College Finchley, London</p><p>Christopher Whitehead Language College &amp; Sixth Form, Worcester</p><p>Cowley International College, Saint Helens</p><p>Didcot Girls' School, Didcot</p><p>Evelyn Grace Academy, London</p><p>Finham Park 2, Coventry</p><p>Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading</p><p>Hove Park, Hove</p><p>Ingleby Manor Free School &amp; Sixth Form, Stockton-on-Tees</p><p>Lambeth Academy, London</p><p>Lyng Hall, Coventry</p><p>Mayfield Grammar School, Kent</p><p>Melbourn Village College, Cambridge</p><p>Queen Mary’s High School, Walsall</p><p>Shevington High School, Wigan</p><p>St Catherine’s College, Eastbourne</p><p>St Gregory's, Bath</p><p>The Crossley Heath School, Halifax</p><p>Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington</p><p>UCL Academy, London</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/11/2017 16:58:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

788367

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has raised any concerns about (1) Greenwich School of Management, and (2) Grafton College of Management Services, in the last year.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) investigates concerns about standards, quality and the information that providers make available in relation to their higher education provision. Where QAA identifies evidence of systemic concerns these issues may be investigated through a focused concerns investigation, a Higher Education Review (Alternative Provider) (HER (AP)) or a provider’s annual quality monitoring visit</p><p> </p><p>QAA does not disclose the names of providers that are currently the subject of QAA concerns activity, or the nature or those concerns. But where these lead to a concerns investigation, the outcomes from this activity will be published on the QAA website once QAA has concluded its investigations.</p><p> </p><p>QAA did not report on any new concerns about Grafton College of Management Sciences or Greenwich School of Management within the last year. However, QAA’s HER (AP) report on Grafton College, which was published in June 2016, contains a commentary on the status of an earlier completed concern investigation into Grafton College of Management Sciences (copy attached). A QAA outcomes report from the Greenwich School of Management’s recent HER (AP) is also due to be published in December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The department takes allegations of fraud and malpractice extremely seriously and we are grateful to BBC Panorama for bringing the allegations against both of these providers to our attention. Working with stakeholders, we will take robust action where abuses of the system are evident.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/11/2017 17:16:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL3159 - Attachment - HE Review (AP) of Grafton College - 231117.pdf title HE Review (AP) of Grafton College
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

788368

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Out-of-school Education: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unregistered schools have been prosecuted in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The offence of operating an unregistered independent educational establishment is created by section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008. There is a related offence, under section 97 of that Act, of intentionally obstructing a person carrying an inspection where it is believed that an offence under section 96 is being committed.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no prosecutions of unregistered schools in the last year involving either of these offences.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/11/2017 11:43:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

788369

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Greenwich School of Management
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has raised any concerns about the validation of degrees offered by Greenwich School of Management.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) investigates concerns about standards, quality and the information that providers make available in relation to their higher education provision. Where QAA identifies evidence of systemic concerns these issues may be investigated through a focused concerns investigation, a Higher Education Review (Alternative Provider) (HER (AP)) or a provider’s annual quality monitoring visit.</p><p> </p><p>QAA does not disclose the names of providers that are currently the subject of QAA concerns activity, or the nature or those concerns but, where these lead to a concerns investigation, the outcomes from this activity will be published on the QAA website once QAA has concluded its investigations.</p><p> </p><p>Following concerns received by the Department in May 2015, including around the management of the college's relationship with its awarding body, QAA initiated a full investigation into Greenwich School of Management. This took place from 21 to 22 September 2015. Attached is the QAA’s report and statement on these concerns. This is published on the QAA website and can be found at: <a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews-and-reports/provider?UKPRN=10007937#.Wg8JlWxLHZs" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews-and-reports/provider?UKPRN=10007937#.Wg8JlWxLHZs</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department takes allegations of fraud and malpractice extremely seriously and we are grateful to BBC Panorama for bringing the allegations against Greenwich School of Management to our attention. Working with stakeholders, we will take robust action where abuses of the system are evident.</p><p> </p><p>Through the HER (AP) process, QAA also routinely considers how validation arrangements are effectively managed and overseen by the degree-awarding body, ensuring that robust processes are in place to secure the quality of student learning opportunities, irrespective of where these take place or who provides them.</p><p> </p><p>An outcomes report from the Greenwich School of Management’s recent HER (AP) is due to be published in December 2017.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL3161 - Attachment 1 - Institutional Review GSM Statement - 231117.mht.docx title Institutional Review GSM Statement 2 file name HL3161 - Attachment 2 - Institutional Review GSM Report - 231117.pdf title Institutional Review GSM Report question first answered 27/11/2017 16:46:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

788456

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
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 of changes to Government policy on the repayment thresholds for graduate debt on the total resource departmental expenditure limit of her Department in each of the next three fiscal years.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	112640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The long-term cost of the student loan system is reflected in the Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) charge, which measures the proportion of loan outlay that we expect not to be repaid when future repayments are valued in present terms. In each of the financial years (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20, the RAB charge for higher education loans is expected to change from around 30% under the previous policy to between 40% and 45% under the new policy. For Advanced Learner Loans, the RAB charge is expected to change from around 40% to between 50% and 55%.</p><p> </p><p>The allocated budget for RAB expenditure forms part of the total resource departmental expenditure limit. It is disclosed within the depreciation figure set out within the annual report and accounts. In 2016-17 annual report and accounts, this was £3.5bn for 2017-18, £3.9bn for 2018-19 and £4.3bn in 2019-20. As in prior years, the 2017-18 budget will be reviewed as part of the Supplementary Estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the system is a conscious investment in young people. It is the policy subsidy required to make higher and further education widely available, achieving the Government’s objectives of increasing the skills in the economy and ensuring access to university for all with the potential to benefit.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/11/2017 17:48:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

788457

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Graduates: Employment
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 20 October 2017 to Question 108341, on graduates: disadvantaged, whether her Department still intends to complete its work to look at approaches to increasing the number of graduates in the workforce by 2018; how it will report back on that work; and if that work is still focused on the workforce in disadvantaged areas as set out in the strategy.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	112636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>We are considering a range of approaches on the number of graduates in the workforce and addressing disadvantage through the early years’ sector. This work is still underway. We continue to support graduates into the sector through our funding of the Early Years Initial Teacher Training programme, including bursaries and employer incentives. As set out in the early years workforce strategy we also will review early years initial teacher training routes to ensure we are maximising the impact of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/11/2017 17:50:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

788458

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the ring-fenced allocation from her resource departmental expenditure limit for the resource accounting and budgeting charge for higher education student loans for each financial year of the current spending review period.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	112639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The allocated budget for the Resourcing, Accounting and Budgeting charge expenditure, forms part of the total resource departmental expenditure limit. It is disclosed within the depreciation figure set out within the annual report and accounts. In the 2016-17 annual report and accounts, this was £3.5bn for 2017-18, £3.9bn for 2018-19 and £4.3bn for 2019-20. As in prior years, the 2017-18 budget will be reviewed as part of the Supplementary Estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the system is a conscious investment in young people. It is the policy subsidy required to make higher and further education widely available, achieving the Government’s objectives of increasing the skills in the economy and ensuring access to university for all with the potential to benefit.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/11/2017 17:51:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner