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1185228

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the data breach of the Learning Records Service database by the GB Group, what steps he is taking to review the criteria used by his Department to allow external organisations access to sensitive data.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	29991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>The registration process for access to the Learning Records Service (LRS) has been tightened up significantly:</p><p>Extra checks have been put in place by the UK register of Learning Providers (UKRLP) before an organisation can apply to become a registered training provider (a pre-requisite to registering to use the LRS). They must:</p><ul><li>provide their Companies House number and be a listed as a registered &amp; active company on the CH website, their ICO registration number and an active UKPRN number.</li><li>provide details of the Awarding Organisation (AO) that they are accredited with (which will be confirmed independently by ESFA), the approximate volumes of learners that they expect to register per annum and a detailed description of why they need access. If the the purpose for any reason but to enrol their own students this will only be granted by exception after a follow up discussion.</li><li>submit an LRS agreement that is signed by one of the company directors listed on the Companies House website.</li></ul><p>The LRS registration form has been updated to include all of the above information, and any organisations who have had their access revoked as part of the recent incident will need to resign the updated agreement/registration form. The registration form also includes a section cleared by commercial lawyers that:</p><ul><li>states DFE's right of recourse against licensees to LRS and that we will restrict the rights of licensees with regard to the sublicensing of access to LRS.</li><li>includes text acknowledging/outlining other sanctions.</li></ul><p>Any organisation that requests a change of details (for example when a school becomes an Academy, or when an ITP changes its registered name), must meet the same criteria as the initial registration process.</p><p>The housekeeping tasks to de-register organisations from LRS are being automated.</p><p>Nightly checks are being run routinely now to identify any cases of excessive usage of the LRS, with automatic suspension for those identified. The housekeeping tasks to de-register organisations from LRS will be enhanced going forwards using a weekly data feed from UKRLP.</p><p>We have put in place the following additional checks when new entrants to the market apply to join the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP):</p><ul><li>Each applicant must register with the ICO and include their ICO number in their UKRLP application.</li><li>UKRLP will check each applicant’s website(s) and review their line of business (including the description of their business on Companies House).</li><li>Each new applicant must give a reason for registering with the UKRLP.</li></ul><p>IDP-Connect will continuously review the current acceptance / rejection process and monitor frequent requests. Those currently registered with the UKRLP will be reviewed against these new criteria.</p><p>IDP-Connect and ESFA are now meeting every 2 weeks to review the changes proposed to the UKRLP process and to evaluate progress with respect to the agreed changes.</p><p>All bulk shares of personal data from the department must be independently assessed and reviewed by the department’s Data Sharing Approvals Panel (DSAP). Most requests for data that are granted will be through the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Secure Research Service and will use National Pupil Database (NPD) de-identified individual level ‘standard extracts’ for each academic year.The ONS Secure Research Service (SRS) allows researchers they have accredited under the Digital Economy Act or approved through the ONS Approved Researcher scheme to access secure de-identified data in line with the industry standard “5 Safes. The Five Safes are Safe People, Safe Projects, Safe Settings, Safe Outputs and Safe Data.</p><p>Access to the service is through 1 of the 5 research labs run by the ONS or if the researcher’s location meets ONS security standards and have access to the ONS they may access the data remotely through their own machines.</p><p>DSAP review each request and only approve the request is within the department’s risk appetite and supports the aims of the department.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 01/04/2020 16:55:36 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1156153

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Statement 2019, what the timeframe is for the roll-out of free sanitary products in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) further education colleges.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	5038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Evidence suggests that some learners in England may be missing education due to difficulties in managing their periods. Periods should not be a barrier to education for any learner, and the department is introducing this scheme to help state-funded primary and secondary schools and 16-19 institutions respond to the needs of learners in the way that is most appropriate to their circumstances.</p><p>Nationwide rollout of this scheme to all state-funded primary and secondary schools and 16-19 institutions will take place in early 2020. To help state-funded primary and secondary schools and 16-19 institutions implement the scheme, the department will publish guidance later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 29/10/2019 14:07:05 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

994063

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Capita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which contracts awarded by his Department are operated by Capita.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	183382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s records confirm Capita currently has seven contracts as listed in Annex A attached.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central Government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a>.</p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/11/2018 13:48:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 183382_Annex_A_Table_of_contracts_operated_by_Capita.pdf title 183382_Annex_A_Contracts_operated_by_Capita
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

903731

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the public sector pay cap on the level of recruitment and retention of staff in schools.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	905266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The government’s position is clear; the public sector pay cap is no longer in place and we have adopted a more flexible approach to public sector pay. We have asked the School Teachers’ Review Body to use this flexibility to target the next pay award to promote recruitment and retention.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/05/2018 16:56:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

783194

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Accountability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements she has put in place to ensure local democratic accountability of multi-academy trusts.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	111272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Academy trusts are accountable to my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State through her network of Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs). RSCs work closely with local councils in driving forward school improvement in their areas</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all academy trusts are required to include two parent governors on their trust board or on each of the local governing bodies in their trusts.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/11/2017 16:36:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

782728

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) local authorities and (b) multi-academy trusts are responsible for the provision of primary and secondary education in England.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	111247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>As at 1 November 2017, there are 1,240 Multi-academy Trusts (MATs) and 152 Local Authorities (LAs) responsible for the provision of primary and/or secondary education in England. The breakdown of these is as follows:</p><ol><li>971 MATs that have at least one primary school within them</li><li>715 MATs that have at least one secondary school within them</li><li>151 LAs across England that maintain at least one primary school</li><li>142 LAs across England that maintain at least on secondary school</li></ol><p> </p><p>In addition, there are 626 Single Academy Trusts (SATs) which contain a primary school and 874 SATs which contain a secondary school.</p><p>This information was sourced from the “Get Information About Schools” website on 1 November 2017. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.%20" target="_blank">https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.%20</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2017 14:49:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

678005

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools were (a) local authority, (b) church and (c) academy and free schools on 31 December 2016.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	61415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>On 31 December 2016 there were 21,925 state funded schools. 71.1 per cent (15,588) were local authority maintained and 28.9 per cent (6,337) were academies and free schools. In addition, 31.2 per cent (6,839) of state funded schools had either a designated religious character or religious ethos.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/01/2017 17:26:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

677501

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the total number of awards made to state schools in the New Year Honours List 2017 were to governors or employees of (a) local authority, (b) church and (c) academy and free schools.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	61169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>41 governors and employees of state schools were recognised in the New Year Honours List 2017: 17 were employees or governors of local authority maintained schools, 6 were employees or governors of church schools and 18 were employees or governors of academies and free schools.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/01/2017 14:55:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

535203

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Curriculum Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of key stage 2 tests in 2016 have required remarking.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	42332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>If a school believes that there is a discrepancy between how questions have been marked and the published mark scheme for Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests, they had until 15 July 2016 to apply for a marking review. Statistics related to marking reviews will be published in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 42333 question first answered 21/07/2016 10:06:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

535204

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Curriculum Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools have raised concerns with her Department on the marking of the key stage 2 reading assessment in 2016.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	42333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>If a school believes that there is a discrepancy between how questions have been marked and the published mark scheme for Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests, they had until 15 July 2016 to apply for a marking review. Statistics related to marking reviews will be published in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 42332 question first answered 21/07/2016 10:06:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson