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166983

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons her Department has decided to refund VAT costs for schools and academies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	216640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Local authority maintained schools are able to recover VAT costs because they are part of local government and their expenditure is regarded as the expenditure of the local authority. Local authorities as a whole are able to recover VAT costs because they are subsidiary tax-raising authorities within the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>When schools move outside local authority control to become academies they are no longer covered by this regime. Since 2011, legislation has been in force that ensures that in this respect academies are treated in the same way as maintained schools. Academies can recover directly from HMRC the VAT which they incur on goods and services<em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/12/2014 15:50:57 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

166987

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time teachers were working in publicly-funded schools at the beginning of the year and not working in schools the following year in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>There were 26,850 full-time teachers and 16,190 part-time teachers in service in publicly-funded schools in England in March 2010 who were not similarly employed in March 2011. These figures include teachers who retired between March 2010 and March 2011.</p><p><br>These figures are the latest available. The information is provisional and sourced from the Database of Teacher Records.</p><p> </p><p>The information is published in table C1 from the additional tables in the Statistical First Release ‘School Workforce in England, November 2012’ and is available at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2012</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/12/2014 18:15:03 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166992

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
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 number of schools implementing blanket policies against the pay portability of teachers returning after a career break.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Our pay reforms have given schools greater flexibility to develop pay policies that are tailored to their needs. That includes the freedom to pay what they consider to be the appropriate rate for the skills that someone brings and the challenges of the job rather than having to pay a teacher what they had previously been paid at another school. We do not monitor how schools are using their new flexibilities but would expect schools to be actively considering their approach to pay portability within the pay freedoms now available to them.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/12/2014 18:13:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166996

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that qualified teachers employed by private agencies to provide supply cover in schools have access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	216478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Supply teachers have access to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme (TPS) where they have a contract of employment directly with the school or local authority in which they are working. Decisions about the precise employer/employee relationship are determined locally between the school and the agency.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/12/2014 18:11:43 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

166729

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: East Ham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what new school projects are currently being considered for the East Ham Police Station site which has recently been acquired by the Education Funding Agency; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The East Ham Police Station site is currently earmarked for the London Design and Engineering (LDE) University Technical College (UTC). However, the Department for Education has not yet entered into a funding agreement with the LDE UTC trust and is in discussion with the trust about the development of the project, including the most suitable site to meet the UTC’s needs. A number of other new school projects are also currently being considered as alternative options for the East Ham Police Station site. A decision will be made in early 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Given the sensitivity of the discussions I am not able to to release the names of the projects at this stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/12/2014 17:32:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

166730

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention rate is for secondary school teachers of each subject area.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	216419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information on teacher retention is currently derived from the Database of Teacher Records (DTR). However, this data source does not contain information on either the subject(s) of a teacher’s qualifications or the subject taught by the teacher.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/12/2014 16:51:58 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

166731

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	216416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government believes that strong and effective laws already exist in the UK under which individuals, including children, may seek enforceable remedies in the courts or tribunals if they feel that their rights have been breached. We do not therefore currently believe that ratification of the Optional Protocol is necessary. Nonetheless, the Government will continue to keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/12/2014 17:01:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

166732

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school (a) chemistry teachers hold a chemistry degree, (b) physics teachers hold a physics degree and (c) maths teachers hold a maths degree in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	216418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the proportions of secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers holding degrees or higher in those subjects in each region.</p><p> </p><p>The table also shows, for England only, the percentage of teachers with a relevant post A level qualification in chemistry, physics and mathematics. This measure includes teachers who have trained in these subjects either via degrees or other relevant qualification routes (eg the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Proportions of secondary school chemistry, physics and maths teachers holding degrees or higher in the relevant subjects which they teach, English regions, November 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Chemistry</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Physics</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Mathematics</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1]</p></td><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1] <sup> </sup></p></td><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td> </td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inner London</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outer London</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>England (including all relevant post A level qualifications)</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>66</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Confidence intervals have been calculated around the proportions as not all secondary schools were able to submit curriculum information, and not all qualifications returns were complete. The confidence intervals show the statistical accuracy for the data, and give a range within which we can be reasonably sure (95% certain) that the true value actually lies.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/12/2014 16:59:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

166545

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what modelling her Department has undertaken of the impact of recent changes in (a) pay levels, (b) pension contributions and (c) national insurance contributions on the supply of teachers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education uses the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to calculate the optimum number of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) places required to match the future supply of teachers to the estimated demand for qualified teachers within the state funded sector in England. The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) use this information to inform their allocation of ITT places to teacher training providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not include pension and National Insurance contribution as factors in econometric forecasts of numbers who will leave the profession; however we do use average relative pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department estimates future teacher demand at a national level, decision-making taken at school level determines the actual number of teachers required. In addition, the reforms to teachers’ pay that were introduced from September 2013 have given schools greater freedom to develop local reward packages which enable them to attract and retain the good teachers they need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has published the TSM online, along with an outline of the wastage forecast methodology. This is available through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 02/12/2014 12:29:47 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

166546

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ease the pressure of rising birth rates on schools.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	216302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for planning and securing sufficient school places in their area. Supporting local authorities to create school places where they are needed most is one of the Department for Education’s main priorities. That is why we have committed £5 billion in capital funding between 2011 and 2015 to help local authorities to create new school places. In addition we have announced an additional £2.35 billion in capital funding to help create new school places that will be needed by September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>This support has already enabled local authorities to create 260,000 additional pupil places between May 2010 and May 2013, including 212,000 primary places, with more in the pipeline for September 2015. We have also stripped out bureaucracy to make it easier for schools to expand to offer more places, if they so wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/12/2014 15:46:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart