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1091235

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date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and at what cost to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Information regarding the number of consultants that the department has hired in each year since 2016 is not held centrally. This is because it is a decentralised process and numbers are not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/03/2019 08:47:11 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091287

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Tutors: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the proportion of students at a school receiving private tuition is taken into account when evaluating a school's performance.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/03/2019 08:45:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1091299

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Governments on the establishment of a cross-Government plan for supporting children with speech, learning, and communication needs.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	234159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The department is committed to supporting children and young people with speech, language and communication needs, as set out in our response to the ‘Bercow: Ten Years On’ review on 23 October 2018. A downloadable copy of the government response can be found here: <a href="https://www.bercow10yearson.com/" target="_blank">https://www.bercow10yearson.com/</a>. The department continues to engage with a range of government departments to reinforce this commitment.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/03/2019 14:03:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1091342

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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, what steps his Department is taking to provide free sanitary products to girls in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	234252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>No one should be held back from reaching their potential because of their gender or background. That is why my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Spring Statement on 13 March 2019 that the Department for Education will lead a scheme to provide access to free sanitary products in all secondary schools and colleges in England. As we develop the plans, we will consider options for supporting primary school children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/03/2019 14:06:07 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1091344

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to increase recruitment levels of science teachers.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	234178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Recruiting science teachers is a top priority for the Government. The Department has put in place a range of measures, including increased generous bursaries, worth up to £26,000 for physics, biology and chemistry to encourage even more talented individuals into teaching. Our prestigious scholarship scheme will also continue, offering a package of tailored support and £28,000 tax-free for scholars in physics, chemistry and computer science.</p><p>The Department is also testing new financial incentives to boost recruitment and retention, which include a student loan reimbursement pilot for science teachers in 25 local authorities that are most in need. Around 1,700 science teachers a year will be eligible for this pilot scheme.</p><p>In addition to this, the Department has developed a number of further initiatives to encourage more science specialists into initial teacher training (ITT). These include targeted marketing campaigns; providing support to potential science ITT applicants to increase the proportion of successful applications; and a programme to recruit high calibre post-doctoral researchers who have detailed subject knowledge and a passion to teach physics in the schools where they are most needed.</p><p><br> The new National Mathematics and Physics school-centred ITT plans to offer high quality teacher training, in collaboration with partner schools across the country and Buckingham University, led by maths and physics experts in partnership with the Institute of Physics and Mathematical Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics international Teacher Recruitment Programme to support state-funded secondary schools in England with recruiting to physics vacancies. Through this programme, schools can recruit qualified teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA to teach physics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2019 09:54:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1091368

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has he made of the number of schools closing early as a result of a lack of resources.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	234119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on when schools finish their school day is not held centrally.</p><p>All maintained schools are required to educate pupils for at least 380 sessions each school year. They cannot reduce the length of the school week if this would take the total number of sessions below that.</p><p>All schools have the autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school day, which includes the flexibility to decide when their school day should start and finish. Where schools use this flexibility, they should take into account local circumstances and the needs of their students and staff.</p><p>In the event that a school decides to make changes to its school day the Department would encourage them to do this in consultation with parents. It is the Department’s expectation that the school should act reasonably when making such decisions; giving parents notice and considering the impacts on those affected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/03/2019 13:00:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1091370

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pupils in each key stage in (a) state and (b) private primary schools who are studying European languages by each language studied.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	234080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested on which languages are taught by which primary schools, or on pupils’ performance in foreign language study at primary school, is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2019 08:44:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1091374

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Universities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of students at UK universities who are studying each European language.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	234082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics about higher education in the UK and the latest statistics refer to the academic year 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>HESA publishes breakdowns by subject area at UK higher education institutions (HEIs) but does not go into detail beyond ‘languages’. In 2017/18, there were 84,260 full-person-equivalent<sup>1</sup> students enrolled on languages courses in UK HEIs. This information is shown in table 22 in the following link: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/what-study" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/what-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that HESA figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and that the figure of 84,260 is for all students enrolled on languages courses. This includes all levels of study (undergraduate, postgraduate etc.) and all modes of study (full-time and part-time).</p><p>[1] Counts are on the basis of full person equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, the counts are distributed between the subjects that make up their course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/03/2019 15:58:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1091378

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: English Language
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 number of people teaching English in secondary schools who do not have a degree in that subject.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	234094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is published in table 12 of the publication ‘School Workforce in England, November 2017’ available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 234095 question first answered 22/03/2019 13:49:50 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1091380

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Languages
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 number of people teaching (a) French, (b) German and (c) Spanish in secondary schools who do not have a degree in that language.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	234095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is published in table 12 of the publication ‘School Workforce in England, November 2017’ available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 234094 question first answered 22/03/2019 13:49:50 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones