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784860

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71222, on children's centres: closures, how her Department defines the most disadvantaged people; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the most disadvantaged people are not affected by the closure of Sure Start centres.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	111762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect data on the number of people using Sure Start Children’s Centre services.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance makes clear that where councils decide to close a children’s centre, they should demonstrate that children and families, particularly the most disadvantaged, will not be; and that they are still meeting the duty to have sufficient children’s centres to meet local need. It is for local councils to define what is meant by disadvantage in this respect, having regard to the things that they are obliged to consider in statutory guidance; this is because any such definition must reflect local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 111761 question first answered 13/11/2017 16:04:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

760670

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Department's definition is of a children's centre linked site.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	105083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Since 18 September 2017, real-time data on Sure Start children’s centres and children’s centre linked sites has been supplied by local authorities via the department’s Get Information about Schools (GIAS) database portal at: <a href="https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>The department does not systematically collect information on the date children’s centres convert to children’s centre linked sites so it is not possible to provide a breakdown by year.</p><p>The definition of a children’s centre linked site is set out in the GIAS glossary at: <a href="https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/glossary" target="_blank">https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/glossary</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 105082 question first answered 09/10/2017 11:08:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

760671

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's centre linked sites there have been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	105082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Since 18 September 2017, real-time data on Sure Start children’s centres and children’s centre linked sites has been supplied by local authorities via the department’s Get Information about Schools (GIAS) database portal at: <a href="https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>The department does not systematically collect information on the date children’s centres convert to children’s centre linked sites so it is not possible to provide a breakdown by year.</p><p>The definition of a children’s centre linked site is set out in the GIAS glossary at: <a href="https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/glossary" target="_blank">https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/glossary</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 105083 question first answered 09/10/2017 11:08:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

748640

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCE A-level: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Social Mobility Commission's report: Time for Change: an assessment of government policies on social mobility 1997-2017, what steps her Department plans to take to reduce the attainment gap identified between disadvantaged young people and other students at A level or equivalent.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Commission’s report, which considers efforts to improve social mobility over the last twenty years. The Commission rightly concludes that too often life chances can be determined not by effort and ability, but by where you come from, who your parents are and which school you attend.</p><p>Educational achievement is at the heart of this Government’s commitment to make ours a meritocratic country. This is why we invested around £552m on disadvantaged learners aged 16-19 in 2016-17, on top of standard funding rates.</p><p>The attainment gap between those eligible and those not eligible for Free School Meals at age 15 achieving level 3 by age 19 has decreased from 26.4% in 2005 to 24.5% in 2016, but we know there is more to do. The department is pursuing a range of policies aimed at benefiting disadvantaged learners. Improvements in the delivery of high-quality basic skills and careers advice benefit disadvantaged learners by ensuring they have the qualifications, support and experience needed to get on in life, and have access to clear advice on their options. Funding uplifts support apprentices from disadvantaged areas, care leavers and those with learning difficulties and disabilities.</p><p>Traineeships, programmes combining pre-employment training, work experience and English and maths are available for young people aged 16-24 (and for young people with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan up to academic age 25) who are within six months of being ready to enter the labour market.</p><p>Latest data shows that there were 24,100 traineeship starts in the 15/16 academic year (14,700 aged 16-18 and 9,400 aged 19-24). Supported internships can be life-changing opportunities for young people with a SEN statement or EHC plan aged 16-24 who need more help to move from education into employment.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 28/07/2017 13:41:42 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

748641

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Social Mobility Commission's report: Time for Change: an assessment of government policies on social mobility 1997-2017, what steps her Department is taking to improve the attainment of children eligible for free school meals at GCSE.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education welcomes the Commission’s report which considers efforts to improve social mobility over the last twenty years. The Commission rightly concludes that too often life chances can be determined not by effort and ability but by where you come from, who your parents are and which school you attend.</p><p> </p><p>Educational achievement is at the heart of government’s commitment to make this is a truly meritocratic country and we have spent over £11bn since 2011 - almost £2.5bn this year alone - through the pupil premium to tackle educational inequality. The pupil premium provides schools with additional money to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils, most of whom are current or past free school meal claimants, of all abilities. This complements our work since 2010 to raise standards for curriculum, assessment and accountability, and our £72 million investment in Opportunity Areas where we are working to break down the barriers to social mobility that too many still face.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has provided the Education Endowment Foundation with £137 million to expand the evidence base and communicate to schools what works best to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils; schools are held to account for their use of the pupil premium through Ofsted inspection and information in performance tables. Further information about the pupil premium is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, measured by the department's gap index, has narrowed by 9.3 per cent at age 11 and 7.0 per cent at age 16 (GCSE) since 2011, the year the pupil premium was introduced. The 2016 GCSE figures show ongoing narrowing of the gap from 3.80 points to 3.78 points. This means better prospects for a more prosperous life as an adult. But we know there is more to do; the Department will set out further details on policy to tackle social injustice in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 15:47:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

731847

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
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 disabled children are not prevented from participating in school trips and other activities as a result of having medical appointments classified as absences.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We know how important it is that children with medical conditions are supported to enjoy a full education. That is why we introduced a new duty to require governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions and have provided statutory guidance outlining schools’ responsibilities in this area.</p><p>In meeting this duty, governing bodies should ensure that the arrangements in their school are clear and unambiguous about the need to actively support pupils with medical conditions to participate in school trips and visits, or in sporting activities, and not prevent them from doing so.</p><p>The guidance also makes clear that it is not generally acceptable practice to penalise children for their attendance record if their absences are related to their medical condition, such as hospital appointments.</p><p>We continue to work with Ofsted, and organisations such as the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance who have experience in supporting children with medical conditions, to help raise awareness of the duty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/06/2017 16:57:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

722088

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to publish its consultation on the future of children's centres.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 January 2017 to Question 58217: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-19/58217/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-19/58217/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/04/2017 14:15:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

722211

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start children's centres closed in England in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2016, real-time data on children’s centres and sites has been supplied by local authorities via the Department’s EduBase portal at:</p><p><a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/search.xhtml?clear=true" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/search.xhtml?clear=true</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Councils are merging centres to allow services to be delivered more efficiently. Where they decide to close a children’s centre, councils must demonstrate that children and families, particularly the most disadvantaged, will not be adversely affected and that they will not compromise their duty to have sufficient children’s centres to meet local need.</p><p> </p><p>Based on information supplied by local authorities, 60 children’s centres closed between 1 January 2017 and 19 April 2017.[1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] The number of children’s centres closed is based on information supplied to Edubase, as at 19 April 2017 at 10:50am. This figure could change if local authorities report additional closures that took place between 1 January and 19 April.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/04/2017 14:20:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

720392

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much investment is predicted to be stimulated from the apprenticeship levy in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	70625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy came into effect on 6 April 2017 and will enable us to fund the step change needed to achieve 3 million quality apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. Delivering better quality apprenticeships will ensure that more people from all backgrounds are enabled to gain the skills and training they need to build successful careers.</p><p>The apprenticeships programme is demand led, and employers will recruit apprentices that are appropriate for their business needs. The new funding model will support training for individuals from disadvantaged areas, by providing a cash payment to providers for training apprentices who live in the top 27% of deprived areas. This will be in place for a year, and we will continue to review our approach to funding apprenticeships for the most disadvantaged.</p><p>We are investing in skills across the whole of England: by 2019-20 our annual spending on apprenticeships in England will reach £2.45bn – double in cash terms what is was in 2010-11. Apprenticeships budget from 2016-2020 can be found on page 8 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf" target="_blank">Information on apprenticeship levy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are a devolved policy. The Devolved Administrations will each receive their fair share of the apprenticeship levy increasing to £460 million by 2019-20. It will be for them to decide how funds raised from the levy should be used in their administrations.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 70626 70846 question first answered 21/04/2017 09:57:04 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

720409

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provisions have been put in place to ensure that the apprenticeship levy is equally beneficial to all areas of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	70846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy came into effect on 6 April 2017 and will enable us to fund the step change needed to achieve 3 million quality apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. Delivering better quality apprenticeships will ensure that more people from all backgrounds are enabled to gain the skills and training they need to build successful careers.</p><p>The apprenticeships programme is demand led, and employers will recruit apprentices that are appropriate for their business needs. The new funding model will support training for individuals from disadvantaged areas, by providing a cash payment to providers for training apprentices who live in the top 27% of deprived areas. This will be in place for a year, and we will continue to review our approach to funding apprenticeships for the most disadvantaged.</p><p>We are investing in skills across the whole of England: by 2019-20 our annual spending on apprenticeships in England will reach £2.45bn – double in cash terms what is was in 2010-11. Apprenticeships budget from 2016-2020 can be found on page 8 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf" target="_blank">Information on apprenticeship levy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are a devolved policy. The Devolved Administrations will each receive their fair share of the apprenticeship levy increasing to £460 million by 2019-20. It will be for them to decide how funds raised from the levy should be used in their administrations.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 70625 70626 question first answered 21/04/2017 09:57:04 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis