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226663

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Lancashire were eligible for but did not claim free school meals in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	227328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education routinely collects information on pupils who are claiming free school meals. This information is published in the ‘Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics: January 2014’ Statistical First Release.[1] It is not possible to identify the number of pupils who are eligible for but are not claiming free school meals from the data the department collects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the department has published a research paper ‘Pupils not claiming free school meals: 2013’[2] which presents estimates of the numbers and proportions of pupils who are entitled to receive free school meals but are not claiming. The paper compares registration rates for children aged between 4 and 15 and highlights regions and local authorities where under-registration rates are high. Figures from this paper show the under-registration rate for Lancashire local authority is 6% (1,600 pupils).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/03/2015 15:45:43 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

226645

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level
	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 funding is available for schools to enable them to maintain the variety of A-levels they offer.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Paul Uppal
	uin	227129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>For the academic year 2015/16, the Department for Education has maintained the base rate of funding for 16- to 19-year-olds in schools and colleges at £4,000 for full-time 16- and 17-year-olds, and £3,300 for 18-year-olds. This is sufficient to fund a study programme of 600 hours, which is enough for students to take three A levels and one AS level, plus around 150 hours of enrichment or tutorial activity across each two-year course. It is for schools to determine what they offer their students, taking into account the needs and aspirations of their students as well as the overall budget available to the school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/03/2015 17:30:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4078 label Biography information for Paul Uppal

226652

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	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, if she will take steps to introduce a salary sacrifice car scheme for teachers; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	uin	227219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Academies, including free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools, have the freedom to set their own pay and conditions policies. They are therefore free to offer their teachers access to car purchase salary sacrifice schemes. Currently, 15% of all primary schools and 62% of all secondary schools are academies.</p><p> </p><p>In local authority maintained schools, changes to the statutory pay and conditions of teachers must first be referred to the independent School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB). Recent STRB referrals have focused on fundamental reforms to the overall pay and conditions framework for teachers. Following the STRB’s recommendations, these reforms have given schools much greater freedom to attract and retain the best teachers and to reward individuals in line with their contribution to improving their pupils’ achievements.</p><p> </p><p>The demands on the STRB’s time and resources in the reform process mean that the government has had to make hard decisions on the issues it refers to STRB. In light of the focus of the important referrals above, the Department for Education has not prioritised revisions to the existing salary sacrifice arrangements. Future referrals to the STRB will be a matter for the next administration.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/03/2015 15:29:09 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

226649

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Birmingham
	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 2 March 2015 to Question 225826, which 12 schools within Birmingham local authority area applied for additional funding for universal infant free school meals; and in which constituencies those schools are located.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	227136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Birmingham City Council submitted bids for schools within the following parliamentary constituencies during the local authority universal infant free school meal capital bidding round: Edgbaston, Erdington, Hodge Hill, Perry Barr, Northfield, Selly Oak, and Yardley.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has not yet published the names of schools which applied for but were not allocated funding. The department plans to publish this information in July 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/03/2015 16:09:12 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

226650

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	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 consideration the School Teachers Review Body has given to including salary sacrifice car schemes in the school teachers' pay and conditions document; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	uin	227225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Recent School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) referrals have focused on fundamental reforms to the overall pay and conditions framework for teachers. Following the STRB’s recommendations, these reforms have given schools much greater freedom to attract and retain the best teachers and to reward individuals in line with their contribution to improving their pupils’ achievements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The demands on the STRB’s time and resources in the reform process mean that the government has had to make hard decisions on the issues it refers to STRB. In light of the focus of the important referrals above, the Department for Education has not prioritised revisions to the existing salary sacrifice arrangements for inclusion in recent STRB referrals. Future referrals to the STRB will be a matter for the next administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/03/2015 15:38:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

226646

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level
	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 ensure that funding is available to schools to enable pupils to continue at A-level subjects they took at GCSE.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Paul Uppal
	uin	227130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Funding for 16- to 19-year-olds is sufficient for students to take three A levels and one AS level, plus around 150 hours of enrichment or tutorial activity across each two-year course. It is up to individuals to choose which subjects they wish to take at A level and not all students will choose to continue to study the same subjects they took at GCSE. It is for schools to determine what they offer their students, taking into account the needs and aspirations of their students as well as the overall budget available to the school.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/03/2015 17:28:56 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4078 label Biography information for Paul Uppal

226666

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Teachers' Review Body
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she next plans to issue a remit to the School Teachers Review Body; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	uin	227223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Future remits to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) will be a matter for the next administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 12 March 2015, the government published the STRB’s most recent report along with the government’s response. These documents are published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/school-teachers-review-body-strb-reports" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/school-teachers-review-body-strb-reports</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The report makes recommendations on the pay award for teachers in 2015/16. The government has proposed to accept the STRB’s recommendations in full, subject to the views of statutory consultees. The STRB’s recommended approach will help schools to recruit and retain teachers, and reward high-performing experienced classroom teachers who contribute substantially to improved outcomes for their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/03/2015 15:34:32 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

226591

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who submitted applications for child benefit to the Child Benefit Office in the last 12 months were subsequently told by that office that their application was not received.
	tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
	uin	227164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold the requested data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/03/2015 16:41:17 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

226799

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) national newspaper advertisements, (d) local newspaper advertisements, (e) social media advertising and (f) other types of advertising in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	227305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, the member for Horsham (Mr Maude) on Tuesday 17 March 2015 to Question UIN<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;uin=227295" target="_blank">227295</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 15:35:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

226805

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the latest stocktake of Work Programme sub-contractors.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	227266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This information is also available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/organisations-that-supply-services-to-the-work-programme-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/organisations-that-supply-services-to-the-work-programme-providers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I have arranged for the last published stock take to be placed in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/03/2015 17:27:42 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms