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806067

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of her Department's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions have advised that the requested information was not available on the grounds of disproportionate cost associated with data collection and collation in the current session.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	119165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>In the current parliamentary session (as at 13 December 2017) <del class="ministerial">2,365</del> <ins class="ministerial">2,258</ins> written PQs have been answered by the Department. 33 <del class="ministerial">(1.4%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">(1.46%)</ins> of which were answered advising that the requested information was not available due to disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 20:05:37 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2018 10:28:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 30513 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

806206

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	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 effectiveness of the replacement of Statements of Special Educational Needs, with Education, Health and Care Plans.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	119398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has provided significant resources to support implementation of the Special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms. This includes £223 million to local councils between April 2014 and March 2018 and, during the same period, £60 million for around 1,200 Independent Supporters to help families with the Education Health and Care (EHC) plan process. Councils are making encouraging progress, but there is still work to be done to fully embed this improved system. That is why the government announced on 30 November an additional package of support worth nearly £45 million to provide help for children and young people with SEND. This included a further £29 million to support councils and their local partners to continue pressing ahead with implementation of the reforms to the SEND system beyond the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>We are beginning to see some positive feedback on EHC plans from parents and young people. A large-scale survey, published in March 2017, of over 13,000 families who gained an EHC plan in 2015 found that two thirds were satisfied with the overall experience of getting a plan, and three-fifths agreed the help and support set out in the plan will achieve the desired outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are delays with any aspect of the EHC process, including issuing an EHC plan and delivering the provision set out in it, the local council should work with the family, explain the reason for the delay and address the situation swiftly. We know that sometimes issues cannot be immediately resolved and we have made available to families, in every local council, mediation services, as well as support from Independent Supporters and Information Advice and Support Services. Where issues regarding the EHC plan cannot be resolved, families can also appeal to the SEND Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 119400 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:53:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

806208

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	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 support families who have experienced delays in receiving appropriate support through education, health and care plans.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	119400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has provided significant resources to support implementation of the Special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms. This includes £223 million to local councils between April 2014 and March 2018 and, during the same period, £60 million for around 1,200 Independent Supporters to help families with the Education Health and Care (EHC) plan process. Councils are making encouraging progress, but there is still work to be done to fully embed this improved system. That is why the government announced on 30 November an additional package of support worth nearly £45 million to provide help for children and young people with SEND. This included a further £29 million to support councils and their local partners to continue pressing ahead with implementation of the reforms to the SEND system beyond the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>We are beginning to see some positive feedback on EHC plans from parents and young people. A large-scale survey, published in March 2017, of over 13,000 families who gained an EHC plan in 2015 found that two thirds were satisfied with the overall experience of getting a plan, and three-fifths agreed the help and support set out in the plan will achieve the desired outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are delays with any aspect of the EHC process, including issuing an EHC plan and delivering the provision set out in it, the local council should work with the family, explain the reason for the delay and address the situation swiftly. We know that sometimes issues cannot be immediately resolved and we have made available to families, in every local council, mediation services, as well as support from Independent Supporters and Information Advice and Support Services. Where issues regarding the EHC plan cannot be resolved, families can also appeal to the SEND Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 119398 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:53:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

806210

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Nurseries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it is her policy to create a capital fund to support the opening of nurseries in primary schools that do not have the facilities to provide one.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	119402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>As stated in the Social Mobility Action Plan, we will invest £50 million to create more high quality school-based nursery provision for disadvantaged children: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667690/Social_Mobility_Action_Plan_-_for_printing.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667690/Social_Mobility_Action_Plan_-_for_printing.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We expect that this investment will contribute to creating and increasing nursery provision in both new and existing schools, including those schools that already provide nursery places and those that do not.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2017 17:08:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

806213

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Nurseries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what how many and what proportion of primary schools that have opened since June 2017 (a) did and (b) did not have an on-site nursery.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	119405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>11 of the 21 (52 per cent) mainstream primary and all-through schools that have opened since June 2017 have nursery provision. 10 of the 21 (48 per cent) schools opened without nursery provision.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not approved any new school proposals since June 2017. The most recent new school approvals were made in April 2017 when 29 of the 45 (64 per cent) mainstream primary and all-through schools approved included proposals for nursery provision. We will next invite proposals for new schools in early 2018.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 119407 question first answered 18/12/2017 17:15:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

806215

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Nurseries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of new primary schools that received permission to be built since June 2017 (a) included and (b) did not include plans to build a nursery.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	119407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>11 of the 21 (52 per cent) mainstream primary and all-through schools that have opened since June 2017 have nursery provision. 10 of the 21 (48 per cent) schools opened without nursery provision.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not approved any new school proposals since June 2017. The most recent new school approvals were made in April 2017 when 29 of the 45 (64 per cent) mainstream primary and all-through schools approved included proposals for nursery provision. We will next invite proposals for new schools in early 2018.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 119405 question first answered 18/12/2017 17:15:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

806280

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many data incidents her Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Since becoming part of the Department for Education (DfE) organisational structure in September 2015, information relating to personal data incidents for the Government Equalities Office (GEO) is held by the DfE and is included in the reply given by the Secretary of State for Education to PQ 119467.</p><p>The DfE reports data incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) where a large volume of personal data is concerned and there is a real risk of individuals suffering some harm or where smaller amounts of personal data are involved, the release of which could cause a significant risk of individuals suffering substantial detriment, including substantial distress.</p><p>The DfE publishes, in its annual report and accounts, information about personal data related incidents and provides fuller details about incidents reported to the ICO.</p><p>The department’s annual report and accounts for 2015-16 and 2016-17 report on personal data incidents and incidents that warranted formal reporting to the ICO.</p><p>The accounts can be found at the following links:</p><p>2015-16 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>2016-17 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>Of the incidents reported in the periods 2015-16 and 2016-17, none of the DfE’s reported incidents and incidents reported to the ICO related to the GEO.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/12/2017 12:01:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806301

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many times the Government Equalities Office's Senior Information Risk Officer role has been vacant for a week or longer since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Department for Education organisational structure, the Government Equalities Office (GEO) does not have a Senior Information Risk Officer role but shares that of the Department for Education (DfE). This was also the case when GEO was part of other departments. In September 2012, GEO moved from the Home Office to the Department for Culture, Digital, Media and Sport (DCMS). In September 2015, GEO moved from DCMS to DfE.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/12/2017 11:59:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806093

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many non-UK EU nationals started employment in his Department since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	119296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>All government departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 20:10:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

806275

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many data incidents her Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The department reports data incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) where a large volume of personal data is concerned and there is a real risk of individuals suffering some harm or where smaller amounts of personal data are involved, the release of which could cause a significant risk of individuals suffering substantial detriment, including substantial distress.</p><p>The department publishes, in its annual report and accounts, information about personal data related incidents and provides fuller details about incidents reported to the ICO.</p><p>The department’s annual report and accounts 2015-16 reported five personal data incidents and informed the ICO, on a courtesy basis, about one of these, which did not fall within the criteria for formal reporting. The accounts can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>The department’s annual report and accounts 2016-17 reported three personal data incidents of which one warranted formal reporting to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The accounts can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/12/2017 11:50:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett