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1129541

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the British Council The Shape of Global Higher Education, published on 1 May, what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK retains its pre-eminence in global higher education, particularly in the light of the increasing access to education systems in other countries for overseas students.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL16026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>In March 2019, the Department for Education and the Department for International Trade published the International Education Strategy, which can be found here and is also attached: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Developed in co-operation with providers across the education sector, this strategy sets out an ambition to increase the value of our education exports to £35 billion per year, and to increase the number of international higher education students in the UK to 600,000 per year, both by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy also sets out actions to support the higher education sector to deliver on this ambition. These include the appointment of an international education champion to help build links with priority countries and unlock barriers to international exchange and partnership. In addition, the strategy sets out actions to ensure that international students have the best possible experience studying in the UK, and that doing this maximises their employment opportunities.</p><p>The government will be working closely with institutions, Universities UK International and the British Council to develop partnerships, deliver trade missions, to provide forums to develop sustainable mutually beneficial transnational education programmes and to develop annual updates to the strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/06/2019 15:50:08 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL16026_International Education Strategy.pdf title HL16026_pdf
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1129750

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) weekday evenings, (b) Saturdays and (c) Sundays are classified as normal school hours for the purposes of the Government's consultation entitled Children not in school: proposed legislation, launched on 2 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	259857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>​The purpose of the proposed register is to enable local authorities to track the main daytime weekday educational settings for children in scope, and to take action if it appears that a suitable education is not being received in usual school hours. This purpose would not be served by bringing into coverage the register activities carried on in places or at times not relevant to determining suitability, or by including places which are simply hosting educational visits rather than providing tuition and it is not our intention to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Issues such as the definition of usual school hours, and what is a relevant setting for the purposes of providing local authorities with information about children on the proposed register of children not in school, will be considered based on responses received to the consultation, which closes on 24 June. Implementation issues such as these are an important part of the consultation, information for which is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259858 259859 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:43:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122404 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1129751

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) morning prayer meetings, (b) afternoon bible studies and (c) evening youth group meetings are included in the scope of education settings for the purposes of the Government's consultation entitled Children not in school: proposed legislation, launched on 2 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	259858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>​The purpose of the proposed register is to enable local authorities to track the main daytime weekday educational settings for children in scope, and to take action if it appears that a suitable education is not being received in usual school hours. This purpose would not be served by bringing into coverage the register activities carried on in places or at times not relevant to determining suitability, or by including places which are simply hosting educational visits rather than providing tuition and it is not our intention to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Issues such as the definition of usual school hours, and what is a relevant setting for the purposes of providing local authorities with information about children on the proposed register of children not in school, will be considered based on responses received to the consultation, which closes on 24 June. Implementation issues such as these are an important part of the consultation, information for which is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259857 259859 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:43:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122403 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1129752

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Attendance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) museums, (b) art galleries, (c) sports clubs, (d) National Trust and English Heritage properties, (e) leisure centres and (f) Parliament are included in the scope of education settings for the purposes of the Government's consultation entitled Children not in school: proposed legislation, launched on 2 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	259859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>​The purpose of the proposed register is to enable local authorities to track the main daytime weekday educational settings for children in scope, and to take action if it appears that a suitable education is not being received in usual school hours. This purpose would not be served by bringing into coverage the register activities carried on in places or at times not relevant to determining suitability, or by including places which are simply hosting educational visits rather than providing tuition and it is not our intention to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Issues such as the definition of usual school hours, and what is a relevant setting for the purposes of providing local authorities with information about children on the proposed register of children not in school, will be considered based on responses received to the consultation, which closes on 24 June. Implementation issues such as these are an important part of the consultation, information for which is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/children-not-in-school</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259857 259858 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:43:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122405 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1129852

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sure Start Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Institute for Fiscal Studies report entitled The health effects of Sure Start, published on 3rd June 2019; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	259904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The government welcomes the recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on the health effects of Sure Start. It is crucial that in our pursuit of better outcomes for children and families, and in making spending decisions, we are guided by high quality evidence. I refer the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme to the statement given in response to an Urgent Question about the IFS report by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships on 5 June 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/06/2019 13:27:05 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1129733

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National School Breakfast Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	259855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The department is investing up to £26 million in a breakfast club programme using funds from the soft drinks industry levy revenues. This money will introduce or improve breakfast clubs in over 1,700 schools. The focus of these clubs has been to target the most disadvantaged areas of the country, including the Department for Education’s opportunity areas to help make sure every child gets the best start in life.</p><p> </p><p>A contract was awarded to Family Action in March 2018 and will run until March 2020. Family Action, in partnership with Magic Breakfast, have both been named as the leading charities responsible for running the breakfast club programme. Family Action are distributing the appropriate funding to participating schools who meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Through the programme, schools receive dedicated support from Family Action and Magic Breakfast, including tailored assistance in the establishment of each breakfast club. Schools also receive breakfast food for children or funding to deliver this food provision. Schools also receive a one-off £500 grant payment which they are free to use as they deem appropriate, for example, purchasing equipment to set up a breakfast club.</p><p> </p><p>We monitor management information from the programme on an ongoing basis and will also review the effectiveness of the programme fully once the programme concludes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/06/2019 13:30:57 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1129685

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on accommodation standards for 16 and 17 year olds in care.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	259860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning sufficient accommodation to meet the needs of children in care and care leavers; and to ensure that this accommodation is ‘suitable’.</p><p> </p><p>Suitable accommodation is defined in the Children Act Volume 2 guidance, which states that settings used to accommodate children in care should:</p><p> </p><ul><li>be suitable for the child in light of their needs, including their health needs;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>ensure the responsible authority has satisfied itself as to the character and suitability of the landlord or other provider;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>comply with health and safety requirements relating to rented accommodation; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>ensure the responsible authority has, so far as reasonably practicable, taken into account the child’s: wishes and feelings; and education, training or employment needs.</li></ul><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance is available at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441643/Children_Act_Guidance_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441643/Children_Act_Guidance_2015.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This definition of suitable accommodation also applies to settings used to accommodate care leavers aged 16 or 17.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/06/2019 16:49:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1129552

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement of new school places for special educational needs children on 11 March, how the Department for Education is working with local authorities to ensure that new schools are built where demand for places is highest.
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	uin	HL16037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Every child in this country, whatever their background, should have the opportunity to get a world class education, giving them knowledge and skills that set them up for life. This includes children with special educational needs and disabilities. To help achieve this ambition, the department has opened 34 new special free schools through the free schools programme, with a further 91 approved to open in the future.</p><p>The department’s experience of opening special free schools has shown that the commitment from local authorities is important so that new schools compliment the local education offer and are a close match for what families need. That is why in the recent round, we asked local authorities to set out their case for why a new special free school would benefit their area, including how the new school would help them manage their high needs budget.</p><p>This process does not replace the free school presumption process and does not replace a local authority’s duty to secure sufficient appropriate education for children and young people.</p><p>If there is significant basic need in an area, the local authority should decide whether a free school presumption competition is needed and if so, they must seek proposals to establish a free school through the presumption process.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/06/2019 13:15:02 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1129492

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that community adult learning providers are included alongside further education colleges in any future national adult education network, following the recommendation in the independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL15977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel’s report forms an important step in the government’s Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and engage with stakeholders before concluding the review at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Adult Education Budget aims to provide adults with the skills and learning that they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables flexible tailored programmes, which may or may not require a qualification, to be made available to help eligible adults to undertake in learning programmes, build their confidence and enhance their wellbeing. This includes community learning and funding to help learners overcome barriers to learning, such as financial hardship or learning difficulties or disabilities. The department is considering adult skills more widely in preparation for the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL15978 HL15979 HL15980 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:16:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1129493

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will support adult learning at entry level and pre-qualification level to help those who want to develop the skills and confidence to progress to higher level qualifications, as recommended in the independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL15978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel’s report forms an important step in the government’s Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and engage with stakeholders before concluding the review at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Adult Education Budget aims to provide adults with the skills and learning that they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables flexible tailored programmes, which may or may not require a qualification, to be made available to help eligible adults to undertake in learning programmes, build their confidence and enhance their wellbeing. This includes community learning and funding to help learners overcome barriers to learning, such as financial hardship or learning difficulties or disabilities. The department is considering adult skills more widely in preparation for the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL15977 HL15979 HL15980 question first answered 18/06/2019 13:16:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird