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921828

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship standards are awaiting approval from the Institute for Apprenticeships.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL8522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/06/2018 14:59:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

921830

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the barriers to increasing the number of apprenticeship starts.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL8523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>We seek the opinions of current and potential users of apprenticeships on a regular basis to identify the impact of our reforms. This includes the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA) day to day conversations and departmental engagement with businesses, providers and apprentices which include regular ministerial meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Some recent changes that have been made as a result of this continual engagement include introducing flexibility for levy-paying employers to transfer up to ten per cent of their levy to other employers. Furthermore, the Institute for Apprenticeships’ ‘Faster and Better’ process will speed up and simplify standards development. In addition, the ESFA ‘Apprenticeship Service Roadmap’ outlines the most significant developments to the apprenticeship service over the coming months, continuing to deliver improvements which meet employer and provider needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/06/2018 15:05:51 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

917786

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Personal Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to inform schools that they no longer need to collect data on pupils' nationality and to remove any such information from their records.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL8380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>School census requirements are published annually on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-census" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-census</a>. The requirements for 2018/19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/06/2018 16:10:48 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

917787

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether teachers who deliver support in Literacy Hubs are required to hold qualifications in special educational needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL8381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Each of our 35 new English Hubs will deploy five practising teachers to deliver support to local schools. These teachers will not be required to hold specific qualifications in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department would expect all teachers to be aware of the Teachers’ Standards and to have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND, and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them. Trainee teachers are also assessed against these standards. The deparment will work with the Centre of Excellence for Literacy Teaching and individual English Hubs, once in place, to appoint and train a range of excellent candidates to the role of literacy specialist, including those with a background in SEND.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 19/06/2018 11:31:12 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

906027

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how efforts to ensure that, from September, every new teacher will have an understanding of autism will be co-ordinated and delivered; and how long it will take to achieve this objective.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>Teachers are required to have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as part of the Teacher’ Standards, attached.</p><p> </p><p>The government already funds a range of SEND-specific resources and training to support the entire school workforce. The department has funded the Autism Education Trust (AET) since 2012 to deliver autism training to early years, schools and post-16 professionals in England. The AET has now trained more than 150,000 education staff to encourage a ‘whole school’ approach to supporting children and young people with autism. In March 2018, the department extended this contract by a further two years.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2016 the department published a new framework for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) content, which includes specific content on SEND, including autism. The revised content framework, attached, states that “providers should ensure that SEND training is integrated across the ITT programme”.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL7952_Teachers_Standards.pdf title Teachers_Standards 2 file name HL7952_A_framework_of_core_content_for_ITT.pdf title A_framework_of_core_content_for_ITT question first answered 30/05/2018 14:14:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

904285

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Out-of-school Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been (1) reported to the police, and (2) convicted, under section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 for conducting independent education institutions.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested. Police forces in England and Wales are not required to notify the Home Office of offences recorded under section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008.</p><p>Prosecution information is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/05/2018 11:32:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

901452

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many and which Children's Centres closed in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Since 18 September 2017, data on children’s centres has been supplied by local authorities via the department’s Get Information about Schools 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> </p><p>The figures in the table below are based on information supplied by local authorities as at 11 May 2018[1].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of children’s centres closed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April to 11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A list of the children’s centres that have closed in each financial year since April 2015 is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Councils are reconfiguring services to deliver them more efficiently. If a council decides to close a children’s centre, statutory guidance is clear that they should demonstrate that local children and families would not be adversely affected and that local areas continue to have sufficient children’s centres to meet their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Over the same period, the number of two, three and four years olds in good and outstanding early years provision has increased, as set out in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Based on information supplied by local authorities as at 11 May 2018, 11:30 am. These figures may be different to previous answers, and could change again in future, since local authorities may update the database at any time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL7778_Childrens_Centres_closures_since_April_2015.xlsx title Childrens_Centres_closures_since_April_2015 2 file name HL7778_2_3_and_4_year_olds_in_good_or_outstanding_early_years_provision.docx title 2_3_and_4_year_olds_in_good_or_outstanding_EY question first answered 24/05/2018 16:01:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

899993

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the closure of the UK Commission on Employment and Skills, how they intend to track the size and shape of skills shortages.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Analytical work previously conducted by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), to measure the nature and scale of skills needs such as the UK Employer Skills Survey and Working Futures, was transferred to the Department for Education following the closure of UKCES.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 the department commissioned the latest UK Employer Skills Survey, which gathered information from over 87,000 employers about their skills needs and challenges. The results from the survey will be published this summer. The department is also currently commissioning an update to the Working Futures estimates – a set of quantitative forecasts of employment prospects and skills demand across the whole economy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Skills Advisory Panel programme, has just started to roll out across England. The programme will work with Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships to help match skills provision with employer demand at the local level. The programme will also enable the department to produce a richer picture of regional, sectoral and national skills needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/05/2018 16:45:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

895219

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the rates of tooth decay among children in England in each of the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The former National Health Service Dental Epidemiology Programme collected data in 2007/08 and 2011/12 for five year olds. It showed 31% and 28% were affected by tooth decay respectively. The programme also collected data for 12 year olds in 2008/09 and found 33% were affected by dental decay.</p><p>For all age groups, no data are available for 2010 and 2011.</p><p>The 2013 Child Dental Health Survey collected data on five year olds, eight year olds, 12 year olds and 15 year olds. It showed that: 31% of five year olds; 49% of eight year olds; 37% of 12 year olds and 44% of 15 year olds are affected by dental decay.</p><p>Data on three year olds was collected in 2012/13 by Public Health England (PHE) Dental Public Health Intelligence Programme and this shows that 12% of three year olds are affected by dental decay.</p><p>In 2013/14 PHE Oral Health Survey collected data on five year olds and 12 year olds attending special support schools which shows that, in England, 22% of five year olds and 29% of 12 year olds attending special support schools had experience of obvious dental decay.</p><p>In 2014/15 PHE Dental Public Health Intelligence Programme collected data on five year old and this shows that 25% of five year olds are affected by dental decay.</p><p>Results from the latest oral health survey of five year old children in England will be published in the oral health survey of five-year-old children 2016-17 report by Public Health England by June 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 10/05/2018 16:32:35 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

895220

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the oral health of school children in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the oral health needs of their local population, including the needs of school children, developing oral health strategies and commissioning oral health improvement programmes.</p><p>Public Health England has published resources to support local authorities in improving the oral health of children, and is working locally with local authorities on this. These resources include <em>Local authorities improving oral health: commissioning better oral health for children and young people: An evidence-informed toolkit for local authorities</em> which assessed the community-based preventive services that reduce tooth decay, including those that increase fluoride availability. This toolkit supports local authorities to invest in programmes which have demonstrated improvement in children’s dental health. A copy of the toolkit is attached.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published <em>Oral health: local authorities and their partners</em> (NICE guidance PH55). This guidance includes recommendations to consider supervised toothbrushing schemes and fluoride varnish schemes in nurseries and primary schools in areas where children are at high risk of poor oral health and also recommendations on raising awareness of importance of oral health as part of a whole school approach in all primary and secondary schools. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p><p>Sugary food and drinks are one of the main causes of tooth decay. The Government’s <em>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</em>, launched in August 2016, contained proposals for a broad, structured sugar reduction programme to remove sugar from the categories of food that contribute the most to children’s sugar intakes. This Plan and the sugar levy which came into effect in April 2018, is expected to have a positive effect on improving children’s oral health.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Local authorities improving oral health commissioning oral health for children and young people.pdf title Local authorities improving oral health 2 file name PH55 oral-health-local-authorities-and-partners-pdf.pdf title NICE guidance oral health question first answered 14/05/2018 10:55:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey