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64896

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date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average value of tax credits were paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	203325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£4,300</p></td><td><p>£5,800</p></td><td><p>£2,800</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td><td><p>£6,500</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td><td><p>£6,800</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,200</p></td><td><p>£6,900</p></td><td><p>£3,900</p></td><td><p>£4,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£5,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td><td><p>£4,500</p></td><td><p>£4,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£7,600</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>7,500</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,300</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,200</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,400</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,000</ins></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in average tax credit awards in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ in April 2012. This policy removed a number of higher income households from the tax credit population. As higher income households generally have lower tax credit awards, the effect of removing these households increases the average award.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 07/07/2014 14:06:19 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 11:54:34 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes previous answer version 8139 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

64902

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many house purchases have been funded through the Help to Buy scheme in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	203332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This Government is committed to supporting people's aspirations to own their own home. The number of families buying a home with the support of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme, as of 31 May in the Ribble Valley Borough Council is 21; in Lancashire it is 512; and across England it is 22,831. The Department's official statistics on sales, broken down by local authority and postcode sector for England is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on schemes operated by the other devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee scheme is managed by HM Treasury and the data is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/07/2014 15:08:46 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

64915

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for International Security Strategy approved the proposals to limit contractor liability at HMNB Clyde to £100,000 despite the objection by the hon. Member for Newport West.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	203416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Having considered the objection raised I decided to proceed with the Treasury Minute on Contingent Liability as this work is an essential enabler in allowing the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to deliver its projects and estate maintenance requirements on estates where nuclear assets are sited.<br><br>It is the MOD's intent to limit the contractor's liability at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde to £100,000. Since no commercial contractor could reasonably be expected to assume total liabilities or to be able to insure against them. Such a liability can only be borne by the State.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/07/2014 16:22:09 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

64916

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided to each pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Warrington in (A) cash terms and (B) at 2014 prices in each year since 1995-96.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	203329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>As Warrington only became a local authority in 1998 as a result of local government reorganisation, comparable funding data is only available from this date.</p><p>Average per pupil revenue funding figures, from the Department to local authorities, for pupils aged 3-10 (primary) and 11-15 (secondary) for Warrington specifically for years 1997-98 to 2005-06 are as follows. These figures are in cash terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Average Per Pupil Revenue Funding </strong></p><p><strong>(cash)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1997-98</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1998-99</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1999-00</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2000-01</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2001-02</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2002-03</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2003-04</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA (primary)</p></td><td><p>1,856</p></td><td><p>1,973</p></td><td><p>2,123</p></td><td><p>2,337</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td><td><p>2,896</p></td><td><p>3,046</p></td><td><p>3,321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA (secondary)</p></td><td><p>2,579</p></td><td><p>2,711</p></td><td><p>2,841</p></td><td><p>3,075</p></td><td><p>3,287</p></td><td><p>3,472</p></td><td><p>3,633</p></td><td><p>3,886</p></td><td><p>4,124</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are in real terms using June 2014 GDP deflators in 2013-14 prices:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Average Per Pupil Revenue Funding </strong></p><p><strong>(real)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1997- 98</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1998-99</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1999-00</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2000-01</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2001-02</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2002-03</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2003-04</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA (primary)</p></td><td><p>2,618</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td><td><p>2,881</p></td><td><p>3,149</p></td><td><p>3,333</p></td><td><p>3,424</p></td><td><p>3,642</p></td><td><p>3,728</p></td><td><p>3,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA (secondary)</p></td><td><p>3,637</p></td><td><p>3,752</p></td><td><p>3,856</p></td><td><p>4,145</p></td><td><p>4,313</p></td><td><p>4,452</p></td><td><p>4,570</p></td><td><p>4,757</p></td><td><p>4,957</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Per pupil figures using standard spending assessment (SSA)/education formula share (EFS) allocations and pupils aged 3-15.</p><p>With the introduction of the dedicated schools grant (DSG) in 2006-07, the changes to the funding mechanism meant figures were no longer comparable with previous years.</p><p>The 1997-98 to 2005-06 figures are based on EFS which formed the education part of the local government finance settlement, plus various grants. This was an assessment of what local authorities needed to fund education rather than what they spent. The DSG is based largely on an authority's previous spending. In addition, the DSG has a different coverage to EFS. EFS comprised a schools block and a local education authority (LEA) block (to cover LEA central functions) whereas DSG only covers the EFS school block. LEA block items are still funded through DCLG's local government finance settlement but education items cannot be separately identified. Consequently, there is a break in the department's time series as the two sets of data are not comparable.</p><p>To provide a comparison for 2006-07 DSG, the Department has isolated the EFS school block equivalent funding in 2005-06; as described above this does not represent the totality of ‘education' funding in that year.</p><p>Figures for financial years 2005 to 2013 are shown below. These are in cash terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Average revenue per pupil funding (cash)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong><br><strong> (baseline)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA</p></td><td><p>3,630</p></td><td><p>3,840</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>4,490</p></td><td><p>4,730</p></td><td><p>4,670</p></td><td><p>4,670</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These are in real terms using June 2014 GDP deflators in 2013-14 prices:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Average revenue per pupil funding (cash)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong><br><strong> (baseline)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA</p></td><td><p>4,370</p></td><td><p>4,490</p></td><td><p>4,670</p></td><td><p>4,760</p></td><td><p>4,850</p></td><td><p>4,970</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>4,750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Per pupil figures are using DSG allocations plus other schools related grants, e.g. school standards grant, school standards grant (personalisation), standards fund etc. and pupils aged 3-15 rounded to the nearest £10. Most of the additional grants were mainstreamed into DSG in 2011-12.</p><p>With the changes to DSG funding in financial year 2013 to 2014, i.e. funding allocated through three blocks, namely schools, early years and high needs, there is no longer a comparable overall figure with previous years. The table below shows the DSG schools block unit funding figures in cash and real terms for Warrington LA.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>DSG schools block per pupil funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA (cash)</p></td><td><p>4,219</p></td><td><p>4,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington LA (real)*</p></td><td><p>4,219</p></td><td><p>4,128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Real terms figures shown in 2013-14 prices using GDP deflators at 27.06.14</p><p>Since 2011-12 schools have received the Pupil Premium which targets funding at pupils from the most deprived backgrounds to help them achieve their full potential. In 2011-12, the Premium was allocated for each pupil known to be eligible for Free School Meals, looked after children and children of parents in the armed services. In 2012-13 coverage was expanded to include pupils known to have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last six years. The amounts per pupil amounts for each type of pupil are shown in following table in cash terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Pupil Premium per pupil (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School Meal Pupil Primary</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>953</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School Meal Pupil Secondary</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Children</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Looked After Children</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,900*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Also includes children adopted from care</p><p>Total Pupil Premium allocations for Warrington local authority for each year are shown in the following table in cash terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Pupil Premium Allocations (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>1.720</p></td><td><p>3.389</p></td><td><p>5.281</p></td><td><p>6.899</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures in real terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Pupil Premium Allocations (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>1.769</p></td><td><p>3.447</p></td><td><p>5.281</p></td><td><p>6.750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Price Base: Real terms at 2013-14 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 27.06.2014</p><p>The table below shows capital funding for the financial years that are available. The data is in cash terms as allocations are phased across more than one year making real terms calculations meaningless.Complete information on the split of capital between phases of education is not held centrally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Warrington</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital funding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>3.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>4.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>8.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>11.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>10.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>10.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>12.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>12.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>10.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>10.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>19.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>18.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>7.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>8.60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Warrington also received £1.3 million in 2007-8, £3.4 million in 2008-9, £18.2 million in 2009-10, and £0.9 million in 2010-11 under the BSF programme.</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Capital allocations includes capital grant and supported borrowing allocations.</p><p>2. Figures are rounded to the nearest £100,000.</p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2013-to-2014-final-allocation-tables" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2013-to-2014-final-allocation-tables</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2014-to-2015-illustrative-allocation-tables" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2014-to-2015-illustrative-allocation-tables</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20131216163513/http:/www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/financialmanagement/schoolsrevenuefunding" target="_blank">webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20131216163513/http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/financialmanagement/schoolsrevenuefunding</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 10/07/2014 16:20:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws previous answer version 8585 answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

64917

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the total number of ministerial replies from his Department to hon. Members in a parliamentary session; and what proportion of such replies are sent (a) by letter and (b) by email.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Information is not available in the form requested. Reports on the performance of Departments in handling correspondence from hon. Members and peers are published by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General each year and include numbers of letters to which Ministers reply. The report for the calendar year 2013 (Official Report 13 May 2014, 17WS) shows that 16,898 such letters were received by Department for Education Ministers. Most correspondence from hon. Members continues to be received as letters and is replied to in the same format, although Ministers will continue to reply in email form when they consider it appropriate to do so.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 203526 question first answered 07/07/2014 10:12:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

64918

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Childcare and Early Years has had with parents of disabled children about improving access, affordability and quality of childcare for disabled children since he was appointed.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families is responsible for special educational needs and disability issues within the Department for Education. He has had numerous meetings with the parents of disabled children to discuss a wide range of issues. I have regular meetings with all of my ministerial colleagues on subjects of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance in the draft Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice includes a separate chapter on the early years and also makes clear that local authorities must include details of childcare for disabled children in their local offer of support for children who are disabled or have special educational needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 17:50:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 8588 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64919

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Qualifications
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 pupils who did not have a statement of special educational needs in each school achieved no qualifications by the end of key stage 4 in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	203334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested has been placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/07/2014 15:50:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

64921

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to adopt a child.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Major reforms in the Children and Families Act 2014 are helping to speed up the legal adoption process for children in England, support quicker matching and ensure earlier placement of children with foster families who may go on to adopt them. Adoption scorecards were introduced in 2012 and are driving improvements locally. We implemented a new adopter approval process last year and under this new process prospective adopters can now be approved in just six months. New training materials and other tools have been developed by the College of Social Work and Research in Practice to improve the skills of social workers so they are better placed to quickly judge what is best for each child. In 2012-13, the number of adopters was 34% up on the year before.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/07/2014 15:28:29 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

64922

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
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 adequacy of the UK's child protection legislation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Glenda Jackson
uin	203198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Professor Eileen Munro undertook a wide-ranging independent review of the child protection system in England reporting in 2011. This review looked at the system as a whole, including the adequacy of the child protection legislation. The Department for Education has since clarified the legislation through the revised statutory safeguarding guidance<em>, </em>‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013' so all organisations working with vulnerable children know what the law says they and others must do.</p><p>The Department will continue to monitor the current legislation and review options to strengthen the system to keep children safe.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/07/2014 15:29:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	175 label Biography information for Glenda Jackson

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registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the impact on school budgets in 2016-17 of planned changes in pension and national insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	203204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government's position on the change in employer contribution rate for the Teachers' Pension Scheme was published in the Teachers' Pension Scheme Valuation Report (Actuarial Valuation as at 31 March 2012), which is available here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324305/TPS_2012_valuation_report_FINAL_9_June_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324305/TPS_2012_valuation_report_FINAL_9_June_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The position for non-teaching staff is less clear-cut as they are covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme, which consists of around 90 different funds, and thus the change in employer costs as a result of recent reforms will vary from fund to fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The expected changes in National Insurance for employers as a result of moves to a single tier state pension were set out in the impact assessments for Pensions Act 2014, which are available here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311316/pensions-act-ia-annex-a-single-tier-state-pension.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311316/pensions-act-ia-annex-a-single-tier-state-pension.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 10/07/2014 16:27:37 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh