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922468

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional resources he has allocated to ensure the introduction of T levels by 2020; and what steps is he taking to ensure the value for money of the introduction of T levels.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	152840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Once T Levels are fully rolled out there will be over £500 million additional funding per year for their delivery. This extra funding will pay for extended industry placements and the additional taught hours that will be needed for T Levels. Nearly £60 million of this funding has already been allocated to providers to help them build capacity for the improved industry placements that will form part of the new T Levels. The funding also includes up to £20 million to help teachers and leaders prepare for the implementation of T Levels. We are currently considering how best to provide this support, and information we gather from the data collection launched on 25 May will help to inform this.</p><p>We are confident that T Levels will provide a substantial boost to national productivity and the life chances of many thousands of young people. As we introduce the technical education routes, we will explore value for money in a number of ways, including through commissioning an evaluation of the new routes and monitoring performance and destination data.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/06/2018 14:59:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

922488

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of businesses delivering public procurement projects in England are SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	152844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held, as each department is responsible for its own procurement.</p><p><br> Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p><p>As of the end of May there are 40,797 individual users from 26,242 organisations registered on Contracts Finder, 17,727 of these (68%) are SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 20/06/2018 09:53:49 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

922003

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	T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the employers in each region that was consulted by his Department on the introduction of T levels.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	152272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>We ran a ten week consultation on our proposals for T levels, which closed on 8 February 2018. This involved an online survey and a series of events around the country. We received hundreds of comments at our events and 430 official responses to the online survey, including 55 from different employers and 86 from employer representative bodies/agencies. We reviewed all of these responses and published the official government response on 27 May 2018, which is available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/711472/Implementation_of_T_Level_programmes-Government_consultation_response.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/711472/Implementation_of_T_Level_programmes-Government_consultation_response.pdf</a>. A full list of respondents is included in Annex B, which can be found in the weblink above, though we have not published the names of organisations who wished to keep their submissions confidential.</p><p> </p><p>Employers have developed the outline content that will form the basis of new T Levels, through membership of the T Level panels. A list of the T level panel members of the first 16 panels that have been convened has been published and is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-panels-membership" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-panels-membership</a>.</p><p>In addition to membership of the T Level panels, we have further consulted employers including BAM Nuttall, Kier, Busy Bees, Action for Children, Amazon, John Lewis and Deloitte on the first three T Levels that will be delivered in 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/06/2018 16:46:22 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

922004

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	T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of learners taking T levels in the first year of the level's introduction.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	152273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Our plan is for a measured implementation of T levels, the most radical reform of post-16 education since the introduction of A Levels almost 70 years ago, which will transform the technical education landscape. On 27 May we announced the 52 colleges and other providers that have been selected to deliver the first three T Levels in 2020 and have since selected a further two providers.</p><p>Teaching is to begin in 2020 in the first three subjects in 54 providers. As providers are considering the outline content of the first T Levels and developing their own implementation plans, the number of potential learners for the first years of T Levels is still under consideration but is expected to grow over time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/06/2018 17:26:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

911099

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of pupils at schools which have been rated as good or outstanding in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	147953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>There are 1.9 million more children being taught in good or outstanding schools than in 2010. The total number of pupils attending schools rated as Good or Outstanding as at August of each academic year since 2010 can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Pupls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4,855,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5,000,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5,017,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5,701,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,889,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6,212,477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6,632,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>6,768,836</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Published data is only available back to August 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2018 13:53:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

911101

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Birth Rate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual birth rate has been since 2003.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	147954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/06/2018 08:25:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ147954.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

910376

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to meet the deadline of September 2019 for the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education lessons in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	147511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department has been considering the evidence gathered during the recent call for evidence and wider engagement exercise to help shape the new subjects of Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education, and draft new guidance and regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department plans to consult on these draft regulations and the guidance shortly before laying the regulations to allow a debate in both Houses. The Department will continue to work towards schools being able to teach these subjects from September 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/06/2018 15:18:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

905450

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	Children: Disadvantaged
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 quality of transitions for children in need into adulthood.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	144977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to preparing vulnerable children for adult life and recognises the challenges and importance of transition. The statutory guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children, makes it clear that when children on child protection plans reach the age of eighteen, local authorities should consider whether support services are still required. For children leaving care, the offer of support from local authorities now extends to twenty-five.</p><p>We are already delivering a major programme of reform, as set out in Putting Children First (2016). We are working to improve the quality of the workforce, develop and spread innovative practice, and improve the quality of local authority children’s services. We are also using the Department for Education’s Social Care Innovation Programme to trial programmes to improve the quality of support for adolescents.</p><p>On 16 March the government launched a review into the outcomes of children in need and opened a call for evidence. We will consider the full range of views we receive in response to the call for evidence, including any around transition support and the way this is planned by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 143761 144402 question first answered 22/05/2018 16:56:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

904712

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	Abortion: Misoprostol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to review the value and safety of the regulations under the 1967 Abortion Act relating to the home use of misoprostol for women who are having an early medical abortion.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	144401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to ensure that women who require abortion services have access to safe, high-quality care. Abortions in England must be performed under the legal framework set by the Abortion Act 1967. We are not currently in a position to recommend that the home be approved as a class of place under Section 1(3)(a) of the Abortion Act in England. However, we are keeping the position under review, including reviewing the available evidence, and having regard to the ongoing legal proceedings concerning home use in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/05/2018 15:31:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

904728

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing transition support for children in need.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	144402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to preparing vulnerable children for adult life and recognises the challenges and importance of transition. The statutory guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children, makes it clear that when children on child protection plans reach the age of eighteen, local authorities should consider whether support services are still required. For children leaving care, the offer of support from local authorities now extends to twenty-five.</p><p>We are already delivering a major programme of reform, as set out in Putting Children First (2016). We are working to improve the quality of the workforce, develop and spread innovative practice, and improve the quality of local authority children’s services. We are also using the Department for Education’s Social Care Innovation Programme to trial programmes to improve the quality of support for adolescents.</p><p>On 16 March the government launched a review into the outcomes of children in need and opened a call for evidence. We will consider the full range of views we receive in response to the call for evidence, including any around transition support and the way this is planned by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 143761 144977 question first answered 22/05/2018 16:56:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith