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1109196

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to the Answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 237753, if he will publish the (a) schools awaiting rebrokering and (b) the trusts to which those schools most recently belonged.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	240009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 27 March 2019, our records show that 93 academies are in the process of transferring to different trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not publish the list of schools awaiting transfer as this could be obstructive to the process of managing those transfers in the best interests of pupils.</p><p> </p><p>Academies may transfer to other trusts in a range of circumstances. In some cases, the relevant Regional Schools Commissioner may be intervening due to concerns about academy performance. In other cases, an academy may be moving trust as part of an agreed voluntary arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/04/2019 12:18:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1109197

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 237753, how many of the schools currently awaiting rebrokering have been waiting for longer than (a) one month, (b) six months, (c) one year, (d) two years and (e) three years or more.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	240010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 27 March 2019, our records show that 93 academies are in the process of transferring to different trusts.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows the amount of time that these academies have been awaiting transfer, following approval from the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) for the academy to move trust.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: the amount of time academies have been awaiting transfer for</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Numbers of academies transferring between trusts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one month</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between one and six months</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between six months and one year</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between one year and two years</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: 27 March 2019 Academies MI System</p><p> </p><p>Academies may transfer to other trusts in a range of circumstances. In some cases, the relevant RSC may intervene due to concerns about academy performance. A substantial majority of academy transfers are voluntary agreements between trusts. For example, we are encouraging single academy trusts to join multi academy trusts which is happening at a steady rate.</p><p> </p><p>When transferring an academy from one trust to another, there may be a number of things that can take time to resolve with the incoming trust who has agreed to take on the school, such as issues relating to land, or private finance initiative contracts; financial matters; or the process of transferring staff from one trust to another.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are concerns regarding an academy’s performance, we would seek to, wherever possible, put in place school improvement support while the transfer is underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/04/2019 16:59:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1108724

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Table 2e, Schools Pupils and Their Characteristics, National Tables, how many primary schools had 801 or more pupils on their roll in each (a) region and (b) local authority in England in January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	239252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>There were 129 stated-funded primary schools with 801 or more pupils in England in January 2018. The tables below provide this by region and local authority.</p><p>These figures are derived from the data published at the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>Data for each school is available in the underlying data, contained in the file named ‘Schools_Pupils_and_their_Characteristics _2018_Schools_Pupils_UD’.</p><p>A large school does not mean larger class sizes. Despite an increase of over half a million children attending state-funded primary schools in England between 2010 and 2018, the average primary class size has remained stable.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is undertaking the biggest expansion in school places in two generations, and recent statistics show we are well on track to create one million places nationwide in the decade to 2020, reversing a reduction of 100,000 school places between 2004 and 2010.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 – State-funded primary schools with 801 or more pupils in January 2018, by region</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School census</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2 - State-funded primary schools with 801 or more pupils in January 2018, by local authority</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Kirklees</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Newham</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton and Hove</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol City of</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Redbridge</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Sefton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dudley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Sutton</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School census</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/04/2019 14:42:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105920

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school places his Department estimates will be created by the free schools programme in the (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21 academic years.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	238364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The department is committed to a free schools programme that aims to deliver choice, innovation and higher standards for parents. In 2018-19, we have opened 54 free schools, creating over 40,000 new school places, with a further 4 forecast to open before the end of the academic year. In total, there are 443 free schools open across the country, which will provide over 250,000 places when at capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Information on all open free schools, including their location and self-reported capacity figures, can be found at: <a href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the department has approved a further 263 free school applications and is working with proposers to identify suitable opening dates. The department is looking to announce the next wave of free school openers in September.</p><p> </p><p>The department publishes a list of all approved free school applications, including the local authority and region in which they are located. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 238366 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:25:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105921

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school places his Department estimates will be created by all centrally funded school places programmes in the (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21 academic years.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	238365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed £7 billion of funding for school places between 2015 and 2021, on top of investment in the free schools programme. The Government is on track to deliver an additional one million school places this decade, the largest increase in school capacity for at least two generations.</p><p>The Department collects pupil forecasts, existing school capacities, and plans to deliver additional school places from each local authority via the annual school capacity survey. This is combined with information on centrally funded projects to add places, such as new free schools.</p><p>The latest available estimates on the number of new school places created by centrally funded school places programme are 23,817 places in 2018/19, 23,775 places in 2019/20, and 20,447 places in 2020/21. School capacity statistics publications are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/04/2019 16:51:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105953

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new school places created by the free schools programme in the (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21 academic year, in each (i) region and (ii) local authority in England.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	238366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The department is committed to a free schools programme that aims to deliver choice, innovation and higher standards for parents. In 2018-19, we have opened 54 free schools, creating over 40,000 new school places, with a further 4 forecast to open before the end of the academic year. In total, there are 443 free schools open across the country, which will provide over 250,000 places when at capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Information on all open free schools, including their location and self-reported capacity figures, can be found at: <a href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the department has approved a further 263 free school applications and is working with proposers to identify suitable opening dates. The department is looking to announce the next wave of free school openers in September.</p><p> </p><p>The department publishes a list of all approved free school applications, including the local authority and region in which they are located. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 238364 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:25:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105491

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	European Social Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2019 to Question 235786, if he will publish the (a) list and (b) value of the 294 European Social Fund contracts with the Education and Skills Funding Agency; and if he will publish the (i) list and (ii) value of the 132 European Social Fund contracts due to run from April 2019 to 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	237708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>A list of current 2014-2020 European Social Fund (ESF) contracts, including their values, is published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esf-2014-to-2020-programme-list-of-contracts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esf-2014-to-2020-programme-list-of-contracts</a>.</p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency are finalising procurement for new contracts to cover the period April 2019-2020. A list of these contracts, including their values, will be published on GOV.UK within 30 days of contracts being signed by successful providers, in line with the requirements of the ESF programme and Public Contracts Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/04/2019 12:28:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105613

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
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 (a) primary and (b) secondary academies that are awaiting re-brokering as of 27 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	237753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 27 March 2019, our records show that 93 academies are in the process of transferring to different trusts. Of these, 48 are primary schools and 42 are secondary schools. The remaining 3 in progress are 2 special schools and one alternative provision.</p><p> </p><p>Academies may transfer to other trusts in a range of circumstances. In some cases, the relevant Regional Schools Commissioner may intervene due to concerns about academy performance. In other cases, an academy may be moving trust as part of an agreed voluntary arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/04/2019 14:00:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105166

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2019 to Question 229154 on Department for Education: Public Expenditure, how much of the (a) £23 billion his Department has allocated to the school estate and (b) £7 billion his Department has allocated for the creation of new school places between 2015 and 2021 will be spent in the fiscal year (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19, (iv) 2019-20 and (v) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	237123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s Supplementary Estimate publishes budgets for school's capital programmes annually, which are set out as below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5.170 million</p></td><td><p>£4.393 million</p></td><td><p>£4.663 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Detailed spending plans for future financial years will be set out in future Main and Supplementary Estimates. The sources for this information are available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Estimates-Memoranda/Department-for-Education-Supplementary-Estimate-2017-18-Memorandum.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Estimates-Memoranda/Department-for-Education-Supplementary-Estimate-2017-18-Memorandum.pdf</a> and</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Department-for-Education-Main-Estimate-2018-19-Memorandum%20.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Department-for-Education-Main-Estimate-2018-19-Memorandum%20.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has committed £7 billion to create new school places between 2015 and 2021. This includes spend in 2015-16 as well as the years specified in the question. The Department’s main capital funding for new school places is through the annual basic need allocations. The payment schedule for these allocations can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-need-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-need-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also committed £365 million between 2018 and 2021 to create new places and improve facilities for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The payment schedule can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-provision-capital-funding-for-pupils-with-ehc-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-provision-capital-funding-for-pupils-with-ehc-plans</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Additional school places are also created through other capital programmes, including the Condition Improvement Fund, to which a link can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/04/2019 15:42:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 111288 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105324

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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 much his Department spent on (a) the universal 15 hours of free childcare for three to four-year olds, (b) the extended entitlement for eligible three to four-year old children of working parents and (c) free childcare for two year olds in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	237194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The total final dedicated schools grant funding allocations for 2016-17 were:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£2.22 billion for the universal 15 hours of free childcare for 3 to 4-year-olds;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Nil for the extended entitlement for 3 to 4-year-old children of working parents (the extended entitlement was introduced in September 2017); and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£454 million for the free childcare entitlement for 2-year-olds.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Full details can be found in the first attachment at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/04/2019 15:19:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner