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347290

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many countries currently conduct testing of four year olds.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on how many countries currently conduct testing of four-year-olds.</p><p> </p><p>There is a variety of international sources on Early Years. Information on this subject has been published online by the European Commission:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/key_data_series/166EN.pdf" target="_blank">eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/key_data_series/166EN.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2015 14:43:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347292

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is of her Department's assessment that testing of four year olds is beneficial to a child's education and development.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>All schools currently do some form of assessment of pupils on entry to school to support planning of teaching.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The optional reception baseline assessment which was announced in March 2014 is intended to form part of this broader assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2015 14:44:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347294

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of students from York at (a) St John's University, York, (b) the University of York and (c) York College.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The numbers of enrolments to St John’s University and York University, including those who were domiciled in York Local Authority prior to their course, have been provided in the table for Academic Year 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for students registered on prescribed courses of Higher Education at York College are available from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Student enrolments <sup>[1,2]</sup> to Higher Education courses in York </strong></p><p>Academic year 2013/14</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Domicile</strong></p></td><td><p>St John’s University</p></td><td><p>University of York</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>York College[4]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>6,420</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Local Authority[3]</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and the Further Education Data Services Individualised Learner Record (ILR)</p><p>(1) Figures cover students in all modes for all years of study.</p><p>(2) Numbers of students registered at St John’s University and the University of York are based on the HESA standard HE registration population. Numbers registered at York College are from the Individualised Learner Record and the population has been defined to mirror that used in the York HEIs.</p><p>(3) A student’s local authority area is derived from their home postcode. This information is not available for students who are registered at York College.</p><p>(4) Students registered at York Further Education College are only included in the data if they are studying a prescribed course of Higher Education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for the 2014/15 academic year will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 446 question first answered 03/06/2015 13:38:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347295

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	York College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding from the public purse was allocated to York College in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 March 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-03-18/228227/" target="_blank">228227</a> regarding further education funding.</p><p>The Department provides funding for adult further education and higher education. Adult skills funding allocations to further education providers are published on the Skills Funding Agency website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013</a></p><p>For higher education, Table 1 shows the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funding to York College between financial years 2005-06 and 2014-15.</p><p>Funding to further education providers for learners aged 16-18 is provided by the Department for Education.</p><p><strong>Table 1: HEFCE funding to York College, 2005-06 to 2014-15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>£1,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>£1,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£1,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£1,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£1,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£1,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£415</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/06/2015 15:12:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347296

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	York College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of pupils at York College in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of government funded further education learners participating at York College between academic years 2004/05 and 2013/14.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Further education and skills participation by academic year for York College, 2004/05 to 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Academic year</strong></td><td><strong>Learners</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2004/05</td><td>13,470</td></tr><tr><td>2005/06</td><td>9,190</td></tr><tr><td>2006/07</td><td>8,100</td></tr><tr><td>2007/08</td><td>8,440</td></tr><tr><td>2008/09</td><td>8,650</td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td>7,940</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>6,260</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>6,180</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>7,030</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>6,480</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten.</p><p>2) Full-year numbers are a count of the number of learners that participated at any point during the year.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/06/2015 14:24:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347298

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the academy funding agreement was signed for (a) Millthorpe School, (b) Scarcroft Primary School and (c) Knavesmire Primary School in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>These three strong primary schools in York applied to convert and were granted academy orders on 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to governing bodies to decide when they consult; it can be done before or after academy order but must have been completed prior to entering into the funding agreement (the legal contract establishing the academy) with the Secretary of State. The schools are consulting until 19 June 2015. The academy conversion support grant of £25,000 is paid to schools after the academy order has been issued and is not linked to completion of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about grants for academies is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 442 443 444 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347299

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the academy order was signed for (a) Millthorpe School, (b) Scarcroft Primary School and (c) Knavesmire Primary School in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>These three strong primary schools in York applied to convert and were granted academy orders on 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to governing bodies to decide when they consult; it can be done before or after academy order but must have been completed prior to entering into the funding agreement (the legal contract establishing the academy) with the Secretary of State. The schools are consulting until 19 June 2015. The academy conversion support grant of £25,000 is paid to schools after the academy order has been issued and is not linked to completion of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about grants for academies is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 441 443 444 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347300

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the stakeholder consultation was completed in order for the academy funds to be released for (a) Millthorpe School, (b) Scarcroft Primary School and (c) Knavesmire Primary School in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>These three strong primary schools in York applied to convert and were granted academy orders on 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to governing bodies to decide when they consult; it can be done before or after academy order but must have been completed prior to entering into the funding agreement (the legal contract establishing the academy) with the Secretary of State. The schools are consulting until 19 June 2015. The academy conversion support grant of £25,000 is paid to schools after the academy order has been issued and is not linked to completion of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about grants for academies is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 441 442 444 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347301

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much resource, including support grants has been granted in relation to their transfer to academy status in total to Millthorpe School, Scarcroft Primary School and Knavesmire Primary School, in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>These three strong primary schools in York applied to convert and were granted academy orders on 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to governing bodies to decide when they consult; it can be done before or after academy order but must have been completed prior to entering into the funding agreement (the legal contract establishing the academy) with the Secretary of State. The schools are consulting until 19 June 2015. The academy conversion support grant of £25,000 is paid to schools after the academy order has been issued and is not linked to completion of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about grants for academies is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 441 442 443 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347302

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of student accommodation units that are provided by (a) St John's University, York, (b) the University of York and (c) York College.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) publishes an Annual Report on the University Estate which uses data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The latest report was published on 21 November 2014 and can be downloaded from the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.aude.ac.uk/documents/aude-he-estates-statistics-report-2014/" target="_blank">http://www.aude.ac.uk/documents/aude-he-estates-statistics-report-2014/</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/06/2015 13:49:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell