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78641

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date	17/07/2014
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	Sunday Trading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the most recent impact assessment his Department has carried out on the issue of Sunday trading.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) undertook an assessment in relation to Sunday Trading legislation which was published in May 2012 alongside the Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill, though this was not a formal impact assessment. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) looked at retail trade evidence during the Olympics suspension.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to this BIS carried out a thorough review of the 1994 legislation (including a consultation and an independent economic cost benefit analysis) in 2006.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/07/2014 13:29:51 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78665

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Housing Revenue Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 617W, on housing revenue accounts, what criteria are used to assess bids for the allocation of extra borrowing allowed against the housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	206545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The prospectus for the Local Growth Fund: Housing Revenue Account Borrowing Programme (2015-16 and 2016-17) sets out how bids for additional housing revenue account borrowing are assessed. The prospectus is available on the Government’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-growth-fund-housing-revenue-account-borrowing-programme-2015-to-2016-and-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-growth-fund-housing-revenue-account-borrowing-programme-2015-to-2016-and-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced £60 million additional Housing Revenue Account borrowing across fifteen local authorities and expects to make further funding announcements at the end of the summer. We have also announced that there will be a second round of bidding to the Housing Revenue Account Borrowing Programme with a deadline for bids of 30 September 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/07/2014 13:32:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

78678

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding allocated by her Department to the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust is top-sliced by the Trust prior to its distribution to schools.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	206405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust retains income to cover the costs of central services, which are attributable to all academies within the multi-academy trust. In 2012/13, this equated to £2.16 million.</p><p> </p><p>For the years in question, the amounts defrauded from the Trust were:</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 £1,047,788 (3.33% of income)</p><p>2011-12 £914,316 (1.66% of income)</p><p>2012-13 Nil</p><p> </p><p>The CEO and Accounting Officer in 2010-2011 was Dr Liz Sidwell. In 2011-12 and 2012-13 it was Adrian Percival.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funds defrauded from the Trust were intended to be used for educational purposes, in line with requirements in the funding agreement and academies financial handbook. The money was taken from the Trust’s overall budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust notified the Department for Education of the fraud on 1 November 2012. Senior officials worked with the Trust immediately to assess its financial systems and risks. The Department has provided ongoing monitoring and support to ensure that the Trust has taken all appropriate actions.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 206406 206407 206408 206409 question first answered 22/07/2014 13:58:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

78679

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the income of Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust was lost owing to fraud in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	206406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust retains income to cover the costs of central services, which are attributable to all academies within the multi-academy trust. In 2012/13, this equated to £2.16 million.</p><p> </p><p>For the years in question, the amounts defrauded from the Trust were:</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 £1,047,788 (3.33% of income)</p><p>2011-12 £914,316 (1.66% of income)</p><p>2012-13 Nil</p><p> </p><p>The CEO and Accounting Officer in 2010-2011 was Dr Liz Sidwell. In 2011-12 and 2012-13 it was Adrian Percival.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funds defrauded from the Trust were intended to be used for educational purposes, in line with requirements in the funding agreement and academies financial handbook. The money was taken from the Trust’s overall budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust notified the Department for Education of the fraud on 1 November 2012. Senior officials worked with the Trust immediately to assess its financial systems and risks. The Department has provided ongoing monitoring and support to ensure that the Trust has taken all appropriate actions.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 206405 206407 206408 206409 question first answered 22/07/2014 13:58:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

78680

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the accounting officer was for the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	206407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust retains income to cover the costs of central services, which are attributable to all academies within the multi-academy trust. In 2012/13, this equated to £2.16 million.</p><p> </p><p>For the years in question, the amounts defrauded from the Trust were:</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 £1,047,788 (3.33% of income)</p><p>2011-12 £914,316 (1.66% of income)</p><p>2012-13 Nil</p><p> </p><p>The CEO and Accounting Officer in 2010-2011 was Dr Liz Sidwell. In 2011-12 and 2012-13 it was Adrian Percival.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funds defrauded from the Trust were intended to be used for educational purposes, in line with requirements in the funding agreement and academies financial handbook. The money was taken from the Trust’s overall budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust notified the Department for Education of the fraud on 1 November 2012. Senior officials worked with the Trust immediately to assess its financial systems and risks. The Department has provided ongoing monitoring and support to ensure that the Trust has taken all appropriate actions.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 206405 206406 206408 206409 question first answered 22/07/2014 13:58:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

78681

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what the money defrauded from the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust was intended to be used; and from which school's budget that money was taken.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	206408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust retains income to cover the costs of central services, which are attributable to all academies within the multi-academy trust. In 2012/13, this equated to £2.16 million.</p><p> </p><p>For the years in question, the amounts defrauded from the Trust were:</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 £1,047,788 (3.33% of income)</p><p>2011-12 £914,316 (1.66% of income)</p><p>2012-13 Nil</p><p> </p><p>The CEO and Accounting Officer in 2010-2011 was Dr Liz Sidwell. In 2011-12 and 2012-13 it was Adrian Percival.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funds defrauded from the Trust were intended to be used for educational purposes, in line with requirements in the funding agreement and academies financial handbook. The money was taken from the Trust’s overall budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust notified the Department for Education of the fraud on 1 November 2012. Senior officials worked with the Trust immediately to assess its financial systems and risks. The Department has provided ongoing monitoring and support to ensure that the Trust has taken all appropriate actions.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 206405 206406 206407 206409 question first answered 22/07/2014 13:58:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

78682

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department was first made aware of fraud within the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust; and what steps it took in response to that information.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	206409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust retains income to cover the costs of central services, which are attributable to all academies within the multi-academy trust. In 2012/13, this equated to £2.16 million.</p><p> </p><p>For the years in question, the amounts defrauded from the Trust were:</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 £1,047,788 (3.33% of income)</p><p>2011-12 £914,316 (1.66% of income)</p><p>2012-13 Nil</p><p> </p><p>The CEO and Accounting Officer in 2010-2011 was Dr Liz Sidwell. In 2011-12 and 2012-13 it was Adrian Percival.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funds defrauded from the Trust were intended to be used for educational purposes, in line with requirements in the funding agreement and academies financial handbook. The money was taken from the Trust’s overall budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust notified the Department for Education of the fraud on 1 November 2012. Senior officials worked with the Trust immediately to assess its financial systems and risks. The Department has provided ongoing monitoring and support to ensure that the Trust has taken all appropriate actions.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 206405 206406 206407 206408 question first answered 22/07/2014 13:58:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

78685

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sanctions there are for schools which fail to spend the school sport premium appropriately.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	206444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The conditions of the funding are clear; it must be spent on improving the provision of Physical Education (PE) and sport for the benefit of pupils so that they develop healthy lifestyles. All schools must abide by the conditions of the funding. Schools should publish on their website: the amount of grant received, how it has been spent (or will be spent) and what impact the school has seen on pupils’ PE and sport participation and attainment as a result.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are held accountable for how they spend their funding through Ofsted whole-school inspections. Ofsted have strengthened the coverage of PE and sport in their Inspection Handbook. Inspectors assess and report on how effectively the funding is being used to improve PE and sport provision when making a judgement on the quality of the school’s leadership and management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2014 08:30:42 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

78686

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Swimming: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will request Ofsted to record how many children leave primary school able to swim.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	206445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no plans to ask Ofsted to collect this information. Ofsted inspections report on the effectiveness of teaching and the quality of schools’ leadership and management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Swimming is part of the national curriculum, and all pupils must be taught to swim at least 25 metres unaided and be able to use recognised swimming strokes by the end of key stage 2 (age 11). It remains compulsory in the national curriculum following the curriculum review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed over £450 million of ring-fenced funding up to and including 2015/16 for primary schools to improve their provision of Physical Education and sport. Schools have the freedom to use the funding for additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2014 08:31:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

78687

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help schools which are not spending the school sport premium appropriately.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	206447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is working across Government and with external partners to support schools to spend the money effectively and sustainably, to improve the quality of Physical Education (PE) and sport provision. There are a number of case studies of best practice which can be found online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/getting-more-people-playing-sport#case-studies" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/policies/getting-more-people-playing-sport#case-studies</a></p><p>Ofsted has also published guidance that includes examples of effective use of the PE and sport premium.</p><p>PE and sport organisations are offering expert advice to schools on how to ensure the greatest improvement in PE and sport provision, as well as where to seek further support at a local level. They have produced resources to help schools assess their PE and sport provision and guidance to generate action plans and how to evidence impact. Posters have also been distributed to schools to help inform effective investment into teacher professional learning and the employment of coaches. These posters capture the latest national advice and guidance, and include information to help schools maximise the investment and understand statutory obligations and minimum standards specifically around the delivery of PE and school sport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2014 08:29:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie