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999186

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Migration Impacts Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reinstating the Migration Impact Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	186421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>We launched the Controlling Migration Fund in October 2016, with £100 million available over four years, to provide additional support to local areas that are facing pressure as a result of recent migration. To date we have funded £74 million.</p><p>The deadline for bids from local authorities for a share of the remaining £26 million in the Fund was 1 October 2018. My officials are assessing the applications that were submitted and successful projects will be announced in the new year. We will consider how best to continue to provide support for areas in response to the impacts of recent migration as part of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/11/2018 12:05:27 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

999121

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children and care leavers went on to key stage 5 in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
	uin	186405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The number of care leavers aged 17 and 18 years old who were in education other than higher education in the year ending 31 March 2017, was 4,610. Information on care leavers aged 17 and 18 years old was collected for the first time for the year ending 31 March 2016 and is published as experimental statistics.</p><p>These figures were published in 2017 in table F3 of the statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017 (SFR 50/2017)’ at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>Education other than higher education means all studies excluding degrees, diplomas in higher education, teaching and nursing qualifications, HNDs, ONDs, and BTEC levels 4-5, all of which fall under the category higher education.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/11/2018 10:51:09 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

999164

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support further education and sixth form colleges receive for students who entered the UK via the Syrian Children's Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	186410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The government considers refugees, who entered the UK via the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme or the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme, eligible for funding on the same basis for 16-19 study programmes as all other eligible students.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department provides a number of financial support programmes for economically disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds, in particular the 16-19 bursary fund, to help with the education related costs associated with staying in post-16 education such as travel and course equipment. These programmes aim to enable 16 to 19 year olds to participate whatever their financial situation, and are available to refugee students who meet the qualifying criteria for each scheme.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/11/2018 10:41:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Ruth Smeeth

999287

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Art and Design: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in (a) state funded schools and (b) independent schools studied (i) art and design, (ii) design and technology, (iii) drama, (iv) media, film and TV studies, (v) music and (vi) performing and expressive arts subjects to GCSE level in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	186431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of pupils, at the end of their key stage 4 study, entering each of the requested arts subjects in state-funded schools in the last eight years can be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The number of pupils, at the end of their key stage 4 study, entering each of the requested arts subjects in independent schools in the last eight years can also be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>We have reformed GCSEs so that they are in line with expected standards in countries with high performing education systems. The level of demand in the new arts GCSEs more consistently and rigorously assesses the knowledge and skills acquired by pupils during key stage 4.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/11/2018 12:24:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 186431_table_pupils_arts_ks4.pdf title 186431_table_pupils_arts_ks4
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

999304

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	186199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The department has not spent money on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/11/2018 10:46:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999349

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England and Wales of any height are estimated to have combustible (a) cladding and (b) insulation.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	186416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Grenfell tragedy, the Department contacted all bodies responsible for safety in school buildings in England. They were instructed to carry out checks to identify any buildings which had aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding of potential concern, so that they could be further investigated, and any risks were managed and dealt with appropriately and promptly. This work focussed on identifying buildings over 18 metres or with residential accommodation with ACM. The Department has identified just one school over 18 metres with ACM cladding. This school has already taken remedial action.</p><p> </p><p>The Government attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff in schools. The Department is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to implement the ban on the use of combustible cladding on new residential buildings over 18 metres, including residential schools and student accommodation. More widely, we will continue to work across Government to take forward the findings from the Hackitt Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.</p><p>Schools are, in general, very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. In addition, all schools must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date fire risk assessment and conducting regular fire drills.</p><p> </p><p>The position for Wales is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/11/2018 12:34:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

999522

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference paragraph 5.18 of Budget 2018, how his Department will determine which local authorities receive funding for the children's social care improvement pilot schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	187043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>We will be investing £84 million over the next five years to support a number of local authorities who are struggling with issues of performance and demand. This targeted fund will support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision-making, enabling them to work more effectively with the most vulnerable children and their families. This investment will build on the lessons learned from promising innovation programmes in Hertfordshire, Leeds and North Yorkshire, which have supported more children to stay safely at home. We will work closely with local authorities and other sector partners between now and April to determine how best to allocate the funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/11/2018 14:43:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

999731

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
	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 students in London schools taught by unqualified teachers in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	187099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department collects pupil numbers from the pupil census ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ and teacher numbers from the School Workforce Census ‘School Workforce in England’, but does not hold information on what pupils were taught by which teachers, qualified or unqualified.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/11/2018 10:53:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

999115

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Suffolk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of court closures in (a) Bury St Edmunds and (b) Lowestoft on access to justice in Suffolk.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	186295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>In deciding that the underused magistrates’ courts in Bury St Edmunds and Lowestoft should close, the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice would be maintained in Suffolk with an alternative provision arrangement in place in Bury St Edmunds. This continues to be our assessment now that the courts have closed.</p><p> </p><p>The alternative provision allows non-imprisonable magistrates’ cases and family proceedings to continue to be heard in the Bury St Edmunds County Court and Tribunal building (Triton House) and videoconferencing facilities are also available for the use of parties in criminal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>The workload of Bury St Edmunds Magistrates’ Court not suitable for the alternative provision facility has primarily moved to Ipswich, with some work heard in Norwich. Family hearings can also be accommodated at Cambridge Magistrates’ and Family Court.</p><p> </p><p>The workload of Lowestoft Magistrates’ Court, County Court and Family Court has been relocated to Ipswich, Great Yarmouth and Norwich.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/11/2018 14:50:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

999227

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the restoration of the Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	186270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>A Prisoner Transfer Agreement is in place to enable Pakistani nationals to voluntarily transfer from the UK during their prison sentence so that they continue to serve their sentence in Pakistan (and vice versa for British nationals imprisoned in Pakistan). Prisoner transfers are, however, currently suspended due to the corrupt release of prisoners transferred to Pakistan in 2010. The Government of Pakistan has since taken action to return the corruptly released prisoners to custody and has prosecuted those involved.</p><p> </p><p>Work is underway with the new Government of Pakistan to resolve the issues presented by the corrupt releases and restart transfers with appropriate safeguards in place. In the meantime, Pakistani nationals continue to be deported from the UK following completion of their prison sentences.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/11/2018 14:49:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry