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	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's review into the status and professionalism of teaching assistants announced in October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	10004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have considered the latest evidence on the effective deployment and professional development of teaching assistants, together with a summary of the call for evidence and the draft teaching assistant standards submitted by the expert panel.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of this evidence, the Government believes that schools are best placed to decide how they use and deploy teaching assistants, and to set standards for the teaching assistants they employ. The Secretary of State has therefore decided not to publish the draft standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2015 09:40:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 21854 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

479496

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which companies have failed to pay the national minimum wage since the introduction of the new naming and shaming regulations on 1 October 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	31589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the revised naming and shaming scheme, details of employers who have failed to pay the National Minimum Wage have been published on gov.uk. Details can be found via the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-february-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-february-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-october-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-october-2015</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed</a> (July 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed</a> (March 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-largest-ever-number-of-national-minimum-wage-offenders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-largest-ever-number-of-national-minimum-wage-offenders</a> (February 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-37-national-minimum-wage-offenders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-37-national-minimum-wage-offenders</a> (January 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-the-national-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-the-national-minimum-wage</a> (November 2014)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage</a> (June 2014)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage</a> (February 2014)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/03/2016 16:38:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 52916 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

93030

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	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 her policy is on the appointment of a director who does not play an active role, otherwise known as a sleeping partner, to be a director of an academy trust.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	210151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We expect all those who serve on academy trust boards to play a full and active role in supporting and driving high standards in schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/10/2014 16:39:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 22419 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

93032

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	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, how many academy trusts have boards of directors with no more than three members.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	210153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Trust boards have flexibility to operate the size of board they feel is right for their academy trust. The Department for Education does not collect statistics related to the size of individual academy boards but the model articles state that there shall be no fewer than three directors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/10/2014 16:38:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 22421 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

93027

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	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, how many academies have articles of association which require the Academy Trust to consider any advice given by the principal of a school in the Academy Trust before resolving to take action; and in how many academy trusts the consideration of such advice is discretionary.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	210150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The model articles of association for academy trusts set out the expectations of how academy trusts should be governed, including those arising from company and charity law. The model articles do not include any specific requirement on the trust board to consider advice given by the principal but we would expect them to do so. We would expect there to be an effective working relationship between trustees and the principal, who will often serve as a trustee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/10/2014 16:39:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 22418 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

93031

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	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, how many complaints she has received that an academy trust is not complying with its articles of association (a) following an Ofsted inspection, (b) following an inspection by the Education Funding Agency and (c) from any other source.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	210152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not categorise and record centrally complaints volumes about academy trusts’ compliance with their articles of association. Any complaint received about non-compliance by an academy trust is assessed and, where the evidence warrants it, investigated in line with the Department’s published complaints procedure. This is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-school" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/complain-about-school</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/10/2014 16:37:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 22420 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

65686

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	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 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 538W, on academies, if he will disaggregate the data to identify payments under the Sponsor Capacity Fund detailing (a) when any such grant was awarded, (b) how much was awarded, (c) whether each organisation subsequently sponsored any academies and (d) the date on which any monies were returned to the Department by those who did not.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	203913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Details of payments made under the Sponsor Capacity Fund (over £25,000) are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000</a></p><p> </p><p>A list of all open academies and their sponsors, alongside equivalent details for approved projects not yet open, is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a></p><p> </p><p>Academy sponsors who receive the Sponsor Capacity Fund are required to sign a Grant Funding Agreement, agreeing to adhere to the terms and conditions of the grant. In addition, they are required to submit an Annual Certification of Expenditure, signed by their auditors, and a final report detailing what has been achieved through use of the grant. If they fail to comply with any of the conditions of grant, or are deemed to be in breach of it, they may be required to return all or part of the grant to the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 14/07/2014 17:14:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 9005 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

65322

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	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, when the sponsor capacity funds awarded by his Department to the Third Millennium Education Trust were returned to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	203554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Sponsor Capacity Fund awarded to the Third Millennium Education Trust was returned to the Department for Education on 29 January 2013.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 10/07/2014 14:34:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 8591 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172763

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Grammar Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children (a) in receipt of free school meals, (b) with a statement of special educational needs, (c) from a BME community and (d) looked after by a local authority received a place in a grammar school in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on pupils who received a place at a state-funded selective school but does hold information on the number of pupils enrolled in year 7 in state-funded selective schools in January each year. Information on this basis for January 2014 is given in the table below. Information for the remaining years could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Year 7 pupils in state-funded mainstream schools in England, January 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage enrolled at state-funded selective schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All pupils</p></td><td><p>522,995</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Pupils known to be eligible for or claiming free school meals</p></td><td><p>89,515</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Pupils with statements of special educational needs</p></td><td><p>10,235</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Pupils from a minority ethnic group</p></td><td><p>138,115</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Pupils who are looked after for at least 12 months</p></td><td><p>2,255</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School census and national pupil database</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Includes pupils who are sole or dual main registrations.</li><li>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.</li><li>Some looked after children data could not be matched to pupil records in the school census, however matching rates are high. This means that this figure may be a slight underestimate.</li><li>These figures exclude:</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><p>pupils who received an offer of a place which was not taken up and;</p></li><li><p>pupils who enrolled in state-funded selective schools, but left the school roll before the school census day in January.</p></li><li><p>Cranbrook School, Kent which admits pupils from age 13 rather than age 11.</p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 15/01/2015 16:01:59 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws previous answer version 38284 answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348753

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the UK has not ratified the 2011 Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	1296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK already complies with the vast majority of the articles to the convention including the criminalisation of forced marriage which was one of the pre-requisites of ratification as required by Article 37. Primary legislation will be needed to comply with the remaining extra-territorial jurisdiction provisions in Article 44 of the Convention before it can be ratified. The UK Government is liaising with the devolved administrations about ratification, including any further legislative steps that may be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/06/2015 15:18:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 3586 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan