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418413

	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

514758

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Members
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests to meet with hon. Members she has received from each of the political parties represented in the House since her appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	35059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education frequently meets Hon Members from across the political spectrum in the performance of her duties.</p><p> </p><p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/04/2016 15:28:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 57660 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

484450

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	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, what progress his Department has made on implementing its plans to impose financial penalties of up to £20,000 per worker against companies who fail to pay the national minimum wage.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	32089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>From 26 May 2015, the maximum penalty for underpayment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increased from £20,000 per notice of underpayment (NoU) to £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2016 the penalty has been increased to 200% of the total underpayment for all of the workers specified in a NoU. By increasing penalties for underpayment of the NMW it is intended that employers, who could otherwise be tempted to underpay, comply with the law and working people receive the money they are legally due. The maximum penalty will remain at £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/04/2016 16:20:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 54589 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

485501

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	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	Agency Workers
	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 agency workers in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	32389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Table 1 shows numbers of agency workers for the last 10 years. The figures, obtained from a survey of UK Recruitment firms, represent a snapshot of the volume of workers undertaking a temporary assignment on a given day and are our best estimate of agency worker numbers.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Average Daily Volume of agency workers, 2005/06 – 2014/15</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>1,270,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>1,380,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>1,220,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>1,070,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>880,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,050,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,110,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,130,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,160,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1,200,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Recruitment Industry Trends Survey 2014/15, Recruitment &amp; Employment Confederation Rounded to nearest 1000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/04/2016 16:19:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 54591 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

479485

	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	Materials: Patents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of global patents for graphene that is held in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	31662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2016 answer text <p>The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) estimates that 5% of global graphene patent documents published between 2005 and 2014 have coverage in the UK (in that they are applications to the IPO or the European Patent Office (EPO) with effect in the UK, but were not necessarily filed by UK applicants).</p><p> </p><p>In the same period, UK applicants were responsible for filing 1% of published global graphene patent applications worldwide.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/04/2016 10:43:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 52914 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

475567

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2016
	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	National Graphene Institute: Intellectual Property and Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to protect intellectual property rights and research being conducted at Manchester University's National Graphene Institute.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	31170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK has one of the most innovative economies and the best IP environment in the world. The Intellectual Property Office offers guidance to all Universities on how to manage and protect their IP assets. In addition, the Government provides a framework and guidance on information security for organisations including universities. Universities are independent and autonomous institutions and it is a matter for individual institutions to determine how they apply guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Government wants to increase university income from collaboration and commercialisation to £5bn by 2025. The University of Manchester is one of the world’s most successful universities in this respect, working with over 40 partners at the forefront of the graphene revolution.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/03/2016 17:52:46 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 52568 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

101467

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to implement the recommendations in paragraph 12.2 of the report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales published in March 2014 in relation to the Welsh language registration of births, marriages and deaths and cremations and burials.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	212347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office (the Directorate of the Home Office which is responsible for civil registration in England and Wales) is currently pursuing options to modernise civil registration. As part of this work, discussions have already taken place with officials in the Welsh Government and the Wales Office to examine how Welsh language services can be improved as part of this work. These discussions will continue with a view to bringing forward options as to how the issues raised in 12.2.2. of the report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales might be addressed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:39:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25559 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172740

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from universities about the future viability of Initial Teacher Training courses and university education departments.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>I have been contacted recently by three universities regarding the provision of initial Teacher Training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/01/2015 10:41:37 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 38271 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

173037

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	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	Teachers: Surveys
	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 average response rate of initial teacher training students trained in universities to the National Student Survey was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The average National Student Survey response rates from students on initial teacher training courses in English higher education institutions are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>National Student Survey Response Rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>68.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>71.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>73.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>78.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: The data includes only those students that are fundable by the National College of Teaching and Learning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/01/2015 15:06:41 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 38729 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

389488

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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	Leasehold: Service Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect leaseholders who are not protected under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 or Mobile Homes Act 2013 from compound increases in service charges.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	6606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We are considering the Supreme Court judgment (Arnold v Britton) given on 10 June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/07/2015 15:08:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 15433 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

470338

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	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	Business: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in each (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) local authority area and (c) Government Office region received funding under the (i) Enterprise Finance Guarantee, (ii) Working Capital and (iii) British Business Bank in each year during which those schemes have been in existence.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	30981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Since the launch on 14 January 2009 of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme, 29,092 loans have been offered with a value of over £3 billion. With regard to Working Capital support, 47 companies have also received support through UK Export Finance’s Export Working Capital product, enabling over £250 million of export contracts to take place</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank was formally created in November 2014. Its programmes are currently supporting £2.5 billion of finance to over 44,000 smaller businesses, and participating in a further £3.6 billion of finance to small mid-cap businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Where it has been possible to provide the data in the format requested this has been included in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/03/2016 15:30:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Attachment to 30981 - Regional totals.docx title Regional Totals previous answer version 52036 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

470340

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	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	Export Credit Guarantees: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions the Export Credits Guarantee Department has reported allegations of bribery and corruption to (a) the Serious Fraud Office and (b) other agencies in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	30982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>During this period no allegations of bribery and corruption have been disclosed to UK Export Finance (the operating name of the Export Credits Guarantee Department) that were not already in the public domain. Accordingly, the Department has not referred any allegations of bribery or corruption to the Serious Fraud Office, or other similar agencies, over that period.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/03/2016 15:42:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52037 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

470341

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	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	Foreign Investment in UK: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many inward investment projects originating from other EU member states have been established in each region and constituent part of the UK for each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	30983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Below is a breakdown of all successful inward investment projects recorded from EU countries in each region and constituent part of the UK during the 2010/11 - 2014/15 period. These are based on estimates made by UK Trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Foreign Direct Investment Projects originating from the EU</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Wide</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; The Humber</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,612</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: UKTI internal database. Note: Based on UKTI’s estimates of successful inward investment projects originating from </em><em>27 EU member countries into</em><em> the UK </em><em>regions </em><em>at the time of announcement of investment projects during each of the reporting period between 2010/11 to 2014/15. </em></p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/03/2016 15:39:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52038 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446199

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of whether there have been market failures in green and low carbon investment over the last five years; and if she will make an assessment of the most important potential threats to such investment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	23294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>Electricity Market Reform was introduced to overcome barriers to investment and deployment of large scale low carbon UK power generation. The UK has enjoyed record levels of deployment of renewables in recent years and the Government has also agreed a deal to bring forward the first new nuclear power station in a generation. Increasingly, as we benefit from the lower technology costs arising from this deployment, we can expect competitive forces increasingly to stimulate further investment in the low carbon power generation that the country needs.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/01/2016 13:46:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 40967 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446201

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of (a) public and (b) private sector investment needed to fulfil Government targets for low-carbon infrastructure and supply chain investment in each year to 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	23296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Pipeline provides annual estimates of investment in the Energy Sector. The 2015 publication of the National Infrastructure Pipeline [1] estimates £141bn worth of investment up to 2020/21 with a further £103bn post 2020/21. The figures do not distinguish between private and public investment.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-pipeline-july-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-pipeline-july-2015</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/02/2016 12:33:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 40968 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

479033

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	North Sea Oil: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment she has made of the availability of bank loans for oil exploration companies which operate in the North Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	31340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Banks must make commercial decisions with regard to lending. The Government’s clear view is that the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has a bright future and will remain a significant and important industry and energy supplier for the UK. The Government’s confidence in the sector was underlined in the tax reform package outlined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget , worth £1 billion. In the Budget, the Chancellor also announced that the government is willing to consider proposals for using the UK Guarantees scheme for infrastructure where it could help secure new investment in assets of strategic importance to maximising economic recovery of oil and gas. Any proposals would also need to meet the existing criteria of the scheme, including in relation to commerciality and financial credibility</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/03/2016 15:27:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 52536 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

100144

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects to announce the initial teacher training: trainee number census 2014-15 for (a) school direct places and (b) provider-led places.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	211329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Initial Teacher Training Census for 2014-15 will be published on 27 November 2014. This will contain a breakdown of figures to cover school-led (including school direct) and provider-led places.</p><p>The publication will be made available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/10/2014 10:12:15 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

100798

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2014 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools to the Earl of Listowel, Official Report, House of Lords, column 553, what estimate she has made of the number of schools that do not prioritise looked-after children.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	211783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The School Admissions Code 2012 requires all state-funded schools to give admission priority to looked-after and previously looked-after children. [1]</p><p>In May this year the Department issued additional guidance to clarify its position for school admission authorities in relation to children adopted from local authority care. This was to ensure that all children adopted from local authority care in England and Wales should have the highest priority rather than restricting priority to those children adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002.</p><p>The most recent report of the Office of the Schools Adjudicator indicates that this requirement has been met in most of the arrangements seen by adjudicators (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307182/osa_annual_report_12-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307182/osa_annual_report_12-13.pdf</a>) but acknowledges there is more to be done to ensure that all schools comply fully with this requirement.</p><p>The Children and Families Act 2014 included a new provision to place the role of Virtual School Head (VSH) on a statutory footing. VSHs have a role in promoting the education of the children their authority looks after and that includes ensuring everyone understands the requirements in the Code.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Previously looked-after children are those who have been adopted from care and those who left care under a Special Guardianship Order or Residence (now Child Arrangements) Order.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 28/10/2014 17:41:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

101365

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	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 provide boarding places for paying overseas students.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	212302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>There are 40 state funded schools providing boarding. Of these, 27 are academies, two are free schools, eight are maintained schools and three are FE colleges. There are approximately 5,000 state boarding places across these schools, academies and colleges.</p><p>Where a school is an independent school that becomes an academy and there are children from non-European Economic Area countries already on-roll at that independent school we allow those pupils to continue their education at the same school after it has changed status to become an academy. These students are required to pay full-fees covering education and boarding.</p><p>State-funded boarding schools cannot charge for education but charge full cost for boarding provision.</p><p>Admission to state-funded boarding schools and academies is limited to children who are nationals of the UK and are eligible to hold a full UK passport, or those who are nationals of other European Economic Area countries or those who have the right of residence in the UK. Pupils that board will include British children and children from other European Economic Area countries who live anywhere overseas.</p><p>In addition to the 40 state-funded schools and academies, providing boarding for mainstream pupils, where parents/carers pay fees, there are also special schools and academies that provide residential provision. There are 91 maintained special schools with residential provision and 15 academy special schools with residential provision. These schools are state funded and pupils do not pay fees.</p><p>Data on the pupils enrolled at all maintained schools, academies (including free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges) and non‑maintained special schools, is collected via the school census. The school census captures a wide range of information including pupil headcount, special educational needs, eligibility for free school meals, first language, ethnicity and whether a pupil is a boarder. However, the school census does not collect data on pupil nationality.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/11/2014 17:43:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

101366

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	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 overseas students are paying for boarding places in academies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	212303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Data on how many students that live overseas are paying for boarding places in academies is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Admission to state-funded boarding schools and academies is limited to children who are nationals of the UK and are eligible to hold a full UK passport, or those who are nationals of other European Economic Area countries or those who have the right of residence in the UK. Pupils that board will include British children and children from other European Economic Area countries.</p><p>Where a school is an independent school that becomes an academy and there are children from non-European Economic Area countries already on-roll at that independent school we allow those pupils to continue their education at the same school after it has changed status to become an academy. These students are required to pay full-fees covering education and boarding. <br><br></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/11/2014 15:41:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

102036

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to update the Accountability System Statement outlining the roles and responsibilities for school oversight.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	212821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s System Accountability Statement is currently under routine review. We expect to publish an update to the existing statement by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 06/11/2014 16:16:31 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

155586

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will arrange for his Department's Permanent Secretary to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Cardiff West concerning Mr Robert Shafer.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	214331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Permanent Secretary wrote to the hon. Member on 12 November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 13:49:52 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

156226

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Religion: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received on proposed content for the new religious studies GCSE.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	214915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has spoken to a number of representatives from the religious and non-religious communities about proposed content for the new religious studies GCSE, which was published for consultation on 7 November and closes on 29 December.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 21/11/2014 11:57:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

156227

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received on the teaching of British values as they relate to same sex marriage and relationships; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	214916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has had many representations on the question of same sex marriage and relationships, but none relate to the teaching of British values because that is a different matter. All schools have an important part to play in preparing their pupils for life in modern Britain by promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. In addition, all schools are already required to abide by the Equality Act 2010 and promote principles which encourage respect for other people, with particular regard to protected characteristics. It is right to respect other people, even if you do not agree with their way of life. This is a fundamental part of preparation for life in modern Britain, and a principle with which all schools should agree.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 21/11/2014 12:38:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

156233

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	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 resources her Department has provided to Academy chains for the development of teaching resources since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	214913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education pays grants to academy sponsors when they take over failing schools. These are intended to support the school’s improvement.</p><p> </p><p>The Department makes no specific requirement that sponsors spend this grant funding on the development of teaching resources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/11/2014 13:44:37 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

156234

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teaching Methods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements she has in place to reclaim funds paid from the public purse which have been used to help develop teaching resources subsequently sold commercially.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	214914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>It is the Department for Education’s policy to have copyright in materials produced under contracts or grants assigned to the Crown. Where it benefits the Department we allow contractors/grant recipients to retain ownership of copyright but to provide the Department with a copyright license in the material.</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of copyright in material assigned to the Crown are dealt with by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Breaches of contract by contractors or grant recipients, including misuse of material which has been licensed to the Department, are dealt with by the Department subject to legal advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/11/2014 13:32:45 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

156774

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Maintained Schools: Managers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the payment of maintained school business managers on the senior leadership pay spine; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	215217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The National Association of Head Teachers wrote to the Secretary of State for Education on 22 October 2014 about paying school business managers on the leadership pay range. In her reply the Secretary of State explained that the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) only provides for headteachers, deputy headteachers and assistant headteachers to be paid on the leadership pay range. School business managers do not fall within the definition of ‘school teacher’ in the STPCD and so are not subject to its provisions. Schools that are the direct employers of school business managers have the flexibility to decide for themselves the appropriate rates of pay for such staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/11/2014 15:58:41 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

164143

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Religion: GCSE
	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 21 November 2014 to Question 214915, who the representatives from religious and non-religious communities were that she consulted about proposed content for the new religious studies GCSE.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	215570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State spoke to senior representatives from the Catholic Church, Church of England, United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board, Network of Sikh Organisations, Network of Buddhist Organisations and Hindu Council UK. She also spoke with representatives from the Religious Education Council for England and Wales and British Humanist Association.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/11/2014 14:58:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

166730

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention rate is for secondary school teachers of each subject area.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	216419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information on teacher retention is currently derived from the Database of Teacher Records (DTR). However, this data source does not contain information on either the subject(s) of a teacher’s qualifications or the subject taught by the teacher.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/12/2014 16:51:58 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

166732

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Science: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school (a) chemistry teachers hold a chemistry degree, (b) physics teachers hold a physics degree and (c) maths teachers hold a maths degree in each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	216418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the proportions of secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers holding degrees or higher in those subjects in each region.</p><p> </p><p>The table also shows, for England only, the percentage of teachers with a relevant post A level qualification in chemistry, physics and mathematics. This measure includes teachers who have trained in these subjects either via degrees or other relevant qualification routes (eg the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Proportions of secondary school chemistry, physics and maths teachers holding degrees or higher in the relevant subjects which they teach, English regions, November 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Chemistry</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Physics</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Mathematics</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1]</p></td><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1] <sup> </sup></p></td><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td> </td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inner London</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outer London</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>England (including all relevant post A level qualifications)</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>66</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Confidence intervals have been calculated around the proportions as not all secondary schools were able to submit curriculum information, and not all qualifications returns were complete. The confidence intervals show the statistical accuracy for the data, and give a range within which we can be reasonably sure (95% certain) that the true value actually lies.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/12/2014 16:59:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

168007

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Languages: Primary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that the resources on the Primary Language Training Zone website continue to be available following the decision to close the site.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	217165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Since 2011, CfBT Education Trust has hosted the Primary Language Training Zone website from its charitable funds without any maintenance or updates to the resources. When CfBT decided to cease hosting the site they advised users that the site’s content was freely available under the government open source licence and encouraged users to download any resources of continuing interest.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education arranged with CfBT Education Trust for copies of the archived content to be provided to both the Association of Language Learning and the University of Roehampton. We understand that these two organisations are considering how to make some of the resources available via their own websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 09/12/2014 15:05:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

169811

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on teacher recruitment of the Chief Inspector of Schools Annual Report 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	218427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Provisional data in the Initial Teacher Training Census shows that 94% of targeted initial teacher training (ITT) places were filled in 2014/15. The shortfall will not result in a teacher shortage, since not all newly qualified teacher progress into teaching immediately after training, and schools can recruit teachers from other avenues. The quality of entrants to ITT remains high with 73% of all new postgraduate entrants in 2014/15 holding a 2:1 degree or higher and 17%, a new record, having a first. This confirms that teaching remains an attractive career choice for the best graduates and is recruiting well in a competitive graduate employment market.</p><p>The Government is already attracting high quality teachers through generous support for trainee teachers but we need more teachers with maths and physics related degrees. The Prime Minister announced on 8 December a range of measures to up-skill 15,000 existing teachers and to recruit up to 2,500 additional specialist maths and physics teachers over the next Parliament. As the Department for Education develops proposals within the STEM teacher supply package, we will consider how they might benefit schools in disadvantaged areas in terms of increasing access and opportunities to get more specialist maths and physics teachers into classrooms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/12/2014 12:31:56 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

171773

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	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	Business: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will commission a review of the unregulated trades referral industry; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	219616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The trades referral industry can help consumers to identify reliable tradespersons. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills currently has no plans to carry out a review of the trades referral industry. With regard to repair, maintenance and improvement of homes my Department licenses the TrustMark scheme which enables consumers to select with confidence tradespersons who have been vetted against ‘Government Endorsed Standards’ for both trade competence and good trading practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:25 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

171796

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish the findings of her Department's survey into asbestos in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	219636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education is working with stakeholders, experts and the Health and Safety Executive to thoroughly consider the latest evidence, and determine appropriate policy responses. We will provide an update on the management of asbestos in schools shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 07/01/2015 15:20:05 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

171798

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which free schools have changed their name since opening.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	219641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The following free schools have changed their name since opening:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>East Birmingham Network Academy, formerly East Birmingham Network Free School</p></li><li><p>Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton, formerly Anand Primary School</p></li><li><p>Robert Owen Academy, formerly Robert Owen School</p></li><li><p>Dixons King's Academy, formerly Kings Science Academy</p></li><li><p>Aldborough Primary School, formerly E-ACT Aldborough</p></li><li><p>Brook House Primary School, formerly E-ACT Hartsbrook</p></li><li><p>The Minerva Academy, formerly CET Westminster</p></li><li><p>Solebay Primary, a Paradigm Academy, formerly CET Tower Hamlets.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/01/2015 16:51:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172266

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Christmas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the name of the duty Minister in his Department for each day during the most recent parliamentary recess.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	219808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministers on duty for this parliamentary recess were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>19 - 23 December (inc) – Rt Hon John Hayes MP</p><p>24 - 27 December (inc) – Robert Goodwill MP</p><p>28 - 31 December (inc) - Baroness Kramer</p><p>1 - 4 January (inc) – Claire Perry MP</p><p> </p><p>All Ministers were fully briefed and involved on any issues in their portfolios throughout the recess period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/01/2015 14:37:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172502

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average response rate of Initial Teacher Training students trained in universities was to the (a) National College for Teaching and Leadership survey and (b) National Student Survey.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>In Spring 2014, the annual survey of newly qualified teachers, carried out by National College for Teaching and Leadership, received a response from 20% of university trainees gaining Qualified Teacher Status in 2013 following Initial Teacher Training in higher educational institutions.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the response rate of Initial Teacher Training students to the National Student Survey is not held by the Department for Education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 12/01/2015 12:39:03 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172745

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration he has given to adopting a Welsh language policy for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office manages the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> website, through which UK citizens can access government information and digital services. We are working closely with the Wales Office to ensure that the Welsh language content on GOV.UK is underpinned by high quality user research that provides a simpler, clearer and faster service for users.</p><p>GOV.UK links to all Welsh-language government transactions (via <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cymraeg" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cymraeg</a>), and has Welsh-language content for a number of commonly-used services, such as information on car tax and bank holidays. The site also gives government departments the ability to publish Welsh-language content in line with the requirements of their individual Welsh Language Schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:33:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172758

	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	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers there are in each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes information on the number of trainee secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers as part of the initial teacher training (ITT) statistical first release[1] at a national level on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Department intends to publish this information at provider level, which will include an aggregation at the regional level, in the summer. This information will then be incorporated into future ITT statistical first releases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/01/2015 14:12:06 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172759

	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	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her Department's quality grade of academy sponsors.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The disclosure of this information would prejudice, or would be likely to prejudice, the effective conduct of public affairs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/01/2015 14:20:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172761

	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	Students: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the National College of Teaching and Leadership has withdrawn Initial Teacher Training students from future National Student Surveys.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) decided to discontinue financial contributions to the National Student Survey (NSS) to focus resources on the annual survey of newly qualified teachers. This survey is more in-depth and specific to initial teacher training than the NSS and provides valuable information about the quality of initial teacher training and how well that training has prepared newly qualified teachers for specific aspects of teaching.</p><p> </p><p>Since making this decision, NCTL has agreed to continue funding for a further year, to ensure time for a smooth transition to alternative arrangements, should the sector wish to continue receiving feedback through the National Student Survey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/01/2015 14:13:21 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan