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1132829

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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, with reference to the letter of 20 May 2019 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System to the Education Select Committee, how many requests for the publication of multi-academy trust improvement plans his Department has (a) received and (b) agreed; and which improvement plans have been published in (i) full and (ii) part as a result of those requests.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	266159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost<strong>. </strong></p><p> </p><p>Further to my noble friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State’s letter to the Education Select Committee, dated 20 May 2019, we would note that where the department intervenes, we work with each trust to put in place a recovery process that underpins education provision with strong financial management and oversight.</p><p> </p><p>These plans and our support for trusts are flexible and will evolve as the trusts recover and to respond to any future challenges. Any request to disclose an improvement plan is responded to on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/06/2019 15:46:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1133340

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies Enterprise Trust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library correspondence between his Department, the Education and Skills Funding Agency and the Academies Enterprise Trust on the publication of the turnaround plan agreed with that trust.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	266826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>There is no plan to place such correspondence in the library but we remain committed to providing updates on progress and further financial support provided in accordance with my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State’s letter to the committee of 20 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/06/2019 15:57:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1133342

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies Enterprise Trust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual top slice has been for each school in the Academies Enterprise Trust multi-academy trust (a) in total, (b) for operating costs, (c) for school improvement and (d) for efficiency savings in each year since the trust was founded.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	266828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is responsible for over 60 schools and over 33,000 pupils.</p><p>The department can confirm that AET takes a 5% annual top slice. In 2017-18, this was £9.1 million to cover the cost of centralised services such as human resources, estates and facilities, educational support, legal, financial and IT services. This information is included in the Trust’s annual financial statment and further information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06625091/filing-history?page=1" target="_blank">https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06625091/filing-history?page=1</a>.</p><p>The annual top slice is used by academy trusts to pool funding for services to its academies for which an individual academy would otherwise be responsible. The level of top slice will vary from trust to trust depending on the services provided.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/06/2019 13:58:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 124663 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1132833

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies Enterprise Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, where the £930, 000 of non-recoverable funding in 2016-17 and 2017-18 for Academies Enterprise Trust has been allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	266161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The department can confirm that Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) used their funding in 2016-17 and 2017-18 for administration costs, such as the £930,000 non-recoverable funding being spent for central office staff redundancies and project management costs to transfer 4 academies to other academy trusts. The £3.58 million recoverable funding was spent towards academy level restructuring to reduce operational costs and support the trust’s reserves following the financial impact of transferring Cordeaux, Millbrook, Swallow Hill and Everest academies out of AET, and closing down Sandown Bay.</p><p>As a result of these restructurings, we expect AET to achieve an operational surplus in the financial year ending 31 August 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 266162 question first answered 24/06/2019 14:56:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1132835

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies Enterprise Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the £3.58 million recoverable funding in 2016-17 and 2017-18 allocated to Academies Enterprise Trust has funded.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	266162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The department can confirm that Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) used their funding in 2016-17 and 2017-18 for administration costs, such as the £930,000 non-recoverable funding being spent for central office staff redundancies and project management costs to transfer 4 academies to other academy trusts. The £3.58 million recoverable funding was spent towards academy level restructuring to reduce operational costs and support the trust’s reserves following the financial impact of transferring Cordeaux, Millbrook, Swallow Hill and Everest academies out of AET, and closing down Sandown Bay.</p><p>As a result of these restructurings, we expect AET to achieve an operational surplus in the financial year ending 31 August 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 266161 question first answered 24/06/2019 14:56:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1133341

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies Enterprise Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	T o ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria the Education and Skills Funding Agency used to assess the amount of funding required to support the Academies Enterprise Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	266827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>A new Chair and CEO were appointed to the Academies Enterprise Trust during 2016-17 and they presented a comprehensive improvement plan to the department in early 2017. This plan was assessed by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to put in place a recovery process that underpinned education provision with strong financial management and oversight. This included improving governance of the trust, restructuring of central service teams, stronger financial and budgeting controls, reshaping school improvement structures and impact on educational outcomes. As a result of this assessment and supported by the National Schools Commissioner, additional funding was provided to the Trust<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/06/2019 15:49:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1126505

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) he (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with AET on the benchmarking exercise for AET secondary schools in London; and whether his Department approved benchmarking process; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark against which AET secondary schools in London are being assessed.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	254192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The department, including ministers and officials, have held no detailed discussions with the Academies Enterprise Trust on a benchmarking exercise for their London Academies. We have not approved a benchmarking process, as this is for the trust to determine, and do not have a copy of any benchmark London Academies are currently being assessed against.</p><p>The department does publish a range of financial benchmarking tools, and signposts trusts to these. They include the Schools Financial Benchmarking tool which can be accessed publicly here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/05/2019 11:24:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 119073 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1131213

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list for each multi-academy trust that has had deficit funding approved (a) the amount of funding approved, (b) whether it is linked to a financial turnaround plan, (c) the period it covers, (d) the date on which it was approved by the Education and Skills Funding Agency or the Department and (e) the amount that is recoverable and non-recoverable in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	263155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Academy trusts have primary responsibility for their own financial affairs and where the Education and Skills Funding Agency intervene, we work with each trust to put in place a recovery process that underpins education provision with strong financial management and oversight. This can include the provision of deficit funding, issuing a financial notice to improve or, in the most serious cases, termination of the Funding Agreement.</p><p>Where we have provided deficit funding as part of this process, this information is reflected in trusts’ accounts. Attached is a document setting out deficit funding information for the most recent year available, financial year 2017-18. The department records deficit funding by the academy that funding is associated with and this is also reflected in the attached document.</p><p>As of March 2018, the total number of academies for which deficit funding was agreed in financial year 2017-18, reflects less than 1% of all open academies, and less than 0.2% of the total funding allocated to academies for the 2017-18 academic year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/06/2019 15:22:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 263155_Academy_deficit_funding.pdf title 263155_table
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1133338

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria (a) his Department and the Education and (b) the Skills Funding Agency use to assess the allocation of funding to academy trusts to protect the provision of education.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	266824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has a robust intervention strategy that fits within the overall academy accountability framework. Intervention is always proportionate, risk-based and built on funding agreement and academies financial handbook non-compliance.</p><p>Where the ESFA intervenes, we work with each trust to put in place a recovery process that underpins education provision with strong financial management and oversight. This can include the provision of funding, issuing a Financial Notice to Improve or, in the most serious cases, termination of the Funding Agreement.</p><p>Where the provision of funding is considered, this will be done on a case-by case basis, as part of our intervention with the trust.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 266825 question first answered 24/06/2019 15:54:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1186220

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	After School Clubs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide financial support to protect the viability of after school clubs in the event of school closures in England.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	31518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2020 answer text <p>Schools and all childcare providers are closed, except for a limited number of children - children who are vulnerable and children whose parents are critical to the COVID-19 response and cannot be safely cared for at home.</p><p>In his speech of 20 March 2020, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a range of measures to support businesses, including:</p><ul><li>the coronavirus job retention scheme for employees who are not working but kept on payroll – the Government will contribute 80% of a worker’s wages of up to £2,500, backdated to 1 March 2020;</li><li>the Business Interruption Loan Scheme will now be interest-free for 12 months rather than 6 months; and</li><li>VAT payments for next quarter will be deferred – they will not need to be paid until March 2021.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/04/2020 16:20:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 14167 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell