Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1003641

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on its 2015 target of increasing the value of educational exports to £30 billion by 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	189580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The target of increasing the value of education exports to £30 billion by 2020 was set in 2015 under the coalition government. The target is rightly ambitious and the department remains committed to working with the rest of government and the sector to drive progress towards it.</p><p>The latest statistics, which were published by the department earlier this year, estimated that the total value of UK education exports and transnational education activity was £19.3 billion in 2015, marking an increase of 22% since 2010.</p><p>Growing education exports is an important priority, and the government supports this through the work of the Department for International Trade (DIT)’s team dedicated to education exports. In addition, DIT’s Education Sector Advisory Group, which was chaired by my hon. Friend, the Member for Beverley and Holderness, and which I attended, supports the international aspirations and activity of the UK education sector and explores the ways in which growth can be increased.</p><p>The department’s international team supports this work and leads on a number of formal bilateral agreements, underpinned by memorandums of understanding and ministerial dialogues and visits. The team is also a key partner in a number of regular high-level international events, such as the Education World Forum, which is held annually in the UK.</p><p>Accounting for approximately 60% of all education exports, international students are of course an important part of this work.</p><p>The UK continues to be very successful in attracting international students. There is no cap on the number who can study here and we are second only to the USA in terms of our market share. Numbers remain at record high levels, with over 170,000 non-EU entrants to UK higher education institutions for the seventh year running.</p><p>India is an important partner in education, and the UK’s fourth largest source country for international students. The government actively promotes study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and through the British Council, which promotes the UK in over 100 countries, including India. I am pleased to say that we have seen recent increases in student numbers from India and, since 2011, student visas granted to Indian nationals have increased by 28%.</p><p>To help inform decisions on the future migration system, the government commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to provide an objective assessment of the impact of EU and non-EU international students at all levels of education. The MAC has now published its report, and the government is carefully considering its conclusions and recommendations. We intend to publish a white paper on the UK’s future immigration system later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 189581 189582 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:13:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1003642

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to set a growth target for international student numbers studying at UK universities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	189581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The target of increasing the value of education exports to £30 billion by 2020 was set in 2015 under the coalition government. The target is rightly ambitious and the department remains committed to working with the rest of government and the sector to drive progress towards it.</p><p>The latest statistics, which were published by the department earlier this year, estimated that the total value of UK education exports and transnational education activity was £19.3 billion in 2015, marking an increase of 22% since 2010.</p><p>Growing education exports is an important priority, and the government supports this through the work of the Department for International Trade (DIT)’s team dedicated to education exports. In addition, DIT’s Education Sector Advisory Group, which was chaired by my hon. Friend, the Member for Beverley and Holderness, and which I attended, supports the international aspirations and activity of the UK education sector and explores the ways in which growth can be increased.</p><p>The department’s international team supports this work and leads on a number of formal bilateral agreements, underpinned by memorandums of understanding and ministerial dialogues and visits. The team is also a key partner in a number of regular high-level international events, such as the Education World Forum, which is held annually in the UK.</p><p>Accounting for approximately 60% of all education exports, international students are of course an important part of this work.</p><p>The UK continues to be very successful in attracting international students. There is no cap on the number who can study here and we are second only to the USA in terms of our market share. Numbers remain at record high levels, with over 170,000 non-EU entrants to UK higher education institutions for the seventh year running.</p><p>India is an important partner in education, and the UK’s fourth largest source country for international students. The government actively promotes study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and through the British Council, which promotes the UK in over 100 countries, including India. I am pleased to say that we have seen recent increases in student numbers from India and, since 2011, student visas granted to Indian nationals have increased by 28%.</p><p>To help inform decisions on the future migration system, the government commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to provide an objective assessment of the impact of EU and non-EU international students at all levels of education. The MAC has now published its report, and the government is carefully considering its conclusions and recommendations. We intend to publish a white paper on the UK’s future immigration system later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 189580 189582 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:13:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1003643

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: India
	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 increase the number of Indian students studying at UK universities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	189582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The target of increasing the value of education exports to £30 billion by 2020 was set in 2015 under the coalition government. The target is rightly ambitious and the department remains committed to working with the rest of government and the sector to drive progress towards it.</p><p>The latest statistics, which were published by the department earlier this year, estimated that the total value of UK education exports and transnational education activity was £19.3 billion in 2015, marking an increase of 22% since 2010.</p><p>Growing education exports is an important priority, and the government supports this through the work of the Department for International Trade (DIT)’s team dedicated to education exports. In addition, DIT’s Education Sector Advisory Group, which was chaired by my hon. Friend, the Member for Beverley and Holderness, and which I attended, supports the international aspirations and activity of the UK education sector and explores the ways in which growth can be increased.</p><p>The department’s international team supports this work and leads on a number of formal bilateral agreements, underpinned by memorandums of understanding and ministerial dialogues and visits. The team is also a key partner in a number of regular high-level international events, such as the Education World Forum, which is held annually in the UK.</p><p>Accounting for approximately 60% of all education exports, international students are of course an important part of this work.</p><p>The UK continues to be very successful in attracting international students. There is no cap on the number who can study here and we are second only to the USA in terms of our market share. Numbers remain at record high levels, with over 170,000 non-EU entrants to UK higher education institutions for the seventh year running.</p><p>India is an important partner in education, and the UK’s fourth largest source country for international students. The government actively promotes study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and through the British Council, which promotes the UK in over 100 countries, including India. I am pleased to say that we have seen recent increases in student numbers from India and, since 2011, student visas granted to Indian nationals have increased by 28%.</p><p>To help inform decisions on the future migration system, the government commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to provide an objective assessment of the impact of EU and non-EU international students at all levels of education. The MAC has now published its report, and the government is carefully considering its conclusions and recommendations. We intend to publish a white paper on the UK’s future immigration system later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 189580 189581 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:13:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

156769

	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	Home Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what statistics her Department collects on homeschooled children.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	215261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer to the answer given to the hon. Member for Huddersfield on 21 November 2014 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=214707" target="_blank">PQ 214707</a>).</p><p> </p><p>There has never been any requirement on parents to register with their local authority if they wish to home educate their child, so there is no basis on which information could be collected in a reliable fashion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/11/2014 15:02:27 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

172897

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to support parents in bolstering the cognitive development of their children before they reach primary school.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	220285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Research shows that parental involvement in early learning as part of daily family life has a critical impact on children’s well-being and achievement.</p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework requires a child’s key worker to seek to engage and support parents and/or carers in guiding their child’s development at home. They should also help families engage with more specialist support if appropriate. Ofsted inspect registered providers against these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises early education improves the life chances of children and that is why we have extended free childcare to around 40% of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds. This means more parents than ever are benefitting from being in regular contact with an early years practitioner and understand what to expect and how to support their child’s physical, emotional and cognitive development. The Department encourages early years providers, including children centres, to use their outreach services in promoting the importance of a positive early home learning environment to parents.</p><p> </p><p>I am also working closely with Ministerial colleagues in the Department of Health to ensure that closer working between early years practitioners and Health Visitors means that parents can benefit from both sets of professional expertise in getting a rounded picture of their child’s development at age two. This new policy of integrated reviews supports early intervention, which we know can improve outcomes. Working with Public Health England I plan to provide more information to parents to help them understand the developmental milestones and expectations for young children, and help them to feel more confident in how they can support that development as parents.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/01/2015 12:18:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

383835

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children's centres which have (a) closed and (b) opened in each year from 2010 to 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	3237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the number of anticipated closures but expects local authorities to update the Sure Start On database when a children's centre is closed. Local authorities have duties under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet local need and to ensure they consult before any significant changes are made, including taking into account the views of local families and communities. It is for local authorities, taking into account this consultation with their local communities, to determine the most effective way of delivering children’s centre services to meet local need. There remains a presumption against closure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of children’s centres that have closed and opened in each year from 2010 to 2014 according to information supplied by local authorities to the Sure Start On database. These represent the latest published figures. Data on the changes to children’s centre numbers for 2015 to date will be available in early July.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of centres</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Opened</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Closed</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 3205 question first answered 26/06/2015 07:49:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

383836

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health about child and adolescent mental health services in England; and what the conclusion was of those discussions.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	3206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>As the Minister in the Department for Education with specific responsibility for children and young people’s mental health issues I have recently met my counterpart in Department of Health (DH), Alastair Burt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have confirmed that our departments will continue to work closely together on reforms to children and young people’s mental health services following the publication in March of ‘Future in Mind’, the report of the work of the DH and NHS England task force on children and young people’s mental health and well-being. Joined up action across health, education and children’s services will help to make sure that understanding of mental health is on an equal footing with physical health, that mental health issues are not stigmatising for children and young people, and that services are accessible where support is needed and responsive to the needs of individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is already committing £1.5m to the development of a joint training pilot with NHS England to train mental health leads in schools and specialist child and adolescent mental health services. In addition the department is providing funding worth £4.7m this year to support 17 projects delivering a wide range of support across the country to children and young people with mental health issues. The department has also funded PSHE Association guidance on teaching about mental health in PSHE which was published in March 2015. This will be followed by a set of lesson plans spanning key stages 1-4 which will be available for schools before the end of the summer term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/06/2015 14:13:28 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

383837

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children's centres which will close in England and Wales between 2015 and 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	3205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the number of anticipated closures but expects local authorities to update the Sure Start On database when a children's centre is closed. Local authorities have duties under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet local need and to ensure they consult before any significant changes are made, including taking into account the views of local families and communities. It is for local authorities, taking into account this consultation with their local communities, to determine the most effective way of delivering children’s centre services to meet local need. There remains a presumption against closure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of children’s centres that have closed and opened in each year from 2010 to 2014 according to information supplied by local authorities to the Sure Start On database. These represent the latest published figures. Data on the changes to children’s centre numbers for 2015 to date will be available in early July.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of centres</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Opened</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Closed</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 3237 question first answered 26/06/2015 07:49:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

419923

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assist disadvantaged children by the provision of free school meals.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	10709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises the benefits of providing a healthy school meal to the most disadvantaged children. Children in England who receive, or whose parents receive, specified benefits[1] are entitled to receive free school meals. Free meals were also extended to disadvantaged students in further education institutions from September 2014.</p><p>Since 1 September 2014, state-funded schools in England have been required by law to provide free lunches to all pupils in reception, year one or year two.</p><p>The provision of universal infant free school meals was a commitment in the Conservative Party Manifesto.</p><p>[1] Income Support (IS); Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA); an income-related employment and support allowance; support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; Child Tax Credit (provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit) with an annual income, as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), that does not exceed £16,190; the guarantee element of State Pension Credit; or Universal Credit. Where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit run-on - the payment someone receives for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit -their children are entitled to free school meals.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 10903 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:52:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

419925

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	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 free school meals for children aged between four and seven.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	10903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises the benefits of providing a healthy school meal to the most disadvantaged children. Children in England who receive, or whose parents receive, specified benefits[1] are entitled to receive free school meals. Free meals were also extended to disadvantaged students in further education institutions from September 2014.</p><p>Since 1 September 2014, state-funded schools in England have been required by law to provide free lunches to all pupils in reception, year one or year two.</p><p>The provision of universal infant free school meals was a commitment in the Conservative Party Manifesto.</p><p>[1] Income Support (IS); Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA); an income-related employment and support allowance; support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; Child Tax Credit (provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit) with an annual income, as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), that does not exceed £16,190; the guarantee element of State Pension Credit; or Universal Credit. Where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit run-on - the payment someone receives for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit -their children are entitled to free school meals.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 10709 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:52:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman