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1420781

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people illegally carrying knives have been charged for manslaughter in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	120673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of people illegally carrying knives who have been charged with the offence or offences of manslaughter. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>There is no system of plea bargaining in courts in England and Wales. It may be appropriate for a plea to be accepted to alternative charges in some cases. However, the CPS do not capture any data on cases where this occurs centrally; therefore, the information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost. The CPS uses the Code for Crown Prosecutors to decide the charge and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-acceptance-of-pleas-and-the-prosecutors-role-in-the-sentencing-exercise" target="_blank">Attorney General’s guidelines on acceptance of pleas</a>, in deciding whether to accept a guilty plea to a lesser charge. In both its Legal Guidance on Offensive Weapons and the Knife Crime Practical Guidance, the CPS state that the weapon offence should be charged in addition to the substantive offence.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 120674 question first answered 18/02/2022 12:51:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1420782

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many offenders involved in violent knife crime have engaged in a charge bargain to lessen their sentence in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	120674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of people illegally carrying knives who have been charged with the offence or offences of manslaughter. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>There is no system of plea bargaining in courts in England and Wales. It may be appropriate for a plea to be accepted to alternative charges in some cases. However, the CPS do not capture any data on cases where this occurs centrally; therefore, the information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost. The CPS uses the Code for Crown Prosecutors to decide the charge and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-acceptance-of-pleas-and-the-prosecutors-role-in-the-sentencing-exercise" target="_blank">Attorney General’s guidelines on acceptance of pleas</a>, in deciding whether to accept a guilty plea to a lesser charge. In both its Legal Guidance on Offensive Weapons and the Knife Crime Practical Guidance, the CPS state that the weapon offence should be charged in addition to the substantive offence.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 120673 question first answered 18/02/2022 12:51:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1423130

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Science and Technology: Vocational Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote the uptake of science and technology subjects to students in vocational education.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	125019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises that the demand for skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is growing, and we are proud to be encouraging more pupils into STEM at all key stages. We have put employers at the heart of the technical education system, asking them to set out the skills and knowledge that they need now and in the future. This has formed the basis of new occupational standards. So far, STEM employers, including those in construction, digital, engineering and manufacturing, and health and science sectors have developed 343 apprenticeships based on these standards.</p><p>We are introducing T Levels, boosting access to high quality technical education for thousands of young people, which are also based on the same occupational standards. T Levels in Digital, Construction and Health and Science are now being taught and T Levels in Engineering and Manufacturing will launch this September. A new campaign, ‘Get the Jump’, has been launched to help young people aged 14 to 19 to understand their education and training choices. More information on this can be found here: <a href="https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-your-education-and-training-choices" target="_blank">https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-your-education-and-training-choices</a>. T Levels are featured heavily in the campaign as an exciting new option for young people alongside apprenticeships, traineeships and Higher Technical Qualifications</p><p>Alongside this, we are investing up to £290 million to establish a comprehensive network of Institutes of Technology across England. These are unique collaborations between further education colleges, universities and employers specialising in delivering higher technical education and training in key STEM subjects such as cyber security, artificial intelligence, robotics, precision farming and health and life sciences. A key objective of the programme is to increase participation from under-represented groups to support the long-term STEM skills pipeline.</p><p>For those earlier on in their education, we are proud to have made substantial spending commitments to improve the teaching and uptake of STEM subjects in schools. We are offering a bursary worth £24,000 tax-free or a prestigious scholarship worth £26,000 tax-free to train to teach the highest priority subjects of chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics and a £15,000 tax-free bursary for design and technology. In line with the Gatsby Benchmarks for good career guidance, all schools are expected to provide at least one meaningful encounter with employers per pupil per year, with an emphasis on STEM employers.</p><p>We have improved the quality of technical awards. These non-GCSE qualifications are intended to equip 14-16 year olds with applied knowledge not usually acquired in general qualifications. They are intended to focus on a sector or occupational group and enable the development of knowledge as well as associated practical skills where appropriate.</p><p>Schools have access to the STEM Careers toolkit which provides ideas and practical suggestions on how STEM specific content might be used to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks. This includes useful resources, examples of good practice and sharing STEM careers resources, such as job profile examples, further study route information and labour market information with teachers.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 28/02/2022 15:16:09 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433792

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level: Assessments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the average proportion of A-Level grades that are changed following an appeal (a) nationally and (b) in the London Borough of Havering.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	126576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>These are matters for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Dr Jo Saxton, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 126577 question first answered 01/03/2022 11:24:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433793

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that grading of (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level examinations are accurate.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	126577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>These are matters for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Dr Jo Saxton, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 126576 question first answered 01/03/2022 11:24:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433794

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	British Constitution: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that schools teach young people about the history of the British constitutional system.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	126578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>We want all children to leave school with the knowledge, skills and values that will prepare them to be active citizens in modern Britain.</p><p>Teaching about the British constitutional system, political issues, different viewpoints and the way in which pupils can engage in our democratic society form an essential part of a broad and balanced curriculum, and are covered within citizenship education. Citizenship education is mandatory in secondary maintained schools as part of the national curriculum. Primary maintained schools and all academies are encouraged to cover citizenship as part of their duty to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>In citizenship, pupils will learn about the role of Parliament and how citizens can take part in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond. They will also learn about the role of police, courts and justice, free press, human rights and international law, as well as the governments of other countries.</p><p>Whilst we do not direct schools to teach about British veterans and the Armed Forces Covenant, schools are free to do so in the context of their citizenship curriculum. Teachers are also able to teach about Britain’s constitutional system, British veterans and the armed forces within other subjects. For instance, the history curriculum can cover political and social movements past and present, as can other subjects such as English when the context is right.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 126579 question first answered 28/02/2022 16:34:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433795

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that schools teach young people about (a) British veterans and (b) the Armed Forces Covenant.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	126579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>We want all children to leave school with the knowledge, skills and values that will prepare them to be active citizens in modern Britain.</p><p>Teaching about the British constitutional system, political issues, different viewpoints and the way in which pupils can engage in our democratic society form an essential part of a broad and balanced curriculum, and are covered within citizenship education. Citizenship education is mandatory in secondary maintained schools as part of the national curriculum. Primary maintained schools and all academies are encouraged to cover citizenship as part of their duty to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>In citizenship, pupils will learn about the role of Parliament and how citizens can take part in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond. They will also learn about the role of police, courts and justice, free press, human rights and international law, as well as the governments of other countries.</p><p>Whilst we do not direct schools to teach about British veterans and the Armed Forces Covenant, schools are free to do so in the context of their citizenship curriculum. Teachers are also able to teach about Britain’s constitutional system, British veterans and the armed forces within other subjects. For instance, the history curriculum can cover political and social movements past and present, as can other subjects such as English when the context is right.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 126578 question first answered 28/02/2022 16:34:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433798

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Institutes of Technology: Havering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to establish an Institute of Technology in the London Borough of Havering.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	126582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The government has established a comprehensive network of 21 Institutes of Technology (IoTs) across England. They are geographically spread across the country and target areas where they are most needed, including Barking and Dagenham, Blackpool, Sunderland, and Dudley. There are no plans at this stage to develop more.</p><p>In total, 3 of the IoTs serve London, including the East London IoT based at Barking and Dagenham College’s Rush Green campus in the neighbouring Rainham and Dagenham constituency. The London City IoT is situated in the nearby East Ham, and Bethnal Green and Bow constituencies. All London IoTs have good public transport links and we envisage that their catchment areas will include learners in the London Borough of Havering.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 01/03/2022 11:48:49 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433814

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to prevent headteachers from requiring children to wear masks in schools following the end of compulsory indoor mask mandates.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	126589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>On 21 February, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister set out the next phase of the government’s COVID-19 response. COVID-19 continues to be a virus that we learn to live with and the imperative to reduce the disruption to children and young people’s education remains.</p><p>Our priority continues to be to deliver face-to-face, high-quality education to all pupils. The evidence is clear that being out of education causes significant harm to educational attainment, life chances and mental and physical health. We have worked closely with the Department of Health and Social Care and the United Kingdom Health Security Agency produce guidance.</p><p>While face coverings are no longer advised for pupils, staff and visitors in classrooms or communal areas, schools should consider seeking additional public health advice if they are concerned about managing risks to face-to-face education and are considering additional measures, either by phoning the DfE helpline (0800 046 8687, option 1) or in line with other local arrangements.</p><p>Individual schools continue to have responsibility for putting in place proportionate control measures in compliance with health and safety law, to ensure they meet their health and safety duties.</p><p>Decision-makers should endeavour to keep any measures in education and childcare to the minimum number of providers or groups possible, and for the shortest amount of time possible.</p><p>Providers must regularly review and update their risk assessments - treating them as ‘living documents’, as the circumstances in their school, college or nursery and the public health advice changes. This includes having active arrangements in place to monitor whether the controls are effective and working as planned.</p><p>Face coverings in communal areas may temporarily, and exceptionally, be advised by Directors of Public Health (DsPH):</p><p>● for an individual provider, as part of their responsibilities in outbreak management</p><p>● for providers across areas where the department and public health experts judge the measure to be proportionate, based on the evidence public health experts share with the department and specific local public health concerns. For example, where the area has been designated as an enhanced response area, and where transmission patterns may put exceptional local pressure on the healthcare system. This is a temporary measure.</p><p>Face coverings in classrooms and teaching spaces may temporarily, and exceptionally, be advised by DsPH for an individual provider, as part of their responsibilities in outbreak management.</p><p>In all cases any educational and wellbeing drawbacks in the recommended use of face coverings should be balanced with the benefits in managing transmission. Where recommended, the use of face coverings should be kept under regular review and lifted as soon as the evidence supports doing so. Further information can be found in the Contingency Framework: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1053310/Contingency_framework.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1053310/Contingency_framework.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/03/2022 11:37:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433816

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Absenteeism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the levels of pupil absence from schools in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to help tackle pupil absenteeism schools.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	126591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Detailed pupil absence data is collected as part of the school census and published on a termly basis. All absence data for England, including data at regional and local authority level, is available via the national statistics releases: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>Data from autumn term of academic year 2020/21 shows that Romford had an overall absence rate of 3.9%, whilst 12.4% of sessions were recorded as pupils not attending in circumstances related to COVID-19. During this time, nationally, the overall absence rate was 4.7% and 7% of sessions were recorded for pupils not attending in circumstances relating to COVID-19.</p><p>The table below shows full year absence data for Romford compared to national. School census data was not collected in academic year 2019/20 because of the disruption to face to face education caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2016/17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2017/18</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Romford</p></td><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>Romford</p></td><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>Romford</p></td><td><p>National</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall absence rate</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Persistent absence rate</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To support stronger attendance, the department has a comprehensive attendance strategy to ensure that absence is minimised. We are continuing to closely monitor absence levels and trends.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, Secretary of State for Education, has established an alliance of national leaders from education, children’s social care and allied services to work together to raise school attendance and reduce persistent absence. The Attendance Action Alliance has pledged to take a range of actions to remove barriers preventing children attending school. Full details of the work being taken forward can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/attendance-alliance-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/attendance-alliance-group</a>.</p><p>We need to ensure the lessons learned during the COVID-19 outbreak help us strengthen and improve the school attendance system to ensure the absence facing us today does not become perpetual. Therefore, the department is also reviewing the system as a whole. As part of this, we have recently launched an attendance consultation which seeks views on proposals to build on schools, trusts, and local authorities existing work for attendance and improve the consistency of attendance support for families across England. Information on this is available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-attendance-improving-consistency-of-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-attendance-improving-consistency-of-support</a>.</p><p>The department has also appointed a team of expert attendance advisers. The advisers are working closely with a number of local authorities and multi-academy trusts (MATs) who are keen to improve their attendance practice and reduce persistent absence. They will support MATs and local authorities to review their current approach and help them to develop an action plan to improve.</p><p>The department continues to make clear that schools and local authorities should identify pupils who may be disengaged from education and develop plans to re-engage them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/03/2022 11:04:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell