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1144473

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices there were in the technology sector in (a) the UK, (b) the South East and (c) Woking constituency in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The most recent statistics on apprenticeship starts by industry sector covers the academic years 2012/13 to 2016/17 and are published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics</a>.</p><p>The UK Standard Industrial Classification of economic activities does not include a specific category for the technology sector. However, the ‘Information and communication’ category includes several specific sub-sectors related to technology (e.g. telecommunications, computer programming and information service activities).</p><p>In 2016/17 there were 9,410 starts in the information/communication sector in the UK and 1,440 starts in the information/communication sector in the South East.</p><p>Data is not published at constituency level so the number of starts in the Woking constituency is not available.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 06/09/2019 17:43:48 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

874735

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Family Hubs
	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 encourage local authorities to work with (a) voluntary and (b) private sector partners to deliver Family Hubs.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	135036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the development of family hubs. We know that many areas are already moving towards this model of support for children and families.</p><p> </p><p>It is ultimately up to local councils to decide how to organise and commission services in their areas, including how these can be delivered in partnership with voluntary and private sector organisations. Local councils are best placed to understand local needs and how best to meet them, and they should be the ones to determine how to deliver services to children and families in their area.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/04/2018 13:00:57 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724134

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Truancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unauthorised absences from schools were recorded in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) England in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	71990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on unauthorised absence are published in “Pupil absence in schools in England: 2015 to 2016”, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The underlying data within this release includes local authority, regional and national information for the years requested. Constituency level information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/04/2017 08:48:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724241

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of employers who offer apprenticeships to 16 to 19-year olds in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) England.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	71986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>We do not directly collect information that measures the proportion of employers who offer apprenticeships.</p><p>For information on apprenticeship starts by constituency, region, and England by age group, please see the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601883/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601883/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsm</a>.</p><p>The Department has also released research looking at the incidence of apprenticeships by industry sector and size, including breakdowns by local authority district and regional levels. Please see the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-sector</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 27/04/2017 10:32:35 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

595543

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have participated in higher education in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	46761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Information is given on the number and percentage of students completing Key Stage 5 study (A level and other Level 3 qualifications) in mainstream state-funded schools and colleges, before progressing to study at a UK higher education institution for at least two terms the following year, in each of the last five years for which information is available. Free school meal eligibility is as recorded when students were in Year 11.</p><p>The table below show figures for the Woking constituency for the years 2010/11 to 2014/15. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten, in line with how published information was shown in these years. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures.</p><p>In each of the last five years, ten students in the Woking constituency (rounded to the nearest ten), who had been eligible for free school meals in Year 11 and completed Key Stage 5 study, progressed to higher education. This compares to between 180 and 250 students who had not been eligible for free school meals. In 2014/15, this represents 34% of free school meals students and 50% of other students who had completed Key Stage 5 study. Due to the small numbers of students involved, these proportions have varied year on year.</p><p>Comparable information on pupil destinations for b) Surrey, c) the South East and d) England is published annually at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Woking constituency</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of students completing KS5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number at UK Higher Education Institution</p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>% at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(rounded to nearest 10)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(rounded to nearest 10)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (2013/14 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2016 16:42:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

595544

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked-after children in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have studied A-Levels in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	46762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of looked after children who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year are given in the table below. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014, and further changes in 2015, meaning that figures for 2014 and 2015 are not comparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Percentage of children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months<sup>1</sup> achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C at key stage 4<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>2015<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p><em>31.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>38.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>21.3</em></p></td><td><p><em>25.0</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>20.7</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p><em>24.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>27.0</em></p></td><td><p><em>29.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>32.1</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.3</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.6</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p><em>28.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>33.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>37.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>37.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>16.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.3</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1. Children looked after continuously for at least 12 months as at 31 March excluding those in respite care. Only children who are matched to key stage 4 data are included.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>2. Figures for 2015 are based on amended data. Figures for all other years are based on final data.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>3. 2010 figures may have been subject to some minor revisions since their publication which have not been taken into account.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>4. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014. The Wolf review restricted the qualifications included, prevented any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE, and capped the number of non-GCSE qualification included in performance measures at two per pupil. The early entry policy meant that for exams in English Baccalaureate subjects (English, mathematics, science, a language, and history or geography) sat after 29 September 2013, the results from a pupil's first attempt at the exam was counted, rather than their best.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>5. Early entry policy extended to all subjects.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on looked after children who were studying A-levels could only be produced at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of eligible care leavers who were in higher education in each year are given in the table below. Please note that for 2010 to 2013, figures are based on all young people aged 19 years old, who were looked after on 1 April 2007 to 2010, then aged 16 years old, whereas for 2014 onwards, figures are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks, which began after they had reached the age of 16. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are therefore not comparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Percentage of care leavers who were in higher education<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2011<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2012<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2013<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2014<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2015<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2016<sup>3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>5</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>3</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>1. Figures exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, and those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least six months.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>2. Between 2010 and 2013, data was collected for 19 year olds only who were looked after aged 16.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>3. The care leavers cohort changed in 2014 along with the addition of collecting data for 20 and 21 year olds. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks which began after they had reached the age of 14 and ended after they had reached the age of 16. Due to the change in cohort, data for 2014 should be treated with caution, and comparisons with earlier years should not be made.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>4. Local authority and regional figures for 2016 have not yet been published.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>x Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for the whole of the UK is not covered by the Department. Percentages for England have been included. Constituency level information for looked after children is not collected by the Department. All information is taken from looked after children statistical first releases, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 46753 46763 question first answered 17/10/2016 14:53:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

595545

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked-after children in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have participated in higher education in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	46763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of looked after children who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year are given in the table below. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014, and further changes in 2015, meaning that figures for 2014 and 2015 are not comparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Percentage of children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months<sup>1</sup> achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C at key stage 4<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>2015<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p><em>31.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>38.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>21.3</em></p></td><td><p><em>25.0</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>20.7</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p><em>24.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>27.0</em></p></td><td><p><em>29.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>32.1</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.3</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.6</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p><em>28.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>33.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>37.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>37.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>16.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.3</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1. Children looked after continuously for at least 12 months as at 31 March excluding those in respite care. Only children who are matched to key stage 4 data are included.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>2. Figures for 2015 are based on amended data. Figures for all other years are based on final data.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>3. 2010 figures may have been subject to some minor revisions since their publication which have not been taken into account.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>4. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014. The Wolf review restricted the qualifications included, prevented any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE, and capped the number of non-GCSE qualification included in performance measures at two per pupil. The early entry policy meant that for exams in English Baccalaureate subjects (English, mathematics, science, a language, and history or geography) sat after 29 September 2013, the results from a pupil's first attempt at the exam was counted, rather than their best.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>5. Early entry policy extended to all subjects.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on looked after children who were studying A-levels could only be produced at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of eligible care leavers who were in higher education in each year are given in the table below. Please note that for 2010 to 2013, figures are based on all young people aged 19 years old, who were looked after on 1 April 2007 to 2010, then aged 16 years old, whereas for 2014 onwards, figures are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks, which began after they had reached the age of 16. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are therefore not comparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Percentage of care leavers who were in higher education<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2011<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2012<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2013<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2014<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2015<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2016<sup>3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>5</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>3</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>1. Figures exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, and those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least six months.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>2. Between 2010 and 2013, data was collected for 19 year olds only who were looked after aged 16.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>3. The care leavers cohort changed in 2014 along with the addition of collecting data for 20 and 21 year olds. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks which began after they had reached the age of 14 and ended after they had reached the age of 16. Due to the change in cohort, data for 2014 should be treated with caution, and comparisons with earlier years should not be made.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>4. Local authority and regional figures for 2016 have not yet been published.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>x Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for the whole of the UK is not covered by the Department. Percentages for England have been included. Constituency level information for looked after children is not collected by the Department. All information is taken from looked after children statistical first releases, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 46753 46762 question first answered 17/10/2016 14:53:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

595546

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked-after children in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have achieved at least five GCSEs at grade A* to C in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	46753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of looked after children who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year are given in the table below. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014, and further changes in 2015, meaning that figures for 2014 and 2015 are not comparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Percentage of children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months<sup>1</sup> achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C at key stage 4<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>2015<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p><em>31.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>38.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>21.3</em></p></td><td><p><em>25.0</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>20.7</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p><em>24.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>27.0</em></p></td><td><p><em>29.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>32.1</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.3</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.6</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p><em>28.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>33.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>37.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>37.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>16.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.3</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1. Children looked after continuously for at least 12 months as at 31 March excluding those in respite care. Only children who are matched to key stage 4 data are included.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>2. Figures for 2015 are based on amended data. Figures for all other years are based on final data.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>3. 2010 figures may have been subject to some minor revisions since their publication which have not been taken into account.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>4. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014. The Wolf review restricted the qualifications included, prevented any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE, and capped the number of non-GCSE qualification included in performance measures at two per pupil. The early entry policy meant that for exams in English Baccalaureate subjects (English, mathematics, science, a language, and history or geography) sat after 29 September 2013, the results from a pupil's first attempt at the exam was counted, rather than their best.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>5. Early entry policy extended to all subjects.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on looked after children who were studying A-levels could only be produced at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of eligible care leavers who were in higher education in each year are given in the table below. Please note that for 2010 to 2013, figures are based on all young people aged 19 years old, who were looked after on 1 April 2007 to 2010, then aged 16 years old, whereas for 2014 onwards, figures are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks, which began after they had reached the age of 16. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are therefore not comparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Percentage of care leavers who were in higher education<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2011<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2012<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2013<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2014<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2015<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2016<sup>3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>x</em></p></td><td><p><em>.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>5</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>3</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>1. Figures exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, and those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least six months.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>2. Between 2010 and 2013, data was collected for 19 year olds only who were looked after aged 16.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>3. The care leavers cohort changed in 2014 along with the addition of collecting data for 20 and 21 year olds. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks which began after they had reached the age of 14 and ended after they had reached the age of 16. Due to the change in cohort, data for 2014 should be treated with caution, and comparisons with earlier years should not be made.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>4. Local authority and regional figures for 2016 have not yet been published.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>x Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for the whole of the UK is not covered by the Department. Percentages for England have been included. Constituency level information for looked after children is not collected by the Department. All information is taken from looked after children statistical first releases, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 46762 46763 question first answered 17/10/2016 14:53:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

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	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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, how many children secured a place at their first choice school in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	46755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department collects data from local authorities in England on how many parents received an offer of a place for their children at one of their preferred secondary or primary schools based on the respective national offer days.</p><p>The most recent data relate to the start of the 2016/17 academic year. Figures on the number of children who secured a place at their first choice school for the local authority of Surrey, the region of the South East and for England, are outlined below.</p><p>Figures for the UK are not available as Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland run their own separate school application and offer processes.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of applications and first choice offers for entry into primary and secondary school for academic year 2016/17</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Surrey</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of applications for a primary school place </strong></p></td><td><p>13,859</p></td><td><p>104,635</p></td><td><p>641,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which: number offered their first choice</p></td><td><p>11,394</p></td><td><p>90,790</p></td><td><p>566,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage offered their first choice</p></td><td><p>82.2</p></td><td><p>86.6</p></td><td><p>88.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of applications for a secondary school place </strong></p></td><td><p>11,154</p></td><td><p>88,724</p></td><td><p>548,006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which: number offered their first choice</p></td><td><p>9,404</p></td><td><p>76,801</p></td><td><p>460,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage offered their first choice</p></td><td><p>84.3</p></td><td><p>86.6</p></td><td><p>84.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 19/10/2016 16:19:04 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

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	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	46764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Information on the percentage of pupils who are eligible for free school meals and achieved five GCSEs at grades A*- C, in each local authority area and at regional level in England for each of the last six years is published as part of the GCSE and equivalent results, and the attainment by pupil characteristics statistical first releases (SFRs)[1] [2]. Parliamentary constituency level information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education produces statistics on England only. The responsibility for education statistics in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales lies with each devolved administration.</p><p> </p><p>[1] KS4 SFR 2014/15: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493475/SFR01_2016_LA_Tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493475/SFR01_2016_LA_Tables.xlsx</a> (Table LA8)</p><p> </p><p>[2] KS4 SFR: Years: 2009/10 to 2013/14:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/402634/SFR06_2015_National_and_LA.xls" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics-2014</a> (table 5)</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 17/10/2016 14:51:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord