As Ofsted is responsible for the requested statistics, this is a matter for Her Majesty\u2019s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. A copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.<\/p>
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The Department for Education is responsible for the introduction of the requirement that state-funded schools in England should offer universal infant free school meals, which came into effect on 1 September 2014.<\/p>
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Between 2009 and 2011 the Department for Education and the Department of Health piloted the provision of universal free school meals in Durham and Newham. The independent evaluation of those pilots showed that there were a number of benefits arising from the provision of universal free school meals, including improved attainment, healthier eating habits and increases in the uptake of meals among children who would have been eligible for free school meals under the existing criteria. We also know, from research carried out by the School Food Trust (now Children\u2019s Food Trust), that universal infant free school meals will save families who previously paid for school lunches up to £400 a year per infant child.<\/p>
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The Department has used School Food Trust research into the costs of school meal provision, as well as feedback from local authorities and stakeholders, to inform the allocation of funding for this policy and the targeting of implementation support. In particular, this research informed the decision to allocate £2.30 of revenue funding per meal taken by newly eligible pupils.<\/p>
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The following table provides the number of science (by separate science subject), technology, engineering and mathematics teachers in service in publicly funded secondary schools in England in November of each year from 2011 to 2013: [1], [2]<\/p>
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Subject [3]<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Physics<\/p><\/td> 5,900<\/p><\/td> 6,000<\/p><\/td> 6,200<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chemistry<\/p><\/td> 6,900<\/p><\/td> 7,200<\/p><\/td> 7,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Biology<\/p><\/td> 8,500<\/p><\/td> 8,700<\/p><\/td> 8,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Combined/General Science<\/p><\/td> 34,700<\/p><\/td> 32,700<\/p><\/td> 32,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other Sciences<\/p><\/td> 2,800<\/p><\/td> 2,400<\/p><\/td> 2,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Technology<\/p><\/td> 14,800<\/p><\/td> 13,800<\/p><\/td> 13,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Engineering<\/p><\/td> 1,600<\/p><\/td> 1,500<\/p><\/td> 1,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mathematics<\/p><\/td> 35,200<\/p><\/td> 32,800<\/p><\/td> 33,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: School Workforce Census<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> [1] Figures are based on a large sample of over 70% of secondary schools.<\/p> [2] Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.<\/p> [3] Each teacher is counted once under each subject they teach.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Information for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for the respective devolved administrations.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100150/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for Education is committed to recruiting high-quality graduates into teaching. The latest data published by UCAS on 25 September 2014 in its \u2018UCAS Teacher Training statistical releases\u2019[1], indicates that there will be an increase in computing trainees commencing initial teacher training (ITT) this year, although this will not be certain until the 2014/15 ITT census is published.<\/p> For computing trainees starting their training in 2015/16, we have increased bursaries to up to £25,000 tax-free. We are also funding a prestigious scholarship scheme for computing trainees worth £25,000 tax-free and offering a range of professional benefits. Additional funding has also been made available to schools offering School Direct (salaried) places in computing to boost starting salaries; computing trainees will be able to earn over £21,000 nationally and £25,000 in inner London.<\/p> There are a range of other incentives in place to attract high quality computing trainees into the teaching profession, including:<\/p> |