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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749647/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I am sorry, but the department does not record, or hold centrally, data on the number of schools that have their sixth form provision removed.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which schools in England have closed their sixth form since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749652", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749652/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Department for Education expenditure on 16 to 19-year-old education is reported in Education Funding Agency (EFA) accounts. The 2014-15 accounts are published here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 5 (Programme Costs) on page 155:<\/p><ul><li>Local authority maintained schools with sixth forms;<\/li><li>Academies with sixth forms; and<\/li><li>Young people aged 16-19 years in further education.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>The 2015-16 accounts are published here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf<\/a>:<\/p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 3 (Grant Expenditure) on page 115:<\/p><ul><li>Local authority and other maintained schools with sixth forms;<\/li><li>Academies \u2013 Grants to academies with sixth forms; and<\/li><li>16-19 Further Education.<\/li><\/ul><p>The accounts for 2016-17 have not yet been published.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Funding allocations to the sector, are made on an academic year basis rather than by financial year. Allocations are published each year and the data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 is available here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations<\/a>.<\/p><p>Funding allocations for 2017/18 have not yet been published. Funding for 16 to 19-year-old education includes Total Programme Funding and High Needs funding in the allocations tables.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As EFA accounts are published by financial year, and funding allocations are made by academic year, the two sets of figures are not directly comparable.<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li><\/li><\/ul>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on 16 to 19-year-old education in each financial year since 2014-15.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749653", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749653/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Department for Education expenditure on 16 to 19-year-old education is reported in Education Funding Agency (EFA) accounts. The 2014-15 accounts are published here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526237/efa_annual_report_and_accounts_final_26_may_2016.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 5 (Programme Costs) on page 155:<\/p><ul><li>Local authority maintained schools with sixth forms;<\/li><li>Academies with sixth forms; and<\/li><li>Young people aged 16-19 years in further education.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>The 2015-16 accounts are published here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579174/EFA_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_to_2016__Web_Accessible_.pdf<\/a>:<\/p><p>The relevant information is included in the following lines from table 3 (Grant Expenditure) on page 115:<\/p><ul><li>Local authority and other maintained schools with sixth forms;<\/li><li>Academies \u2013 Grants to academies with sixth forms; and<\/li><li>16-19 Further Education.<\/li><\/ul><p>The accounts for 2016-17 have not yet been published.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Funding allocations to the sector, are made on an academic year basis rather than by financial year. Allocations are published each year and the data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 is available here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations<\/a>.<\/p><p>Funding allocations for 2017/18 have not yet been published. Funding for 16 to 19-year-old education includes Total Programme Funding and High Needs funding in the allocations tables.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As EFA accounts are published by financial year, and funding allocations are made by academic year, the two sets of figures are not directly comparable.<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li><\/li><\/ul>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sixth Form Education: Finance"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department allocated to 16 to 19-year-old education in each financial year since 2014-15.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nic Dakin"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749362", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749362/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We do not hold data on how many schools teach anti-racism education. Every school is different and each school will face its own challenges. Schools have the autonomy to tailor their approach to tackling these issues and to take action according to their individual requirements.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Equality Act introduced the Public Sector Equality Duty. Under this duty, state funded schools must have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people with protected characteristics and none.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The National Curriculum also provides many opportunities to raise awareness of racial and religious diversity and tolerance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Teaching about racism and discrimination can be included as part of the statutory programme of study for citizenship education at ages 11-16 in maintained schools. Citizenship education should include the development of pupils\u2019 understanding of the diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding.<\/p><p>Schools are also free to teach about racism in personal, social, health, economic (PSHE) education, where pupils can reflect on and challenge notions of prejudice.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Schools are already expected to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils and, as part of this, fundamental British values, including the values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. This is at the heart of their responsibility to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong><br> <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Gibb"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Race Relations: Education"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many schools teach anti-racism education; and what assessment her Department has made of the quality of that education.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4449", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anna Turley"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anna Turley"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749364", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749364/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Schools are required by law to have behaviour and safeguarding policies. Schools should record and deal with incidents according to those policies and are held to account for how they do so by Ofsted. The Department for Education\u2019s statutory safeguarding guidance, \u2018Keeping children safe in education\u2019 (September 2016), is clear that if staff have any concerns about a child, or think that the child is in danger, they should speak to the school\u2019s designated safeguarding lead.<\/p><p>The Department\u2019s \u2018Preventing and Tackling Bullying\u2019 guidance (July 2017) sets out that some types of harassing or threatening behaviour or communications could constitute a criminal offence. When school staff feel that an offence may have been committed, they should seek assistance from the police.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Gibb"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Schools: Non-crime Hate Incidents"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what systems are in place for schools reporting hate incidents occurring in the classroom.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4449", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anna Turley"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Redcar"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anna Turley"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749367", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749367/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We estimate that 390,000 families of three and four-year-olds will receive an additional 15 hours free childcare<strong>, <\/strong>saving families who use the full 30 hours, around £5,000 per year in total. Many children are already accessing more than 15 hours of childcare, and 30 hours will reduce the cost of childcare for working parents.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In January 2017, we published a research report exploring parents' views and demand for 30 hours free childcare. This is available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/586231/Parents__views_and_demand_for_30_hour_s_free_childcare_-_RR611.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/586231/Parents__views_and_demand_for_30_hour_s_free_childcare_-_RR611.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>The findings indicated that of those currently using the 15 free hour entitlement, four out of five (83%) said they would take up the additional 15 free hours if they were available to them now. Of these, 61% said they would use the full 15 hours per week.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1562", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) families and (b) children who will benefit from the new 30 hours free childcare for three and four-year-olds when it becomes available in September 2017; and what estimate she has made of how many of those children will be (i) increasing their use of formal childcare and (ii) starting to use formal childcare.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4263", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Powell"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Manchester Central"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lucy Powell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749368", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749368/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are making record investments in the government\u2019s free childcare offer: over £1 billion more per year by 2020. This includes £300 million per year for a significant increase to the hourly rates paid for two, three and four-year-old entitlement. From April 2017, the national average funding rates also increased to £4.94 for three and four-year-olds and £5.39 for two-year-olds. We are also investing £100m in capital funding to create nearly 18,000 additional places for eligible children to help meet demand from hardworking parents. This investment will support even more providers to deliver 30 hours.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition our national delivery contractor, Childcare Works, are supporting all local authorities to ensure they are ready to deliver the required number of free places in September 2017. Local authorities report that they have benefitted from support with estimating demand in their local areas.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1562", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Goodwill"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-07-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Children: Day Care"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional childcare places have been created in each quarter since May 2015 to support the roll-out of the 30-hour childcare offer.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4263", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Powell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749369", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/749369/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Childcare Choices website provides information on whether parents could be eligible for a range of government childcare offers, including 30 hours free childcare. Parents can apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare through the digital Childcare Service, which is accessible via Childcare Choices. Providers do not sign up to offer 30 hours free childcare via the Childcare Service.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As of 30 June, successful parent applications have generated 98,579 valid 30 hours eligibility codes through the service. Since the service opened on 21 April 2017 to families that have children who will be under 4 on 31 August 2017, the number of valid 30 hours eligibility codes generated are as follows: 6,472 in April, 31,853 in May and 52,218 in June.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We do not hold data on whether they have subsequently signed up with a provider.<\/p>"}
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