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It is the responsibility of individual ministers to decide what answers they give to Questions for Written Answer (QWAs), and they are of course accountable to the House for those answers. The importance of this direct accountability is such that I recently decided, following the introduction of a new system for answering QWAs electronically, to require Ministers in this House to continue providing personally signed answers to noble Lords. The Ministerial Code states that \u201cIt is of paramount importance that Ministers give accurate and truthful information to Parliament\u201d.<\/p>

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Information on the number and proportion of pupils whose first language is other than English is published as part of the Department for Education's annual statistical release \u2018Schools, pupils and their characteristics'. The latest release of this publication is for January 2013 and is available at:<\/p>

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2013<\/a><\/p>

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The underlying data (school level schools pupils) contains information for individual schools, including the proportion of pupils whose first language is other than English.<\/p>

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We do not collect this data centrally. It is for individual schools to decide how much extra they choose to spend on educating pupils whose first language is not English.<\/p>

Through their local funding formulas, local authorities may allocate funding to schools on the basis of the number of pupils in the school who speak English as an additional language and entered the state school system in the past three years. Local authorities allocated £233 million in this way in 2013-14. The funding is not ring-fenced within a school's budget so this figure may not be a reliable indicator of actual spending.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4270", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Nash"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Nash"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-03-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-03-20T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total yearly extra cost to schools of educating children whose first language is not English.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/952", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Tebbit"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Tebbit"} ], "uin" : "HL5939"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41735", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41735/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The new national curriculum, to be taught from September 2014, reflects a body of essential knowledge and core concepts in key subjects. The Government does not believe that it is appropriate for the national curriculum to set out how teachers should teach, or how they should structure their school day. The national curriculum has been slimmed down to allow teachers more flexibility to use their professionalism and expertise to create lessons that really inspire and engage their pupils, and help them to develop deeper knowledge and understanding of materials.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4270", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Nash"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Nash"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-03-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-03-20T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what regard they have given to pupil reflection in the new national curriculum.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4238", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Storey"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Storey"} ], "uin" : "HL5826"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41736", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41736/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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<\/strong>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: <\/p>

<\/p>

2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gordon Brown<\/p><\/td>

£114,998.17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Baroness Thatcher<\/p><\/td>

£109,191.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

John Major<\/p><\/td>

£115,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tony Blair<\/p><\/td>

£115,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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<\/p>

2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

<\/td><\/tr>

John Major<\/p><\/td>

£114,996.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gordon Brown<\/p><\/td>

£100,315.68<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Baroness Thatcher<\/p><\/td>

£74,087.76<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tony Blair<\/p><\/td>

£115,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

The current limit for the PDCA is £115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.<\/p>

<\/p>

Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.<\/p>

<\/p>

Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.<\/p>

<\/p>

All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.<\/p>

<\/p>

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<\/p>

In line with the practice of successive Governments we do not normally disclose information on disciplinary issues relating to individual civil servants.<\/p>

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