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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224343 on Buildings: Insulation, for what reason the bespoke test methodology was not made available in the public domain when it was agreed in August 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4631", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Jones"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Jones"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1078659", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1078659/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government has set up a comprehensive programme to oversee the remediation of buildings with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems. In addition, my department published an advice note (available <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) on external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material in December 2017 and updated it in December 2018. This advice makes clear to building owners that wall systems on existing buildings may only use materials, including insulation, that are of limited combustibility unless the system has achieved BR135 classification via a BS 8414 test. It reiterates that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove any unsafe materials.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4631", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Jones"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077705/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>At this stage the study is aimed at developing a better understanding of the behaviour of a range of cladding products when exposed to fire and their possible contribution to fire spread.<\/p><p>The performance criteria and how they will be measured are highlighted in table 2 of the methodology. A copy of the methodology is available in the House library.<\/p><p>The findings of the research will help determine, in consultation with the Independent Expert Panel, any further action we should take. This could include further testing at large scale and/or advice to building owners.<\/p><p>My department published an advice note on external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material in December 2017 and updated it in December 2018. This advice makes clear to building owners that wall systems on existing buildings may only use materials that are of limited combustibility unless the system has achieved the appropriate BR135 classification via a BS 8414 test. It reiterates that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove any unsafe materials.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 217589 on Buildings: Insulation and with reference to the Buildings Research Establishment interim report entitled Fire performance of cladding materials research \u2013 experimental methodology and performance criteria, what part of the methodology will enable the Government to determine whether samples are combustible.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077706", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077706/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>At this stage the study is aimed at developing a better understanding of the behaviour of a range of cladding products when exposed to fire and their possible contribution to fire spread.<\/p><p>The performance criteria and how they will be measured are highlighted in table 2 of the methodology. A copy of the methodology is available in the House library.<\/p><p>The findings of the research will help determine, in consultation with the Independent Expert Panel, any further action we should take. This could include further testing at large scale and/or advice to building owners.<\/p><p>My department published an advice note on external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material in December 2017 and updated it in December 2018. This advice makes clear to building owners that wall systems on existing buildings may only use materials that are of limited combustibility unless the system has achieved the appropriate BR135 classification via a BS 8414 test. It reiterates that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove any unsafe materials.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Minister for Housing's oral evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 28 January 2019 on the independent review of building regulations and to the Buildings Research Establishment's interim report entitled Fire performance of cladding materials research \u2013 experimental methodology and performance criteria, what measurements within the testing methodology his Department will use to assess whether particular types of cladding should be removed from buildings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4631", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Jones"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077707/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Officials have been in regular contact (meetings, emails and phone conversations) with the Building Research Establishment between June 2018 and February 2019. The Department does not keep a record of all the exchanges between officials and the Building Research Establishment.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Buildings Research Establishment interim report entitled Fire performance of cladding materials research \u2013 experimental methodology and performance criteria, how many meetings were held between his officials and representatives of the Buildings Research Establishment between 19 June 2018 and 26 February 2019; and if he will publish the dates of those meetings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4631", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Jones"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Jones"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077711", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077711/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk/dataset/contracts-finder-archive\" target=\"_blank\">https://ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk/dataset/contracts-finder-archive<\/a>.<\/p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search<\/a>.<\/p><p>The Fire Performance of Cladding Materials Research contract can be found at the following address:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88ccc1d7-608b-4631-957b-0e9490abf05d?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88ccc1d7-608b-4631-957b-0e9490abf05d?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08<\/a>.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4631", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Jones"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Jones"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077726", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1077726/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The research on non- Aluminium Composite Material materials is based on a bespoke test. The classification criteria provided in Annex A and B of BR 135 are only applicable to tests carried out in accordance with BS 8414-1 and BS 8414-2 respectively. These are therefore not applicable to this bespoke methodology.<\/p><p>The findings of the research will help determine, in consultation with the Independent Expert Panel, any further action we should take. This could include further testing at large scale.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the interim report of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) for his Department entitled Fire Performance of Cladding Materials Research \u2013 Experimental methodology and performance criteria, whether the proposed methodology will enable his Department to confirm if the samples tested meet the criteria set out in building regulations guidance BR 135.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4631", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Jones"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Jones"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1058787/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There are 451,870 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in service in state funded schools in England as of November 2017. Schools will always have some vacancies, temporarily filled vacancies or staff absences. They use occasional and other supply teachers to meet these demands. These teachers may not be fully reflected within FTE figures as these include only teachers who have a contract of over 28 days duration or, in the case of occasional teachers, are employed by the school on the day data is collected.<\/p><p>The Department collects details of teachers working in state funded schools through the annual School Workforce Census. The census does identify those teachers who are employed via a service agreement with an agency but not whether they are a supply teacher.<\/p><p>The following table provides the numbers and proportions of FTE teachers by their contract agreement type and the headcount number of occasional teachers in state funded schools in England for November 2013 to 2017:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>CONTRACT TYPE[1]<\/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><p>Permanent<\/p><\/td><td><p>404,124<\/p><\/td><td><p>407,397<\/p><\/td><td><p>409,801<\/p><\/td><td><p>411,943<\/p><\/td><td><p>409,878<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fixed term<\/p><\/td><td><p>24,529<\/p><\/td><td><p>25,978<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>25,320<\/p><\/td><td><p>24,133<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Temporary<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,867<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,616<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,116<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,091<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,635<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Service Agreement with an Agency<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,465<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,226<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,286<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,194<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,751<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Service Agreement with Local Authority<\/p><\/td><td><p>335<\/p><\/td><td><p>343<\/p><\/td><td><p>245<\/p><\/td><td><p>254<\/p><\/td><td><p>161<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Service Agreement with Other Source<\/p><\/td><td><p>338<\/p><\/td><td><p>394<\/p><\/td><td><p>413<\/p><\/td><td><p>431<\/p><\/td><td><p>291<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Unknown<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>21<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>449,663<\/p><\/td><td><p>454,969<\/p><\/td><td><p>456,865<\/p><\/td><td><p>457,236<\/p><\/td><td><p>451,870<\/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><\/tr><tr><td><p>Head count of occasional teachers[2]<\/p><\/td><td><p>13,484<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,105<\/p><\/td><td><p>13,064<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,783<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,757<\/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><\/tr><tr><td><p>PERCENTAGE<\/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><p>Permanent<\/p><\/td><td><p>89.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>89.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>89.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>90.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>90.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fixed term<\/p><\/td><td><p>5.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>5.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>5.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>5.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>5.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Temporary<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Service Agreement with an Agency<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Service Agreement with a Local Authority<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Service Agreement with another Source<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Unknown<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>100.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>100.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>100.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>100.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>100.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: School Workforce Census<\/p><p>The Department uses the Teacher Supply Model to estimate national postgraduate Initial Teacher Training place requirements for primary and each secondary subject and as part of this, estimates the longer term future demand for teachers in English state-funded schools. The most recently published model is available at the following web link: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tsm-and-initial-teacher-training-allocations-2019-to-2020\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tsm-and-initial-teacher-training-allocations-2019-to-2020<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] Teachers are recorded for those who have a contract of a least 28 days duration who are in service on the date of the census in November each year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>[2] Occasional teachers are a headcount of teachers with a contract of less than 28 days who were in school on the census day in November.<\/p>"}
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