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100352

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2014 to Question 210316, if she will publish the outcome of considerations of the potential effect of government policy proposals and government proposals for legislation on the rights of children carried out by the Children's Commissioner under the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The approach the Department for Education has adopted is to make the assessment of children’s rights an integral part of policy and legislative development rather than a one-off exercise. The results of this approach are reflected in the equality impact assessment published for the Education Act 2011.[1]</p><p>Our consideration of children’s rights during the legislative process also takes account of advice from the Joint Committee on Human Rights.</p><p>The Office of the Children’s Commissioner is an independent non-Departmental public body and is responsible for publishing the reports it produces.[2]</p><p>The ECHR and UNCRC note on the Children and Families Act 2014.[3]</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https:/media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk</a></p><p>[3] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211621 question first answered 27/10/2014 17:53:40 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

100353

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2014 to Question 210316, if she will publish the child rights impact assessments made in respect of the legislative proposals leading to the Education Act 2011 and the Children and Families Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The approach the Department for Education has adopted is to make the assessment of children’s rights an integral part of policy and legislative development rather than a one-off exercise. The results of this approach are reflected in the equality impact assessment published for the Education Act 2011.[1]</p><p>Our consideration of children’s rights during the legislative process also takes account of advice from the Joint Committee on Human Rights.</p><p>The Office of the Children’s Commissioner is an independent non-Departmental public body and is responsible for publishing the reports it produces.[2]</p><p>The ECHR and UNCRC note on the Children and Families Act 2014.[3]</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https:/media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk</a></p><p>[3] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211622 question first answered 27/10/2014 17:53:40 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

93154

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to implement a young person impact assessment for future policy proposals and funding changes.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	210316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2010 the Government gave a commitment to Parliament that it would give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when developing new policies and programmes. The Department for Education has undertaken child rights impact assessments in respect of the legislative proposals leading to the Education Act 2011 and the Children and Families Act 2014. We will continue to put this commitment into practice.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Children and Families Act 2014, the Department also introduced a new power for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner to consider the potential effect of government policy proposals and government proposals for legislation on the rights of children.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the new Family Test, announced by the Prime Minister on 18 August 2014, will also mean that every new domestic policy will be examined in terms of its impact on families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 17/10/2014 13:41:03 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91955

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on extending ring-fencing of the five to 16 years schools budget to include funding for young people aged 16 to 18.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The protection given to the 5-16 schools budget up to the end of financial year 2015-16 does not extend to the 16-18 education budget. Decisions about levels of education funding beyond financial year 2015-16 are for the next Government.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/10/2014 15:11:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91956

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Young People
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 average cost to a family of supporting a young person aged 16 to 18 in full-time education or training.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon. friend, the Secretary of State, has not undertaken such an assessment. However, I can assure the hon. Member that the Government is fully committed to ensuring that all young people, including those from the most disadvantaged families, can continue to participate in further education and training after they leave school. We are investing over £7 billion to fund a place at school or college for every 16- or 17-year-old who wants one. We recognise that some young people need additional help with the costs associated with attending further education or training, and we offer a range of financial support, which is set out here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/education/student-finance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/browse/education/student-finance</a></p><p>The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund is a key part of our participation strategy to support young people in education and training. It allows schools and colleges to target financial support towards those who need it most. They are free to establish their own eligibility criteria for payments from the Bursary Fund, because they are best placed to identify those students experiencing the greatest financial disadvantages or course-related costs; and because they have the best knowledge of local circumstances and the individual barriers that can prevent young people from participating.</p><p>Feedback gained from institutions and students indicates that the scheme is achieving its aims. The majority of institutions surveyed think the Bursary Fund is having a positive impact on young people’s participation (77%) and engagement in learning (70%). Similarly, more than three-quarters (78%) think it is effective in targeting young people facing the greatest barriers to participation.</p><p>Students have also confirmed their support for the Bursary Fund with the majority of recipients surveyed saying it allows them to cope better (75%), and a third of those saying it is integral to being able to continue in education.</p><p>School and academy sixth forms already have to provide free meals to disadvantaged students who are over 16. From September 2014, free meals will also be available to disadvantaged students taking further education (FE) courses across the whole FE sector, which will provide further support for families. It will also help students with their studies as we know that they perform better when they have access to good-quality, regular meals.</p><p>The support I have outlined above is part of a range of measures implemented by the Department for Education that have contributed to achieving the lowest levels of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) since records began in 1994. This is important because the effects of being NEET are recognised as having a significant financial cost for the families of young people.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/10/2014 15:08:12 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91715

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Employment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of young people aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 who have been recorded as being in jobs without training in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The proportion of 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds in employment but not in education or training at the end of each year since 1994 is available in Table 5a of the ‘Main SFR tables and figures’ spreadsheet. This is part of the “Participation in education, training and employment, age 16 to 18” statistical first release, which is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-in-education-training-and-employment-age-16-to-18" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-in-education-training-and-employment-age-16-to-18</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/10/2014 13:17:40 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91615

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of students aged between 16 to 18 unable to participate in education, jobs or training because they are unable to afford the associated transport costs.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold this information. However, most young people have access to a discount or concession on local travel from their local transport providers, their local authority, or from their education or training provider. The £180million bursary fund is also available to support young people with the costs associated with attending education or training, and transport is the biggest single area of expenditure for which this fund is used.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/10/2014 10:14:56 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91416

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Travel: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward proposals to extend the statutory entitlement for free transport for young people in education and training beyond the current age threshold of 16.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The statutory responsibility for transport to education and training for 16 to 19 year olds rests with local authorities, enabling them to make decisions which best match local needs and circumstances. Local authorities are expected to make reasonable decisions based on the needs of their population, the local transport infrastructure, and the resources they have available.</p><p>The Government has no plans at present to extend the home to school statutory entitlement beyond the age of 16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/10/2014 10:11:38 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91417

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the further education free schools' meal allowance.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	208975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>From September 2014, further education (FE) funded institutions are required to provide free meals to their disadvantaged 16- to 18-year-old students.</p><p>Funding for FE free meals in 2014-15 has been set at £2.41 per meal. This is based on evidence of the average cost of providing school meals in secondary schools, using the latest available data from the 2012 School Food Trust Annual Survey.</p><p>However, we recognise that institutions will face a range of different circumstances and so have given them the flexibility to enhance free meals funding from the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. We have also made clear that where they do this they must ensure that they continue to provide sufficient support from that scheme to support students facing the full range of barriers to participation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/10/2014 13:23:04 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91418

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the ability of all further education institutions to provide free meals to qualifying 16 to 18 year old students.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	208993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>During the development of the new policy to provide free meals to disadvantaged 16- to 18-year-old students in further education (FE) institutions, officials visited colleges to gain an understanding of their current facilities and discuss with them the implications of implementing the policy.</p><p>We also sought the views of, and took on board comments from, a number of bodies representing FE sector institutions. As a result, we took steps to ensure that the new requirement was introduced in as flexible way as possible and did not require the creation of new facilities.</p><p>We are not aware of any institutions that are not complying with the requirement to provide free meals.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/10/2014 13:18:59 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali