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846885

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date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is conducting a review of childcare costs.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	129059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The department’s long-standing annual Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, capturing information from a sample of approximately 10,000 providers, is the main way in which the department collects robust, wide-ranging and up-to-date evidence on childcare providers in England. This year, the analytical programme will be enhanced with more detailed research on provider finances and childcare costs for 2-4 year olds. This will involve externally commissioned research with site visits to a representative sample of early years providers to provide us with robust, up-to-date evidence on childcare costs.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers is available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:03:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

846886

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities paid childcare and early education settings late for funded hours provided during the September term.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	129060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The department has made clear, in A4.13 and A4.14 of the early education and childcare statutory guidance for local authorities, that local authorities should pay all providers, particularly childminders, monthly and are expected to do so from September 2018. However, if a provider requests and the local authority agree an existing alternative sustainable method of payment may be continued. We have also stated in the statutory guidance that local authorities should sign up to the prompt payment code which has been produced by the Institute of Credit Management. The code is available to view here: <a href="http://www.promptpaymentcode.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.promptpaymentcode.org.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Early education and childcare - Statutory guidance for local authorities is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-education-and-childcare--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-education-and-childcare--2</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:29:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

846908

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding his Department provides to schools to support students with special educational needs in (a) Coventry and (b) West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	129082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Additional funding to support students with special educational needs is contained within the high needs block of the dedicated schools grant. This funding is allocated to local authorities, who spend it in consultation with their schools forum.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017-18 Coventry was allocated £35.2 million in its high needs block, and in 2018/19 this will rise by 4.3% to £36.7 million. Across the West Midlands, local authorities received £606.6 million in 2017/18, which will rise by 3.1% to £625.3 million in 2018/19. This information can be found online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:20:28 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

846951

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education and Skills Funding Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many on-site visits Education and Skills Funding Agency staff have made to (a) Multi Academy Trusts and (b) other schools by region in each of the past 3 years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	129125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:09:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

846952

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many reports his Department has received of irregular financial activity at academy schools, by region, in each of the last.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	129126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Academy trust accountability is founded on a clear framework communicated and regulated by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. As a condition of their funding agreement, all academy trusts are required to prepare annual accounts, independently audited by a statutory auditor.</p><p>As part of the audit process, the independent auditor undertakes a regularity review to identify instances of material irregularity and non-compliance with the accountability framework. The auditor’s ‘Report on Regularity’ is included in every trust’s annual accounts that are published on each trust’s website and filed with Companies House.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of cases where auditors did not raise any concerns in their regularity reports and those where auditors noted matters of material irregularity and non-compliance for each of the three academy years 2013 to 2014, 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016. Figures for 2016 to 2017 will be published in Academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts in October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Any regional breakdown of this national analysis could be potentially misleading given that many multi-academy trusts span regional boundaries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Auditor's Regularity Report</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No material irregularity or non-compliance</p></td><td><p>2,554</p></td><td><p>2,782</p></td><td><p>2,865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Material irregularity or non-compliance reported</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Academy Trusts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,690</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,901</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,001</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage with reported non-compliance</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:08:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

846958

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to respond to the recommendations of the report on the National Fostering Stocktake, published in February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	129132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The government is currently considering the recommendations of the National Fostering Stocktake report, alongside those made by the Education Select Committee. Our response to both reports will be published in spring 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:30:55 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

846988

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department plans to spend on childcare for disadvantaged children in 2018 in (a) Cornwall and (b) North Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	129162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The government funds 15 hours of free childcare a week for disadvantaged children aged two, three and four, as well as the early years pupil premium for disadvantaged three and four year olds.</p><p> </p><p>Early years funding is allocated on a local authority basis and Cornwall’s funding allocations for the following financial years can be found at the following links:</p><p><br> 2018/19 (Initial allocation): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>2017/18 (Provisional allocation): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/<br> dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/03/2018 14:52:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

846999

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England have access to a defibrillator.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	129173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The purchase of a defibrillator is a matter for individual school and college leaders. <br> <br> Swift access to a defibrillator is very important in cases of cardiac arrest, and so the government is encouraging schools and other eligible settings to purchase defibrillators as part of their first-aid equipment.</p><p>To make it as easy as possible for schools and other eligible settings to do so, the department has negotiated a deal, with NHS Supply Chain, to offer defibrillators at a reduced cost. Since the scheme was launched in November 2014, 2763 defibrillators have been purchased through this route.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 129175 129176 129177 129178 129179 129181 question first answered 02/03/2018 12:19:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

847001

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in the North West have access to a defibrillator.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	129175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The purchase of a defibrillator is a matter for individual school and college leaders. <br> <br> Swift access to a defibrillator is very important in cases of cardiac arrest, and so the government is encouraging schools and other eligible settings to purchase defibrillators as part of their first-aid equipment.</p><p>To make it as easy as possible for schools and other eligible settings to do so, the department has negotiated a deal, with NHS Supply Chain, to offer defibrillators at a reduced cost. Since the scheme was launched in November 2014, 2763 defibrillators have been purchased through this route.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 129173 129176 129177 129178 129179 129181 question first answered 02/03/2018 12:19:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

847002

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in London have access to a defibrillator.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	129176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The purchase of a defibrillator is a matter for individual school and college leaders. <br> <br> Swift access to a defibrillator is very important in cases of cardiac arrest, and so the government is encouraging schools and other eligible settings to purchase defibrillators as part of their first-aid equipment.</p><p>To make it as easy as possible for schools and other eligible settings to do so, the department has negotiated a deal, with NHS Supply Chain, to offer defibrillators at a reduced cost. Since the scheme was launched in November 2014, 2763 defibrillators have been purchased through this route.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 129173 129175 129177 129178 129179 129181 question first answered 02/03/2018 12:19:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans