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1108680

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption and Foster Care: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on EU nationals applying to (a) adopt or (b) foster vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	239277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>There are no changes affecting those who can adopt or foster since these are based on residence rather than nationality. All EU nationals are encouraged to apply to the European Union Settlement Scheme to allow them to remain in the country and indeed they are encouraged to adopt or foster vulnerable children to provide a safe home.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/04/2019 15:15:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1108745

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is being to ensure an equitable ratio in relation to the pay of (a) teaching and support staff and (b) senior management staff in academy schools.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	239301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Academy trusts are free to set their own salaries for all teaching, support and senior management roles. However, we expect these to be justifiable and to reflect accurately the role. Trusts are not obliged to follow the statutory system set out in the independent School Teachers’ Review Body; although trusts can choose to follow the terms of the school teachers' pay and conditions document in relation to teachers and school leaders and local government employee designation for non-teaching staff.</p><p>The government is clear about expectations on pay for all schools, and not just academy trusts. Where trusts are paying high salaries, the government will publicly challenge trusts and boards to justify themselves. We have been doing so for more than a year; and will continue to do so throughout 2019. The latest published data confirms that only 4% of trusts pay one or more salary over £150,000 and the mean average salary for an academy secondary headteacher is £92,400 and £88,800 for a maintained secondary headteacher. In addition, a recent survey of 1000 academies[1] found that the salary for executive leaders declined in 5 of the 6 categories based on pupil numbers in the trust.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.jamescowperkreston.co.uk/benchmark-report/" target="_blank">https://www.jamescowperkreston.co.uk/benchmark-report/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/04/2019 15:28:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1108789

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Swan School Oxford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the new Swan School in Oxford to be signed off by his Department as ready to accept applications.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	239314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>​We are committed to a free schools programme which aims to deliver high standards, choice and innovation.</p><p>I am delighted to confirm that my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education agreed in principle, on 27 March 2019, to enter into a funding agreement with the River Learning Trust (RLT) for the Swan School to open, in Oxford, in September 2019. My officials are working closely with the RLT and its legal advisers to finalise the funding agreement, which we expect to agree shortly.</p><p>To minimise uncertainty for parents of the Swan School’s prospective pupils for September, my officials informed the chief executive of the trust of the Secretary of State’s decision on 28 March, and we agreed with the headteacher of the Swan School that these parents could be informed.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/04/2019 15:08:50 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1105842

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department collects to monitor the effectiveness of early years intervention strategies in (a) each local authority area, (b) each regional area and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	238383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Bury North to the answer I gave on 1 April 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-03-26/237114/" target="_blank">237114</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/04/2019 12:30:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1105908

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the level of in-school hunger among children in England.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	238408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The government supports the provision of nutritious food in schools, which ensures pupils are well nourished, develop healthy eating habits and can concentrate and learn. Under the benefits based criteria, around 1.1 million of the most disadvantaged children are eligible for and claiming free school meals – saving families around £400 per year. Benefits based free meals were extended to disadvantaged further education students in September 2014. A further 1.5 million infants receive a free nutritious meal under the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme. We are also investing up to £26 million to the National Schools Breakfast Programme. This money will kick start or improve breakfast clubs in over 1,700 schools and target the most disadvantaged areas of the country, including Opportunity Areas.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/04/2019 13:36:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105920

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school places his Department estimates will be created by the free schools programme in the (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21 academic years.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	238364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The department is committed to a free schools programme that aims to deliver choice, innovation and higher standards for parents. In 2018-19, we have opened 54 free schools, creating over 40,000 new school places, with a further 4 forecast to open before the end of the academic year. In total, there are 443 free schools open across the country, which will provide over 250,000 places when at capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Information on all open free schools, including their location and self-reported capacity figures, can be found at: <a href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the department has approved a further 263 free school applications and is working with proposers to identify suitable opening dates. The department is looking to announce the next wave of free school openers in September.</p><p> </p><p>The department publishes a list of all approved free school applications, including the local authority and region in which they are located. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 238366 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:25:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105953

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new school places created by the free schools programme in the (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21 academic year, in each (i) region and (ii) local authority in England.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	238366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The department is committed to a free schools programme that aims to deliver choice, innovation and higher standards for parents. In 2018-19, we have opened 54 free schools, creating over 40,000 new school places, with a further 4 forecast to open before the end of the academic year. In total, there are 443 free schools open across the country, which will provide over 250,000 places when at capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Information on all open free schools, including their location and self-reported capacity figures, can be found at: <a href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the department has approved a further 263 free school applications and is working with proposers to identify suitable opening dates. The department is looking to announce the next wave of free school openers in September.</p><p> </p><p>The department publishes a list of all approved free school applications, including the local authority and region in which they are located. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 238364 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:25:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105990

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers and Children in Care: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children and care leavers aged 16-18 years old have been living in supported accommodation outside of their local authority area in each of the last five years, by local authority.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	238421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of looked-after children in supported accommodation outside of the local authority area since 2014 for each local authority is shown in the attached table. Supported accommodation has been taken to mean independent living (with or without formalised support) and semi-independent living accommodation not subject to children’s homes regulations.</p><p>This information is not available for care leavers as the location of a care leaver’s accommodation is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/04/2019 12:26:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 238421_Looked_after_children_in_supported_accomodation.xls title Looked_after_children_in_supported_accomodation
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1105991

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers and Children in Care: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children and care leavers aged 16 to 18 years old were living independently in supported accommodation or otherwise in each of the last 10 years by local authority.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	238422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>​​The number of looked-after children and the number of care leavers in supported or semi-supported accommodation including independent living (with or without formalised support) since 2009 for each local authority is shown in the attached table. Information on 17 to 18-year-old care leavers is provided for 2016 onwards. Information for earlier years is not held centrally. It is not possible to distinguish between independent and supported placements/accommodation and these have been combined in the table. <br>​</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 238423 question first answered 02/04/2019 15:59:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 238422_238423_Looked_after_children_and_care_leavers.xls title Looked_after_children_and_care_leavers
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1105992

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers and Children in Care: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children and care leavers aged 16 to 18 years old were living in supported or semi-supported accommodation in each of the last 10 years, by local authority.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	238423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>​​The number of looked-after children and the number of care leavers in supported or semi-supported accommodation including independent living (with or without formalised support) since 2009 for each local authority is shown in the attached table. Information on 17 to 18-year-old care leavers is provided for 2016 onwards. Information for earlier years is not held centrally. It is not possible to distinguish between independent and supported placements/accommodation and these have been combined in the table. <br>​</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 238422 question first answered 02/04/2019 15:59:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 238422_238423_Looked_after_children_and_care_leavers.xls title Looked_after_children_and_care_leavers
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton