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347288

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines her Department has issued on how a consultation under sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 should be undertaken.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s document, <em>Convert to an academy: guide for schools</em>, provides advice to schools on how to pursue conversion to academy status, including information on conducting a statutory consultation. The guidance can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:42:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347289

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
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 that when a significant proportion of (a) parents and (b) staff oppose a proposed conversion of a school to academy status, that proposal should fall.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Governing bodies are required to consult parents and staff as part of the conversion process. The governing body is already expected to take account of the outcome of the consultation when deciding whether to enter into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:54:53 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347291

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will issue directions to the governing bodies of schools planning to convert to academy status to require them to publish the outcome of their consultation on that proposal before they make a decision on the proposal.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The conduct of the consultation and how it is followed up is a matter for the governing body of the school. As public bodies they are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and members of the public are free to request information on the outcome of the consultation from them.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:47:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347293

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what grounds parents can object to a consultation process on converting a school to academy status when they do not consider that the consultation is posing relevant questions or adequately seeking opinion; and by what process such an objection can be made.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the governing body of the school to conduct the consultation in a reasonable and lawful manner. If parents wish to object to the conduct of the consultation they should do so by contacting the governing body of the school.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:43:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347297

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are circumstances in which a consultation under Sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 would not occur during pre-election purdah.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The timing and conduct of the consultation are the responsibility of the governing body of the school. Maintained school governing bodies are not subject to the same restrictions as Government during the pre-election period and would not be prohibited from conducting a statutory consultation during it.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:44:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347308

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current composition is of the Defence Board; when it last met; when the next scheduled meeting is; and what the scheduled meeting programme is thereafter.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Defence Board is composed of two Ministers, five senior officials and four non-executive directors, as follows:</p><p>Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP;</p><p>Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Philip Dunne MP;</p><p>Permanent Under Secretary, Jon Thompson;</p><p>Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton;</p><p>Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach;</p><p>Director General Finance, Louise Tulett;</p><p>Chief of Defence Materiel, Bernard Gray;</p><p>Lead Non Executive Director, Sir Gerry Grimstone;</p><p>Non Executive Director, Graham Williams;</p><p>Non Executive Director, Paul Skinner;</p><p>Non Executive Director, Danuta Gray.</p><p>The Defence Board last met on 28 May 2015 and will next meet on 26 June 2015. The Defence Board meets every month, except August.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 02/06/2015 16:18:18 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

347312

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Plutonium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations her Department has received from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on plutonium disposition in the last five years; and if she will publish the documents on that issue submitted to her Department in that period.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Over the last 5 years DECC and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) have published a number of documents related to plutonium disposition on the government’s and the NDA’s website, <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> and <a href="http://www.nda.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.nda.gov.uk</a> :</p><ul><li>Plutonium: Credible Options Technical Analysis – NDA - 30 January 2009</li><li>Plutonium: Credible Options Summary – NDA – 30 January 2009</li><li>Plutonium Credible Options Analysis (Gate A) – NDA – 07 December 2010</li><li>NDA Plutonium Current Position – NDA – 20 February 2011</li><li>Management of the UK’s Plutonium Stocks: A consultation on the long-term management of UK owned separated civil plutonium - DECC – February 2011</li><li>Management of the UK’s Plutonium Stocks: consultation response – DECC – December 2011</li><li>Proposals sought for alternatives to re-use of plutonium as MOX fuel – NDA – 23 February 2012</li><li>Progress on approaches to the management of separated plutonium position paper – NDA – 20 January 2014.</li></ul><p>Since January 2014, NDA have progressed work in line with the proposals outlined in its 2014 position paper. The Department expects the NDA to report later this year. NDA intend to publish a public position paper in due course summarising the outcome of the latest phase of work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 16:18:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

347319

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.2 of Free Schools: how to apply, published by her Department in February 2015, what definition her Department uses for the term, local demand for new provision.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Wave 9 free school applications will be assessed against the criteria set out in “<em>Free school applications: criteria for assessment</em>”, which is published on the Gov.UK website: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/401234/free-school-applications-criteria-for-assessment-mainstream-and-16-to-19_feb_2015_final.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/401234/free-school-applications-criteria-for-assessment-mainstream-and-16-to-19_feb_2015_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The criteria make clear that the assessment of an application will include an assessment of the extent to which the proposed school addresses any shortage of school places in the area (“need for pupil places”). The assessment will also judge the extent to which the school will add to the diversity of local provision, offer higher standards than other local schools and respond to parental demand (“local demand for new provision”).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All wave 9 applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their free school application. In due course, the successful applications and outcome letters sent to successful applicants will be published on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 340 370 378 question first answered 02/06/2015 16:40:11 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

347320

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.2 of Free Schools: how to apply, published by her Department in February 2015, what definition her Department uses for the term, need for pupil places.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Wave 9 free school applications will be assessed against the criteria set out in “<em>Free school applications: criteria for assessment</em>”, which is published on the Gov.UK website: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/401234/free-school-applications-criteria-for-assessment-mainstream-and-16-to-19_feb_2015_final.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/401234/free-school-applications-criteria-for-assessment-mainstream-and-16-to-19_feb_2015_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The criteria make clear that the assessment of an application will include an assessment of the extent to which the proposed school addresses any shortage of school places in the area (“need for pupil places”). The assessment will also judge the extent to which the school will add to the diversity of local provision, offer higher standards than other local schools and respond to parental demand (“local demand for new provision”).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All wave 9 applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their free school application. In due course, the successful applications and outcome letters sent to successful applicants will be published on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 339 370 378 question first answered 02/06/2015 16:40:11 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

347330

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the applications to Wave 9 free schools and all correspondences between her Department's officials and Wave 9 applicants; and by what process applicants will learn of the outcome of their applications.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Wave 9 free school applications will be assessed against the criteria set out in “<em>Free school applications: criteria for assessment</em>”, which is published on the Gov.UK website: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/401234/free-school-applications-criteria-for-assessment-mainstream-and-16-to-19_feb_2015_final.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/401234/free-school-applications-criteria-for-assessment-mainstream-and-16-to-19_feb_2015_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The criteria make clear that the assessment of an application will include an assessment of the extent to which the proposed school addresses any shortage of school places in the area (“need for pupil places”). The assessment will also judge the extent to which the school will add to the diversity of local provision, offer higher standards than other local schools and respond to parental demand (“local demand for new provision”).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All wave 9 applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their free school application. In due course, the successful applications and outcome letters sent to successful applicants will be published on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 339 340 378 question first answered 02/06/2015 16:40:11 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt