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999521

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date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
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 30 October 2018 to Question 183461 on Teachers: pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to employers other than state-funded schools of increasing the employer contribution to the Teachers' Pension Scheme for the fiscal year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	187042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department estimate that the costs to employers, other than state-funded schools, of increasing the employer contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for the fiscal year 2020-21 will be as follows: £191 million for the Independent Sector, £142 million for Further Education Providers and £142 million for Higher Education Institutions. Funding arrangements for the increased costs will be considered as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p>The higher education establishments that participate in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme mainly consist of the universities established from 6 May 1992 onwards. A full list of the establishments involved will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 187045 question first answered 06/11/2018 16:33:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

999663

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of apprenticeship levy funds were spent by non-levy payers in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	186952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Since May 2018, levy-paying employers have been able to transfer up to 10% of their unused apprenticeship service funds to non-levy paying employer(s) to pay for the training and assessment cost of the apprenticeships agreed with the receiving employer. From May 2018, when the employers became able to make levy transfers, to July 2018 [2017-18 Academic Year] less than 1% of levy funds in employer apprenticeship service accounts were used to fund apprenticeships in this way for non-levy paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>Other than through a levy transfer from a levy paying employer, apprenticeship levy funds cannot be accessed by non-levy paying employers. More information on how transfers work can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transferring-apprenticeship-service-funds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transferring-apprenticeship-service-funds</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/11/2018 14:55:57 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

999678

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate: IGCSE
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 1 November 2018 to Question 183354, how many of the 23,712 international GCSE entries in EBACC subjects in 2018 were taken in (a) independent schools and (b) independent special schools.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	187032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Of the 23,712 International GCSE entries in EBacc subjects, 23,635 (99.7%) of them were taken in independent schools and 77 (0.3%) were taken in independent special schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/11/2018 16:16:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

999698

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the full combination of EBACC entries in (a) independent and (b) state-funded schools were wholly (i) IGCSEs and (ii) GCSEs entries.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	187033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of reformed GCSEs there are now very few international GCSEs which count in performance tables and the EBacc measures;[1] the only eligible English, maths, science and humanities qualifications eligible for inclusion in the EBacc are reformed GCSEs. There will be no pupils in an independent or a state-funded school with a full EBacc entry consisting wholly of international GCSE entries. A pupil could be completing international GCSEs in a range of EBacc subjects, but these would not all count in performance tables; meaning the pupil would not be included in the EBacc entry measure if they sat wholly international GCSEs.</p><p> </p><p>The low number of international GCSEs that count in the EBacc entry measure means the majority of pupils with a full EBacc entry in both school types will have an EBacc entry wholly of GCSEs, but a small number will consist of a mix of GCSE and international GCSE entries. This number is not held separately and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Greek and Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Mandarin Chinese.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/11/2018 16:06:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

999721

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the statutory basis for any obligation on (a) parents and (b) guardians to allow a child to take an assessment test before that child has reached the compulsory school age is.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	187120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The compulsory school age is five under section 8 of the Education Act 1996. Whilst the reception year is not compulsory, children who are aged four who are enrolled in a reception class in a state-funded school are still covered by the requirements under the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework within the Childcare Act 2006. This includes assessments carried out in the reception year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/11/2018 15:46:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

999730

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
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 30 October to Question 183461, if he will publish the higher education institutions that are participating in the Teachers Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	187045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department estimate that the costs to employers, other than state-funded schools, of increasing the employer contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for the fiscal year 2020-21 will be as follows: £191 million for the Independent Sector, £142 million for Further Education Providers and £142 million for Higher Education Institutions. Funding arrangements for the increased costs will be considered as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p>The higher education establishments that participate in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme mainly consist of the universities established from 6 May 1992 onwards. A full list of the establishments involved will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 187042 question first answered 06/11/2018 16:33:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

999197

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academic Freedom: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, of 17 May 2018, Official Report, column 241WH, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of speaking events blocked by a university or students’ union, (b) books removed from university libraries and (c) changes to courses due to changes in equalities guidance.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	186352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not collect data on the number of speaking events blocked by a University or Students’ Union, books removed from university libraries and changes to courses due to changes in equalities guidance</p><p> </p><p>​As set out in a statement on 17 May, we do not believe that measuring free speech on campus by events that happen is sufficient, as this does not evidence self-censorship or those events that do not happen in the first place. We are committed to defending free speech on campus to avoid a culture of censorship which risks leading to those outcomes to which the question refers. Comprehensive guidance on Freedom of Speech for the higher education sector is due to be published by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/11/2018 17:16:11 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

999221

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to widen access to university for children who have been in care.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I want to ensure that all care leavers with the potential to benefit from higher education are encouraged to apply. Guidance issued by the Office for Students (OfS) to universities on completing access and participation plans identifies care leavers as a key target group whose needs their plans should address. Last week, we launched the Care Leaver Covenant, which will provide a way for organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors – including universities – to set out what support they provide to care leavers.</p><p>Universities are being asked to work with children in care and care leavers, to encourage them to apply and to provide them with additional support through the application process. A number of universities have already signed the covenant, including Leeds, Liverpool and Bradford; and we will continue to work closely with the OfS to encourage all universities to sign it.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/11/2018 16:51:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

999357

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Student Loans Company: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the appointment process was for the chief executive of the Student Loans Company.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	186213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company (SLC) is an appointment for the SLC Board, which is approved by the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>As part of the recruitment process, the candidates were subjected to a full interview (with panel members consisting of SLC representatives, a Department for Education representative, and an independent panel member). In addition they were subjected to psychometric, numeracy and verbal reasoning tests; a psychologist interview and evaluation; a staff panel interview; social media checks and full reference checks.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/11/2018 16:25:19 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

999358

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Student Loans Company: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the Student Loans Company gathering evidence from applicants' social media as part of its loan approval process.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	186214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) does not gather evidence from applicants' social media as part of its standard loan approval process. The SLC operates extensive controls to reduce the risk of fraud, and from time to time SLC checks publicly available information, including publicly available information on applicants’ social media, as part of counter fraud and audit measures. This is a proportionate and effective way of detecting and preventing certain types of fraud. In September, a representative of the Office for Students attended a meeting of the SLC’s Vulnerable Students Stakeholder Group, of which the department is a member, to discuss the way in which these checks are carried out.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 186215 186216 question first answered 05/11/2018 16:28:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden