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1045929

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	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 he has made of trends in the number of children (a) eligible for and (b) applying for free school meals in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	211337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of individual applications made for free school meals through schools or local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>Universal Credit (UC) has been introduced on a phased basis, both geographically, and to different claimant types – initially to single claimants and couples without children, before being made available to families. Universal Credit Full Service has been available to all claimant types, including families, in Hartlepool, Hastings and Swindon as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date UC full service rollout completed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>7 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department collects and publishes data on the number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals at local authority level. The number of pupils recorded as eligible and claiming free school meals over this period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>3,366</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p>3,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>8,321</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>3,958</p></td><td><p>4,006</p></td><td><p>4,176</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>This data includes pupils at state-funded nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units and alternative provision academies and free schools.</p><p>Further data is available on free school meals eligibility for local authority area is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>There has been a general decrease in the number of children eligible for and claiming free school meals over the last five years as the economy has improved. However, changes to the free school meals eligibility criteria introduced on 1 April 2018 along with the protections in place for children currently eligible for free school meals mean we expect more pupils will be entitled to free school meals by 2022 when compared to the previous criteria.</p><p>The total number of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>1,263,055</p></td><td><p>1,195,448</p></td><td><p>1,141,784</p></td><td><p>1,128,183</p></td><td><p>1,106,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 211338 211339 211340 211341 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:38:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1045935

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who were eligible for free school meals in (a) Hartlepool, (b) Hastings and (c) Swindon prior to the roll out of universal credit in those areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	211338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of individual applications made for free school meals through schools or local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>Universal Credit (UC) has been introduced on a phased basis, both geographically, and to different claimant types – initially to single claimants and couples without children, before being made available to families. Universal Credit Full Service has been available to all claimant types, including families, in Hartlepool, Hastings and Swindon as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date UC full service rollout completed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>7 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department collects and publishes data on the number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals at local authority level. The number of pupils recorded as eligible and claiming free school meals over this period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>3,366</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p>3,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>8,321</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>3,958</p></td><td><p>4,006</p></td><td><p>4,176</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>This data includes pupils at state-funded nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units and alternative provision academies and free schools.</p><p>Further data is available on free school meals eligibility for local authority area is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>There has been a general decrease in the number of children eligible for and claiming free school meals over the last five years as the economy has improved. However, changes to the free school meals eligibility criteria introduced on 1 April 2018 along with the protections in place for children currently eligible for free school meals mean we expect more pupils will be entitled to free school meals by 2022 when compared to the previous criteria.</p><p>The total number of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>1,263,055</p></td><td><p>1,195,448</p></td><td><p>1,141,784</p></td><td><p>1,128,183</p></td><td><p>1,106,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 211337 211339 211340 211341 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:38:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1045936

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who are eligible for free school meals in (a) Hartlepool, (b) Hastings and (c) Swindon since the roll out of universal credit in those areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	211339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of individual applications made for free school meals through schools or local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>Universal Credit (UC) has been introduced on a phased basis, both geographically, and to different claimant types – initially to single claimants and couples without children, before being made available to families. Universal Credit Full Service has been available to all claimant types, including families, in Hartlepool, Hastings and Swindon as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date UC full service rollout completed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>7 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department collects and publishes data on the number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals at local authority level. The number of pupils recorded as eligible and claiming free school meals over this period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>3,366</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p>3,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>8,321</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>3,958</p></td><td><p>4,006</p></td><td><p>4,176</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>This data includes pupils at state-funded nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units and alternative provision academies and free schools.</p><p>Further data is available on free school meals eligibility for local authority area is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>There has been a general decrease in the number of children eligible for and claiming free school meals over the last five years as the economy has improved. However, changes to the free school meals eligibility criteria introduced on 1 April 2018 along with the protections in place for children currently eligible for free school meals mean we expect more pupils will be entitled to free school meals by 2022 when compared to the previous criteria.</p><p>The total number of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>1,263,055</p></td><td><p>1,195,448</p></td><td><p>1,141,784</p></td><td><p>1,128,183</p></td><td><p>1,106,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 211337 211338 211340 211341 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:38:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1045937

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who applied for free school meals in (a) Hartlepool, (b) Hastings and (c) Swindon prior to the roll out of universal credit in those areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	211340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of individual applications made for free school meals through schools or local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>Universal Credit (UC) has been introduced on a phased basis, both geographically, and to different claimant types – initially to single claimants and couples without children, before being made available to families. Universal Credit Full Service has been available to all claimant types, including families, in Hartlepool, Hastings and Swindon as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date UC full service rollout completed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>7 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department collects and publishes data on the number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals at local authority level. The number of pupils recorded as eligible and claiming free school meals over this period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>3,366</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p>3,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>8,321</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>3,958</p></td><td><p>4,006</p></td><td><p>4,176</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>This data includes pupils at state-funded nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units and alternative provision academies and free schools.</p><p>Further data is available on free school meals eligibility for local authority area is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>There has been a general decrease in the number of children eligible for and claiming free school meals over the last five years as the economy has improved. However, changes to the free school meals eligibility criteria introduced on 1 April 2018 along with the protections in place for children currently eligible for free school meals mean we expect more pupils will be entitled to free school meals by 2022 when compared to the previous criteria.</p><p>The total number of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>1,263,055</p></td><td><p>1,195,448</p></td><td><p>1,141,784</p></td><td><p>1,128,183</p></td><td><p>1,106,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 211337 211338 211339 211341 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:38:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1045938

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who have applied for free school meals in (a) Hartlepool, (b) Hastings and (c) Swindon since the roll out of universal credit in those areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	211341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of individual applications made for free school meals through schools or local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>Universal Credit (UC) has been introduced on a phased basis, both geographically, and to different claimant types – initially to single claimants and couples without children, before being made available to families. Universal Credit Full Service has been available to all claimant types, including families, in Hartlepool, Hastings and Swindon as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date UC full service rollout completed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>7 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>14 December 2016</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department collects and publishes data on the number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals at local authority level. The number of pupils recorded as eligible and claiming free school meals over this period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Authority Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>3,366</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p>3,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hastings</strong></p></td><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>8,321</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swindon</strong></p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>3,958</p></td><td><p>4,006</p></td><td><p>4,176</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>This data includes pupils at state-funded nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units and alternative provision academies and free schools.</p><p>Further data is available on free school meals eligibility for local authority area is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>There has been a general decrease in the number of children eligible for and claiming free school meals over the last five years as the economy has improved. However, changes to the free school meals eligibility criteria introduced on 1 April 2018 along with the protections in place for children currently eligible for free school meals mean we expect more pupils will be entitled to free school meals by 2022 when compared to the previous criteria.</p><p>The total number of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>1,263,055</p></td><td><p>1,195,448</p></td><td><p>1,141,784</p></td><td><p>1,128,183</p></td><td><p>1,106,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% pupils</strong></p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 211337 211338 211339 211340 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:38:57 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1042383

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) students and (b) students eligible for free school meals studied GCSE computer science in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	209333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of pupils[1], in state-funded schools, at the end of Key Stage 4, who entered into GCSE (or equivalent) computer science[2], between 2011/12 – 2016/17[3] are provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Pupils[1] in state-funded schools, at the end of Key Stage 4, entered into GCSE (or equivalent) computer science[2], between 2011/12 – 2016/17[3]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Total pupils<br> entering <br>computer science</p></td><td><p>Percentage of all pupils[4], <br>at the end of Key Stage 4, <br>entering computer science</p></td><td><p>Entrants who <br>were eligible<br> for free <br>school meals <br>(FSM)</p></td><td><p>Percentage of <br>entrants that <br>were eligible <br>for FSM</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12[5]</p></td><td><p>1,549</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>3,835</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14[6]</p></td><td><p>15,213</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>1,509</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15[7]</p></td><td><p>32,258</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>60,410</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>6,191</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>67,175</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td><p>6,713</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes state funded pupils.Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.</p><p>[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Prior to 2014, best entry discounting, where the pupil’s best result is used was in place in performance tables. From 2014 onwards, first entry rules were introduced, where a pupil’s first entry in that subject is used in performance tables. For more information on discounting and early entry, see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores</a>.</p><p>[3] All figures are based on final data so will deviate from total entries figures published in the Department's statistical release.</p><p>[4] In state funded schools.</p><p>[5] Figures for 2011/12 are based on GCSE entries only and does not include equivalents. Caution should be used when comparing these figures to later years.</p><p>[6] In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of Key Stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which; restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate.</p><p>[7] From 2014/15, early entry policy, under which only a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification is counted in performance measures, is extended to all subjects.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/01/2019 14:53:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1042384

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) students and (b) students eligible for free school meals studied A Level computer science in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	209334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has published the number of students entering A level computer studies or computing, split by free school meal (FSM) eligibility, from 2011/12 – 2016/17.[1] Figures for 2011/12 – 2015/16 were based on exam results achieved in the report year. In addition, for 2015/16 figures only include students who were included in the ‘best 3 A levels’ measure. From 2016/17, figures cover exam results achieved in all years of 16-18 studies (up to 3 years) and inclusion in the best 3 A level measure was no longer used in the methodology, resulting in more students being included and correspondingly higher rates of entry. Due to the changes in methodology, neither 2015/16 nor 2016/17 are comparable with other years.</p><p> </p><p>The total number and percentage of students entering A level computer studies or computing in each year is provided in the attached tables, as well as the percentage of entrants into each subject who were eligible for FSM.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2017/18 will be published in the revised publication, at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years</a> on 24 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] For 2010/11 – 2015/16 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics</a>. For 2016/17 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised</a> (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/01/2019 14:56:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 209334_entrants_A_level_computer_studies_by_fsm_2011_12_to_2016_17.pdf title 209334_entrants_A_level_computer_studies_by_fsm_20
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1041448

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students aged 16 to 19 are eligible for (a) free school meals and (b) free meals in further education.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	208413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The department does not publish data on the total number of pupils eligible for free meals in further education. Data is only published from those institutions who provide census returns including state-funded secondary schools, special schools, pupil referral units and local authority alternative provision.</p><p> </p><p>The published data shows the total number of students aged 16 to 19 who were eligible for and claiming free school meals in January 2018 is 32,215.</p><p> </p><p>A more detailed breakdown is available in the national tables document of the 'Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2018' statistical release here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/01/2019 13:36:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1015424

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much and what proportion of the £2.30 awarded for free school meals is spent on (a) food and (b) labour.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	196244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>For universal infant free school meals, the £2.30 per meal rate is provided to schools via a direct grant. This covers the cost of raw materials as well as other fixed costs associated with providing the meals.</p><p>It is for schools to decide how to allocate their budgets in order to provide these meals.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/12/2018 10:04:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

992746

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	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 he has made of the effect of the changes to the eligibility criteria for free school meals on the number of families living in poverty.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	182265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>Our new criteria for free school meals eligibility are forecast to increase the number of children benefiting from this vital benefit by 2022, compared to under the previous benefits system. In addition, our transitional protections will mean that all children currently receiving a free meal will continue to do so.</p><p>In February, the government published an updated equality analysis on the criteria following a public consultation. Our overall assessment was that we expect children with a special educational need or disability, pupils attending schools with no religious character, and children from certain ethnic groups to benefit more than others from the estimated increase in the size of the free school meal cohort. These children were identified as more likely to benefit from the new criteria because they are considered more likely to come from households with earnings below the new eligibility threshold. We did not have evidence to suggest there will be any negative impact on children with other protected characteristics.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/10/2018 16:26:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis