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417604

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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, whether her Department's commitment to open 500 Free schools by 2020 as announced on 2 September 2015 will include those schools that open as (a) converter and (b) sponsored academies.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s commitment to open 500 free schools during this Parliament will not include schools that will open as converter or sponsored academies<em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 11/09/2015 11:45:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

388567

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to review the pay awards made to teaching staff; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	6275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Arrangements for teachers’ pay are based on recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), the independent body that advises on teachers’ pay and conditions. The reforms introduced in the last Parliament have given greater autonomy to schools to decide how to reward their staff and how quickly pay progresses. The most successful teachers are now able to progress faster than before. Following consultations with the statutory consultees, the Secretary of State confirmed the government’s acceptance of the STRB’s recommendations on 6 July 2015. The department has no plans to review this decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/07/2015 14:07:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

388568

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of mental health provision made available through the education system.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	6274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that schools have a vital role to play in helping to promote good mental health for all their pupils as well as providing early support where mental health problems have been identified. It is important that schools can develop approaches to supporting pupils which suit their particular circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While we do not collect detailed central information on this provision we have produced a number of pieces of guidance to support practice in schools. These include advice on mental health and behaviour to help schools support young people with mental health needs. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p><p> </p><p>We have also published a blueprint for school counselling services which provides schools with practical, evidence-based advice informed by schools and counselling experts on how to deliver high quality school based counselling. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416326/Counselling_in_schools_-240315.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416326/Counselling_in_schools_-240315.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We funded the Personal Social Health and Economic Education Association to produce guidance to improve teaching about mental health in PSHE, which will be supplemented by detailed lesson plans for Key Stages 1-4.</p><p> </p><p>Teachers are not mental health professionals and it is important that students can get swift access to specialist mental health support where needed. An additional £1.25bn is available for mental health services for children, young people and new mothers over the next five years, to ensure timely access to appropriate specialist support.</p><p> </p><p>To inform future practice, the Department for Education will be contributing £1.5 million in 2015-16 to a joint pilot with NHS England, which aims to improve knowledge of mental health issues and interventions, and facilitate better joint working between schools and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/07/2015 09:56:40 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

384669

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the study of STEM subjects by women; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing the number of young people studying STEM subjects, in particular the number of girls.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, A level entries by female students have risen in all STEM subjects: in maths by 8%, in further maths by 8%, in biology by 12%, in chemistry by19% and in physics by15%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to use this funding in the way that best suits the needs of their pupils. During the last five years, the department has funded four <del> </del>initiatives specifically aimed at increasing the study of STEM subjects by girls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Stimulating Physics Network aims to increase the number of students progressing to A Level physics, with an emphasis on girls. Since 2010, the Network has received the following funding; 2010-11 £1.3m; 2011-12 £1.3m; 2012-13 £1.85m; 2013-14 £1.85m; 2014-15 £2.1m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Further Mathematics Support Programme aims to increase the number of students studying A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics, again with an emphasis on girls. Since 2011, the programme has received the following funding: 2010-11 £1.5m; 2011-12 - £1.75m; 2012-13 - £3.25m; 2013-14 - £3.5m; 2014-15 £5m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Big Bang Near Me activities are local versions of the national Big Bang Fair and reach more than 80,000 young people, achieving a 50:50 split of boys and girls. Since 2011, the programme has received the following funding: 2010-11 £0.15m; 2011-12 - £0.15m; 2012-13 - £0.15m; 2013-14 - £0.15m; 2014-15 - £0.15m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Your Life campaign launched by the government in 2014 aims to increase the numbers taking A Level physics and maths, particularly girls. The government spent £600,000 on Your Life activity in 2014-15. The campaign is now independently run and funded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 3583 question first answered 25/06/2015 13:31:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

384670

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department has made available to increase the study of STEM subjects by women in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing the number of young people studying STEM subjects, in particular the number of girls.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, A level entries by female students have risen in all STEM subjects: in maths by 8%, in further maths by 8%, in biology by 12%, in chemistry by19% and in physics by15%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to use this funding in the way that best suits the needs of their pupils. During the last five years, the department has funded four <del> </del>initiatives specifically aimed at increasing the study of STEM subjects by girls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Stimulating Physics Network aims to increase the number of students progressing to A Level physics, with an emphasis on girls. Since 2010, the Network has received the following funding; 2010-11 £1.3m; 2011-12 £1.3m; 2012-13 £1.85m; 2013-14 £1.85m; 2014-15 £2.1m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Further Mathematics Support Programme aims to increase the number of students studying A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics, again with an emphasis on girls. Since 2011, the programme has received the following funding: 2010-11 £1.5m; 2011-12 - £1.75m; 2012-13 - £3.25m; 2013-14 - £3.5m; 2014-15 £5m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Big Bang Near Me activities are local versions of the national Big Bang Fair and reach more than 80,000 young people, achieving a 50:50 split of boys and girls. Since 2011, the programme has received the following funding: 2010-11 £0.15m; 2011-12 - £0.15m; 2012-13 - £0.15m; 2013-14 - £0.15m; 2014-15 - £0.15m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Your Life campaign launched by the government in 2014 aims to increase the numbers taking A Level physics and maths, particularly girls. The government spent £600,000 on Your Life activity in 2014-15. The campaign is now independently run and funded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 3582 question first answered 25/06/2015 13:31:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

348254

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to make additional mental health provision available through the education system to those aged under 18.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Schools and colleges have an important role to play in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of their students.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help them do this effectively, we recently published a blueprint for school counselling services, which provides schools with practical, evidence-based advice informed by experts on how to deliver high-quality school based counselling. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416326/Counselling_in_schools_-240315.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416326/Counselling_in_schools_-240315.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the same time, the PSHE Association published guidance, funded by the Department for Education, on providing age-appropriate teaching about mental health problems. This guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=1435" target="_blank">https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=1435</a>. They will also be publishing a set of lesson plans spanning key stage 1 to key stage 4 which will be available for schools to use by September 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We expect that schools will want to use these and other resources to develop the support that they provide. We will continue to work with the sector to look at what further information and support might be helpful.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know that many schools already provide their pupils with support such as counselling and play an important role in enabling access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Teachers, however, are not mental health professionals and it is important that students can get swift access to specialist mental health support where needed. The recent ‘Future in Mind’ report set out our ambitions for improving care over the next five years, including on making better links between schools and specialist services. This report is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414024/Childrens_Mental_Health.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414024/Childrens_Mental_Health.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also announced £1.25 billion of new funding over the next five years to treat 110,000 more children with mental health issues. To inform future practice, the Department for Education will be contributing £1.5 million in 2015-16 to a joint pilot with NHS England, which aims to improve knowledge of mental health issues and interventions, and facilitate better joint working between schools and CAMHS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 08/06/2015 10:10:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

229098

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Afzal Amin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contact there has been between Ministers and officials in her Department and Afzal Amin since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	228825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2015 09:17:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

229099

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Curzon Institute
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contact her Department has had with (a) Curzon Education and (b) the Curzon Institute since May 2010; what contracts her Department holds with those bodies; and what the value of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	228826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not held any contracts with Curzon Education or the Curzon Institute since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>An answer with regard to contact the Department for Education has had is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2015 09:19:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

229252

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath has visited her Department since 14 July 2014; and what the date was of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	228828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold a record of all visitors. The Department does hold records of visitors who have signed out a temporary pass, which could be searched only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2015 09:18:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

229253

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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, how much her Department has spent since May 2010 on underwriting the salaries of staff at free schools when their school did not open or open on time as planned.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	228829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not have a full breakdown of revenue spent on staff salaries for proposed free school projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total pre-opening expenditure for free school projects that opened or were withdrawn in 2011 to 2013 is published on the Department's website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revenue-expenditure-for-free-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/revenue-expenditure-for-free-schools</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 26/03/2015 09:48:05 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham