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registered interest false more like this
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Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Magistrates more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of increasing reliance on district judges, what role they envisage for lay magistrates. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL2342 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-31more like thismore than 2016-10-31
answer text <p>We are committed to giving magistrates the strongest possible role in a more proportionate courts system, now and in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Magistrates and District Judges bring different but valuable skills to our justice system. We are working with magistrates to review their role to make sure that the justice system is making full use of their skills, and that they are dealing with more of the crimes that affect and matter most to their communities.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-31T17:53:50.407Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-31T17:53:50.407Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
603955
registered interest false more like this
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answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Sierra Leone: Health Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in setting up a coordinated and effective health care system in Sierra Leone, following the Ebola outbreak. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Tonge more like this
uin HL2351 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-31more like thismore than 2016-10-31
answer text <p>DFID is supporting the President’s Recovery Plan (PRP) that focuses on delivering its two health priorities to strengthen Sierra Leone’s health system post Ebola. They are:</p><p>(i) Prevent, detect and respond to epidemics to ensure zero cases of Ebola. DFID is providing £38.5million to support epidemic preparedness in the country by strengthening disease surveillance, laboratory services, maintaining a rapid deployable treatment centre and monitoring Ebola survivors. This programme has been operational since December 2015 and will finish in December 2017.</p><p>(ii) Saving the Lives of 600 women and 5,000 children. DFID is providing £150million over five years (2016 – 2021) to support the Government’s saving lives target by June 2017 and then increase the availability and quality of Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) services by 2021. This is being done by equipping emergency obstetric centres, providing adolescent reproductive health services, increasing the availability of skilled health workers and by providing bed nets and free medicines to mothers and children. This programme commenced implementation this month.</p><p>Each health priority has a clearly defined work plan with milestones and is coordinated by the Ministry of Health. Progress against the milestones is monitored and reported weekly with the President reviewing progress each fortnight. District surveillance reports are submitted weekly to track the incidence of notifiable diseases (such as Ebola, Cholera and Lassa fever), detect clusters of unexplained deaths and trigger immediate investigation. In additional DFID is engaging in the longer term planning to strengthen Sierra Leone’s health system, including the development of a five year RMNCAH strategy.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-31T17:34:26.957Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-31T17:34:26.957Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
200
label Biography information for Baroness Tonge more like this
603957
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Syria: Refugees more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of refugees from Syria who are Palestinian in origin. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Tonge more like this
uin HL2353 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-31more like thismore than 2016-10-31
answer text <p>The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) estimates that 110,000 Palestinian refugees have fled Syria since the onset of the conflict; 42,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria are estimated to be in Lebanon and 17,000 in Jordan, with the remainder in Egypt, Turkey and Europe.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-31T17:33:08.043Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-31T17:33:08.043Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
200
label Biography information for Baroness Tonge more like this
604018
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Special Educational Needs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to publish supplementary documentation to the Green Paper, Schools that work for everyone, of September 2016, to address provision for children with special educational needs or disabilities. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 48997 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-10more like thismore than 2016-11-10
answer text <p>The ‘Schools that work for everyone’ consultation is about engaging with as many views as possible so that we can design the right policies to widen access to good and outstanding school places for all, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. The Government will publish its response to the consultation in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-10T12:17:05.54Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-10T12:17:05.54Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
604021
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information she holds on the proportion of childcare providers offering free places as part of the Government's commitment to offer three and four-year-olds 30 free hours of childcare. more like this
tabling member constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Madders more like this
uin 49025 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-31more like thismore than 2016-10-31
answer text <p>The latest Statistical First Release published in June 2016 shows that 45,075 childcare providers were delivering funded early education to three and four year olds. 93% of three-year-olds and 97% of four-year-olds were taking up 15 hours of free childcare per week. This information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/education-provision-children-under-5-years-of-age-january-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Working parents of three- and four-year olds will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare from September 2017. The Government is making a record-level of investment in early years to ensure that childcare providers receive sufficient funding to deliver the 30 hour entitlement. This includes increasing spending on the free entitlements by over £1 billion per year by 2019-20 and providing £300 million per year from 2017-18 for a significant increase to the rate paid for the two, three- and four-year- old entitlements. Alongside this, we launched a consultation on reforms to Early Years funding on 11 August, which is available at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/early-years-funding/eynff" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/early-years-funding/eynff</a></p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the funding reforms is to ensure that funding is transparently and fairly matched to need and fairly distributed between different types of providers and different parts of the country. We will publish the government response to this consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also run a bidding round to allocate £40 million of capital funding to local authorities and providers which can demonstrate that they will work in partnership to deliver the 30 hour entitlement. The successful projects will be announced in December 2016.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-31T17:37:49.963Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-31T17:37:49.963Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4418
label Biography information for Justin Madders more like this
604023
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Academies more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to require maintained schools which have consistently been rated by Ofsted as outstanding to convert to academy status. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 48998 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-11more like thismore than 2016-11-11
answer text <p>We have been clear that we want to see all schools, over time, become academies. But our focus is on schools where standards need to be raised. So we will continue to convert all schools that are judged inadequate by Ofsted, and work with those that are coasting or otherwise underperforming to identify the support they need to improve. We expect that in some cases this support will be through conversion to become a sponsored academy. No new legislation is required for these purposes.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-11T12:28:41.217Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-11T12:28:41.217Z
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
604024
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading GCSE more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average five A* to C percentage pass rate for (a) low, (b) middle and (c) high attainers was in (i) selective, (ii) partially selective and (iii) comprehensive local education authority areas in the most recent year for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
tabling member printed
Lucy Powell more like this
uin 49004 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-02more like thismore than 2016-11-02
answer text <p>The most recent published figures for the five A* to C (including English and maths) measure, including breakdowns by prior attainment, were published in January 2016 in the 2015 revised Statistical First Release for GCSE and equivalent results.[1]</p><p>A new secondary school accountability system has been implemented from 2016, and five A* to C (including English and maths) is no longer a headline measure. Provisional data for the suite of new secondary headline measures was published in October 2016 and the breakdown for one of the measures, Attainment 8, is available in the 2016 Statistical First Release for GCSE and equivalent results.[2]</p><p>The Department does not publish the data requested broken down by Local Authority selection policy. Breakdowns are available at national level by school admissions basis, including categories for selective and comprehensive schools.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Table 6b of the Main National Tables of SFR01/2016, available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>[2] Table 4b of The National Tables of SFR48/2016, available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2015-to-2016-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2015-to-2016-provisional</a></p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-02T17:52:29.92Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-02T17:52:29.92Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4263
label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
604027
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Comprehensive Schools more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of grammar stream programmes in comprehensive schools. more like this
tabling member constituency North Swindon more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Tomlinson more like this
uin 48945 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-02more like thismore than 2016-11-02
answer text <p>The Government is committed to enabling all children to fulfil their potential by delivering a school system that works for everyone.</p><p>The Department has not commissioned any recent research to look at the specific benefits or effects of streaming by ability in comprehensive schools. However, we do know that the vast majority of schools choose to stream by ability over the core subjects.</p><p>There are indications that this approach benefits higher-ability pupils. For example, the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF) evidence review[1] found that on average studies showed that higher attaining pupils make one to two additional months' progress when set or streamed compared to when taught in mixed ability groups. The EEF found that high attaining pupils benefit from different kinds of grouping, including pull-out classes, accelerated classes and moving up a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/setting-or-streaming/" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/setting-or-streaming/</a></p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-02T17:45:24.173Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-02T17:45:24.173Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
604029
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Kings Science Academy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the successful Free School application form for the Kings Science Academy, Bradford. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Yardley more like this
tabling member printed
Jess Phillips more like this
uin 48933 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-01more like thismore than 2016-11-01
answer text <p>In the interests of transparency, from January 2015, the Department began to publish all appropriately redacted successful free school applications on GOV.UK. Due to an on-going police investigation into alleged fraud at Kings Science Academy, its free school application was not published at that time. The legal proceedings now have concluded and we will publish the appropriately redacted original application in due course.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-01T14:17:34.407Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-01T14:17:34.407Z
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
tabling member
4370
label Biography information for Jess Phillips more like this
604039
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Members: Correspondence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 30 August 2016 on the Kingston Centre (Primary PRU), our case reference ZA5075. more like this
tabling member constituency Wolverhampton South West more like this
tabling member printed
Rob Marris more like this
uin 48855 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-09more like thismore than 2016-11-09
answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System sent a reply to the Hon. Member’s letter on 24 October 2016.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
grouped question UIN 50944 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-09T14:01:01.267Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-09T14:01:01.267Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
1468
label Biography information for Rob Marris more like this