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1147719

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to review the 3000 pupil threshold for academy capital funding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Schools and those responsible for school buildings receive condition funding through different routes depending on their size and type. All schools receive funding to spend on their capital priorities through an annual Devolved Formula Capital allocation. In addition, local authorities and larger multi-academy trusts (MATs) receive a School Condition Allocation (SCA) to invest in their priorities across the schools for which they are responsible. MATs are eligible for SCA if they have five or more academies and at least 3,000 pupils. The Department also offers an allocation to academy chains (groups of more than one trust) where they meet the size criteria as a group and have opted in. Smaller or stand-alone academy trusts and sixth form colleges can bid for funding to the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF). The funding available through CIF and SCA is calculated on the same basis per pupil.</p><p>For financial year 2020-21, condition allocations, the eligibility threshold for SCA will remain the same. The Department keeps funding policy under review, and we are undertaking a new school Condition Data Collection (CDC), due to complete later this year. The CDC will provide a high-level assessment of the condition of state funded schools in England and will help inform future capital funding policy.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:29:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1147729

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literature: GCE A-level
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of children taking English Literature at A-Level in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department values the three English A-levels and keeps the total number of English A-level entries under constant review. Overall, English is one of the top four most popular A-level subjects and has been a subject of choice for large numbers of students over the past 10 years. Studying English language or literature at A-level builds students’ understanding and appreciation of the English language and the depth and power of our rich and varied literary heritage. It also helps develop valuable critical and analytical skills. The Department has sought to encourage take up of English literature A-level through the 16-18 performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>The Department understands that students choose their A-level qualifications carefully in order to keep their future career options open. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects are required for studying a wide range of courses, and STEM skills are in shortage in the economy. The Department has seen total entries to STEM A-level subjects increase in 2019 compared to last year, despite a small decrease in the population, with an increase in the proportion of girls taking STEM subjects (3.2% increase). Entries in STEM subjects have now increased by 26.2% since 2010. Entries to history and geography have also increased this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:08:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1147748

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of worst case scenario planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the ability of (a) schools and (b) other education providers to provide adequate education provision.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is considering all aspects of how exiting the EU might affect schools and other education providers in England.</p><p>The Department is ready to leave the EU on 31 October 2019 and has well-developed plans for leaving the EU without a deal. The Department has issued advice for schools and other education providers on this, which is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:30:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1147764

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of his Department’s capital departmental expenditure limit was spent on creating new early years places in each financial year since 2010-11; and how many new places were created as a result of that spending.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2012-13, the Department announced £100 million of capital allocations for local authorities to support implementation of early years education for two-year olds from lower income families. Local authorities were responsible for distributing this capital investment and so the Department does not hold information on the number of places created by this funding.</p><p>The Department allocated £100 million over 2016-17 and 2017-18 to local authorities to support successful bids to the Early Years Capital Fund (EYCF). The Department regularly assesses the progress of these projects and will publish the outcomes in due course when all projects have completed. Information detailing the outcomes from the EYCF bidding round will be published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-capital-fund-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-capital-fund-2017</a>.</p><p>In July 2019, the Department announced the outcome of applications to the School Nurseries Capital Fund. This fund, of nearly £24 million for 69 projects, will help to create new high-quality school-based nursery places for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. The profiling of this spend will depend on the progress of individual projects. The full list of successful projects for this fund can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-nurseries-capital-fund-list-of-application-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-nurseries-capital-fund-list-of-application-outcomes</a>.</p><p>The Department will publish the outcomes in due course when all projects have completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:24:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1147765

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sure Start Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of his Department’s capital departmental expenditure limit was spent on Sure Start in each financial year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Capital to support Sure Start children’s centres was made available to local authorities through the Sure Start, Early and Childcare grant in the 2010-11 financial year. Details of expenditure on capital grants to support Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare in 2010-11 are set out on page 77 of the department’s annual report and accounts for 2010-11 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-annual-report-and-accounts-financial-year-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-annual-report-and-accounts-financial-year-2010-to-2011</a>.</p><p>Between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2015, capital funding for children’s centres was made available from the Schools Capital Funding Allocations. Since 1 April 2015, capital funding for children’s centres has been made available through the School Condition Allocations. It is for local authorities to decide how to prioritise their capital funding according to local needs. Published data on capital allocations is available on the GOV.UK website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding#funding-allocations-for-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding#funding-allocations-for-2019-to-2020</a>.</p><p>The department does not record how much capital local authorities spend on children’s centres.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 07/10/2019 13:58:30 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1147786

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with special educational needs in (a) Hampshire, (b) Southampton and (c) the UK are unable to attend school as a result of not having an education, health and care plan in place.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested heavily in improvements to support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including the announcement last month of more than £700 million in additional funding for high needs in 2020-2021. This is an increase of 11% on the 2019-2020 budget.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of reforms introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014, we have seen the introduction of published local offers for each local area; new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans for those with more complex needs; new statutory protections for 16-25 year olds in further education; and the setting up of Ofsted and Care Quality Commission SEND inspections to hold local areas to account and drive up standards.</p><p> </p><p>Our SEND review, which was announced 6 September, will consider the quality of SEND provision 5 years on from the launch of Children and Families Act. This includes the extent to which schools, colleges and local authorities are providing the best possible support for children and young people with SEND, with or without an EHC plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 293543 question first answered 07/10/2019 15:40:46 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1147787

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with special educational needs in (a) Hampshire, (b) Southampton and (c) the UK are only able to attend school for part-days as a result of not having appropriate SEND support in place.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested heavily in improvements to support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including the announcement last month of more than £700 million in additional funding for high needs in 2020-2021. This is an increase of 11% on the 2019-2020 budget.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of reforms introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014, we have seen the introduction of published local offers for each local area; new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans for those with more complex needs; new statutory protections for 16-25 year olds in further education; and the setting up of Ofsted and Care Quality Commission SEND inspections to hold local areas to account and drive up standards.</p><p> </p><p>Our SEND review, which was announced 6 September, will consider the quality of SEND provision 5 years on from the launch of Children and Families Act. This includes the extent to which schools, colleges and local authorities are providing the best possible support for children and young people with SEND, with or without an EHC plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 293542 question first answered 07/10/2019 15:40:46 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1147886

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education: Marriage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that the curriculum for relationships education continues to include marriage as one of the issues when children are being taught about family life as set out in the Education Act 2002.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that pupils need to understand the nature of marriage and its importance. The new subjects of relationships education (primary) and relationships and sex education (secondary) cover the age-appropriate knowledge that all children need to form safe, positive relationships based on respect and to prepare them for adult life, including family life.</p><p>Following the passage of the regulations for the new subjects, the Department published the statutory guidance in June 2019. The guidance covers teaching about different types of relationships, and this is addressed throughout the content. Under the topic of families, for example, the guidance sets out that by the end of primary education pupils will know “that marriage and civil partnerships represent a formal and legally recognised commitment of two people to each other which is intended to be lifelong”. By the end of secondary education, pupils will know “what marriage and civil partnerships are, including their legal status”. Teaching about family and parenting is also included in these subjects.</p><p>The guidance also notes that teaching about families requires sensitive and well-judged teaching based on knowledge of pupils and their circumstances. The guidance can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 15:20:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1147896

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	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 hon. Member for Walthamstow of 25 September 2019, Official report, column 786, for what reasons schools received images on their digital noticeboards on the Prime Minister and Brexit; and what steps he is taking to prevent money from the public purse being spent on such material.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The images in question originated from a private company that supplies digital services to schools. They were not funded by the Government or part of any Government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:18:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1147912

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Maintained Schools: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding options are available to enable the rebuild of local authority maintained schools without the need for academisation.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is rebuilding or refurbishing buildings in the worst condition at over 500 schools across England, through the Priority School Building Programme. This programme covers local authority maintained schools and academies and is expected to complete in 2021.</p><p>The Department’s Condition Data Collection, due to complete this year, will provide a high-level assessment of the condition of state funded schools in England, and will help inform future capital funding policy and programmes. In addition, the Department has allocated over £7.4 billion in condition funding since 2015 to maintain and improve local authority, voluntary-aided and academy school buildings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2019 16:27:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting