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416539

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to ensure that there are sufficient A Level and GCSE examination markers in 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	8950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey, to write to the Honourable Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/09/2015 14:31:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

416540

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCE A-Level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to issue guidance about the next phase of A Level reform; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	8951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education is currently consulting on draft content for some of the GCSEs and A levels which will be first taught in September 2017. These are GCSEs in astronomy, business, economics, engineering, geology, psychology and sociology; and AS and A levels in environmental science, history of art, music technology and philosophy. The department is also consulting on content for GCSE, AS and A level in design and technology, for first teaching in September 2017. The results of these consultations will be announced later in the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GCSEs and A levels in other subjects are under development, for first teaching in September 2017, and there will be consultations in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For all subjects, content documents have been drafted by awarding organisations, with advice from subject experts and oversight from the Department for Education and Ofqual.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/09/2015 14:50:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

391398

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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, when the Government plans to issue guidance on progress of pupils with SEN.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The majority of pupils at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 with diagnosed special educational needs (SEN) have progress measured in the same way as all pupils – from their end of Key Stage 1 results to their end of Key Stage 2 results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has announced an expert review of assessment for pupils who, for many reasons, are working below the standard of national curriculum tests. This group of pupils includes some children with SEN, who may be assessed by p-scales or who may be working above p-scales but below the standard of the tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The review will advise on the best way to assess the attainment and progress of these pupils. The department expects the group carrying out the review to publish its final report by December 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 07/09/2015 15:28:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

391412

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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, what entry-level qualifications are available to students with special educational needs who are educated in a special school setting.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>A list of entry level qualifications approved by the Secretary of State and other Ofqual regulated qualifications is published online at</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://register.ofqual.gov.uk/Qualification" target="_blank">http://register.ofqual.gov.uk/Qualification</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These are the qualifications that can be available to pupils under the age of 19 with special educational needs in maintained special schools, academies and free schools. Non-maintained special schools can offer a range of qualifications which are approved under section 98 of the 2000 Act. It is for the school to choose which of these qualifications are suitable to meet the needs of its particular pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 07/09/2015 15:35:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

390808

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department, (b) Public Health England and (c) NHS England are taking to ensure that local antibiotic stewardship policies and prescribing practices are driven by the perceived value of antibiotics.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department, Public Health England, NHS England and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate is addressing antibiotic stewardship through the cross Government UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy, published in 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the seven key areas for action is antibiotic stewardship and optimised prescribing. The Government’s annual report and implementation plan for the strategy, which was published in December 2014, sets out the key actions being undertaken to optimise the prescribing of antibiotics. This includes the use of antimicrobial prescribing quality measures aimed at reducing total antibiotic prescribing and encouraging the use of narrow spectrum antibiotics in both primary and secondary care. The annual report and implementation plan is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385733/UK_AMR_annual_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385733/UK_AMR_annual_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 7594 question first answered 21/07/2015 15:19:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

390809

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the unbundling of new and emerging antibiotics from the national tariff to address the perceived cost barrier impeding optimal prescribing.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Requests for drugs to be reimbursed outside of national tariff prices are considered by a High Cost Drugs Steering Group, chaired by NHS England. Requests are judged against criteria, including whether the drug and its expected associated costs of care are disproportionately high compared to the other expected costs of care within the relevant Healthcare Resource Group, which would affect fair reimbursement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/07/2015 15:21:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

390810

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department, (b) Public Health England and (c) NHS England are taking to improve antibiotic stewardship and promote the optimal prescribing of antibiotics in the secondary and primary care settings.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department, Public Health England, NHS England and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate is addressing antibiotic stewardship through the cross Government UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy, published in 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the seven key areas for action is antibiotic stewardship and optimised prescribing. The Government’s annual report and implementation plan for the strategy, which was published in December 2014, sets out the key actions being undertaken to optimise the prescribing of antibiotics. This includes the use of antimicrobial prescribing quality measures aimed at reducing total antibiotic prescribing and encouraging the use of narrow spectrum antibiotics in both primary and secondary care. The annual report and implementation plan is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385733/UK_AMR_annual_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385733/UK_AMR_annual_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 7592 question first answered 21/07/2015 15:19:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

390819

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merit of the production of NICE evidence summaries for new and emerging antibiotics as a means of supporting the decisions of local stewardship and medicines management committees.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is determined to use the best available evidence and guidance to support the policy of improving antibiotic prescribing. To this end, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will be publishing guidance this summer on systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use. In addition, NICE is developing a new Quality Standard on Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship. Consultation on this new Quality Standard will begin in November 2015 with final publication scheduled for April 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/07/2015 11:47:12 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

390260

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to further education and sixth form colleges since 2010 to support them in tackling homophobic and transphobic bullying.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not allocate monies to further education and sixth form colleges specifically to tackle homophobic and transphobic bullying. Institutions are expected to manage these issues as part of their duty of care to their students. They may use a portion of their revenue funding to do so as they see fit. However, the Department funds a range of other activities and initiatives, such as changes to teacher training, to confront this issue.</p><p>The Government has awarded £2million to eight charities in 2015/16 to provide specialist support and training for thousands of teachers to combat homophobic, transphobic and biphobic (HBT) bullying in primary and secondary schools. This is on top of £1.3 million given to various anti-bullying charities to combat all forms of bullying in schools. The Department also provided £4 million to charities to tackle bullying in schools in 2013-15.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2015 09:48:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

390264

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether small businesses will be able to access funding from the proposed apprenticeship levy in order to recruit apprentices; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Further details on the implementation of the apprenticeships levy will be set out later this year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/07/2015 13:19:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin