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1002721

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of children in each local authority that are in the lowest 20 percent for attainment nationally in the Early Years Foundation Stage in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The requested data can be found within the attached file.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/11/2018 15:27:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 188833 Lowest_performing_children_by_local_authority.xlsx title Lowest_performing_children_by_local_authority
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

999678

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate: IGCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 183354, how many of the 23,712 international GCSE entries in EBACC subjects in 2018 were taken in (a) independent schools and (b) independent special schools.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	187032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Of the 23,712 International GCSE entries in EBacc subjects, 23,635 (99.7%) of them were taken in independent schools and 77 (0.3%) were taken in independent special schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/11/2018 16:16:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

999698

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the full combination of EBACC entries in (a) independent and (b) state-funded schools were wholly (i) IGCSEs and (ii) GCSEs entries.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	187033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of reformed GCSEs there are now very few international GCSEs which count in performance tables and the EBacc measures;[1] the only eligible English, maths, science and humanities qualifications eligible for inclusion in the EBacc are reformed GCSEs. There will be no pupils in an independent or a state-funded school with a full EBacc entry consisting wholly of international GCSE entries. A pupil could be completing international GCSEs in a range of EBacc subjects, but these would not all count in performance tables; meaning the pupil would not be included in the EBacc entry measure if they sat wholly international GCSEs.</p><p> </p><p>The low number of international GCSEs that count in the EBacc entry measure means the majority of pupils with a full EBacc entry in both school types will have an EBacc entry wholly of GCSEs, but a small number will consist of a mix of GCSE and international GCSE entries. This number is not held separately and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Greek and Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Mandarin Chinese.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/11/2018 16:06:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

997333

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	IGCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2018 to Question 182779 on IGCSE, how many and what proportion of GCSE entries only in (a) state and (b) independent schools were IGCSEs in 2018; and what types of schools are included as independent schools in those figures.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	185038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of pupils, at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018, entering international GCSEs (and the proportion of the total GCSE and equivalent entries[1] in 2017/18 they constitute) is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Institution type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of international GCSE entries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>as a proportion of all <br> GCSE and equivalent entries</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded[2]</p></td><td><p>7,824</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent[3]</p></td><td><p>26,024</p></td><td><p>10.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (e.g. PRUs and AP)</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools</p></td><td><p>34,185</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of pupils, at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018, entering approved international GCSEs (those which count in the Departments’ school and college performance tables[4]) and the proportion of all approved GCSE and equivalent entries in 2017/18 that they constitute is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Institution type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of international GCSE entries<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>as a proportion of <br> GCSE and equivalents</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>5,782</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>1,848</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (e.g. PRUs and AP)</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools</p></td><td><p>7,651</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] International GCSEs are classed as ‘equivalents’ by the Department, therefore the percentage of International GCSEs is given out of the total GCSE and equivalent entries so that the figures are accurately reflective of the split in types of qualifications sat. GCSEs and equivalents include: Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 (9-1) Certificate, Cambridge International Certificate Level 1/Level 2, International GCSEs (interim): Double Award, International GCSEs (interim), Edexcel Certificates, GCSE Full Course, GCSE (9-1) Full Course, GCSE (9-1) Full Course (Double Award) and Vocational GCSE Single Award.</p><p>[2] Include academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools and alternative provision.</p><p>[3] Includes independent and independent special schools.</p><p>[4] Approved International GCSEs include: Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Information and Communication Technology, Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in English as a Second Language, Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Greek, Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Business Studies, Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Hindi as a Second Language, Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Enterprise and Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Mandarin Chinese.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/11/2018 13:42:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

997353

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 5.20 of Budget 2018, how much of the £400 million will be allocated to to maintained nursery schools.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	185052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>We are allocating an additional £400 million capital funding to schools in 2018–19. This funding is in addition to the £1.4 billion of condition allocations already provided this year to those responsible for maintaining school buildings. This supports our priority of ensuring the school estate is well maintained and helps provide a high-quality education.</p><p>I can confirm that maintained nursery schools will benefit from the funding, along with primary and secondary schools, academies and free schools, non-maintained special schools, pupil referral units, and sixth-form colleges. It will also be allocated to those specialist post-16 institutions that have eligible state-funded pupils.</p><p>We plan to publish a ready reckoner by December, so that schools can estimate their allocations. We expect to publish the final allocations in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/11/2018 17:23:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

994019

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate: IGCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of GCSE entries in EBACC subjects in (a) state and (b) independent schools were IGCSEs in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	183354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>For pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018, the number of international GCSE entries in EBacc subjects and their proportion of GCSE and equivalent entries in EBacc subjects in 2017/18 is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Institution type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of international </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As a proportion of GCSE </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>GCSE entries in EBacc subjects</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>and equivalents in EBacc subjects</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded</p></td><td><p>2,015</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent</p></td><td><p>23,712</p></td><td><p>13.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (e.g. PRUs and AP)</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools</p></td><td><p>26,042</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As our reformed GCSEs have been introduced, international GCSEs in equivalent subjects have been removed from the school and college performance tables. The majority of international GCSEs therefore do not count towards the EBacc in 2018. For pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018, the number of entries in approved international GCSEs (those which count in the performance tables) in EBacc subjects, and their proportion of all GCSE and equivalent entries in 2017/18 in these subjects which are counted in performance tables, is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Institution type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of international </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As a proportion of GCSE </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>GCSE entries in EBacc subjects</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>and equivalents in EBacc subjects</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/11/2018 15:02:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

993551

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in each local authority are in the lowest 20 per cent for attainment in schools.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	182778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>An overview of the number of pupils in each local authority who, at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018 (provisional data) were ranked in the bottom 20% nationally according to the Attainment 8<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> measure, is shown in the attached tables. The figures are based on pupils in state funded schools, and the tables also show the numbers as a proportion of all state funded pupils in each local authority.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Attainment 8 is part of the new secondary accountability system that was implemented for all schools from 2016. It measures maths (double weighted), English (double weighted), three EBacc subjects and three others (can include EBacc). Each grade achieved constitutes a point score, which is used to calculate the Attainment 8 score. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2017-to-2018-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2017-to-2018-provisional</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/10/2018 13:34:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 182778_LA_pupil_attainment_table.pdf title 182778_LA_pupil_attainment_table
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

993675

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	IGCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of GCSE entries in (a) state and (b) independent schools were IGCSEs in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	182779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>For pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2018, the number of international GCSE entries and their proportion of GCSE and equivalent entries in 2017/18 is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Institution type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of international GCSE entries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As a proportion of <br> GCSE and equivalents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded</p></td><td><p>7,824</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent</p></td><td><p>26,024</p></td><td><p>10.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (e.g. Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provision)</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools</p></td><td><p>34,185</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2018, the number of entries in approved international GCSEs (those which count in the department’s school and college performance tables), and their proportion of all GCSE and equivalent entries in 2017/18 counted in performance tables, is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Institution type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of international GCSE entries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As a proportion of <br> GCSE and equivalents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded</p></td><td><p>5,782</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent</p></td><td><p>1,848</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (e.g. Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provision)</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools</p></td><td><p>7,651</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/10/2018 13:19:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

989570

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of reserve funding police forces held at 31 March in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	180737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Reserves are an important tool for police leaders, but this is taxpayers’ money and we need real transparency about how it is being used.</p><p>That is why in January the Government published information on police reserves and provided guidance to Police and Crime Commissioners making clear that they must be more open with taxpayers about their plans to use them.</p><p>The exact level of reserves is a matter for individual Police and Crime Commissioners, who have a legal duty to set balanced annual budgets and ensure they have adequate reserves. Police reserve levels since 2011 are published in the Police Financial Reserves section on gov.uk. These can be found by following the link below. Earlier figures can be found in former Police Authority statements of accounts.</p><p>We will shortly be publishing March 2018 police reserve figures on gov.uk, following the publication of Police and Crime Commissioners’ annual accounts</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-financial-reserves" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-financial-reserves</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/10/2018 16:46:10 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

989586

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the online platforms that hate crime offences have been perpetrated on.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	180738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this information centrally. However, the most recent assessment of the evidence is available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748140/hate-crime-a-thematic-review-of-the-current-evidence-oct2018-horr102.pdf." target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748140/hate-crime-a-thematic-review-of-the-current-evidence-oct2018-horr102.pdf.</a></p><p>A joint Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport and Home Office White Paper will be published this winter, which will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms. Potential areas where we will consider legislating include transparency report-ing to outline the response and prevalence of harms, including hate crime, on online platforms.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/10/2018 13:44:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell