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Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Building Schools for the Future Programme (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities have received no funding under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children: Day Care (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained nurseries have closed in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children: Day Care (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) children's centres and (b) Sure Start centres have closed in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Former Ministers (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been paid by his Department and its predecessors to former Ministers as compensation for loss of office in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Free School Meals: Finance (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the cost was of free school meals in (a) all schools and (b) school sixth forms in the last year for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Home Education: Finance (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding he has allocated to local authorities to support home educators following the recommendations of the Badman review of elective home education in England.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Education: Class Sizes (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils of primary school age in maintained schools are in classes of (a) fewer than 20, (b) between 20 and 24, (c) between 25 and 28, (d) 29 or 30, (e) between 31 and 35, (f) between 36 and 40 and (g) more than 40 pupils; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pupils: Per Capita Costs (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average per student funding was in comprehensive secondary schools of (a) fewer than 100, (b) 100 to 199, (c) 200 to 299, (d) 300 to 399, (e) 400 to 499, (f) 500 to 599, (g) 600 to 700 and (h) over 700 students in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: School Meals (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what targets he has set for the uptake of school meals in primary and secondary schools; what progress has been made in reaching such targets; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Standards (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) which schools inspected since September 2009 were rated as inadequate; and if he will make a statement; (2) which schools inspected in 2009 had their procedures for safeguarding rated as inadequate; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Specialised Diplomas (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many people are enrolled on a diploma course in each subject; (2) what proportion of pupils enrolled on a diploma course were eligible for free school meals in the latest period for which information is available.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Specialised Diplomas (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools are not part of a consortium which offers diploma courses; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Specialised Diplomas (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many independent schools are part of a consortium to offer diploma courses; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Young People: Employment (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 16 year-olds are (a) employed and (b) non-employed apprentices on (i) Level 2 frameworks and (ii) Level 3 frameworks.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Young People: Employment (12 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 17 year olds are (a) employed and (b) non-employed apprentices on (i) Level 2 frameworks and (ii) Level 3 frameworks.

Written Answers — Defence: Puma Helicopters (11 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the probability of Puma helicopter aircrew surviving crashes of differing severity; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Departmental Rail Travel (10 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on first class train tickets for (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Learning and Skills Improvement Service: Finance (10 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department provided to the Learning and Skills Improvement Service in the latest period for which figures are available; and what proportion this constituted of the total budget of the Service.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Education: Pupil Numbers (10 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many surplus primary school places there were in each local authority area in each year since 2005.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Education: Pupil Numbers (10 Nov 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities his Department has directed to reduce the number of surplus primary school places in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.