Results 2901–2920 of 3479 for speaker:Sam Gyimah

Written Answers — Department for Education: Education Maintenance Allowance ( 9 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The final report of the quantitative evaluation of the Education Maintenance Allowance pilots was published in 2005. It contains an assessment of the impact of the allowance on participation and attainment and is available at: http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/5734/1/RR678.pdf The Education Maintenance Allowance was abolished and replaced by the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in the 2011/12 academic year

Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Day Care ( 9 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: We are legislating in the Childcare Bill to provide all three- and four-year-olds of working parents with 30 hours of free childcare. We have already worked to increase the supply of childcare by making available £2 million in start-up grants for people wishing to set up childcare businesses, supporting more schools to provide places, and establishing Childminder Agencies. The expansion of...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Food Technology ( 8 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: Since the introduction of the new national curriculum for England, in September 2014, cooking and nutrition have been compulsory for both boys and girls from key stage 1 to key stage 3. Pupils can also take the new GCSE in food preparation and nutrition from September 2016. This qualification will be a valuable stepping stone for young people wishing to develop their skills, interests and...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Mental Health Services: Young People ( 8 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: Schools and colleges have an important role to play in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of their students. To help them do this effectively, we recently published a blueprint for school counselling services, which provides schools with practical, evidence-based advice informed by experts on how to deliver high-quality school based counselling. This is available at:...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Educational Psychology ( 5 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The amount of funding allocated to the training of educational psychologists over the next five financial years (2015-16 to 2019-20) is expected to increase. From the 2016 intake the: Number of training places will rise by 14% from 132 to 150 Year one[1] government bursary will increase by 10% from £14,400 to £15,950 (£14,900 to £16,390 for trainees attending a university in London). ...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Educational Psychology ( 4 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The number of educational psychologists reported as permanently employed by each local authority in every year from 2010 to 2013 is provided in the table below. A response regarding educational psychologists was received for 72 to 74 per cent of local authorities each year. Headcount of educational psychologists employed by local authorities in England, 2010-2013 (November of...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Day Care ( 2 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The changes will be implemented to all working parents of three- and four-year-olds from September 2017. We are also developing plans to introduce the changes for some families a year earlier than planned, in September 2016.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Daycare ( 2 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The Government will increase the amount of free childcare available to working parents of three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours per week in 2017.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Daycare ( 2 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The cost of the new childcare entitlement of 30 hours per week for working families will be considered as part of the normal Budget and Spending Review process.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Gcse ( 2 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The requested information has been supplied below: Number of pupils entering higher education having achieved at least one vocational GCSE qualification Year Pupils in HE with at least one vocational GCSE by the end of key stage 4 2011/12 28,409 2012/13 21,655 Source: National Pupil Database, HESA dataset These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Gcse ( 2 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The requested information has been provided in the table below. Results of GCSEs in Applied[1] (vocational) subjects of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 Year Total Entries 2006/07 147,264 2007/08 114,582 2008/09 138,101 2009/10 113,180 2010/11 95,116 2011/12 23,459 2012/13 12,109 2013/14[2][3] 7,881 Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data These changes...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Vocational Education ( 2 Jun 2015)

Sam Gyimah: Data relating to the number of awards for BTEC qualifications by level has only been collected since the 2005/06 academic year. Therefore, figures for 2005/06 to 2013/14 inclusive are provided in the table below. BTEC qualification[1] numbers of pupils at the end of Key stage 4[2] in all schools Number of Awards Year[3],[4] Level 1 Level 2 2005/06 - 9,835 2006/07 - 37,798...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Mental Health Services: Children (26 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: Schools have an important role to play in supporting children and young people around good mental health. Many schools provide their pupils with support services such as counselling. In order to help them do this effectively, the Department for Education published a blueprint for school counselling services, on 25 March 2015. This was developed in conjunction with experts in the field, and...

Written Ministerial Statements — Cabinet Office: Statutory Register of Consultant Lobbyists (26 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a statutory register of consultant lobbyists. I have made an order to commence the provisions necessary to bring the register into effect on 1 April. From 1 April, organisations and individuals that engage in consultant lobbying, as defined by the Act, will be required to...

Written Ministerial Statements — Deputy Prime Minister: Triennial Review of the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions (26 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: I am pleased to announce the completion of the triennial review of the four Parliamentary Boundary Commissions and publication of the final report. The Triennial Review was conducted in accordance with Government guidance for reviewing NDPBs. Stage 1 of the review considered whether there continues to be a need for the function, which the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions currently...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Day Care (25 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The table below provides the number of part time equivalent funded early education places, in Lancashire, from 2005 to 2014: Part time equivalent number of funded early education places filled by 2-year-olds Part time equivalent number of funded early education places filled by 3- and 4-year-olds 2005 - 22,300 2006 - 22,500 2007 - 22,600 2008 - 23,300 2009 - 23,800...

Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Education: Voluntary and Community Sector National Prospectus Grants (25 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: I am pleased to announce, together with my colleague Edward Timpson, Minister responsible for children and families, that today we are publishing the results of the National Prospectus grants competition to fund voluntary organisations working with children and their families. After a highly competitive application process we have chosen 94 projects that I believe will have a...

Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March): Clause 1 — How an MP becomes subject to a recall petition process (24 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.

Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March): Clause 1 — How an MP becomes subject to a recall petition process (24 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: The amendments in this group relate to the circumstances that would trigger a recall petition. They were tabled by the Government in the House of Lords to ensure that the important changes made to the Bill in this House are reflected throughout the Bill, ensuring that the legislation works in practice. The Prime Minister made it clear that the Government would be open to Parliament changing...

Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March): Clause 1 — How an MP becomes subject to a recall petition process (24 Mar 2015)

Sam Gyimah: With the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, let me say, as I said in my opening remarks, that these amendments are sensible modifications, ensuring that the Bill works effectively. I hope the House will support them, I am grateful for the Opposition spokesman’s comments on them and I commend them to the House. Lords amendment 1 agreed to. Lords amendments 2 to 17 agreed to.


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