Education

written question – answered on 8 March 2011.

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  • Boarding Schools

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department provides to education providers in the state boarding school sector; and if he will make a statement.

  • Children in Care

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many looked after children in each (a) local authority area and (b) type of placement were absent for more that 24 hours from their agreed...

  • Children in Care

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average cost was of looking after a child in care in the last year for which figures are available.

  • Children: Day Care

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent discussions he has had with representatives of playgroups and other providers of early years care on their ability to provide 15 hours free...

  • Children: Separated People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions he has held with the (a) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential effects on...

  • Children: Solvents

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many individuals aged under 18 years old were treated for the effects of solvent abuse in each of the last five years.

  • Children's Centres: Disadvantaged

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable families living in areas not identified as disadvantaged have access to a children's centre.

  • Children's Centres: Teachers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the number of Sure Start centres which will no longer employ both a qualified teacher and a staff member with early years...

  • College of Social Work

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding his Department has allocated to the Social Care Institute for Excellence since the announcement of the College of Social Work; and how...

  • Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Children Review

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will ensure that the Bailey review on the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood considers the role of the family.

  • Curriculum: Religion

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the place of religious education in the national curriculum.

  • Departmental Procurement

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what single tender contracts his Department has awarded since his appointment; and what the monetary value is of each contract above the EU public...

  • Education

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) with reference to page 22 of his Department's Business Plan 2011-2015, what his policy is on the publication of information on readiness to...

  • Education: Assessments

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what estimate he has made of the average number of separate (a) AS, (b) A2 and (c) A level examination or other evaluation sittings taken per...

  • Education: Music

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the trends in the teaching of musical instruments in schools and the effect of such trends on the playing of musical...

  • Education: Reform

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information schools will no longer be required to collect after the implementation of his proposed education reforms.

  • Educational Visits

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what regulatory requirements apply to teachers wishing to take their class on a visit out of school.

  • English Baccalaureate: Crafts

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) Firing Up and (b) organisations seeking to introduce craft skills to schools in...

  • English Baccalaureate: Religion

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the effect on teaching of religious education of not including it in the definition of the English Baccalaureate for the purposes of...

  • Extracurricular Activities: Impact Assessments

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether an impact assessment was made of the decision of the Training Development Agency to discontinue its support to local authorities in respect of...

  • Free Schools

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many communications officials of his Department were working of free schools in the latest period for which figures are available.

  • Free Schools

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many of the 35 proposals for free schools are in the 35 most deprived areas.

  • GCE A-level

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils achieved three or more A grades at A level in each local education authority in England in each year between 2003 and 2010.

  • GCE A-level

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the relative academic merits of A Level qualifications in different subjects for the purposes of gaining...

  • GCE AS-level

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future participation of sixth form students in AS level examinations; and if he will make a statement.

  • Gcse

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of GCSE students in each local authority area attained a C grade or above in (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) mathematics and...

  • Members: Correspondence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North of 10 December 2010 on the English Baccalaureate.

  • Office of the Schools Adjudicator: Complaints

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many complaints the Office of the Schools Adjudicator received relating to the Admissions Code for secondary schools for (a) Academies and...

  • Pen Green Children and Families Research Centre

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what (a) representations he has received and (b) discussions he has had on the funding of Pen Green Children and Families Research Centre.

  • Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 13 December 2010, Official Report, column 572W, on health education, for what reasons the review of Personal, Social, Health...

  • Pre-school Education: Finance

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the level of funding to be allocated to early years education for children from disadvantaged families in each of the next...

  • Pre-school Education: Finance

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education from which of his Department's budgets funding for the expansion of free early years provision to 3 and 4 year olds will be drawn.

  • Primary Education: Teachers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to use the expansion of Teach First to primary school level to increase the proportion of teachers who are male.

  • Progress Project

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding was allocated to the Progress project administered by the Children's Workforce Development Council in each region in 2010-11.

  • Progress Project

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will continue to fund the Progress project administered by the Children's Workforce Development Council in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

  • Pupil Exclusions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans his Department has to provide school appeal panels with the power to insist that a school reinstates a suspended pupil.

  • Pupil Exclusions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what progress his Department has made on its plans to improve discipline in schools by providing alternative provisions in special units for excluded...

  • Pupil Exclusions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department plans to run boot camp-style pilot schemes for excluded pupils in (a) England and (b) Merseyside.

  • Pupil Exclusions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department plans to seek tenders from (a) businesses and (b) existing providers to run special units and alternative provision for...

  • Pupils: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children under the age of 11 years received support in schools as a result of a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each...

  • Reading

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what resources his Department has provided to encourage reading of books by pre-school children.

  • School Capital Funding

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the selection criteria were for the position of Chair of the review of school capital funding.

  • School Meals

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to ensure that every child receives a balanced and healthy school lunch.

  • Schools: Discipline

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what powers are available to head teachers in respect of controlling the behaviour of pupils on their way to and from school.

  • Schools: Holocaust Memorial Day

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps the Government took to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2011 in schools and colleges; and if he will make a statement.

  • Schools: Laboratories

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of health and safety requirements in school laboratories in England; and what information his Department holds on...

  • Schools: Vetting

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether school caretakers will be subject to vetting under the Government's proposed new arrangements for child protection.

  • Schools: Vocational Guidance

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will bring forward proposals to improve schools careers advice in North Swindon constituency.

  • Special Educational Needs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has plans to collect and publish data on pupil achievement by type of disability.

  • Special Educational Needs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to provide funding for the post of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Co-ordinator beyond March 2011.

  • Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the number of deaf pupils who are not recorded as having a special educational need.

  • Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans his Department has to require local authorities to collect data on the (a) achievement and (b) attainment of deaf children.

  • Sure Start Programme

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to revise the core universal offer set by his Department for Sure Start children's centres.

  • Sure Start Programme: Liverpool

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average administration costs of Sure Start children's centres were in Liverpool in the latest period for which figures are available.

  • Teachers: Registration

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future of the registered teacher programme.

  • Teachers: Rights of Accused

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether staff working in (a) sixth form colleges and (b) further education colleges will be given anonymity when accused of an offence by students...

  • Teachers: Vocational Guidance

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department undertook an impact assessment in respect of the changes to the number of Training Development Agency staff who provide...

  • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what mechanisms exist for the co-ordination of the implementation in the UK of the Government's obligations under the UN convention on the rights of...

  • Vocational Education: GCSE

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education by what date he expects BTEC or equivalent qualifications to be included as part of the school attainment measure of five GCSE grades at A* to C...

  • Written Questions: Government Responses

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer question 37370, on regulations removed by his Department, tabled on 26 January 2011 for answer on 31 January.

  • Youth Services: Finance

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education what statutory duties local authorities are required to meet in respect of the early intervention grant.