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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many fires there were in schools in England in each month in each of the last five years.

Asked by
Andrew Dismore (Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 April 2008
Reference
474 c829-30W; 198058
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the cost of arson in schools in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) region and (b) local education authority.

Asked by
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 December 2007
Reference
169046; 468 c972-4W
House
House of Commons
I should love the opportunity to talk to the British Museum, and if I get the chance I am sure I will. My hon. Friend makes an interesting point about Parliament, which is, as many Members are aware, part of the citizenship curriculum. Many Members talk about Parliament and the benefits of parliamentary democracy to pupils who visit and tour this place. Long may that continue.
Answered by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
28 June 2007
Reference
462 c456-7
House
House of Commons
There is flexibility in the curriculum for that. Last week, I addressed a conference in Cheltenham where we talked about the city curriculum, which affects my constituency. At key stages 1 and 2 in particular, teachers talk about local landmarks and history and incorporate such work. We encourage schools to continue to do that.
Answered by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
28 June 2007
Reference
462 c457
House
House of Commons
I shall try to be as spontaneous as I can, Mr. Speaker. British history is an important element at all key stages. Our review of key stage 3 will make a difference by ensuring that important elements of British history will be supported; in addition, GCSE and A-level courses will have a minimum content of 25 per cent. British history.
Answered by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
28 June 2007
Reference
462 c456
House
House of Commons
Those matters were considered recently as part of the Ajegbo report, of which my hon. Friend may be aware. He and I are very much part and parcel of British life these days, but he is right and, following our review, the slave trade, the British empire, the holocaust and the two world wars will all be essential elements of the key stage 3 curriculum. That is the right way forward: to learn about British life and our history, but also about migration and immigration in the context of the slave trade. It is important that we do so.
Answered by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
28 June 2007
Reference
462 c457
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps he is taking to improve drugs education in schools.

Asked by
Andrew Love (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 June 2007
Reference
146107; 462 c839W
House
House of Commons
We are currently considering final advice on the new key stage 3 curriculum to be taught from September 2008. The advice specifies the holocaust, the slave trade and the two world wars as compulsory. British history will remain as a substantial element of the curriculum, as I am sure the hon. Gentleman will be pleased to hear.
Answered by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
28 June 2007
Reference
462 c456
House
House of Commons
If he will make a statement on the teaching of history in schools.
Asked by
Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
28 June 2007
Reference
462 c456; 146021
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how much will be spent on providing independent school-based counselling services for children and young people in each of the next three years;

Asked by
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 2007
Reference
145915; 462 c706-7W
House
House of Commons

(2) if he will bring forward plans for a comprehensive national independent school-based counselling service for children and young people who need to access it;

Asked by
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 2007
Reference
145918; 462 c706-7W
House
House of Commons

(3) how many children in England have access to independent school-based counselling services.

Asked by
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 2007
Reference
145919; 462 c706-7W
House
House of Commons

(2) what plans he has to make sheet music printed in Braille available in schools.

Asked by
Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 2007
Reference
132925; 462 c707W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many text books are available in electronic form to enable schools to convert them to Braille; and what plans he has to make more text books available to schools in electronic form;

Asked by
Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 2007
Reference
132924; 462 c707W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps his Department has taken in response to the National Audit Office Report Smarter Food Procurement by the Public Sector.

Asked by
Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1703W; 142754
House
House of Commons

(3) what contact his Department has had with (a) Narconon and (b) the Church of Scientology in the last two years.

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 June 2007
Reference
141164; 461 c1191-2W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many schools have contacted his Department for guidance on visits from (a) Narconon and (b) the Church of Scientology in the last two years; and what guidance has been issued by his Department;

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 June 2007
Reference
141161; 461 c1191-2W
House
House of Commons

(2) what assessment he has made of the success of the Narconon programme in schools;

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 June 2007
Reference
141163; 461 c1191-2W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what steps his Department has taken to ensure that local education authorities and individual schools will have free, fresh (a) drinking water and (b) chilled drinking water available to school children by 1 September;

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2007
Reference
141328; 461 c1162-3W
House
House of Commons

(4) what funding his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make available to local education authorities and individual schools to ensure that they meet the nutritional standards to provide free, fresh (i) drinking water and (ii) chilled drinking water throughout the school day by 1 September 2007.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2007
Reference
141331; 461 c1162-3W
House
House of Commons

(3) what procedures have been put in place by Ofsted for the auditing of the availability and provision of free, fresh (a) drinking water and (b) chilled drinking water throughout the school day as part of the new nutritional standards for schools; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2007
Reference
141330; 461 c1162-3W
House
House of Commons

(2) what targets have been set to measure the meeting by schools of the Healthy Schools Standard for the availability of free, fresh water in schools by 1 September; and what percentage of schools are expected to achieve those targets;

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2007
Reference
141329; 461 c1162-3W
House
House of Commons

(2) what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of schools which are participating in the National Healthy Schools programme; what proportion of them have achieved National Healthy School status; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
138850; 460 c1396-7W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the PA consulting review of the Healthy Schools programme;

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
138848; 460 c1396-7W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance, other than that relating to the Criminal Records Bureau checking procedures, he provides on the measures schools should take to ensure that they are safe.

Asked by
Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1304W; 138435
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidelines his Department has issued to schools on contacting students' parents.

Asked by
Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
139010; 460 c1304W
House
House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the future of Broomhill Bank Special Needs School.

Lead member
Greg Clark
Answering member
Parmjit Dhanda
Department
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
18 April 2007
Reference
459 c131-8WH
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps his Department is taking to improve help offered to children with eating disorders when at school.

Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 March 2007
Reference
457 c1918W;457 c1904W; 125323
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (a) visits and (b) meetings Ministers (i) have had and (ii) are scheduled to have in 2007 on the 2006-07 Year of Action on sustainable development for schools.

Asked by
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
120296; 457 c462W;457 c446W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps he is taking to ensure that schools are fulfilling their duty to promote community cohesion; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Louise Ellman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
457 c459W;457 c443W; 121250
House
House of Commons

Adjournment debate on school reorganisation and closure in North East Lincolnshire.

Lead member
Shona McIsaac
Answering member
Parmjit Dhanda
Department
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
2 February 2007
Reference
456 c546-52
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance he issues to local authorities on whether bus drivers regularly used for school transport should be checked by the Criminal Records Bureau.

Asked by
Margaret Moran (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
112611; 456 c490W;456 c492W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to prevent convicted child sex offenders from being employed as school bus drivers.

Asked by
Roger Gale (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 2007
Reference
112001; 456 c189W
House
House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on young carers.

Lead member
Annette Brooke
Answering member
Parmjit Dhanda
Department
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
30 January 2007
Reference
456 c50-7WH
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will introduce random and compulsory drug tests for all school children over 11 years of age.

Asked by
Humfrey Malins (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 January 2007
Reference
116613; 455 c1483W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the results were of random drug testing in schools for each year since 2004, broken down by borough and classification of drugs found;

Asked by
Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 January 2007
Reference
115984; 455 c1483W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of high schools in London practised random drug testing in each year since 2004, broken down by borough.

Asked by
Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 January 2007
Reference
455 c1483W; 115985
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) which non-caloric drinks will be available in schools apart from water under the new school food regime;

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 January 2007
Reference
114303; 455 c1161-2W
House
House of Commons

(4) what estimate he has made of the effect on the weight of children of school age of replacing one caloric beverage a day with a sugar-free equivalent.

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 January 2007
Reference
114413; 455 c1161-2W
House
House of Commons

(2) whether intense sweeteners will be included in any of the food and drink that will be available in schools under the new school food regime;

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 January 2007
Reference
455 c1161-2W; 114304
House
House of Commons

(3) whether he has been informed of any incidents of schools excluding fruit juices from the provision of available drinks on the grounds of high caloric intake;

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 January 2007
Reference
114412; 455 c1161-2W
House
House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on school funding for Middlesbrough.

Lead member
Ashok Kumar
Answering member
Parmjit Dhanda
Department
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
17 January 2007
Reference
455 c303-9WH
House
House of Commons

(2) if he will commission research into (a) the (i) prevalence and (ii) cause of dehydration among school children and (b) its effects on school children.

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
110187; 455 c227-8W;455 c225-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if he will undertake research into the possible effect on levels of obesity of proposed changes to the availability of drinks provided in schools;

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
110102; 455 c227-8W;455 c225-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what research has been conducted by his Department into the (a) social, (b) ethical and (c) moral implications of random drug testing in high schools;

Asked by
Nigel Waterson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
110357; 455 c240W;455 c238W
House
House of Commons

(2) how much has been spent on random drug testing in high schools;

Asked by
Nigel Waterson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
455 c240W;455 c238W; 110358
House
House of Commons

(3) what the results were of random drug testing in high schools, by classification of drugs found;

Asked by
Nigel Waterson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
455 c240W;455 c238W; 110359
House
House of Commons

(4) what proportion of high schools practise random drug testing; and what method of testing is used.

Asked by
Nigel Waterson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
455 c240W;455 c238W; 110386
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools and (b) colleges in England have achieved health school status.

Asked by
Nigel Waterson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 2006
Reference
454 c1007W;454 c1011W; 105102
House
House of Commons

(2) how much is allocated to the employment of competition managers in the 2006-07 financial year; and what the expected budget is for each of the next three tax years.

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 2006
Reference
454 c1005-6W;454 c1009-1010W; 106009
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many people are employed as competition managers; what the (a) grade and (b) salary range is of each such post; what the (i) minimum, (ii) median and (iii) maximum salary is in each salary range; and how many...

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 2006
Reference
454 c1005-6W;454 c1009-1010W; 106008
House
House of Commons

(2) how many enhanced provision facilities were (a) opened and (b) closed in maintained schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority; and what estimate he has made of the number of such facilities which were (i) opened and (ii) closed in independent schools in each year,...

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 2006
Reference
102047; 453 c882W
House
House of Commons

(3) how many enhanced provision facilities there were in maintained schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority; and what his estimate is of the numbers in independent schools in each year, broken down by local authority;

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 2006
Reference
102053; 453 c882W
House
House of Commons

(4) how many special needs units there were in (a) maintained schools and (b) independent schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority.

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 2006
Reference
453 c882W; 102079
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many special needs units were (a) opened and (b) closed in maintained schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority; and what estimate he has made of the number of such units which were (i)...

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 2006
Reference
102046; 453 c882W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in developing vocational catering qualifications for school canteen staff; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
David Leslie Taylor (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 November 2006
Reference
102293; 453 c185W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance his Department issues to schools on their duties under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Asked by
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1361W;450 c1367W; 95096
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government have taken to ensure his Department is working effectively with (a) the Department of Health, (b) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (c) local authorities to ensure that adequate facilities for the learning disabled...

Asked by
Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1362W;450 c1368W; 94745
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cases have been considered by the advisory panel on discretionary barring led by Sir Roger Singleton since its establishment in January.

Asked by
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
95293; 450 c1362W;450 c1368W
House
House of Commons

(3) what guidance he issues to schools on that duty of care in respect of children with foot, knee and hip problems with regard to the footwear they are allowed to use while in school.

Asked by
Bob Spink (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 October 2006
Reference
91244; 449 c2548W
House
House of Commons

(2) if he will carry out research into (a) how many schools seek to enforce the use of standard plimsoll type footwear by pupils and (b) the impact of such enforcement on children with foot, knee and hip problems; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by
Bob Spink (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 October 2006
Reference
91243; 449 c2548W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if he will issue advice to schools to enable children with medical needs to use special, rather than standard, plimsoll type footwear while at school; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by
Bob Spink (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 October 2006
Reference
91242; 449 c2548W
House
House of Commons

(2) how much school waste was recycled in each of the last 10 years; and what plans he has to encourage schools to increase their recycling of waste;

Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
86459; 449 c1460-1W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what targets he has set for school recycling;

Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
86458; 449 c1460-1W
House
House of Commons

(4) how much school waste has been recycled by private companies in the last 10 years;

Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
86461; 449 c1460-1W
House
House of Commons

(3) what discussions he has had with private companies on the promotion of school recycling initiatives and environmental awareness campaigns;

Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
86460; 449 c1460-1W
House
House of Commons

(5) what discussions he has had with European Governments on the recycling of school waste.

Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
86464; 449 c1460-1W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what improvements have been made to drugs education in schools since the re-classification of cannabis.

Asked by
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
449 c1438W; 88021
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) pursuant to his answer of 13 June 2006, Official Report, columns 1101-02W, on selective mutism, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that education experts and schools are aware of the video, DVD and accompanying book on selective...

Asked by
Peter Soulsby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
449 c1465W; 88605
House
House of Commons

(2) what steps his Department, Executive agencies, local authorities and individual schools are required to take to (a) fund and (b) provide advice and assistance in relation to selective mutism.

Asked by
Peter Soulsby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 July 2006
Reference
449 c1465W; 88732
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance his Department gives schools on the subject of vetting potential employees; and what changes to this guidance are planned should the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords] be passed.

Asked by
David Kidney (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 July 2006
Reference
449 c197W; 84517
House
House of Commons

(2) whether the Department has considered introducing metal detectors in schools.

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 2006
Reference
82724; 448 c1461W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what further security measures are being considered for schools;

Asked by
Ashok Kumar (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 2006
Reference
448 c1461W; 82723
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the ratio is of full-time speech therapists to pupils at schools which provide speech and language therapy;

Asked by
Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 2006
Reference
81442; 448 c1133W
House
House of Commons

(2) what the average expenditure per pupil on children with speech and language difficulties in the teaching of speech and language therapy was in the last period for which figures are available.

Asked by
Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 2006
Reference
81443; 448 c1133W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the expansion of cadet forces in schools; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Lord Harper (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 June 2006
Reference
448 c467W; 80660
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) which organisations received funding from his Department to research selective mutism in each of the last five financial years; and how much each organisation received in each year;

Asked by
Peter Soulsby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2006
Reference
447 c1101-2W; 76375
House
House of Commons

(2) which organisations received funding from his Department to support (a) teachers and (b) parents in their work with children exhibiting selective mutism in each of the last five financial years; and how much each organisation received in each year;

Asked by
Peter Soulsby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2006
Reference
447 c1101-2W; 76376
House
House of Commons

(5) what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of information to teachers and parents about assisting children who exhibit selective mutism; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Peter Soulsby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2006
Reference
447 c1101-2W; 76379
House
House of Commons

(3) what guidance is provided by his Department on selective mutism to (a) local education authorities, (b) schools and (c) teacher training institutions;

Asked by
Peter Soulsby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2006
Reference
447 c1101-2W; 76377
House
House of Commons

(4) what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of selective mutism among children under the age of 16 years; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by
Peter Soulsby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2006
Reference
447 c1101-2W; 76378
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 23 May 2006, Official Report, column 1716W, when the new Vetting and Barring Scheme will take effect; and what interim safeguards he will require in respect of children in children’s establishments and schools and receiving...

Asked by
Joan Walley (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 June 2006
Reference
74206; 447 c664W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average length of the school day in England was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
David Amess (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 2006
Reference
71963; 446 c1728W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what requirements there are for new schools (a) to use renewable sources of energy and (b) to maximise energy efficiency under the Building Schools for the Future programme.

Asked by
Helen Goodman (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 2006
Reference
70811; 446 c1375-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action he has taken to reduce drug abuse in schools since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
David Amess (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 2006
Reference
71986; 446 c1366W;446 c1367W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what child protection checks a teacher is expected to undergo; and what procedure is used for such checks in the case of an individual who is working (a) in a number of different schools, (b) in different local authorities, (c)...

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 May 2006
Reference
70263; 446 c771W
House
House of Commons