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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the budget is for the upgrade of Reading station, as proposed in Delivering a Sustainable Railway, broken down by subheading; and when she expects work to (a) start and (b) finish on the upgrade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the budget is for the upgrade of Reading station, as proposed in Delivering a Sustainable Railway, broken down by subheading; and when she expects work to (a) start and (b) finish on the upgrade.
Asked by
Theresa Villiers
(Conservative)
Answered by
Tom Harris
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 November 2007
For answer on
3 December 2007
Answered on
11 December 2007
The amount currently allocated for improvements at Reading station is some £425 million. The majority of this is for construction-related work but upwards of £70 million may be required for design and the necessary planning approvals. Work has already started on the design aspects and final completion of the project is planned for spring 2015.
Subjects
Railway stations; Reading; Reading Station
Date
11 December 2007
Reference
469 c427W; 170744
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department has taken to promote synthetic phonics for the teaching of reading in primary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department has taken to promote synthetic phonics for the teaching of reading in primary schools.
Asked by
Lord Gove
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 November 2007
For answer on
28 November 2007
Answered on
10 December 2007
The importance of phonics in the teaching of reading has always played a key part in our guidance to primary schools. Following the publication of Sir Jim Rose's ““Independent review of the teaching of early reading””, we accepted all of the review's recommendations, and we have paid particular attention to the recommendation that phonics should be taught as the prime approach to learning to read. We have renewed the Primary National Strategy's framework for teaching literacy to reflect this. The renewed framework now says that systematic phonics is the best route to teach children to read. With help from Jim Rose, we have developed a high quality systematic phonics teaching programme, Letters and Sounds, to support teachers in implementing these changes. To help schools that wish to choose a commercial scheme instead, we have published guidance on a set of criteria which define the key features of an effective phonics teaching programme and which build directly on the review's recommendations for high quality phonic work. Publishers of such schemes are able to provide a self-evaluation against these criteria on our phonics website.We have taken steps to ensure that local authorities have the capacity and expertise to support schools in developing effective phonics teaching. The Primary National Strategy's Communication, Language and Literacy Development programme has provided training in early reading for every local authority and funded additional consultants to lead this work in 50 targeted local authorities. This programme will build greater quality and capacity in the teaching of early literacy through developing work on speaking and listening and strengthening leadership and management of early literacy in schools.We are also working with local authorities and the Training and Development Agency to ensure that newly qualified practitioners are equipped with the necessary skills to implement the recommendations from Sir Jim Rose's review.
Subjects
Reading; Teaching methods
Date
10 December 2007
Reference
169163; 469 c254-5W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what programmes are in place to provide looked-after-children with access to one-to-one reading tuition;
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what programmes are in place to provide looked-after-children with access to one-to-one reading tuition;
Asked by
David Laws
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Brennan of Canton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2007
For answer on
12 November 2007
Answered on
20 November 2007
The attainment of looked after children has improved. However, outcomes for this group of children and young people are not good enough. In June 2007 we published our White Paper ““Care Matters: Time for Change””, which set out the range of ways in which we will improve the education of looked after children. These include: putting the designated teacher on a statutory footing to improve the expertise in school and ensure a stronger focus on their learning needs; introducing a £500 annual allowance for looked after children at risk of falling behind at school; appointing 'virtual school heads' to oversee their education; reducing mobility of school placements, particularly in the crucial years before GCSEs; and a bursary of a minimum of £2,000 for all care leavers who go on to university.We are personalising the learning of looked after children to ensure that they receive greater support where they are falling behind. This includes providing greater access to one to one tuition. For example:"The £500 allowance for looked after children at risk of falling behind at school will be used to support a wide range of additional learning activities that meet the needs of the child, including one to one tuition;""We are currently piloting better approaches to personalised learning, including one to one tuition, through our ““Making Good Progress”” pilot. The pilot is providing up to a total of 20 hours of one to one tuition in English and maths for 43,000 pupils, focused on pupils who are behind national expectations, are falling behind, or looked after children who would particularly benefit from individual support; and""HSBC have provided £1 million to fund one to one tuition for looked after children. This provision will be managed by new 'virtual school heads' who will oversee the education of looked after children in a local area."From next year we will roll out the ““Every Child a Reader”” programme nationally, building on the highly successful pilot led by the KPMG Foundation, so that by 2011 30,000 six-year-olds who have difficulty reading will be getting one-to-one tuition. We will also provide support for writing in primary schools through the ““Every Child a Writer”” programme, helping teachers to ensure that they use the best teaching methods, including one-to-one coaching, in the areas of writing which primary children find hardest to master.By 2011 we will extend one to one support to 300,000 children in English (and a further 300,000 in maths). This will ensure that many more children receive the support they need to reach their potential. The more intensive support offered through ““Every Child a Reader”” is in addition to this. Both will be of great benefit to looked after children.
Subjects
Children in care; Reading
Date
20 November 2007
Reference
163206; 467 c790-1W
House
House of Commons
(2) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that looked-after-children do not fall behind other pupils with their reading skills.
(2) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that looked-after-children do not fall behind other pupils with their reading skills.
Asked by
David Laws
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Brennan of Canton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2007
For answer on
12 November 2007
Answered on
20 November 2007
The attainment of looked after children has improved. However, outcomes for this group of children and young people are not good enough. In June 2007 we published our White Paper ““Care Matters: Time for Change””, which set out the range of ways in which we will improve the education of looked after children. These include: putting the designated teacher on a statutory footing to improve the expertise in school and ensure a stronger focus on their learning needs; introducing a £500 annual allowance for looked after children at risk of falling behind at school; appointing 'virtual school heads' to oversee their education; reducing mobility of school placements, particularly in the crucial years before GCSEs; and a bursary of a minimum of £2,000 for all care leavers who go on to university.We are personalising the learning of looked after children to ensure that they receive greater support where they are falling behind. This includes providing greater access to one to one tuition. For example:"The £500 allowance for looked after children at risk of falling behind at school will be used to support a wide range of additional learning activities that meet the needs of the child, including one to one tuition;""We are currently piloting better approaches to personalised learning, including one to one tuition, through our ““Making Good Progress”” pilot. The pilot is providing up to a total of 20 hours of one to one tuition in English and maths for 43,000 pupils, focused on pupils who are behind national expectations, are falling behind, or looked after children who would particularly benefit from individual support; and""HSBC have provided £1 million to fund one to one tuition for looked after children. This provision will be managed by new 'virtual school heads' who will oversee the education of looked after children in a local area."From next year we will roll out the ““Every Child a Reader”” programme nationally, building on the highly successful pilot led by the KPMG Foundation, so that by 2011 30,000 six-year-olds who have difficulty reading will be getting one-to-one tuition. We will also provide support for writing in primary schools through the ““Every Child a Writer”” programme, helping teachers to ensure that they use the best teaching methods, including one-to-one coaching, in the areas of writing which primary children find hardest to master.By 2011 we will extend one to one support to 300,000 children in English (and a further 300,000 in maths). This will ensure that many more children receive the support they need to reach their potential. The more intensive support offered through ““Every Child a Reader”” is in addition to this. Both will be of great benefit to looked after children.
Subjects
Children in care; Reading
Date
20 November 2007
Reference
163207; 467 c790-1W
House
House of Commons
My Lords, will my noble friend tell me whether it is only professional actors that they seek?
My Lords, will my noble friend tell me whether it is only professional actors that they seek?
Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 July 2007
My Lords, I fear that it is, because professional actors are best able to expand on the readings that they give. So I am afraid that in this instance the talents displayed by my noble friend will be wasted.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does the Minister agree that, if a charitable service is a success, the Government have a duty at least to encourage it to expand its activity to all parts of the country, as we have actors or people with acting experience in all parts of the country?
My Lords, does the Minister agree that, if a charitable service is a success, the Government have a duty at least to encourage it to expand its activity to all parts of the country, as we have actors or people with acting experience in all parts of the country?
Asked by
Lord Addington
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 July 2007
My Lords, I think that the Government will be very helpful in supporting the charity. I am not saying that we will do so in financial terms, but I am sure that we wish to support its expansion throughout the country. I know that it strives to work in hospitals up and down the country.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, given the Government’s renewed interest in volunteering, might some of the proposals made by my noble friend Lady Rendell find an appropriate place in their considerations?
My Lords, given the Government’s renewed interest in volunteering, might some of the proposals made by my noble friend Lady Rendell find an appropriate place in their considerations?
Asked by
Lord Harrison
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 July 2007
My Lords, that is a very interesting and useful thought, which we should mention to the noble Baroness, Lady Neuberger, whom I understand will be advising the Government on volunteering strategy.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, my noble friend is clearly right that this service could be extended into people's homes and to people who suffer from other conditions. However, I understand that the InterAct Reading Service is a charity. Therefore, it is up to the charity itself to decide the scope of its service.
My Lords, my noble friend is clearly right that this service could be extended into people's homes and to people who suffer from other conditions. However, I understand that the InterAct Reading Service is a charity. Therefore, it is up to the charity itself to decide the scope of its service.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Rendell of Babergh
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Does she agree that the service could be extended into people's homes? A friend of mine has suffered a stroke and she has her children to read to her, but that cannot be so for everyone. Does my noble friend also agree that this service could be extended to patients recovering from eye surgery and allied problems?
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c688
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does the Minister share my concern at the report last year from the Public Accounts Committee in another place that only half of stroke patients receive rehabilitation services that meet their needs in the six months following discharge and that after 12 months the figure falls to 25 per cent? Does the Minister agree that there is quite a long way to go before stroke rehabilitation services are at an acceptable level across the country?
My Lords, does the Minister share my concern at the report last year from the Public Accounts Committee in another place that only half of stroke patients receive rehabilitation services that meet their needs in the six months following discharge and that after 12 months the figure falls to 25 per cent? Does the Minister agree that there is quite a long way to go before stroke rehabilitation services are at an acceptable level across the country?
Asked by
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 July 2007
Yes, my Lords, I agree. We have made tremendous progress in dealing with stroke but clearly have much further to go, as the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office pointed out. These are the very issues that we shall address in the new strategy, which will be launched at the end of this year.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c690
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, my husband benefited greatly from this service and I therefore commend it. However, does the Minister agree that the best thing to do with strokes is to prevent them? If they are unpreventable, there should at least be early recognition. She can rely on me to remind noble Lords about the FAST formula—the face, arm and speech test. Early recognition would do such a lot to help these patients. However, I support the views of the noble Baroness, Lady Rendell.
My Lords, my husband benefited greatly from this service and I therefore commend it. However, does the Minister agree that the best thing to do with strokes is to prevent them? If they are unpreventable, there should at least be early recognition. She can rely on me to remind noble Lords about the FAST formula—the face, arm and speech test. Early recognition would do such a lot to help these patients. However, I support the views of the noble Baroness, Lady Rendell.
Asked by
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 July 2007
My Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Baroness. On the promotion of recognition and awareness, I pay tribute to the work of the Stroke Association, which does such a magnificent job in this area.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c688-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, as the Minister recognises that this is a beneficial service, will she do everything possible to encourage all hospitals and hospices to make this service available for patients with stroke? I declare an interest as a council member of the Stroke Association.
My Lords, as the Minister recognises that this is a beneficial service, will she do everything possible to encourage all hospitals and hospices to make this service available for patients with stroke? I declare an interest as a council member of the Stroke Association.
Asked by
Lord Patel
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 July 2007
My Lords, as noble Lords may be aware, the Government are conducting a consultation about stroke strategy. We have published a document called A New Ambition for Stroke, which is being discussed up and down the country. Perhaps people could include that document in their discussions with the Government in the context of the new stroke strategy.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Does she agree that the service could be extended into people's homes? A friend of mine has suffered a stroke and she has her children to read to her, but that cannot be so for everyone. Does my noble friend also agree that this service could be extended to patients recovering from eye surgery and allied problems?
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Does she agree that the service could be extended into people's homes? A friend of mine has suffered a stroke and she has her children to read to her, but that cannot be so for everyone. Does my noble friend also agree that this service could be extended to patients recovering from eye surgery and allied problems?
Asked by
Baroness Rendell of Babergh
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 July 2007
My Lords, my noble friend is clearly right that this service could be extended into people's homes and to people who suffer from other conditions. However, I understand that the InterAct Reading Service is a charity. Therefore, it is up to the charity itself to decide the scope of its service.
Subjects
Hospitals; Home care services; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c688
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I know that the InterAct Reading Service is well regarded by healthcare professionals and has become an example of good practice in its field. I understand that St Thomas's trust in London has undertaken a qualitative evaluation of the service which showed that stroke patients were positive about it. I recently heard Max Stafford-Clark speak about the huge benefits that the service brought him and fellow stroke patients in terms of reading and conversational interaction when he was recovering from a stroke in hospital.
My Lords, I know that the InterAct Reading Service is well regarded by healthcare professionals and has become an example of good practice in its field. I understand that St Thomas's trust in London has undertaken a qualitative evaluation of the service which showed that stroke patients were positive about it. I recently heard Max Stafford-Clark speak about the huge benefits that the service brought him and fellow stroke patients in terms of reading and conversational interaction when he was recovering from a stroke in hospital.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Rendell of Babergh
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Whether they propose to support the service provided by the InterAct Reading Service, which supplies professional actors to read to stroke patients in hospital.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c688
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, as noble Lords may be aware, the Government are conducting a consultation about stroke strategy. We have published a document called A New Ambition for Stroke, which is being discussed up and down the country. Perhaps people could include that document in their discussions with the Government in the context of the new stroke strategy.
My Lords, as noble Lords may be aware, the Government are conducting a consultation about stroke strategy. We have published a document called A New Ambition for Stroke, which is being discussed up and down the country. Perhaps people could include that document in their discussions with the Government in the context of the new stroke strategy.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Patel
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, as the Minister recognises that this is a beneficial service, will she do everything possible to encourage all hospitals and hospices to make this service available for patients with stroke? I declare an interest as a council member of the Stroke Association.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I fear that it is, because professional actors are best able to expand on the readings that they give. So I am afraid that in this instance the talents displayed by my noble friend will be wasted.
My Lords, I fear that it is, because professional actors are best able to expand on the readings that they give. So I am afraid that in this instance the talents displayed by my noble friend will be wasted.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, will my noble friend tell me whether it is only professional actors that they seek?
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Baroness. On the promotion of recognition and awareness, I pay tribute to the work of the Stroke Association, which does such a magnificent job in this area.
My Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Baroness. On the promotion of recognition and awareness, I pay tribute to the work of the Stroke Association, which does such a magnificent job in this area.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, my husband benefited greatly from this service and I therefore commend it. However, does the Minister agree that the best thing to do with strokes is to prevent them? If they are unpreventable, there should at least be early recognition. She can rely on me to remind noble Lords about the FAST formula—the face, arm and speech test. Early recognition would do such a lot to help these patients. However, I support the views of the noble Baroness, Lady Rendell.
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c688-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I think that the Government will be very helpful in supporting the charity. I am not saying that we will do so in financial terms, but I am sure that we wish to support its expansion throughout the country. I know that it strives to work in hospitals up and down the country.
My Lords, I think that the Government will be very helpful in supporting the charity. I am not saying that we will do so in financial terms, but I am sure that we wish to support its expansion throughout the country. I know that it strives to work in hospitals up and down the country.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Addington
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does the Minister agree that, if a charitable service is a success, the Government have a duty at least to encourage it to expand its activity to all parts of the country, as we have actors or people with acting experience in all parts of the country?
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, that is a very interesting and useful thought, which we should mention to the noble Baroness, Lady Neuberger, whom I understand will be advising the Government on volunteering strategy.
My Lords, that is a very interesting and useful thought, which we should mention to the noble Baroness, Lady Neuberger, whom I understand will be advising the Government on volunteering strategy.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Harrison
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, given the Government’s renewed interest in volunteering, might some of the proposals made by my noble friend Lady Rendell find an appropriate place in their considerations?
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c689
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Yes, my Lords, I agree. We have made tremendous progress in dealing with stroke but clearly have much further to go, as the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office pointed out. These are the very issues that we shall address in the new strategy, which will be launched at the end of this year.
Yes, my Lords, I agree. We have made tremendous progress in dealing with stroke but clearly have much further to go, as the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office pointed out. These are the very issues that we shall address in the new strategy, which will be launched at the end of this year.
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Asked by
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does the Minister share my concern at the report last year from the Public Accounts Committee in another place that only half of stroke patients receive rehabilitation services that meet their needs in the six months following discharge and that after 12 months the figure falls to 25 per cent? Does the Minister agree that there is quite a long way to go before stroke rehabilitation services are at an acceptable level across the country?
Subjects
Hospitals; Patients; Reading; Strokes; Actors; InterAct Reading Service
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
694 c690
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools in each local education authority taught synthetic phonics in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools in each local education authority taught synthetic phonics in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Rob Wilson
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 July 2007
For answer on
19 July 2007
Answered on
24 July 2007
Phonics has been part of the national curriculum since it was introduced in 1998. However, we do not hold information on the number of schools teaching synthetic phonics.
Subjects
Reading; Teaching methods
Date
24 July 2007
Reference
151236; 463 c1039W
House
House of Commons