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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 2010

Reference

507 c1053W; 321435

House

House of Commons

Public Holidays

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the introduction of an additional public holiday; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 2010

Reference

507 c1060W; 315124

House

House of Commons

Departmental Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department and its predecessors have spent in (a) legal fees and (b) compensation on legal cases concerning remuneration of its employees in each of the last 10 years.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 2010

Reference

507 c1053W; 322057

House

House of Commons

Citizenship: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point have received lessons in citizenship since that subject was made part of the national curriculum.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 2010

Reference

506 c1170W; 318087

House

House of Commons

Departmental NDPBs

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for how many non-departmental public bodies his Department is responsible.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 2010

Reference

505 c1087W; 314249

House

House of Commons

Departmental Drinking Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on bottled drinking water since 1 April 2009; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 January 2010

Reference

504 c616W; 313288

House

House of Commons

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools for children with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties there are in (a) England, (b) Essex and (c) Castle Point.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 2009

Reference

502 c700-1W; 301072

House

House of Commons

Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what grants his Department and its predecessors made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 October 2009

Reference

497 c1092W; 292652

House

House of Commons

Children: Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding the Government has allocated to encourage children in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point to adopt more active lifestyles in each year since 1992.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2009

For answer on

9 July 2009

Answered on

21 July 2009

The Government do not allocate discrete funding for this purpose on an area basis and it is not possible to provide an answer in the format requested.Encouraging all children and young people to adopt a more active lifestyle is a priority for this Government. Our strategic approach to this is set out in 'Be Active, Be Healthy', 'Healthy lives, brighter futures: the strategy for children and young people's Health' and 'Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: a Cross-Government Strategy for England'.These strategies support the Chief Medical Officer's recommendation that children and young people should achieve a total of at least 60 minutes of at least moderate intensity physical activity each day, and at least twice a week this should include activities to improve bone health, muscle strength and flexibility.Individuals can achieve this level of activity through a variety of routes, including everyday activity, such as walking or cycling, active recreation, such as play, dance, or swimming, and through sport, both for competition and for individual exercise. The role of parents and carers in influencing children's activity levels is crucial, so the Government support initiatives to improve family based activity as well as a range of initiatives in children's settings, all of which are available to children and young people in Castle Point and Essex.Initiatives which focus on supporting children and their families to be physically active include:"the Change4Life social marketing campaign, backed by £75 million of funding over three years to 2011, promotes an 'eat well, move more, live longer' message to families with children aged five to 11. Since its launch in January 2009, over 255,000 families have contacted Change4Life and received tailored materials on physical activity and healthy eating as a result;""Sure Start Children's Centres, which should engage parents to promote a whole-family approach to eating well and keeping active, and organise and promote physical activities;""the universal, NHS-delivered Healthy Child Programme for ages 0 to five supports parents in keeping their children healthy, and focuses on developing and maintaining healthy nutritional and lifestyle habits from a very early age;""the Play Strategy, through which 3,500 new or refurbished play areas and 30 staffed adventure playgrounds are being delivered, aimed at eight to 13-year-olds, with a focus on disadvantaged ""areas. Details of funding for play schemes in Essex and Castle Point were given in answer to a previous question (Commons written question 282065);""nearly 60 per cent. of local authorities have promised to provide free swimming for the under 16s and have opted-in to the Free Swimming Programme which the Government are supporting with £140 million over the period 2008-09 to 2010-11."Initiatives which are delivered through early years settings, schools and colleges include:"the PE and School Sport for Young People strategy, through which 90 per cent. of pupils aged five to 16 now participate in at least two hours a week of high quality PE and school sport. The strategy also aims to ensure that all five to 19-year-olds have the opportunity for an additional three hours of sport a week outside the school day;""the National Healthy Schools Programme: almost every school in the country has achieved, or is working towards, Healthy School status, which sets national standards for health and well-being around four core themes, including physical activity;""schools offering access to Extended Services offer access to a wide range of services from 8 am to 6 pm, 48 weeks a year. The services include play, recreation and sports, and community access to facilities including adult learning and sports facilities;""the £140 million joint DCSF and DFT Travel to School Initiative promotes walking and cycling: 17,392 (69 per cent.) of schools have active travel plans worth around £5,000 for a typical primary and around £10,000 for a typical secondary school;""the Bikeability scheme aims to train 500,000 children to level 2 by 2010. Over 146,000 have already received training;""since September 2008, sports co-ordinators have been appointed in 358 FE colleges, so almost all FE colleges have a co-ordinator in place."

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

496 c1406-7W; 285924

House

House of Commons

Departmental Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what changes have been made to his Department's (a) office equipment and (b) stationery purchasing policy in the last six months.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

496 c1414-5W; 285306

House

House of Commons

Schools: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what timetable he has set for meeting hon. Members representing constituencies in Essex to discuss school closures.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 July 2009

Reference

496 c47W; 285745

House

House of Commons

Pupils: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of schoolchildren with a special educational need was diagnosed with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 July 2009

Reference

495 c893W; 283486

House

House of Commons

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many school places there are in (a) Castle Point, (b) Thurrock, (c) Southend and (d) Essex.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 July 2009

Reference

495 c894W; 284953

House

House of Commons

EC Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the proportion of statutory obligations provided for by legislation on matters for which his Department is responsible which were introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the latest period...

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 June 2009

Reference

495 c231-2W; 281870

House

House of Commons

Schools: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent guidance his Department has issued to schools on accommodating minority (a) religious and (b) cultural beliefs.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 June 2009

For answer on

16 June 2009

Answered on

26 June 2009

The Government are committed to ensuring that pupils receive a balanced and inclusive curriculum and that schools take account of pupils' religious and cultural beliefs in all aspects of school life. The National Curriculum includes a detailed statutory inclusion statement, which sets out ways in which teachers should help all pupils to take part in the National Curriculum and to achieve the highest possible standards. Religious Education, which is a statutory part of the basic school curriculum, should be taught like any other subject in the curriculum, in an objective and inclusive way.Schools are subject to equalities legislation and the Department advises that they should be sensitive to pupils' religious and cultural needs in developing their policies. For example, School Governors must ensure that their uniform and appearance policies are fair and reasonable in accommodating cultural diversity. The Department's procurement guidance encourages schools to take account of the needs of the local community, so that when writing a specification for a contract for school food, for example, the needs of minority ethnic, cultural and religious diets should be considered.The School Admissions Code and related legislation, revised in February 2009, sets out a robust framework, clearly showing the statutory requirements that schools and local authorities must comply with to ensure fair access for all.In order to prepare pupils for active participation in a diverse society the Education and Inspections Act 2006 placed a duty to promote community cohesion on the governing body of maintained schools in England from 1 September 2007, with guidance on the duty issued in July 2008.

Date

26 June 2009

Reference

494 c1187W; 280484

House

House of Commons

Accidents: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were admitted to hospital as a result of an accident in school in each month of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 June 2009

For answer on

16 June 2009

Answered on

19 June 2009

I have been asked to reply.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has provided the information in the following table.The table records figures for Great Britain. No fatal injuries were reported in this period.

Non-fatal injuries to pupils/students¹ to age 18, reported to all enforcing authorities², 2003-04 to 2007-08³,4
	Year
Month	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-084
January	5	12	15	12	19
February	11	8	15	13	9
March	10	6	27	17	16
April	5	8	8	18	5
May	2	9	9	17	9
June	7	6	5	6	7
July	3	5	1	4	7
August	1	1	1	1	-
September	8	5	7	13	13
October	8	11	5	18	19
November	9	13	14	17	18
December	8	12	11	11	16
Total	77	96	118	147	138
Grand total	576
¹ Identified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2000) code 0002 'Student'.
² Injuries are reported and defined under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995. These include injuries to employees, self-employed people and members of the public (including students). The information available under RIDDOR 95 includes two categories of severity for members of the public: fatal injuries and non-fatal injuries that cause a person to be taken from the site of the accident to hospital.
³,4 The annual basis is the planning year 1 April to 31 March. Statistics for planning year 2007/08 are currently provisional.

Technical issues relating to the coding of incidents in the HSE's database mean that there are some data discontinuities. A change during 2003-04 caused an artificial fall in that year in the number of injury reports coded to education and that affects the data series to 2006-07. A subsequent adjustment to the database from the start of 2007-08—to bring about a closer alignment with data prior to 2003-04—has introduced a further discontinuity. HSE statisticians are working to redress these known issues.

Corrected?

Yes

Notes

Answer corrected on 24 March 2010 at 508 c37-8WS.

Date

19 June 2009

Reference

494 c527W; 280449

House

House of Commons

Local Government: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what mechanisms exist for hon. Members to request an immediate response from local education authorities in respect of urgent cases referred to them by those hon. Members; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation))

Answering body

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 2009

Reference

493 c846W; 278809

House

House of Commons

Area	Primary school capacity	Secondary school capacity
Castle Point	6,839	7,098
Thurrock	14,996	8,124
Southend	14,121	13,158
Essex	115,979	96,960

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House

Session

Year

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher

	Total schools
(a) England	1,140
(b) Essex	19
(c) Castle Point	2
Source: EduBase 2.