Tag: Jamie Reed

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of the articles contained in the European Convention on Human Rights his Department plans to omit in a future British Bill of Rights.

Dominic Raab

This Government will fully consult on our proposals this session before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights. Further details will be announced this Autum.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve working conditions for employees in the social care sector.

Alistair Burt

The Government has taken a number of measures to improve working conditions for employees in the social care sector.

The Government has taken action where social care providers have not previously paid the National Minimum Wage, to ensure staff receive the money owed to them and are paid fairly in future. The Government will introduce a National Living Wage from April 2016 to ensure care workers are better paid for the vital work they do. Guidance from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has been updated to make it clear when staff must be paid for travelling time and rest breaks.

The Department continues to work closely with the social care sector to improve skills and is investing funding for training and developing the adult social care workforce.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided to each pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Copeland constituency (A) in cash terms and (B) at 2015 prices in each financial year since 2005-06.

Mr Sam Gyimah

Funding from the department is primarily allocated at a local authority level so figures for Cumbria local authority are given below.

Average per pupil revenue funding figures for Cumbria are given below. With the introduction of the dedicated schools grant (DSG) in 2006-07, the changes to the funding mechanism meant figures were no longer available to be shown split by phase of education.

Figures for financial years 2005 to 2013 are shown below. These are in cash terms:

Average revenue per pupil funding (cash)	2005-06 (baseline)	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Cumbria LA	3,800	4,020	4,280	4,440	4,640	4,860	4,830	4,830

These are in real terms using September 2015 GDP deflators in 2014-15 prices:

Average revenue per pupil funding (real)	2005-06 (baseline)	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Cumbria LA	4,670	4,790	4,960	5,020	5,120	5,210	5,090	5,000

Per pupil figures are using DSG allocations plus other schools related grants, e.g. school standards grant, school standards grant (personalisation), standards fund, and pupils aged 3-15 rounded to the nearest £10. Most of the additional grants were mainstreamed into DSG in 2011-12.

The changes to DSG funding in financial year 2013 to 2014 with funding allocated through three blocks, namely schools, early years and high needs, means there is no longer a comparable overall figure with previous years. The table below shows the DSG schools block unit funding figures in cash and real terms for Cumbria LA.

DSG schools block per pupil funding	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cumbria LA (cash)	4,449	4,449	4,569
Cumbria LA (real)*	4,513	4,449	4,524

*Real terms figures shown in 2014-15 prices using GDP deflators at 30.09.15

Since 2011-12, schools have received the pupil premium which targets funding at pupils from the most deprived backgrounds to help them achieve their full potential. In 2011-12, the premium was allocated for each pupil known to be eligible for free school meals, looked after children and children of parents in the armed services. In 2012-13 coverage was expanded to include pupils known to have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years. The amounts per pupil amounts for each type of pupil are shown in following table in cash terms:

Pupil Premium per pupil (£)	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Free School Meal Pupil Primary	£488	£623	£953	£1323	£1320
Free School Meal Pupil Secondary	£488	£623	£900	£935	£935
Service Children	£200	£250	£300	£300	£300
Looked After Children	£488	£623	£900	£1900*	£1900*

*Also includes children adopted from care

Total pupil premium allocations for Cumbria local authority and schools in the Copeland constituency for each year are shown in the following table in cash terms:

Pupil Premium Allocations (£ millions)	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-16 (prov.)
Cumbria LA	4.080	7.885	12.159	16.095	16.077
Copeland constituency	0.675	1.288	1.967	2.538	2.557

These figures in real terms:

Pupil Premium Allocations (£ millions)	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-16 (prov.)
Cumbria LA	4.303	8.166	12.333	16.095	15.918
Copeland constituency	0.712	1.334	1.995	2.538	2.532

Price Base: Real terms at 2014-15 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 30.09.2015

Figures for Copeland exclude the looked after children element as this is not available at a parliamentary constituency level.

The table below shows capital funding to Cumbria for the financial years that are available. The data is in cash terms as allocations are phased across more than one year making real terms calculations meaningless. Complete information on the split of capital between phases of education is not held centrally.

Cumbria
£m	Capital allocations
2005-06	28.3
2006-07	25.0
2007-08	26.6
2008-09	31.2
2009-10	83.3
2010-11	77.0
2011-12	45.6
2012-13	34.7
2013-14	24.4
2014-15	24.2
2015-16 (prov.)	5.4

Notes:

1. Capital allocations includes capital grant and supported borrowing allocations.

2. Figures are rounded to the nearest £100,000.

3. Funding in 2015-16 is still subject to project progress and is therefore subject to change. The funding figures provided for 2015/16 only include formulaic programmes and payments to date. Further funding is yet to be released for capital programmes dependent upon project progress and this has not been reflected in the figures.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests he has received for an inquiry into benefit sanctions.

Priti Patel

We have interpreted this question to mean how many requests the Secretary of State has received for an inquiry into benefit sanctions since taking post.

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more people to train as teachers.

Nick Gibb

We believe that all pupils,regardless of birth or background, should have access to high-quality teachers. That is why we are committed to attracting top graduates and career-changers into teaching, and supporting schools to recruit and retain good teachers. Since 2010, we have introduced a series of initiatives to increase recruitment and raise standards of teachers and teaching. We have increased scholarships and training bursaries in priority subjects, which are now worth up to £30,000; we have expanded Teach First and given graduates the chance to earn a salary while they train; our pay reforms have given schools greater flexibility to decide how much they pay teachers and how quickly pay progresses, so there is now more opportunity for good teachers to progress more rapidly.

Whilst ensuring that we recruit sufficient numbers of new trainee teachers, we are also committed to supporting schools to retain good teachers. That is why we have made significant policy interventions in areas such as improving pupil behaviour and tackling unnecessary workload for teachers.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology his Department uses to calculate workforce requirements for (a) community physiotherapists, (b) podiatrists and (c) occupational health therapists; and what future projection he has made of staffing levels in such professions.

Dr Daniel Poulter

Health Education England (HEE) was established to ensure a greater connection between the needs and demands of local employers and education and training commissions.HEE holds information contributing to, and are responsible for, the secure supply of the England NHS funded workforce.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the reopening of the Keswick to Penrith railway line.

Stephen Hammond

In the last two years the Department for Transport has received four letters on the matter. The Department for Transport is aware of an on-going campaign led by a group called CKP Railways to re-open the Penrith to Keswick line. As any re-opening would primarily address local rather than strategic transport needs, it would be for Cumbria County Council and the Local Enterprise Partnership to determine whether the re-opening of the line is a priority and secure funding from locally allocated funds, such as the Local Growth Fund. We have received no indication that this scheme is a priority for the Council.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for free schools have been made in (a) Copeland constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last two years.

Mr Edward Timpson

The Department has not received any applications for free schools in Copeland. We have received one application from Cumbria within the last two years, which was successful.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistant training posts have been (a) commissioned and (b) filled in in (i) Copeland and (ii) Cumbria in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr David Laws

The information requested is not collected centrally.