Tag: Jonathan Lord

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made in giving access to download speeds of at least 2mbps to residents of (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Nearly 90% of homes and businesses in the UK currently have access to superfast broadband – and we are on target for this to reach 95% by the end of 2017. All premises which cannot currently get 2Mbps will be able take advantage of a subsidised satellite broadband service which can deliver speeds of 10Mbps or more.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have been registered in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK since 2010.

Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on amending the School Admissions Code to ensure that summer born children can (a) be admitted to reception at the age of five if this is in line with their parents’ wishes and (b) remain with that cohort as they progress through their education.

Nick Gibb

Subject to parliamentary approval, the Department for Education has decided to amend the School Admissions Code to support summer born children who are not ready to start school at the usual age. This will delay entry to reception year until they are five years old and enables those children to remain with that cohort as they progress through school. We want to make these changes as soon as possible; however, we are taking this opportunity to consider what other changes it would be appropriate to make to the Code at the same time. We will be conducting a full public consultation in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to build on the achievements of Team GB at the Rio Olympics 2016; and if she will make a statement.

Tracey Crouch

Team GB and ParalympicsGB reached new heights in Rio, with a best ever away Olympics and a London-beating Paralympic medal count. But this success is also about more than medals. Since 2012 UK Sport funded athletes have given back over 18,000 days visiting schools and local projects as part of our commitment to inspire the next generation, in a scheme that will extend through through the Tokyo cycle. We will continue, via UK Sport, to ensure that elite athletes have the opportunity to fulfil their potential on the Olympic and Paralympic stages, and we remain equally committed to getting more people from every background involved in sport and physical activity, supporting initiatives that enable more people to play, watch and volunteer in sport.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of students who left school with work experience in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East in each year since 2010.

Nick Boles

The Department does not collect data on the proportion of students that have left secondary education having undertaken a work experience placement.

Most students aged 16-19 benefit from work experience to inform career choices, develop the relevant occupational skills and help instil the attitudes and behaviours expected at work. Work experience can take many forms including work tasters, participation in social action projects, or a work placement.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have received access to superfast broadband through government programmes since May 2010.

Matt Hancock

Approximately 2,487 premises in the Woking constituency and 77,141 premises in Surrey have received access to superfast broadband through the Superfast Broadband Programme. Over 4 million premises across the UK have received access through the programme. BDUK does not measure coverage at regional level.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students sat the EBacc at GCSE in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) England in each year since 2010.

Nick Gibb

Information on the proportion of students entered for the EBacc since 2010 is published at local authority, regional and national level in the “GCSE and equivalent results in England: statistical first release” series[1]. Parliamentary constituency level information is not available.

A list of qualifications which count towards the English Baccalaureate is available on the school performance tables’ website.[2]

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4

[2] http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/secondary_14/English_Baccalaureate_list_of_qualifications_July_2015.xls

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have participated in higher education in each year since 2010.

Joseph Johnson

Information is given on the number and percentage of students completing Key Stage 5 study (A level and other Level 3 qualifications) in mainstream state-funded schools and colleges, before progressing to study at a UK higher education institution for at least two terms the following year, in each of the last five years for which information is available. Free school meal eligibility is as recorded when students were in Year 11.

The table below show figures for the Woking constituency for the years 2010/11 to 2014/15. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten, in line with how published information was shown in these years. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures.

In each of the last five years, ten students in the Woking constituency (rounded to the nearest ten), who had been eligible for free school meals in Year 11 and completed Key Stage 5 study, progressed to higher education. This compares to between 180 and 250 students who had not been eligible for free school meals. In 2014/15, this represents 34% of free school meals students and 50% of other students who had completed Key Stage 5 study. Due to the small numbers of students involved, these proportions have varied year on year.

Comparable information on pupil destinations for b) Surrey, c) the South East and d) England is published annually at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations

Woking constituency	Number of students completing KS5		Number at UK Higher Education Institution		% at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures)
	(rounded to nearest 10)		(rounded to nearest 10)
	FSM	Non-FSM	FSM	Non-FSM	FSM	Non-FSM
2014/15 (2013/14 KS5 cohort)	30	510	10	250	34%	50%
2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort)	20	370	10	180	32%	49%
2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort)	30	450	10	200	31%	45%
2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort)	20	450	10	230	61%	52%
2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort)	30	490	10	220	41%	45%

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students are taught in schools rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East.

Nick Gibb

In the South East, 81% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding school as of 31 August 2015.

Within the Local Authority area of Surrey, 89% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding schools.

In the Woking constituency, 87% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding schools.

This data is based on the most recent section five Ofsted inspection of all open schools as at 31 August 2015. The data includes the most recent judgements for predecessor schools of academy converters which have not yet been inspected as an academy. The data can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exploring-ofsted-inspection-data-with-data-view

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children secured a place at their first choice school in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK in the latest period for which data is available.

Edward Timpson

The Department collects data from local authorities in England on how many parents received an offer of a place for their children at one of their preferred secondary or primary schools based on the respective national offer days.

The most recent data relate to the start of the 2016/17 academic year. Figures on the number of children who secured a place at their first choice school for the local authority of Surrey, the region of the South East and for England, are outlined below.

Figures for the UK are not available as Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland run their own separate school application and offer processes.

Number of applications and first choice offers for entry into primary and secondary school for academic year 2016/17

	Surrey	South East	England
Number of applications for a primary school place	13,859	104,635	641,572
Of which: number offered their first choice	11,394	90,790	566,836
Percentage offered their first choice	82.2	86.6	88.4
Number of applications for a secondary school place	11,154	88,724	548,006
Of which: number offered their first choice	9,404	76,801	460,836
Percentage offered their first choice	84.3	86.6	84.1