Ministerial Corrections

Wednesday 9th April 2014 Ministerial Corrections

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Education

Wednesday 9th April 2014 Ministerial Corrections

Teachers: Job Satisfaction

[Mr Sheerman]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he has taken to assess the morale of teachers.

[Official Report, 17 March 2014, Vol. 577, c. 388W.]

Letter of correction from David Laws:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman) on 17 March 2014.

The full answer given was as follows:

[Mr Laws]

We have enormous respect for teachers and the vital role they play. We continue to support teachers by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy. We trust them to use their professional judgment and we reward good quality teaching, including through pay flexibilities which allow heads to pay good teachers more.

A recent survey for the Times Educational Supplement found that teachers generally feel positive about the work they do. Last year, the Varkey GEMS foundation's Global Teacher Status Index found levels of public respect for the teaching profession in England were higher than in Finland or Germany.

It is very encouraging that so many good people are choosing a career in teaching. 74% of new teachers now have a 2:1 or a first degree—the highest ever recorded. 14% of Oxford graduates go into teaching, and the annual Graduate Market in 2014 report identified Teach First as Britain's biggest graduate recruiter.

The correct answer should have been:

[Mr Laws]

We have enormous respect for teachers and the vital role they play. We continue to support teachers by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy. We trust them to use their professional judgment and we reward good quality teaching, including through pay flexibilities which allow heads to pay good teachers more.

A recent survey for the Times Educational Supplement found that teachers generally feel positive about the work they do. Last year, the Varkey GEMS foundation's Global Teacher Status Index found levels of public respect for the teaching profession in England were higher than in Finland or Germany.

It is very encouraging that so many good people are choosing a career in teaching. 74% of new teachers now have a 2:1 or a first degree—the highest ever recorded. 14% of Oxford graduates enter the education sector, and the annual Graduate Market in 2014 report identified Teach First as Britain's biggest graduate recruiter.

Health

Wednesday 9th April 2014 Ministerial Corrections

Livestock: Diseases

[Barry Gardiner]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many instances of (a) pneumonia, (b) septic pneumonia, (c) Pericarditis, (d) Septic Pericarditis, (e) Peritonitis, (f) septic peritonitis, (g) Oedema, (h) Emaciation, (i) Bruising or trauma, (j) Abscesses in offal, (k) Abscesses in carcases, (l) Pyaemia, (m) animals with septicaemia, (n) Animals with tumours, (o) Hydronephrosis, (p) Nephritis and septic nephritis, (q) Lymphadenitis, (r) Tuberculosis, (s) Erysipelas in pigs, (t) Steatosis, (u) Actinobacillous and (v) Actinomycosus in red meat animals have been identified at official post mortem inspection and prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for an on behalf of the FSA since 1 April 2012.

[Official Report, 1 April 2014, Vol. 578, c. 573W.]

Letter of correction from Jane Ellison:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) on 1 April 2014.

The full answer given was as follows:

[Jane Ellison]

The following quantity of conditions have been identified in red meat animals at official post mortem inspection and prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for and on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) since April 2012:

Some conditions are not recorded by the FSA. The list of conditions for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry were created following expert working group workshops for each species over the last five years. Members of the workshops included stakeholders from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Animal Health, EBLEX, BPEX, private veterinarians, industry vets, FSA, Association of Meat Inspectors.

The data for sheep, goats, deer and horses is from April 2012 to December 2013, all other species is April 2012 to March 2014.

[Jane Ellison]

The following quantity of conditions have been identified in red meat animals at official post mortem inspection and prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for and on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) since April 2012:

Some conditions are not recorded by the FSA. The list of conditions for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry were created following expert working group workshops for each species over the last five years. Members of the workshops included stakeholders from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Animal Health, EBLEX, BPEX, private veterinarians, industry vets, FSA, Association of Meat Inspectors.

The data for sheep, goats, deer and horses is from April 2012 to December 2013, all other species is April 2012 to March 2014.