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Andrew Griffiths

Conservative - Former Member for Burton

First elected: 6th May 2010

Left House: 6th November 2019 (Standing Down)


Andrew Griffiths is not a member of any APPGs
4 Former APPG memberships
Beer, Kashmir, Members' Clubs, Pakistan
Justice Committee
15th Jul 2019 - 6th Nov 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
9th Jan 2018 - 14th Jul 2018
Committee of Selection
12th Sep 2017 - 11th Jan 2018
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
17th Jul 2016 - 9th Jan 2018
Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
1st Nov 2010 - 31st Oct 2013


Division Voting information

Andrew Griffiths has voted in 1832 divisions, and 16 times against the majority of their Party.

9 Jul 2019 - Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 72 Conservative Aye votes vs 84 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 99
9 Apr 2019 - Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 131 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 420 Noes - 110
8 Apr 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 71 Conservative No votes vs 118 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 396 Noes - 83
8 Apr 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 74 Conservative Aye votes vs 112 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 392
8 Apr 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 71 Conservative No votes vs 114 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 390 Noes - 81
3 Apr 2019 - European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 110 Conservative Aye votes vs 190 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 123 Noes - 488
27 Mar 2019 - EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 122 Conservative No votes vs 126 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 422
13 Mar 2019 - UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 66 Conservative No votes vs 149 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 374
23 Jan 2018 - Electoral Commission - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 32 Conservative Aye votes vs 40 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 46 Noes - 77
7 Nov 2014 - Football Governance Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Conservative No votes vs 5 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 3
27 Oct 2014 - Recall of MPs Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 110 Conservative Aye votes vs 135 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 340
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 99 Conservative No votes vs 121 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 340
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 125 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 339
10 Jul 2012 - House of Lords Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 192 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 462 Noes - 124
24 Apr 2012 - Food Labelling (Halal and Kosher Meat) - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 20 Conservative No votes vs 49 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 73
13 Oct 2010 - London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] (By Order) - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffiths voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 17 Conservative No votes vs 227 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 293 Noes - 21
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All Debates

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Laura Pidcock (Labour)
(23 debate interactions)
John Bercow (Speaker)
(21 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
HM Treasury
(117 debate contributions)
Department of Health and Social Care
(65 debate contributions)
Department for Education
(49 debate contributions)
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Latest EDMs signed by Andrew Griffiths

17th October 2019
Andrew Griffiths signed this EDM on Monday 21st October 2019

Kashmiri people

Tabled by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
That this House calls on the Government to use all diplomatic and economic measures at its disposal to influence the Indian and Pakistan Governments to ensure that democracy is respected and that the Kashmiri people are at the heart of any constitutional reform of the region, including respecting both the …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 5
Conservative: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
30th September 2019
Andrew Griffiths signed this EDM on Friday 4th October 2019

JAMMU and KASHMIR (No. 2)

Tabled by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)
That this House expresses its condemnation of the Indian government's revocation of Article 370 and 35A of the Indian constitution; has been alarmed by the reports of assaults on civil liberties, freedom of movement and freedom of expression in Jammu and Kashmir by Indian authorities; calls on the Indian government …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Oct 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Andrew Griffiths, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Andrew Griffiths has not been granted any Urgent Questions

2 Adjournment Debates led by Andrew Griffiths

Thursday 5th February 2015
Monday 19th December 2011

2 Bills introduced by Andrew Griffiths


The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to entitle women aged under 40 and with a family history of breast cancer to breast cancer screening services; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 2nd July 2019
(Read Debate)

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require the Lord Chancellor to report on the use by courts of compensation orders for child sexual abuse offences; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 26th March 2019
(Read Debate)

1 Bill co-sponsored by Andrew Griffiths

Nurse Staffing Levels Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Maria Caulfield (Con)


Latest 50 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
2 Other Department Questions
13th Nov 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of children in need (a) applied to and (b) entered university in the most recent years for which figures are available.

Data published by UCAS show that young people from the most disadvantaged areas in England were more likely to enter higher education in 2014 than ever before, and the latest figures for 2015 show that the application rate was at a record level.


Acceptances and entry rates1 for 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas2 in England


Year of entry


2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Acceptances

N/A

19,130

19,920

19,890

21.180

22,980

Entry rate

13.6%

14.0%

15.0%

15.1%

16.4%

18.2%

Source: UCAS end of cycle report December 2014. Comparable figures for 2015 will be published in December. N/A = not available.

Application rates3 for 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas2 in England


Year of entry


2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Application rate

18.0%

18.6%

17.9%

18.9%

20.4%

21.0%

Source: UCAS application rate report January 2015.


1. The entry rate is the percentage of the 18 year old population accepted into higher education through UCAS.

2. Quintile 1 of the POLAR indicator. The POLAR classification developed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) classifies small areas across the UK into five groups according to their level of young participation (entry at age 18 or 19) in higher education. Each of these groups represents around 20 per cent of young people and are ranked from quintile 1 (areas with the lowest young participation rates, considered as the most disadvantaged) to quintile 5 (highest young participation rates, considered most advantaged).

3. The application rate is the percentage of the 18 year old population who apply to higher education via UCAS.

16th Oct 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Groceries Code Adjudicator in assisting farmers who have been unfairly treated by large retailers.

The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) regulates the relationships between the ten largest supermarkets and their direct suppliers only. The Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 requires the Secretary of State to conduct and consult on a review every three years into the operational effectiveness of the GCA. The first of these reviews will cover the period from the establishment of the GCA in June 2013 to March 2016.


The Act requires that the review must, in particular:

  • Consider how much the GCA’s powers have been exercised; and
  • Assess how effective the GCA has been in enforcing the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.

17th Sep 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) teenage, (b) 15 year old, (c) 16 year old and (d) 17 year old girls (i) became pregnant and (ii) gave birth in each local authority area in the most recent three-year period for which figures are available.

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

28th Nov 2014
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data the Government collects at (a) lower layer super output area and (b) ward level.

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

28th Nov 2014
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 100 wards had the highest (a) number and (b) rate of teenage pregnancy in the latest year for which figures are available.

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

8th Sep 2014
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) violent and (b) other crime was attributable to alcohol in the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

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

2nd Jul 2014
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many teenage pregnancies there have been in each ward in the last year for which figures are available.

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people who were (a) white, (b) white British, (c) Irish, (d) travellers of Irish heritage, (e) Gypsy or Roma, (f) any other white background, (g) white and black Caribbean, (h) black Caribbean, (i) white and black African, (j) white and Asian, (k) any other mixed background, (l) Asian, (m) Pakistani, (n) Bangladeshi, (o) any other Asian background, (p) black, (q) any other black background, (r) Chinese and (s) any other ethnic group were married in each year since 1996.

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of 24-year-olds have not been in employment, education or training but have been looking for and available for work for (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) six of the last six years.

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

16th May 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the expected timeframe is for the Office for Students to complete the registration of a higher education establishment.

There is no set timeframe for how long it takes the Office for Students (OfS) to process an application. This is because a final registration decision is dependent on a number of factors. These include the completeness of the application, the scale of the information requested by the assessor during the assessment process and the length of time taken by the provider to respond to such information requests. The time taken for the provider’s bespoke access and participation plan to be negotiated and approved also has an impact on the length of the process.

16th May 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many higher education establishments (a) received and (b) did not receive their registration within the timeframe expected of the Office for Students.

As higher education establishments may choose to apply for registration onto the Office for Students’ (OfS) register at any time, there is no set deadline or timeframe for when they should receive a decision on their applications. To date, 356 higher education establishments have successfully registered with the OfS since the OfS started accepting applications.

16th May 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) average length of time and (b) longest time was for a higher education establishment to receive their registration from the Office for Students.

There is no meaningful average time for higher education establishments receiving an outcome on their Office for Students (OfS) registration application. This is because the time taken from initial receipt of the application to a final registration decision is dependent on a number of factors. These factors include the completeness of the application initially submitted, the scale of the clarificatory information requested by the assessor during the assessment process and the length of time taken by the provider to respond to such information requests. In addition, other factors include the time taken for the provider’s access and participation plan to be negotiated and approved, the likelihood of the provider to breach its ongoing conditions of registration, including the ways in which that would impact its students. Furthermore, consideration is also given to the overall readiness of the provider to be regulated.

In cases where decisions that have been reached more quickly often relate to circumstances where the provider has submitted a near-complete application or where queries during the assessment have been minimal. In addition, more timely decisions can be made where the risk assessment suggests that the provider is unlikely to breach any of its ongoing conditions of registration. Cases that have taken longer to assess have typically involved several attempts to obtain relevant information from the provider. The risk assessment also suggests either that the provider does not satisfy one or more initial conditions of registration (in which case the provider may make representations against the proposed decision to refuse registration), or that the provider may be at increased risk of breaching one or more of its ongoing conditions of registration once registered. In these cases, the OfS is likely to conclude that the interests of students are best protected by taking regulatory action with which the provider must comply, such as applying specific conditions of registration or enhanced monitoring arrangements. Such occurrences would lengthen the timeframe for a decision on an application.

13th Nov 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) primary and (b) secondary schools had more than (i) five, (ii) seven and (c) 10 per cent of pupils defined as children in need in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many such pupils there were at each of those schools.

The information requested is not available.

13th Nov 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in need whose primary assessment of need was abuse or neglect were within 12 months of a previous referral in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The information requested is not available.

19th Oct 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in need achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE, including English and mathematics, in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The requested information for 2013-14, the most recent year available, was published in table L5 of the ‘Additional tables’ available online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2013-to-2014

17th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who attended schools assessed as outstanding at their most recent inspection (a) achieved and (b) did not achieve five A* to C grades including English and mathematics, broken down by eligibility for (i) free school meals, (ii) ethnicity, (iii) children in need and (iv) children in care in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The requested information is not held in the correct format.

17th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals in each ranked category of school at its most recent inspection (i) achieved and (ii) did not achieve five A* to C grades including English and mathematics in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The requested information is not held in the correct format.

16th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children designated as in need achieved (a) five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics and (b) no A* to C grades at GCSE, excluding equivalents, in each local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Information on how many and what proportion of children designated as in need achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics, excluding equivalents, for the most recent year for which figures are available is published in table L5 in the additional tables, online at:

www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2013-to-2014

Information on how many and what proportion of children designated as in need achieved no A* to C grades at GCSE, excluding equivalents, is not held in the requested format.

16th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) all pupils, (b) white British boys receiving free school meals and (c) children in care achieved no A* to C grades at GCSE, excluding equivalents, in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The information is not held in the required format.

16th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in care were recorded as having gone missing (a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times, (d) four times, (e) five times, (f) six times, (g) seven times, (h) eight times, (i) nine times, (j) 10 times and (k) more than 10 times in the last five years.

The Department for Education does not hold the requested information in the correct format. However, the department has published data on the percentage of children going missing from foster homes and regulated children’s homes in the year ending 31 March 2013, once, twice, three times, and four or more times. This is available on slide 17 of the Children’s homes data pack published at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388701/Childrens_Homes_data_pack_Dec_2014.pdf

Additionally, information on the numbers of children who were missing from care for the latest 5 years are available in table B1 of the Statistical First Release ‘Children looked after in England, year ending 31 March 2014’, however, this does not provide information on the number of times each child went missing. This can be found online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/outcomes-for-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities

16th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of white British pupils eligible for free school meals achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE, including English and mathematics, (a) in each local authority area and (b) at each school in each of the last five years.

The information is not held in the format requested.

The Department for Education publishes information at regional and local authority level on the proportion of white boys eligible for free school meals. This information, along with information on the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals, can be found in tables 3 and 5 of the “GCSE and equivalent attainment by pupil characteristics: 2014”, available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics-2014

16th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the Ofsted report, Children looked after placements by English authorities, published on 14 July 2015, how many of the 33 children were missing from (a) foster care, (b) children's homes, (c) independent living, (d) secure units, young offenders' institutions or prisons and (e) residential schools.

This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.

16th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the Ofsted report, Children looked after placements by English authorities, published on 14 July 2015, how many of the 29 Chinese children who were missing from care on 31 March 2014 had been missing for (a) less than six months, (b) between six months and one year and (c) more than one year.

This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.

16th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the Ofsted report, Children looked after placements by English authorities, published on 14 July 2015, how many of the 33 children missing for six months or longer on 31 March 2014 were (a) male and (b) female; and how many such children were (i) under 10, (ii) aged between 10 and 12, (iii) aged between 13 and 15 and (iv) aged between 16 and 18 years old when they went missing.

This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.

16th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the Ofsted report, Children looked after placements by English authorities, published on 14 July 2015, in the care of which local authorities were the 33 children missing for six months or longer on 31 March 2014.

This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.

16th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the Ofsted report, Children looked after placements by English authorities, published on 14 July 2015, how many of the 29 Chinese children who were missing from care on 31 March 2014 had gone missing from (a) foster care, (b) children's homes, (c) independent living, (d) secure units, young offenders' institutions or prisons and (e) residential schools.

This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals and were (i) white British and (ii) not white British achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics in each local authority area in each of the last three years.

Information is not held in the requested format.

The Department for Education does publish information separately at local authority level on the number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and the breakdown by major ethnicities in the ‘GCSE and equivalent attainment by pupil characteristics:2014’.[1] Data for earlier years is also available from this publication.

[1] www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics-2014

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in how many secondary schools fewer than 60 per cent of pupils achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics in the most recent three years for which figures are available.

The information requested can be derived from published key stage 4 school performance tables data for 2012[1], 2013[2] and 2014[3].

[1] File labelled KS4 XLS files at: www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2012/download_data.html

[2] File labelled KS4 XLS files at: www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2013/download_data.html

[3] File labelled KS4 XLS files at: www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in how many primary schools fewer than 85 per cent of pupils achieved expected standards in national curriculum tests in the most recent three years for which figures are available.

The information requested can be derived from published key stage 2 school performance tables data for 2012[1], 2013[2] and 2014[3].

[1] File labelled KS2 XLS files at: www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2012/download_data.html

[2] File labelled KS2 XLS files at: www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2013/download_data.html

[3] File labelled KS2 XLS files at: www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children who left care in the most recent year for which figures are available had more than (a) three, (b) five, (c) 10, (d) 20, (e) 30, (f) 40 and (g) 50 placements while they were in care.

Information on the numbers of placements in the care history of children ceasing to be looked after in the year ending 31 March 2014 is published in Table D5 of the ‘Children looked after, including adoption’ statistical first release. This table sets out the total number of children who had between one and nine, or ten or more placements in their care history[1].

[1] www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2

2nd Feb 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils attended schools that were rated (a) inadequate and (b) requires improvement in each local authority area in each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.

I am pleased that over one million more children are now in schools that are good or better than in 2010. Ofsted publish data for each local authority area and I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw to write to you on this matter. A copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.

2nd Feb 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children under the age of one (a) started an episode of need, (b) were referred to children's social care services, (c) were subject to a child protection plan and (d) were in care in each local authority area in each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.

The information requested has been placed in the House Library.

Only the last three years of data have been provided. Figures for 2010 and 2011 could only be made available at disproportionate cost.

29th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children in each local authority had (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven, (h) eight, (i) nine, (j) 10 or more, (k) 20 or more, (l) 30 or more, (m) 40 or more and (n) 50 or more placements in (i) the most recent year for which figures are available and (ii) while they were in care.

The requested information is not held in this format due to confidentiality with the small numbers involved.

The national data on the number of placements during the year (1, 2, 3 or more) is published in Table A3 and the numbers of placements in the care history is published in Table D5 of the ‘Children looked after, including adoption’ statistical first release. [1]

[1] www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2.

26th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many weapons were confiscated from pupils in each age group in schools in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The Department for Education does not collect data on how many weapons have been confiscated from pupils in schools.

The Department has produced and updated advice for schools which makes it clear that school staff can search pupils for their possessions, without consent where there are reasonable grounds to do so. If a pupil refuses to be searched, the school may bar them from the premises. The advice is available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/searching-screening-and-confiscation.

26th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils attended (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) more than five (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in the most recent school year for which figures are available.

Information in the form requested is not readily available and could be calculated only at disproportionate cost.

26th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in each year group received (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) more than five fixed-term exclusions in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The number of pupil enrolments by fixed period exclusion count and national curriculum year group, for the 2012/13 academic year, can be found in the attached table.

14th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were excluded from school for (a) possession and (b) supply of illegal drugs in each of the last five years.

The Department for Education does not collect information on the number of pupils excluded from school for the possession and supply of illegal drugs. The Department publishes information on the number of pupils excluded permanently or for a fixed period for ‘drug and alcohol’ related reasons. Guidance to schools clarifies that this category includes exclusions for alcohol abuse, drug dealing, inappropriate use of prescribed drugs, possession of illegal drugs, smoking and substance abuse.

Information showing the number of drug and alcohol related exclusions for 2008/09 to 2012/13 has been included in the attached Excel document. Further information on permanent and fixed period exclusions can be found in the “Statistics: exclusions” series [1].

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions

13th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in England in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were classed as persistent truants in the last year for which figures are available.

The Department for Education does not collect data on truancy.

Information on the number and proportion of pupils classified as persistent absentees in the 2012/13 academic year is published in the “Pupil absence in schools in England: 2012 to 2013” Statistical First Release[1].


[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2012-to-2013

13th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of what ages went missing from care in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The number of children looked after who went missing from their agreed placement for more than 24 hours during the year ending 31 March 2014 by age is shown in the below table. It is known in some cases that younger children who go missing from their agreed placement are the children of mothers who are themselves looked after.

Looked after children who went missing from their agreed placement by age1,2,3,4,5

Year ending 31 March 2014

Coverage: England

All children looked after

during the year

97,950

All children looked after

who went missing during

the year

2,420

Under 1

10

1 to 4

20

5 to 9

20

10 to 15

1,100

16 & over

1,270

Source: SSDA903

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements.

3. Where a child went missing from his/her placement on more than one occasion during the year, the child has only been counted once during the year.

4. Data on children missing from their agreed placement are known to be under reported for some local authorities. The Department for Education is currently engaged in a process to improve the reporting for this group of vulnerable children.

5. The number of looked after children who have a period where they are classed as being missing from their agreed placement for a period of more than 24 hours which started during the year ending 31 March.

12th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 906346, what live data health services and local authorities are permitted to share with children's centres.

The Department for Education’s Sure Start Children’s Centres statutory guidance states that health services and local authorities should share information such as live birth data and data on families with children under five who have recently moved into the area with children’s centres on a regular basis.

Individual data items that this would include are subject to local partnership agreements or protocols, developed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

12th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which children's centres there were in the 10 per cent most deprived wards in England in (a) 2010 and (b) 2014.

The Department for Education does not hold the information in the form requested and to produce the analysis would incur disproportionate cost.

The Evaluation of Children’s Centres in England (ECCE) published in June 2014 shows that of those centres evaluated in 2013, 17 per cent were situated in the 10 per cent most disadvantaged neighbourhoods nationally. This is only based on a small sample (128 centres) and is unlikely to be generally representative.

12th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children in (a) care and (b) need who have parents who misuse alcohol or drugs.

The Department collects information on the number of children looked after by local authorities in England via the SSDA903 return. However data on the number of children looked after who have parents who misuse alcohol or drugs is not collected.

Figures are provided in the table below for assessments of children in need:

Number of assessments of children referred to social care where alcohol or drug misuse by the parent or carer was identified as a factor, year ending 31 March 2014

Factor identified1

At initial assessments2

At continuous assessments2

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Total assessments completed at which factors were reported

206,000

.

145,700

.

Of which reported:

Alcohol misuse: Concerns about alcohol misuse by the parent/carer

18,800

9.1

16,100

11.1

Drug misuse: Concerns about alcohol misuse by the parent/carer

15,300

7.4

13,800

9.5

Source: Children in Need census

1. This data was reported for the first time in 2013/14 for initial and continuous assessments completed in the year. A child may have more than one assessment in the year and an assessment may have more than one factor recorded.

2. An initial assessment is a brief assessment and a continuous assessment is a more in depth assessment of a child’s needs where the child has been referred to children’s social care services with a request that services be provided.

This was the first year this data item was collected. Data was provided by around two thirds of local authorities so this information should be treated with caution.

Factor information is published within table A6 of the ‘Characteristics of children in need: 2013 to 2014’ statistical first release: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2013-to-2014

10th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) which children's centres in each local authority area are run by (i) local authorities, (ii) schools, (iii) voluntary sector providers, (iv) community organisations (v) private sector organisations and (vi) other organisations.

Local authorities are responsible for maintaining records of their main children’s centres (and any additional sites that are open to children and families that are providing children's centre services as part of a network) on the Department for Education’s children’s centre database.

Information from the database about the governance of main children’s centres, at 30 November 2014, was listed as follows:

Governance

Number

%

Local Authority (LA)

1974

70%

Private, Voluntary or Independent provider (PVI)

665

24%

Other Community Group

105

4%

Health

71

3%

NULL

1

0%

Total

2816

100%

Further details about governance and the list of children’s centre names by each governance type (giving the type and/or name of the organisation) have been provided in the attached Excel file.

10th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) voluntary sector providers, (b) community organisations and (c) private sector organisations run children's centres; and which such centres each such organisation runs.

Local authorities are responsible for maintaining records of their main children’s centres (and any additional sites that are open to children and families that are providing children's centre services as part of a network) on the Department for Education’s children’s centre database.

Information from the database about the governance of main children’s centres, at 30 November 2014, was listed as follows:

Governance

Number

%

Local Authority (LA)

1974

70%

Private, Voluntary or Independent provider (PVI)

665

24%

Other Community Group

105

4%

Health

71

3%

NULL

1

0%

Total

2816

100%

Further details about governance and the list of children’s centre names by each governance type (giving the type and/or name of the organisation) have been provided in the attached Excel file.

10th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which children's centres were judged (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requiring improvement and (d) inadequate at their most recent inspection.

This question is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon. Member. Copies of his response will be placed in the House Library.

10th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of hours of education provided per week was for a young offender in young offender institutions in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

As part of the Transforming Youth Custody Programme, the Government will shortly announce the outcome of a competition for new education contracts in under-18 Young Offender Institutions, which will aim to more than double the average number of hours of education provided for young people each week. The Government is taking forward reforms of Young Offender Institutions to support a stronger focus on education and reduce interruptions that impact on the number of hours provided.

The question asked about the average number of hours of education provided per week for a young offender in young offender institutions can only be answered at disproportionate cost.

3rd Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many boys who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals attended a primary school at which there were (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three male full-time equivalent teachers in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The following table provides the number of boys[1] on roll in publicly funded primary schools[2] who were eligible and not eligible for free school meals in those schools with one, two and three full-time equivalent male teachers.

Boys known to be eligible for
and claiming free school meals.

Boys known not to be eligible for
and claiming free school meals.

FTE number of teachers[3]

1

73,800

379,400

2

81,500

391,100

3

63,000

278,300

Sources: Pupils: School Census, January 2014. Teachers: School Workforce Census, November 2013.

Under this Government more men are becoming primary school teachers - the proportion of primary teacher trainees who are men has increased from 18% in 2010 to 21% in 2013.

[1] Boys who have full time attendance and are aged 15 or under, or pupils who have part time attendance and are aged between 5 and 15. Includes sole and dual registered pupils.

[2] Includes primary local authority maintained, academies and free schools.

[3] Includes the proportion of full-time equivalent hours of a full-time teacher for part-time teachers and therefore the headcount number in service may be more than shown.

3rd Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools offer all-through provision to pupils from reception to year 13.

Information on the number of pupils in each national curriculum year group in each state-funded school was published on 12 June 2014 in “Schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2014”. It is published online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014

The table below lists the 51 state-funded mainstream schools that had at least one pupil in reception and at least one pupil in year 13 in January 2014.

School name

School type

Local authority area

The Business Academy Bexley

Sponsored academy

Bexley

Waverley School

Community school

Birmingham

Bolton St Catherine's Academy

Sponsored academy

Bolton

Appleton Academy

Sponsored academy

Bradford

Bradford Academy

Sponsored academy

Bradford

Bradford Girls' Grammar School

Free school

Bradford

Dixons Allerton Academy

Sponsored academy

Bradford

Preston Manor School

Converter academy

Brent

Merchants' Academy

Sponsored academy

Bristol City of

St Michael's Catholic School

Voluntary Aided School

Buckinghamshire

The Aylesbury Vale Academy

Sponsored academy

Buckinghamshire

Oasis Academy Shirley Park

Sponsored academy

Croydon

Dartmouth Academy

Sponsored academy

Devon

Alec Reed Academy

Sponsored academy

Ealing

Edmonton County School

Community school

Enfield

Oasis Academy Hadley

Sponsored academy

Enfield

Samuel Ryder Academy

Sponsored academy

Hertfordshire

Guru Nanak Sikh Academy

Converter academy

Hillingdon

Rosedale College

Converter academy

Hillingdon

St Mary Magdalene Academy

Sponsored academy

Islington

Folkestone Academy

Sponsored academy

Kent

The John Wallis Church of England Academy

Sponsored academy

Kent

Batley Grammar School

Free school

Kirklees

Dunraven School

Converter academy

Lambeth

Carr Manor Community School, Specialist Sports College

Community school

Leeds

Roundhay School

Community school

Leeds

Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College

Sponsored academy

Lewisham

Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy

Sponsored academy

Lewisham

Priory Witham Academy

Sponsored academy

Lincolnshire

Liverpool College

Sponsored academy

Liverpool

William Hulme's Grammar School

Sponsored academy

Manchester

Excelsior Academy

Sponsored academy

Newcastle upon Tyne

Iceni Academy

Sponsored academy

Norfolk

Kings Priory School

Sponsored academy

North Tyneside

Caroline Chisholm School

Converter academy

Northamptonshire

DSLV E-ACT Academy

Sponsored academy

Northamptonshire

Kettering Buccleuch Academy

Sponsored academy

Northamptonshire

Kettering Science Academy

Sponsored academy

Northamptonshire

Bede Academy

Sponsored academy

Northumberland

Northumberland CofE Academy

Sponsored academy

Northumberland

Nottingham Academy

Sponsored academy

Nottingham

Serlby Park Academy

Sponsored academy

Nottinghamshire

St Gregory the Great Catholic Secondary School

Converter academy

Oxfordshire

Hampton College

Community school

Peterborough

Loxford School of Science and Technology

Converter academy

Redbridge

The Ridings Federation Yate International Academy

Sponsored academy

South Gloucestershire

Grindon Hall Christian School

Free school

Sunderland

Swindon Academy

Sponsored academy

Swindon

The Mirus Academy

Sponsored academy

Walsall

Birkenhead High School Academy

Sponsored academy

Wirral

The Piggott School

Converter academy

Wokingham