Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school places were created in Bradford between 2005 and 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Department collects information from local authorities on the number of school places in state-funded primary and secondary schools as part of the annual School Capacity Collection.
Data for 2010 can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-2009-to-2010-final.
In 2005 this information was collected as part of the Surplus Places Survey, and data is available at:
A comparison of the position in 2005 and 2010, showing the net change in capacity in Bradford local authority, is given in the table below. Positive figures indicate an overall increase in places; negative figures indicate an overall decrease in places. A decrease in places can be the consequence of actions to address over-supply, remove unsuitable place provision, or if restructuring the school system. Bradford, like many LAs, reduced the number of available school places during the previous decade when the primary population was falling by removing surplus places, with the objective of improving efficiency.
Change in number of places in primary schools (including all through and middle-deemed primary schools) 2005 to 2010 | Change in number of places in secondary schools (including all-through and middle deemed secondary schools) 2005 to 2010 (1) | |
Bradford | -1,071 | 1,905 |
Source: Surplus Places Survey 2005 and School Capacity 2010 | ||
(1) Secondary capacity in 2010 used to calculate change in number of places includes places in academies | ||
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the budget for schools in Bradford was in each year from 2010 to 2015.
Answered by David Laws
Local authorities are required under section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 to submit an education and children’s social care budget statement to the Secretary of State for Education. The table below shows the total schools revenue budget in Bradford for each financial year from 2010-2011 to 2014-2015.
Financial Year | Bradford Total Schools Budget (Gross) |
2010-2011 | £452,625,979 |
2011-2012 | £459,056,058 |
2012-2013 | £461,264,559 |
2013-2014 | £484,412,063 |
2014-2015 | £506,406,211 |
Source: Local authority section 251 budget statements 2010-2011 to 2014-2015
To be noted before making year-on-year comparisons:
An explanation of each expenditure category within the section 251 budget can be found in the guidance documentation published online at:
For the financial years 2011–2012 to 2012–2013, the table contains schools revenue budget data for local authority maintained schools only, excluding academies. From 2013-2014, the total schools revenue budget has been reported to the Department for Education prior to academy recoupment and does therefore include academy data.
During 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 the schools revenue budget data included the pupil premium. In 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 the pupil premium was paid as a separate grant and no longer included in this data.
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school places have been created in Bradford since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
I refer the hon. Member for Bradford East, David Ward, to the reply given to my hon. Friend, the Member for Basingstoke, Maria Miller, in PQ 223454.
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free school places have been created in Bradford since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
We have opened seven free schools in Bradford since 2010, which once they reach their eventual capacity, will have created 3931 free school places.
One further free school is currently in the pipeline. When this school reaches its eventual capacity, it will have created 420 places.
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary school places have been created in Bradford since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
I refer the hon. Member for Bradford East, David Ward, to the reply given to my hon. Friend, the Member for Basingstoke, Maria Miller, in PQ 223454.
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total schools budget in Bradford was in each year between 2005 and 2010.
Answered by David Laws
Local authorities are required under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 to submit an education and children’s social care budget statement to the Secretary of State for Education. The table below shows the total schools revenue budget in Bradford for each financial year from 2005-06 to 2010-11.
Financial Year | Bradford Total Schools Budget |
2005 - 2006 | £351,631,703 |
2006 - 2007 | £367,021,268 |
2007 - 2008 | £405,440,362 |
2008 - 2009 | £415,047,515 |
2009 - 2010 | £431,879,421 |
2010 - 2011 | £452,625,979 |
Source: Local authority Section 251 budget statements 2005-2006 to 2010-2011
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the government of Burma has taken steps to implement the declaration to end sexual violence which it signed in June 2014.
Answered by Lord Swire
While we welcomed the Burmese government’s endorsement of the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and attendance at the Global Summit in June 2014, their implementation of the commitments contained within it has been limited.
We continue to raise the issue of sexual violence with the Burmese government, as I did I when I met Deputy Foreign Minister U Thant Kyaw in June 2014. Most recently, my Right Hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Lynne Featherstone), in her capacity as Champion for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, discussed sexual violence with senior members of the Burmese government and civil society during her visit to Burma in January.
While there have been some developments, such as the conviction in a civilian court last year of a Burmese soldier for the rape of a minor, there is much more that can and should be done. We continue to encourage the Burmese government to take concrete action, by strengthening legislation, reducing impunity for perpetrators, and improving access to justice for survivors.
The Declaration also commits the international community to support conflict-affected states in strengthening their capacity to prevent and respond to sexual violence in conflict. The UK has allocated over £300,000 to projects doing this in Burma. The prevention of sexual violence in conflict is also a key element of our defence engagement with Burma and is included, along with the importance of human rights and the rule of law, in any education courses we deliver to the military in Burma.
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide an appropriate level of support to people with mental health problems on employment and support allowance participating in the Work Programme.
Answered by Esther McVey
Work Programme providers have the flexibility to design an innovative and personalised approach to help people into work. Many providers offer mental health and well-being support, either in house or through specialist sub-contractors.
In 2013 the Department set up an independently chaired group to share best practice amongst our providers, sub-contractors and representatives from the voluntary sector and national charities. The Best Practice Report was published last month and includes a focus on supporting the harder to help, including those with mental health issues. The Department has accepted the vast majority of recommendations within the report and has begun to implement them.
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of individual electoral registration among (a) attainers and (b) students.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Government announced on 9 January £9.8 million to help increase the accuracy of the electoral register. As part of this every Electoral Registration Officer in Great Britain will share £6.8 million to support their activities to increase voter registration, including students and attainers.
Remaining funding will go to organisations that can support activities to register currently under registered groups, including students. This builds on the Government’s previous investment of £4.2 million for maximising registration in 2013/14.
Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Bradford has enough school places.
Answered by David Laws
Local authorities are responsible for planning and securing sufficient school places in their area. We have committed £5 billion between 2011 and 2015 to help local authorities to create new school places, and an additional £2.35 billion up to 2017. Bradford has been allocated £88million in Basic Need funding for 2011 to 2017, in addition to centrally funded places through the Free Schools programme.