Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support the Government has put in place to ensure that Afghan children who have arrived in the UK under Operation Warm Welcome are able to access a school place; and by what date all of those children will be in school.
Answered by Robin Walker
Children who have recently arrived from Afghanistan are entitled to full time education and one of the department’s priorities is to ensure they receive it. The duty to provide sufficient education for all school-age children rests with local authorities and the government is working closely with local authorities where Afghan families reside to ensure they can access education as soon as possible.
The department is urgently making available additional funds to local authorities to provide educational support and help Afghan children and young people settle into their local schools and communities.
The department cannot set an end date as Afghan families continue to come into the UK. We are working with departments across government and local authorities to ensure the availability of school places are taken into account as new families arrive and are settled into the country.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of Afghan children who have been relocated under Operation Warm Welcome are now in school.
Answered by Robin Walker
Children who have recently arrived from Afghanistan are entitled to full time education and one of the department’s priorities is to ensure they receive it. The duty to provide sufficient education for all school-age children rests with local authorities and the government is working closely with local authorities where Afghan families reside to ensure they can access education as soon as possible.
The department is urgently making available additional funds to local authorities to provide educational support and help Afghan children and young people settle into their local schools and communities.
The department cannot set an end date as Afghan families continue to come into the UK. We are working with departments across government and local authorities to ensure the availability of school places are taken into account as new families arrive and are settled into the country.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) Ofqual, (iii) Ofsted and (iv) Equality and Human Rights Commission in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Anne Milton
The Department for Education (DfE) is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and reducing its carbon footprint.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was funded by DfE as the sponsor department for the period of 2015 to 2016 and for the period of 2017 to 2018. The EHRC’s spending on electricity and natural gas is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The information requested for DfE, Ofqual and Ofsted is in the attached table in Annex A. The figure for DfE includes all of its agencies and non-departmental bodies and has been adjusted to exclude Ofsted. We are unable to report data from locations where landlords do not provide data.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) Ofqual, (iii) Ofsted and (iv) Equality and Human Rights Commission in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Anne Milton
The Department for Education (DfE) is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and reducing its carbon footprint.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was funded by DfE as the sponsor department for the period of 2015 to 2016 and for the period of 2017 to 2018. The EHRC’s spending on electricity and natural gas is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The information requested for DfE, Ofqual and Ofsted is in the attached table in Annex A. The figure for DfE includes all of its agencies and non-departmental bodies and has been adjusted to exclude Ofsted. We are unable to report data from locations where landlords do not provide data.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people who entered the UK through (a) the Dubs amendment of the Immigration Act 2016 and (b) Dublin III regulations between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2017 were accommodated in (a) foster placements, (b) supported accommodation and (c) other accommodation.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Department for Education does not collect figures for the number of young people in English local authorities under these arrangements. Individual local authorities will hold this information on the assessment and placement of these young people.
The Department for Education only holds the information for England. The devolved administrations hold the information for the other constituent countries.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Child in Need assessments under the Children Act 1989 have been carried out for children arriving into care of local authorities under the (a) Dubs amendment of the Immigration Act 2016 and (b) Dublin III Regulations.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Department for Education does not collect figures for the number of young people in English local authorities under these arrangements. Individual local authorities will hold this information on the assessment and placement of these young people.
The Department for Education only holds the information for England. The devolved administrations hold the information for the other constituent countries.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers who were aged 19, 20 or 21 in the years ending 31 March (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
Answered by Edward Timpson
Data on the number of care leavers aged 19 to 21 years is published in table F1 of the statistical first release ‘Children looked after, including care leavers and adoption’[1].
Data is not published on the number of care leavers who were formerly unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in full or part-time higher education aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children looked after by the local authority.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.
Care leaver activity [2] | Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1] | |
2014 | 2015 | |
Higher education | 20 | 40 |
Education other than higher education | 100 | 260 |
Training or employment | 40 | 130 |
Source: SSDA903
Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].
[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.
[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in part or full-time education other than higher education aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children looked after by the local authority.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.
Care leaver activity [2] | Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1] | |
2014 | 2015 | |
Higher education | 20 | 40 |
Education other than higher education | 100 | 260 |
Training or employment | 40 | 130 |
Source: SSDA903
Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].
[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.
[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in part or full-time training or employment aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children looked after by the local authority.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.
Care leaver activity [2] | Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1] | |
2014 | 2015 | |
Higher education | 20 | 40 |
Education other than higher education | 100 | 260 |
Training or employment | 40 | 130 |
Source: SSDA903
Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].
[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.
[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.