Written Question
Thursday 28th April 2016
Asked by:
David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department hold qualifications at A-level or above in statistics.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not hold information requested.
For staff joining the Department specifically as statisticians there are minimum requirements.
For those joining at Fast Stream level, the requirements are:
a minimum of a 2:1 degree in a numerate discipline such as mathematics, economics, psychology or geography; the degree should contain some formal statistical training;
a graduate diploma of the Royal Statistical Society or an equivalent qualification.
For those joining at EO grade, the requirements are:
a minimum of a 2:2 degree in a numerate discipline such as mathematics, economics, psychology or geography; the degree should contain some formal statistical training;
a graduate diploma of the Royal Statistical Society or equivalent qualification;
We also welcome applications from candidates who do not have a degree but can demonstrate significant experience in a statistics related field, plus continuing professional development in a relevant area that leads to qualifications (for example the RSS Higher Certificate).
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
"This is supposed to be about modernising —that is the word the Minister used—ballots, but it is really about trying to limit people’s ability to take strike action. Let us be honest: he knows that if electronic balloting was allowed, the turnouts would go up, way beyond the limits set …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right about that. If instead of talking to the TaxPayers Alliance to get information, the Government had spoken to any reasonable employer in this country or any trade union that deals day in, day out with this, they would have got a picture of the …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
"May I take my hon. Friend back to his comments about the work of the House of Lords? I echo the words of Lord Patrick Cormack, who was a Member of this House for 40 years. He said:
“But we do not have to advance on that at such a …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
"The Minister said before that online voting was okay for the election of the Tory candidate for Mayor of London because the Conservative party is an independent organisation. I hope that he would accept that trade unions are also independent. Did the Tory party carry out a review into how …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Trade Union Bill
"A person who enjoys facility time will spend a lot of that time trying to manage huge reorganisations and redundancies, most of which are the responsibility of the Minister’s former Government. Can he explain what he means when he says things such as “excessive” and “reasonable”? Over the past four …..."David Anderson - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 25th April 2016
Asked by:
David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department advises schools on the steps they should take to ensure that children are not over exposed to electromagnetic fields in schools.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Department does not specifically monitor exposure to electromagnetic fields in schools.
We provide advice to schools on health and safety matters. Schools must take reasonable steps to ensure that staff and pupils are not exposed to risks to their health and safety by conducting a risk assessment and, if necessary, putting measures in place to minimise any known risk.
Schools should be aware that where concerns are raised that they can access the appropriate advice; Public Health England provides advice via GOV.UK[1] on exposure to electromagnetic fields in the everyday environment.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/electromagnetic-fields