Written Question
Thursday 29th October 2015
Asked by:
Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on preparing to amend the Admissions Code to give parents of summer-born children a right to defer their start to school; and when a consultation on those amendments will take place.
Answered by Nick Gibb
On 8 September, I announced the government’s intention to amend the School Admissions Code, subject to parliamentary approval, so that children born in summer can be admitted to the reception class at the age of five where this is the wish of their parents. This intention is set out in an open letter to parents, schools and local authorities which is available online at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-born-children-nick-gibbs-letter-about-school-admissions
Work is now underway to assess what other changes it might be appropriate to make to the Admissions Code. We hope to have a draft Code ready for consultation in the New Year.
Written Question
Thursday 29th October 2015
Asked by:
Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the implications of using a premature child's due date, rather than his or her birth date, for the purpose of determining when that child should start school.
Answered by Nick Gibb
We have announced the intention to amend the School Admissions Code so that, subject to parliamentary approval, children born in summer can be admitted to the reception class at the age of five, where this is the wish of their parents. Work is currently underway to assess what other changes it might be appropriate to make to the Code. As part of this process, we will consider whether it would be appropriate to use a prematurely-born child’s expected birth date in the admissions process.
Written Question
Tuesday 27th October 2015
Asked by:
Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to prepare for the implementation of the proposed General Data Protection Regulation; which non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and agencies overseen by her Department will be affected by that regulation; and what estimate she has made of the potential liability of her Department, its agencies and NDPBs in connection with that proposed regulation.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Negotiations on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation are still continuing and our negotiating position has taken into account the likely impact on Government Departments, NDPBs and agencies. Once the outcome of negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, and the Regulation has been adopted, the liabilities will be further assessed. There will then follow a maximum implementation period of two years. Between now and then, Government departments which will be affected by the Regulation will be closely involved in work led by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport to consider the implications of the text as it develops through the negotiating process.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Oct 2015
School Expansion
"This expansion will also be welcomed by anyone who is not concerned with dogma. I particularly welcome the Secretary of State’s response to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Richard Fuller). Is it not true that if one were really concerned about raising educational standards rather …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Sep 2015
Summer-born Children (Education Guidelines)
"I want to extend my thanks to the Speaker for selecting me for this Adjournment debate, for even at this late hour the issue I intend to raise is highly important. I can tell the Minister that even at this late hour, although the Gallery may not be packed, a …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Sep 2015
Summer-born Children (Education Guidelines)
"I am unsure that I necessarily followed that exactly, but the hon. Gentleman, as ever, makes a clear point. I am sure that parents in Northern Ireland will be listening carefully.
Going back to my performance on “You and Yours” today, several people have emailed me since and I was …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Sep 2015
Summer-born Children (Education Guidelines)
"I wholeheartedly concur. I am pleased to see from some comments that the Minister has made already that he, too, understands and accepts that point fully.
We must look at the practice in other countries. In the Netherlands, parents have the right to choose whether a child has one or …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Secretary of State will know that from this September, companies will have two years in which to introduce the new general data protection regulations, estimated to cost £2 billion. Will he ensure that his Department does all it can to minimise costs and to make industry aware, so that …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Oct 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"In my constituency of Wimbledon, we have woken up and smelt the coffee. Will the Minister join me in welcoming the Take One initiative under which Merton chamber of commerce, following on from the Government, is brokering relationships between apprenticeships and training providers and firms, with 150 extra people taking …..."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 May 2012
Oral Answers to Questions
"1. What steps he has taken to reduce the burden of regulation on (a) small and medium-sized and (b) other businesses...."Stephen Hammond - View Speech
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