Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to table A2 of the statistical release Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2016-17, how many of the 8,830 looked-after children who were cared for in a friends and family foster placement on 31 March 2017 had also been in (a) an unrelated foster placement, (b) another family and friends care placement, (c) a children's home and (d) other provision for looked-after children; and whether this data could be provided at (i) national, (ii) regional and (iii) local authority area level.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Minister for Children and Families plans to respond to the letter dated 16 August 2017 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby on a meeting with the Liverpool City cabinet member for children and young people's services.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
I wrote to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby, on 10 October 2017 in response to his letter.
I very much look forward to meeting with him and the Liverpool City Cabinet Member for Children and Young People’s Services.
Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish all information her Department has collated on attainment at Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 in all GCSE subjects for all pupils eligible for the pupil premium in maintained schools in the last four years.
Answered by David Laws
The Department for Education publishes national, local authority and school level data in relation to disadvantaged pupils (defined as those who attract pupil premium funding) at key stage 2 and key stage 4 in the school performance tables, which are published online at:
www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance
Data covering the last three years is available and shows attainment and progression as well as a comparison with the performance of other pupils.
A GCSE subject level breakdown is published at school level for all pupils and is available from the school performance tables, published online at:
www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html
This information is not disaggregated further by pupil groups, including disadvantaged pupils, due to the small numbers that would result from such a breakdown. The majority of the data would need to be suppressed to ensure that no individuals could be identified.
The information requested could only be produced at disproportionate cost.