"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member constituency","answer > answering member printed","answer > grouped question UIN","answer > question first answered","answer > question first ministerially corrected","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answer > uri","answer > previous answer version > answering member constituency","answer > previous answer version > answering member printed","answer > previous answer version > uri","answer > previous answer version > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member constituency","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/780446","Department for Education","true","2017-11-02","
This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) with the information requested. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
","Scarborough and Whitby","Mr Robert Goodwill",,"2017-11-02T17:03:59.13Z","2018-01-19T09:15:36.293Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/780446/answer","Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/780446/answer","Scarborough and Whitby","Mr Robert Goodwill","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/780446/answer/previousversion/19649","Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill","60","Education","Education","2017-10-30","Foster Care","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered foster carers there have been in each of the last 10 years.","true","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","110271" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362570","Ministry of Justice","true","2021-11-01","In the period covering the last five financial years the MOJ has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 Financial Year (HR Services)
£354.00: MOJ conference attendance
2017-18 Financial Year (HR Services)
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£3,768.00: MOJ Role Models Cluster Programme
£358.080: MOJ conference attendance
2018-19 Financial Year (HR Services)
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2019-20 Financial Year
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£552460.00: Office of the Public Guardian conference attendance
2020-21 Financial Year
£3,000.00: Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£837.60: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
Total departmental spend across the last five financial years totals £17,870778.40 with costs inclusive of VAT.
For financial years 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 the spend outlined only covers MoJ Headquarters HR Services (People Group).
For the entire Ministry of Justice inclusive of its agencies 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years this would include a spend search for MOJ HQ, National Offender Management Service, Office of the Public Guardian with a nil return for HMCTS, WLS, Independent Monitoring Authority, Probation Board, Legal Aid Agency, Judicial Appointments Committee, and Youth Justice Board. This does not include spend for Legal Services Board, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Legal Ombudsman, Criminal Cases Review Commission and Gov Facility Services Limited.
Further information relating to spend from MoJ Agencies could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
","South Suffolk","James Cartlidge",,"2021-11-01T17:31:06.237Z","2021-11-17T12:47:58.92Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362570/answer","Biography information for James Cartlidge","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362570/answer","South Suffolk","James Cartlidge","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362570/answer/previousversion/29291","Biography information for James Cartlidge","54","Justice","Justice","2021-10-22","Ministry of Justice: Stonewall","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by his Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.","false","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","61053" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362577","Department for Transport","true","2021-11-01","
The Department for Transport, including its Executive Agencies (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle Certification Agency, and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency), has allocated the following funding to Stonewall in the last five years:
The Department has no plans currently to renew its Stonewall membership.
","Daventry","Chris Heaton-Harris",,"2021-11-01T10:49:12.127Z","2021-11-17T12:48:16.06Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362577/answer","Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362577/answer","Daventry","Chris Heaton-Harris","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362577/answer/previousversion/29040","Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris","27","Transport","Transport","2021-10-22","Department for Transport: Stonewall","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.","false","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","61060" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1367299","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","true","2021-11-17","
As noted in the response provided on 8 November the FCDO works closely with a range of civil society organisations, including Stonewall, to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Stonewall is a world leading organisation supporting for the protection and promotion of the human rights of LGBT+ people. The UK and Argentina currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition alongside Stonewall as one of three civil society co-chairs. The Equal Rights Coalition, an international grouping of 42 countries and over 120 civil society organisations committed to advancing LGBT+ rights around the world.
The following is a detailed breakdown of funding provided to Stonewall since 2018. This is based on financial year reporting whereas Stonewall reports against calendar years accounting for differences. We acknowledge a discrepancy in the figure previously provided, which is due to technical complications caused by the legacy departments' different accounting systems.
2021/22: £45,000
2020/21: £549,190
2019/20: £201,375.55
2018/19: £143,457
Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September 1957 2023 and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.
Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.
The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.
Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of £500/£600 depending on age.
Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a £150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.
","Blackpool North and Cleveleys","Paul Maynard",,"2023-11-14T15:47:31.677Z","2023-11-22T16:28:29.817Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668847/answer","Biography information for Paul Maynard","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668847/answer","Blackpool North and Cleveleys","Paul Maynard","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668847/answer/previousversion/527","Biography information for Paul Maynard","29","Work and Pensions","Work and Pensions","2023-11-09","Universal Credit: Refugees","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision his Department makes for Winter Fuel Payments in cases where Ukrainian refugees receiving Universal Credit payments are not paying bills in the homes of their host families.","false","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","1005" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1183122","Department for Education","false","2020-03-10","
As part of the public consultation on reforms to unregulated provision for children in care and care leavers, a task and finish group has been established. It is chaired by Sir Alan Wood and has been asked to:
1. Support the development and drafting of new national standards for semi-independent provision for children in care;
2. Further develop our evidence regarding the use of these placements for U16s; and
3. Advise on what should be taken account of when considering the implementation of the results of the consultation.
Those asked to attend the group represent some of those directly involved in the delivery of the proposed reforms – including providers, commissioners and inspectors as well as those who advocate for young people. This includes representatives from:
Throughout the consultation we are seeking the views of as many people as possible who are affected by the proposed reforms. This group is one way of achieving that. We are continuing to work with children and young people, local authorities, social workers and providers to seek their views and discuss the proposals.
The consultation is open until 8 April 2020 and we welcome responses from anyone who wishes to contribute. The task and finish group’s work, including supporting development of new minimum standards, will be informed by consultation responses and it will report after the consultation has closed.
","Chelmsford","Vicky Ford",,"2020-03-10T16:03:05.037Z",,"http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1183122/answer","Biography information for Vicky Ford","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1183122/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2020-03-05","Care Leavers and Children in Care: Supported Housing","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the members of the working group on draft quality standards for unregulated supported accommodation for children in care and leaving care are.","true","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","25609" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251499","Department for Education","false","2020-11-20","
The Residential Care Leadership Board is no longer being convened because the board’s remit of responding to recommendations made in Sir Martin Narey’s 2016 Review of Residential Children’s Care, has been successfully completed. The department is taking steps to ensure that we draw on sectoral expertise through a range of different forums to address current issues affecting the sector, not least in our response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The government has committed to undertaking a bold, broad and independently led care review. This will launch as soon as possible and will support improvements in the children’s social care system.
","Chelmsford","Vicky Ford",,"2020-11-20T14:24:10.847Z",,"http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251499/answer","Biography information for Vicky Ford","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251499/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2020-11-12","Residential Care Leadership Board","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to replace the Residential Care Leadership Board; and for what reasons that Board was abolished.","true","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","114751" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251500","Department for Education","false","2020-11-20","The department does not hold information on the number of all children in England who are adopted.
The latest figures on the number of children in England who have been adopted from care are published in table H1 of the statistical release, entitled ’National tables: Children Looked after in England including adoptions 2018-19’, which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019. Figures for the reporting year ending 31 March 2020 will be published later this year.
The department does not collect information on adoptions that were disrupted. National figures on numbers of children who started to be looked after, and who had a previous permanence arrangement, including adoption orders, are available in table C1 of the above release. However, these figures were collected for the first time in 2014 and should be treated with caution. The information is based on self-declaration and, for several children, the previous permanence arrangement is not known.
","Chelmsford","Vicky Ford",,"2020-11-20T14:25:27.527Z",,"http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251500/answer","Biography information for Vicky Ford","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251500/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2020-11-12","Adoption","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adoptions have (a) been completed and (b) broken down in each year since 2010.","true","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","114752" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251502","Department for Education","false","2020-11-20","The department assess and address barriers to increasing adoption numbers on a regular basis. One barrier has been in recruiting the right adopters for the children waiting. To address this, the government is investing £1 million in adopter recruitment during the 2020-21 financial year, with a focus on generating an increase in people of all backgrounds coming forward to adopt children who wait the longest. This includes funding the cross-sector national recruitment campaign, #YouCanAdopt. Launched in September 2020, a key aspect of this campaign is its inclusivity. It aims to break down perceived barriers to adoption, encouraging more adopters of diverse backgrounds to step forward.
The COVID-19 outbreak has introduced new challenges for adoption. Early in the outbreak, we introduced regulatory flexibilities to ensure adoption processes could continue despite the lockdown restrictions and some of these changes remain in place. For example, this includes the flexibility relating to health assessments for prospective adopters. This allows agencies to proceed to stage 2 of the assessment process without a health check, as long as those checks are completed before the end of that stage. Where new challenges have arisen with the announcement of a second lockdown, further regulatory changes have been introduced. This includes exemptions to allow adoption introductions to continue during the new lockdown, alleviating delays for children moving to their new loving homes.
The COVID-19 outbreak has also introduced barriers in progressing adoption cases through the courts. However, adoption is included in the list of priorities for the courts, which have been encouraged to make use of hybrid courts (a combination of virtual and physical hearings) to progress cases where possible. The department continues to work closely with the Ministry of Justice, the judiciary, The Association of Directors for Children’s Services and Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service on these issues.
We know that some prospective adopters have concerns about what support will be available to them. The core Adoption Support Fund (ASF) has provided £177 million since 2015 to help pay for essential therapeutic services for over 62,000 adoptive and eligible special guardianship families. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption and Permanence published a report in July 2019, and our own independent evaluations of the Fund have concluded that the ASF was having a positive transformative effect on the lives of children and families.
","Chelmsford","Vicky Ford",,"2020-11-20T14:26:22.217Z",,"http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251502/answer","Biography information for Vicky Ford","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1251502/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2020-11-12","Adoption","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the barriers to increasing the number of adoptions.","true","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","114753" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1365328","Department for Education","false","2021-11-08","
At present, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has no plans to expand the future use of Social Outcome Partnerships/Social Impact Bonds within the context of children who are Looked After.
The department has previously engaged with the model in 2018, as part of the government’s commitment to supporting care leavers to live independent lives. The department has commissioned three projects, as part of the Care Leavers Social Impact Bond programme, to deliver support to care leavers, aged 16-25. These projects are yet to receive a full evaluation.
In May 2021 a summary report was published by the department, which documents current experience with Social Outcome Partnerships/Social Impact Bonds: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1003308/CSC_Summary_report_20210629_TH.pdf.
","Colchester","Will Quince","68101","2021-11-08T12:26:24.32Z",,"http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1365328/answer","Biography information for Will Quince","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1365328/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2021-11-02","Children in Care","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has for the future use of social outcomes partnerships in supporting looked-after children.","true","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","68100"