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1606269

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on establishing a strategy group to commence the workforce planning across SEND.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, published on 2 March 2023, set out that the Department for Education will work with the Department of Health and Social Care to take a joint approach to SEND workforce planning, informed by a stronger evidence base. We will establish a steering group this year to oversee this work. Further details on the steering group will be provided in due course.</p><p>Oversight of our reforms will be driven by a new national SEND and AP Implementation Board, jointly chaired by Ministers from the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 171475 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:51:18 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606270

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of all children with SEND having access to a Family Hub.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The department published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, which sets out the next steps we will take to deliver a more positive experience for children, young people and families. The plan can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1139561/SEND_and_alternative_provision_improvement_plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1139561/SEND_and_alternative_provision_improvement_plan.pdf</a>.</p><p>The department will establish a single national system that delivers for every child and young person with SEND so that they enjoy their childhood, achieve good outcomes, and are well prepared for adulthood and employment.</p><p>Family hubs have an important role to play in supporting the delivery of this vision for children with SEND. The department has announced a package of around £300 million to transform a wide range of services for parents, carers, babies, and children in half of upper tier local authorities across England, including by creating a network of family hubs. The department has published guidance setting out the expectations of local authorities receiving a share of the funding, which includes specific expectations around hubs helping families who have children with SEND to access appropriate support and services. The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:53:33 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606272

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to an Education Health Care Plan on supporting young people with SEND.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper sets out the government’s assessment of the challenges that the SEND and AP system face, including education, health and care (EHC) plans. The government has published its proposals to deliver improvements through developing reformed templates and guidance to deliver a nationally consistent EHC plan process. which makes greater use of digital technology, with the aim to increase consistency and the speed with which support is put in place.</p><p>The government continues to support local authorities with their core budgets, increased to £60 billion for the next financial year. Local authorities have the flexibility to spend according to local needs and priorities, including to undertake the EHC needs assessments.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:54:47 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606279

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to ensure the Government's proposals for free childcare for children aged over nine months, as announced in the Budget 2023, apply to parents who already have childcare arrangements in place.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	171398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The department is expanding the current free childcare offer, so that eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from when their child is 9 months old to when they start school.</p><p>From April 2024, working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare per week (across 38 weeks of the year). From September 2024 this will be extended to parents of 9 month to 3-year-olds, and from September 2025 working parents of 9 month to 3-year-olds will be able to access 30 free hours per week (38 weeks a year).</p><p>Parents who already have childcare arrangements in place will be able to benefit from this new offer, as well as benefiting from the government’s current range of childcare offers, which includes the free early education entitlements as well as Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:44:37 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1606300

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 165328 from the Rt Hon Member for Bournemouth East, tabled on 14 March for answer on 17 March.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	171369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that a response to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-14/165328" target="_blank">165328</a> has been provided to the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:48:54 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1606464

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is planning to take with Cabinet colleagues to address workforce shortages in roles which support children with special educational needs and disabilities and their families.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, published on 2 March 2023, set out that the Department for Education will work with the Department of Health and Social Care to take a joint approach to SEND workforce planning, informed by a stronger evidence base. We will establish a steering group this year to oversee this work. Further details on the steering group will be provided in due course.</p><p>Oversight of our reforms will be driven by a new national SEND and AP Implementation Board, jointly chaired by Ministers from the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 171467 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:51:19 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1605137

registered interest
date	17/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Employment and Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government ensuring that young people with special educational needs and disabilities transition well from the education system into (a) work and (b) a community placement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	168069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Well-planned transitions are key to setting children and young people up for success.</p><p>On 2 March 2023, the department published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement plan, in response to the SEND and AP Green Paper, published in March 2022. The Improvement Plan outlines the government’s mission for the SEND and AP system to fulfil children and young people’s potential, build parents’ trust, and provide financial sustainability.</p><p>The department will improve ordinarily available mainstream provision with new national SEND and AP standards, to ensure we deliver a consistent experience regardless of the setting a child or young person attends, where they live, or their family background.</p><p>As part of this, the department is currently exploring good practice on transitions, to provide consistent, timely, and high-quality preparation for children and young people with SEND when they transition between different stages of their education, employment, or adult social care services.</p><p>To further help with preparation for adulthood, the department is supporting the Department for Work and Pensions to develop an Adjustments Passport that will help to smooth the transition into employment and support people changing jobs, including people with SEND. The Adjustments Passport will capture the in-work support needs of the individual and empower them to have confident discussions about adjustments with employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:41:50 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1604783

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost of childcare for households with (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) more than two children (i) under the age of two and (ii) between the ages of two and five; and what recent steps she has taken to improve access to affordable childcare.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	167271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The department does not estimate the average annual cost of childcare in the way the question has set out. The reporting year 2021 ‘Childcare and early years survey of parents’ incorporates a breakdown of weekly childcare spend at family level, which includes families with 1, 2 or 3+ children, and also at child level, including child age. It is also the case that some parents use formal childcare in term time only (38 weeks) whereas others use it year-round.</p><p>In the Spring Budget announcement of 15 March 2023, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced transformative reforms to childcare for parents, children, and the economy. By 2027/28, the government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education, helping working families with their childcare costs. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.</p><p>The reforms include:</p><ul><li>Providing over £4.1 billion by 2027/28 to fund 30 hours of free childcare for children over the age of nine months</li><li>Investing £204 million from September 2023, rising to £288 million in 2024-25 to uplift the rates for existing entitlements</li><li>Increasing the supply of wraparound care through £289 million start up funding</li><li>Attracting more people to childminding through an up to £7.2 million start up grant fund</li><li>Giving providers more flexibility by changing staff-to-child ratios to 1:5 for two year olds in England</li><li>Launching a consultation on further measures to support reform of the childcare market, to explore further flexibilities for providers</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 24/03/2023 14:44:25 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1604784

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of pay for graduates in the early years sector.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	167217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The department publishes data on pay for early years staff by qualification level. The most recent data is available in the 2021 provider survey here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/providers-finances-survey-of-childcare-and-ey-providers-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/providers-finances-survey-of-childcare-and-ey-providers-2021</a>.</p><p>The majority of the early years sector is made up of private, voluntary and independent organisations who set their own rates of pay. The department acknowledges the concerns raised by the sector regarding workforce recruitment and retention, including the perceived impact of salary rates.</p><p>Following the transformational Spring Budget 2023 announcement and the extension of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement, we will work closely with the sector to develop a plan to grow and develop the workforce, including how to improve professional development within the sector. We will share further information in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 24/03/2023 11:27:32 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1604826

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance to school leadership teams on supporting children housed in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	167259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The department’s guidance on school attendance sets out clear expectations of schools, trusts and local authorities in relation to improving school attendance. The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-improve-school-attendance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-improve-school-attendance</a>. This guidance recognises that issues with housing (such as being in temporary accommodation) can impact on children’s ability to attend school regularly, and highlights the importance of effective multi-disciplinary support for the family to address attendance problems where that is the case.</p><p>The government provides a range of help to schools to support disadvantaged pupils, which may include those in temporary accommodation. The Pupil Premium, rising to around £2.9 billion next financial year, is supporting schools to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. School leaders use this extra funding to tailor support, based on the needs of their disadvantaged pupils, and to invest in proven practices that improve outcomes. Currently 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged children are eligible for and claiming a free nutritious meal. In addition, the government is committed to continuing support for school breakfasts. In November 2022, the department extended the National School Breakfast Programme for an additional year until the end of the summer term in 2024.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 167260 question first answered 24/03/2023 10:52:45 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker