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833728

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Eligibility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his Department's policy that a prematurely born child whose parents defer their child's school entry date should not be eligible for free school meals for all the years for which that child would otherwise have received free school meals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	125487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises the benefits of providing a healthy school meal to the most disadvantaged children and are committed to continuing to provide these meals to families in need. There exists a duty on maintained schools, academies and free schools to provide free school meals to pupils of all ages that meet the criteria. The criteria are not age related.</p><p> </p><p>All children in reception, year 1 and year 2 in England's state-funded schools, including academies and free schools, are entitled to free school meals.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:48:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

833734

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has any plans to revise the inclusivity and community and engagement requirements for new faith schools.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	125493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>All schools must promote integration, and social cohesion whatever their character and ethos. The Department’s consultation document, ‘Schools that work for everyone’<em>,</em> set out proposals to replace the 50% cap on faith admissions in faith free schools with new safeguards to support inclusivity and integration. These are aimed at building on existing inclusivity requirements and those to promote fundamental British values to help ensure children and young people are prepared for life in modern Britain. The Department plans to respond to the proposals in ‘Schools that work for everyone’ in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:59:16 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

833737

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2018 to Question 124211, whether the recruitment targets set out in recent Annual Reports of the National College for Teaching and Leadership in respect to measuring quality and outcome of free childcare and entitlement to free early years education and childcare are the Government's targets; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	125496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>As confirmed in our responses to parliamentary questions 123211 and 123170, there are no targets for recruiting early years teachers. The early years initial teacher training programme has always been a demand-led programme.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the National College for Teaching and Leadership annual reports were a total number of places available to training providers to bid for. These figures were based on available resource and estimated demand for places. The department has not set a recruitment target for early years initial teacher training programmes.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:48:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

833814

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of children and young people with special educational needs who have cerebral palsy.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	125572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collect data in this level of detail for the child or young person’s type of need.</p><p> </p><p>We collect annual data from schools and colleges on special educational needs (SEN) as part of the School Census. This data is published annually each January.</p><p> </p><p>Primary type of need is collected for those pupils with a statement of SEN or Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. There are 12 categories of need, including physical disability. This is the highest level of detail that is collected.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures are available in Table 8 of the National Tables on the department’s website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2017</a>.</p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014, local authorities are required to conduct statutory EHC needs assessments to determine whether children and young people in their area have special educational needs which require additional support or provision. Where a local authority deems that a statutory EHC plan should be issued, it is responsible for securing the special educational provision specified in the plan.</p><p>The department has provided local authorities with £252 million between 2014-15 and 2017-18 to support local authorities to embed the special education needs and disabilities reforms as set out in the Children and Families Act 2014. In addition, we are allocating £6 billion in high needs funding in 2018-19 which local authorities can use to secure special educational provision.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 125575 125577 question first answered 02/02/2018 14:49:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

833817

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people have cerebral palsy listed as a condition in their Education, Health and Care plan.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	125575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collect data in this level of detail for the child or young person’s type of need.</p><p> </p><p>We collect annual data from schools and colleges on special educational needs (SEN) as part of the School Census. This data is published annually each January.</p><p> </p><p>Primary type of need is collected for those pupils with a statement of SEN or Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. There are 12 categories of need, including physical disability. This is the highest level of detail that is collected.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures are available in Table 8 of the National Tables on the department’s website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2017</a>.</p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014, local authorities are required to conduct statutory EHC needs assessments to determine whether children and young people in their area have special educational needs which require additional support or provision. Where a local authority deems that a statutory EHC plan should be issued, it is responsible for securing the special educational provision specified in the plan.</p><p>The department has provided local authorities with £252 million between 2014-15 and 2017-18 to support local authorities to embed the special education needs and disabilities reforms as set out in the Children and Families Act 2014. In addition, we are allocating £6 billion in high needs funding in 2018-19 which local authorities can use to secure special educational provision.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 125572 125577 question first answered 02/02/2018 14:49:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

833819

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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 procedures his Department has in place to ensure that all children who (a) are entitled to an education, health and care assessment receive one and (b) receive an education, health and care plan receive the provision that plan stipulates from their local authority.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	125577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collect data in this level of detail for the child or young person’s type of need.</p><p> </p><p>We collect annual data from schools and colleges on special educational needs (SEN) as part of the School Census. This data is published annually each January.</p><p> </p><p>Primary type of need is collected for those pupils with a statement of SEN or Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. There are 12 categories of need, including physical disability. This is the highest level of detail that is collected.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures are available in Table 8 of the National Tables on the department’s website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2017</a>.</p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014, local authorities are required to conduct statutory EHC needs assessments to determine whether children and young people in their area have special educational needs which require additional support or provision. Where a local authority deems that a statutory EHC plan should be issued, it is responsible for securing the special educational provision specified in the plan.</p><p>The department has provided local authorities with £252 million between 2014-15 and 2017-18 to support local authorities to embed the special education needs and disabilities reforms as set out in the Children and Families Act 2014. In addition, we are allocating £6 billion in high needs funding in 2018-19 which local authorities can use to secure special educational provision.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 125572 125575 question first answered 02/02/2018 14:49:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

833893

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Hampstead and Kilburn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he holds any information on the number of nursery places available in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:49:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833894

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Childcare and Early Years has had with parents of disabled children about improving access, affordability and quality of childcare for disabled children since he was appointed.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Improving access, affordability and quality of childcare for all children remains a high priority for this government.</p><p> </p><p>Since I have been in post, childcare has not been raised at any of the meetings I have had with the Parent Carer Forums.</p><p> </p><p>In regards to meeting with childcare settings, on 1 February 2018, I visited the Hindley Nursery School, a Maintained Nursery School in Wigan, and also attended a round table event regarding social care with social workers, providers and other specialists.</p><p> </p><p>I attended the All Party Parliamentary Group Meeting on Maintained Nursery Schools on 16 January 2018. Additionally, on 30 January 2018, I spoke to Elizabeth Bayram, the Chief Executive of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 February 2018, I am attending a Stakeholder Forum to meet provider organisations face to face</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 125653 question first answered 02/02/2018 14:50:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833895

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Childcare and Early Years has had with childcare settings of all types about improving access, affordability and quality of childcare since he was appointed.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Improving access, affordability and quality of childcare for all children remains a high priority for this government.</p><p> </p><p>Since I have been in post, childcare has not been raised at any of the meetings I have had with the Parent Carer Forums.</p><p> </p><p>In regards to meeting with childcare settings, on 1 February 2018, I visited the Hindley Nursery School, a Maintained Nursery School in Wigan, and also attended a round table event regarding social care with social workers, providers and other specialists.</p><p> </p><p>I attended the All Party Parliamentary Group Meeting on Maintained Nursery Schools on 16 January 2018. Additionally, on 30 January 2018, I spoke to Elizabeth Bayram, the Chief Executive of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 February 2018, I am attending a Stakeholder Forum to meet provider organisations face to face</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 125652 question first answered 02/02/2018 14:50:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833898

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of workers in the childcare sector who are employed on zero-hour contracts.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>We collect data about the early years workforce through our Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, England. Data on zero-hour contracts is not published in the SFR but is available from the raw data on the UK data archive at:</p><p><a href="https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=8166&amp;type=data%20catalogue" target="_blank">https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=8166&amp;type=data%20catalogue</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, England, 2016 is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:59:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq