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date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Qualifications: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the qualifications of Ukrainians who reside in the UK under resettlement schemes are recognised in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	42041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK National Information Centre for the recognition and evaluation of international qualifications and skills (ENIC) provides expert advice on the comparability of international qualifications at all levels of education with those of the UK, on behalf of the government. ENIC maintains an extensive database of international qualifications and education systems, including for Ukraine, and is fully prepared to assess and advise on the comparability of Ukrainian and other refugees’ qualifications.</p><p>Organisations and individuals can apply for a Statement of Comparability through the standard UK ENIC portal. Within the portal, there is provision for individuals to be able to identify as refugees, which allows more flexibility for document submissions. Many organisations, including education institutions and employers, also subscribe to the UK ENIC service and use its database when assessing applications.</p><p>Higher education (HE) providers are autonomous institutions, independent from government, and they are responsible for their own admissions policies. The department has made clear to providers that they should be as flexible as possible when considering applications for students with difficult circumstances, such as those from Ukraine, and would encourage students to speak to their desired HE provider about their personal situation directly.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 06/09/2022 08:25:34 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1193798

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) support and (b) guidance he is providing to students who have returned home from university during the covid-19 lockdown and are being required to (i) pay rent for their accommodation, (ii) remove their belongings but not return and (iii) pay for storage, removal and cleaning costs.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	43946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friends, the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have both made clear, the government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID-19. Students will continue to receive scheduled payments of loans towards their living costs for the remainder of the current 2019/20 academic year.</p><p>To provide further support, we have worked closely with the Office for Students to enable providers to draw upon existing funding to increase hardship funds and to support disadvantaged students impacted by COVID-19. As a result, providers will be able to use the funding – worth around £23 million per month for April and May - towards student hardship funds, including for the purchase of IT equipment and mental health support.</p><p>The government encourages universities and private hall providers to be fair in their decisions about rent charges for this period. A number of universities and large companies have waived rents for the summer term or released students early from their contracts.</p><p>The government guidance makes clear that tenants should continue to pay rent and abide by all other terms of their tenancy agreement to the best of their ability during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>The government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy, published on 11 May, sets out a cautious roadmap to ease existing measures in a safe and measured way. The strategy allows for certain necessary travel if people take precautions.</p><p>In light of this, we are developing guidance on students travelling to and from student accommodation and this will be published today.</p><p>We have made clear meanwhile that we do not believe that students should be fined for failing to collect their belongings if this is because they are complying with the government’s travel advice.</p><p>If a student has asked their accommodation provider to store their belongings for collection once the COVID-19 lockdown period is over, there may be costs to the provider associated in carrying out this service. We would not expect a provider to make a profit from such a service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 21/05/2020 12:31:50 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

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

451314

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged up to three years old were taken into care in the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the reasons why those children were taken into care.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	26235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The number of children aged 0-3 years, that started to be looked after in the last five years ending 31 March, and the main reason why they entered care, is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category of need</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abuse or neglect</p></td><td><p>6,880</p></td><td><p>7,350</p></td><td><p>7,430</p></td><td><p>7,380</p></td><td><p>7,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Child's disability</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parents illness or disability</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family in acute stress</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family dysfunction</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,710</p></td><td><p>1,840</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Socially unacceptable behaviour</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low income</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absent parenting</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number of looked after children aged 0-3 years, in England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,690</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,740</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,420</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><ol><li>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Only the first occasion on which a child was taken into care in the year has been counted.</li></ol> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 11/02/2016 09:47:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson