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1020780

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date	07/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Trade Unions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for (a) the Union Learning Fund and (b) other trade union workplace training programmes after the UK leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	200152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We will continue to provide support to Unionlearn and the Union Learning Fund for the remainder of the current financial year and for the next. The total funding for Unionlearn for the financial year of 2018/19 and for 2019/20 is £24 million. Funding for the financial year of 2020/21 onwards will be decided as part of the normal spending review process.</p><p>The Trades Union Congress will continue to have an important role as part of the National Retraining Partnership, alongside the Confederation of British Industry and Government. The Partnership sets the strategic direction of the National Retraining Scheme, an ambitious, far-reaching programme to drive adult retraining.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/12/2018 16:20:29 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1020806

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
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 overspend on children’s services in the 2017-18 financial year; and how much additional investment for children’s services was announced in Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are required under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act (2009) to submit education and children’s social care budget and expenditure statements. This data is published in statistical releases annually. The most recent release shows a difference of approximately £1 billion in 2017 to 2018 when their planned spend is compared to their actual spend.</p><p>At Autumn Budget, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an extra £410 million to address pressures on adult and children social care services, along with £84 million over five years to support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision-making, enabling them to work more effectively with the most vulnerable children and their families. This builds on the £200 billion the government has already made available to councils up to 2020 to provide services in the best interests of local residents, including those for children and young people.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/12/2018 15:57:05 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1020862

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	200095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has not had any one-to-one meetings with the Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September – 30 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/12/2018 17:26:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1020619

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to pay levels in further education colleges on the ability of such institutions to recruit and retain staff.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	199887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Further education (FE) colleges are independent of government and are responsible for setting the pay and conditions of their staff, commensurate with their local workforce planning needs. We recognise that the FE sector faces cost pressures, which is why we are looking closely at funding to make sure that the system can support the delivery of sustainable, high-quality education. We have also been actively engaging with FE providers and representative bodies to understand the specific challenges and opportunities for FE teacher recruitment and retention, to see if there is more support we can offer. The forthcoming Spending Review will present an opportunity for us to make the case for investment in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 13/12/2018 12:17:50 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1020658

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with directors of children’s services on their ability to deliver their statutory duties to children and families.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	199764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet key stakeholders, including Directors of Children’s Services (DCSs), to discuss policy issues relating to the department’s agenda. For example, I recently met with DCSs and Local Authority Chief Executives at the National Children and Adult Services Conference, held recent roundtables in the department with groups of both DCSs and Chief Executives, and have attended induction events for new DCSs, the last one being in October 2019. In addition, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of the State and I have very recently met with a number of children in care to hear their views and experiences. The department recognises how important it is to speak directly with those who are on the front line, delivering services for children and families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/12/2018 17:56:09 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1020659

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many in-flight files of EU legislation exist that effect the policy areas managed by his Department; and which in-flight files of EU legislation his Department intends to implement in UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	199849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The regulation establishing 'Erasmus', the union programme for education, training, youth and sport 2021-27 will be adopted by the EU during the implementation period but does not take effect until January 2021.</p><p>There is a range of EU legislation led by other departments that could affect the policy areas managed by the Department for Education. The Official Journal of the European Union publishes upcoming EU legislation for implementation. This is publicly available online: <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 13/12/2018 14:49:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1020660

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the link between deprivation and demand for children’s services.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	199765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Demand for children’s services is associated with a number of factors including deprivation. The most deprived local authorities (LAs) have more looked-after children (per 10,000 0-17 year olds), and these rates have grown faster than the least deprived LAs.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, to help ensure decisions are based on the best available evidence, the government is working with the sector to develop a sharper and more granular picture of demand for children’s services.</p><p>We are also working with Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government as part of the Government’s Fair Funding Review of relative needs and resources, where new, up-to-date formulas are being developed to ensure funding distribution to councils is based on the best available evidence.</p><p>We welcome the contributions from the sector in this area, including Newton Europe’s Making Sense (2018) report and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services continuing research reports, Safeguarding Pressures (2018)<em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/12/2018 17:58:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1020662

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding local government receives to deliver children’s services.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	199766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Funding for local government services, including children’s services, is set initially in the Spending Review. My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that the next Spending Review will be in 2019 and that decisions about the future funding of children’s services will be taken in the round.</p><p>We are working with the sector both to develop a thorough understanding of children’s services costs and pressures and to help local authorities to innovate and reform services to achieve better quality and efficiency.</p><p>The government has listened to the sector, which requested additional funding for social care. That is why we have provided flexibility for £410 million in grant funding for social care in the period of 2019 to 2020 to be directed according to what local authorities consider to be their top social care priorities, including children’s social care.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, and as part of the government’s review of relative needs and resources, new up-to-date formulas are being developed to ensure that funding distribution to councils is based on the best available evidence. The department and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have commissioned an ambitious data research project from independent contractors to inform this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 199768 question first answered 13/12/2018 12:13:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1020664

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have sufficient resources to deliver services to children and families.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	199768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Funding for local government services, including children’s services, is set initially in the Spending Review. My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that the next Spending Review will be in 2019 and that decisions about the future funding of children’s services will be taken in the round.</p><p>We are working with the sector both to develop a thorough understanding of children’s services costs and pressures and to help local authorities to innovate and reform services to achieve better quality and efficiency.</p><p>The government has listened to the sector, which requested additional funding for social care. That is why we have provided flexibility for £410 million in grant funding for social care in the period of 2019 to 2020 to be directed according to what local authorities consider to be their top social care priorities, including children’s social care.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, and as part of the government’s review of relative needs and resources, new up-to-date formulas are being developed to ensure that funding distribution to councils is based on the best available evidence. The department and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have commissioned an ambitious data research project from independent contractors to inform this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 199766 question first answered 13/12/2018 12:13:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1020666

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
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 how much local authorities overspent on children’s services last year; and how much additional investment for children’s services was announced in Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	199769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are required under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 to submit education and children’s social care budget and expenditure statements. This data is published in statistical releases annually. The most recent release shows a difference of approximately £1 billion in 2017-18 when their planned spend is compared to their actual spend.</p><p>At Autumn Budget, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an extra £410 million to address pressures on adult and children social care services, along with £84 million over five years to support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision-making, enabling them to work more effectively with the most vulnerable children and their families. This builds on the £200 billion the government has already made available to councils up to 2020 to provide services in the best interests of local residents, including those for children and young people.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/12/2018 13:13:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw