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114698

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria Ofsted uses for inspection of the welfare of children engaging in sporting activities during school hours.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	213656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. A copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 10/11/2014 17:35:42 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

62258

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Dominic Cummings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with Dominic Cummings since Mr Cummings left his Department; and what the purpose of those meetings was.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	201077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Mr Cummings is an ex-employee of the Department for Education. It is not uncommon for ex-employees to be in contact with Ministers and the Department. As the Secretary of State for Education explained to the House on Monday 16 June, many people seek to visit and contact the Department for Education to exchange ideas with old friends and colleagues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 201075 201161 201162 201163 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:39:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1019475

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to update the statutory guidance Safeguarding Disabled Children.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not have any immediate plans to update the ‘Safeguarding disabled children’ (2009) guidance, although we will keep this under review.</p><p>The current core statutory requirements for the safeguarding of all children, including disabled children, are set out in ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (2018): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2</a>. Social workers may still find the 2009 guidance useful in guiding their practice when working with disabled children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/12/2018 14:31:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

851777

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foster Care in England Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence was produced by the Narey Review of Foster Care to support the recommendation to abolish the Independent Reviewing Office.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	130540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers produced the report as independent reviewers. They drew on evidence from a range of sources, including an open call for evidence, an analysis of existing and new data, an evidence review produced by Kings College London and commissioned research into cost drivers in fostering services. They also held visits and meetings with children and young people, foster parents, local authority officials, independent fostering agencies, academics, charities, and other representative organisations and groups. The Office of the Children’s Commissioner designed a survey for children and young people, which received 100 responses.</p><p> </p><p>I am committed to ensuring that foster parents, and the children that they care for, receive the support they need and have access to independent, appropriate advice. We are carefully considering all the review’s recommendations to ensure that both foster parents and children receive the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/03/2018 11:11:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

851778

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places were available in secure children's homes in each of the last 10 years; and what the annual average occupancy rates have been in that same period.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	130541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of places that were available in secure children’s homes in each of the last 10 years and the occupancy rates, at 31 March of each year, are shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>Numbers of approved places and children accommodated in secure children's homes as at 31 March</strong></p><p><strong>Year: 2008 to 2017</strong></p><p><strong>Coverage: England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>England &amp; Wales</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>At 31 March</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of secure children's homes</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Places approved<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of places available<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Children accommodated</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Occupancy <br>rate (%)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><em>81</em></p></td><td><p><em>86</em></p></td><td><p><em>83</em></p></td><td><p><em>71</em></p></td><td><p><em>80</em></p></td><td><p><em>70</em></p></td><td><p><em>77</em></p></td><td><p><em>81</em></p></td><td><p><em>83</em></p></td><td><p><em>80</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: DfE SA1 Survey</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p>(1) Number of places in secure children’s homes as approved by the Secretary of State at 31 March.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p>(2) Number of places that were in use or available for use at 31 March (excluding any approved places that are out of service, e.g. undergoing development work). This number does not indicate the number of vacant places.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p>(3) Occupancy rates are based on the number of children accommodated at 31 March in relation to the number of places approved by the Secretary of State, and are displayed to the nearest whole number.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information was published in the statistical first releases available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-secure-children-s-homes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-secure-children-s-homes</a>.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/03/2018 11:08:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

851779

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adoption placements were completed in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	130542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of looked after children who were adopted from care in each of the last 10 years is given in the table below and can be found in Table H1 of the statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’ which is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Children looked after who were adopted during the years ending 31 March<sup>1,2,3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Years ending 31 March 2008 to 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number adopted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>3,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,350</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: SSDA 903</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>3. Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The department does not collect information on the number of children who were adopted without being previously looked after.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/03/2018 11:25:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

851780

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adoptions have been disrupted in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	130543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on all adoptions which breakdown after the adoption order is granted.</p><p>A research report ‘Beyond the adoption order’ was published in 2014 and gave a one-off insight into adoption breakdown. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beyond-the-adoption-order-challenges-intervention-disruption" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beyond-the-adoption-order-challenges-intervention-disruption</a>.</p><p>Information is collected on children who return to care and who are reported as having previously been adopted. This is published in table C1 in the statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’, available to view at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>These figures were collected for the first time in 2014 and should be treated with caution as the information is based on self-declaration and for a large number of children the previous permanence arrangement is not known.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/03/2018 11:26:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

851781

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foster Care in England Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish its formal response to the Narey review of fostering.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	130544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The government response to both the independent review ‘Foster Care in England’ (also known as the “National Fostering Stocktake”) and the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into fostering will be published in spring this year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/03/2018 11:21:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

861157

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foster Care in England Independent Review
	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 9 March 2018 to Question 130540, on Foster Care in England Independent Review, if he will publish the specific evidence reviewed by the Narey Review into Fostering which recommended the addition of Independent Reviewing Officers.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	132306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The department will not publish the views and experiences of individuals. A summary of the call for evidence was published alongside the independent review. The independent reviewers, Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers, drew their conclusions from a broad range of evidence they collected from a number of individuals and organisations, some of which was provided confidentially. It is for organisations to chose whether to make their evidence public and some have done this.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/03/2018 14:44:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

862071

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption: Finance
	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 9 March 2018 to Question 130543, by what method his Department assesses the cost-effectiveness of funding given to adopters under the Adoption Support Fund in the absence of information on adoption breakdown.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	132490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>All applications for funding from the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) by local authorities and regional adoption agencies are based on an up to date assessment of the support needs of the adoptive family.</p><p> </p><p>The fund requires local authorities to meet it terms and conditions for funding, which include requirements that the procurement of funded services follow the relevant European, national and local rules and processes to secure best value for money. These terms and conditions can be found at: <a href="http://www.adoptionsupportfund.co.uk/Portals/0/Adoption%20Support%20Fund%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20of%20Funding.pdf?ver=2017-03-08-154522-847" target="_blank">http://www.adoptionsupportfund.co.uk/Portals/0/Adoption%20Support%20Fund%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20of%20Funding.pdf?ver=2017-03-08-154522-847</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Last August, we published an independent evaluation of the ASF. The results showed high levels of satisfaction amongst parents: 84% thought that the fund had helped their child and improvements in behaviour and mental health were also referenced.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/03/2018 17:38:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton