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1525012

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Ofsted: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspectors, among those completing inspections on behalf of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, have (a) more than six months, (b) more than 12 months, (c) more than 24 months and (d) more than five years experience, as such an inspector in their main remit, broken down by their main remit of inspection for (i) education, learning and skills, (ii) early years and (iii) social care.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	68523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/10/2022 07:45:10 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1524364

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Suicide
	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 potential merits of making suicide prevention a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	67120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>All pupils in schools are taught about mental health as part of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum, which the department made mandatory in 2020 to ensure that all pupils are taught about important topics.</p><p>Schools can teach older pupils about suicide in an age-appropriate and sensitive way. The RSHE statutory guidance advises that schools should approach teaching about self-harm and suicide carefully and should be aware of the risks to pupils from exposure to materials that are instructive rather than preventative. This includes websites or videos that provide instructions or methods of self-harm or suicide. The guidance is clear that if teachers have concerns about a specific pupil in relation to self-harm or suicidal thoughts, they must follow safeguarding procedures immediately.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/10/2022 07:42:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1525095

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Stockport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has provided recent additional support to maintained nursery schools in Stockport constituency in the context of rising inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	68604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The department knows that the early years sector is facing economic challenges, similar to those being faced across the country. The department has already announced additional funding of £160 million in 2022/23, £180 million in 2023/24 and £170 million in 2024/25, compared to the 2021/22 financial year, for local authorities to increase hourly rates paid to childcare providers. This includes all maintained nursery schools.</p><p>The department has also confirmed the continuation of maintained nursery school (MNS) supplementary funding throughout the spending review period, providing the sector with long-term certainty. More recently it has been announced that the department will be investing an additional £10 million into MNS supplementary funding from 2023/24, and have consulted on proposals to reform the distribution of this funding to ensure that it is being shared more evenly across all local authorities with MNSs. Our proposals mean that the vast majority of local authorities, including Stockport, will see their supplementary funding hourly rate increase, with a more generous increase for the lowest funded. We will respond to the consultation and publish final funding rates for 2023/24 this autumn. This is on top of the increase for this year, where we have increased the MNS supplementary hourly rate by 3.5%, equivalent to the increase in the 3 and 4-year-old hourly funding rates.</p><p>Further, the government recognises the impact rising energy prices can have on businesses, voluntary sector or public organisations of all sizes. On 21 September 2022, the former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced a new Energy Bill Relief Scheme to support eligible schools and businesses large and small, including early years providers and maintained nursery schools, with their energy costs over the winter. The Chancellor has made clear this will continue from now until April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/10/2022 07:51:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1522914

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
	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 resilience of childcare providers in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	64169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>One of the signs of a healthy and competitive market is that childcare providers may enter and exit it. The key measure of market health monitored by the department is whether local authorities believe that the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children in their area, rather than whether changes occur in the number and type of providers.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. The parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood is in the local authority of Lancashire. At present, all local authorities, including Lancashire, report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p><p>The department continues to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use the government-funded support that they are entitled to. We collect data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level.</p><p>The latest data shows that the mean hourly fee band for Lancashire local authority is £4.50 for 2-year-olds and £4.75 for 3 and 4-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64171 64172 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:19:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522916

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
	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 the level of childcare provision in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	64171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>One of the signs of a healthy and competitive market is that childcare providers may enter and exit it. The key measure of market health monitored by the department is whether local authorities believe that the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children in their area, rather than whether changes occur in the number and type of providers.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. The parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood is in the local authority of Lancashire. At present, all local authorities, including Lancashire, report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p><p>The department continues to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use the government-funded support that they are entitled to. We collect data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level.</p><p>The latest data shows that the mean hourly fee band for Lancashire local authority is £4.50 for 2-year-olds and £4.75 for 3 and 4-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64169 64172 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:19:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522917

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
	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 the affordability of childcare provision in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	64172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>One of the signs of a healthy and competitive market is that childcare providers may enter and exit it. The key measure of market health monitored by the department is whether local authorities believe that the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children in their area, rather than whether changes occur in the number and type of providers.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. The parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood is in the local authority of Lancashire. At present, all local authorities, including Lancashire, report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p><p>The department continues to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use the government-funded support that they are entitled to. We collect data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level.</p><p>The latest data shows that the mean hourly fee band for Lancashire local authority is £4.50 for 2-year-olds and £4.75 for 3 and 4-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64169 64171 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:19:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522919

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
	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 estimate of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) other early years childcare settings which have closed in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	64174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 10:30:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1524613

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Lancaster and Fleetwood
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests for education, health and care plans were (a) made by parents and (b) signed off by Lancashire County Council for students in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	67936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The requested information is not held by the department.</p><p>Data on the number of requests for education, health and care (EHC) plans and the number of plans issued is collected by local authorities only, and does not include breakdowns relating to whom made the request.</p><p>The number of initial requests for an EHC plan and the number issued in Lancashire County Council can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6ac81db3-d5d3-4258-2be7-08dab0fa305d" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6ac81db3-d5d3-4258-2be7-08dab0fa305d</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 15:30:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1523088

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Nuffield Foundation’s study of England’s childcare market, what assessment he has made of whether for-profit private providers meet the needs of disadvantaged children within their services.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	64233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The department continues to monitor the sufficiency of childcare. One of the signs of a healthy and competitive market is that a range of providers are able to offer choice and flexibility for parents. 65% of early years childcare places in England are provided by private, voluntary, and independent group-based providers who continue to provide high-quality childcare for families. On disadvantaged two-year-old entitlements, 16,040 out of 22,074 providers that delivered services are in the private, voluntary, and independent sector.</p><p>The majority of eligible two, three, and four-year-olds continue to access free childcare, and local authorities are not reporting any substantial sufficiency or place supply issues that they are unable to manage locally. The department has not seen a substantial number of parents saying that they cannot secure a childcare place.</p><p>The department continues to engage with sector stakeholders and local authorities to monitor dynamics within local markets, parents' access to government entitlements and the childcare they require, and the sustainability of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 10:53:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1523359

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Oak National Academy
	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 potential merits of (a) reducing the (i) scope and (ii) funding of the Oak National Academy arms-length body and (b) pausing procurement processes until a new curriculum partner can be found following the withdrawal of United Learning.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	65908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>As an integral part of the process to set up Oak National Academy as an arm’s length body (ALB), the department carefully considered the scope and minimum viable funding that will enable the ALB to deliver its vital objectives and provide value for money. Progress will be monitored throughout Oak’s lifetime and will be factored into the body’s ongoing evaluation and two-year review.</p><p>Oak National Academy’s forthcoming procurement will identify curriculum partners, ensuring all teachers are able to access leading curriculum thinking and expertise, drawn from across the education sector.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 11:45:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West