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1466318

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to (a) require local authorities to ask parents who request an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) form whether or not English is their first language and (b) offer additional language support to parents throughout the EHCP process.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	10016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to have regard to the importance of the child or young person, and the child’s parents, participating as fully as possible in decisions, and being provided with the information and support necessary to enable participation in those decisions. All local authorities must have arrangements for information and advice and should ensure that advice and guidance for children and young people is tailored appropriately for them. All local authorities must publish a local offer about all their services. One of the requirements of local offers is that they must be accessible to the local population, which does include ensuring access those for whom English is not their first language. The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) code of practice also makes clear that the format of an education, health and care (EHC) plan is agreed locally. Local authorities must decide on the languages that EHC plans are available in, depending on local need.</p><p>In addition, it is the department’s aim, through the proposals set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper to provide parents and carers with a clearer understanding of the support that should be available to meet their child’s needs. This includes a proposal to standardise the EHC plan process to drive consistency in how needs are identified and assessed. The public consultation for the Green Paper is due to close on 22 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 15:11:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1466319

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to require upper tier local authorities and clinical commissioning groups to provide parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities with a list of potential sources of financial support to which they might be entitled.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	10017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities must provide information on personal budgets as part of their local offer. This should include a policy on personal budgets that sets out a description of the services across education, health and social care that currently lend themselves to the use of personal budgets, how that funding will be made available, and clear and simple statements of eligibility criteria and the decision-making processes. Personal budgets are optional for the child’s parent or the young person, but local authorities are under a duty to prepare a budget when requested. Local authorities must provide information about organisations that may be able to provide advice and assistance to help parents and young people to make informed decisions about personal budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 16:56:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1466320

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest period of time between a pre-tribunal settlement for education, health and care provision being agreed and a settlement order being signed for each upper tier local authority.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	10018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold or collect information on the period of time between a pre-tribunal settlement for education, health and care provision being agreed and a settlement order being signed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/06/2022 10:11:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1241284

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the merits of bringing forward proposals to amend universal credit regulations to allow her Department to apply discretion on the recovery of advance loans taken out by domestic abuse victims under duress.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	100279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to the prevention of abuse and the Department for Work and Pensions has a range of measures designed to support people who flee violent and abusive households.</p><p> </p><p>If a Universal Credit claimant has been forced into claiming an advance through domestic abuse, we would urge the claimant to talk to the Department about this. If the advance was taken whilst part of a couple claim, 50% of the outstanding balance would be apportioned upon pursuing a single claim. Additionally, the Department offers deferrals of advance repayments by up to 3 months in exceptional circumstances and will apply discretion wherever possible with the rates of repaying other government debts. A range of other support is available across the Department for those impacted by domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-violence-and-abuse-help-from-dwp/help-available-from-the-department-for-work-and-pensions-for-people-who-are-victims-of-domestic-violence-and-abuse#universal-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-violence-and-abuse-help-from-dwp/help-available-from-the-department-for-work-and-pensions-for-people-who-are-victims-of-domestic-violence-and-abuse#universal-credit</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to look at ways to further support the victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/10/2020 15:28:55 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1401341

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National School Breakfast Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the level of pupil uptake of free school breakfasts in schools receiving support from the National School Breakfast Programme from September to December 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	100414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to continuing support for school breakfast clubs and the department is investing up to £24 million to continue our national programme until the end of the summer term in 2023. This funding will support around 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better support their attainment, wellbeing, and readiness to learn. The focus of the programme is to target the most disadvantaged areas of the country, including the department’s opportunity areas<em>.</em></p><p>The enrolment process for schools joining the programme is currently ongoing, and the department has seen a strong interest so far from eligible schools since we invited the expressions of interest.</p><p>Throughout the current contract the department will be working with our provider, Family Action, to monitor different aspects of the current programme, including data on pupil uptake. The department will consider the best opportunities to share information on the programme as it progresses.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 100415 question first answered 18/01/2022 12:56:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1401343

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National School Breakfast Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to (a) measure pupil uptake of free school breakfasts in each school as part of the National School Breakfast Programme and (b) publish the average pupil uptake across all schools involved in that programme.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	100415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to continuing support for school breakfast clubs and the department is investing up to £24 million to continue our national programme until the end of the summer term in 2023. This funding will support around 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better support their attainment, wellbeing, and readiness to learn. The focus of the programme is to target the most disadvantaged areas of the country, including the department’s opportunity areas<em>.</em></p><p>The enrolment process for schools joining the programme is currently ongoing, and the department has seen a strong interest so far from eligible schools since we invited the expressions of interest.</p><p>Throughout the current contract the department will be working with our provider, Family Action, to monitor different aspects of the current programme, including data on pupil uptake. The department will consider the best opportunities to share information on the programme as it progresses.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 100414 question first answered 18/01/2022 12:56:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1241297

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of universal credit scams.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	100430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department takes this issue very seriously and we continue to look across government and beyond to tackle benefit fraud.</p><p> </p><p>In June, the Department launched a new process for claimants who allege that without their participation or knowledge, their identity has been used to make a fraudulent claim for Universal Credit. Where this is found to be the case, the Department will consider reinstatement of relevant legacy benefits and/or tax credits.</p><p> </p><p>The Department considers each case on its own merits and decisions are made on the strength of the evidence provided.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant has been the victim of a scam, and has not benefited from it in any way, they will not be held liable for any debt. In these cases, we will seek to recover any losses from the perpetrator of any fraud.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/10/2020 15:51:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1401238

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Noonan Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Government support is offered to families in which someone lives with Noonan's Syndrome; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a blue badge for the carer of that person.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	100493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises that Noonan’s syndrome can cause a range of needs and difficulties for individuals, which may mean that they, or their families, require additional support. For children, support can be provided through both the education system, and through children’s social care services.</p><p>Schools are required to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils they support and to use their best endeavours to make sure that a child or young person who has SEN gets the support they need. Local authorities (LAs) have a statutory responsibility to assess whether children and young people have SEN that require the support of an education, health and care (EHC) plan. If the local authority issues an EHC plan, it also has a statutory duty to secure the provision specified in the plan, working with its education, health, and social care partners.</p><p>Outside education, the department believes that it is right for LAs, who know their areas’ needs best, to determine what services are required locally, including early help. In line with this, respite care services for disabled children (which are sometimes known as Short Breaks) are provided based on an individual assessment of each child and family’s needs. The Children and Families Act 2014 (Section 97) requires local authorities to assess and support the needs of parents/carers as well as those of children with SEN or a disability. Assessments are based on individual needs but should include parents’ well-being and ‘control over day-to-day life’.</p><p>This year LAs have access to £51.3 billion to deliver their core services, including a £1.7 billion grant for social care. In addition to statutory services, we are providing £27.3 million to the Family Fund in financial year 2021-22 to support over 60,000 families on low incomes raising children and young people with disabilities or serious illnesses. Grants can be used for a range of purposes, including family breaks.</p><p>The Blue Badge Scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for people with a range of disabilities and medical conditions to enable them to park closer to the places they wish to visit. Eligibility for a blue badge is not restricted to specific conditions. People with conditions such as Noonan’s Syndrome could receive a badge if they meet the eligibility criteria. It is for the relevant LA to decide if an applicant meets the criteria. If an individual is eligible for a badge, then their carer can use it when accompanying the badge holder.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2022 16:25:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1401306

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was received from the £7 million Wellbeing for education recovery grant by (a) Sheffield, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire in 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	100613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>In May 2021, the government provided £7 million in Wellbeing for Education Recovery grants to Local Authorities, to further help education staff in local schools and colleges to promote and support the wellbeing and mental health of pupils and students during recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. This built on the £8 million support provided in the 2020-21 financial year under the Wellbeing for Education Return scheme.</p><p>A grant determination letter for 2021-22 was published on 10 June 2021, confirming a grant of £53,107 was provided to Sheffield, in addition to £61,556 provided in 2020-21: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter</a>. As the funding was distributed to upper tier Local Authorities, funding received by South Yorkshire and Yorkshire cannot be provided.</p><p>The grant determination letters for 2021-22 and 2020-21 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2022 10:10:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1401530

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Ventilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of CO2 monitors offered to nurseries and early years settings; and what proportion of those monitors are still to be delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	100625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The department has now delivered over 353,000 CO2 monitors to over 99% of eligible maintained schools, further education colleges, and the majority of early years providers. Special schools and alternative provision education providers were prioritised, given their higher than average number of vulnerable pupils. Deliveries to these providers are now complete. Final deliveries to providers will be made shortly.</p><p>All education providers should receive approximately one CO2 monitor per two teaching rooms. The monitors are portable and so they can be moved around to test their full estate. Feedback from education providers is that they are finding the monitors helpful to manage ventilation and, in the majority of settings, existing ventilation measures are sufficient.</p><p>The private sector is autonomous, and it is up to individual providers to decide on whether they want to purchase CO2 monitors. There is no mandate from government to do so. Youth clubs were not included in the rollout of CO2 monitors as youth clubs are autonomous and able to determine their own arrangements to keep young people and staff as safe as possible.</p><p>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has emphasised the importance of ventilation and had supplied guidance to education providers on ventilation requirements.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 100626 100627 question first answered 13/01/2022 16:31:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes