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1725750

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to support the health of pensioners living in energy inefficient homes when Winter Fuel Payment is withdrawn.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Energy support is the responsibility of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing support through our Warm Homes Plan which pensioners will benefit from. This will support investment in insulation and low carbon heating – upgrading millions of homes over this Parliament. Our long-term plan will protect billpayers permanently, reduce fuel poverty, and get the UK back on track to meet our climate goals.</p><p>The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further six months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025.  An additional £421 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF in England, plus funding for the Devolved Governments through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion, as usual.</p><p>The Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales provides eligible low-income households across Great Britain with a £150 rebate on their electricity bill. This winter, we expect over three million households, including over one million pensioners, to benefit under the scheme.</p><p>The Home Upgrade Grant provides grants to low-income households to upgrade the energy performance of the worst quality, off gas grid homes in England by installing multiple energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating. This will typically include insulation measures in combination with a heat pump to make the home heat efficient and suitable for the future as we build towards net zero.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives and reducing pressures on the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is ensuring pensioners are supported through our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, over 12 million pensioners will benefit, with many expected to see their new State Pension increase by around £1700 over the course of this Parliament.</p><p></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 17/09/2024 15:52:18 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725747

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing 16 to 19 funding to colleges to help fund pay deals.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises how critical further education (FE) teachers are to unlocking opportunity, tackling disadvantage and equipping learners with the skills needed to secure high value work and boost employer productivity. While the government does not set or recommend pay in the FE sector, it is clear that remuneration is an important factor in teacher recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to invest in FE teachers, including through additional funding of around £600 million across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years. This includes extending retention payments of up to £6,000 after tax to eligible early career FE teachers in key subject areas. This will support FE providers to recruit and retain high quality teachers in critical subject areas where vacancy rates are high.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 2953 question first answered 12/09/2024 14:40:15 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725746

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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 her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of pay in further education institutions on recruitment and retention.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises how critical further education (FE) teachers are to unlocking opportunity, tackling disadvantage and equipping learners with the skills needed to secure high value work and boost employer productivity. While the government does not set or recommend pay in the FE sector, it is clear that remuneration is an important factor in teacher recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to invest in FE teachers, including through additional funding of around £600 million across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years. This includes extending retention payments of up to £6,000 after tax to eligible early career FE teachers in key subject areas. This will support FE providers to recruit and retain high quality teachers in critical subject areas where vacancy rates are high.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 2954 question first answered 12/09/2024 14:40:15 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725759

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Hunting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a timeline to bring forward legislative measures to end trail hunting.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, and work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 12/09/2024 13:36:33 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1726710

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	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	Pension Credit: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the application process for Pension Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	3732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>We are streamlining all Pension Credit application routes by using information held internally to reduce the number of questions the citizen must answer.</p><p> </p><p>A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme is to utilise end user research to understand how the application process should operate in the future and consider the opportunities on how services can be more user friendly and easily accessible for citizens.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds grouped question UIN 3119 question first answered 11/09/2024 16:45:23 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1727046

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low pay on early years childcare sector recruitment.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	4008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the concerns the sector has about workforce recruitment and retention challenges. The department continues to work closely with the sector to understand these challenges. Early education and childcare is delivered by a mixed market of private, voluntary and independent provision who set their own rates of pay.</p><p> </p><p>The department is uplifting funding rates to support providers in dealing with the costs they face, including staffing costs. Current national average funding rates are broadly in line with, or higher than, nursery fees paid by parents last year. For 2024/25, this includes an investment of £67 million to reflect the increase in the National Living Wage from April 2024. Local authorities are required to pass through a minimum of 95% of the funding to early years providers.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 11/09/2024 12:19:47 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725727

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to fund accommodation for asylum seekers once the use of hotels is stopped.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and is reviewing the current arrangements for accommodation to ensure efficiency and value for money, including reducing the use of hotels.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 09/09/2024 16:11:52 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725679

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, when her Department last undertook a review of the Safety Valve agreement with Norfolk County Council; and if she will publish the conclusions of the most recent review.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Safety Valve agreements are established only when both the local authority and the department agree that the proposals will improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department regularly reviews the implementation of all Safety Valve agreements through a monitoring process that takes place three times a year. These reviews are not published, in order to secure free and frank discussion between the local authority and the department.</p><p>Norfolk's agreement is currently subject to review, and the local authority is working with the department on a revised proposal within the programme's framework.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 2948 question first answered 09/09/2024 10:55:32 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725674

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, how her Department monitors whether the Safety Valve programme leads to improvements in SEND service.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Safety Valve agreements are established only when both the local authority and the department agree that the proposals will improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department regularly reviews the implementation of all Safety Valve agreements through a monitoring process that takes place three times a year. These reviews are not published, in order to secure free and frank discussion between the local authority and the department.</p><p>Norfolk's agreement is currently subject to review, and the local authority is working with the department on a revised proposal within the programme's framework.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 2951 question first answered 09/09/2024 10:55:32 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725678

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, if her Department will publish a list of local authorities that have breached obligations to fulfil statutory duties to children and young people with SEND.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	2950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>A new Ofsted and Care Quality Commission Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection framework was launched in January 2023. All local areas are due to receive a full inspection within five years, which will support local areas to achieve better outcomes and standards in line with our programme of reform. Ofsted publish final outcome reports on their website, and local areas are required to publish them on their organisation’s website.</p><p>Where a council does not meet its duties, the department can take action that prioritises children’s needs and supports local areas to bring about rapid improvement. The department works to monitor, support and challenge local authorities, working closely with NHS England to tackle weaknesses that sit with health partners.</p><p>The department collects a range of SEND performance metrics from local authorities on an annual basis and these are publicly available.</p><p><br> The department welcomes the publication of the Big Listen response. It will work with Ofsted to consider how outcomes for children with SEND or in alternative provision are better reflected in both the education inspection and the Area SEND inspection framework going forwards.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 2949 question first answered 09/09/2024 10:48:46 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis