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1043689

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Medway Secure Training Centre: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Ofsted's Freedom of Information request datasets 2017: Residential education provision as at 16 November 2017, published on 9 January 2019, when the most recent Ofsted inspection of the residential education provision at Medway Training centre took place; and what the effectiveness grade was of that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	210035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centre (STC)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of latest published inspection</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date report published</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment score <em>(‘The achievement of young people’)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>26 February – 21 March 2018*</p></td><td><p>11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakhill</p></td><td><p>5-15 June 2018</p></td><td><p>6 August 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td><p>2-12 October 2018</p></td><td><p>27 November 2018</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes</em></strong></p><p><em>- Assessments are made on a four-point scale: Outstanding; Good; Requires improvement to be good; Inadequate. </em></p><p><em>- The Ofsted inspection framework may consider more than just education in the ‘achievement of young people’ section of their reports, however this is the section where education is best represented.</em></p><p><em>- *Medway STC has recently been inspected by Ofsted and their report is expected to be published shortly.</em></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 210036 210037 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:54:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1043690

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Oakhill Secure Training Centre: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Ofsted's Freedom of Information request datasets 2017: Residential education provision as at 16 November 2017, published on 9 January 2019, when the most recent Ofsted inspection of the residential education provision at Oakhill Secure Training centre took place; and what the effectiveness grade was of that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	210036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centre (STC)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of latest published inspection</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date report published</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment score <em>(‘The achievement of young people’)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>26 February – 21 March 2018*</p></td><td><p>11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakhill</p></td><td><p>5-15 June 2018</p></td><td><p>6 August 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td><p>2-12 October 2018</p></td><td><p>27 November 2018</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes</em></strong></p><p><em>- Assessments are made on a four-point scale: Outstanding; Good; Requires improvement to be good; Inadequate. </em></p><p><em>- The Ofsted inspection framework may consider more than just education in the ‘achievement of young people’ section of their reports, however this is the section where education is best represented.</em></p><p><em>- *Medway STC has recently been inspected by Ofsted and their report is expected to be published shortly.</em></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 210035 210037 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:54:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1043691

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Ofsted's Freedom of Information request datasets 2017: Residential education provision as at 16 November 2017, published on 9 January 2019, when the most recent Ofsted inspection of the residential education provision at Rainsbrook Secure Training centre took place; and what the effectiveness grade was of that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	210037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centre (STC)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of latest published inspection</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date report published</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment score <em>(‘The achievement of young people’)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>26 February – 21 March 2018*</p></td><td><p>11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakhill</p></td><td><p>5-15 June 2018</p></td><td><p>6 August 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td><p>2-12 October 2018</p></td><td><p>27 November 2018</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes</em></strong></p><p><em>- Assessments are made on a four-point scale: Outstanding; Good; Requires improvement to be good; Inadequate. </em></p><p><em>- The Ofsted inspection framework may consider more than just education in the ‘achievement of young people’ section of their reports, however this is the section where education is best represented.</em></p><p><em>- *Medway STC has recently been inspected by Ofsted and their report is expected to be published shortly.</em></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 210035 210036 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:54:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1045480

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Bhanu Choudhrie and Sudhir Choudhrie
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what is the status of (a) SFO and (b) CPS investigations into (i) Sudhir Choudhrie, (ii) Bhanu Choudhrie and (iii) other related parties.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	210434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is aware of the allegations made publicly about Sudhir and Bhanu Choudhrie. The SFO can neither confirm nor deny if Sudhir or Bhanu Choudhrie are currently subject to investigation by the SFO, or what, if any, representations the SFO has received about them.</p><p> </p><p>In order to protect the investigative process it is not always possible, or even desirable for investigative bodies to confirm whether or not an individual or organisation is subject to an investigation, or provide any details of matters under investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The SFO proactively publishes information about its cases on its website whenever it is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes cases that are referred to it by the police and does not have any investigative function.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/01/2019 14:56:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1045699

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Food: Labelling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's consultation entitled Calorie labelling for food and drink served outside of the home; and what the timetable is for implementing the recommendations from that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	210542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>We will publish the results of the consultation on mandating calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector and set out the timetable for further action later this year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/01/2019 16:20:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1043692

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the scale of anti-vaccination fake news in (a) Pakistan and (b) Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	210005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned about anti vaccination messaging on social media, and the further impact this can have, including in Afghanistan and Pakistan. These “fake news” messages have the potential to spread more rapidly and widely than traditional routes.</p><p> </p><p>Our emphasis has been on our own positive messaging, and supporting the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to understand anti-vaccine sentiment at a local level and the root causes of concerns. These organisations use a range of tools to monitor this – including population surveys, media and social media monitoring and through community dialogue. In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, health organisations have developed strategies to increase acceptance and demand for vaccination, which includes community engagement and trust-building, regular national assessment of vaccine concerns, and crisis response planning.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 209731 question first answered 23/01/2019 16:35:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1043694

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2019
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2018 to Question 142518 on employment support allowance, what guidance her Department has issued to GPs on the provision of medical notes to claimants of employment and support allowance that are appealing her Department's decision on their claim.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	210007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The guidance issued to GPs is published on the gov.uk website. The relevant information can be found on pages 8 and 9 of the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691502/the-benefits-system-a-short-guide-for-gps.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691502/the-benefits-system-a-short-guide-for-gps.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/01/2019 16:26:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1043696

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Workers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release Funding announced to train 900 new children’s social workers dated 8 January 2019, how many applications his Department’s tender 142495-2018 received.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	210038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Engagement events were held in London and Manchester in June last year, these events were attended by approximately 16 organisations.</p><p>Three bidders expressed an interest in submitting a tender; however, one bidder withdrew their interest prior to submitting an initial bid<em>.</em></p><p>Following a robust and thorough commercial process Frontline were selected to run a fast-track programme that will see an additional 900 social workers join the profession by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 210039 question first answered 23/01/2019 17:43:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1043697

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Workers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release Funding announced to train 900 new children’s social workers dated 8 January 2019, when the supplier information day was for the tender 142495-2018; and what the attendance at that event was.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	210039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Engagement events were held in London and Manchester in June last year, these events were attended by approximately 16 organisations.</p><p>Three bidders expressed an interest in submitting a tender; however, one bidder withdrew their interest prior to submitting an initial bid<em>.</em></p><p>Following a robust and thorough commercial process Frontline were selected to run a fast-track programme that will see an additional 900 social workers join the profession by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 210038 question first answered 23/01/2019 17:43:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1043698

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Work: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of spending on social work education.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	210040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>This government recognises the need to invest in social work. Since 2010 we have invested over £800 million in the training and practice of social workers. Our reforms aim to ensure that child and family social work remains an attractive career choice, and that more people are supported to remain in the profession.</p><p>More than 1,700 people have been trained through our fast-track programmes, Frontline and Step Up to Social Work. Alongside this, 22 teaching partnerships, involving 108 local authorities and 50 higher education institutes, are helping ensure that social work students are better prepared for the realities of practice.</p><p>We recognise that the quality of supervision and wider leadership can be key to recruitment, retention and opportunities for development and career progression. That is why we are investing in reforms, such as improving leadership and providing high quality continuing professional development (CPD).</p><p>As we move towards the Spending Review, we will keep the level of investment in social work education under review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/01/2019 17:39:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck