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1167635

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	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 calculations used in rates for childcare funding in line with the Information Commissioner’s recent decision.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	8262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood to the answer I gave on 31 October 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-10-28/6465/" target="_blank">6465</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/11/2019 16:58:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1156379

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children looked after under a (a) voluntary agreement under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, (b) care order that was (i) full and (ii) interim and (c) placement order have been placed (A) in a fostering for adoption placement and (B) subject to concurrent planning in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	5469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The available information on the number of looked after children in fostering for adoption or concurrent planning arrangements with approved adopters since 2015 are shown in the attached table. Figures, broken down by these 2 categories, are not available.</p><p>Information on the status of the fostering placement, whether with an approved adopter (fostering for adoption) or concurrent planning arrangement, was not collected in 2014.</p><p>The number of looked after children by legal status and in foster placements are published in Tables A1 and A2, respectively, of the statistical release 'Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018' at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/11/2019 11:53:10 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan attachment 1 file name 5469_Children_looked_after_at_31_March_in_fostering_placements_with_an_approved_adopter_or_concurrent_planning_arrangement_by_legal_status.xls title 5469_Table
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1166850

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	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 effect on the operation of childcare providers and nurseries of the increase in free childcare to 30 hours per week; and what plans he has to increase funding to ensure that the current level of provision is maintained.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	6464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Although childcare providers do not have to offer the 30 hours entitlement, our 2018 Provider Survey shows that the majority of nurseries and childcare providers who take three and four-year-olds are offering 30 hours places.</p><p>Nearly 36,000 nurseries and childcare providers delivered 30 hours places in the second year of the programme. Around 600,000 children have benefitted from a 30 hours place in the first two years of delivery. Nurseries and childcare providers can choose whether to offer the entitlements and can then do so in ways which meet the needs of their business, within the confines of the statutory guidance.</p><p>As part of the Department’s commitment to support early years providers in delivering high quality care and education, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, recently announced funding to increase hourly rates for the Government’s free hours offers for 2020-21. In total, the Department plans to spend over £3.6 billion on our early education entitlements next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/10/2019 17:47:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1166849

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current hourly rates for free and subsidised childcare; and what plans his Department has to review current funding levels.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	6463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to support early years providers in delivering high quality care and education, which is why my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, recently announced funding to increase hourly rates for the Government’s free hours offers for 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>In total, the Department plans to spend over £3.6 billion on early education entitlements next year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the need to keep the evidence base on costs up to date. We continue to monitor the nurseries and childcare market closely through a range of regular and one-off research projects which provide insight into various aspects of the market. That includes the 2018 Early Years Provider Costs report which looked at a representative sample of nurseries and childminders. This is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/10/2019 17:39:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1166848

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse has been of free and subsidised nursery places in (a) London and (b) England in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	6462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the annual funding for the early education entitlements for England and London since 2015-16. This includes funding to all nurseries and childminders providing the 15 hour entitlement for disadvantaged 2 year olds, the universal 15 hours for all 3-4 year olds, and the additional 15 hour entitlement for 3-4 year olds of working parents. It also includes early years pupil premium funding, disability access funding, and supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools. Further breakdowns can be found by following the links provided in the table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/10/2019 17:27:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 6462_Early_Years_Funding_Table.xls title 6462_table
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1166851

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 25 October 2019 decision of the Information Commissioner, if he will publish his Department's calculations of funding for free and subsidised nursery places.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	6465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department wants every child to have the best start in life, which is why we are spending around £3.5 billion on early education entitlements this year and plan to spend over £3.6 billion on these entitlements next year.</p><p>The Department are aware of the decision made by the Information Commissioner's Office and are considering its response.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/10/2019 16:31:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1156378

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the looked-after children who were cared for in a friends and family foster placement were placed there under a section 20 of the Children Act 1989 voluntary agreement in (a) 31 March 2018, (b) 31 March 2017 and (c) March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	5468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of looked-after children in foster placements with a relative or friend who were placed there under a section 20 of the Children Act 1989 voluntary agreement in (a) 31 March 2018, (b) 31 March 2017 and (c) March 2016 is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Children looked after in foster placements with relative or friend at 31 March<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(Years ending 31 March 2016 to 2018)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="3"><p>1. Under a section 20 of the Children Act 1989 voluntary agreement.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 30/10/2019 16:43:06 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1132810

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has his department made of the effect of trends in the level of school funding on the number of (a) Ofsted rated outstanding schools that have been assessed as (i) good, (ii) requires improvement and (iii) inadequate by Ofsted and (b) stuck schools.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	266150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has a responsibility to ensure that inspection arrangements are proportionate and achieve an appropriate balance between school autonomy and assurance. That is why we have asked Ofsted to increase the number of outstanding schools it inspects this year, based on its risk assessment, so that those most at risk of decline are inspected.</p><p>Given Ofsted inspects outstanding schools where it has specific concerns, it is to be expected that in some cases school performance will have declined. This demonstrates that the risk assessment process is working. Nevertheless, of the 305 risk based inspections of exempt schools undertaken by Ofsted between September 2018 and 31 March 2019, 70% were found to be outstanding or good.</p><p>Since 2017, the Department has given every local authority more money for every pupil in every school, and has allocated the biggest increases to those that have been most underfunded. The Department recognises the budgeting challenges schools face and continues to support schools to make the most of their budgets by reducing non staff costs such as energy, water bills and materials.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 266149 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:43:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1132809

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the trends in the number of exempt schools that require an Ofsted inspection as a result of declining standards; and if he will undertake a review of the regulations exempting schools ranked as outstanding from routine inspections.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	266149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has a responsibility to ensure that inspection arrangements are proportionate and achieve an appropriate balance between school autonomy and assurance. That is why we have asked Ofsted to increase the number of outstanding schools it inspects this year, based on its risk assessment, so that those most at risk of decline are inspected.</p><p>Given Ofsted inspects outstanding schools where it has specific concerns, it is to be expected that in some cases school performance will have declined. This demonstrates that the risk assessment process is working. Nevertheless, of the 305 risk based inspections of exempt schools undertaken by Ofsted between September 2018 and 31 March 2019, 70% were found to be outstanding or good.</p><p>Since 2017, the Department has given every local authority more money for every pupil in every school, and has allocated the biggest increases to those that have been most underfunded. The Department recognises the budgeting challenges schools face and continues to support schools to make the most of their budgets by reducing non staff costs such as energy, water bills and materials.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 266150 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:43:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1131995

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	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 (a) social and (b) economic value of the additional grants that are available from the Erasmus+ programme for widening student participation in (i) the current programme and (ii) the 2021-27 programme.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	264441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer The hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood to the answer I gave on 8 May 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-05-08/252019/" target="_blank">252019</a>.</p><p>Further to this, the government is considering the value for money of the UK's participation in the Erasmus+ programme. This includes a range of monetisable and non-monetisable benefits and costs to ensure we capture all sources of potential economic value and cost. We will also want to consider carefully the impact of any of these options on students from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities in our assessments.</p><p>This assessment is ongoing and is part of a wider, cross-government exercise on considering value for money of EU programmes.</p><p>Ultimately, any decisions about our participation in the Erasmus+ programme will also be a matter for wider negotiations about our future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/06/2019 13:50:40 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes