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1077268

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/02/2019
	date	25/02/2019
	date tabled	25/02/2019
	ddp created	25/02/2019 23:00:06
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	26/02/2019 15:45:31 05/03/2019 13:59:02
	hansard heading	Intestacy
	house id	1
	identifier	225445
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 13:27:08
	question text	To ask the Attorney General , how many and what proportion of referrals to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department have come from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each year since 2012.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 225445
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225445
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The following table provides the number of referrals received from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each financial year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>827</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures relate to intestate estates only and do not include companies.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the breakdown by percentage of total number of referrals in the same period:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Number of Referrals</p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>1755</p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>41.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1660</p></td><td><p>51.1%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>39.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>1964</p></td><td><p>42.1%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>49.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4925</p></td><td><p>13.9%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>3130</p></td><td><p>20.9%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>75.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>1643</p></td><td><p>34.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>59.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td><td><p>32.8%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td><td><p>63.25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>1657</p></td><td><p>26.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>69.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 05/03/2019 13:27:08
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1050157

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/01/2019
	date	28/01/2019
	date tabled	28/01/2019
	ddp created	29/01/2019 00:32:04
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	30/01/2019 11:15:06 31/01/2019 18:16:02
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	identifier	213285
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	31/01/2019 17:44:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is a sustainable future for children’s services in West Lancashire.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 213285
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213285
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Children's social care services in Lancashire were judged as ‘Requires Improvement' by Ofsted in August 2018. This followed a period of intervention by the department after an earlier ‘Inadequate’ judgement in 2015. As a result, services in Lancashire are now in a period of support and supervision and will receive regular support and challenge from the department to ensure that recent improvements are sustained.</p><p>The government is committed to improving outcomes for disadvantaged children and young people. That is why our children’s social care reform programme is working to deliver a highly capable, highly skilled social work workforce as well as high performing services everywhere and a national system of excellent and innovative practice.</p><p>The Autumn Budget announced a further £410 million in 2019-20 for local authorities to invest in adult and children’s social care services. We are also investing £84 million in targeted evidence-based interventions to unlock better work with vulnerable children and their families. This is in addition to the over £200 billion that was made available at the 2015 Spending Review until 2020 for councils to deliver local services, including children’s services.</p> question first answered 31/01/2019 17:44:37
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1077523

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	26/02/2019
	date tabled	26/02/2019
	ddp created	26/02/2019 21:09:34
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 15:45:09 05/03/2019 11:55:04
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	226074
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 11:23:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending supplementary funding for nursery schools after April 2020.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 226074
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226074
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Maintained nursery schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. They experience costs that other providers do not and we are providing local authorities with approximately £60 million a year in supplementary funding to enable them to protect the funding of MNS.</p><p>I announced on 28 February that the government would extend the supplementary funding paid to local authorities by approximately £24 million to enable them to fully fund MNS for the whole of the 2019/20 academic year. This provides local authorities with the reassurance to allocate places for this September with confidence. The announcement was made with the agreement of HM Treasury. Next steps after the 2019/20 academic year will be determined by the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> question first answered 05/03/2019 11:23:26
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1082281

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2019
	date	05/03/2019
	date tabled	05/03/2019
	ddp created	05/03/2019 21:17:08
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	06/03/2019 11:15:06 11/03/2019 15:11:02
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	identifier	228626
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/03/2019 14:40:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provisions are in place to ensure a sustainable future for children’s services in West Lancashire.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 228626
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228626
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>​Funding for children’s services is made available through the Local Government Finance Settlement. We are in the final year of a multi-year settlement deal – worth over £200 billion in the 5 years to 2020.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget 2018, the government made £410 million available to local authorities, in 2019/20, for adult and children social care. The government also announced £84 million in targeted, evidence-based interventions which will transform services to reduce demand, saving money for local authorities but most importantly, improving the quality of services for our most vulnerable children.</p><p>The Department for Education is working closely with Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government on the review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services at local government finance settlements.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p> question first answered 11/03/2019 14:40:41
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	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1088341

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/03/2019
	date	13/03/2019
	date tabled	13/03/2019
	ddp created	13/03/2019 21:58:54
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	14/03/2019 17:45:10 20/03/2019 18:47:08
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	identifier	231962
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/03/2019 18:14:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of local authority children’s services departments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 231962
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	231962
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Funding for children’s services is made available through the local government finance settlement (LGFS), which gives local authorities flexibility to target spending according to local needs and to fulfil their statutory responsibilities, including services for children and families. Since 2010, the responsibilities of local authorities and the makeup of their funding streams have changed significantly. Therefore, wider spending power measures are not directly comparable over this period.</p><p>Over the 5 year period to 2019-20, councils have access, through the LGFS, to over £200 billion to deliver local services, including children’s services. Core spending power has increased from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.4 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>In addition to this the Autumn Budget announced a further £410 million in 2019-20 for local authorities to invest in adult and children’s social care services. It also announced £84 million of extra funding, over the next 5 years, to support local authorities to invest in initiatives that improve social work practice and decision making.</p><p>Local authority level data since 2013 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>National level children in need and service use since 2010 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a> and: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p>The most common factors recorded in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. These have been consistently the top two factors for the years during which we have collected this data and have risen in line with trends in demand.</p><p>The Department for Education are working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services at LGFSs.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p> question first answered 20/03/2019 18:14:53
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	publisher	25259
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1088351

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/03/2019
	date	13/03/2019
	date tabled	13/03/2019
	ddp created	13/03/2019 21:59:18
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	15/03/2019 12:15:07 20/03/2019 18:47:02
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	identifier	231967
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/03/2019 18:14:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the correlation between funding for children’s services between 2010-11 and 2017-18 and the number of (a) referrals to children’s services, (b) re-referrals within 12 months, (c) children in need, (d) child protection enquiries, (e) child protection plans and (f) looked after children.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 231967
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	231967
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Funding for children’s services is made available through the local government finance settlement (LGFS), which gives local authorities flexibility to target spending according to local needs and to fulfil their statutory responsibilities, including services for children and families. Since 2010, the responsibilities of local authorities and the makeup of their funding streams have changed significantly. Therefore, wider spending power measures are not directly comparable over this period.</p><p>Over the 5 year period to 2019-20, councils have access, through the LGFS, to over £200 billion to deliver local services, including children’s services. Core spending power has increased from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.4 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>In addition to this the Autumn Budget announced a further £410 million in 2019-20 for local authorities to invest in adult and children’s social care services. It also announced £84 million of extra funding, over the next 5 years, to support local authorities to invest in initiatives that improve social work practice and decision making.</p><p>Local authority level data since 2013 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>National level children in need and service use since 2010 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a> and: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p>The most common factors recorded in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. These have been consistently the top two factors for the years during which we have collected this data and have risen in line with trends in demand.</p><p>The Department for Education are working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services at LGFSs.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p> question first answered 20/03/2019 18:14:54
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1089431

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2019
	date	15/03/2019
	date tabled	15/03/2019
	ddp created	15/03/2019 15:24:00
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	18/03/2019 12:55:14 22/03/2019 15:32:53
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	232981
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/03/2019 15:00:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Action for Children press release entitled Children's funding slashed by a third per child leaving thousands at risk of falling into crisis, dated 26 February 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 232981
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	232981
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>At Autumn Budget my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor announced an extra £410 million to address pressures on social care services, along with £84 million over five years to support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision-making, enabling them to work more effectively with the most vulnerable children and their families.</p><p>This builds on the £200 billion government has already made available to councils up to 2020 to provide services in the best interests of local residents, including those for children and young people.</p><p>We are also working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the sector to ensure decisions around core funding made at Spending Review, and how it is shared between local authorities as part of the review of relative needs and resources, are informed by the best available evidence.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 22/03/2019 15:00:31
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1104789

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2019
	date	25/03/2019
	date tabled	25/03/2019
	ddp created	26/03/2019 00:09:11
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	26/03/2019 15:36:35 02/04/2019 17:23:04
	hansard heading	Schools: Statistics
	house id	1
	identifier	236407
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/04/2019 16:49:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library copies of the Memorandum of Understanding and any other data-sharing agreement for pupil, student and workforce data between his Department and the Home Office.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 236407
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	236407
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The data sharing agreement between the Department for Education and the Home Office, and the Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding, will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> question first answered 02/04/2019 16:49:31
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1077271

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/02/2019
	date	25/02/2019
	date tabled	25/02/2019
	ddp created	25/02/2019 23:00:14
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/03/2019 14:45:06 04/03/2019 18:10:06
	hansard heading	Public Health Funerals: Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster
	house id	1
	identifier	225448
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 17:38:02
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he provides to local authorities in the Duchies of (a) Lancaster and (b) Cornwall on procedures relating to the estates of people for whom they assume responsibility for a public health funeral.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 225448
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225448
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold information on public health funerals.</p> question first answered 04/03/2019 17:38:02
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1057081

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/02/2019
	date	08/02/2019
	date tabled	08/02/2019
	ddp created	08/02/2019 16:28:27
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	11/02/2019 12:05:15 13/02/2019 17:41:02
	hansard heading	Taxis: Guide Dogs
	house id	1
	identifier	218777
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/02/2019 17:08:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to respond to the recommendations on tackling discrimination against guide dog owners using taxis in the September 2018 report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and PHV Licensing.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 218777
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	218777
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government responded to the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing on 12<sup>th</sup> February. The response can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/government-response-and-consultation-on-taxi-and-private-hire-vehicle-licensing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/government-response-and-consultation-on-taxi-and-private-hire-vehicle-licensing</a></p><p> </p><p>As the response sets out, disability awareness training can provide taxi and PHV drivers with the skills and knowledge to assist disabled passengers appropriately, and the Government supports licensing authorities which require all drivers to complete it. When legislative time is available, the Government will reflect this requirement in National Minimum Standards.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the Government committed in its 2018 Inclusive Transport Strategy to undertake research to understand why some drivers continue to refuse passengers with assistance dogs, and what measures are available to challenge such unacceptable behaviour.</p><p> </p> question first answered 13/02/2019 17:08:26
	creator	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper
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