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1142767

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government: Personal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on fair competition of the five Gov.UK Verify providers being able to re-use Gov.Verify profiles for a period before other market participants are given access to that service.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	284369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/09/2019 16:04:38 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1147431

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department has made available to (a) local authorities and (b) councils to comply with website content accessibility guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	293001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (“GDS”) introduced and leads on implementation of the Public Sector (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations (“the Regulations”).</p><p>GDS has been providing an ongoing range of guidance and awareness raising to public sector bodies, including local authorities on implementing the accessibility requirements, but is not responsible for funding to local authorities. Guidance can be located on our accessibility regulations campaign here https://accessibility.campaign.gov.uk/.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/10/2019 08:09:39 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1547192

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to protect children online.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	902510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The strongest protections in the Online Safety Bill are for children, and platforms will have to take proactive steps to prevent children being exposed to illegal content and behaviour, including child sexual exploitation and abuse and content assisting suicide.</p><p>Services likely to be accessed by children will also be required to protect children from other harmful material, including pornography and cyberbullying. If sites fail in their duties, they will be subject to tough enforcement action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/12/2022 15:36:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1679782

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Chelmsford constituency received school improvement grants in (a) 2010-2017 and (b) 2017-2023; how many grants were received in each period; and what the total amount for each school was in each period.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	8165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Departmental records show that between 2010 and 2017 five schools in Chelmsford constituency received or benefited from specific school improvement grants, and between 2017 and the end of December 2023 ten schools received or benefited from specific school improvement grants.</p><p>The following grants have been included in this analysis:</p><ul><li>Regional Academy Growth Fund (RAGF) 2016/17</li><li>Multi-academy Trust Development and Improvement Fund (MDIF) 2018/19</li><li>Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) - 2019 to date</li><li>Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget (SSICB) - 2016 to date</li><li>Environmental Improvement Grant (EIG) - 2016 to date</li><li>Emergency Strategic Improvement Fund (ESIF) - 2017 to date</li><li>School Improvement offer (SI) - 2018 to 2020</li><li>Trust and School Improvement offer (TSI) – 2021 to date.</li></ul><p>The department has also included grants allocated for sponsored academy conversions (2010 to date), as well as grants for transferring academies between trusts (2012 to date) because these grants may include elements for school improvement activities.</p><p>The department has limited this analysis to these grants as they can be quantified for some of the time periods requested. The department's policy of retaining financial records for seven years limits access to data before the 2016/17 financial year. Other department grants may contribute less directly to wider school improvement. In addition, many of these and other grants are allocated via academy trusts or other organisations, and so schools may benefit indirectly without being the designated recipient from department. Finally, not all grant programs have been operational throughout the entire period between 2010 and 2023.</p><p>For a summary of the grants awarded, and for relevant school-level data, please refer to the tables below:</p><p>Table 1: Summary of school improvement grants paid for supporting schools in Chelmsford constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of institutions in receipt of a school improvement grant and their total value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant programme</p></td><td><p>(a) 2010 to 2017</p></td><td><p>(b) 2017to2023 (to end December 2023)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional Academy Growth Fund**</p></td><td><p>RAGF 2016-2017 2 trusts each with 1 school in Chelmsford*</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multi-academy Trust Development and Improvement Fund**</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>2 trusts, one with 2 schools and 1 with 1 school in Chelmsford*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust Capacity Fund **</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>1 trust with 2 schools in Chelmsford*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget</p></td><td><p>N/A* 2010-2017<br> None – 2016-17</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environmental Improvement Grant</p></td><td><p>None for 2016-17. <br> Records not available prior to 2016-17.</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency Strategic Improvement Fund</p></td><td><p>N/A as fund started in 2017-18</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsored conversions to academy status</p></td><td><p>3 academies, totalling £210,000</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer of an academy</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>1 school, totalling £1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust and School Improvement offer</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>4 schools, totalling £16,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Grant programme not operating during this period.</p><p>** The RAGF, MDIF, and TCAF funds support growth in the capacity of academy trusts to oversee academies. Funding is allocated to trusts, and available data only reflects the total amounts received at the trust level. We are unable to attribute specific portions of the funding awarded under the RAGF, MDIF or TCaF programmes to individual school improvement efforts within any given trust or locality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Value of school improvement grants awarded where it is possible to identify a value attributable to the Chelmsford constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of school or trust</p></td><td><p>Grant name</p></td><td><p>Year funding allocated or first payment made</p></td><td><p>Amount paid or allocated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melbourne Park Primary and Nursery School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meadgate Primary School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Larkrise Primary School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newlands Spring Primary School</p></td><td><p>School Improvement Offer Tier 1</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>£1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Essex Academy Trust</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridge Academy Trust</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Chelmsford Learning Partnership</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attain Academy Partnership</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/01/2024 17:08:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1679783

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the per pupil funding to schools (a) in Essex and (b) nationally was in (i) 2016/17 and (ii) 2023/24; and what the percentage increase adjusted for inflation for schools (A) in Essex and (B) nationally was between those years.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	8166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes statistics on schools funding at the national level, including revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5 to 16, in cash and real terms. Statistics for the 2010/11 to 2023/24 financial years are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics</a>.</p><p>In 2016/17 national per pupil funding in cash terms was £5,590 and in 2023/24 this had risen to £7,460 in cash terms. This represents a cumulative growth in per pupil funding since 2016/17 of 9.9% in real terms, as measured by the GDP deflator.</p><p>The published information has been designed to capture core funding for schools and be as consistent and comparable as possible across these years, given that the funding system has changed significantly during that time. It covers mainstream primary and secondary schools, special schools, alternative provision, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schools. Information about the methodology can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/school-funding-statistics-methodology" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/school-funding-statistics-methodology</a>. The department does not have a breakdown of this time series at local authority level, therefore equivalent figures are not available for Essex.</p><p>At local authority level, the department instead publish per pupil units of funding for the schools block of the dedicated schools grant (DSG) in cash terms. In 2016/17 for Essex, this was £4,392. Following changes to the funding system in 2017/18, the primary and secondary per pupil units of funding were provided separately and, in 2023/24 for Essex, these were £4,720 and £6,116 respectively. These figures are for mainstream schools only and do not include any additional grant funding outside of the DSG, such as the mainstream schools additional grant and teachers’ pay additional grant. The national equivalent to these local authority figures is £4,636 for 2016/17 and £4,954 and £6,422 for 2023/24 for primary and secondary schools respectively.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/01/2024 17:52:06 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1642748

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Restaurants: Recycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to encourage fast food restaurants to use plates or re-usable containers.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	188370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>From October this year, we will ban the supply of single use plastic plates and cutlery, as well as expanded and extruded polystyrene food and drinks containers. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fsingle-use-plastics-ban-plates-bowls-trays-containers-cutlery-and-balloon-sticks%23how-to-prepare-for-the-ban&amp;data=05%7C01%7CVicky.Burt%40defra.gov.uk%7Cd87ff1b4fee54f733b7a08db68cff45a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638219014607378411%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=c9JGlTi3aZY3nX0bjvh7bshJWa4CLWVjbY2vrET5xmc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Government guidance</a> on the ban makes it clear businesses should prepare by considering reusable alternatives..</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging regulations will encourage businesses to think carefully about how much packaging they use, and to design and use packaging that is easily recyclable. It will also encourage use of reusable and refillable packaging.</p><p> </p><p>Re-use has a significant role to play in driving down unnecessary waste. We are working to identify measures that could be used to encourage greater use of reusable packaging, but we haven’t specifically assessed measures targeting non-plastic plates in fast food restaurants. We remain committed to introducing re-use obligations and will bring forward our proposals with the intention of introducing these in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/06/2023 14:06:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1645065

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Restaurants: Recycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 188370, when she plans to bring forward proposals to introduce re-use obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	189878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Re-use has a significant role to play in driving down unnecessary waste. In accordance with the waste hierarchy, the priority should be on reuse of materials, before recycling, and so we are working to identify measures that could be used to encourage greater use of reusable packaging. We will bring forward our proposals in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, EPR will contribute to a reduction in the creation of new packaging from virgin materials as producers are incentivised to reconsider the need for packaging and, where it is needed, to use reusable and recyclable packaging. This will contribute to climate change mitigation in line with our commitment to comprehensive action on climate change.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/06/2023 10:16:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1144916

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What outcome he is seeking in his negotiations with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	912291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Any deal must abolish the backstop. Our future ambition is for a best in class FTA and wider provisions covering economic, security and cross-cutting cooperation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:15:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1608281

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Matiullah Wesa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to call for the release of Matiullah Wesa, head of Afghan education NGO Pen Path; and what steps his Department is taking to (a) clarify where he is being held, (b) clarify the reasons for his arrest and (c) help ensure he has access to legal representation and contact with his family.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	175729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has repeatedly condemned the Taliban's decisions to restrict women and girls' education. We are committed to upholding the rights of women and girls and regularly press the Taliban to provide full and equal access to education for all. We support the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's call for the Taliban to clarify where Matiullah Wesa is being held, the reasons for his arrest, and to ensure he has access to legal representation and contact with his family.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/04/2023 16:43:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651938

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Sudan: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's position as the penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council, if he will call for the expansion of the UN arms embargo to the whole of Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>There is a UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur, which we renewed in March 2023. There is also a longstanding bilateral UK arms embargo in place for the whole of Sudan. These regimes have been used to constrain the flow of weapons into the country and support efforts to stop those who pose a threat to stability in Darfur. The UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur will be reviewed by September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/07/2023 06:43:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford