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1404383

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 9 of the Government Response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on protecting the homeless and the private rented sector, published on 24 May 2021, CP 439, and the planned independent review referred to in the Government's response to recommendation four in that document, when his Department will review the manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>We have made excellent progress on our manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping this Parliament. The annual rough sleeping snapshot in 2020 saw a 37% reduction from the year before, and rough sleeping levels have fallen 43% since 2017.</p><p>To build on this progress, the Government will be spending over £2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years, with multi-year funding enabling local partners to better plan services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 27/01/2022 17:18:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404398

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to publish a the response to the consultation, A New Deal for Renting: Resetting the Balance of Rights and Responsibilities Between Landlords and Tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation, ‘A New Deal for Renting: Resetting the balance of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants’ sought views on how the new system should operate. This received almost 20,000 responses, which we are carefully considering as we develop our response.</p><p>We are committed to bringing in a Better Deal for Renters to deliver a fairer and more effective rental market that works for both tenants and landlords. We will publish a response to the consultation as well as a White Paper detailing our plans for reform of the private rented sector later this year.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/01/2022 17:14:34 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404400

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to publish a white paper for the Renters' Reform Bill announced in the Queen's Speech in May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government will publish a White Paper later this year to set out our plans to introduce once-in-a-generation reforms to create a fairer private rented sector. We are working with the sector to develop and deliver a balanced package of reforms that reflects the needs of tenants and landlords, while also learning from the pandemic and its impact on the sector.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/01/2022 17:14:59 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404414

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Care Homes: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 9 December 2021 to Question 90496, what steps his Department is taking to improve compliance with Government guidance relating to visiting residents in care homes.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission assesses visiting arrangements as part of its regular inspections of care settings or when investigating complaints. We also work with UK Health Security Agency health protection teams to resolve any local issues with non-compliance. The Department provides guidance and communicates through regular stakeholder meetings, newsletters and social media to state that blanket bans on visiting are not acceptable. The most recent data as of 21 December 2021 shows that 92.9% of care homes in England were accommodating visitors.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 02/02/2022 11:22:06 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404415

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Care Homes and Hospitals: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 18 January 2022 to Question 905095 on Care Homes: Visits, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to guarantee regular and safe visiting to (a) residents in care homes and (b) patients in hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to bring forward legislative proposals. Decisions on how to facilitate visiting are best taken locally, in the context of national guidance. Care homes, National Health Service trusts or other NHS bodies should make an assessment in the context of local prevalence of COVID-19 and the specific design of their facilities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/01/2022 14:39:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404416

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Hospitals: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 18 January 2022 to Question 905095 on Care Homes: Visits, whether he plans to issue further guidance to NHS trusts to improve consistency with regards to hospital visiting arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Guidance on hospital visiting is decided by NHS England and NHS Improvement which is kept under review and is updated when necessary. As was the case prior to the pandemic, hospital visiting is at the discretion of NHS Trusts and other bodies, based on national principles, who make their own assessment as to the visiting arrangements that can be in place given local prevalence of COVID-19 and the specific setup of their facilities. There are no plans to issue further guidance at this time.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/01/2022 14:35:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404452

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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, what mechanisms are in place to encourage effective cross-department working to help ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities receive the relevant support for their needs.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Working across government to ensure the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are met, is a priority for this department.</p><p>In July 2021 the government published the National Disability Strategy, setting out our vision to improve the everyday lives of disabled people. We gave a range of commitments over supporting children and young people with disabilities in their education and preparation for adulthood.</p><p>One of the most frequently occurring types of SEN recognised in children and young people is autism. We are working closely with partners across government to improve support for autistic people of all ages.</p><p>In July 2021, we published jointly with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) the new ‘Autism Strategy’, which extended to children and young people for the first time, with funding in its first year of £74 million. In it, we set out how we will continue our programme of developing training and resources for education staff. We also committed to working in collaboration across government, with autistic people and their families, the NHS, local government, and the voluntary sector, to implement the strategy, and we are continuing to do so.</p><p>Focusing on the health and care needs of children and young people with SEND, the department contributes to the cross-system, cross-government building the right support delivery board which is responsible for driving further progress in reducing the number of autistic children, young people, and adults, with a learning disability in mental health inpatient settings. We are a key partner in the children and young people’s workstream, which is one of the board’s core priorities.</p><p>Working closely with DHSC, the department has lent its support to the Down’s Syndrome Bill, currently moving through parliament, and proposed by my right hon. Friend for North Somerset, which seeks to improve services and life outcomes for people with down’s syndrome. The bill would place a new duty on my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to issue guidance in England to certain health, social care, housing and education authorities on meeting the specific needs of people with down‘s syndrome.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/01/2022 16:25:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404453

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired were working in schools in England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is firmly committed to ensuring that children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), including visual impairments, receive the support they need to achieve in their early years, school and college.</p><p>Information on the number of qualified teachers of the visually impaired, and specialist habilitation workers, is not collected by the department.</p><p>It is a legal requirement for qualified teachers of classes of pupils who have sensory impairments to hold the relevant mandatory qualification in sensory impairment (MQSI). To offer MQSIs, providers must be approved by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>We intend to develop a new approval process to determine providers of MQSIs from the start of the academic year 2023/2024. Our aim is to ensure a steady supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing, and multi-sensory impairment, in both specialist and mainstream settings.</p><p>High needs funding, which is specifically for supporting children with more complex SEND, will be increasing by £1 billion in the financial year 2022-23 and will bring the overall total of funding for high needs to £9.1 billion. This unprecedented increase of 13% comes on top of the £1.5 billion increase over the last two years.</p><p>Decisions about how funding is used, including for the employment of specialist teachers for visually impaired children and specialist habilitation professionals, are made by local authorities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 107700 107701 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404456

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist habilitation workers were working within school settings in England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is firmly committed to ensuring that children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), including visual impairments, receive the support they need to achieve in their early years, school and college.</p><p>Information on the number of qualified teachers of the visually impaired, and specialist habilitation workers, is not collected by the department.</p><p>It is a legal requirement for qualified teachers of classes of pupils who have sensory impairments to hold the relevant mandatory qualification in sensory impairment (MQSI). To offer MQSIs, providers must be approved by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>We intend to develop a new approval process to determine providers of MQSIs from the start of the academic year 2023/2024. Our aim is to ensure a steady supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing, and multi-sensory impairment, in both specialist and mainstream settings.</p><p>High needs funding, which is specifically for supporting children with more complex SEND, will be increasing by £1 billion in the financial year 2022-23 and will bring the overall total of funding for high needs to £9.1 billion. This unprecedented increase of 13% comes on top of the £1.5 billion increase over the last two years.</p><p>Decisions about how funding is used, including for the employment of specialist teachers for visually impaired children and specialist habilitation professionals, are made by local authorities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 107699 107701 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404457

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist professionals supporting children and young people with a vision impairment, including specifically habilitation professionals and qualified teachers of the visually impaired.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is firmly committed to ensuring that children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), including visual impairments, receive the support they need to achieve in their early years, school and college.</p><p>Information on the number of qualified teachers of the visually impaired, and specialist habilitation workers, is not collected by the department.</p><p>It is a legal requirement for qualified teachers of classes of pupils who have sensory impairments to hold the relevant mandatory qualification in sensory impairment (MQSI). To offer MQSIs, providers must be approved by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>We intend to develop a new approval process to determine providers of MQSIs from the start of the academic year 2023/2024. Our aim is to ensure a steady supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing, and multi-sensory impairment, in both specialist and mainstream settings.</p><p>High needs funding, which is specifically for supporting children with more complex SEND, will be increasing by £1 billion in the financial year 2022-23 and will bring the overall total of funding for high needs to £9.1 billion. This unprecedented increase of 13% comes on top of the £1.5 billion increase over the last two years.</p><p>Decisions about how funding is used, including for the employment of specialist teachers for visually impaired children and specialist habilitation professionals, are made by local authorities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 107699 107700 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden