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date	20/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Lancaster and Fleetwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests for education, health and care plans were (a) made by parents and (b) signed off by Lancashire County Council for students in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	67936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The requested information is not held by the department.</p><p>Data on the number of requests for education, health and care (EHC) plans and the number of plans issued is collected by local authorities only, and does not include breakdowns relating to whom made the request.</p><p>The number of initial requests for an EHC plan and the number issued in Lancashire County Council can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6ac81db3-d5d3-4258-2be7-08dab0fa305d" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6ac81db3-d5d3-4258-2be7-08dab0fa305d</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 15:30:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522914

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the resilience of childcare providers in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>One of the signs of a healthy and competitive market is that childcare providers may enter and exit it. The key measure of market health monitored by the department is whether local authorities believe that the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children in their area, rather than whether changes occur in the number and type of providers.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. The parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood is in the local authority of Lancashire. At present, all local authorities, including Lancashire, report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p><p>The department continues to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use the government-funded support that they are entitled to. We collect data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level.</p><p>The latest data shows that the mean hourly fee band for Lancashire local authority is £4.50 for 2-year-olds and £4.75 for 3 and 4-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64171 64172 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:19:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522916

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of childcare provision in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>One of the signs of a healthy and competitive market is that childcare providers may enter and exit it. The key measure of market health monitored by the department is whether local authorities believe that the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children in their area, rather than whether changes occur in the number and type of providers.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. The parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood is in the local authority of Lancashire. At present, all local authorities, including Lancashire, report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p><p>The department continues to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use the government-funded support that they are entitled to. We collect data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level.</p><p>The latest data shows that the mean hourly fee band for Lancashire local authority is £4.50 for 2-year-olds and £4.75 for 3 and 4-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64169 64172 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:19:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522917

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the affordability of childcare provision in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>One of the signs of a healthy and competitive market is that childcare providers may enter and exit it. The key measure of market health monitored by the department is whether local authorities believe that the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children in their area, rather than whether changes occur in the number and type of providers.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. The parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood is in the local authority of Lancashire. At present, all local authorities, including Lancashire, report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p><p>The department continues to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use the government-funded support that they are entitled to. We collect data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level.</p><p>The latest data shows that the mean hourly fee band for Lancashire local authority is £4.50 for 2-year-olds and £4.75 for 3 and 4-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64169 64171 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:19:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522919

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Lancaster and Fleetwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) other early years childcare settings which have closed in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 10:30:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith