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731756

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date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that children from lower-income families are reaching the same expected developmental milestones at the same age as other children in their peer group.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Every child deserves the best possible start in life – that is why all three- and four-year-old children and the least advantaged two-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours a week of high-quality early education to prepare them for school and improve their life chances. In addition, three- and four-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds are eligible for the Early Years Pupil Premium, worth over £300 a year per child, to help them achieve better outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of funding, the new Early Years National Funding Formula allocates additional money for three- and four-year-olds to local authorities with higher levels of deprivation, as measured by the incidence of children accessing Free School Meals. Local authorities are then required to use a ‘deprivation supplement’ to channel extra funding to providers operating in more deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:20:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

731757

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to improve the quality of nursery provision to ensure that all children are school-ready at the age of five.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile results show that 69.3% of children achieved a good level of development (GLD) by age 5, up from 51.7% in 2013.</p><p>The quality of early years provision is also improving with 93% of settings rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding in March 2017 compared to 74% in 2012. Further information can be found at: <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><p>Key to quality is a well-qualified workforce. On 3 March, the Department published its <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy" target="_blank">early years workforce strategy</a>, which set out actions to help employers attract, retain and develop early years staff. The workforce strategy is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy</a>.</p><p>The EYFS statutory framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe, and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a></p><p>Through the recent primary assessment consultation, we asked whether the EYFS profile should be improved to better assess a child’s knowledge, skill, understanding and level of development at the end of the early years so as to ensure that children are ready for Key Stage 1. The consultation closed on 22 June.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:47:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

731851

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will introduce universal free breakfasts for primary school children.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We are reflecting on our programmes in relation to school meals and will come forward with proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 14:56:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

731905

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional revenue funding her Department plans to make available for primary schools for new nursery staff in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Revenue funding for delivering the free early years entitlements is allocated to local authorities, who are then responsible for distributing it to early years providers including primary schools with nursery classes. The Government will be investing an additional £1 billion per year by 2019-20 in the free entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>The initial funding allocations for 2017-18 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018</a> and funding allocations for future years will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:26:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731908

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the resources needed to provide a free breakfast to every primary school child in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We are reflecting on our programmes in relation to school meals and will come forward with proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:08:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731914

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her Department's policy that all primary schools will include a nursery.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We know that high-quality childcare is important not just for working parents but also for a child’s development and school readiness. We will provide more details on our plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:26:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731922

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
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 will be of protecting the pupil premium in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010 the schools budget has been protected in real terms. The pupil premium is currently worth £2.5 billion a year and this Government has committed to increase the school budget further, as well as continuing to protect the Pupil Premium to support those who need it. Further details on the cost of providing protections will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:15:02 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731925

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to carry out further consultation on analysing family circumstances and education.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Since launching the technical consultation on Analysing family circumstances and education on 12th April the close date has been extended to 31st July 2017 to allow more opportunity for responses. We will be discussing the method further with users and considering views on the methods set out here to consider the way forward for our analytical publications.</p><p> </p><p>We set out in the consultation document that we would welcome views on: expanding the number of years for analysis; including more sources of income; adjusting for housing costs; and on the methodology outlined for looking at ordinary working families, and how to refer to the group in DfE publications.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the original consultation being published, officials met with a range of academics working in the sector to discuss the proposed methodology and once we have collated responses received since the publication, will continue to seek further input from other interested groups. We will also continue to work closely with analysts at Department for Work and Pensions as we develop the data sources and methodology.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:25:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731237

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) quality of attachment between parents and children aged under five, (b) home learning environments for children aged under five and (c) mental health of new and expectant mothers in low-income households.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Parents play a vitally important role in their child’s early development and learning.</p><p>The What to Expect When Guide, funded by the Department for Education (DfE), sets out the development milestones at each age in key areas to help parents support their children. <a href="http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/2015/03/what-to-expect-when-a-parents-guide/" target="_blank">http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/2015/03/what-to-expect-when-a-parents-guide/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS) statutory framework requires that early years settings must engage parents and carers in guiding their child’s development at home. In 2017, the Department awarded grants totalling almost £1.7m to voluntary and community sector organisations. These grants support work with disadvantaged communities to improve the take-up of free early education places for 2-year olds, and work with parents to create a positive home learning environment.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is leading a programme of work to ensure that at least 30,000 more women each year are able to access evidence-based specialist mental health care during the perinatal period by 2020/21. £60m has been committed to improve the provision of specialist perinatal community services across England between 2016/17 and 2018/19, promoting equality of access across the communities they serve.</p><p>Increasing capability across the specialist perinatal mental health workforce is also a key objective. Targeted funding of £1.2m in 2017/18 will enable the training of mental health, maternity and primary care staff, increasing awareness and skills related to perinatal mental health.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:11:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731245

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the consultation on the future of Sure Start children's centres.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all children – regardless of background – get the best possible start in life. Children’s centres are part of this.</p><p>We will set out our plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:04:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead