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992841

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date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have applied for an eligibility code for 30 hours of free childcare after the deadline in each of the terms to date.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	182301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>During the first year of delivery, over 379,000 eligibility codes were successfully generated by parents applying through HM Revenue and Customs Childcare Service.</p><p>This breaks down across each of the terms as follows:</p><ul><li>Autumn term 2017 – 224,885 codes</li><li>Spring term 2018 – 329,195 codes</li><li>Summer term 2018 – 379,662 codes</li><li>Autumn term 2018 – 254,136 codes</li></ul><p>We publish termly management information releases showing the number of codes generated each term. The full publication, which shows local authority and regional level breakdowns, is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility-codes-issued-and-validated" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility-codes-issued-and-validated</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The government has invested in strong and clear communications on the 30 hours offer, including a cross government website, Childcare Choices, which clearly sets out how and when a parent can access a place – <a href="http://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.childcarechoices.gov.uk</a>. The department recognises that some applications may be delayed in the Childcare Service, that is why we have put in place a 14 day discretionary period for those parents who applied in time but received a code after the deadline, through no fault of their own.</p><p>Although the department holds data on the number of eligibility codes and when they were issued, we are unable to determine in which term a parent intends to take up a place, as this is dependent on circumstances and choices of the individual parent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/10/2018 15:55:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

882211

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools are in the 20 per cent most deprived areas.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	135232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The department does not routinely produce information about schools in the 20% most deprived areas. The department’s main measure of deprivation is the percentage of pupils eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) and this is included in School Performance Tables. The full list of FSM rates per school can be downloaded from the School Performance Tables website and ranked accordingly: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/04/2018 16:59:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

834243

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Eligibility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children will be eligible for free school meals as a result of the protections for entitlement under the existing arrangements.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	125874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>As explained in our consultation paper, we have recently brought forward proposals to update the temporary criteria for free school meals eligibility under universal credit. In setting these new criteria, we are ensuring that the new arrangements are fair, consistent and simple to deliver. The consultation paper is available to view here: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/healthy-pupil-unit/fsm/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/healthy-pupil-unit/fsm/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, around 1.1 million of the most disadvantaged children were eligible for and claiming a free meal. As a result of our proposed criteria, we estimate that by 2022 around 50,000 more children will benefit from a free school meal compared to the previous benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we will also provide generous protections to ensure that no child will lose out as a result of these changes up until the end of the rollout of universal credit. This is part of ongoing policy development.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2018 16:17:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

833989

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Eligibility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate how many children will become eligible for free school meals in each of the next 5 years under (a) proposal in the Eligibility for free school meals and the early years pupil premium under Universal Credit government consultation and (b) existing rules of eligibility.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	125746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>As explained in our consultation paper, we have recently brought forward proposals to update the temporary criteria for free school meals eligibility under Universal Credit. In setting these new criteria, we are ensuring that the new arrangements are fair, consistent and simple to deliver. The consultation paper is available to view here: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/healthy-pupil-unit/fsm/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/healthy-pupil-unit/fsm/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Free school meals are targeted at children who need them most. If all children in families receiving Universal Credit were to become eligible for a free school meal this would result in around half of school age pupils becoming eligible compared to a current rate of around 14%.</p><p> </p><p>Under our proposed new criteria, we estimate that by 2022 around 50,000 more children will benefit from a free school meal compared to the previous benefits system.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:51:07 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

833992

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Eligibility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families would be better off reducing their income to less than £7,400 a year to secure free school meals.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	125749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The government recently held a public consultation on setting a net earnings threshold under universal credit to determine a household’s eligibility for free school meals. Under our proposals, we estimate that by 2022 around 50,000 more children will benefit from a free school meal compared to the previous benefits system.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:53:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George