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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	Foster Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of foster care allowances in covering the cost of raising children.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>There has been no recent assessment of the adequacy of National Minimum Allowances for foster parents in covering the cost of raising children.</p><p> </p><p>‘Foster Care in England’, the independent review of the fostering system and the Education Select Committee made a number of recommendations relating to the support foster parents receive, including financial support. We are carefully considering the recommendations made by both reports and the government response will be published in spring this year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/04/2018 16:55:29 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

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date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has a carer's policy for its employees; and what other steps his Department has taken to support employees with caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	122209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The department supports all employees with caring responsibilities. We have implemented a number of policies that allow and encourage flexible working arrangements The department has worked with the Charity for Civil Servants to implement the carer’s passport and to provide access to additional respite care. We also support a staff network for carers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/01/2018 14:24:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead