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1521898

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the definition of independent in the Articles of Association for Oak National Academy, what is meant by independent in the reference to the independent non-executive director in section nine of the Framework Agreement for the Oak National Academy; and whether an independent person in this context would be someone who is not an (a) officer, (b) employee or (c) member of the Department for Education.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	62801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Articles of Association of Oak National Academy, ‘Independent Director’ means “a Director of the Company who is not an officer, employee or member of the Department for Education.”</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 10:31:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1521948

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Lewisham East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the affordability of childcare provision in Lewisham East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	62983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The department is committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department collects 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>Lewisham East constituency falls within the London Borough of Lewisham, where the latest data shows the average hourly fee band for childcare to be £6.50 for two-year-old children, and £6.50 for three and four-year-old children.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 10:41:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1521953

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to utilise new technology to support people's physical and mental wellbeing in educational settings.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Richard Foord
uin	63050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Schools, colleges, and universities have the flexibility to decide what provision is appropriate for their students’ mental and physical wellbeing. This may include the use of technology, such as apps and fitness trackers, but it is for individual educational establishments to decide whether and how technology is appropriate to their educational contexts and circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 11:06:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1521961

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health Services
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 potential merits of including teaching on suicide and self-harm prevention in the national curriculum; and what steps he is taking to help ensure students starting examinations have access to mental health and other support services.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	63047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>All pupils in schools are taught about mental health as part of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum, which the department made mandatory in 2020 to ensure that all pupils are taught about important topics.</p><p>Schools can teach older pupils about suicide in an age-appropriate and sensitive way. The RSHE statutory guidance advises that schools should approach teaching about self-harm and suicide carefully and should be aware of the risks to pupils from exposure to materials that are instructive rather than preventative, including websites or videos that provide instructions or methods of self-harm or suicide. The guidance is clear that where teachers have concerns about a specific pupil in relation to self-harm or suicidal thoughts, they must follow safeguarding procedures immediately.</p><p>Schools and other education providers should be preparing all children and young people for examinations and should have strong pastoral support in place to help pupils deal with any worries they might have throughout the year.</p><p>Ofqual has a series of dedicated resources on exam anxiety and stress. This includes a practical guide for students on coping with exam pressure, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coping-with-exam-pressure-a-guide-for-students/coping-with-exam-pressure-a-guide-for-students" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coping-with-exam-pressure-a-guide-for-students/coping-with-exam-pressure-a-guide-for-students</a>. The NHS have also produced advice and guidance aimed at parents and carers on supporting their child through examinations, accessible at: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/advice-for-parents/help-your-child-beat-exam-stress/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/advice-for-parents/help-your-child-beat-exam-stress/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 10:36:48 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1520992

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Bristol West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Ofsted-registered childminders work in and (b) children aged (i) one to three and (ii) four to 11 live in constituency Bristol West; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare provision in that constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>A breakdown in the number of Ofsted registered childminders who are working, and the number of children aged 1-3 and 4-11 by parliamentary constituency and local authorities requested, can be found in the attached table. Childminders are generally the most affordable and flexible form of childcare and form an important part of the broader childcare market.</p><p> </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. At present, all local authorities report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61883 question first answered 19/10/2022 13:31:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 61883_61964_ofsted_registered_childminders.xls title 61883_61964_table
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1521070

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Easington
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 level of affordability of childcare provision in Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	61853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The department continues to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department collects 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>Easington constituency falls within Durham County Council, where the latest data shows the average hourly fee for childcare to be £5.00 for two-year-old children, and £4.75 for three and four-year-old children.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/10/2022 13:47:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1521104

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in respect of Oak National Academy, (a) which of the interim directors listed on its website are (i) executive and (ii) non-executive and (b) which of the interim directors listed on its website (a) are independent, and (b) are not independent.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	61871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Matt Hood and Emma Beatty are executive directors.</p><p>Ian Bauckham, Cassie Buchanan, Sean Harford, Louise Kirby and Henry De Zoete are non-executive directors.</p><p>They are independent directors as defined in the Articles of Association of Oak National Academy. They are not officers, employees, or members of the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 11:20:59 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1521130

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Slough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the affordability of childcare provision in the Slough constituency.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	62038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The department is committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>The department collects data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level. The latest data shows the average hourly fee for childcare in Slough to be £6.00 for two-year-old children and £5.75 for three and four-year-old children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/10/2022 13:27:16 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1521137

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Commissioner for England: Conditions of Employment and Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether staff employed by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (a) have the same terms and conditions of employment as staff employed directly by his Department and (b) are able to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	61877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Staff employed by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner have different terms and conditions of employment from staff employed by the department and are able to join the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 11:15:10 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1521176

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: West Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Ofsted-registered childminders are working and (b) children aged between (i) one and three and (ii) four and 11 are living in the constituency of West Lancashire constituency; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare provision in that constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	61883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>A breakdown in the number of Ofsted registered childminders who are working, and the number of children aged 1-3 and 4-11 by parliamentary constituency and local authorities requested, can be found in the attached table. Childminders are generally the most affordable and flexible form of childcare and form an important part of the broader childcare market.</p><p> </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. At present, all local authorities report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61964 question first answered 19/10/2022 13:31:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 61883_61964_ofsted_registered_childminders.xls title 61883_61964_table
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson