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1524208

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Stockport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare providers have closed in Stockport constituency since 2010; and how many childcare places those closures have eliminated.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	67241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 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 24/10/2022 16:53:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1524228

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres and Family Hubs: Derby North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in the Derby North constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	67100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children’s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.</p><p>In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme’s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.</p><p>[1] The number of children’s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 67101 67102 67103 67104 67105 67106 67107 67108 67109 67110 67111 67112 67113 67114 67115 67116 67117 67118 67119 67944 67945 67946 67947 67948 67949 67950 67951 67952 question first answered 25/10/2022 15:11:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls title Sure Start Closure
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1524229

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres and Family Hubs: Stroud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in the Stroud constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	67101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children’s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.</p><p>In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme’s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.</p><p>[1] The number of children’s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 67100 67102 67103 67104 67105 67106 67107 67108 67109 67110 67111 67112 67113 67114 67115 67116 67117 67118 67119 67944 67945 67946 67947 67948 67949 67950 67951 67952 question first answered 25/10/2022 15:11:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls title Sure Start Closure
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1524230

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres and Family Hubs: Warrington South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in the Warrington South constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	67102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children’s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.</p><p>In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme’s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.</p><p>[1] The number of children’s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 67100 67101 67103 67104 67105 67106 67107 67108 67109 67110 67111 67112 67113 67114 67115 67116 67117 67118 67119 67944 67945 67946 67947 67948 67949 67950 67951 67952 question first answered 25/10/2022 15:11:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls title Sure Start Closure
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1524231

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres and Family Hubs: Truro and Falmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in the Truro and Falmouth constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	67103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children’s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.</p><p>In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme’s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.</p><p>[1] The number of children’s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 67100 67101 67102 67104 67105 67106 67107 67108 67109 67110 67111 67112 67113 67114 67115 67116 67117 67118 67119 67944 67945 67946 67947 67948 67949 67950 67951 67952 question first answered 25/10/2022 15:11:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls title Sure Start Closure
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1523359

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy
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 (a) reducing the (i) scope and (ii) funding of the Oak National Academy arms-length body and (b) pausing procurement processes until a new curriculum partner can be found following the withdrawal of United Learning.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>As an integral part of the process to set up Oak National Academy as an arm’s length body (ALB), the department carefully considered the scope and minimum viable funding that will enable the ALB to deliver its vital objectives and provide value for money. Progress will be monitored throughout Oak’s lifetime and will be factored into the body’s ongoing evaluation and two-year review.</p><p>Oak National Academy’s forthcoming procurement will identify curriculum partners, ensuring all teachers are able to access leading curriculum thinking and expertise, drawn from across the education sector.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 11:45:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1523411

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to PHD students who require financial assistance with childcare.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	66016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises the value of parents continuing in education and provides a range of support for students in further or higher education to support them with childcare.</p><p>Students starting a doctoral degree on or after 1 August 2018 are eligible to receive a postgraduate doctoral loan of up to £27,892 to help with course fees and living costs, including childcare.</p><p>In addition to the above childcare support for doctoral students, all parents are eligible for the universal 15 hours of free early education which is available to all 3 and 4-year-olds regardless of family circumstances.</p><p>Working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds may also be eligible for an additional 15 hours of free childcare if they earn the equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum/living wage and under £100,000 per year. Students who participate in paid work in addition to their studies and meet the income requirements will be eligible for the additional hours.</p><p>Parents who meet these income criteria may also be able to receive support from Tax-Free Childcare, which can be worth up to £2,000 per year for children aged 0 to 11, or up to £4,000 per year for disabled children aged 0 to 16.</p><p>Further information on the childcare offers available to parents can be found at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>The department remains committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare, and 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> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 10:55:47 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1523560

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Bootle
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 Plan were (a) requested by parents or (b) signed off by Sefton Council for students in the Bootle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	65830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have specific detailed information on the Bootle constituency. However, 602 requests for assessments were received by Sefton Council in the 12 months up to January 2022. In the same time period, 321 new education, health and care plans were issued by Sefton Council. This compares to 431 requests and 296 plans issued in the 12 months preceding January 2021.</p><p>In 2021 61.1% of new assessments were completed by Sefton Council within the statutory 20-week timescale. The national average in this time period was 59.9%.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 65831 question first answered 21/10/2022 11:54:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1523563

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of time it takes for a young person to be accepted for an education, health and care plan in the Sefton Council area.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	65831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have specific detailed information on the Bootle constituency. However, 602 requests for assessments were received by Sefton Council in the 12 months up to January 2022. In the same time period, 321 new education, health and care plans were issued by Sefton Council. This compares to 431 requests and 296 plans issued in the 12 months preceding January 2021.</p><p>In 2021 61.1% of new assessments were completed by Sefton Council within the statutory 20-week timescale. The national average in this time period was 59.9%.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 65830 question first answered 21/10/2022 11:54:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1523626

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on the commercial education market of converting the Oak National Academy to an arms-length body producing state-financed curriculum materials.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>As an integral part of the process to set up Oak National Academy as an arm’s length body, the department produced a business case which included an assessment of potential market impact. This business case draws upon market engagement and evidence provided by the market and will be published shortly. Monitoring market impact will be a priority throughout Oak National Academy’s lifetime and will be factored into the body’s ongoing evaluation and two-year review.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 12:08:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West