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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

1521069

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, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of childcare provision in Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	61852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The department continues to monitor the sufficiency of childcare nationally. The key measure of sufficiency is whether the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children. Ofsted data currently shows that the number of places offered by providers on the Early Years Register has remained broadly stable at 1.3 million places since August 2015.</p><p>Officials from the department also discuss sufficiency of provision in regular conversations with local authorities. Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring sufficient childcare places in their area. The department has not been made aware by any local authority of any current sufficiency problem. Durham Council, which holds the statutory duty to secure sufficient childcare in Easington, is not reporting that these closures will affect their ability to fulfil this duty.</p><p>According to findings from the 2021 childcare and early years providers survey, 7 in 10 group-based providers reported having spare places in their full day provision and 49% of childminders reported having spare capacity on average across the week.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 15:41:00 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

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

1521072

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 estimate of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) other early years childcare settings which have closed in Easington constituency since March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	61854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>According to Ofsted records, as of 31 March 2022, 0 providers on non-domestic premises and 10 childminders had left the Early Years Register in Easington between March 2021 and March 2022. Over the same period, 1 provider on non-domestic premises and 1 childminder joined the Early Years Register in Easington.</p><p>Ofsted’s publication provides data on both joiners and leavers to the register, but not at a parliamentary constituency level, so this analysis is based on the differences in the Early Years register between March 2021 and March 2022.</p><p>The department has no plans to make a statement on the operating resilience of early years childcare providers in Easington constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61855 question first answered 21/10/2022 11:33:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1521074

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 undertake a review of the operating resilience of early years childcare providers in Easington constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	61855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>According to Ofsted records, as of 31 March 2022, 0 providers on non-domestic premises and 10 childminders had left the Early Years Register in Easington between March 2021 and March 2022. Over the same period, 1 provider on non-domestic premises and 1 childminder joined the Early Years Register in Easington.</p><p>Ofsted’s publication provides data on both joiners and leavers to the register, but not at a parliamentary constituency level, so this analysis is based on the differences in the Early Years register between March 2021 and March 2022.</p><p>The department has no plans to make a statement on the operating resilience of early years childcare providers in Easington constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61854 question first answered 21/10/2022 11:33:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1521094

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: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Framework Agreement for the Oak National Academy, whether his Department (a) sought and (b) received advice from the Commissioner for Public Appointments before establishing the mechanism for appointing the Board of Oak National Academy in Section 9 of that Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	61868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The department has made direct interim appointments to the Oak National Academy Board, ahead of the open competition for the permanent chair and board which will launch soon. The Commissioner for Public Appointments Office does not regulate interim roles. To follow best practice, the permanent board appointments will be made in accordance with the principles of the Governance Code for Public Appointment.</p><p>The interim appointments ensure that Oak National Academy has a strong level of governance until permanent postholders are in place. The interim board includes acting teachers and has the expertise and experience required to ensure that Oak National Academy achieves its mission: to support schools and teachers to deliver their curriculum to a high-quality, giving all children the best education possible.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 11:25:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1521096

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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to commission an independent evaluation of Oak National Academy.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	61869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>There will be ongoing monitoring and evaluation of Oak National Academy. This will include independent evaluation.</p><p>Oak National Academy will also be reviewed as part of the wider Public Bodies Reviews programme. The date of the next review will be in 2024 and will act as a checkpoint to ensure the body is operating effectively and efficiently.</p><p>Oak National Academy has commissioned independent evaluation from ImpactEd. Impact Evaluation reports for 2020/21 and 2021/22 are published on Oak’s website.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 11:33:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1521099

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: 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 Oak National Academy (a) enjoy 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	61870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Staff employed by Oak National Academy have different terms and conditions of employment from staff employed directly by the department, and are not currently 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 11:29:44 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

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