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1523091

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) UK and (b) international academic research on the impact of childcare support programmes on workforce participation.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	64029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>In assessing the impact of its free childcare entitlements, the department regularly looks at evidence from a range of different research publications. This includes the Families and Labour Market release from the Office for National Statistics and the department’s Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents series, the latest results of which can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents</a>.</p><p>The department also monitors take-up of the entitlements via national statistics from the Early Years census, conducted in the third week of January each year. Further information can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5</a>.</p><p>External evidence is used to help make international comparisons on the impacts of increasing employment rates, for example modelling that underpins the PwC Women in Work Index 2022. Further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html" target="_blank">https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html</a>. This forms part of a wider evidence base, with caution taken when comparing childcare provision in different countries due to broader differences in school start date, funding models, and parental leave arrangements.</p><p>More specifically, the department carried out evaluations on both the early and full rollouts of our 30 hours free childcare entitlement to review its early impact. The evaluation of the early rollout is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf</a>. The evaluation of the first year of national delivery is also accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout</a>.</p><p>The department regularly asks parents about the effect that 30 hours free childcare has on their families, including on their ability to work. This is undertaken through the Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61018 question first answered 24/10/2022 09:32:17 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1521991

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: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what childcare support the Government provides for (a) student nurses, (b) midwives and (c) paramedics; and what plans he has to increase that level of support.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	62748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Support for childcare available to students, including student nurses, midwives, and paramedics includes the Childcare Grant and Parents’ Learning Allowance. These schemes are available for full-time students with dependent children.</p><p>Since September 2020, for additional financial support to help with childcare costs, all eligible nursing, midwifery, paramedics and other allied health profession students have received a non-repayable training grant of a minimum of £5,000 per academic year. Eligible students with child dependants can also access a further £2,000 per academic year.</p><p>In addition to the above childcare support for students, all parents are eligible for the universal 15 hours of free early education which is available to all three and four-year-olds regardless of family circumstances.</p><p>Working parents of three and four-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 or 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 0-11, or up to £4,000 per year for disabled children aged 0-16.</p><p>Further information on the childcare offers available to parents can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2022 11:48:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1521462

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 in Care: North East
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 impact that the cost of living crisis on the number of children entering care in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	61907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The department monitors the situation of the rising cost of living whilst working with other government departments on support surrounding this issue. We maintain regular contact and work closely with local authorities in the North East to recognise and understand the children in care numbers.</p><p>The department’s sector-led improvement programme continues to support long-term improvement in children’s social care, with 68 local authorities having already received support, including five in the North East.</p><p>As local authorities grapple with competing priorities, including any impact of the cost of living on families and services, the department will continue to focus on helping keep children safe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/10/2022 14:37:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1520377

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has used (a) UK and (b) international academic research on the workforce participation effect of childcare support programmes to inform its childcare policies.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	61018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>In assessing the impact of its free childcare entitlements, the department regularly looks at evidence from a range of different research publications. This includes the Families and Labour Market release from the Office for National Statistics and the department’s Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents series, the latest results of which can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents</a>.</p><p>The department also monitors take-up of the entitlements via national statistics from the Early Years census, conducted in the third week of January each year. Further information can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5</a>.</p><p>External evidence is used to help make international comparisons on the impacts of increasing employment rates, for example modelling that underpins the PwC Women in Work Index 2022. Further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html" target="_blank">https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html</a>. This forms part of a wider evidence base, with caution taken when comparing childcare provision in different countries due to broader differences in school start date, funding models, and parental leave arrangements.</p><p>More specifically, the department carried out evaluations on both the early and full rollouts of our 30 hours free childcare entitlement to review its early impact. The evaluation of the early rollout is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf</a>. The evaluation of the first year of national delivery is also accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout</a>.</p><p>The department regularly asks parents about the effect that 30 hours free childcare has on their families, including on their ability to work. This is undertaken through the Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64029 question first answered 24/10/2022 09:32:17 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1520684

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Stockton North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the OFSTED Official Statistics, Main findings: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2022, published 29 June 2022, whether he has made an assessment of the resilience of remaining providers of childcare to parents in Stockton North and whether he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	61102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <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><p>The department continues to monitor the sufficiency of childcare. 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. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics</a>.</p><p>The department also discusses sufficiency of provision in regular conversations with local authorities. Local authorities are not currently reporting any substantial sufficiency issues, and we have not seen a substantial number of parents unable to secure a childcare place.</p><p>The department is committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We collect 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 for Stockton-on-Tees local authority shows that the mean hourly fee band for two-year-old children in 2021 is £5.75, and £5.50 for three and 4-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61098 61099 61100 question first answered 24/10/2022 09:43:23 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1520853

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Slough
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 (i) 1 to 3 and (ii) 4 to 11 are living in Slough 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	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	61297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 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>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 61016 61245 61430 question first answered 17/10/2022 14:07:36 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 61016 61245 61297 61430 number_of_childminders_and_number_of_children.xls title 61016 61245 61297 61430 table
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1506794

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children and Young People: Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people under the age of 18 years and who have been subject to a Deprivation of Liberty order in (a) England and (b) Wales have been placed in unregistered provision in each year from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The department does not collect information on the number or characteristics of children subject to a Deprivation of Liberty order.</p><p>In July 2022, the President of the Family Division established a National Deprivation of Liberty court, which is to be supported by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. This will improve the department’s understanding of the cases that are being heard by the court, and to understand more about what can be done to better meet the needs of the children involved.</p><p>Where local authorities place children subject to a Deprivation of Liberty order in a setting that is not registered with Ofsted, they should follow the ‘Placements in unregistered children’s homes in England or unregistered care home services in Wales’ guidance issued by the President of the Family Division in November 2019, alongside its December 2020 addendum. The guidance is clear that an application to register the provision with Ofsted must be made within seven working days from the date of the Deprivation of Liberty order. The department supports this guidance and adherence to it.</p><p>The latest information on the number of children looked after is available in the ‘Children looked after in England’ statistical release available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 51828 question first answered 27/09/2022 08:15:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506246

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National School Breakfast Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools (a) were eligible for support from the National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) in the last academic year and (b) received food orders as part of the NSBP in (i) Hounslow and (ii) Feltham and Heston constituency in the last academic year.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	49682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The department is committed to continuing support for school breakfast clubs and we are investing up to £24 million to continue our national programme until the end of the summer term 2023. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better support their attainment, wellbeing, and readiness to learn.</p><p>Schools are eligible for the programme if they have 40% or more pupils within bands A-F of the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index scale, a nationally recognised indicator of need.</p><p>The department does not hold data on school eligibility and food orders at a constituency level.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/09/2022 11:27:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1506248

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCE A-level and GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of attainment in (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level this year in England.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	49775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>Ofqual have previously announced a planned and managed transition back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic grading arrangements, in recognition of the disruption that students experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, 2022 has been described as a transition year and overall, the results have reflected the policy intention for outcomes this year to be between 2019 and 2021. This year’s results are higher than in 2019 and lower than 2021, when teacher assessed grades were used as the method of assessment.</p><p>The Joint Council for Qualifications and Ofqual have published further breakdowns of results for GCSE and A levels according to gender, centre type and by region. At a regional level, the trends are broadly stable compared to previous years, with London and the South East having the highest proportion of entries for A level and GCSEs and achieving the highest grades. In 2022, girls continue to outperform boys at all grades overall for GCSEs and A levels.</p><p>Results by other pupil characteristics, including disadvantage, are not yet available for GCSEs or A levels. The department publishes this data in as timely a way as possible. This year, improvements to processing mean it is possible bring forward the publishing of this data from January 2023 to October 2022 for GCSEs, and to November 2022 for A levels.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/09/2022 09:05:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1506249

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Ukrainian pupils attending secondary school in (a) England, (b) the North West England region and (c) Southport constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	49776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the department. However, data is collected on the number of school place applications and offers made for children from outside of the UK, including children from Ukraine. More information can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk</a>.</p><p>Between 1 September 2021 and 26 July 2022, there were an estimated 7,000 applications in England for secondary school places for children from Ukraine. Of these 7,000 applications, 6,200 offers of secondary school places have been made. These figures are adjusted for non-response.</p><p>In the North West, there were an estimated 500 applications for secondary school places for children from Ukraine, with 400 offers made. These figures have been adjusted for non-response.</p><p>The data is not collected by constituency, however, for Sefton Council, there were 11 applications for secondary school places, with 11 offers made. These figures are as reported by the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/09/2022 08:30:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore