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1378903

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Families: Respite Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure that families with disabled children are able access (a) short breaks and (b) respite care that meets their health needs.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	75940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Respite care services, including short breaks, for disabled children and their families are provided based on an individual assessment of each child and family’s needs.</p><p> </p><p>The department believes it is right for local authorities, who know their areas’ needs best, to determine what services are required locally, including early help.</p><p> </p><p>This year, councils have access to £51.3 billion to deliver their core services, including a £1.7 billion grant for social care. The government has also given over £6 billion in funding directly to councils to support them with the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 spending pressures, including children’s services.</p><p> </p><p>The department will continue to work with other government departments, including the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to ensure the needs of children’s services are reflected.</p><p> </p><p>Where a child has complex health needs or is in receipt of palliative or end-of-life care, respite provision may be appropriately delivered by health providers, including children’s hospices. Local authorities have a statutory duty to assess the social care needs of disabled children and young people, and to provide respite care where necessary. Where it is appropriate, local authorities can fund respite care provided by hospices, either as a short-term stay or as a service provided to the child or young person in the family home by the hospice team. Local authorities and health commissioners regularly liaise to plan and commission the most appropriate package of respite care for the children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening condition in their area.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to statutory services, the department is providing £27.3 million to the Family Fund in financial year 2021-22 to support over 60,000 families on low incomes raising children and young people with disabilities or serious illnesses. Grants can be used for a range of purposes, including family breaks.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 76003 76049 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:18:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1378916

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the wellbeing of children and young people who are being held under deprivation of liberty safeguards.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	75920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>All children should live somewhere that meets their needs and keep them safe. This is particularly important for looked after children who have been deprived of their liberty for their own or for the safety of others. These children and young people are often some of the most vulnerable in our society and we must do all that we can to keep them safe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are clear that where a looked after child is deprived of their liberty, the setting is very likely to be providing care and accommodation. Such accommodation must be registered as a children’s home as required by the Care Standards Act 2000. Children’s homes are subject to robust registration and inspection requirements by Ofsted to ensure that they meet the needs of children they accommodate, and they must follow the national standards. Ofsted can take action against children’s homes when they are not delivering the quality of care and accommodation for children that the department expects.</p><p> </p><p>Any provider operating a setting that meets the definition of a children’s homes – providing care and accommodation wholly or mainly for children – without the required registration is likely to be committing a criminal offence. The government believes that all children who require care of the sort provided by a children’s home should be in a children’s home which is registered by Ofsted.</p><p> </p><p>Where local authorities place children subject to a deprivation of liberty in a setting that is not registered with Ofsted, they should follow the ‘Guidance on Placements in unregistered children’s homes in England or unregistered care home services in Wales’ issued by the President of the Family Division in November 2019 with an addendum added to that guidance on 1st December 2020. This guidance is clear that an application to register the provision with Ofsted must be made within 7 working days from the date of the deprivation of liberty order. The government supports this guidance and adherence to it.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75921 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:30:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1378917

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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, what assessment has he made of the suitability of (a) holiday cottages, (b) park homes and (c) caravans as residences for children and young people subject to deprivation of liberty safeguards.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	75921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>All children should live somewhere that meets their needs and keep them safe. This is particularly important for looked after children who have been deprived of their liberty for their own or for the safety of others. These children and young people are often some of the most vulnerable in our society and we must do all that we can to keep them safe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are clear that where a looked after child is deprived of their liberty, the setting is very likely to be providing care and accommodation. Such accommodation must be registered as a children’s home as required by the Care Standards Act 2000. Children’s homes are subject to robust registration and inspection requirements by Ofsted to ensure that they meet the needs of children they accommodate, and they must follow the national standards. Ofsted can take action against children’s homes when they are not delivering the quality of care and accommodation for children that the department expects.</p><p> </p><p>Any provider operating a setting that meets the definition of a children’s homes – providing care and accommodation wholly or mainly for children – without the required registration is likely to be committing a criminal offence. The government believes that all children who require care of the sort provided by a children’s home should be in a children’s home which is registered by Ofsted.</p><p> </p><p>Where local authorities place children subject to a deprivation of liberty in a setting that is not registered with Ofsted, they should follow the ‘Guidance on Placements in unregistered children’s homes in England or unregistered care home services in Wales’ issued by the President of the Family Division in November 2019 with an addendum added to that guidance on 1st December 2020. This guidance is clear that an application to register the provision with Ofsted must be made within 7 working days from the date of the deprivation of liberty order. The government supports this guidance and adherence to it.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75920 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:30:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1378987

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to increase the threshold for Free School Meals in line with the National Food Strategy recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	75840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The department supports over 1.7 million pupils from the lowest income families to concentrate, learn, and achieve in the classroom through the provision of free school meals. An additional 1.3 million infants receive a free meal under the Universal Infant Free School Meals policy.</p><p>In 2018, the government introduced new eligibility criteria for families on Universal Credit, following a consultation in 2017. It was estimated that this will be more generous in its reach by 2022, in comparison to the legacy benefit system. Further to this, we included generous protections which mean any family eligible for free school meals transitioning to Universal Credit from a legacy benefit will continue to have access to free school meals even if they move above the earnings threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The government will fully consider the recommendations of the National Food Strategy, which included recommendations around free school meal eligibility, and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75841 75842 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:45:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1378988

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
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 number of children whose parents are in receipt of Universal Credit who do not receive a free school meal.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	75841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The department supports over 1.7 million pupils from the lowest income families to concentrate, learn, and achieve in the classroom through the provision of free school meals. An additional 1.3 million infants receive a free meal under the Universal Infant Free School Meals policy.</p><p>In 2018, the government introduced new eligibility criteria for families on Universal Credit, following a consultation in 2017. It was estimated that this will be more generous in its reach by 2022, in comparison to the legacy benefit system. Further to this, we included generous protections which mean any family eligible for free school meals transitioning to Universal Credit from a legacy benefit will continue to have access to free school meals even if they move above the earnings threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The government will fully consider the recommendations of the National Food Strategy, which included recommendations around free school meal eligibility, and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75840 75842 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:45:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1378989

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with Ministerial colleagues in the Treasury on increasing the annual net earned income threshold for Free School Meals.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	75842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The department supports over 1.7 million pupils from the lowest income families to concentrate, learn, and achieve in the classroom through the provision of free school meals. An additional 1.3 million infants receive a free meal under the Universal Infant Free School Meals policy.</p><p>In 2018, the government introduced new eligibility criteria for families on Universal Credit, following a consultation in 2017. It was estimated that this will be more generous in its reach by 2022, in comparison to the legacy benefit system. Further to this, we included generous protections which mean any family eligible for free school meals transitioning to Universal Credit from a legacy benefit will continue to have access to free school meals even if they move above the earnings threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The government will fully consider the recommendations of the National Food Strategy, which included recommendations around free school meal eligibility, and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75840 75841 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:45:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1379002

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Families: Respite Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that families with disabled children can access short breaks and respite care that meets those children's health needs.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	76049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Respite care services, including short breaks, for disabled children and their families are provided based on an individual assessment of each child and family’s needs.</p><p> </p><p>The department believes it is right for local authorities, who know their areas’ needs best, to determine what services are required locally, including early help.</p><p> </p><p>This year, councils have access to £51.3 billion to deliver their core services, including a £1.7 billion grant for social care. The government has also given over £6 billion in funding directly to councils to support them with the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 spending pressures, including children’s services.</p><p> </p><p>The department will continue to work with other government departments, including the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to ensure the needs of children’s services are reflected.</p><p> </p><p>Where a child has complex health needs or is in receipt of palliative or end-of-life care, respite provision may be appropriately delivered by health providers, including children’s hospices. Local authorities have a statutory duty to assess the social care needs of disabled children and young people, and to provide respite care where necessary. Where it is appropriate, local authorities can fund respite care provided by hospices, either as a short-term stay or as a service provided to the child or young person in the family home by the hospice team. Local authorities and health commissioners regularly liaise to plan and commission the most appropriate package of respite care for the children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening condition in their area.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to statutory services, the department is providing £27.3 million to the Family Fund in financial year 2021-22 to support over 60,000 families on low incomes raising children and young people with disabilities or serious illnesses. Grants can be used for a range of purposes, including family breaks.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75940 76003 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:18:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1379032

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Respite Care: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure that families with disabled children are able to access (a) short breaks and (b) respite care that meet their health needs in (i) Southport and (ii) Sefton.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	76003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Respite care services, including short breaks, for disabled children and their families are provided based on an individual assessment of each child and family’s needs.</p><p> </p><p>The department believes it is right for local authorities, who know their areas’ needs best, to determine what services are required locally, including early help.</p><p> </p><p>This year, councils have access to £51.3 billion to deliver their core services, including a £1.7 billion grant for social care. The government has also given over £6 billion in funding directly to councils to support them with the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 spending pressures, including children’s services.</p><p> </p><p>The department will continue to work with other government departments, including the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to ensure the needs of children’s services are reflected.</p><p> </p><p>Where a child has complex health needs or is in receipt of palliative or end-of-life care, respite provision may be appropriately delivered by health providers, including children’s hospices. Local authorities have a statutory duty to assess the social care needs of disabled children and young people, and to provide respite care where necessary. Where it is appropriate, local authorities can fund respite care provided by hospices, either as a short-term stay or as a service provided to the child or young person in the family home by the hospice team. Local authorities and health commissioners regularly liaise to plan and commission the most appropriate package of respite care for the children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening condition in their area.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to statutory services, the department is providing £27.3 million to the Family Fund in financial year 2021-22 to support over 60,000 families on low incomes raising children and young people with disabilities or serious illnesses. Grants can be used for a range of purposes, including family breaks.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75940 76049 question first answered 19/11/2021 11:18:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1379080

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on government-funded childcare provision for 3 and 4 year olds in each of the last 5 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	75880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The government allocates funding for the early years entitlements in line with the number of places that are taken up.</p><p>The expenditure figures are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Early years dedicated schools grant allocation</p></td><td><p>2017-18<br> Final</p></td><td><p>2018-19<br> Final</p></td><td><p>2019-20<br> Final</p></td><td><p>2020-21<br> Initial</p></td><td><p>2021-22<br> Indicative</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3-4 year old universal hours</p></td><td><p>£2,302.6 million</p></td><td><p>£2,286.7 million</p></td><td><p>£2,278.5 million</p></td><td><p>£2,310.9 million</p></td><td><p>£2,338.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3-4 year old additional hours</p></td><td><p>£404.6 million</p></td><td><p>£743.7 million</p></td><td><p>£807.0 million</p></td><td><p>£840.3 million</p></td><td><p>£850.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 year old</p></td><td><p>£469.7 million</p></td><td><p>£449.1 million</p></td><td><p>£433.8 million</p></td><td><p>£434.5 million</p></td><td><p>£440.8 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that final allocations for 2020-21 and 2021-22 are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75881 question first answered 19/11/2021 12:23:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1379081

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on government-funded childcare provision for 2 year olds in each of the last 5 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	75881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The government allocates funding for the early years entitlements in line with the number of places that are taken up.</p><p>The expenditure figures are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Early years dedicated schools grant allocation</p></td><td><p>2017-18<br> Final</p></td><td><p>2018-19<br> Final</p></td><td><p>2019-20<br> Final</p></td><td><p>2020-21<br> Initial</p></td><td><p>2021-22<br> Indicative</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3-4 year old universal hours</p></td><td><p>£2,302.6 million</p></td><td><p>£2,286.7 million</p></td><td><p>£2,278.5 million</p></td><td><p>£2,310.9 million</p></td><td><p>£2,338.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3-4 year old additional hours</p></td><td><p>£404.6 million</p></td><td><p>£743.7 million</p></td><td><p>£807.0 million</p></td><td><p>£840.3 million</p></td><td><p>£850.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 year old</p></td><td><p>£469.7 million</p></td><td><p>£449.1 million</p></td><td><p>£433.8 million</p></td><td><p>£434.5 million</p></td><td><p>£440.8 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that final allocations for 2020-21 and 2021-22 are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75880 question first answered 19/11/2021 12:23:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy