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751281

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date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken account of the potential change to parents' working hours resulting from the commencement of provision of 30 hours free childcare from September 2017 on the number of childcare places to be made available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	4546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities continue to have a duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents in their local areas. The Department is committed to working with local authorities to ensure sufficient places, which is why we awarded a delivery contract to Childcare Works, who continue to provide ongoing support and challenge to local authorities and providers delivering 30 hours.</p><p>The Department has also supported the growth and creation of additional places to deliver the 30 hours funded entitlement and in 2016, ran a £100 million early years capital bid round, which will create almost 18,000 additional 30 hours places for working parents.</p><p>We know that thousands of eligible children are taking up 30 hours places in our 12 early delivery areas and that parents have extended their working hours as a result of accessing the offer.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/07/2017 16:57:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

751283

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has available for parents who find employment after August's 30 free hours application deadline and before the application process reopening for January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	4547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Working parents, or parents expecting to start a new job in the next 14 days, who believe they are eligible for 30 hours can make an application through the childcare service. The Department published the guidance document, <em>30 hours free childcare: eligibility</em>, which sets out the eligibility requirements for 30 hours free childcare. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility</a>.</p><p>A parent can claim 30 hours the term following the child’s third birthday and the term following receipt of their eligibility code from HMRC (whichever is later). This is set out in the Department’s guidance <em>Early years entitlements: operational guidance</em> to support local authorities and childcare providers, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide</a>.</p><p>Further guidance for parents can also be found at: <a href="https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/07/2017 16:54:49 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

751290

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a statement in response to the report of the Social Mobility Commission, Social mobility between 1997 and 2017: time for change, published on 28 June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	4493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the Commission’s report, published on 28 June, which considers efforts to improve social mobility over the last twenty years. The Commission rightly concludes that too often life chances can be determined not by effort and talents but where you come from, your parents’ situation and what school you attend. The Department will set out further details on policy to tackle this social injustice in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to the Government’s reforms, there are 1.8 million more pupils in good or outstanding schools than in 2010, and we are delivering three million apprenticeship places, opening up access to our higher education system and investing £500 million a year into technical education.</p><p> </p><p>Improving social mobility requires support from all parts of society: government, employers and civic organisations. Last year, we launched our £72 million Opportunity Area programme. In these 12 social mobility ‘coldspots’ we are working with a range of local partners to break the link between background and destination. We know these areas face some of the most entrenched challenges, as described by the Social Mobility Commission’s Index last year. Our approach here goes beyond what the Department and central government can do – extending to local authorities, schools, academy sponsors, local and national businesses, Local Enterprise Partnerships, FE colleges, universities, the voluntary sector, and more.</p><p> </p><p>I spoke at a Westminster Hall Debate about government policies on social mobility and the Commission’s ‘Time for Change’ report on 11 July. The debate and my speech are available in Hansard at this weblink: <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-07-11/debates/D9AB2665-13E3-4AE4-90CD-528E30853ED0/SocialMobility" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-07-11/debates/D9AB2665-13E3-4AE4-90CD-528E30853ED0/SocialMobility</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/07/2017 16:54:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

751309

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of re-brokering academies on pupils' attainment and on schools' Ofsted grades.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	4748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department is committed to a school system in which all children have access to a good school place. Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) are responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of State, for holding all academies, including multi-academy trusts, to account and will intervene where necessary to bring about rapid improvement.</p><p> </p><p>Re-brokered academies are subject to the same accountability mechanisms as maintained schools, including publication of pupil results in school performance tables. RSCs consider the performance of all academies in their region at appropriate points in the academic year such as at key stages of their growth or following the publication of exam results or Ofsted inspection reports. As part of this, they will monitor pupil attainment and Ofsted grades and make sure that re-brokered academies are receiving sufficient and appropriate support in order to secure the required improvements.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/07/2017 16:55:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

751376

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the value-for-money framework applied by his Department to all private finance projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>In November 2011 the Coalition Government announced a complete reform of the private finance initiative (PFI) model after a review. This recognised the need to address the widespread concerns with PFI – too slow and expensive; too inflexible and a lack of transparency. A new Public Private Partnership model to replace the PFI was announced in 2012, Private Finance 2 (PF2). Key features of the new PF2 model include the Government co-investing in projects as a minority shareholder to strengthen the partnership working and share in any returns and exclusion of 'soft' facilities management services such as cleaning and catering to improve flexibility.<strong> </strong></p><p>As part of PFI review the Coalition Government undertook to revise the value for money guidance. Further guidance was published in December 2012.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/07/2017 17:00:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

751399

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Personal Records: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to educate the public of the potential dangers of posting personal information online.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We take the protection of individuals' personal data both online and offline, seriously. The Information Commissioner is the UK's independent authority responsible for administering and enforcing information rights and provides guidance and advice to individuals and organisations on, among other things, the protection of personal data online. The ICO has produced guidance on online safety on its website available at: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/social-networking/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/social-networking/</a></p><p> </p><p>As part of the new computing curriculum introduced in 2014 pupils are taught how to use technology safely and respectfully, how to keep personal information private, recognise inappropriate content and behaviour, and where to go for help if they have any concerns about online content or contact.</p><p>The Government's National Cyber Security Strategy (2016-2021, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cyber-security-strategy-2016-to-2021), backed with £1.9 billion investment, funds the Cyber Aware campaign. Cyber Aware is a cross-government awareness and behaviour change campaign which works with a range of public and private sector partners to encourage the public (and Small and Medium Enterprises) to adopt more secure online behaviour like using a strong separate password for your email account and downloading the latest software updates.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 16:57:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751431

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that adequate (a) funding and (b) other support is allocated to female prisoners on release from custodial sentences to assist with their reintegration into society.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	4573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Companies are contracted to provide ‘through-the-gate’ support to all female offenders on release from custody, and we are engaging with providers about how we can do more to improve the delivery of resettlement services.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that the complex needs of this vulnerable cohort of offenders are met as they are released from custody, and will provide more details in our strategy for female offenders, which we will publish later this year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 17:00:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

750675

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of UK railway stations have had steps but no lift access in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	4357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to improving the accessibility of the rail network. Whenever the industry installs, replaces or renews station infrastructure this needs to meet current EU and UK accessibility standards or a dispensation needs to be secured. Failure to comply with these rules can lead to enforcement action by the Office of Rail and Road. Information on the facilities available at stations in Great Britain is collated and held by the Rail Delivery Group and not the Department.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2017 16:56:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

750721

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been repaid to Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to allow for lost revenue as a consequence of industrial action; how much has been set aside for associated passenger compensation; and how much Network Rail has paid to GTR as compensation for infrastructure upgrade delays.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	4202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Under the terms of Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Franchise Agreement revenue risk lies with the Department. This means that GTR do not retain passenger revenue.</p><p> </p><p>No additional money has been set aside for passenger compensation due as a result of current industrial action. However this will be kept under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on payments between Network Rail and franchised operators. Network Rail publish details of these payments annually which can be found on their website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2017 16:53:48 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

750748

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mobile phones were seized in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the member to PQ 64325, which was answered on 27 February 2017.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-17/64325/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-17/64325/</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of mobile phones and SIM cards seized continues to be too high. We have purchased better quality detection equipment in larger quantities and equipped all prisons with additional portable detection devices to use across the prison. We are also working with mobile network operators to deliver ground-breaking technology to stop illicit phones working in prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 17:01:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger