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867428

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow North dated 30 October 2017 on his constituent's border force inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	133403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The hon. Member’s letter of 30 October 2017 was received and a response will be issued as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/03/2018 17:48:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

867478

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of the asylum and resettlement strategy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	133453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>We continue to engage with key stakeholders, including NGOs, International Organisations and local authorities on the UK’s approach to asylum and resettlement, including the approach to family reunion for refugees.</p><p>The Government has committed to rebalancing the system to focus more resource on the most vulnerable refugees through our aid programmes and resettlement whilst ensuring the in country system provides protection for those in need but also ensures those with no lawful basis to stay in the UK are returned. Our policies and approach must reflect the capacity and resources of Government and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/03/2018 17:53:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

866998

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Musicians: Free Movement of People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the European Union counterparts on the retention of free movement for British musicians working throughout Europe after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with Ministerial counterparts from other EU Member States and with individuals in the EU institutions to discuss a wide range of policy issues linked to our exit from the EU, including migration and mobility.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>During the implementation period, EU citizens will be able to come to live and work in the UK as they do now. This will also be the case for UK nationals travelling or working in the EU during this period, including British musicians.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made yet on the immigration rules that will apply after the end of the implementation period. The Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government is open to discussing with the EU how to facilitate the valuable links between our people.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 23/03/2018 16:07:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

867022

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained at immigration centres at the end of each financial quarter in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	133140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on the people in detention, as at the end of each quarter in 2017 is available in table dt_11_q of the detention tables.</p><p>The latest data, published in ‘Immigration Statistics, October to December 2017’, are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/681703/detention-oct-dec-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/681703/detention-oct-dec-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/03/2018 17:46:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

865208

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure best ethical practice by the NGOs it supports.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	133075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>It is imperative that DFID’s partners show the moral leadership, systems and culture that are needed to protect vulnerable people. At the Safeguarding Summit, the Secretary of State announced new, enhanced and specific safeguarding Due Diligence standards for all organisations that DFID works with. This will include a review of the ethical practice of the NGOs that DFID partner, by assessing codes of conduct, how organisations identify and respond to incidents, and how risk management places safeguarding and beneficiaries at its core. These are being piloted from this week and will be rolled out shortly. New funds to organisations will not be approved unless they pass the new standards and they will be integrated into ongoing programme management.</p><p> </p><p>Four working groups, that include civil society and independent experts, have also been established and are meeting this week to refine and test ideas further. They will take forward a number of areas, including how the aid sector can shift its organisational culture to tackle power imbalances and gender inequality. The groups will report back with concrete actions in time for the international Safeguarding Conference that the UK will host this autumn.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/03/2018 14:54:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

865210

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen its oversight of the NGOs it supports.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	133077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>In response to the letter from the Secretary of State, all UK charities that directly receive UK aid have provided her with a clear statement of assurance on their organisations’ safeguarding environment and policies, organisational culture, transparency and their handling of allegations and incidents. These assurances are a first step towards improving DFID’s oversight of its partners and raising safeguarding standard across the international development sector.</p><p> </p><p>This oversight will be further strengthened through DFID’s new, enhanced and specific safeguarding standards, announced by the Secretary of State at the Safeguarding Summit. These new measures will build on the rigorous monitoring procedures which are currently applied throughout the lifetime of all DFID programmes. They will be integrated into DFID’s Due Diligence Assessments, Supply Partner Code of Conduct and ongoing programme management and compliance checking processes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/03/2018 14:53:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

865212

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements her Department has to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for resources used in disaster response.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	133079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development holds a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defence through which we request and receive military support. The understanding states that we will reimburse the Ministry of Defence from the aid budget for the additional costs incurred in providing that support.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/03/2018 14:53:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

864344

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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, with reference to page 17 of the Early Years workforce strategy 2017, what steps he has taken to engage the childcare sector in exploring ways to target support where it is most needed.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	132828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>We are considering the feasibility of a range of approaches to supporting graduates in the early years workforce – including in disadvantaged areas. This work is still underway and we will engage stakeholders when appropriate to inform this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/03/2018 16:20:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

864349

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has made available to the National Apprenticeship Service to raise awareness of early years apprenticeships as detailed in the Early years workforce Strategy 2017.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	132833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>We are working with the new Institute for Apprenticeships and the Trailblazer Group of employers to support the development of new early years apprenticeship standards. We have included apprenticeships in the new early years careers advice and pathways information that we are developing with stakeholders and DWP to raise awareness of the sector and the training opportunities, including apprenticeships, that are available.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/03/2018 14:57:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

864357

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been (a) made available and (b) to which organisations to support early years settings on (i) SEND, (ii) speech and language development and (iii) effective business management; and how many early years staff have taken part in continuing professional development in each of those areas since grants were made available.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	132841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>From January 2017 to March 2018 we awarded grant funding to the following organisations.</p><p> </p><p>On special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we allocated £316,500 to NASEN to produce an online training package, tailored to meet the needs of a broad range of settings. We also awarded £275,030 to Pen Green to promote the model of specialist nursery schools to work directly with local early years settings in the private, voluntary and independent sector.</p><p> </p><p>On speech and language development, Home Start UK was allocated a grant of £403,880 to pilot the ‘word pedometer’ developed by the US based LENA research foundation to provide disadvantaged families with coaching from trained home visiting volunteers to increase the quantity and quality of language interaction with babies and children under the age of three.</p><p> </p><p>The Institute of Wellbeing was allocated a grant of £450,000 with a focus on raising awareness on the benefits of early education, home learning environment and 2YO programme. Activities include a targeted outreach for black and minority ethnic families unlikely to access statutory services, online-accredited CPD practitioner training to 'improve equality and inclusive practice and development of culturally tailored eLearning home learning environment parenting programme ‘Giving your child the right start’ to support speech, language and development.</p><p> </p><p>A consortium of four organisations led by the National Literacy Trust was allocated a grant of £429,998. This grant funding breaks down as follows:</p><p> </p><p>National Literacy Trust was allocated £153,330 to support disadvantaged children and families eligible for the two-year-old programme and strengthen the home learning environment with a programme called Early Words Together at Two.</p><p> </p><p>National Children’s Bureau was allocated £138,332 to support disadvantaged families to develop a positive home learning environment and to develop young children’s literacy skills using an adapted model of REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy).</p><p> </p><p>Peeple and Foundation Years Trust were allocated a total of £138,366 to support disadvantaged children to engage parents in their children’s learning in the home and add value to the two-year old programme using the Peep Learning Together programme.</p><p> </p><p>On effective business management, we allocated £268,544 to National Day Nurseries Association to develop a dedicated online resource to support nurseries to operate sustainably.</p><p> </p><p>We allocated £398,909 to Action for Children to continue their work on creating Childminder Agencies, and £385,975 to PACEY to support childminders to expand their businesses to provide sufficient, financially viable, high quality free early years education places for disadvantaged two-year-olds; and three and four-year-olds.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to confirm the total number of early years staff taking part in continuing professional development.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/03/2018 14:58:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell