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685475

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many places there are available in secure residential accommodation for children in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales; how many of those places are currently filled; and how many children placed in such accommodation in (i) England were previously resident in (A) Scotland and (B) Wales, (ii) Scotland were previously resident in (A) England and (B) Wales and (iii) Wales were previously resident in (A) England and (B) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	63206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The data requested on the number of places approved, number of places available and number of children accommodated is published in the ‘Children accommodated in secure children's homes’ Statistical First Release for England and Wales:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2016</a></p><p>The publication is based on an aggregate return and does not collect information on where children were previously resident.</p><p>The department does not publish nor collect data for Scotland. However, data on available places in secure residential accommodation for Scotland is publicly available at <a href="http://www.sanscotland.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sanscotland.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/02/2017 15:54:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

685476

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adopted children (a) were placed with their full or half siblings in the last three years and (b) who were not so placed have not had contact with their full or half siblings detailed in their adoption order in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	63208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities hold such information in plans for looked after children and adopted children. This data is not sent to the Department. Local authorities must take account of a family’s needs when planning care for a child in so far as is consistent with the welfare of a child (which remains paramount), as set out in guidance on care placements, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-care-planning-placement-and-case-review. Where it is not possible, or appropriate, to place siblings together, siblings must be supported to understand the reasons why. Contact arrangements between siblings must be robust and remain under independent review.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 63207 63302 question first answered 09/02/2017 13:16:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

685477

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children who have one or more siblings have (a) been placed and (b) not been placed with their siblings in each of the last three years; and of those children who were not placed with their siblings (i) how many have contact with the siblings they are separated from and (ii) what the frequency is of that contact.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	63207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities hold such information in plans for looked after children and adopted children. This data is not sent to the Department. Local authorities must take account of a family’s needs when planning care for a child in so far as is consistent with the welfare of a child (which remains paramount), as set out in guidance on care placements, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-care-planning-placement-and-case-review. Where it is not possible, or appropriate, to place siblings together, siblings must be supported to understand the reasons why. Contact arrangements between siblings must be robust and remain under independent review.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 63208 63302 question first answered 09/02/2017 13:16:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

685491

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children subject to care orders (s31) as defined by the Children Act 1989 are placed with their (a) full and (b) half siblings.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	63302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities hold such information in plans for looked after children and adopted children. This data is not sent to the Department. Local authorities must take account of a family’s needs when planning care for a child in so far as is consistent with the welfare of a child (which remains paramount), as set out in guidance on care placements, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-care-planning-placement-and-case-review. Where it is not possible, or appropriate, to place siblings together, siblings must be supported to understand the reasons why. Contact arrangements between siblings must be robust and remain under independent review.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 63207 63208 question first answered 09/02/2017 13:16:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

686576

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on when the Government plans to end the public sector pay freeze.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	908675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government greatly values the important work that public sector workers do to deliver essential public services. I hold regular bi-laterals with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Summer Budget 2015 confirmed that the Government would fund public sector workforces for an average pay award of 1 per cent for the next four years.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/02/2017 10:16:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

682290

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to support (a) female service personnel and (b) female veterans with mental wellbeing (i) during and (ii) after military service.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	62430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that Service life can cause stress. We take the mental health of the Armed Forces, both female and male, very seriously and provide a wide range of support and treatments for those who need them. This includes pre and post-operational stress management training, a wide range of psychiatric and psychological treatments, and initiatives such as Trauma Risk Management. We are also working hard to reduce stigma attached to mental health issues and to encourage Service personnel to come forward.</p><p> </p><p>The provision of veterans’ healthcare including mental healthcare, for both female and male veterans, is primarily the responsibility of the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations who work in close partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Service charities to ensure that veterans get the best possible care.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD also has a part to play and is determined to ensure that all veterans who require help are provided with appropriate support, including through the Veterans UK helpline and website; Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge. Later this year the Veterans Gateway, provided by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion, will be launched providing a one-stop service to better support the veterans’ community and help in accessing public, private and charitable services in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:57:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

682291

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women serving in the tri-service regular and reserve forces have accessed medical services in relation to concerns about their own mental health in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	62431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>During the 12-month period between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 (latest verified data), a total of 6,115 UK armed services personnel had an initial assessment for a mental health disorder at one of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) specialist Departments of Community Mental Health, or at a MOD-contracted in-patient provider. Of these, 1,188 (19.4%) were female personnel. 1,168 were Regulars, 16 were Reserves, and four were Others (including Military Provost Guard Service).</p><p>These numbers represent all initial attendances at MOD specialist Mental Health Services and not all personnel will have been assessed as having a mental health disorder. In addition, some patients with a mental health condition may have been successfully treated wholly within the primary care setting by their GP or medical officer, without the need for referral to specialist facilities. Data regarding such treatments are not collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/02/2017 16:59:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

681309

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women are serving in the tri-service regular and reserve forces.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	62386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The latest UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics at 1 October 2016 shows that 15,280 and 4,890 female personnel were in the UK Regular Forces and Reserve Forces respectively.</p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574734/Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_1Oct16.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/02/2017 16:53:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

679690

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to prohibit subsidiaries of profit-making companies from contracting with local authorities to run child protection and other children's social care services.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	62042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>As stated in my answer of 25 January, my policy is that no organisation can contract with a local authority to deliver child protection functions if they are operated on a for profit basis. This is the case regardless of organisational form. This is made clear in the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Relevant Care Functions) (England) Regulations 2014. The Government has no intention of revisiting the settled position on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 01/02/2017 16:48:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

678593

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to prohibit subsidiaries of profit-making companies from contracting with local authorities to run child protection and other children's social care services.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	61584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Relevant Care Functions) (England) Regulations 2014 are clear that local authorities may not contract out child protection functions to any organisation that is operated for profit. The Government has no intention of revisiting the settled position on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 30/01/2017 16:22:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck