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810078

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the the Written Statement of 28 February 2017, HCWS506, on Update on the Children and Social Work Bill, whether it is his policy that those same parents will be eligible for non-means and non-merits tested legal aid for opposing an adoption order and for legal representation at the adoption hearing.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is still considering the issue of legal aid eligibility for parents seeking to challenge these types of placement order.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 14:55:00 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809733

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the data on exceptions to the two-child tax credit limit.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The policy has only been operation since April 2017. The data will be published once there are sufficient cases to enable robust analysis and the statistics have been quality assured.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/12/2017 12:51:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809735

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 February 2017, HCWS506 on Update on the Children and Social Work Bill what the timetable is for the eligibility rules to come into force.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is still considering the issue of legal aid eligibility for parents seeking to challenge these types of placement order.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 14:54:41 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809741

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on levels of financial support for kinship carers; and whether that guidance sets out how those amounts differ (a) depending on the amount of children a person has in kinship care and (b) if a person has their own children at home.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The government issued statutory guidance in 2011 for local authorities about supporting family and friends providing care for children who cannot live with their parents. The guidance makes it clear that children and young people should receive the support that they and their carers need to safeguard and promote their welfare. It explains that support, including financial support, can be provided under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. There is no limit on the level of support, including financial support, that local authorities can provide. The guidance does not specifically address the issue of supporting more than one child or where the family have their own children. However, these factors will be taken into account in the assessment of need of the family. The local authority should have in place clear eligibility criteria in relation to the provision of support services including financial support.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/01/2018 15:19:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809870

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she next plans to update the publication entitled Keeping Children Safe in Education.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are currently consulting on proposals to update the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education from September 2018. The consultation opened on 14 December 2017 and closes on 22 February 2018.</p><p>We plan to publish the revised guidance, for information, early in the summer term 2018. This will give schools and colleges adequate time to review their policies and procedures and make any changes necessary to meet the requirements before the guidance comes into force in September 2018.</p><p>The hon. Member may wish to be aware that we have also published separate advice on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges. This defines what sexual violence and sexual harassment is, how to minimise the risks of it happening and how to manage reports of incidents. The consultation on Keeping Children Safe in Education seeks views both on this advice and on the extent to which it should be reflected in the statutory guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/01/2018 16:37:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809875

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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, what information her Department holds on changes to the level of children (a) known to social services and (b) taken into care.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects annual data from local authorities on children who are referred to social care through the children in need census and on children who start to be looked after through the looked after children collection.</p><p>Figures for each are published in the Characteristics of children in need: 2016 to 2017 statistical release at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2016-to-2017</a> and in the Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017 statistical release at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/12/2017 18:25:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

808790

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Office, if she will make applications to register as a British citizen fee-exempt for looked-after children.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	119899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has no plans to make applications to register looked-after children as British citizens free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/12/2017 17:09:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

808791

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money each local authority spent on (a) initial investigations and (b) child protection plans under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	119900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The department collects data on local authority spend on a range of services for children and young people, published annually in the statistical first releases available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data</a>.</p><p>Local authorities are not required to provide separate data regarding spend on children provided with support under section 47 of the Children Act 1989.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/12/2017 14:33:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

808817

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the recent increases in the number of children (a) known to social services and (b) taken into care.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	119926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The government wants every child to be in the stable, loving home that is right for them. One of the key principles of the legislation which underpins the UK’s child protection system is that children are best looked after within their families, but that is not always possible. As a last resort, after other steps have failed, local authorities may apply to the independent courts for a decision about removing a child from his or her family – for the child’s safety. We regularly monitor and assess the number of children coming into contact with our child protection system, including through our statistics on ‘Children in need and child protection’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a> and our statistics on ‘Looked-after children’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/12/2017 17:02:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

806449

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of care leavers were (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	119525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not collect information on the nationalities of looked after children or care leavers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 20:11:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck