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1024802

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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 recent discussions he has had with local council leaders on children’s services.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	202163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet key stakeholders, including Directors of Children’s Services (DCSs), to discuss policy issues relating to the department’s agenda. For example, I recently met with DCSs and Local Authority Chief Executives at the National Children and Adult Services Conference, held recent roundtables in the department with groups of both DCSs and Chief Executives, and have attended induction events for new DCSs, the last one being in October 2019. In addition, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of the State and I have very recently met with a number of children in care to hear their views and experiences. The department recognises how important it is to speak directly with those who are on the front line, delivering services for children and families.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/12/2018 15:57:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

969240

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on funding a programme of training for people jointly commissioning services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.​
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	171491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting children with speech, language and communication needs. We have a special educational needs and disability (SEND) school workforce contract in place which provides strategic support to the workforce in mainstream and special schools. This enables schools to deliver high quality SEND provision which meets the needs of an increasingly broad range of special educational needs (SEN). The contract will monitor any gaps in provision and propose ways to meet these gaps through working with relevant SEN organisations including those who commission services. This contract will run until March 2020.</p><p>I recognise the importance of support in schools for spoken language, which underpins the development of reading and writing. Early support for language development is also important. Therefore, as part of our drive to improve social mobility through education, we announced in our action plan ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’ that the department is working with Public Health England and the Department for Health and Social Care to improve early language outcomes for disadvantaged children. ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’ can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-social-mobility-through-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-social-mobility-through-education</a>.</p><p>We want to help provide health visitors with additional tools and training to identify and support children’s early speech, language and communication needs. We will do this by taking the following actions. Firstly, we will develop training and guidance to support these professionals, targeted to those areas of the greatest need. We will also develop an ‘early language assessment tool’ to help health visitors identify emerging language needs so that the right support can be put in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 171492 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:47:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

969241

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Speech and Language Disorders: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to address delayed language through the use of evidence-based intervention and training programmes.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	171492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting children with speech, language and communication needs. We have a special educational needs and disability (SEND) school workforce contract in place which provides strategic support to the workforce in mainstream and special schools. This enables schools to deliver high quality SEND provision which meets the needs of an increasingly broad range of special educational needs (SEN). The contract will monitor any gaps in provision and propose ways to meet these gaps through working with relevant SEN organisations including those who commission services. This contract will run until March 2020.</p><p>I recognise the importance of support in schools for spoken language, which underpins the development of reading and writing. Early support for language development is also important. Therefore, as part of our drive to improve social mobility through education, we announced in our action plan ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’ that the department is working with Public Health England and the Department for Health and Social Care to improve early language outcomes for disadvantaged children. ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’ can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-social-mobility-through-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-social-mobility-through-education</a>.</p><p>We want to help provide health visitors with additional tools and training to identify and support children’s early speech, language and communication needs. We will do this by taking the following actions. Firstly, we will develop training and guidance to support these professionals, targeted to those areas of the greatest need. We will also develop an ‘early language assessment tool’ to help health visitors identify emerging language needs so that the right support can be put in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 171491 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:47:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

832664

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Office for Students: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the appointment process for the board of the Office for Students.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	903595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The appointments to the Board were made through a fair and open competition, reflecting the Governance Code on Public appointments and the relevant legislation. The Board members have the broad range of skills and experience needed to lead the Office for Students to deliver better outcomes for students.</p><p> </p><p /><p /> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 29/01/2018 16:35:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

824710

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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, how many formal complaints have been made to HMRC on problems with reconfirming eligibility codes for 30 hours of free funded childcare for three and four-year-old children since April 2017; and whether his Department has made an assessment of HMRC’s capacity to efficiently process applications for 30 hours of free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	123511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on complaints made in relation to reconfirmation of eligibility for 30 hours free childcare. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will release further information on complaints they have received in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of parents are using the digital childcare service without issue. As shown in our management information release, 30 hours free childcare eligibility codes issued and validated: January 2018, more than 325,000 eligibility codes have been issued for the spring term. The department continues to work closely with HMRC to support parents through the application process for 30 hours free childcare.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/01/2018 19:04:55 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

806661

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	Universities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the economic effect of the UK leaving the EU on the university sector.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We are working closely with the higher education sector to ensure we understand the potential economic and other implications of EU exit for universities, including through the High Level Stakeholder Working Group.</p><p>We know that, in particular, arrangements for EU students and staff and access to EU research funding are key interests for the sector. These issues will need to be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s relationship with the EU.</p><p>The government has taken action to provide greater certainty. We announced that EU students starting their courses in the academic year 2018/19 or before will continue to be eligible for student loans and home fee status for the duration of their course, and remain eligible for Research Council PhD studentships on the current basis. The agreement we have now reached with the EU on the first phase of negotiations allows the UK to continue benefitting from EU programmes - including Horizon2020 and Erasmus+ - under this budget plan.</p><p>We frequently liaise with the Higher Education Funding Council for England on financial sustainability and soon the department will be working with the Office for Students to continue to understand the sector’s finances under the new regulatory framework.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/12/2017 17:35:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

802220

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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, what steps she is taking to ensure that early years education is sufficiently funded.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	117907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>By 2019-20, we will be spending around £6 billion a year on childcare support, including £1 billion a year to deliver 30 hours of free childcare and increase our hourly funding rates to local councils for the free entitlements.</p><p>The Early Years National Funding Formula is allocating our record investment fairly and transparently, so that early years providers can deliver free childcare on a sustainable and high quality basis. The government’s average hourly funding rate to local councils for three- and four-year olds compares very favourably with recently published research into the hourly cost of childcare by Frontier Economics.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 11/12/2017 16:23:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

772142

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Warwickshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the local authority of Warwickshire County Council has requested to disapply the high pass-through requirement.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	108156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Warwickshire County Council has not made an application under regulation 29(1)(m) of the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2017 for the Secretary of State’s authorisation to modify the operation of regulation 22 (the 93% high pass-through requirement).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/10/2017 09:11:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western