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999681

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 5.21 of Budget 2018 Red Book whether the £400 million for School Equipment and Maintenance Uplift applies to (a) specialist schools and (b) alternative provision.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	187038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The new funding is for maintained nurseries, primary and secondary schools, academies and free schools, special schools, non-maintained special schools, pupil referral units, sixth-form colleges, and special post-16 institutions that have eligible state-funded pupils. Any institution that is eligible for devolved formula capital will also be eligible for the new funding. A full list of the institutions eligible for devolved formula capital in the financial year 2018-19 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/​publications/capital-allocations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/11/2018 16:42:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

993716

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding parental alienation to the definition of emotional abuse in the Working Together to Safeguard Children guide.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>We have not considered adding parental alienation to the definition of emotional abuse in ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’. The definitions of different forms of abuse in that guidance are not intended to be exhaustive.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/10/2018 17:52:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

992844

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making schools publish their safeguarding policies online.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ is statutory guidance to which all schools must have regard. The guidance is clear that all schools should have an effective child protection policy. The policy should be updated annually (as a minimum), and be available publicly either via the school website or by other means.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/10/2018 12:52:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

992847

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including in the definition of children at risk of being exploited in the Working Together to Safeguard Children guide children and young people undergoing family breakdown.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guide already mentions the potential need for early help for children in a challenging family circumstance. In a section on ‘Identifying children and families who would benefit from early help’, the text includes: “Practitioners should, in particular, be alert to the potential need for early help for a child who…. is in a family circumstance presenting challenges for the child such as drug and alcohol misuse, adult mental health issues and domestic abuse.” A child undergoing family breakdown would potentially be in this group.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/10/2018 13:01:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

985741

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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, how many private meetings the Minister has had with for-profit organisations on children's social care since the beginning of his appointment.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	178323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The department meets regularly with a wide range of organisations, including charities, local authorities and for-profit organisations, regarding children's social care. The department has met with the following for-profit organisations regarding how they can support improved outcomes for children:</p><ul><li>techUK</li><li>Amazon</li><li>Spectra</li><li>Public</li><li>National Fostering Agency</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/10/2018 14:53:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

982739

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his plans are for the Adoption Support Fund over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	176315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Adoption Support Fund is guaranteed until March 2020. Plans for the fund beyond 2020 will be considered as part of the government spending review process.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/10/2018 14:22:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

982836

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption Panels: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides on payment of the members of adoption panels.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	176317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Guidance on the payment of adoption panel members can be found in the Department’s Adoption Statutory Guidance available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-statutory-guidance-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-statutory-guidance-2013</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/10/2018 10:33:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

964127

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy that students be able to choose the supplier for their Disabled Students Allowances.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	169380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Students applying for Disabled Students’ Allowances have their needs independently assessed and potential suppliers for any support required are chosen by the needs assessor. In general, the needs assessor must provide the Student Loans Company (SLC) with at least two quotes from DSAs registered suppliers. The final decision on the supplier is taken by SLC.</p><p> </p><p>Students awarded a computer under DSAs can elect to purchase their computer through a high street retailer, and students who receive non-medical support prior to commencing their course can choose to continue receiving support from the same supplier if that supplier is registered to provide DSAs support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2018 16:38:21 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

964128

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Non-Medical Suppliers were not audited by the Disabled Students Allowances Quality Assurance Group as a result of the supplier reporting that it did not have any students in the last year.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	169381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the Disabled Students Allowances Quality Assurance Group reported that there were 298 non-medical suppliers, which were not audited due to the providers indicating that they were not supporting students.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2018 15:52:19 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

964129

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will made an assessment of the accuracy of the opening hours published on the Disabled Students Allowances Quality Assurance Group database; whether restrictions are placed on the hours which may be so published; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	169382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>All Non-Medical Help providers, who are listed on the Disabled Students Allowances Quality Assurance Group database, are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their opening hours. There are no restrictions on business opening hours. Where evening and/or weekends are offered, it is the responsibility of each provider to share this information directly with the student when booking their appointment or publishing on the provider’s own website if they have one.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2018 16:45:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck