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921788

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children aged (1) five years old and under, (2) ten years old and under, and (3) 16 years old and under, were in care in each year between 2007 and 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Fink
uin	HL8491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of looked after children at 31 March in each year by age is available in the attached table.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/06/2018 17:00:25 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL8491_Number_of_looked_after_children_31_March.pdf title HL8491_number_of_looked_after_children
tabling member	4219 label Biography information for Lord Fink

921810

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect the number of children placed in care to rise further, having doubled in the past decade; and what action they intend to take to increase resources available for children's services following the publication of the Local Government Association's estimate of an almost £2 billion funding gap by 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL8509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>We want every child to be in a stable, loving home that is right for them. In most cases children are best looked after by their birth families and children are only removed as a last resort, in the interests of their safety.</p><p> </p><p>The number of looked-after children has increased steadily over the last nine years. At 31 March 2017 there were 72,670 looked-after children, an increase of three per cent on 2016. We cannot reliably predict future years’ totals.</p><p> </p><p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 councils will have access to more than £200 billion to deliver the local services their communities require, including children’s services. In February, Parliament confirmed the 2018-19 settlement for local government, providing a real terms increase in resources available to local government, from £44.3 billion, in 2017-18, to £45.1 billion in 2018-19. In addition, we are investing more than £250 million in our Innovation Programme and Partners in Practice Programme to help local authorities learn from what works in order to design efficient and effective children’s services.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/06/2018 14:48:26 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

921828

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship standards are awaiting approval from the Institute for Apprenticeships.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL8522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/06/2018 14:59:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

921830

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the barriers to increasing the number of apprenticeship starts.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL8523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>We seek the opinions of current and potential users of apprenticeships on a regular basis to identify the impact of our reforms. This includes the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA) day to day conversations and departmental engagement with businesses, providers and apprentices which include regular ministerial meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Some recent changes that have been made as a result of this continual engagement include introducing flexibility for levy-paying employers to transfer up to ten per cent of their levy to other employers. Furthermore, the Institute for Apprenticeships’ ‘Faster and Better’ process will speed up and simplify standards development. In addition, the ESFA ‘Apprenticeship Service Roadmap’ outlines the most significant developments to the apprenticeship service over the coming months, continuing to deliver improvements which meet employer and provider needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/06/2018 15:05:51 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

919371

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of children in rural England who no longer have access to free school transport as a result of cutbacks to free transport services by local councils; and what is their policy on the provision of school transport in rural areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The government does not centrally collect data on the number of children who receive free transport.</p><p>Local authorities consistently spend approximately £1 billion per year on home to school transport.</p><p>Local authorities must provide free transport from home to school for eligible children. This includes transport for those who attend their nearest suitable school where it is beyond the statutory walking distances of two miles for children under eight years old and three miles for those aged eight to 16. They must also provide transport where there is no safe walking route. Approximately 60% of this funding is spent on transport for children with special educational needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/06/2018 15:54:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

918908

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Assessments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of pupils have been granted extra time in public exams as a result of special educational needs in (1) state schools, and (2) independent schools; and whether the process for diagnosis of such needs is uniform in both sectors.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL8405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write directly to the noble Lord. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/06/2018 16:50:44 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

918934

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include someone with expertise in speech, language and communication on the external steering group working with the Department for Education on updating the mental health and behaviour guidance for schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL8427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The external steering group for the mental health and behaviour, chaired by Tom Bennett, includes members with a wide range of experience and expertise on behaviour, mental health and vulnerable groups. It includes a range of senior teachers and head teachers as well as special educational needs specialists, such as the Council for Disabled Children. The department will continue to consult experts as the work progresses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/06/2018 16:54:32 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

918935

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund a national programme of training for education staff working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs, similar to that previously funded for autism.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL8428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, the department has funded the development of training and resources to ensure that the schools’ workforce is equipped to support pupils with specific types of special educational needs and disability (SEND), including speech language and communication needs (SLCN). These are hosted on the SEND and Education Foundation Gateway.</p><p> </p><p>Our focus is on enabling education professionals to access and navigate these resources. We have agreed a new schools’ workforce contract with the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN), to encourage schools to prioritise SEND within their CPD and school improvement plans, and to equip them to identify and meet their training needs. This contract will look across all types of impairment, including SLCN.</p><p> </p><p>We are also continuing to fund The Communications Trust and are undertaking a gap analysis of training and resources for the schools’ workforce. The findings from this research will inform what programmes might be required in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/06/2018 12:20:48 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

918936

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the trailblazer areas proposed in the Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper (Cm 9525) have embedded, or have access to, dedicated speech and language therapy services.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL8429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The government is considering the responses to the consultation on the green paper ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision’ and plans to publish a response before summer recess. The response will set out more information on how the trailblazers for new mental health support teams will work. The trailblazers will test how teams can link to the work of other professionals to enhance the support for vulnerable children and will consider how this can include speech and language therapists.</p><p>Mental health support teams will work closely with schools and colleges. They can build on the steps the government has already taken to improve access to speech and language therapy. The government introduced through the Children and Families Act 2014, a framework for ensuring that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with speech language and communication needs, are identified early and receive the support they require to succeed in education and move into independent adult life.</p><p>The department has also funded I CAN, on behalf of The Communication Trust, and several other specific impairment organisations, to produce materials for use by schools, colleges and others. These materials and resources are freely available on the SEND and Education Training Foundation Gateway.</p><p>The Department for Health and Social Care is also working with the department and Public Health England to enable early years professionals to identify and support children’s early speech, language and communication needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/06/2018 16:58:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

917786

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Personal Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to inform schools that they no longer need to collect data on pupils' nationality and to remove any such information from their records.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL8380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>School census requirements are published annually on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-census" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-census</a>. The requirements for 2018/19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/06/2018 16:10:48 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey