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1003741

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many post-16 specialist SEND schools there have been in each of the last 10 years to date.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	189697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested, which identifies post-16 specialist SEND schools specifically, is not held by the department. The age range of pupils within specialist SEND schools varies significantly, and specific phases, including post-16, are not reported on.</p><p>The information requested on the capacity of post-16 specialist SEND schools is not held by the department. The Children and Families Act (2014) requires local authorities to work with parents, young people, and providers to keep the provision for children and young people with special needs and disabilities under review, including its sufficiency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 189698 question first answered 15/11/2018 13:46:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1003742

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the capacity has been of post-16 specialist SEND schools in each of the last 10 years to date.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	189698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested, which identifies post-16 specialist SEND schools specifically, is not held by the department. The age range of pupils within specialist SEND schools varies significantly, and specific phases, including post-16, are not reported on.</p><p>The information requested on the capacity of post-16 specialist SEND schools is not held by the department. The Children and Families Act (2014) requires local authorities to work with parents, young people, and providers to keep the provision for children and young people with special needs and disabilities under review, including its sufficiency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 189697 question first answered 15/11/2018 13:46:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1003744

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Private Education: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of looked after children in private education in each of the last 10 years to date.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	189699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of looked after children in independent schools is available from 2011 to 2018.</p><p>Table: Number of looked after children in independent schools (including independent special schools) in England, 2011 to 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of pupils</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3019</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Level Annual School Census, 2011 to 2018</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 16:49:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1020734

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Special Education Need units and (b) Specialist Resource Provisions there were in each region of the UK in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	199881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The information regarding 2008 to 2016 is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The attached table shows the numbers of special educational needs (SEN) units and specialist resource provisions in state funded primary and secondary schools by region for 2017 and 2018.</p><p>The department collects data on SEN from schools in England only. Education statistics for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are available from the relevant departments.</p><p>National level figures for England from 2014 to 2018 are available in the national statistics publication ‘SEN in England: January 2018’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2018</a>.</p><p>The Children and Families Act (2014) requires local authorities to work with parents, young people and providers to keep the provision for children and young people with SEN and disabilities under review, including its sufficiency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/12/2018 15:34:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 199881_Schools_with_SEN_units _and_resourced_provision.xlsx title 199881_Schools_with_SEN_units_and_resourced_provis
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1020735

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children’s homes have been issued with a (a) suspension and (b) cancellation by Ofsted in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	199882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>These are matters for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 199883 199884 question first answered 11/12/2018 13:32:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1020736

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which chains of children’s homes Ofsted has cancelled the registration for in 2017-2018.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	199883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>These are matters for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 199882 199884 question first answered 11/12/2018 13:32:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1020737

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many large (a) local authority and (b) other social care providers owned 10 or more children’s homes in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	199884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>These are matters for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 199882 199883 question first answered 11/12/2018 13:32:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1028598

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Holiday Activities and Food Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the minimum amount that will be granted from the Holiday Activities and Food 2019 fund.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	203902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Building on findings from the 2018 Holiday Activities and Food programme, we have recently invited organisations to bid for a share of £9 million made available to fund free holiday provision during the 2019 summer holidays for children eligible for free school meals. Organisations responding to this invitation will be responsible for coordinating provision within a local authority area.</p><p>Given the great variation in local authorities across the country, we have not set a minimum funding amount per bid. Our intention is that the fund will support projects in each of the nine English regions<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/01/2019 14:42:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1028690

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students (a) have been transferred, (b) are waiting to be transferred and (c) have not been transferred from a SEND Statement to an EHC plan.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	203903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Data from local authorities shows that as of 15 December 2018, over 99.99% of the 236,225 statements of special educational needs in place on 31 August 2014 - the start of the transition period to Education Health and Care (EHC) plans - have either been:</p><p> </p><p>a) transferred to an EHC plan</p><p>b) assessed and a decision made not to transfer to an EHC plan or</p><p>c) discontinued because they have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after.</p><p>d) reviewed and discontinued as special needs being met without Statement or EHC plan or for other reasons.</p><p> </p><p>The department is in contact with the local authorities who are working with families to address the specific circumstances in all remaining 67 cases and clear that the provision in the statement must continue until the review has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/01/2019 13:23:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1028695

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Educational Psychology: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the tendering of project reference DFERPPU 2018/019 was awarded to; and when the results of the evaluation of the Educational Psychology Workforce in England his Department commissioned will be published.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	203906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The tendering for project DFERPPU 2018/19 was to commission a research project into the workforce of educational psychologists. The procurement for this was via an open tender exercise and was published on contract finder at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>. It was awarded to the University of Warwick, Institute of Employment Research.</p><p>We intend to publish the evaluation of this research project on the department’s GOV.UK website by March 2019 and this will be available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/01/2019 15:09:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck