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1726647

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision, which closed on 9 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>On 9 May, the department published the consultation ‘Strengthening Protections in Unregistered Alternative Provision (AP)’ which sought views on proposals intended to improve practice and raise standards in unregistered AP. The consultation closed on 5 July.</p><p>This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities or who are in AP, including those in unregistered AP, receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.</p><p>Departmental officials are currently analysing the responses of the consultation, and the department will set out the next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 10/09/2024 15:04:11 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1726763

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has she made of the current (a) average time and (b) maximum times for Social Work England to conclude fitness to practice cases.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>As set out in Social Work England’s board report dated 19 July 2024, the current median time to conclude a fitness to practise case is 128 weeks and the maximum time is 319 weeks.</p><p>The department and Social Work England have taken several steps to reduce processing times including making changes to legislation in 2022 for operational efficiencies and providing additional funds of £7.1 million to clear the backlog of cases inherited from the previous regulator. Further activities being undertaken by Social Work England are set out in its annual business plan and in reports to Social Work England’s board.</p><p><strong> </strong>As at 31 August 2024, 113 Social workers are currently subject to an interim suspension order and unable to practise whilst awaiting the conclusion of their fitness to practise case.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 3736 3737 question first answered 05/09/2024 12:03:05 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1726764

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to reduce the average time for Social Work England to conclude fitness to practice cases.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>As set out in Social Work England’s board report dated 19 July 2024, the current median time to conclude a fitness to practise case is 128 weeks and the maximum time is 319 weeks.</p><p>The department and Social Work England have taken several steps to reduce processing times including making changes to legislation in 2022 for operational efficiencies and providing additional funds of £7.1 million to clear the backlog of cases inherited from the previous regulator. Further activities being undertaken by Social Work England are set out in its annual business plan and in reports to Social Work England’s board.</p><p><strong> </strong>As at 31 August 2024, 113 Social workers are currently subject to an interim suspension order and unable to practise whilst awaiting the conclusion of their fitness to practise case.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 3735 3737 question first answered 05/09/2024 12:03:05 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1726765

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers: Medical Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate has she made of the number of social workers unable to practice whilst awaiting the conclusion of fitness to practice proceedings by Social Work England.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>As set out in Social Work England’s board report dated 19 July 2024, the current median time to conclude a fitness to practise case is 128 weeks and the maximum time is 319 weeks.</p><p>The department and Social Work England have taken several steps to reduce processing times including making changes to legislation in 2022 for operational efficiencies and providing additional funds of £7.1 million to clear the backlog of cases inherited from the previous regulator. Further activities being undertaken by Social Work England are set out in its annual business plan and in reports to Social Work England’s board.</p><p><strong> </strong>As at 31 August 2024, 113 Social workers are currently subject to an interim suspension order and unable to practise whilst awaiting the conclusion of their fitness to practise case.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 3735 3736 question first answered 05/09/2024 12:03:05 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1724096

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
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 the average level of profit made by (a) private and (b) local authority-managed residential homes for looked-after children in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold or collect data on the profit levels of children’s social care providers. However, the Competition and Markets Authority detailed in their 2022 report that the largest fifteen providers made, on average, 19.4% profit on fostering provision, 22.6% on children’s home provision, and 35.5% on supported accommodation provision. The full report can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-social-care-market-study-final-report/final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-social-care-market-study-final-report/final-report</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 03/09/2024 11:29:10 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1724097

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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 steps she is taking to reduce excessive profits in the residential children’s social care sector.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>Profiteering from vulnerable children in care is unacceptable. As part of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill, the department will strengthen the regulation of the sector to return children’s social care to delivering high quality outcomes for looked after children at a sustainable cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 03/09/2024 11:31:02 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1715987

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Royal National Institute of Blind People's research entitled Provision under pressure: Gaps in Educational Support for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment in England (2023), published in February 2024; and what steps her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to ensure that children and young people with vision impairment have equitable access to education.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	24977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The department’s ambition is that all children and young people receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.</p><p> </p><p>The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) Improvement Plan outlines the government’s mission to establish a single, national SEND and AP system, with the proposal to develop national standards a fundamental foundation for this.</p><p> </p><p>This new single national system will set standards on what support should be made available in mainstream settings, including for children with vision impairment. The National Standards will outline the types of special educational provision that should be available, who is responsible for delivering that support, and clarify expectations on mainstream settings and local services. To inform national standards, the department is engaging with stakeholders across education, health and social care, as well as children, young people and their families, this includes members of the Royal National Institute of Blind People.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to ensuring a steady supply of teachers of children with vision impairment in both specialist and mainstream settings. To teach a class of pupils with vision impairments, a teacher is required to hold the relevant mandatory qualification for sensory impairment (MQSI). There are currently six providers of the MQSI, with a seventh from September 2024. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is developing a new occupational standard for teachers of sensory impairment, expected to be available from September 2025. Children and young people with special educational needs have more access to assistive technology following investment in remote education and accessibility features, which can reduce or remove barriers to learning. ​</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 15/05/2024 16:47:54 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1700194

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the total budget deficit for maintained nursery schools in England in the financial year (a) 2021-22 and b) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	21160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The data you requested for the 2021/22 financial year can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year</a>.</p><p>The data for the 2022/23 financial year can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This data can be found on GOV.UK in Local Authority and School Expenditure data. In summary: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the 2022/23 financial year and therefore the department is unable to answer the questions related to 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 21161 21162 21163 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:56:50 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1700195

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the budget deficit for maintained nursery schools in England in the financial year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 by local authority.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	21161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The data you requested for the 2021/22 financial year can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year</a>.</p><p>The data for the 2022/23 financial year can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This data can be found on GOV.UK in Local Authority and School Expenditure data. In summary: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the 2022/23 financial year and therefore the department is unable to answer the questions related to 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 21160 21162 21163 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:56:50 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1700196

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the projected budget deficit for maintained nursery schools in England in the financial year (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	21162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The data you requested for the 2021/22 financial year can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year</a>.</p><p>The data for the 2022/23 financial year can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This data can be found on GOV.UK in Local Authority and School Expenditure data. In summary: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the 2022/23 financial year and therefore the department is unable to answer the questions related to 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 21160 21161 21163 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:56:50 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes