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176068

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220174, what information her Department holds on children born outside the UK reported to be in private fostering arrangements, who are subsequently placed in residential care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	222181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education publishes all the information it collects on private fostering arrangements in the statistical first release entitled Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 222182 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:38:39 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

176069

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220174, what information her Department holds on the number of new private fostering arrangements of children born outside the UK which have broken down.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	222182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education publishes all the information it collects on private fostering arrangements in the statistical first release entitled Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 222181 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:38:39 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

176070

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219299, if she will collect information on the number of children in residential care addicted to narcotics or alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	222184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects data on the number of children in residential care who have a substance misuse problem whether it is with drugs or alcohol. There are no plans to break that collection down into two sub categories. If children in residential care have a substance misuse problem – whatever the substance is – the support and services they need should be set out in their care plan. This government has introduced a significant programme of reform to improve the quality of care in children’s homes. The ‘Quality Standards’ for children’s homes, which, subject to parliamentary approval, will come into force in April 2015 include a health and wellbeing standard. This standard will be measured against the advice, services and support provided to promote children’s health and well-being and ensure they have healthy lifestyles.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 02/02/2015 17:37:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

176072

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219299, what steps her Department takes when young people living in residential care with substance abuse issues refuse intervention.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	222185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Every looked after child must have a care plan, which takes account of their needs, including any health needs. Problems with substance misuse would be considered as part of this. The Department for Education would expect homes to support young people in dealing with substance misuse and draw in specialist health and substance misuse support to advise and offer treatment where needed.</p><p>Young people may refuse the support offered or may not wish to co-operate with a particular treatment or intervention. In these circumstances care staff and relevant health professionals will need to consider whether alternative forms of support or a more specialist placement would be appropriate in meeting the child’s needs.</p><p>Care staff will still need to work with the consent of the child or young person. Good quality relationships and trust established early between care staff and young people will support this.</p><p>However, in circumstances where refusal of treatment poses a significant risk of permanent injury or death, ultimately a court could overrule the young person’s decision.</p><p>Current statutory guidance for children’s homes is clear that:</p><p> </p><p>“When a child or young person needs additional assistance to promote their health, the children’s homes staff should work with the child’s social worker so that they have proper and immediate access to any other specialist support required.” - (Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Vol 5: Children’s homes para 2.49).</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 02/02/2015 17:44:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

176168

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	First-tier Tribunal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department has issued to the Tribunals Service on timescales for appeal hearings at First Tier Tribunals from when the appeal has been submitted; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	222333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes official statistics on the operation of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) including end to end timeliness data for a number of Tribunals. These statistics are published on a quarterly basis and the most recent official statistical publication (covering the period up to the end of September 2014) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>. The end to end timeliness data captures the timelines from receipt of a claim or appeal with HMCTS until the hearing or final disposal of the case.</p><p>The MoJ does not issue guidelines to HMCTS about the timescales from receipt of an appeal to the actual hearing for individual tribunal jurisdictions. This time period varies considerably between the jurisdictions because of their diverse nature, the complexity of their cases and the length of preparation required by the parties.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:48:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

175237

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 219582, how her Department monitors the progress of local authorities in meeting the requirement to develop easily accessible policies to describe how they will support children in the care of family and friends.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>In July 2013, I wrote to all local authorities to remind them of the requirement set out in statutory guidance to publish policies setting out their approach to the provision of support for family and friends carers; To date, 144 of 152 (94%) of local authorities have sent us links to their polices.</p><p>The Department for Education has negotiated with the ‘Family Rights Group’ (FRG), one of the leading voluntary organisations supporting family and friends carers, to publish these links on its website.</p><p> </p><p>FRG are now reviewing the content and quality of these policies and the Department plans to provide feedback to local authorities on the findings from work.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 27/01/2015 11:24:05 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

175238

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220175, on what occasions her Department has intervened when a local authority had not complied with its statutory responsibility of meeting the six-week regulation for visits of children since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no occasions, since 2010, on which the Department for Education has intervened when a local authority has not complied with its statutory responsibility of meeting the six-week regulation for visits of privately fostered children.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education intervenes when Ofsted finds performance has failed across a number of areas within a local authority’s provision of children’s social care. Local authorities are required to complete an annual statistical return giving details of private fostering arrangements known to them.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 29/01/2015 17:06:57 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

175239

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were born to a parent who resides in residential care in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the information requested in this format.</p><p>Information on the number of children looked after who are aged 12 years and over, and who are mothers, is published in table A5 of the statistical first release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption’ [1]. This shows that at 31 March 2014, 40 looked after children aged 12 years and over placed in secure units, children’s homes and hostels were mothers.</p><p>However, it is possible that these children were not looked after when they had their child. Additionally, data are only collected on the age of the mother at the birth of the first child, so it is not possible to determine pregnancy rates.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a>.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 221702 question first answered 29/01/2015 16:27:27 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

175240

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department offers to teenage mothers in residential care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The rate of teenage pregnancies has fallen by 30% since 2010 – and is now at the lowest rate it has been for 40 years. The number of teenage mothers in care has also fallen by 23% over the same period.</p><p>The Department for Education is taking steps to ensure this progress continues and will shortly be introducing new quality standards for children’s homes which will set demanding expectations of the care and protection they provide to children and young people, including teenage mothers.</p><p>The Quality Standards will be accompanied by a guide, which will help staff understand what is expected of them, including helping children to develop strategies to form healthy relationships and know when a relationship is unhelpful or abusive.</p><p>Since 2010 the Government had introduced a range of measures to help strengthen support for all looked after children, including teenagers making the transition to adult life. We have, for example, made clear that we expect local authorities to sign up to the Care Leavers Charter and provide a minimum of £2000 Care Leavers allowance to help young people leaving care set up their first home.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 29/01/2015 17:04:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

175241

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what records her Department collects on pregnancy rates for women (a) under and (b) over 16 who live in residential care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the information requested in this format.</p><p>Information on the number of children looked after who are aged 12 years and over, and who are mothers, is published in table A5 of the statistical first release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption’ [1]. This shows that at 31 March 2014, 40 looked after children aged 12 years and over placed in secure units, children’s homes and hostels were mothers.</p><p>However, it is possible that these children were not looked after when they had their child. Additionally, data are only collected on the age of the mother at the birth of the first child, so it is not possible to determine pregnancy rates.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a>.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 221700 question first answered 29/01/2015 16:27:27 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe