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652296

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date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in Yorkshire and the Humber since 2010; and where such centres were located.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	56193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure there are sufficient centres to meet local need; and a duty to consult where changes are planned to local children’s centre provision.</p><p>As at 31 October 2016 there were 3,259 main children’s centres and sites open to families and children providing children's centre services as part of a network. Children’s centre records are maintained by local authorities and are made publicly available via the department’s “EduBase portal” at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml</a>.</p><p>As at 5 December 2016, based on the information supplied by local authorities 37 children’s centres had closed in Yorkshire and Humberside since April 2010. The local authority in which they were located is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>Number of children’s centres closed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:42:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

652400

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what studies his Department is sponsoring to develop the evidence base on the effectiveness of early years intervention.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	56075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Although the Department is not currently directly sponsoring any studies to develop the evidence base on the effectiveness of early years intervention, it contributes funding to the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) What Works centre, which continues to develop this evidence base. In the financial year 2015-16 DWP funded the EIF to complete the evidence review ‘What works to enhance interparental relationships and improve children's outcomes’, which was published on 22 March 2016. This is informing the development of our new programme to tackle parental conflict.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/12/2016 13:53:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

652406

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish the delayed Life Chances Strategy or a replacement in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	56144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister is clear that tackling poverty and disadvantage, and delivering real social reform, is a priority for this Government. We intend to bring forward a social justice green paper in the new year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/12/2016 11:41:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis