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1612758

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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	Universal Credit: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households claiming Universal Credit that will exceed the £7,400 annual earnings limit for free school meals as a result of (a) the increase in April 2023 of the national living wage to £10.42 an hour and (b) the extension of the individual Administrative Earnings Threshold in January 2023 to £617 a month.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	181968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/04/2023 13:36:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1612759

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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	Universal Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167120 on Employment Schemes: Disability, what new specialist support will be available to disabled jobseekers through the universal support programme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	181969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>Universal Support will deliver a national programme using the proven supported employment approach. A number of localities already have experience of delivering this approach, for example, through the Local Supported Employment Programme and through Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care.</p><p> </p><p>Through Universal Support, more disabled people will have access to the this ‘Place, Train and Maintain’ approach to employment support. This means placing participants in work at the earliest opportunity, training them to do their job effectively and providing ongoing support to sustain them in work. That job placement will be based on a good understanding of what the participant wants to achieve, and the employer and participant receiving support through the recruitment process and into the workplace to sustain that employment.</p><p> </p><p>Support will be tailored to the participant’s needs and could include help for the individual to address issues like debt, manage their health condition and help employers to put in place job shaping or other adjustments to accommodate the individual’s needs. We will work with providers and local areas to ensure the appropriate support is available to participants.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/04/2023 10:11:01 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1612760

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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	Universal Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167120 on Employment Schemes: Disability, if he will take steps to work with disability (a) charities and (b) groups on the development of the universal support programme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	181970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>We will engage with a wide range of key stakeholders, including the Trailblazer areas, local areas, employers, providers, and experts in delivery of ‘place and train’ support on Universal Support. This will include charities and groups who support people with disabilities, and we welcome their views on how best to deliver Universal Support.</p><p> </p><p>This engagement will commence very soon for initial expert views and ideas on the design of the support and how together we might best help eligible people to find and sustain employment.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/04/2023 13:54:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1612761

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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 Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is provided to health professionals who have been asked to provide medical evidence for (a) Personal Independence Payment assessments (b) Work Capability Assessments.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	181971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The department publishes <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-factual-medical-reports-guidance-for-healthcare-professionals/dwp-medical-factual-reports-a-guide-to-completion" target="_blank">guidance</a> for health professionals who have been asked to provide medical evidence for Personal Independence Payment assessments and Work Capability Assessments, on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/04/2023 10:05:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1612762

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	British Pregnancy Advisory Service: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) inspection processes at (a) the BPAS Bournemouth clinic following its recent rating of requires improvement and (b) other BPAS clinics in the previous year; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring BPAS clinics that do not meet the CQC's standards to close until the requirements have been implemented.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	181879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) Bournemouth in June 2022, rating the service ‘Requires Improvement’ for several reasons, including risks to patient safety and governance. In February 2023, CQC conducted a focused follow-up inspection to check on improvements, particularly those highlighted in the Section 29 warning notice, issued as part of the 2022 inspection, as requiring significant improvement. CQC also reviewed progress where breaches of regulation were identified. They found that systems and processes had improved and that the service was making progress against their action plan where breaches of regulation were identified.</p><p>CQC continues to monitor the service closely, working with system partners where concerns are identified. Departmental officials also have regular meetings with the CQC to ensure women continue to receive a safe and high-quality abortion service. CQC has a range of enforcement powers which it uses on a proportional basis to keep people using services safe. This includes the ability to close services in the most serious of cases. The following table shows BPAS clinics’ ratings within the last 12 months.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>BPAS clinic</p></td><td><p>Rating</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Basingstoke</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Birmingham Central</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Birmingham South</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - London East</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Luton</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Merseyside</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Middlesbrough</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Norwich</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Oxford Central</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Portsmouth Central</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Sandwell</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS - Stratford upon Avon</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS Leicester City</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS Northampton Central</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BPAS Reading</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/04/2023 09:43:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1612763

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Senior Courts Costs Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are awaiting review at the Senior Courts Costs Office; and if he will make an assessment of the impact of the number of cases on the work of the Court of Protection.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	181909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) assess bills of cost arising from proceedings in the High Court, London County Courts and Tribunals and the Court of Protection.</p><p> </p><p>The only cases currently being dealt with by the SCCO outside target timescales are those arising from Court of Protection proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>As of 14 April 2023, there were 5,975 Court of Protection bills of cost awaiting assessment.  This is made up of 5,544 bills under £35,000 with waiting times of 38 weeks and 431 bills with a value of between £35,000 and £100,000 with waiting times of 47 weeks.  The current time taken to issue a certificate in Court of Protection cases is 20 days from the assessment having been agreed.  The party then submits the certificate to the Office of Public Guardian to authorise payment from the protected party’s fund.</p><p> </p><p>Solicitors are not required to wait until the SCCO has assessed their bill and issued the certificate before receiving payment for costs. Court of Protection Rules enable solicitors to reimburse themselves for work undertaken in the first three-quarters of the year up to a maximum of 75% of the estimated annual charges. The total figure approved by the SCCO is adjusted to reflect any such payments made during the course of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The SCCO is running a pilot in which professional deputies appointed by the Court of Protection, their legal representatives and other legal professionals involved in Court of Protection cases, may file their bills in respect of general management and other applications electronically where the relevant authority has been obtained from the Court of Protection. The pilot of this electronic and expedited process is due to conclude on 28 April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS is committed to reducing the time taken to deal with Court of Protection Bills and has also reallocated resource to help with this.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 26/04/2023 13:58:14 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1612764

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Social Media: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of accounting for the effects of (a) financial harm and (b) reputational damage in false online communications compensation cases.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	181901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill will update criminal law in relation to the communications offences, including a new false communications offence, which will criminalise the sending of a message which the sender knows to be false and sends with the intention to cause harm, without any reasonable excuse.</p><p>Under this offence, harm is defined as 'non-trivial psychological or physical harm', and a person who commits the offence could face a prison sentence.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/05/2023 08:55:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1612765

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish data on the level of attrition at HM Passport Office in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	181922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to publish the rate of attrition at His Majesty’s Passport Office, I refer the Rt Hon member to my answer to Question 170563: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-21/170563" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 181763 question first answered 25/04/2023 16:59:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1612766

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan, published on 2 March 2023, to require training on special educational needs and disabilities to be included in the continuing professional development of all classroom staff.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	181918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>High-quality teaching is central to ensuring that pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are given the best possible opportunity to achieve in their education. The SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan published on 2 March outlines our approach to building capacity to achieve the behaviours and culture required for the successful implementation of these policy reforms.</p><p>The department has transformed the support and training available to support teachers and leaders at every stage of their career to deliver improved outcomes for young people across the country.</p><p>The golden thread of professional development begins with Initial Teacher Training (ITT) followed by a new two-year induction programme based on the Early Career Framework (ECF), which are designed to support trainees and newly qualified teachers to meet the Teachers’ Standards at the appropriate level. This includes the requirement in Standard 5, that all teachers must have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including, where appropriate those identified as being neurodivergent or other special educational needs.</p><p>The department has publicly committed to reviewing the ITT core content framework and ECF alongside each other into more closely combined frameworks and we will explore how to better support new teachers to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.</p><p>For experienced teachers and leaders, a range of specialist and leadership National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are available. NPQs are designed to support professionals to hone and develop their existing skills, helping them to become more effective inside and outside the classroom, and ensure they support all pupils to succeed in both mainstream and specialist settings.</p><p>In March 2023, as part of the Improvement Plan for SEND and AP, the department announced plans to introduce a new leadership NPQ for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCos). This new NPQ will equip SENCos with the knowledge, practical skills, and leadership expertise to shape their school’s approach to supporting children with SEND.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 02/05/2023 14:44:31 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1612767

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disability and Special Educational Needs: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan, published on 2 March 2023, to include a commitment to provide staff training in assistive technologies to all schools.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	181919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>High-quality teaching is central to ensuring that pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are given the best possible opportunity to achieve in their education. The SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan outlines the department’s approach to building the capacity to achieve the behaviours and the culture required for the successful implementation of these policy reforms.</p><p>To support all teachers, the department is implementing a ‘golden thread’ of teacher training reforms which begins with initial teacher training and continues into early career teaching, through to middle and senior leadership. These reforms are designed to ensure teachers have the skills to support all pupils to succeed, including those with SEND.</p><p>The department is expanding training to increase school staff confidence in using assistive technology (AT). Following the promising results of the initial pilot, we are extending assistive technology training to a further 150 maintained schools. The extension, known as the ‘AT Test and Learn’ programme, will teach mainstream school staff how to use AT effectively, with a focus on the technology schools already have available or can easily obtain, such as text-to-speech tools.</p><p>The department wants to build on the learnings from last year’s pilot, where participants reported improved awareness, understanding and confidence in using AT and assessing its effectiveness. By running the AT Test and Learn training over 6 months and commissioning a comprehensive impact evaluation, we will gain a more thorough picture of how AT training can support wider SEND training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 02/05/2023 14:50:59 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson