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797612

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has a strategy to increase the proportion of male employees in the early years sector.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Following publication of the Early Years Workforce Strategy, we have set up a task and finish group of early years sector stakeholders to consider gender diversity in the sector in more depth. The group is in its early stages and more information will be available as work progresses.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/12/2017 16:26:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

797625

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the average pay in early years settings on their ability to fill vacancies; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not set pay and conditions for early years professionals employed in private and voluntary sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data we have on the early years sector and pay is from the 2016 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers Statistical First Release (SFR). The accompanying research report, which is more detailed than the SFR, is available here (the section on '<em>Childcare staff pay in group-based and school-based providers</em>' can be found on pages 69-72):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593965/SFR09_2017_Research_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593965/SFR09_2017_Research_Report.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are responsible for staff recruitment. We do not hold data on unfilled vacancies. The Early Years Workforce strategy published in March 2017 is intended to support the early years sector to remove barriers to attracting, retaining and developing the early years workforce.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/12/2017 16:32:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

797630

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of parents who have successfully applied for tax-free childcare are self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed. Self-employed parents do not have access to Employer Supported Childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 15:57:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

797635

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer on 28 November 2017 to Question 115556, Pre-school education: apprentices, how many and what proportion of apprenticeship starts (a) were completed and (b) remain employed in the early years sector.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of apprenticeships who completed their course is outlined below. The percentage of sustained employment rate for learners that completed an apprenticeship in ‘Child Development and Well Being’ is also provided:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Completions </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sustained <br> Employment Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Provision Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Apprenticeship</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td><td><p>9,130</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intermediate Apprenticeship</p></td><td><p>5,220</p></td><td><p>5,290</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>81%</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes Study</em></p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10; percentages are rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>Data are based on Individualised Learner Record data linked to the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs data to observe benefit and employment activity, and include learners who may not have been employed in the same sector in which they achieved their apprenticeship.</li><li>Data refer to learners completing training up to the 2014/15 academic year – the most recent year for which outcome measures are available.</li><li>To be reported in sustained employment, learners must be in paid employment as recorded in Pay-As-You-Earn records in five out of six months between October and March in the following academic year or have returned a self-assessment form stating that they have received income from self-employment during that financial year.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Figures come from Official Statistics published on Outcome Based Success Measures available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-2014-to-2015</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655142/FE_learners___national__provider__and_geography_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655142/FE_learners___national__provider__and_geography_tables.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/12/2017 15:48:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

797640

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childminding
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 28 November 2017 to Question 115567 on child minding what proportion of local authorities are paying providers on a monthly basis.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>We expect all local councils to move to paying providers on a monthly basis by September 2018.</p><p>The model agreement, published on 3 March 2017, sets out the department’s expectations and is clear that local councils should pay all providers, particularly childminders, monthly by September 2018. A provider can request to continue an existing alternative and sustainable method of payment as long as the local council agrees.</p><p>In our statutory guidance for early education and childcare we are clear that local councils should use the model agreement unless they have good reason not to do so.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/12/2017 16:35:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

795679

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2017 to Question 115078, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled children eligible for a tax-free childcare account.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text Information on the number of disabled children eligible for Tax-Free Childcare is not available.<p> </p>The response to PQ 106926 provided the number of children for whom there was a live Tax-Free Childcare account. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Outlook 2017 provided details of the number of parents who had made a payment from their Tax-Free Childcare account. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 116221 question first answered 01/12/2017 13:09:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

795852

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children looked after by foster carers use the 15 hours of universally available funded childcare.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/12/2017 12:24:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

795853

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost of extending 30 hours of funded childcare to children in foster care.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Foster carers play a vital role in supporting some of our most vulnerable children and we recognise the importance of effective support for the recruitment and retention of foster carers. However, we also need to consider whether it is possible for children in foster care to take up the additional hours in a way that promotes the best interests of the child so I would like to work with local councils, fostering service providers and others in the sector to ensure we get the balance right. We will aim to set out more detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/12/2017 13:15:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

795896

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2017 to Question 106926, on tax-free childcare, for what reasons the figures provided in that Answer differ with those on page 240 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2017.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text Information on the number of disabled children eligible for Tax-Free Childcare is not available.<p> </p>The response to PQ 106926 provided the number of children for whom there was a live Tax-Free Childcare account. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Outlook 2017 provided details of the number of parents who had made a payment from their Tax-Free Childcare account. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 116033 question first answered 01/12/2017 13:09:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

795938

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require local authorities to produce a strategy for improving disadvantaged children’s outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	116255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The government recognises that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can face additional challenges to achieving their potential. This is why we introduced the pupil premium in 2011 and invested over £11 billion, which includes almost £2.5 billion this year alone, in schools so that they can provide extra support to disadvantaged pupils of all abilities.</p><p> </p><p>The attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has decreased both at age 11 and age 16 since 2011. Schools have discretion over how they use pupil premium funding, according to the identified needs of their pupils.</p><p> </p><p>While we have no plans to require local councils to produce strategies for improving disadvantaged children’s outcomes, they are free to do so if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/12/2017 12:37:49 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin