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1678240

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family reunion applications have not been processed as of 14 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s refugee family reunion policy provides a safe and legal route to bring families together.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information regarding processing times and nationality of applicants is not routinely published and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving and speeding up processing times for family reunion applications. We are reviewing processes to streamline decision making to enable us to provide a better service to our customers.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6953 question first answered 20/12/2023 10:58:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1677692

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when a Minister in her Department last met representatives of the national working group on child abuse linked to faith.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2023 answer text <p>My hon. Friend, the former Minister for Children and Families, Vicky Ford, met with senior representatives of the national working group on child abuse linked to faith in February 2021. The department has not provided any funding to the national working group.</p><p>​Faith-based abuse, or 'child abuse linked to faith or belief' relates to situations in which a child is abused (physically, emotionally, sexually or by neglect) because of a belief that the child is possessed by evil spirits. Any form of child abuse is abhorrent and cannot be justified. The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as with any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to the local authority children’s social care who should take action. This is outlined in the ‘Working together to safeguard children’ statutory guidance<em>.</em></p><p>The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, and backed by £200 million investment, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6696 question first answered 27/12/2023 15:30:36 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1677693

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding the national working group on child abuse linked to faith has received from her Department in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2023 answer text <p>My hon. Friend, the former Minister for Children and Families, Vicky Ford, met with senior representatives of the national working group on child abuse linked to faith in February 2021. The department has not provided any funding to the national working group.</p><p>​Faith-based abuse, or 'child abuse linked to faith or belief' relates to situations in which a child is abused (physically, emotionally, sexually or by neglect) because of a belief that the child is possessed by evil spirits. Any form of child abuse is abhorrent and cannot be justified. The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as with any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to the local authority children’s social care who should take action. This is outlined in the ‘Working together to safeguard children’ statutory guidance<em>.</em></p><p>The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, and backed by £200 million investment, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6695 question first answered 27/12/2023 15:30:36 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1677694

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many child deaths as a result of spiritual and ritualistic abuse have been recorded in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office Homicide Index holds detailed information on the homicides of children recorded by the police in England and Wales. However, it is not possible to tell from this information whether the death was the result of spiritual or ritualistic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 18/12/2023 17:58:53 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1676948

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken with the national working group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith on tackling spiritual and ritualistic abuse.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Working Group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been renamed as the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Accusations of Witchcraft and Spirit Possession. It is independent and the department is invited as an observer.</p><p>The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as from any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to local authority children’s social care who should take action to safeguard and promote their welfare, following the actions outlined in the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance<em>.</em></p><p>In the Children in Need statistics for the year ending 31 March 2023 published in October 2023, faith-based abuse was identified as an assessment factor in 2,140 episodes of need. Episodes of need are when a child is referred to children’s social care services and is assessed as being in need of children’s social care services. It should be noted that not all episodes of need have assessment factors recorded, but this has improved over time. Nonetheless, there can be differences in the recording practices between local authorities. Therefore, this data should be treated with caution and should not be taken to represent the national prevalence of particular issues. <br> <br> The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6058 question first answered 18/12/2023 16:34:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1676949

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the trends in the level of reports of spiritual and ritualistic abuse against children since 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Working Group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been renamed as the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Accusations of Witchcraft and Spirit Possession. It is independent and the department is invited as an observer.</p><p>The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as from any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to local authority children’s social care who should take action to safeguard and promote their welfare, following the actions outlined in the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance<em>.</em></p><p>In the Children in Need statistics for the year ending 31 March 2023 published in October 2023, faith-based abuse was identified as an assessment factor in 2,140 episodes of need. Episodes of need are when a child is referred to children’s social care services and is assessed as being in need of children’s social care services. It should be noted that not all episodes of need have assessment factors recorded, but this has improved over time. Nonetheless, there can be differences in the recording practices between local authorities. Therefore, this data should be treated with caution and should not be taken to represent the national prevalence of particular issues. <br> <br> The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6057 question first answered 18/12/2023 16:34:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1674362

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce elective backlogs in child health services.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>NHS England continues to action the Delivery Plan for Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog of Elective Care, aiming to reduce the number of patients waiting over a year for treatment, including for child health services.</p><p>The Department and the National Health Service are committed to ensuring that babies, children, and young people are prioritised in integrated care systems, and that reforms in the Health and Care Act 2022 aiming to improve child health and wellbeing outcomes are delivered on the ground.</p><p>To join up work, NHS England has established a National Children and Young People Elective Recovery Delivery Group, bringing together the national Elective Recovery Programme, the Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme and other stakeholders. The group to accelerate progress and ensure the recovery of paediatric services keeps pace with recovery of adult elective care.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/12/2023 14:45:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 5563 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton