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1381441

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date	23/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of young people in secure training centres have (a) hearing loss and (b) are registered as deaf.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>All establishments within the youth estate in England and Wales must adhere to the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons. Support is also provided for all children and young people with a disability in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not currently available on disability for the entire population in youth custody. From April 2021 the Youth Custody Service (YCS) has centrally collected information on all protected characteristics of children and young people held under their care. This includes details on the presence and type of disabilities and long-term health conditions. This information is reviewed and updated when a child or young person is placed into a youth secure estate establishment. As this information was not collected for those admitted prior to April 2021 reliable figures for the whole estate are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Internal information, which is subject to change, is available from April to October 2021. This shows that during that time there have been 581 new admissions to the youth estate. As of 24 November, 389 have responded and ten are recorded as having a disability. The number who are recorded as having a hearing impairment is five or fewer and is not being published to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998. This information relates purely to admission during the period and may include individuals who have since left the secure estate.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 80298 question first answered 26/11/2021 14:54:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381442

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in youth detention centres with (a) disabilities and (b) registered disabled.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>All establishments within the youth estate in England and Wales must adhere to the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons. Support is also provided for all children and young people with a disability in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not currently available on disability for the entire population in youth custody. From April 2021 the Youth Custody Service (YCS) has centrally collected information on all protected characteristics of children and young people held under their care. This includes details on the presence and type of disabilities and long-term health conditions. This information is reviewed and updated when a child or young person is placed into a youth secure estate establishment. As this information was not collected for those admitted prior to April 2021 reliable figures for the whole estate are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Internal information, which is subject to change, is available from April to October 2021. This shows that during that time there have been 581 new admissions to the youth estate. As of 24 November, 389 have responded and ten are recorded as having a disability. The number who are recorded as having a hearing impairment is five or fewer and is not being published to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998. This information relates purely to admission during the period and may include individuals who have since left the secure estate.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 80297 question first answered 26/11/2021 14:54:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381443

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Non-teaching Staff: Schools and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned a study or review of the capacity and effectiveness of (a) school based and (b) local authority based educational support staff.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>In 2019, the department commissioned research about the use and effects of teaching assistants in primary and secondary mainstream schools. The research was published in June 2019 and is available on the government’s website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools</a>.</p><p>The research explores models of deployment in a range of primary and secondary mainstream schools in England, including the factors that affect deployment and reasons for changes to deployment.</p><p>Schools have the freedom to make decisions about the recruitment, training, use and pay for teaching assistants, according to their own circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/11/2021 12:49:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381444

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Non-teaching Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) teaching assistants and (b) other educational focused support staff employed in schools in England in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff, including teaching assistants and other support staff, employed in state-funded schools in England is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>In 2020/21, the full-time equivalent of 271,370 people were working as teaching assistants in state-funded schools in England. This figure is 49,889 (equivalent to 22.5%) higher than in 2011/12.</p><p>'Teaching Assistants' comprises those support staff based in the classroom for learning and pupil support, for example higher level teaching assistants, teaching assistants, special needs support staff, nursery officers/assistants, minority ethnic pupils support staff and bilingual support assistants.</p><p>Special support assistants are included in the teaching assistant totals and special educational needs coordinator assistants are included in the administrative staff totals.</p><p>Information on the number of school-based support staff trained to aid children with special educational needs and disabilities is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 80301 question first answered 26/11/2021 14:23:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381445

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school-based support staff are trained to aid children with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff, including teaching assistants and other support staff, employed in state-funded schools in England is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>In 2020/21, the full-time equivalent of 271,370 people were working as teaching assistants in state-funded schools in England. This figure is 49,889 (equivalent to 22.5%) higher than in 2011/12.</p><p>'Teaching Assistants' comprises those support staff based in the classroom for learning and pupil support, for example higher level teaching assistants, teaching assistants, special needs support staff, nursery officers/assistants, minority ethnic pupils support staff and bilingual support assistants.</p><p>Special support assistants are included in the teaching assistant totals and special educational needs coordinator assistants are included in the administrative staff totals.</p><p>Information on the number of school-based support staff trained to aid children with special educational needs and disabilities is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 80300 question first answered 26/11/2021 14:23:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381051

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
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	NHS Covid Pass: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce covid passports for children under 16 years old.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	79365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The NHS COVID Pass is available to people aged 16 years old and over and can be used to demonstrate vaccination and recovery from COVID-19. We are looking at ways children aged 12 to 15 years old with two vaccinations to demonstrate their vaccination status for international travel. This will be available shortly, initially via a NHS COVID Pass travel letter. Further information will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 25/11/2021 16:47:55 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1379961

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will publish the Department for Work and Pensions report into the efficacy of benefits sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	77445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>We do not plan to publish a report on the sanctions evaluation as we were unable to assess the deterrent effect and therefore this research doesn’t present a comprehensive picture of sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/11/2021 16:13:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1379423

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterparts on the eligibility of UK citizens for an e-visa for India.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	76675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials have raised our concern with the Government of India (GoI) about its e-visa services suspension for British nationals. It is for the GoI to determine the types and validity of the visas, and services it offers. However, we will continue to work closely with the GoI on this issue and update the India Travel Advice with the latest information on any changes to India's visa rules.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 22/11/2021 16:56:43 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1366361

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
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	Disability: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, what steps his Department is taking to measure how effective the additional funding is in tackling backlogs in disabled children’s health service assessments.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement constantly monitor data in order to help to maximise performance and tackle backlogs.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring greater stability of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services as we enter the recovery phase following the COVID-19 outbreak. NHS England and NHS Improvement will monitor local areas’ performance in delivering SEND services, including those that had weaknesses before the COVID-19 outbreak and those that are struggling to respond to the challenges that the COVID-19 outbreak has brought.</p><p>In April, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission re-started their revisit programme of areas where SEND services need to improve and which received a Written Statement of Action. Full inspections resumed in June.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 15/11/2021 10:21:05 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1366381

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Covid-19 Education Catch-up Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how his Department plans to monitor and evaluate the sufficiency of the additional £1.8 billion allocated to school catch-up in the Autumn Budget 2021.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The department is undertaking a range of monitoring and evaluation activities to assess COVID-19 catch-up activity, including for the additional £1.8 billion allocated in the autumn Budget 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The department has commissioned Renaissance Learning, and their subcontractor, the Education Policy Institute, to collect data from a sample of schools. This will provide a baseline assessment of lost education and catch-up needs for pupils in schools in England, and to monitor progress over the course of the academic year 2020/21 and Autumn term 2021. We are seeking commercial agreements for further academic years which will help the department understand the impact of the additional £1.8 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The department has a contract with Ipsos MORI, in consortium with Sheffield Hallam University and the Centre for Education and Youth to undertake a mixed-methods study design (including surveys of school leaders, interviews, and case studies) to examine how schools are tackling the issue of lost education. Results from the study will be used to understand how the catch-up premium funds have been spent and how best to support schools to tackle lost education.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also undertaking evaluations of specific education recovery programmes to understand their effectiveness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/11/2021 16:16:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham