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1566936

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date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National School Breakfast Programme
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 effectiveness of the National School Breakfast Club Programme.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	903067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing support for school breakfast clubs and the Department is investing up to £30 million between July 2021 and July 2024 to continue the national programme. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better support their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to learn. The focus of the programme is to target the most disadvantaged areas of the country, including the Department’s Education Investment Areas<em>.</em></p><p>Over 2,100 schools are currently participating in the programme, and the supplier, Family Action, is continuing to recruit more schools. Family Action has estimated that 270,000 children are having a breakfast from the programme on an average school day.</p><p>Research shows the positive impact of school breakfasts. An Education Endowment Fund evaluation of the earlier Magic Breakfast programme, found that supporting schools to run a free of charge, universal breakfast club before school delivered an average of 2 months’ additional progress for pupils in Key Stage 1 with moderate to low security. Schools also saw an improvement in pupil behaviour and attendance.</p><p>It also found that pupils who attended breakfast clubs had reduced hunger and improved concertation levels in class. Additional positive impacts on pupils’ social development and the way in which they helped some pupils make wider friendship groups and become more confident were also highlighted by schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/01/2023 17:00:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1566937

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform children’s social care.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	903068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department will shortly publish a detailed implementation strategy in response to the Independent Review for Children’s Social Care, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s reviews into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, and the Competition Markets Authority report into children’s social care placements.</p><p>To support delivery, we have set up a National Implementation Board, made up of sector experts and those with experience of leading transformational change, and people with lived experience of the care system.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 16/01/2023 18:16:55 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1566938

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
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 adequacy of the level of pupil funding in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	903069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Taking the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) allocations and the additional funding announced in the Autumn Statement together, core schools funding is increasing by £3.5 billion in 2023/24, compared to 2022/23. By 2024/25, the core schools budget will total £58.8 billion, the highest level of investment in real terms per-pupil on record.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/01/2023 16:53:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1566939

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of children in social care.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	903071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care made a series of recommendations that aim to reduce the number of children in care, including creating more options for children to remain safely within their family networks. The department is rapidly working up an ambitious and detailed implementation strategy that will be published early this year.</p><p>Early help services continue to play an important role in promoting safe, stable and resilient families, thus reducing the need for intervention, including care placements. The government recently announced over £1 billion for programmes to improve early help services from birth to adulthood.</p><p>The government recognises the importance of reducing the number of placements for children in the care system. However, placements can be the right option for some children. Where placements are needed, local authorities have a statutory duty to make sure that there is sufficient provision in their area to meet the needs of the children in their care.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 16/01/2023 18:17:04 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1565882

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	District Heating: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing a rebate for residents affected by rising energy prices due to communal heating charges.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	121011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the impact of rising prices on heat network customers, which is why it has implemented measures to support them this winter. This includes the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), which provides support for heat network operators and requires them to pass through support to heat network customers. In addition, heat network consumers with domestic electricity contracts will receive capped electricity rates through the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) for their domestic electricity consumption and will be receiving the £400 Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) payment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 121009 question first answered 16/01/2023 17:16:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1566231

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of effectiveness of the regulation of water companies.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	902963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government and regulators continue to work together to hold water companies to account and we plan to strengthen regulations further, including consulting on making it easier for the Environment Agency to issue fines.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, the Environment Agency has brought 56 prosecutions against water companies, securing fines of almost £141 million.</p><p> </p><p>In November Defra and HM Treasury announced that future fines handed out to water companies will be channelled into work to improve water quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes in effective economic and environmental regulation of water companies. Privatisation has unlocked around £170 billion of investment to improve water services and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>But where companies fail to meet their obligations, regulators have not hesitated to take action, including criminal prosecutions.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/01/2023 15:12:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1566232

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of payments made to farmers by the Rural Payments Agency.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	902965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>By 31 December, the Rural Payments Agency had made over 107,000 payments worth more than £1.6 billion across the Basic Payments, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes. This means that 97.9% of farmers had received at least one payment during the first month of the opening of the payment window.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/01/2023 15:10:44 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1566352

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Access to Work Programme: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for Access to Work grants for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	122261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Access to Work has received a significant increase in applications over the last year and have recruited new staff to meet the increased demand and reduce the time it takes to make decisions. Customers making new applications where they are starting work within the next 4 weeks, or have a grant coming to an end that requires renewal, are prioritised to ensure customers are able to enter and remain in the labour market. We are also transforming the Access to Work service through increased digitalisation, that will make the service more efficient, will make the application process easier, and improve the time taken from application through to decision.</p><p /> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 16/01/2023 16:22:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1566404

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Unemployment: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the (a) level of employment and (b) number of people who are out of work due to health problems.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Beyond the standard offer available from Jobcentre Plus, there are a range of Government initiatives supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, to start, stay and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>These include:</p><ul><li>increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres for people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance;</li><li>Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and people with health conditions into work;</li><li>the Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support, providing tailored and personalised support for participants;</li><li>Access to Work grants towards extra costs of working beyond standard reasonable adjustments;</li><li>Disability Confident encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues employees face in the workplace;</li><li>the Information and Advice Service providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting and managing health and disability in the workplace; and</li><li>support in partnership between DWP and the health system, including Employment Advice in NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 16/01/2023 16:29:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1566405

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Unemployment: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support it provides to people out of work due to health problems.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>A range of Government initiatives are supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work. All initiatives remain under constant review, to ensure that they are meeting the needs of disabled people, and people with health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 16/01/2023 17:13:23 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan