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733037

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date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Fracking: Public Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Medact report, A public health assessment of shale gas in England, published in July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) reviews the evidence base on the health impacts of chemical and radiological emissions associated with shale gas extraction as it emerges, considering the available evidence as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 MEDACT report is one of a large number of publications PHE is currently considering.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2017 10:54:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

733038

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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 plans she has to ensure that children with (a) special needs and (b) disabilities are not excluded from childcare.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting equality and inclusion for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and this is underpinned by clear requirements in the Early Year Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Equality Act.</p><p>We introduced a new targeted early years Disability Access Fund, worth £12.5 million (£615 per eligible child), as part of the Early Years National Funding Formula (EYNFF) in April 2017. The EYNFF also requires local authorities to set up a Special Educational Needs Inclusion Fund to support more strategic use of funding at a local level.</p><p>To ensure high quality support for children with SEND, our Early Years Workforce Strategy, published March 2017, sets out how we will ensure that staff can access the training and development they need. This includes developing a qualification by 2018 for early years staff who want to specialise in SEND.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/07/2017 09:36:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

733039

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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 steps she is taking to ensure that every parent is better off working once they have paid for childcare.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We are increasing spending on childcare support to over £6 billion per year by 2019-20, more than any other government. This includes our offer of 15 hours free childcare a week for all three and four-year-olds, as well as more disadvantaged two year olds, which is worth around £2,500 per child per year (for parents using the full 15 hours). We are also helping with up to 85 per cent of childcare costs for working parents on Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>And we are going further by doubling free childcare, from 15 to 30 hours per week for nearly 400,000 working parents of three and four-year-olds, saving those using the full 30-hour entitlement around £5,000 a year. We are also introducing Tax-Free Childcare, worth up to £2,000 per eligible child per year and up to £4,000 for disabled children.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/07/2017 09:40:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

731756

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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, what steps are being taken to ensure that children from lower-income families are reaching the same expected developmental milestones at the same age as other children in their peer group.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Every child deserves the best possible start in life – that is why all three- and four-year-old children and the least advantaged two-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours a week of high-quality early education to prepare them for school and improve their life chances. In addition, three- and four-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds are eligible for the Early Years Pupil Premium, worth over £300 a year per child, to help them achieve better outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of funding, the new Early Years National Funding Formula allocates additional money for three- and four-year-olds to local authorities with higher levels of deprivation, as measured by the incidence of children accessing Free School Meals. Local authorities are then required to use a ‘deprivation supplement’ to channel extra funding to providers operating in more deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:20:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

731757

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to improve the quality of nursery provision to ensure that all children are school-ready at the age of five.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile results show that 69.3% of children achieved a good level of development (GLD) by age 5, up from 51.7% in 2013.</p><p>The quality of early years provision is also improving with 93% of settings rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding in March 2017 compared to 74% in 2012. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics</a>).</p><p>Key to quality is a well-qualified workforce. On 3 March, the Department published its <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy" target="_blank">early years workforce strategy</a>, which set out actions to help employers attract, retain and develop early years staff. The workforce strategy is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy</a>.</p><p>The EYFS statutory framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe, and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a></p><p>Through the recent primary assessment consultation, we asked whether the EYFS profile should be improved to better assess a child’s knowledge, skill, understanding and level of development at the end of the early years so as to ensure that children are ready for Key Stage 1. The consultation closed on 22 June.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:47:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

731340

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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, if his Department will take steps to ensure agricultural subsidies for farmers and landowners are used to enhance access to places the public can walk in.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We will listen to the views of everyone who has an interest in the future of the farming industry as we prepare new approaches to supporting food production and stewardship of the countryside.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2017 14:40:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

724126

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Johnson Kane
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on Johnson Kane.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	71841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/04/2017 11:07:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

723806

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Homelessness: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to housing benefit for 18 to 21-year olds on levels of youth homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	71706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 15 March this year to Written Question 66778 on this subject. This can be accessed from the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-03-07/66778/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-03-07/66778/</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/04/2017 16:18:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

723839

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Johnson Kane
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what background checks were carried out on Johnson Kane, the co-founder and chief executive officer of the Education Fellowship Trust, in advance of schools being transferred to that multi-academy trust.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	71707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/04/2017 08:54:03 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

723046

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that an agreement is reached relating to the guard guarantee on Northern Rail services.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	71430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>While this dispute is for RMT and the train operator to resolve, the Secretary of State and I have made efforts to liaise with Rail North and Arriva Rail North to make sure the operator is limiting the impact of the strikes on passengers.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/04/2017 11:12:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman