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1108715

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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	Working Links
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March to Question 235318 on Working Links, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the process of awarding the (a) Work Programme Leavers and (b) Links to Work contracts Working Links (Employment) Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	239224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has taken part (a) of the question to be in relation to The Work Programme provision let in 2011, there is no Work Programme Leavers programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has taken part (b) of the question to be in relation to the ESF Links to Work Provision let in 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department complies with Public Procurement rules and Procurement Regulations in all sourcing activity. Internal governance, departmental assessment against Government Commercial Office Standards and Internal Audit reports monitor compliance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/04/2019 12:57:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1107764

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Operation Brock (a) how many Highways England traffic officers have been redeployed to Kent and (b) how much money has been allocated to cover their accommodation costs for that Operation.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	238631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Highways England have plans to redeploy 80 Traffic Officers under arrangements to support Operation Brock in Kent. The package of hotel and food costs for these staff is £119 per officer per diem.</p><p> </p><p>The Traffic Officers will be carrying out their normal duties, but in an enhanced capacity in what is expected to be a highly congested area. Activities will include:</p><p>- Rapid attendance to incidents,</p><p>- Monitoring, operation and supervision of new traffic management arrangements,</p><p>- Reporting on queue lengths and responding to issues,</p><p>- Providing a visible presence to inspire confidence and encourage compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Under these plans there will be approximately 140 Traffic Officers working a 24/7 roster (30 on duty at any one time). These resources are being managed by a dedicated operational management team, from a shared multi-agency operating base in Maidstone.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/04/2019 10:33:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1107765

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures his Department has put in place to provide cover for the areas from which traffic officers have been redeployed to Kent as part of Operation Brock.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	238632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Highways England have carefully considered the impact of redeploying Traffic Officers to Kent from different parts of the country to assist in the management of Operation Brock in Kent. The agency has been taking appropriate measures to manage its staffing and resources effectively so as to ensure there is suitable resilience across all regions of the Strategic Road Network (SRN), and that required resourcing levels are achieved on every shift across the SRN.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/04/2019 10:04:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1107766

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what (a) reasons and (b) duration pay increases for staff at Highways England are at one per cent.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	238633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>For many employees in grades below the senior group the 2018-19 pay review was based on a 1% increase. The actual increase for each individual was then determined by the application of a performance multiplier, informed by annual performance reviews, which resulted in a range of awards from 0.75% to 2%. These awards were made in line with the Department for Transport’s Remuneration Framework for Highways England. Highways England also made pay awards to Traffic Officers (3%) and Regional Control Centre operators (9.8%) to address market pay issues. Overall, the average pay award made by Highways England for all grades below the senior group was an increase of over 4.5%.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England determines the annual pay review each year based on factors including affordability within its budget.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/04/2019 09:57:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1105879

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to improve regional rail connectivity in the Easington constituency through funding the expansion of the Tyne and Wear Metro into East Durham.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	238325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>I am aware that Nexus have identified several possible extensions to the Tyne and Wear Metro system. It would be up to Nexus to identify which of these would be the most effective and to develop a business case and seek funding accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting the Tyne and Wear Metro system with £317 million for its reinvigoration and renewal programme and £229 million towards its running costs since 2010. Furthermore, in the 2017 Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced a £337m direct grant to deliver a new fleet of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Through the New Stations Fund the Department is also supporting the construction of a new station at Horden Peterlee on the Durham Coast Line in the Hon. Member’s constituency.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/04/2019 12:23:01 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1105543

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Working Links
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 Match 2019 to Question 235316 on Working Links, if he will meet with supply chain partners in Easington constituency effected by the collapse of Working Links (Employment) Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	237676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Supply chain partners effected are encouraged to engage with commercial officials to help identify lessons learnt to feed into our future employment contracting strategy.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/04/2019 16:24:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1105183

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tate Galleries: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) management and (b) staff at Tate Galleries in (a) Liverpool, (b) London and (c) St Ives on the 2018 pay award and ballots of PCS and Prospect members for strike action.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	237059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Tate Group is an arm’s length body of the department, and as such has operational independence from government, including on matters of pay. Whilst I am therefore aware of discussions relating to the 2018 pay award and the ballots of PSC and Prospect members, neither I nor my officials are taking an active role in discussions with Tate management or staff on the matter.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/04/2019 10:18:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1093505

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have been employed in schools in (a) England, (b) North East and (c) Easington constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	235756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants in state funded in England, North East region and Easington constituency in November each year from 2013 to 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Easington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013[1]</p></td><td><p>243,733</p></td><td><p>11,006</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014[2]</p></td><td><p>255,088</p></td><td><p>12,053</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015[3]</p></td><td><p>262,950</p></td><td><p>12,534</p></td><td><p>395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016[4]</p></td><td><p>265,616</p></td><td><p>12,698</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017[5]</p></td><td><p>262,820</p></td><td><p>12,532</p></td><td><p>379</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p><p> </p><p>[1] 2013 figures for the North East region exclude 4 out of 1,552 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.</p><p>[2] 2014 figures for the North East region exclude 5 out of 1,543 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.</p><p>[3] 2015 figures for the North East region exclude 8 out of 1,532 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.</p><p>[4] 2016 figures for the North East region exclude 3 out of 1,530 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.</p><p>[5] 2017 figures for the North East region exclude 5 out of 1,519 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2019 16:06:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1093507

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
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 additional financial support his Department provides to local authorities that experience a significant increase in the number of looked-after children under their care.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	235757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Funding for children’s services is made available through the Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS), which gives local authorities flexibility to target spending according to local needs and to fulfil their statutory responsibilities, including services for looked-after children.</p><p> </p><p>Over the five-year period to 2019-20, councils have access, through the LGFS, to over £200 billion to deliver local services, including children’s services. Core spending power has increased from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.4 billion in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Social worker caseload data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childrens-social-work-workforce-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childrens-social-work-workforce-2018</a>. The average caseload per children and family social worker was 17.4 cases (based on full-time equivalent counts) in 2018. Specific data on the ratios for social workers working with looked after children is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Along with my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, we regularly meet key stakeholders, including Directors of Children’s Services, to discuss children’s services. Officials in regional teams also meet local authorities regularly and the most recent meeting with Durham County Council was earlier this month.</p><p> </p><p>The department recognises how important it is to speak directly with those who are delivering services for children and families and we are working between now and the Spending Review to get a sharper and more granular picture of children’s services costs and pressures.</p><p> </p><p>We are also, through our ‘Strengthening Families, Protecting Children’ programme, investing £84 million over the next 5 years to support up to 20 local authorities with high or rising demand for children’s social care to work more effectively with their most vulnerable families.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 235789 235790 question first answered 27/03/2019 16:59:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1093508

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
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 recent assessment he has made of the average caseload ratios for social workers working with looked-after children.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	235789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Funding for children’s services is made available through the Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS), which gives local authorities flexibility to target spending according to local needs and to fulfil their statutory responsibilities, including services for looked-after children.</p><p> </p><p>Over the five-year period to 2019-20, councils have access, through the LGFS, to over £200 billion to deliver local services, including children’s services. Core spending power has increased from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.4 billion in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Social worker caseload data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childrens-social-work-workforce-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childrens-social-work-workforce-2018</a>. The average caseload per children and family social worker was 17.4 cases (based on full-time equivalent counts) in 2018. Specific data on the ratios for social workers working with looked after children is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Along with my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, we regularly meet key stakeholders, including Directors of Children’s Services, to discuss children’s services. Officials in regional teams also meet local authorities regularly and the most recent meeting with Durham County Council was earlier this month.</p><p> </p><p>The department recognises how important it is to speak directly with those who are delivering services for children and families and we are working between now and the Spending Review to get a sharper and more granular picture of children’s services costs and pressures.</p><p> </p><p>We are also, through our ‘Strengthening Families, Protecting Children’ programme, investing £84 million over the next 5 years to support up to 20 local authorities with high or rising demand for children’s social care to work more effectively with their most vulnerable families.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 235757 235790 question first answered 27/03/2019 16:59:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris