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1403466

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date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
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 children who were absent for at least 50 per cent of possible lessons in summer term 2021.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	105476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The data required to answer this question was collected in the Autumn school census. It is currently being collated for pre-announced publication in March 2022 in the following National Statistics release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2022 13:24:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1403467

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Attendance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many government attendance advisors have been appointed as of 17 January 2022; and how many schools are each of those advisers supporting.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	105477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>To date, 5 attendance advisers have been appointed by the department. During their first wave of work, they will be collectively supporting 15 multi-academy trusts and 20 local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2022 13:29:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1403468

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the estimate 100,000 children who have become severely absent from school following covid-19 lockdowns are returned to the classroom.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	105478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, wellbeing, and long-term development.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, recently established an Attendance Alliance of national leaders from education, children’s social care and allied services to work together to raise school attendance and reduce persistent absence.</p><p>The Alliance has pledged to take a range of action to remove barriers preventing children attending school. This includes work by Rob Tarn, CEO of the Northern Education Trust, a multi-academy trust serving areas with high levels of disadvantage, to work with other trust leaders to identify and disseminate best practice for reducing persistent absence across schools through a range of webinars, case studies and videos which we will be publishing over the coming weeks.</p><p>We also welcome the Children’s Commissioner’s focus and investigation on children regularly missing school. The Children’s Commissioner pledged to do this work at the inaugural meeting of the Alliance in December 2021. The Commissioner’s Office are updating us on their progress which will be reported back to the Alliance.</p><p>The department is also committed to a form of register for children not in school. This will help local authorities undertake their existing duties to ensure children receive a suitable education and help safeguard all children who are in scope. We will set out further details on this in the government response to the ‘children not in school’ consultation, which we will publish in the coming weeks.</p><p>We continue to make clear that schools and local authorities should identify children who are persistently absent or at risk of persistent absence and develop plans to support them to return to regular education.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/01/2022 11:31:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1388598

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were in receipt of free school meals in the 12 months from June (a) 2011 and (b) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	94335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold monthly pupil data of who is in receipt of free school meals. The answer provided is based off the annual School Census. In 2011, 1,246,435 children were eligible for free school meals, 16.8% of the school population. In 2021, 1,737,600 were eligible for free school meals, 20.8% of the school population.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/01/2022 18:00:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1388754

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on tackling the omicron variant of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	94336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions on Omicron between the Health Secretary Sajid Javid and the Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/01/2022 13:44:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1388018

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>We have, and have had, a number of apprentices in the Department.</p><p>We remain committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.</p><p>This year we also had a number of diversity interns as part of a wider Civil Service scheme.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 15/12/2021 15:08:54 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1387291

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) counter the threat posed to UK national security by proxy terror groups funded by Iran and (b) prepare for the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	91930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government has long held concerns over both Iran's destabilising activity and its continued and systematic non-compliance with its nuclear commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action(JCPOA). We regularly discuss how best to address Iranian destabilising activities across government, as well as with our partners in the Gulf, Europe, and the United States (US). Our top priority remains to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability; the Government remains firmly committed to the JCPOA and continues to support negotiations with all parties and the new US administration. We have made clear that we favour a diplomatic solution where the door is kept open for renewed talks between Iran, the US and regional partners. A sustainable solution should not only address Iran's nuclear non-compliance but also its ballistic missile program and its destabilising activity across the region.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/12/2021 15:53:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1386014

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the Northern Ireland Office.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>I am pleased to say that my Department is meeting the target of having 2.3% of new starts as apprentices this financial year. One is working in my Private Office and the other in our Communications team; both roles offer excellent opportunities to work at the heart of the department, developing a range of skills.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/12/2021 15:54:47 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1386203

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the financial effect of the freeze on fuel duty since 2010 for the average motorist.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	89548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>As a result of twelve consecutive years of frozen fuel duty rates, the average UK car driver will pay around £15 less per tank of fuel, and will have cumulatively saved around £1,900 since 2011, compared to what would have been paid under the pre-2010 escalator. The 2022-23 freeze represents a saving for consumers of nearly £8 billion over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/12/2021 12:11:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1386204

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme: Randstad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has carried out a review of the procurement process that led to Randstad being awarded the contract to run the National Tutoring Programme; and what plans he has to improve his Department’s oversight of Randstad’s delivery of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	89549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The National Tutoring Programme is on track to reach hundreds of thousands more pupils this year, as part of a significant expansion to give schools more flexibility to deliver tutoring that works for them and families, and ensure no child is left behind.</p><p>We have set high standards for the programme and feedback from schools shows the positive impact it is having in helping pupils to catch up.</p><p>Randstad Education was awarded the contract to run the Tutoring Partner and Academic Mentors element of the National Tutoring Programme for the 2021/22 academic year, following an open competition in line with government procurement regulations.</p><p>We are working closely with Randstad to build on the successes of year 1. The delivery and performance of the National Tutoring Programme is monitored closely through a comprehensive governance process.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/12/2021 09:52:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon