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1104789

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library copies of the Memorandum of Understanding and any other data-sharing agreement for pupil, student and workforce data between his Department and the Home Office.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	236407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The data sharing agreement between the Department for Education and the Home Office, and the Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding, will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/04/2019 16:49:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1104848

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Members: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment has been made of the success of the roll-out of updated IT equipment for Members and their staff, to enable them to work as efficiently as possible in responding to, and resolving, constituents’ cases.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	236428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Commons Members Hardware Refresh project is upgrading all hardware loaned to Members returned at the 2017 General Election. Hardware will be upgraded to more up to date kit with Windows 10 deployed, which is faster and more secure. Combined with the rollout of digital tools such as Office 365, SharePoint and Skype for Business, this means easier collaboration on constituency matters and new ways of working between Westminster and constituency offices and staff.<br></p><p>Since November 2018, 725 orders for new kit have been processed and 438 deployments completed across Westminster and in constituencies. The project is on track to complete by the end of July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/03/2019 14:12:51 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1093493

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept id	24
answering dept short name	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept sort name	Public Accounts Commission
hansard heading	NHS: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what assessment he has made of the level of fraud in the NHS; and what recent discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on tackling such fraud.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	235755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p><strong>The most recent estimate of NHS fraud, covering 2016-17, was published by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority in 2018. This estimated that the loss to the NHS through fraud, bribery and corruption was £1.29 billion. </strong></p><p><strong>The principal role of the Public Accounts Commission is to examine the Estimate of the National Audit Office (NAO) and to consider reports from the appointed auditor of the NAO. The Commission does not involve itself in the operational matters of government.</strong></p> answering member constituency Gainsborough answering member printed Sir Edward Leigh question first answered 27/03/2019 17:02:12 answering member 345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089431

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Action for Children press release entitled Children's funding slashed by a third per child leaving thousands at risk of falling into crisis, dated 26 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	232981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor announced an extra £410 million to address pressures on social care services, along with £84 million over five years to support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision-making, enabling them to work more effectively with the most vulnerable children and their families.</p><p>This builds on the £200 billion government has already made available to councils up to 2020 to provide services in the best interests of local residents, including those for children and young people.</p><p>We are also working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the sector to ensure decisions around core funding made at Spending Review, and how it is shared between local authorities as part of the review of relative needs and resources, are informed by the best available evidence.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 232983 question first answered 22/03/2019 15:00:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1088341

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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 assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of local authority children’s services departments.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	231962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 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 children and families. Since 2010, the responsibilities of local authorities and the makeup of their funding streams have changed significantly. Therefore, wider spending power measures are not directly comparable over this period.</p><p>Over the 5 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>In addition to this the Autumn Budget announced a further £410 million in 2019-20 for local authorities to invest in adult and children’s social care services. It also announced £84 million of extra funding, over the next 5 years, to support local authorities to invest in initiatives that improve social work practice and decision making.</p><p>Local authority level data since 2013 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>National level children in need and service use since 2010 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a> and: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p>The most common factors recorded in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. These have been consistently the top two factors for the years during which we have collected this data and have risen in line with trends in demand.</p><p>The Department for Education are working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services at LGFSs.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 231964 231965 231967 question first answered 20/03/2019 18:14:53 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1088351

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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 assessment he has made of the correlation between funding for children’s services between 2010-11 and 2017-18 and the number of (a) referrals to children’s services, (b) re-referrals within 12 months, (c) children in need, (d) child protection enquiries, (e) child protection plans and (f) looked after children.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	231967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 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 children and families. Since 2010, the responsibilities of local authorities and the makeup of their funding streams have changed significantly. Therefore, wider spending power measures are not directly comparable over this period.</p><p>Over the 5 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>In addition to this the Autumn Budget announced a further £410 million in 2019-20 for local authorities to invest in adult and children’s social care services. It also announced £84 million of extra funding, over the next 5 years, to support local authorities to invest in initiatives that improve social work practice and decision making.</p><p>Local authority level data since 2013 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>National level children in need and service use since 2010 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a> and: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p>The most common factors recorded in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. These have been consistently the top two factors for the years during which we have collected this data and have risen in line with trends in demand.</p><p>The Department for Education are working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services at LGFSs.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 231962 231964 231965 question first answered 20/03/2019 18:14:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1082281

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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 provisions are in place to ensure a sustainable future for children’s services in West Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	228626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>​Funding for children’s services is made available through the Local Government Finance Settlement. We are in the final year of a multi-year settlement deal – worth over £200 billion in the 5 years to 2020.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget 2018, the government made £410 million available to local authorities, in 2019/20, for adult and children social care. The government also announced £84 million in targeted, evidence-based interventions which will transform services to reduce demand, saving money for local authorities but most importantly, improving the quality of services for our most vulnerable children.</p><p>The Department for Education is working closely with Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government on the review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services at local government finance settlements.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/03/2019 14:40:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077513

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and retention of and (b) terms and conditions for carers.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	226073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working alongside stakeholders in the adult social care sector to ensure there is the right number of people, with the right skills, knowledge and values to meet increasing demand, and deliver high quality, person-centred care and support.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of this, on 12 February the Government launched a new national adult social care recruitment campaign ‘Every Day is Different’. This will raise the image and profile of the sector and encourage people with the right values to apply for current vacancies. The Government also continues to work with its delivery partner Skills for Care to provide a range of resources and practical toolkits for providers to help attract, train and retain staff.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Adult Social Care Green Paper will set out the Department’s proposals for reform of the sector to put it on a more sustainable future footing. This will include a vision for workforce and proposals to boost recruitment and retention in the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 225454 question first answered 05/03/2019 15:32:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077523

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending supplementary funding for nursery schools after April 2020.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	226074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Maintained nursery schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. They experience costs that other providers do not and we are providing local authorities with approximately £60 million a year in supplementary funding to enable them to protect the funding of MNS.</p><p>I announced on 28 February that the government would extend the supplementary funding paid to local authorities by approximately £24 million to enable them to fully fund MNS for the whole of the 2019/20 academic year. This provides local authorities with the reassurance to allocate places for this September with confidence. The announcement was made with the agreement of HM Treasury. Next steps after the 2019/20 academic year will be determined by the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 226075 question first answered 05/03/2019 11:23:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077268

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Intestacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General , how many and what proportion of referrals to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department have come from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	225445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of referrals received from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each financial year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>827</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures relate to intestate estates only and do not include companies.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the breakdown by percentage of total number of referrals in the same period:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Number of Referrals</p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>1755</p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>41.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1660</p></td><td><p>51.1%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>39.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>1964</p></td><td><p>42.1%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>49.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4925</p></td><td><p>13.9%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>3130</p></td><td><p>20.9%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>75.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>1643</p></td><td><p>34.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>59.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td><td><p>32.8%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td><td><p>63.25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>1657</p></td><td><p>26.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>69.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/03/2019 13:27:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper