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1727046

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low pay on early years childcare sector recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	4008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the concerns the sector has about workforce recruitment and retention challenges. The department continues to work closely with the sector to understand these challenges. Early education and childcare is delivered by a mixed market of private, voluntary and independent provision who set their own rates of pay.</p><p> </p><p>The department is uplifting funding rates to support providers in dealing with the costs they face, including staffing costs. Current national average funding rates are broadly in line with, or higher than, nursery fees paid by parents last year. For 2024/25, this includes an investment of £67 million to reflect the increase in the National Living Wage from April 2024. Local authorities are required to pass through a minimum of 95% of the funding to early years providers.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 11/09/2024 12:19:47 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1726710

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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	Pension Credit: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the application process for Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	3732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>We are streamlining all Pension Credit application routes by using information held internally to reduce the number of questions the citizen must answer.</p><p> </p><p>A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme is to utilise end user research to understand how the application process should operate in the future and consider the opportunities on how services can be more user friendly and easily accessible for citizens.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds grouped question UIN 3119 question first answered 11/09/2024 16:45:23 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725648

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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 Supply: Infrastructure
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 steps his Department plans to take to monitor Ofwat's (a) monitoring and (b) enforcement of the ring-fencing of funds for vital infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>After writing to Ofwat, the Secretary of State has secured agreement that funding for vital infrastructure investment is ringfenced and can only be spent on upgrades benefiting customers and the environment. Ofwat will also ensure that when money for investment is not spent, companies refund customers, with money never allowed to be diverted for bonuses, dividends or salary increases.</p><p> </p><p>As part of PR24, Ofwat have introduced increased consumer protections through Price Control Deliverables which act to pull back funding from companies when they fail to deliver, helping to ensure customers are protected and money is returned if outputs are not being met.</p><p> </p><p>Ofwat propose to require companies to report on progress against their price control deliverable outputs on a six-monthly basis and forecast performance for the 2025-2030 period. Where Ofwat consider a company is sufficiently off-track, they will consider what additional steps that they should take.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 06/09/2024 12:59:08 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725649

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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: Accountability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the new customer panels to hold water companies to account will be selected; and what powers these panels will have.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This government expects companies to provide high levels of service, both for customers and the environment and believes that customers should be at heart of challenging companies on their performance, which is why we have immediately announced that powerful new customer panels will be established. These panels will have the remit to do things like summon members of the executive and hold them to account.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 06/09/2024 12:55:10 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725674

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, how her Department monitors whether the Safety Valve programme leads to improvements in SEND service.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Safety Valve agreements are established only when both the local authority and the department agree that the proposals will improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department regularly reviews the implementation of all Safety Valve agreements through a monitoring process that takes place three times a year. These reviews are not published, in order to secure free and frank discussion between the local authority and the department.</p><p>Norfolk's agreement is currently subject to review, and the local authority is working with the department on a revised proposal within the programme's framework.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 2951 question first answered 09/09/2024 10:55:32 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725675

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, how her Department monitors whether local authorities are meeting their obligations to fulfil statutory duties to children and young people with SEND.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>A new Ofsted and Care Quality Commission Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection framework was launched in January 2023. All local areas are due to receive a full inspection within five years, which will support local areas to achieve better outcomes and standards in line with our programme of reform. Ofsted publish final outcome reports on their website, and local areas are required to publish them on their organisation’s website.</p><p>Where a council does not meet its duties, the department can take action that prioritises children’s needs and supports local areas to bring about rapid improvement. The department works to monitor, support and challenge local authorities, working closely with NHS England to tackle weaknesses that sit with health partners.</p><p>The department collects a range of SEND performance metrics from local authorities on an annual basis and these are publicly available.</p><p><br> The department welcomes the publication of the Big Listen response. It will work with Ofsted to consider how outcomes for children with SEND or in alternative provision are better reflected in both the education inspection and the Area SEND inspection framework going forwards.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 2950 question first answered 09/09/2024 10:48:46 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725678

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, if her Department will publish a list of local authorities that have breached obligations to fulfil statutory duties to children and young people with SEND.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>A new Ofsted and Care Quality Commission Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection framework was launched in January 2023. All local areas are due to receive a full inspection within five years, which will support local areas to achieve better outcomes and standards in line with our programme of reform. Ofsted publish final outcome reports on their website, and local areas are required to publish them on their organisation’s website.</p><p>Where a council does not meet its duties, the department can take action that prioritises children’s needs and supports local areas to bring about rapid improvement. The department works to monitor, support and challenge local authorities, working closely with NHS England to tackle weaknesses that sit with health partners.</p><p>The department collects a range of SEND performance metrics from local authorities on an annual basis and these are publicly available.</p><p><br> The department welcomes the publication of the Big Listen response. It will work with Ofsted to consider how outcomes for children with SEND or in alternative provision are better reflected in both the education inspection and the Area SEND inspection framework going forwards.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 2949 question first answered 09/09/2024 10:48:46 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725679

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, when her Department last undertook a review of the Safety Valve agreement with Norfolk County Council; and if she will publish the conclusions of the most recent review.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Safety Valve agreements are established only when both the local authority and the department agree that the proposals will improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department regularly reviews the implementation of all Safety Valve agreements through a monitoring process that takes place three times a year. These reviews are not published, in order to secure free and frank discussion between the local authority and the department.</p><p>Norfolk's agreement is currently subject to review, and the local authority is working with the department on a revised proposal within the programme's framework.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 2948 question first answered 09/09/2024 10:55:32 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725727

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to fund accommodation for asylum seekers once the use of hotels is stopped.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and is reviewing the current arrangements for accommodation to ensure efficiency and value for money, including reducing the use of hotels.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 09/09/2024 16:11:52 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1725746

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of pay in further education institutions on recruitment and retention.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises how critical further education (FE) teachers are to unlocking opportunity, tackling disadvantage and equipping learners with the skills needed to secure high value work and boost employer productivity. While the government does not set or recommend pay in the FE sector, it is clear that remuneration is an important factor in teacher recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to invest in FE teachers, including through additional funding of around £600 million across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years. This includes extending retention payments of up to £6,000 after tax to eligible early career FE teachers in key subject areas. This will support FE providers to recruit and retain high quality teachers in critical subject areas where vacancy rates are high.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 2954 question first answered 12/09/2024 14:40:15 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis