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1416929

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to rename the Adoption Support Fund, to make it clear that it is also available to special guardianship families.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	112544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) has had a significant and positive impact on the adoptive and special guardianship families that are able to access the important support it funds. Local authorities continue to promote the availability of the ASF to eligible families.</p><p>The department has worked with local authorities and voluntary sector organisations such as the Family Rights Group and Kinship, to promote the ASF amongst special guardians and we have seen an increase in the take up by these families over the past 2 years.</p><p>The department will be able to confirm more detailed plans for the ASF in due course but remains deeply committed to these families.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 31/01/2022 17:56:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1416799

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Park Retail
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money has been paid out of the public purse to Park Retail Ltd. since it was first accredited as a supplier.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	112542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>Cabinet Office finance systems only record information from 2009 onwards. There have been no payments made to the supplier Park Retail Ltd by the Cabinet Office since 1st April 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 31/01/2022 17:55:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1416930

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education regarding the need for a national strategy to tackle foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	112545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Department for Education on a range of issues. The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, NHS England and local commissioners continue to raise awareness and education on the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant.</p><p>No specific assessment has been made on the prevalence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) among care experienced people. However, we have asked National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to produce a Quality Standard in England for FASD to improve the diagnosis and care of those affected.</p><p>In 2020/21, the Government funded five voluntary organisations to support grassroots initiatives to prevent cases of FASD, raise awareness among professionals and help improve support for those living with its consequences. The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) provides families whose children have left care through adoption or special guardianship with access to funding for a specialist assessment and therapeutic support.  An ASF specialist assessment may assess FASD as part of a wider assessment of a child’s needs. The ASF does not fund standalone FASD assessments.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 112546 question first answered 31/01/2022 14:53:24 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1416931

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder among care experienced people; and what steps he is taking in response to that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	112546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Department for Education on a range of issues. The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, NHS England and local commissioners continue to raise awareness and education on the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant.</p><p>No specific assessment has been made on the prevalence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) among care experienced people. However, we have asked National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to produce a Quality Standard in England for FASD to improve the diagnosis and care of those affected.</p><p>In 2020/21, the Government funded five voluntary organisations to support grassroots initiatives to prevent cases of FASD, raise awareness among professionals and help improve support for those living with its consequences. The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) provides families whose children have left care through adoption or special guardianship with access to funding for a specialist assessment and therapeutic support.  An ASF specialist assessment may assess FASD as part of a wider assessment of a child’s needs. The ASF does not fund standalone FASD assessments.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 112545 question first answered 31/01/2022 14:53:24 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson