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49115

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the (a) fairness and (b) viability of reforming the firefighters' pension scheme allow members to retire on the basis of length of service rather than age.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	107177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is reforming all public service pension schemes to ensure that they remain fair to workers and sustainable for taxpayers. The transitional protection arrangements for the firefighters' pension schemes are set out in the Proposed Final Agreement which was published in May 2012. The transitional protections use age to calculate a member's entitlement to protection. More firefighters are protected from changes than any other large public service workforce.</p><p>There has been recent correspondence with the Fire Brigades Union on the scope and timing of discussions on this issue. Copies of this correspondence can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 107178 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

49116

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has (a) discussed with and (b) received any representations from the Fire Brigades Union regarding the adoption of a firefighters' pension scheme which would allow members to retire on the basis of length of service rather than age.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	107178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is reforming all public service pension schemes to ensure that they remain fair to workers and sustainable for taxpayers. The transitional protection arrangements for the firefighters' pension schemes are set out in the Proposed Final Agreement which was published in May 2012. The transitional protections use age to calculate a member's entitlement to protection. More firefighters are protected from changes than any other large public service workforce.</p><p>There has been recent correspondence with the Fire Brigades Union on the scope and timing of discussions on this issue. Copies of this correspondence can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 107177 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

46583

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the cost to Indian nationals of applying for a (a) UK and (b) US student visa.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	194825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office assesses visa fees annually, to ensure the fees charged by the <br>UK are competitive with similar endorsement types offered by other countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

46584

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for study visas by Indian nationals were (a) granted and (b) refused in the year ending (i) September 2012 and (ii) September 2013.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	194826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>Entry clearance study visas resolved by outcome: Indian nationals </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(main applicants, Tier 4 &amp; pre-PBS equivalents)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Resolved</td><td><em>of which</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>Issued</td><td>Refused</td><td>Withdrawn</td><td>Lapsed</td></tr><tr><td>Year ending September 2012</td><td>21,738</td><td>17,011</td><td>4,322</td><td>275</td><td>130</td></tr><tr><td>Year ending September 2013</td><td>16,669</td><td>12,926</td><td>3,524</td><td>202</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance study visas <br>issued (by nationality) and refused, are published in the quarterly Immigration <br>Statistics release, which is available from the Library of the House and on the <br>Department's website at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

46589

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department makes available to applicants for Tier 4 student visas on maintenance funding requirements; and what types of accounts or financial instruments count towards meeting this requirement.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	194831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office provides guidance on the maintenance funding requirements for Tier 4 student visas to applicants in Appendix C of the Immigration Rules, in <br>the Tier 4 Policy guidance for applicants, and on the Tier 4 application form. The Tier 4 application form also calculates the level of funds an applicant requires and advises them which documents they can submit as evidence. <br><br>The guidance does not specify an exhaustive list of accounts or financial instruments that can be used to satisfy the maintenance requirement. Instead, <br>the Immigration Rules set out the attributes an acceptable account must satisfy. The rules specifically exclude financial instruments such as shares, bonds, credit cards and pension funds from use as acceptable evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

657861

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Headteachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academy headteachers earn more than the Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	57539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In November 2015, there were 59 head teachers in academies and Free Schools recorded receiving an actual salary of more than the Prime Minister, £142,500. This figure includes executive head teachers who are in charge of more than one school.</p><p>This information is collected in the School Workforce Census which covers state funded schools in England and is the latest available.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/12/2016 18:23:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805140

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many prospective adopters are (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:39:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809735

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 February 2017, HCWS506 on Update on the Children and Social Work Bill what the timetable is for the eligibility rules to come into force.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is still considering the issue of legal aid eligibility for parents seeking to challenge these types of placement order.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 14:54:41 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

810078

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the the Written Statement of 28 February 2017, HCWS506, on Update on the Children and Social Work Bill, whether it is his policy that those same parents will be eligible for non-means and non-merits tested legal aid for opposing an adoption order and for legal representation at the adoption hearing.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is still considering the issue of legal aid eligibility for parents seeking to challenge these types of placement order.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 14:55:00 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

834023

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the time taken to place children in need of adoption with a family under adoption scorecards.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	125780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Adoption Scorecards show the three year average figures on adoption timeliness and are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-scorecards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-scorecards</a>.</p><p>The latest figures show the average time between a child entering care and moving in with their adoptive family, for children who have been adopted between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2016.</p><p>The department’s main source of information on adoption timeliness is the Children looked after in England including adoption statistical first release published here: <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> and Table E2 of the national tables found in the link, shows annual figures on adoption timeliness.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2018 14:51:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

834336

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress is being made on the regionalisation of local authority adoption teams.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	125956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>There are currently six live Regional Adoption Agencies covering 31 local authorities. Another 12 Regional Adoption Agencies are working towards going live. We are working with the remaining local authorities on their plans to form a Regional Adoption Agency.</p><p>The government is committed to regionalising the adoption system to ensure those children, for whom adoption is the right path, are given the best chance of finding a loving family as quickly as possible. All local authorities should be part of a Regional Adoption Agency by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2018 16:59:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

834337

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current number of adopters is in England; and how many children are awaiting adoption.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	125957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The department’s main source of information on adoption is the Children looked after in England including adoption statistical first release published here:</p><p><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>Table E4 of the national tables shows that there were 2,580 children waiting with a placement order who were not yet placed for adoption at 31 March 2017.</p><p>The Adoption Leadership Board (ALB) quarterly survey shows further information on adopters recruited by local authorities and voluntary adoption agencies in England. The reports are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance</a>.</p><p>The latest quarterly data shows that there were 2,800 approved adoptive families waiting to be matched with children at 30 September 2016.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2018 16:54:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

685476

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adopted children (a) were placed with their full or half siblings in the last three years and (b) who were not so placed have not had contact with their full or half siblings detailed in their adoption order in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	63208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities hold such information in plans for looked after children and adopted children. This data is not sent to the Department. Local authorities must take account of a family’s needs when planning care for a child in so far as is consistent with the welfare of a child (which remains paramount), as set out in guidance on care placements, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-care-planning-placement-and-case-review. Where it is not possible, or appropriate, to place siblings together, siblings must be supported to understand the reasons why. Contact arrangements between siblings must be robust and remain under independent review.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 63207 63302 question first answered 09/02/2017 13:16:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

681309

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women are serving in the tri-service regular and reserve forces.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	62386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The latest UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics at 1 October 2016 shows that 15,280 and 4,890 female personnel were in the UK Regular Forces and Reserve Forces respectively.</p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574734/Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_1Oct16.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/02/2017 16:53:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

682290

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to support (a) female service personnel and (b) female veterans with mental wellbeing (i) during and (ii) after military service.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	62430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that Service life can cause stress. We take the mental health of the Armed Forces, both female and male, very seriously and provide a wide range of support and treatments for those who need them. This includes pre and post-operational stress management training, a wide range of psychiatric and psychological treatments, and initiatives such as Trauma Risk Management. We are also working hard to reduce stigma attached to mental health issues and to encourage Service personnel to come forward.</p><p> </p><p>The provision of veterans’ healthcare including mental healthcare, for both female and male veterans, is primarily the responsibility of the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations who work in close partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Service charities to ensure that veterans get the best possible care.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD also has a part to play and is determined to ensure that all veterans who require help are provided with appropriate support, including through the Veterans UK helpline and website; Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge. Later this year the Veterans Gateway, provided by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion, will be launched providing a one-stop service to better support the veterans’ community and help in accessing public, private and charitable services in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:57:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

682291

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women serving in the tri-service regular and reserve forces have accessed medical services in relation to concerns about their own mental health in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	62431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>During the 12-month period between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 (latest verified data), a total of 6,115 UK armed services personnel had an initial assessment for a mental health disorder at one of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) specialist Departments of Community Mental Health, or at a MOD-contracted in-patient provider. Of these, 1,188 (19.4%) were female personnel. 1,168 were Regulars, 16 were Reserves, and four were Others (including Military Provost Guard Service).</p><p>These numbers represent all initial attendances at MOD specialist Mental Health Services and not all personnel will have been assessed as having a mental health disorder. In addition, some patients with a mental health condition may have been successfully treated wholly within the primary care setting by their GP or medical officer, without the need for referral to specialist facilities. Data regarding such treatments are not collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/02/2017 16:59:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

751754

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many care leavers, who were formerly unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have (a) refugee status, (b) humanitarian protection, (c) another form of leave to remain or (d) an outstanding human rights application or appeal.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	4790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes figures on the number of asylum claims and decisions related to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children as part of its Immigration Statistics release. The latest version of which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">Immigration statistics, January to March 2017: data tables - GOV.UK</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/07/2017 10:58:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

453118

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and Health on transferring responsibility for attendance allowance to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	27537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announced to the House of Commons on 17 December 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 1722, that the Government is considering giving more responsibility to support older people with care needs to local authorities in England and in Wales, including people who, under the current system, would be supported through Attendance Allowance. Officials have started to explore the potential options and will shortly begin working with stakeholders on a broad and open basis to understand how any devolution would best work.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/02/2016 16:29:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805145

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Baby Care Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on the recommended level of staffing of clinicians for Special Care Baby Units.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Since July 2016, the National Quality Board (NQB) has undertaken to produce a series of sector-specific resources including maternity and neonatal care. These build upon “Supporting NHS providers to deliver the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time: Safe, sustainable and productive staffing” and adopt the same approach to determining safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2017 NHS Improvement published a draft improvement resource on behalf of the NQB to help standardise safe, sustainable and productive staffing decisions in maternity services “Safe, sustainable and productive staffing: An improvement resource for maternity services”. NHS Improvement is currently reviewing feedback on this draft resource which will help to shape the final document.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2017, NHS Improvement also published a draft improvement resource to help standardise safe, sustainable and productive staffing decisions in neonatal care “Safe, sustainable and productive staffing: An improvement resource for neonatal care”. The engagement period for this draft resource will run until 22 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Providers are expected to follow existing guidance for safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p>For maternity services, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance in February 2015 “Safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings”, NICE guideline [NG4].</p><p> </p><p>The document is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng4/chapter/1-Recommendations#setting-the-midwifery-staffing-establishment" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng4/chapter/1-Recommendations#setting-the-midwifery-staffing-establishment</a></p><p> </p><p>For neonatal units, the British Association for Perinatal Medicine has set recommended staffing levels in the third edition of its Service Standards for Hospitals Providing Neonatal Care published in August 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The document is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nna.org.uk/html/BAPM_Standards_Final_Aug2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nna.org.uk/html/BAPM_Standards_Final_Aug2010.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 118818 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:35:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

101388

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to use the UK's membership of the UN Human Rights Council to introduce a resolution condemning human rights violations in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	212247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text The UK remains actively engaged with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Bahrain and we will continue to align ourselves with statements which accurately reflect the situation on the ground. Bahrain was one of the countries that we raised in our national statement under Item 10 of the agenda at the September session at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. We commend the steps taken by the Bahraini government to implement the recommendations set out in the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. As outlined in our recent human rights case study on Bahrain, progress has been made in a number of areas but there is still more to be done. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/11/2014 14:54:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91454

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bone Marrow Disorders: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to inform people aged 16 and over about joining the bone marrow donor register.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	208837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transport (NHSBT) manages the British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR), the NHS Cord Blood Bank and provides specialist services related to the provision of stem cells which can turn into blood cells for the treatment of blood cancers and is responsible for raising awareness of these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHSBT recruits stem cell donors to the BBMR exclusively from the pool of active blood donors (aged 17 years and above), however those wishing to join at age 16, can do so through Anthony Nolan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All registered stem cell donors are in the UK's aligned Register. Anthony Nolan manages this single UK bone marrow register, which is known as the 'Anthony Nolan &amp; NHS Stem Cell Registry', and is aligned with the NHS British Bone Marrow Registry and the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHSBT has programmes in place to support education about donation and transplantation for children and young adults including Give and Let Live, a national education programme aimed at promoting awareness of bone marrow, blood, tissue, cord blood and organ donation amongst 14-16 year old pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the UK strategy ‘Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020’ (published in July 2013 and available at www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/to2020/), the UK Government Health Departments have agreed to explore with Education Departments the possibility of incorporating donation and transplantation into schools’ curricula.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/10/2014 16:07:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

808790

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Office, if she will make applications to register as a British citizen fee-exempt for looked-after children.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	119899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has no plans to make applications to register looked-after children as British citizens free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/12/2017 17:09:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91115

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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	Budgeting Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to record and publish the reasons for applications for budgeting loans.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	208461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have no current plans to do this.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/09/2014 16:10:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

106129

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Budgeting Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications made for Budgeting Loan have been made in each year since 2010; and how many such applications were rejected.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	213137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 provides the number of Budgeting Loan applications received by DWP and the number of refusals made in Great Britain between 2010 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Budgeting Loan applications and refusals by calendar year from 2010 to 2013</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications<br> Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refusals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,616,900</p></td><td><p>427,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,568,300</p></td><td><p>418,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,604,800</p></td><td><p>395,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,412,800</p></td><td><p>341,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1. These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not yet been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>2. The difference between applications received and refusals will not equal the total number of awards made; some applications may have been withdrawn before a decision was made or the decision may not have been made at the time the count was taken.</p><p> </p><p>3. These figures are not the same as the number of individuals making Budgeting Loan applications or being refused a Budgeting Loan in each year. An individual may make multiple applications in any given period.</p><p> </p><p>4. All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 06/11/2014 14:10:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

90792

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the progress made by local authorities in increasing the provision of audio visual next stop and final destination on-board announcements on local buses through the Better Bus Area fund.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	208367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The 2012 Better Bus Area fund awarded some £70 million to 24 successful local authorities after a competitive process. Better Bus Area proposals involved a broad range of interventions including, in some cases, the introduction of audio visual systems on selected bus services. Schemes were anticipated to take 2 years to finalise, with a completion date of 31 March 2014. Officials are currently in the process of gathering final reports from each area ahead of examining the progress that has been made.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/10/2014 10:44:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

821503

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	Cancer
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 NHS England on commissioning the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (a) in 2018 and (b) beyond 2018.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	122421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Cancer Patient Experience Survey has been highly effective in measuring and driving improvement in patient experience across cancer care in England. Procurement for the next three survey waves, which cover the period April 2018 - August 2021, is due to commence imminently.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/01/2018 17:22:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

806449

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of care leavers were (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	119525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not collect information on the nationalities of looked after children or care leavers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 20:11:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

751753

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers have (a) started a university course, (b) began an apprenticeship, (c) enrolled on a further education course and (d) gained employment in (i) full-time or (ii) part-time work in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	4789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not collect data on the number of care leavers starting education, training or employment during the year.</p><p>The department collects data on the number of care leavers who are in higher education, other types of education, or training or employment on or around their birthday for care leavers aged 17 to 21 years old, but does not provide information on when the care leaver started the activity. Figures for the year ending 31 March 2016 can be found in tables F1a and F1c of the statistical release <em>Children looked after in England including adoption: 2015 to 2016.</em> These are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/07/2017 17:58:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

627308

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which government departments have committed to providing additional support to care leavers through the Care Leavers Covenant.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	51719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department has embarked upon discussions with a range of organisations to promote the Care Leaver Covenant, including through a series of round table discussions with sectors, including Government departments. The formal process for signing up to the Covenant is not yet open. The commitments made by eight Government departments to improve the lives of care leavers are set out in ‘Keep on Caring’.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 08/11/2016 17:50:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

627306

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking in collaboration with other government departments to promote the financial stability of care leavers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	51720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department continues to work with colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to consider whether there is any benefit to care leavers from extending the exemption to the ‘shared accommodation’ rate to age 25. We have also invited the Children’s Society to share some real-life case studies to illustrate the impact of moving to the shared accommodation rate.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to wider financial help, care leavers are entitled to a range of support including a Higher Education Bursary, DWP benefit support when returning to non-advanced education through the second chance learning scheme, and day one Universal Credit and hardship payments when sanctions have been applied.</p><p> </p><p>‘Keep on Caring’ provides more detail on the support available and the areas where we are continuing to work with other Government departments. It is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 51694 51718 question first answered 08/11/2016 17:51:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

627466

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 3.85 of the Government's publication, Keep on Caring, published in July 2016, what progress is being made by her Department on exploring the extension of the exemption from the shared accommodation rate of housing benefit to age 25.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	51694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department continues to work with colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to consider whether there is any benefit to care leavers from extending the exemption to the ‘shared accommodation’ rate to age 25. We have also invited the Children’s Society to share some real-life case studies to illustrate the impact of moving to the shared accommodation rate.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to wider financial help, care leavers are entitled to a range of support including a Higher Education Bursary, DWP benefit support when returning to non-advanced education through the second chance learning scheme, and day one Universal Credit and hardship payments when sanctions have been applied.</p><p> </p><p>‘Keep on Caring’ provides more detail on the support available and the areas where we are continuing to work with other Government departments. It is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 51718 51720 question first answered 08/11/2016 17:51:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

627307

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 3.85 of the document, Keep on Caring: supporting young people from care to independence, published in July 2016, what progress her Department is making on exploring the extension of the exemption of care leavers from the shared accommodation rate of housing benefit to age 25.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	51718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department continues to work with colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to consider whether there is any benefit to care leavers from extending the exemption to the ‘shared accommodation’ rate to age 25. We have also invited the Children’s Society to share some real-life case studies to illustrate the impact of moving to the shared accommodation rate.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to wider financial help, care leavers are entitled to a range of support including a Higher Education Bursary, DWP benefit support when returning to non-advanced education through the second chance learning scheme, and day one Universal Credit and hardship payments when sanctions have been applied.</p><p> </p><p>‘Keep on Caring’ provides more detail on the support available and the areas where we are continuing to work with other Government departments. It is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 51694 51720 question first answered 08/11/2016 17:51:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

751752

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Working Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many care leavers are in receipt of working tax credit.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	4788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by HMRC</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/07/2017 13:27:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

383894

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on the implementation of the new Care Certificate; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of health and care workers who are making progress towards obtaining that certificate.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	3195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The new Care Certificate was introduced on 1 April 2015. It comprises 15 standards developed jointly by Health Education England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health and which were extensively tested through a pilot exercise running from April to September 2014. New healthcare assistants and social care support workers starting on or after 1 April will be expected to demonstrate that they meet the standards and attain the Care Certificate. The Care Certificate is not mandatory, although health and care providers must be able to demonstrate that they meet an equivalent standard of training and induction for their new healthcare assistants and social care support workers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data on the number of care staff who have attained the Care Certificate or who are currently undertaking it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 23/06/2015 14:05:39 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

388631

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2015 to Question 3195, if he will make it mandatory for care workers to obtain a Care Certificate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	6170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Care Certificate sets out the fundamental skills, knowledge and behaviours that are required for healthcare assistants and social care support workers to provide safe, effective and compassionate care. It represents best practice and is the benchmark of quality fundamental training. Use of the Care Certificate may be looked for by the Care Quality Commission as evidence that service providers meet statutory requirements for training and induction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans at present to mandate attainment of the Care Certificate by staff, or its use by provider organisations, mandatory, although we will keep this position under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 16/07/2015 13:47:17 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

225661

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on the affordability of care of the requirement for people with carers to pay pension contributions for those carers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	226615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Direct Payments are defined as payments in lieu of a service that would normally be provided, so if someone needs care and employs a care worker or personal assistant to do so, the direct payment should cover all the costs involved, including any mandatory pension payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Act statutory guidance sets out clearly that when an individual chooses to employ staff, they should be made aware of their legal responsibilities as an employer, which includes issues such as the statutory pension rights of the employee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Automatic enrolment into workplace pensions is being rolled out to small and micro employers over the next three years. It places a statutory duty on employers to automatically enrol eligible workers into a workplace pension and make at least a minimum contribution. Eligible workers are those who are aged at least 22 and under state pension age and have earnings over £10,000 per year (£192 per week). Workers earning over £5,772 per year (£112 per week) have the right to opt in to a workplace pension and receive an employer contribution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Minimum employer contributions are currently 1% on a band of earnings between £5,772 and £41,865. An individual earning £193 per week would need to be automatically enrolled and the minimum employer contribution would be £0.81 per week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 16/03/2015 17:10:02 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

782714

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are in kinship care.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	110997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not collect complete information on the number of children in kinship care.</p><p>Data is collected on looked after children who are placed with an approved foster carer who is a relative, friend or other person connected with the child (locally known as ‘family and friends foster care’ or ‘kinship foster care’) and special guardianship orders (SGOs) made to carers other than former foster carers.</p><p>In the year to 31 March 2017, there were 8,830 looked-after children in a foster care with a relative, friend or other connected person. This information is available in table A2 of the Statistical First Release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809741

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on levels of financial support for kinship carers; and whether that guidance sets out how those amounts differ (a) depending on the amount of children a person has in kinship care and (b) if a person has their own children at home.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The government issued statutory guidance in 2011 for local authorities about supporting family and friends providing care for children who cannot live with their parents. The guidance makes it clear that children and young people should receive the support that they and their carers need to safeguard and promote their welfare. It explains that support, including financial support, can be provided under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. There is no limit on the level of support, including financial support, that local authorities can provide. The guidance does not specifically address the issue of supporting more than one child or where the family have their own children. However, these factors will be taken into account in the assessment of need of the family. The local authority should have in place clear eligibility criteria in relation to the provision of support services including financial support.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/01/2018 15:19:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

228193

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carers: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available to help people who lack capacity and who fund their own care, to set up and manage their contributions to their carers' workplace pensions.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	228096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Support and guidance to understand and comply with the automatic enrolment duties is provided by the Pensions Regulator (TPR). TPR recognises the particular challenges automatic enrolment raises for people who employ workers for their own care and support and has been working to ensure their communications and help meet the needs of this unique group of employers. TPR has available specific information and guidance for those that employ personal assistants and carers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Their contact centre staff have been trained to deal with the specific issues that might arise when an employer identifies themselves as an employer of a personal assistant or carer. TPR is reaching out to this group of employers through third party organisations to not only help them get automatic enrolment right, but to make it as simple as possible and is also working with local authorities and central government to make sure that the message is consistent and clear.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/The_essential_guide_for_people_who_employ_their_own_care_and_support.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/The_essential_guide_for_people_who_employ_their_own_care_and_support.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 228097 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:24:20 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

228195

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carers: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available to help people who fund their own care to enrol qualifying carers into a workplace pension.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	228097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Support and guidance to understand and comply with the automatic enrolment duties is provided by the Pensions Regulator (TPR). TPR recognises the particular challenges automatic enrolment raises for people who employ workers for their own care and support and has been working to ensure their communications and help meet the needs of this unique group of employers. TPR has available specific information and guidance for those that employ personal assistants and carers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Their contact centre staff have been trained to deal with the specific issues that might arise when an employer identifies themselves as an employer of a personal assistant or carer. TPR is reaching out to this group of employers through third party organisations to not only help them get automatic enrolment right, but to make it as simple as possible and is also working with local authorities and central government to make sure that the message is consistent and clear.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/The_essential_guide_for_people_who_employ_their_own_care_and_support.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/The_essential_guide_for_people_who_employ_their_own_care_and_support.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 228096 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:24:20 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

782715

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Arrangements Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children are subject to child arrangement orders.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	110998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of children who are made the subject of a child arrangements order is published in Court Statistics Quarterly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly</a>.</p><p>Orders may be made for limited duration or may be discharged subsequently by the court. Information is not held centrally about the number of children currently subject to a child arrangements order.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 07/11/2017 17:26:02 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

809733

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the data on exceptions to the two-child tax credit limit.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The policy has only been operation since April 2017. The data will be published once there are sufficient cases to enable robust analysis and the statistics have been quality assured.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/12/2017 12:51:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

628128

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children and Social Work Bill (HL)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultation her Department has undertaken with (a) children, (b) social workers and (c) charities and professional organisations in the social work sector on the drafting of the Children and Social Work Bill; and if she will publish evidence of that consultation.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	51872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The measures in the Children and Social Work Bill are the result of substantial research, engagement, and consultation with the children’s social care sector and the children and young people it serves. This includes:</p><p> </p><p>- published reports on social work education by Sir Martin Narey and David Croisdale-Appleby, and on local safeguarding by Alan Wood. All of these draw on extensive interviews and consultation with key organisations and practitioners;</p><p>- regular engagement with social work managers and frontline social workers by the Chief Social Worker for Children and Department for Education officials;</p><p>- policy briefing and development sessions with a range of sector organisations including NSPCC, BASW, Barnardo’s, ADCS, ADASS, Unison, LGA, individual social work employers, and the Alliance for Children in Care; and</p><p>- a series of consultation events with children in care and care leavers.</p><p> </p><p>Our key policy documents – Putting Children First; Keep on Caring; and Adoption: A vision for change – provide additional supporting evidence and set out our wider reform programme for children’s social care. These can be found through the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Narey review of social work education: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-the-education-of-social-workers-consistently-effective" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-the-education-of-social-workers-consistently-effective</a></p><p>Croisdale-Appleby review of social work education</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-education-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-education-review</a></p><p>Wood review of local safeguarding</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wood-review-of-local-safeguarding-children-boards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wood-review-of-local-safeguarding-children-boards</a></p><p>Putting Children First</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/putting-children-first-our-vision-for-childrens-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/putting-children-first-our-vision-for-childrens-social-care</a></p><p>Keep on Caring <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf</a></p><p>Adoption: A vision for Change</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-a-vision-for-change" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-a-vision-for-change</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 08/11/2016 16:36:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

782706

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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, how many looked-after children in England are subject to (a) Section 20, (b) Section 25, (c) Section 38 and (d) Section 31 of the Children Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	111121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>At 31 March 2017, there were 50,470 looked after children who were subject to a care order, of which 40,190 were subject to a full care order under Section 31 and 10,270 were subject to an interim care order under Section 38.</p><p>There were 16,470 looked after children who were voluntarily accommodated under Section 20.</p><p>There were 170 looked after children who were placed in secure accommodation under Section 25.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2017 17:44:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805138

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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, how many looked-after children are (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not collect information on the nationalities of looked after children.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:35:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805148

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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 information her Department holds on the number of public sector children's homes in England; and what the total capacity is of those homes.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, who will write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:48:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805153

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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, how many looked-after children she has met with since her appointment as Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	118825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education has met many looked-after children and social workers since she was appointed as Secretary of State. She has been on several visits and attended a large number of events where social workers, and in some cases young people and children with a care background, were present.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 118826 question first answered 19/12/2017 20:01:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

63231

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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 the reasons are for the length of time taken to respond to the consultation, Improving permanence for looked-after children, which closed in November 2013.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	201862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government's Improving Permanence for looked after children consultation closed on 29 November 2013. Since this date the Department for Education has continued to work closely with key stakeholders to explore the complex issues put forward within the consultation. These include fundamental changes to the statutory framework and we want to ensure widespread support before we publish final proposals. The Department has continued to work with our expert group which includes: foster carers, representatives from NSPCC, Family Rights Group, Who Cares? Trust, NCB Fostering Network, BAAF, NAFP, Association of Directors of Children's Services, and leading academics in the field. We plan to publish the Government's response soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201906 question first answered 30/06/2014 15:04:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

63229

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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, when his Department will publish its response to the consultation, Improving permanence for looked-after children, published on 30 September 2013.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	201906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government's Improving Permanence for looked after children consultation closed on 29 November 2013. Since this date the Department for Education has continued to work closely with key stakeholders to explore the complex issues put forward within the consultation. These include fundamental changes to the statutory framework and we want to ensure widespread support before we publish final proposals. The Department has continued to work with our expert group which includes: foster carers, representatives from NSPCC, Family Rights Group, Who Cares? Trust, NCB Fostering Network, BAAF, NAFP, Association of Directors of Children's Services, and leading academics in the field. We plan to publish the Government's response soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201862 question first answered 30/06/2014 15:04:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

89554

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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, whether her Department's response to the consultation on Looked-after children: improving permanence, will include undertaking to strengthen regulations to provide that a robust assessment takes place to ensure that children only return home from care when it is safe to do so.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	207520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The Improving Permanence for Looked-after Children consultation included proposals to amend the processes local authorities must undertake when children return home from care.</p><p>Any reforms must strike the right balance between clarity in the statutory framework and professional judgement on the part of social workers and local authorities in meeting the needs of children. Some respondents questioned how these proposals would fit with existing statutory guidance in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013. The Government is grateful for these comments and is looking again at some of the proposals. Department for Education officials have convened a meeting of the relevant Expert Group on 9 September to discuss these issues.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/09/2014 09:45:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck