I am sorry, but the Department for Education does not collect information on whether local authorities contract out their adoption services to third party organisations.<\/p>
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School governing boards are responsible for their school meals service at a local level and the department does not collect this information.<\/p>
<\/p>
Schools in England do not receive specific funding for school meals. We allocate the Dedicated Schools Grant to local authorities on a per pupil basis and this is then distributed to schools and academies on the basis of a local formula. It is then for individual schools to decide how to use their budget, including how much to allocate to pay for school meals and how much to charge.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1562", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Scarborough and Whitby"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Goodwill"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-12-20T16:15:53.48Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "School Meals: Per Capita Costs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what has been the cost-per-child of children's school meals in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/534", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Ruane"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Vale of Clwyd"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Ruane"} ], "uin" : "119844"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806449", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806449/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
I am sorry, but the department does not collect information on the nationalities of looked after children or care leavers.<\/p>
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As set out in the experimental statistics published on 19 December, 224,885 codes have been generated for parents applying for 30 hours free childcare in the autumn term, and there are 202,783 children in a place. This information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/30-hours-free-childcare-autumn-term-2017<\/a>.<\/p> This demonstrates that local authorities are effectively delivering the policy and we continue to work closely with them, both directly and through our delivery contractor, \u2018Childcare Works\u2019, to support them to deliver 30 hours.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference the Oral Answer of the Prime Minister of 6 December 2017, Official Report, column 1023, what assessment her Department has made of which local authorities are operating the 30 hours of funded childcare policy effectively.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806472/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Early Years National Funding Formula hourly funding rates for local authorities to fund the free childcare entitlements for three and four year olds in 2018-19, were published on 17 November. This can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-national-funding-formula-allocations-and-guidance<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> The 2018-19 initial early years funding allocations to local authorities will be announced shortly.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 118327 on Children: Day Care, and with reference to the Early years national funding formula updated on 17 November 2017, whether the funding rates for financial year 2018-19 will be (a) amended or (b) if further funding will be announced later in December 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806484/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The government has spent £3.66 million in consulting on and preparing for the introduction of the National Assessment and Accreditation System for children and family social workers.<\/p> The government has allocated for phase 1 and phase 2 of the National Accreditation and Assessment System: £2.7 million for the preparation of local authorities and social workers; and £4.86 million for the introduction, operational delivery and evaluation of the assessment.<\/p> This total is split £2.7 million for local authorities and £8.52 million for private companies.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on the (a) consultation on (b) preparation for and (c) introduction of the National Assessment and Accreditation Systems for social workers, social work supervisors and leaders.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has allocated to (a) phase 1 and (b) phase 2 of the implementation of the National Assessment and Accreditation system.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806486", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806486/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The government has spent £3.66 million in consulting on and preparing for the introduction of the National Assessment and Accreditation System for children and family social workers.<\/p> The government has allocated for phase 1 and phase 2 of the National Accreditation and Assessment System: £2.7 million for the preparation of local authorities and social workers; and £4.86 million for the introduction, operational delivery and evaluation of the assessment.<\/p> This total is split £2.7 million for local authorities and £8.52 million for private companies.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the funding allocated to the consultation on the National Assessment and Accreditation system was spent on (a) private sector consultants and (b) local authorities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806494/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department does not record data on the reason for deaths of care leavers.<\/p> We are committed to ensuring that care leavers are able to access the mental health support that they need to maintain positive emotional health and well-being. A joint Department of Health and Department for Education Expert Working Group has recently published its proposals for improving the mental health of looked after children and care leavers. A copy of their report is available at: https://www.scie.org.uk/children/care/mental-health/report<\/a>.<\/p> Work to address the Expert Group\u2019s findings is already underway. We are putting a record £1.4 billion into children and young people\u2019s mental health and a further £3 million has been committed to support the recently published Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health Green Paper. We will now consider the Expert Working Group\u2019s report in the context of the green paper with a view to taking further action.<\/p> More broadly, the government published its third progress report on preventing suicide in England in 2016, including the measures it is taking to prevent suicides among children and young people. A copy of the report is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/582117/Suicide_report_2016_A.pdf<\/a>.<\/p> We published our new cross-government strategy, Keep on Caring, in July 2016 which set out the measures we will take to improve the overall outcomes for care leavers. A copy is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf<\/a>.<\/p> The department publishes data annually on care leavers aged 17 to 21, which includes information on their main activity and whether or not they are in suitable accommodation. The latest data is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people who leave care and later take their own lives; and what steps she is taking to reduce the number of young people who leave care and later take their own lives.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806495/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department does not record data on the reason for deaths of care leavers.<\/p> We are committed to ensuring that care leavers are able to access the mental health support that they need to maintain positive emotional health and well-being. A joint Department of Health and Department for Education Expert Working Group has recently published its proposals for improving the mental health of looked after children and care leavers. A copy of their report is available at: https://www.scie.org.uk/children/care/mental-health/report<\/a>.<\/p> Work to address the Expert Group\u2019s findings is already underway. We are putting a record £1.4 billion into children and young people\u2019s mental health and a further £3 million has been committed to support the recently published Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health Green Paper. We will now consider the Expert Working Group\u2019s report in the context of the green paper with a view to taking further action.<\/p> More broadly, the government published its third progress report on preventing suicide in England in 2016, including the measures it is taking to prevent suicides among children and young people. A copy of the report is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/582117/Suicide_report_2016_A.pdf<\/a>.<\/p> We published our new cross-government strategy, Keep on Caring, in July 2016 which set out the measures we will take to improve the overall outcomes for care leavers. A copy is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535899/Care-Leaver-Strategy.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>