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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1026696/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>With the additional £1.3 billion the Government has invested across this year and next, the core schools and high needs budget will increase from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £43.5 billion by 2019-20. The Government is committed to securing the right deal for education in the upcoming Spending Review.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4433", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1026697/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There are regular Cabinet discussions on the impact of leaving the EU. We are considering all aspects of how exiting the EU might affect education. This includes consideration of institutions\u2019 access to European funding sources, participation in EU funded programmes, future arrangements for migration and arrangements for access to student finance support.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "What recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the effect on schools and universities of the UK leaving the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4417", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Deidre Brock"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1025320", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1025320/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The most common factors that present themselves in children\u2019s social care assessments are domestic abuse, neglect and mental health. Data on this is available in Tables B3 and C3 of statistical release \u2018Characteristics of children in need 2017-18\u2019 here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2018 to Question 198762 on Children: Protection, what cross-cutting factors his Department has identified as affecting trends in the level of demand for children's services.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1025330/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below shows the number of children referred to children\u2019s social care, England, 2013-14 to 2017-18:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Number of children referred<\/p><\/td><td><p>570,790<\/p><\/td><td><p>553,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>547,330<\/p><\/td><td><p>571,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>581,280<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Source: Characteristics of children in need: 2017 to 2018, Table A1, found at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Funding made available to local authorities is largely not ring-fenced, enabling local authorities to target spending according to local needs.<\/p><p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 councils will have had access to more than £200 billion, after last month\u2019s budget.<\/p><p>At the Autumn Budget the government announced over £1 billion of extra funding for local authorities, this year and next, to help them deliver the services their communities need and support their most vulnerable residents.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were referred to children\u2019s social care services in the last five years to 1 April 2018; and how much funding local authorities received to provide those services over that time period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1024695/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to teach high quality lessons, and ensuring that relationships education, relationships and sex education, and health education are compulsory parts of the curriculum.<\/p><p>The consultation on the draft regulations and guidance closed on 7 November 2018. The views expressed through the consultation are helping to shape the final regulations and guidance.<\/p><p>The Department expects to lay the regulations in Spring 2019. The Government\u2019s response to the consultation will be published and a copy of the guidance will be placed in both Houses after the regulations have been laid.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3985", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Halfon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1024726/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The independent Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) is responsible for advising on the funding bands for apprenticeships.<\/p><p>In May 2018, it was announced that the department had commissioned the IfA to review the funding bands of 31 existing standards to ensure that apprenticeships continue to provide quality training which represents value for money for employers and for government. The review has not altered the high quality content of standards. Instead, it has taken older standards that were allocated to funding bands prior to the IfA\u2019s creation through the IfA\u2019s funding band allocation process using the new 30-band structure. This provides consistency in the way that apprenticeships are allocated to funding bands. The reductions to degree apprenticeships for the roles of team leader or supervisor, operations and departmental manager and chartered manager were in line with the IfA\u2019s recommendations as part of the funding band review.<\/p><p>In addition to considering the IfA\u2019s advice, officials in the department assessed all recommendations from the review to consider the impact on the market, including for providers and apprentices. These assessments form part of internal policy advice.<\/p><p>The IfA\u2019s recommendations followed extensive employer engagement. The IfA is responsible for managing employer engagement with the reviews, however we have also received one representation from an employer representative body concerning these standards.<\/p><p>The department will continue to work with the IfA to ensure that funding bands are appropriate and will monitor the impact of these changes once they come into effect.<\/p>"}
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