{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=60&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2022-10-25T15%3A11%3A40.227Z", "definition" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=60&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2022-10-25T15%3A11%3A40.227Z", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=60&_metadata=all&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2022-10-25T15%3A11%3A40.227Z", "first" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=0&answeringDeptId=60&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2022-10-25T15%3A11%3A40.227Z", "hasPart" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=60&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2022-10-25T15%3A11%3A40.227Z", "isPartOf" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=60&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2022-10-25T15%3A11%3A40.227Z", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1535062", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1535062/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government remains firmly committed to completing our reforms to the national school funding system, and introducing a direct national funding formula.<\/p>

This will mean that each mainstream school is allocated funding on the same basis, wherever it is in the country, and every child can be given the same opportunities, based on a consistent assessment of their needs.<\/p>

The Department is moving carefully towards the direct national funding formula over the coming years, working with the sector to ensure that the transition is a smooth one. From 2023-24, local authorities will have to move their own funding formulae closer to the national funding formula as part of our step-by-step approach to transition. Local minimum funding guarantee protections will remain in place to maintain stability for schools and protect them from sudden drops in pupil-led per-pupil funding.<\/p>

We are also continuing to develop the schools national funding formula to allocate funding nationally in line with our recent consultation: https://consult.education.gov.uk/funding-policy-unit/implementing-the-direct-national-funding-formula/supporting_documents/Implementing%20the%20direct%20national%20funding%20formula%20%20government%20consultation.pdf<\/a>. The Department's response will be published in due course.<\/p>

The Department will also provide an update on the Schools Bill in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4814", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Gullis"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stoke-on-Trent North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jonathan Gullis"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-24T15:15:40.923Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Schools: Finance"} , "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 recent progress he has made in moving from a National Funding Formula for schools to a direct funding formula.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nick Gibb"} ], "uin" : "901778"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524602", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524602/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The department is committed to supporting more employers in all sectors, in all areas of the country, including in the North, to use apprenticeships to develop the skilled workforces they need. We are also committed to supporting more people to benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.<\/p>

Since August 2018, there has been a total of 422,100 apprenticeship starts across the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber.<\/p>

To support more employers and learners to access apprenticeships the department is increasing funding for apprenticeships in England to £2.7 billion by 2024/25 financial year.<\/p>

The department is also encouraging more flexible training models, such as front-loaded, accelerated and flexi-job apprenticeships, to make it easier for employers to access apprenticeship training in the way that works best for them.<\/p>

The department continues to make improvements to the apprenticeship levy transfer system to make it easier for large employers to make full use of their levy funds and support starts in their supply chain, sector, or local area. This will also support more employers, including small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to meet local or sectoral skills needs.<\/p>

We have launched a new SME pathfinder, that will support SMEs in the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber, who face barriers in recruiting apprentices to access the skills training they need to grow.<\/p>

The department is raising awareness of the benefits of apprenticeships for learners through our \u2018Skills for Life\u2019 and \u2018Get the Jump\u2019 campaigns. In addition, our new \u2018Career Starter Apprenticeships\u2019 campaign showcases apprenticeship standards which offer great opportunities for those looking for their first role after leaving full-time education.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4490", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Morley and Outwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Jenkyns"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-25T08:28:17.36Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices: North of England"} , "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 steps his Department is taking to help improve access to apprenticeships in the North.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4061", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bill Esterson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sefton Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Bill Esterson"} ], "uin" : "67887"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524603", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524603/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The table below provides the number of apprenticeship starts in England for the 2017/18 academic year through to the 2021/22 academic year.<\/p>

<\/p>

Academic Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2019/20<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2020/21<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2021/22 Provisional<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Apprenticeship Starts<\/p><\/td>

375,760<\/p><\/td>

393,380<\/p><\/td>

322,530<\/p><\/td>

321,440<\/p><\/td>

347,920<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Please note that the data provided for the 2021/22 academic year remains provisional until the publication of our annual apprenticeships and traineeships statistical release in November 2022. When published, this data will be available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/apprenticeships-and-traineeships-november-2022<\/a>.<\/p>

<\/p>

The department\u2019s reforms to apprenticeships have empowered employers to develop more than 650 high-quality apprenticeship standards, helping them to build the skilled workforces they need to grow. Employers make the decision about which apprenticeships are right for them and choose when they take on apprentices to meet the needs of their business.<\/p>

<\/p>

The department wants to support employers of all sizes to offer more apprenticeship opportunities, so that even more individuals can benefit from high-quality opportunities to earn whilst learning. We are increasing the funding available for apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year and making apprenticeship training more flexible so that apprenticeships are accessible to employers in all sectors.<\/p>

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Employers in the engineering and manufacturing route have designed 148 apprenticeship standards to meet their skills needs, and there are a further 17 in development.<\/p>

Apprenticeship starts in the engineering and manufacturing technologies sector increased by 2.2% in the 2020/21 academic year on the previous year, and now make up 14.7% of all apprenticeship starts<\/p>

The department wants to continue to improve and grow apprenticeships so more employers and individuals can benefit from them, including those within the engineering and manufacturing sectors. We are making apprenticeships more flexible by encouraging the use of more flexible training models including front-loaded training which is being successfully used within the engineering and manufacturing sector. We are also supporting employers to make greater use of their levy and improving the transfers process, so that unspent funds can more easily support apprenticeships in both larger companies and SMEs.<\/p>

The department is working with the Apprenticeships in Manufacturing (AiM) group, which includes industry partners such as Make UK, Enginuity, and the UK Metals Council, and sector representatives, such as the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), to grow the number of high-quality apprenticeships in the manufacturing sector. The AiM group has developed employer toolkits and is providing information, advice and guidance to young people, schools and influencers to promote apprenticeship opportunities in the sector.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4490", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Morley and Outwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Jenkyns"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-25T08:25:02.36Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Engineering and Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices"} , "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, whether his Department is taking steps to help increase the number of apprenticeships in the (a) engineering and (b) manufacturing technologies industries.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4061", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bill Esterson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sefton Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Bill Esterson"} ], "uin" : "67890"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524636", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524636/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children\u2019s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.<\/p>

In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK<\/a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme\u2019s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.<\/p>

[1] The number of children\u2019s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524636/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls"} , "title" : "Sure Start Closure"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "67100"} , {"_value" : "67101"} , {"_value" : "67102"} , {"_value" : "67103"} , {"_value" : "67104"} , {"_value" : "67105"} , {"_value" : "67106"} , {"_value" : "67107"} , {"_value" : "67108"} , {"_value" : "67109"} , {"_value" : "67110"} , {"_value" : "67111"} , {"_value" : "67112"} , {"_value" : "67113"} , {"_value" : "67114"} , {"_value" : "67115"} , {"_value" : "67116"} , {"_value" : "67117"} , {"_value" : "67118"} , {"_value" : "67119"} , {"_value" : "67945"} , {"_value" : "67946"} , {"_value" : "67947"} , {"_value" : "67948"} , {"_value" : "67949"} , {"_value" : "67950"} , {"_value" : "67951"} , {"_value" : "67952"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-25T15:11:39.877Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Children's Centres and Family Hub: South Swindon"} , "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, how many Sure Start centres have closed in South Swindon constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"} ], "uin" : "67944"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524637", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524637/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children\u2019s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.<\/p>

In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK<\/a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme\u2019s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.<\/p>

[1] The number of children\u2019s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524637/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls"} , "title" : "Sure Start Closure"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "67100"} , {"_value" : "67101"} , {"_value" : "67102"} , {"_value" : "67103"} , {"_value" : "67104"} , {"_value" : "67105"} , {"_value" : "67106"} , {"_value" : "67107"} , {"_value" : "67108"} , {"_value" : "67109"} , {"_value" : "67110"} , {"_value" : "67111"} , {"_value" : "67112"} , {"_value" : "67113"} , {"_value" : "67114"} , {"_value" : "67115"} , {"_value" : "67116"} , {"_value" : "67117"} , {"_value" : "67118"} , {"_value" : "67119"} , {"_value" : "67944"} , {"_value" : "67946"} , {"_value" : "67947"} , {"_value" : "67948"} , {"_value" : "67949"} , {"_value" : "67950"} , {"_value" : "67951"} , {"_value" : "67952"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-25T15:11:39.987Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Children's Centres and Family Hubs: Chingford and Woodford Green"} , "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, how many Sure Start centres have closed in Chingford and Woodford Green constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"} ], "uin" : "67945"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524638", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524638/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children\u2019s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.<\/p>

In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK<\/a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme\u2019s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.<\/p>

[1] The number of children\u2019s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524638/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls"} , "title" : "Sure Start Closure"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "67100"} , {"_value" : "67101"} , {"_value" : "67102"} , {"_value" : "67103"} , {"_value" : "67104"} , {"_value" : "67105"} , {"_value" : "67106"} , {"_value" : "67107"} , {"_value" : "67108"} , {"_value" : "67109"} , {"_value" : "67110"} , {"_value" : "67111"} , {"_value" : "67112"} , {"_value" : "67113"} , {"_value" : "67114"} , {"_value" : "67115"} , {"_value" : "67116"} , {"_value" : "67117"} , {"_value" : "67118"} , {"_value" : "67119"} , {"_value" : "67944"} , {"_value" : "67945"} , {"_value" : "67947"} , {"_value" : "67948"} , {"_value" : "67949"} , {"_value" : "67950"} , {"_value" : "67951"} , {"_value" : "67952"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-25T15:11:40.077Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Children's Centres and Family Hubs: Penistone and Stocksbridge"} , "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, how many Sure Start centres have closed in Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"} ], "uin" : "67946"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524639", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524639/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children\u2019s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.<\/p>

In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK<\/a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme\u2019s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.<\/p>

[1] The number of children\u2019s centre closures is based on information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524639/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "67100_to_67119_67944_to_67952_sure_start_closure.xls"} , "title" : "Sure Start Closure"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "67100"} , {"_value" : "67101"} , {"_value" : "67102"} , {"_value" : "67103"} , {"_value" : "67104"} , {"_value" : "67105"} , {"_value" : "67106"} , {"_value" : "67107"} , {"_value" : "67108"} , {"_value" : "67109"} , {"_value" : "67110"} , {"_value" : "67111"} , {"_value" : "67112"} , {"_value" : "67113"} , {"_value" : "67114"} , {"_value" : "67115"} , {"_value" : "67116"} , {"_value" : "67117"} , {"_value" : "67118"} , {"_value" : "67119"} , {"_value" : "67944"} , {"_value" : "67945"} , {"_value" : "67946"} , {"_value" : "67948"} , {"_value" : "67949"} , {"_value" : "67950"} , {"_value" : "67951"} , {"_value" : "67952"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-25T15:11:40.227Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Children's Centres and Family Hubs: Burnley"} , "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, how many Sure Start centres have closed in Burnley constituency since 2010; and how much Family Hub funding has been allocated to that constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"} ], "uin" : "67947"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524208", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524208/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

This is a matter for His Majesty\u2019s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-24T16:53:55.193Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Childcare: Stockport"} , "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, how many childcare providers have closed in Stockport constituency since 2010; and how many childcare places those closures have eliminated.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4811", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Navendu Mishra"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockport"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Navendu Mishra"} ], "uin" : "67241"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524228", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524228/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1], the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children\u2019s centre closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.<\/p>

In October 2021, as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England. The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names of selected local authorities can be foundhere: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK<\/a>. An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.<\/p>

The department is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the programme\u2019s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding, with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure. Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid to the department.<\/p>

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