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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824402/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department provides a number of financial support programmes to those aged 16- 18 to help with the costs associated with staying in post-16 education:<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>The 16-19 Bursary Fund from which awards can be made to support students from vulnerable groups and those who may face financial hardship;<\/li><li>Support for free meals in further education for disadvantaged students;<\/li><li>Care to Learn provides childcare funding and related travel costs for young parents aged under 20;<\/li><li>The Residential Support Scheme helps with the costs of living away from home if the student\u2019s chosen programme is not available locally;<\/li><li>The Residential Bursary Fund provides support with accommodation costs for young people at specific institutions delivering specialist provision.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>We have no current plans to increase funding for these programmes; however, we are keeping this under review.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824403/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department is aware that concerns have been raised about whether Warrington University Technical College\u2019s (UTC) recent actions are in breach of the Admissions Code. We are taking this seriously and are in discussions with the UTC, the local authority and representatives from local schools.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/432", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Jones"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824418", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824418/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This government is committed to helping working families with accessible, affordable childcare. We are already starting to see how 30 hours is making a real difference to the lives of families across the country. This builds on the success of our 12 early delivery areas, which gave 30 hours to over 15,000 children. The independent evaluation of these early delivery areas showed that providers were willing and able to offer 30 hours places, as well as a number of positive impacts on families\u2019 finances and their ability to work.<\/p><p>We have commissioned independent evaluators, Frontier Economics with NatCen Social Research and researchers from the University of East London, to conduct an evaluation of the first year of national rollout of 30 hours across England.<\/p><p>We will consider the survey of childcare providers in England conducted by the Pre School Learning Alliance alongside other evidence we collect, including our nationally representative surveys of parents and providers.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the implications for his policies are of the survey of childcare providers in England conducted by the Pre School Learning Alliance in December 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4518", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tulip Siddiq"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824420", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824420/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department has committed to undertake a review into children in need, to understand the challenges these children face and the support available to meet these challenges through schools and children\u2019s social care. This commitment was made in the \u2018Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential\u2019 Social Mobility Action Plan in December 2017. The action plan is viewable here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667690/Social_Mobility_Action_Plan_-_for_printing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667690/Social_Mobility_Action_Plan_-_for_printing.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4113", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to conduct a review of support available for vulnerable children.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4277", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824423", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824423/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We do not collect the data requested.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is a duty on early years providers in the Equality Act 2010 to not discriminate against children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or whose parents have SEND. Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities are not substantially disadvantaged when doing their jobs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework requires all early years providers to have in place arrangements to identify and support children with SEND and to promote equality of opportunity for all the children in their care. We also have a range of measures put in place to ensure that local areas can put the right support in place for children with SEND and their families to access early education, including the Disability Access Fund, and the SEN Inclusion Fund.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of early years settings are accessible for people with disabilities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4588", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tracy Brabin"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824432", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824432/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The contract for the PF2 Midlands Priority Schools Buildings Programme project was signed in 2015. The certificate of past performance submitted by Carillion during the procurement of this project, in relation to the South Tyneside and Gateshead project, was not self-certified.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-01-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Carillion PLC's certificate of past performance on the project, PF2: PSBP - Midlands, South Tyneside & Gateshead (STaG) - Building Schools for the Future Phase 1 was self-certified.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824439", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824439/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department does not hold information regarding the number of reports by university students of sexual assaults taking place on campus.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Government takes any form of violence and sexual harassment, including in higher education, extremely seriously. That is why we asked Universities UK (UUK) to set up a sexual violence and harassment taskforce. The Taskforce published their report \u2018Changing the Culture\u2019 in October 2016: <a href=\"http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Documents/2016/changing-the-culture.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Documents/2016/changing-the-culture.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Government expects institutions to take a proactive response to sexual harassment and ensuring that students feel confident and able to report any issues.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Taskforce also undertook a review of the \u2018Zellick Guidelines\u2019 on how higher education institutions should handle student misconduct which may constitute a criminal offence and published new guidelines alongside the report: <a href=\"http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Documents/2016/guidance-for-higher-education-institutions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Documents/2016/guidance-for-higher-education-institutions.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Taskforce\u2019s report raises that underreporting of harassment incidents can often be an issue and clearly sets out the need for institutions to break down barriers to reporting, and ensure that clear, accessible and robust reporting mechanisms are in place. As the report makes clear, low numbers of disclosures do not necessarily mean that incidents do not occur, and this is a factor to consider when making judgments on any changes in levels of disclosure.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To support this work, the department has asked the Higher Education Funding Council to prioritise working with UUK in 2017-2018 on these important issues, including surveying the sector\u2019s progress to make sure universities are doing all they can to protect the safety and security of their students. This will be reported on in due course.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Meanwhile, they have provided over £4 million funding for projects to tackle harassment and hate crime. This includes £2.45 million for projects addressing concerns about sexual violence and harassment.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3980", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of reports by university students of sexual assaults taking place on campus; and how many such reports there have been in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4658", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Sobel"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824444", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824444/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Action Group has met four times, most recently on 9 January this year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The UNCRC Action Group (the Group) is jointly chaired by the Department for Education and Children\u2019s Rights Alliance England (CRAE). Its members are:<\/p><p>Action for Children;<\/p><p>The Children\u2019s Commissioner for England;<\/p><p>The Children\u2019s Society;<\/p><p>British Youth Council;<\/p><p>Children England;<\/p><p>Coram;<\/p><p>Rights Watch UK;<\/p><p>UNICEF UK;<\/p><p>National Children\u2019s Bureau;<\/p><p>NSPCC;<\/p><p>Equality and Human Rights Commission;<\/p><p>Ministry of Justice;<\/p><p>Joint Commission on Human Rights; and<\/p><p>The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.<\/p><p><br>The Group does not make formal recommendations. Work taken forward as a result of the Group\u2019s discussions include production of two age-related and child friendly versions of the concluding observations, a message from the former Minister of State for Children and Families, my hon. Friend for Scarborough and Whitby (Robert Goodwill) on Universal Children\u2019s Day (20 November) to all government departments, and production of a video to accompany the launch of CRAE\u2019s annual publication \u2018State of Children\u2019s Rights in England\u2019 in December 2017. The department is also working with the Group to put in place a children\u2019s rights training package and children\u2019s rights impact assessment for civil servants.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 4616, how many times the UNCRC Action Group has met; what the membership of that group is; what recommendations that group has made; and which of those recommendations have been carried out.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824479/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Following the announcement on the 15 January 2018 regarding the liquidation of Carillion, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has enacted robust contingency plans and identified the Construction Industry Training Board, (CITB) as the best placed alternative provider.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The ESFA contacted all affected apprentices on 15/01/18 to notify them of the situation and next steps. The Study Programme Learners were notified by letter on the 17/01/2018. Affected learners have been provided with the details of a dedicated mailbox: <a href=\"mailto:Carillion.Construction@education.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Carillion.Construction@education.gov.uk<\/a> - where they can raise any issues or concerns.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The CITB is on the ESFA\u2019s register of approved apprenticeship training providers; it delivers good quality provision, with a proven track record of delivering the specific frameworks and standards that current Carillion Apprentices are studying. CITB centres are geographically situated, within what is anticipated to be a reasonable travel time for the apprentices; and critically they have the capacity and capability to take on displaced apprentices and study programme learners. A dedicated team of 50 advisers and assessors in the CITB has been identified to support apprentices and work with them to identify new employers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The CITB is utilising its existing employer contacts in the sector and the grant incentives it has available, in order to find and secure alternative employers for the apprentices to complete their frameworks or standards. Additionally, it is making direct contact with Carillion supply chain companies. CITB have reported that numerous employers have responded positively with offers of support.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>CITB have contacted all affected learners to begin the transfer process, with a focus on minimising disruption to the learner and their learner journey. It has established a dedicated helpline to support those affected and has scheduled a series of workshops for learners, which will take place in the regions of the 11 Carillion Training Centres. Those workshops will provide advice on next steps and offer one to one support as required. The timings and locations of these events have been communicated to the learners through telephone calls, email and a comprehensive social media campaign.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Carillion has also issued communication to its learners, alerting them to the situation and reassuring them, that support is in place to ensure a swift transition.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The ESFA is meeting with CITB daily to monitor progress and resolve any issues.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824480/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All Carillion apprentices are employed by Carillion Construction. The department is working with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to find alternative employers for those apprentices to complete their apprenticeships. No apprentices have had their employment contract with Carillion Construction terminated by the Insolvency Service.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Learners attending Carillion training centres, who are funded through a study programme will continue to receive training and this will be delivered by CITB or their partner colleges.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The CITB are utilising their existing employer contacts in the sector and the grant incentives they have available. To find and secure alternative employers for the apprentices to complete their frameworks or standards. Additionally, they are making direct contact with companies in Carillion\u2019s supply chain. CITB have reported that numerous employers have responded positively with offers of support.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The CITB have contacted all affected learners to begin the transfer process, with a focus on minimising disruption to the learner and their learner journey. They have established a dedicated helpline to support those affected and have scheduled a series of workshops for learners, which will take place in the regions of the 11 Carillion Training Centres. These workshops will provide advice on next steps and offer 1 to 1 support as required. The timings and locations of these events have been communicated to the learners through telephone calls, email and a comprehensive social media campaign. Carillion are also actively encouraging their learners to attend these regional events.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) are meeting with CITB daily to monitor progress and resolve issues.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The ESFA funds training providers for their delivery of apprenticeships in arrears, so payments made have been calculated based on the activity recorded by Carillion and returned to the ESFA in monthly Individual learner records.<\/p><p>Normal ESFA audit requirements will continue to apply and there must be evidence of participation in learning for funds to be earned. We will reconcile payments when the liquidator makes a final claim for training delivered by Carillion.<\/p>"}
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