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631712

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public sector workers in regional government posts received a redundancy package with a value of over £100,000 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	52431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally for specific groups of workers covered by the Civil Service Compensation scheme.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/11/2016 14:10:24 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

631720

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many devolution proposals are currently being considered by his Department; and how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department were working on devolution in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	52367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The government received 38 devolution proposals from local areas by September 2015. Government has been reviewing these proposals, and negotiating devolution agreements where appropriate. The proposals received vary significantly in detail and scope, with several taking the form of an early expression of interest or statement of intent.</p><p> </p><p>Work on devolution issues is resourced according to business need. HM Treasury staff working on English devolution are supported by departmental spending teams and other specialist officials, the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Cities and Local Growth Unit and other government departments. There is also a standing team responsible for policy relating to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/11/2016 11:10:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

631723

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the analysis his Department published as HM Treasury analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives, Cm 9250, published in April 2016, remains the basis for Government policy in that area; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	52356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The analysis published in April 2016 set out HM Treasury’s assessment of the economic impact of staying in the EU. It compared this scenario to three alternatives which were based on existing models. The UK economy is unique and the Government will be pursuing a bespoke arrangement with the EU to get the best deal possible for the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/11/2016 11:07:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

631767

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 assessment she has made of trends in the cost of external residential care placements for looked after children; and what steps she is taking to assist local authorities with meeting those costs.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	52287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Annual average cost per resident week for voluntary and private sector care homes for children is published in the ‘Unit Cost of Health and Social Care’ series of publications: <a href="http://www.pssru.ac.uk/project-pages/unit-costs/" target="_blank">http://www.pssru.ac.uk/project-pages/unit-costs/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes information on the average weekly unit cost of residential care in the children’s services finance section of the Local Authority Interactive Tool: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a></p><p> </p><p>Sir Martin Narey’s review of children’s residential care (July 2016) recommends taking steps to improve commissioning arrangements among local authorities. Sir Martin finds that better analysis and planning, on a larger scale, when procuring residential care placements would drive down costs and ensure better outcomes for young people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its initial response to Sir Martin’s report in ‘Putting Children First’ and will respond in full shortly. In addition, through the £200million Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme we are looking to support new larger, regional commissioning arrangements. I announced the latest round of the programme last week. The press notice can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/education-secretary-announces-extra-investment-in-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/education-secretary-announces-extra-investment-in-social-care</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 14/11/2016 09:44:29 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

631812

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of funding provided through free early years entitlement that is received by early education providers rated by Ofsted as (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) requires improvement and (iv) inadequate in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	52483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect this information. Local authorities, in consultation with their Schools Forum, are responsible for deciding how best to distribute early years entitlement funding to local providers. In turn, the department allocates funding to local authorities through the Dedicated Schools Grant which also includes the budgets for schools and high needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/11/2016 08:47:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

631815

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timescale she has set for the publication of the independent evaluation into the early implementation phase of the 30 hour free childcare entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	52479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The independent evaluation of the early implementation of 30 hours free childcare will generate learning for use by all areas ahead of national rollout in September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Childcare Works, a new £3m delivery contractor contracted by the Department to provide tailored support to councils, is delivering a series of engagement events with local authorities and providers throughout the autumn. These events will be used to disseminate the early learning we have gathered from the eight Early Implementer local authorities. Learning will continue to be captured throughout the year and shared regularly to ensure that it informs all areas’ delivery planning.</p><p> </p><p>There will be a national findings event in the spring next year, and a formal evaluation report will be published next summer.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/11/2016 08:48:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

631818

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department is making available through the capital grants fund to support the delivery of the 30 hour free childcare entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	52463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education has recently made £40m available through the Early Years Capital Fund. This was a bid round committed to creating new 30 hours places and was open to local authorities working in partnership with providers in their area (this may include providers that currently offer, or plan to offer, provision for 3 and 4-year olds). This one off bidding round closed at the end of August 2016 and we intend to publish outcomes in December 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our conditions, we expect those successful capital projects to be complete by August 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/11/2016 08:45:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

631824

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on children's well-being of children being taught in different schools on account of their religious background.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	52231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>We want a diverse educational system that provides greater choice for parents and a high quality education. The proposals in our consultation document, “Schools that work for everyone”, aim to increase the number of high quality places and broaden the types of providers of schools, including faith groups. We expect all schools to cater for the well-being of their pupils whatever their background and the type of school they attend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 14/11/2016 10:35:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

631826

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 47389, on apprentices, how her Department plans to ensure that each new apprenticeship standard is of high quality.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	52228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>All new apprenticeship standards are designed by employers themselves in order to ensure they cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed for full competence in the occupation.</p><p> </p><p>Before being approved, all standards are rigorously reviewed by the Department against clear quality criteria: these are set out in the “Future of Apprenticeships in England: Guidance for Trailblazers - from standards to starts”, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-apprenticeships-in-england-guidance-for-trailblazers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-apprenticeships-in-england-guidance-for-trailblazers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These include evidence that the standard relates to a clear and distinct occupation, is stretching enough to require at least 12 months of sustained on and off-the job training, has sufficient support from employers to demonstrate that there is a clear need for the apprenticeship and is at a sufficiently high level that it supports transferability across sectors.</p><p> </p><p>From next April, the new Institute for Apprenticeships will be charged with approving and reviewing standards to ensure they are high-quality and allow everyone undertaking an apprenticeship to get the training they deserve.<strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2016 08:44:20 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

631831

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 47389, on apprentices, what steps her Department has taken to validate the rationale that businesses use when determining where the skills shortages in the economy lie.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	52226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department uses a set of published criteria to determine whether each new apprenticeship standard proposed by employers meets the requirements of a high-quality apprenticeship. This includes evidence that the standard relates to a clear and distinct occupation, is stretching enough to require at least 12 months of sustained on- and off-the-job training, and has sufficient support from employers to demonstrate that there is a need for the apprenticeship. The full set of criteria is published on pages 11 and 12 of the Guidance for Trailblazers, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-apprenticeships-in-england-guidance-for-trailblazers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-apprenticeships-in-england-guidance-for-trailblazers</a></p><p> </p><p>Each proposal also undergoes a short public consultation to invite views on whether there is demand for the standard, and that it meets these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships will take over responsibility for determining which employer proposals to develop standards should be taken forward from April 2017, and will ensure that apprenticeships are high-quality and in clear areas of need. We will shortly be consulting on the draft remit letter for the Institute.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2016 08:43:25 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe