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1713398

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, what metric was used to calculate the hourly rate childcare providers are paid to deliver free hours childcare for children aged nine months to four years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Spring Budget 2024 announcement confirms how the department will uplift costs in the 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years. The department will use average earnings growth and National Living Wage (NLW) to forecast how staff costs are changing for providers and Consumer Price Index (a general measure of inflation) to forecast how non-staff costs will change. This is the same metric that was used at Spring Budget 2023 and as such, levels of inflation and the NLW were taken into account when calculating the funding rates paid by the department to local authorities for all of the entitlements in the financial year 2024/25.</p><p>The department’s methodology and the uplift to the rates are informed by data it receives from providers and parents to ensure it meets the pressures faced by the sector. The department regularly surveys a nationally representative sample of over 9,000 providers to gain insights into how they run their provision and the challenges they face. The department also regularly surveys over 6,000 parents to understand their usage of childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 23461 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:30:36 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713399

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, whether trends in the level of (a) wage growth, (b) inflation and (c) National Living Wage rises were used to calculate the hourly rate paid to childcare providers to deliver free hours childcare for children aged nine months to four years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Spring Budget 2024 announcement confirms how the department will uplift costs in the 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years. The department will use average earnings growth and National Living Wage (NLW) to forecast how staff costs are changing for providers and Consumer Price Index (a general measure of inflation) to forecast how non-staff costs will change. This is the same metric that was used at Spring Budget 2023 and as such, levels of inflation and the NLW were taken into account when calculating the funding rates paid by the department to local authorities for all of the entitlements in the financial year 2024/25.</p><p>The department’s methodology and the uplift to the rates are informed by data it receives from providers and parents to ensure it meets the pressures faced by the sector. The department regularly surveys a nationally representative sample of over 9,000 providers to gain insights into how they run their provision and the challenges they face. The department also regularly surveys over 6,000 parents to understand their usage of childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 23460 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:30:36 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713580

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship starts there have been among young people aged (a) under 19 and (b) 19 to 24, by level, for each academic year since 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The following link sets out the apprenticeship starts by under 19s, including those aged between 19 to 24: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04dbd954-342d-4fa1-2d37-08dc5ed9bc49" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04dbd954-342d-4fa1-2d37-08dc5ed9bc49</a></p><p> </p><p>Further information on apprenticeship starts can be found in the apprenticeships publication, available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/05/2024 14:47:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713120

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the website for her Department's consultation entitled Experience-Based Route for Early Years Practitioners, launched on 22 April 2024, was (a) designed, (b) supplied and (c) assured by the Government Digital Service.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The consultation entitled ‘Experience-Based Route for Early Years Practitioners’ is being held on Citizen Space. The website was not designed, supplied or assured by the Government Digital Service. The site complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.2 AA standard.</p><p> </p><p>If, for exceptional reasons, a person is unable to use the online system, they may request and complete a word document version of the form by email or by post.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 01/05/2024 16:46:07 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713125

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2022 to Question 151074 on Department for Education: Parking, if she will take steps to update and publish the data relating to her Department and arm's length bodies in that table.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The attached table includes data to support the response relating to the department and arm’s length bodies.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/05/2024 16:26:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 23182_attachment_number_of_parking_spaces.pdf title Number of Parking Spaces
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713162

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's (a) mean result and (b) standard deviation in the civil service people survey results for questions (i) W01, (ii) W02, (iii) W03 and (iv) W04 on personal wellbeing has been in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The questions on personal wellbeing were introduced to the Civil Service People Survey in 2012 and therefore have only been in the survey for each of the last 12 years.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides the mean average and standard deviation of the department’s results for the four questions on personal wellbeing W01 to W04.</p><p>The department does not hold the individual-level survey data, which is required in order to calculate the mean and standard deviation for 2017 or 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2024 13:35:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 23183_Table .xlsx title 23183_Table
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713163

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her Department's results in the civil service people survey questions on leadership and managing change for each of the last 14 years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The department’s results for each of the questions in the Civil Service People Survey relating to leadership and managing change are published online:</p><ul><li>Results from 2010 to 2018 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-people-survey-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-people-survey-results</a>.</li><li>Results from 2019 to 2023 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-people-surveys" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-people-surveys</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/04/2024 13:59:06 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1713164

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education of 23 April 2023 on Childcare Entitlements, Official Report, for what reason the statement was made (a) before the publication of a National Audit Office (NAO) on that matter and (b) while the NAO report was under embargo.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	23185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>This government’s plan to support hard working families is working. The department are making the largest ever investment in childcare in England’s history. By September 2025, when the new entitlements are fully rolled out, working families will on average save £6,900 with 30 hours free childcare from when their child is 9 months old until they start school.</p><p> </p><p>The roll out has already been successful, with the government exceeding its targets for the April roll out of the first 15 hours for two year olds. As the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing set out in a statement to the house yesterday, and as acknowledged by the National Audit Office report, parents of over 195,000 two year olds are now benefitting from this government’s new and historic childcare offer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 26/04/2024 12:30:26 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1712761

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of parents (a) with two year olds who are eligible for 15 hours of childcare support and (b) who have had codes validated by providers and are receiving their entitlement in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	22934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>This government’s plan to support hard working families is working. The department are making the largest ever investment in childcare in England’s history. By September 2025, when the new entitlements are fully rolled out, working families will on average save £6,900 per year if they use the full 30 hours free childcare from when their child is 9 months old until they start school.</p><p> </p><p>Our roll-out has already been successful, with the government exceeding its target for the April roll out of the first 15 hours for two year olds.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s estimates focus on numbers of children, rather than parents. The department estimates that there are around 285,000 two year olds eligible for 15 hours of childcare support.</p><p> </p><p>As per my statement on 23 April, more than 200,000 are already benefitting from the first stage of the expansion. The department will be publishing data by local authorities in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 25/04/2024 17:06:03 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1700934

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childminding
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 number of childminders on the (a) Early Years Register and (b) Childcare Register in (i) each region and (ii) each local authority in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	21627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 18/04/2024 08:59:32 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson