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1604373

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on ensuring that (a) schools rated as inadequate by Ofsted become an academy and (b) schools rated as requiring improvement.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	166344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Regional Directors (RDs) take key operational decisions delegated to them by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>Maintained schools that have been judged inadequate by Ofsted are required to become sponsored academies in order to secure rapid and sustainable improvement. In these circumstances, the RD matches the school with a suitable sponsor, issues an Academy Order and agrees at which point the funding agreement can be signed.</p><p>The below table sets out how many sponsored academies have been opened as a result of an Academy Order being issued to a Local Authority maintained school having been judged inadequate.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Sponsored Academies Opened</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/2023 (to date)</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>On 1 September 2022, the Department introduced a new intervention measure for schools that are judged Requires Improvement by Ofsted, and were also judged below Good in their previous full inspection. The Department announced that they would write to all governing bodies and trusts where schools meet the legal scope for intervention, except those where general exemptions apply.</p><p>The Department confirmed that most of the initial activity will be prioritised within the 55 education investment areas. In all cases, the Department will be inviting representations from trusts or other appropriate bodies before making an assessment on whether the school has the necessary capacity to achieve rapid and sustained improvement and whether intervention is required. The Department has now begun to communicate decisions to schools, following consideration of the representations made.</p><p>In addition, in September 2022, the Department launched a new iteration of the Trust and School Improvement (TSI) offer, offering up to 10 days of improvement support and advice from a system leader to schools (including single academy trusts and multi-academy trusts with only one school) that receive an Ofsted Requires Improvement judgement during the 2022/23 academic year and to Trusts that contain at least two schools for three years and meet at least one of the below criteria:</p><ul><li>At least 50% of schools in receipt of an Ofsted Requires Improvement or Inadequate judgement (only includes schools that have been inspected since joining the trust)</li><li>Overseen more declines in Ofsted judgements than improvements, in schools’ most recent inspections since they joined the trust.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/03/2023 18:05:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1604110

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Bournemouth East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the provision of early years childcare in Bournemouth East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	165328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>In the Spring Budget 2023, the government announced a number of transformative reforms to childcare for parents and children. This government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education by 2027/28, helping working families with their childcare costs. This announcement represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England.</p><p>From September 2025, working parents will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks a year, from the point their child is 9 months to when their child starts school. The department is ensuring a phased implementation of the expansion to the 30 hours offer to allow the market to develop the necessary capacity. We are working closely with the sector on the implementation of these reforms.</p><p>The government will also increase support for those parents on Universal Credit who face the highest childcare costs, by increasing the Universal Credit childcare cost maximum amount and providing support with childcare costs upfront rather than arrears.</p><p>The reforms announced build on the department’s current early education entitlements that the government offers, which includes a universal 15 hour offer for all 3 and 4-year-olds, a 15 hour offer for the most disadvantaged 2-year-olds, the existing 30 hours offer for 3 and 4-year-olds, Tax-Free Childcare, and Universal Credit Childcare.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, also announced that the hourly rates for the entitlements will be substantially uplifted, on top of additional investments announced at the 2021 Spending Review and on 16 December 2022.</p><p>We will provide £204 million from September 2023, increasing to £288 million by 2024/25, or local authorities to further increase hourly funding rates to providers, with further uplifts to follow each year. This will include an average 30% increase in the national average 2-year-old hourly rate from September 2023 and means that the average hourly rate for 2-year-olds will rise from the current £6 per hour in 2023/24 to around £8 per hour. The average 3 and 4-year-old rate will rise in line with inflation to over £5.50 per hour from September 2023, with further uplifts beyond this.</p><p>This funding is in addition to the £4.1 billion that the government will provide by 2027/28 to facilitate the expansion of the new free hours offer.</p><p>The government is investing up to £180 million in a package of training, qualifications, expert guidance, and targeted support for the early years sector to support the learning and development of the youngest and most disadvantaged children.</p><p>Designed to support all areas of the early years sector, the Early Years Education Recovery Programme offers national programmes focusing on continuing professional development, with training on child development, communication and language, early maths and personal, social and emotional development, leadership of settings, supporting caregivers in their home learning environment, and speech and language skills of children in reception year.</p><p>The department will be providing additional funding for qualifications for graduate level specialist training leading to early years teacher status, accredited level 3 early years Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators qualification, and improving the Early Years level 3 qualification. We will also be providing support and guidance to early years settings through Stronger Practice Hubs and Experts and Mentors.</p><p>The department acknowledges that recruitment and retention are key issues for the early years sector. Supporting this workforce continues to be a priority for the department, and we are working proactively with the sector and local authorities to grow, develop, and support the workforce.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 24/03/2023 17:13:55 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1605164

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Monuments: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussion he has had with the Welsh Government on the (a) Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan and (b) related guidance on an audit of statues and monuments in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	168000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>I have not had discussions with Welsh Government Ministers about their Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is fully committed to building a fairer Britain and taking the action needed to address negative disparities wherever they exist. That is why in March 2022 the UK Government published its response to the report by the independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. ‘Inclusive Britain’ sets out a ground-breaking action plan to tackle negative disparities, promote unity, and build a fairer Britain for all.</p><p> </p><p>When I was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, I was also delighted to visit the Butetown community centre in Cardiff last year and saw first-hand the great work they are doing with the funding received from the Windrush Community Fund.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/03/2023 16:19:45 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1605530

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadcasting: Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to protect the UK’s broadcast spectrum allocation at the 2023 World Radiocommunications Conference.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the future of broadcast television and radio, and, in particular, to the future of digital terrestrial television (DTT), the technology underpinning the popular Freeview platform, which relies on suitable access to ultra high frequency (UHF) spectrum.</p><p>The Government has been supportive of Ofcom’s negotiations on behalf of the UK within the ITU and at a European regional level. They have been advocating for the inclusion of a ‘no change’ option, which would maintain broadcast’s priority access to the UHF spectrum.</p><p>In addition, from a technical and regulatory perspective, even in a scenario where mobile was granted an allocation at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023, and it is subsequently deployed in neighbouring countries, the UK would be able to rely on the ITU Radio Regulations, ITU Regional Agreements and existing bilateral TV broadcasting agreements with our neighbouring countries to ensure that DTT use of the spectrum in the UK can continue. Before any decisions about the future of DTT in the UK are made, close consideration will be given to how any changes would impact audiences.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 169390 question first answered 24/03/2023 15:55:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1605528

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Radio Frequencies: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessments she has made of the potential impact of the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 on (a) Freeview frequencies for mobile services and (b) access for UK viewers.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the future of broadcast television and radio, and, in particular, to the future of digital terrestrial television (DTT), the technology underpinning the popular Freeview platform, which relies on suitable access to ultra high frequency (UHF) spectrum.</p><p>The Government has been supportive of Ofcom’s negotiations on behalf of the UK within the ITU and at a European regional level. They have been advocating for the inclusion of a ‘no change’ option, which would maintain broadcast’s priority access to the UHF spectrum.</p><p>In addition, from a technical and regulatory perspective, even in a scenario where mobile was granted an allocation at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023, and it is subsequently deployed in neighbouring countries, the UK would be able to rely on the ITU Radio Regulations, ITU Regional Agreements and existing bilateral TV broadcasting agreements with our neighbouring countries to ensure that DTT use of the spectrum in the UK can continue. Before any decisions about the future of DTT in the UK are made, close consideration will be given to how any changes would impact audiences.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 169392 question first answered 24/03/2023 15:55:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1606242

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Local Press: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to provide financial support to local newspapers.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	171550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting local and regional newspapers as vital pillars of communities and local democracy. They play an essential role in holding power to account, keeping the public informed of local issues and providing reliable, high-quality information.</p><p>However, as the independent Cairncross Review into the future of journalism identified, society is increasingly moving online and local news publishers are facing significant challenges in transitioning to sustainable digital business models.</p><p>The Government supported the majority of Cairncross recommendations and has taken them forward through a range of fiscal and regulatory interventions. With regard to financial support, this has included the delivery of the £2 million Future News Fund; the zero rating of VAT on e-newspapers; and the extension of a 2017 business rates relief on local newspaper office space until 2025. The BBC also supports the sector, through the £8m it spends each year on the Local News Partnership, including the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme. The Government was pleased to see the BBC conduct a thorough review of this initiative in 2020, as recommended by the Cairncross Review. As set out in our response to the Review, we would support any efforts by the BBC to grow the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/03/2023 15:54:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1606024

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Local Broadcasting: Television
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government will make its decision on the renewal of local television licensing.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	170710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important contribution and impact that local TV services make to our broadcasting ecosystem and for those across the UK, particularly in their role disseminating relevant news and engaging with local communities.</p><p>In the Broadcasting White Paper (April 2022), we announced our intention to make changes to the local TV licensing regime to enable the renewal of the local TV multiplex licence until 2034 and subject to the same conditions (including revocation power) that apply to the national multiplexes.</p><p>The Government also committed to consulting on the detailed arrangements for the renewal of the multiplex licence and conditions for renewal. The Government will publish that consultation in due course. We will consult on options for the renewal or relicensing of individual local TV services at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/03/2023 15:52:52 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1605529

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television Channels: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on (a) the timing of and (b) the terms of reference for the review of the TV Distribution market, announced in the 2022 Broadcasting white paper.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I meet representatives of Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues relating to broadcasting, as do officials from my Department.</p><p>The findings of Ofcom’s review of market changes referred to in the Broadcasting White Paper will form part of our evidence base for future long term decisions for the period after 2034. My officials continue to work with Ofcom to suggest areas of potential focus for the review.</p><p>As set out in the Broadcasting White Paper, the Government has asked Ofcom to publish the findings of their review before the end of 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/03/2023 15:43:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1606283

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Cuba: NATO and Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Cuban counterpart on the (a) causes of the war in Ukraine and (b) NATO policies.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	171353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>British Embassy officials met Cuban Government officials on 21 February to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine prior to the United Nations General Assembly's emergency special session on Ukraine on 23 February. The resolution was adopted with 141 votes in favour, 7 against, and 32 abstentions, including Cuba. There have been no discussions with Cuba on NATO policies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/03/2023 15:30:37 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1604915

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Emigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of UK citizens that emigrated to (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand, (c) the US and (d) Canada in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	167144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 16 March is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 24/03/2023 15:00:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart attachment 1 file name PQ167144HR.pdf title ONS Response
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier