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805420

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
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 full time equivalent (a) pastoral care workers (b) counsellors (c) mentors and (d) educational psychologists working in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in England since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	119091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The full-time equivalent (FTE) number of contracted staff whose role is defined as that of ‘pastoral support’ or of ‘learning mentor’, employed by state funded primary and state funded secondary schools in England, November 2010 to 2016 is provided in the table attached.</p><p>Information for ‘educational psychologists’ is not available by phase. These figures may <ins class="ministerial">also </ins>undercount the actual number of educational psychologists<ins class="ministerial"> in England and do not provide a comparable national year-on-year</ins> <ins class="ministerial">series </ins>because it is based on a varying percentage of local councils returns in each year (between 68 and 74 per cent).</p><p> </p><p>Data is not available for ‘counsellors’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:03 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2018 09:07:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 119091 - table to be attached - 060218.docx title Number of contracted staff previous answer version 30391 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 attachment 1 file name 119091 - table.docx title The full-time number of contracted staff
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

818851

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Energy Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have banned students from consuming energy drinks on school premises; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	121615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the number of schools that have banned students from consuming energy drinks on school premises.</p><p>The new standards for school food came into force on 1 January 2015. The School Food Standards define the foods and drinks that must be provided, which are restricted, and those which must not be provided. They apply to all food and drink provided to pupils on and off school premises and during an extended school day (up to 6pm), including school trips, breakfast clubs, tuck shops, mid-morning break, vending and after school clubs.</p><p>The only drinks permitted are: Plain water (still or carbonated); lower fat milk or lactose reduced milk; fruit or vegetable juice (max 150mls); plain soya, rice or oat drinks enriched with calcium; plain fermented milk (e.g. yoghurt) drinks; combinations of fruit juice and lower fat milk or plain yoghurt, plain soya, rice or oat drinks enriched with calcium; cocoa and lower fat milk; flavoured lower fat milk, all with less than 5% added sugars or honey; tea, coffee, hot chocolate</p><p>Combination drinks are limited to a portion size of 330mls. They may contain added vitamins or minerals, and no more than 150mls of fruit or vegetable juice. Fruit or vegetable juice combination drinks must be at least 45% fruit or vegetable juice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121616 question first answered 11/01/2018 17:12:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

818852

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Energy Drinks
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 the effect of the consumption of energy drinks by under-18s on their ability to concentrate at school.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	121616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the number of schools that have banned students from consuming energy drinks on school premises.</p><p>The new standards for school food came into force on 1 January 2015. The School Food Standards define the foods and drinks that must be provided, which are restricted, and those which must not be provided. They apply to all food and drink provided to pupils on and off school premises and during an extended school day (up to 6pm), including school trips, breakfast clubs, tuck shops, mid-morning break, vending and after school clubs.</p><p>The only drinks permitted are: Plain water (still or carbonated); lower fat milk or lactose reduced milk; fruit or vegetable juice (max 150mls); plain soya, rice or oat drinks enriched with calcium; plain fermented milk (e.g. yoghurt) drinks; combinations of fruit juice and lower fat milk or plain yoghurt, plain soya, rice or oat drinks enriched with calcium; cocoa and lower fat milk; flavoured lower fat milk, all with less than 5% added sugars or honey; tea, coffee, hot chocolate</p><p>Combination drinks are limited to a portion size of 330mls. They may contain added vitamins or minerals, and no more than 150mls of fruit or vegetable juice. Fruit or vegetable juice combination drinks must be at least 45% fruit or vegetable juice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121615 question first answered 11/01/2018 17:12:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

830199

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in reference to the staying put initiative launched in 2013, whether his Department plans to raise the payment for HS236 foster carers who are looking after adults in their care.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	124860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Staying Put arrangements play a vital role in supporting some of the most vulnerable young people in society, allowing them to enjoy continuity in their care arrangements, and adopt a more gradual transition to adulthood and independence. It is therefore right that foster carers receive the support that they need, including financial support, to help them meet the needs of those that they care for. In Staying Put arrangements, the amount paid to foster carers is determined locally, by the carer’s local authority or fostering agency.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 29/01/2018 17:07:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

830527

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychologists were employed in all local authorities in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	125058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Figures for educational psychologists in service in all local authorities in 2017 are not available until Summer 2018.</ins></p><p>The attached table provides the number of Educational Psychologists (EPs) that were reported as being directly employed by each local authority in November 2016. The list excludes local authorities where EP provision has been outsourced or the provision has been shared with other local authorities. It would also be open to academies and free schools to obtain their own provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/01/2018 17:51:10 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2018 09:06:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 125058 - Full-time equivalent educational psychologists in service in state funded schools..xlsx title No. Educational Psychologists previous answer version 38114 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 125058 - Full-time equivalent educational psychologists in service in state funded schools..xlsx title Number of Educational Psychologists
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

834370

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
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 30 January 2018 to Question 125058, how many educational psychologists were employed in each local authority in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	125990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The attached table provides the number of educational psychologists (EPs) that were reported as being directly employed by each local authority in November 2010 to November 2016. The list excludes local authorities where EP provision has been outsourced or the provision has been shared with other local authorities. It would also be open to academies and free schools to obtain their own provision.</p><p> </p><p>The figures may also undercount the actual number of EPs in England and do not provide a comparable national year-on-year series because it is based on a varying percentage of local authorities returns in each year (between 91 and 95 per cent).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/02/2018 17:43:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 125990 - table 050218.xlsx title Number of Educational Psychologists 2010-2016
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

861095

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to allocate funding for the training of educational psychologists after 2020.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	132244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The educational psychologist workforce is critical to identifying special educational needs and their contribution is a mandatory requirement in the assessment process of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. Educational psychologists also provide essential wider support to schools including in relation to mental health, personal, health and social education, and major incident support for children in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Funding levels for training for Educational Psychologists for 2020-21 and beyond will be decided as part of future Spending Reviews.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister of State for Children and Families would welcome the opportunity to meet with Association of Educational Psychologists in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 132430 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:40:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

861281

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Association of Educational Psychologists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to meet representatives of the Association of Educational Psychologists.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	132430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The educational psychologist workforce is critical to identifying special educational needs and their contribution is a mandatory requirement in the assessment process of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. Educational psychologists also provide essential wider support to schools including in relation to mental health, personal, health and social education, and major incident support for children in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Funding levels for training for Educational Psychologists for 2020-21 and beyond will be decided as part of future Spending Reviews.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister of State for Children and Families would welcome the opportunity to meet with Association of Educational Psychologists in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 132244 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:40:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

869462

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish its proposals on increasing the number of early years teachers in disadvantaged areas.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	133976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>We are considering a range of approaches to supporting graduates in the early years workforce, including in disadvantaged areas and their feasibility. This work is still underway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/03/2018 15:38:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

869463

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many training places have been (a) available and (b) unfilled for early years teachers in each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	133977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>There is no supply model to determine the number of early years teachers required and there is not a target set for recruitment of such teachers.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to make early years initial teacher training places available based on demand as evidence shows that the quality of early years provision is higher when led by specially trained graduates.</p><p> </p><p>Experimental statistics on new entrants to early years initial teacher training for the academic year 2017/18 are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2017-to-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/03/2018 16:36:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger