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1002552

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Autism: Respite Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) parents and (b) guardians of children who are high on the spectrum of autism who have accessed respite care in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	188784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collect specific information on the numbers of parents/guardians who access respite care. However, The Children and Families Act (2014) provides a framework to ensure that children with autism are identified early and receive the support they need. A disabled child would fall under the category of a child in need and parents, guardians or professionals could make a referral to the local authority children’s services who are best placed to assess the needs and priorities of disabled children in their area.</p><p>Information regarding how much local authorities have planned to spend on their short breaks/respite provision through the authorities’ annual section 251 returns can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data</a>.</p><p>Giving children and young people with autism the right start in life is hugely important in ensuring that they can have successful and rewarding lives. We want all children, no matter what their special educational need or disability, to be able to reach their full potential and receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. That is why we have put in place significant reforms, aimed at making the system less confrontational and promoting better involvement of parents and a real focus on outcomes and transition to adult life.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/11/2018 17:16:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

862227

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are eligible for free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	132646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The number and proportion of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals in England is published at the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release, available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data for each school is available in the Underlying data: SFR28/2017 of the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release, contained in file ‘SFR28_2017_Schools_Pupils_UD’. The figures can be filtered by school phase (column N), school type (column O), number of pupils taking a free school meal on census day (column EB) and Free School Meal eligibility (column ED).</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/03/2018 13:30:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

867543

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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 support his Department provides to children in care to help them integrate into new families.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	133518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Before placing a child, local authorities are required to draw up a placement plan detailing how the placement is intended to contribute to meeting the child’s needs. As set out in Volume 2 of the Children Act 1989 Guidance, an effective placement plan will provide the carer with essential information about the child, including their emotional and educational needs, how these may affect the child’s daily routine and strategies for responding to them. The placement plan helps the carer to support the child in their new home and can reduce the likelihood of placement breakdown.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/03/2018 13:48:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

873558

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of children who were fostered in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	134672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>At 31 March 2017, there were 53,420 looked after children in England in foster care.</p><p>This information is already in the public domain and further information on the number of looked after children by their placement is published in Table A2 of the statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’ at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/04/2018 07:58:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

894937

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle educational underachievement in working class areas.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	139453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Educational achievement, irrespective of background, is at the heart of our commitment to make this a country where everyone can go as far in life as their hard work will take them.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that children from poorer backgrounds may face additional challenges to realising their potential. Accordingly, we have spent over £13 billion since 2011, almost £2.5 billion this year alone, through the pupil premium to provide schools with extra resources to overcome barriers to learning that children from disadvantaged backgrounds can face. This complements our work to raise standards through much-needed reform to school curriculum, assessment and accountability. Since 2011, against a background of rising standards, the disadvantage attainment gap in England has narrowed by 10% at the end of both primary and secondary education.</p><p> </p><p>We look to schools to use this extra funding effectively. Research shows that a personalised approach, drawing on well-evidenced effective practice, generally produces good results. We commissioned the research published by the National Foundation for Educational Research and the Education Endowment Foundation to support school leaders’ decision-making. We have highlighted examples of effective practice through the national Pupil Premium Awards.</p><p> </p><p>We know there is more to do and, through our £72 million Opportunity Areas programme, we are targeting local and national resource in twelve areas facing social mobility challenges. We intend to drive up educational achievement and improve social mobility for the children and young people who live there. We will learn the lessons from this approach to share with other areas, so that children growing up in areas facing similar challenges have an opportunity to flourish and create a secure future for themselves.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/05/2018 15:59:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

904060

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has any plans to increase the time pupils participate in physical education.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	143721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Physical education (PE) is a compulsory subject at all four key stages in the National Curriculum. All schools in England are expected to teach PE as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It is up to schools to decide how much time to dedicate to PE and the government does not set central expectations.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Medical Officers have recommended that primary school pupils should be active for 60 minutes a day. The government’s ‘Childhood Obesity: Plan for Action’ recommends that least 30 minutes should be delivered in school every day, partly through PE but also through active break times, extra-curricular clubs, active lessons, or other sport and physical activity events. The department is supporting this through initiatives such as the Primary PE and Sport premium- doubling the premium to £320 million a year from September 2017 using revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport they offer and make improvements now that will benefit pupils joining the school in future years.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/05/2018 15:18:16 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

909028

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Intercountry Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support families in adopting children from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	146188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education provides a service to process intercountry adoption cases in accordance with the legislative framework. We provide prospective adopters with information and guidance on the intercountry process but do not provide legal advice on individual cases and independent legal advice may need to be obtained. Prospective adopters habitually resident in the UK, who wish to undertake an intercountry adoption need to be assessed and approved by a registered adoption agency, which will support them through the process.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the intercountry adoption process can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/child-adoption/adopting-a-child-from-overseas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/child-adoption/adopting-a-child-from-overseas</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/05/2018 10:22:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

993998

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many child refugees are being schooled in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	183315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>Information on refugee status is not collected within the school census. All children in the UK aged between 5-15 are required to be in education, including refugee children.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/11/2018 12:53:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson