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1026695

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with directors of children’s services on their ability to fulfil their statutory duties.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	908224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I regularly meet Directors of Children’s Services (DCS), and we have full and frank conversations on the delivery of children’s services. For example, just last week we met DCSs from Yorkshire and London. I understand the challenges facing the sector and I will continue to work with local government colleagues, particularly in advance of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/12/2018 16:51:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1027234

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from Nottinghamshire County Council on additional funding for children and young people with high needs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	202710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The department has received representations from a number of local authorities about funding for children and young people with high needs and the costs of supporting them. On Monday 17 December 2018, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced additional funding amounting to £250 million over 2018-19 and 2019-20. This brings the total allocated for high needs this year to £6.1 billion and £6.3 billion in 2019-20. Nottinghamshire will receive just under £64 million in high needs funding in 2018-19, and £66.5 million in 2019-20, including £1.7 million in each year, as a result of Monday’s announcement.</p><p>This was amongst a package of other measures to improve the support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. My right, hon. Friend, Secretary of State sent the attached letter to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 202711 202712 question first answered 20/12/2018 15:58:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1027235

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of support for children and young people with high needs in Nottinghamshire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	202711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The department has received representations from a number of local authorities about funding for children and young people with high needs and the costs of supporting them. On Monday 17 December 2018, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced additional funding amounting to £250 million over 2018-19 and 2019-20. This brings the total allocated for high needs this year to £6.1 billion and £6.3 billion in 2019-20. Nottinghamshire will receive just under £64 million in high needs funding in 2018-19, and £66.5 million in 2019-20, including £1.7 million in each year, as a result of Monday’s announcement.</p><p>This was amongst a package of other measures to improve the support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. My right, hon. Friend, Secretary of State sent the attached letter to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 202710 202712 question first answered 20/12/2018 15:58:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1027236

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he received representations from Nottinghamshire County Council on the need for additional funding for children and young people with high needs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	202712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The department has received representations from a number of local authorities about funding for children and young people with high needs and the costs of supporting them. On Monday 17 December 2018, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced additional funding amounting to £250 million over 2018-19 and 2019-20. This brings the total allocated for high needs this year to £6.1 billion and £6.3 billion in 2019-20. Nottinghamshire will receive just under £64 million in high needs funding in 2018-19, and £66.5 million in 2019-20, including £1.7 million in each year, as a result of Monday’s announcement.</p><p>This was amongst a package of other measures to improve the support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. My right, hon. Friend, Secretary of State sent the attached letter to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 202710 202711 question first answered 20/12/2018 15:58:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1027288

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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, with reference to table A2 of the statistical release Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2016-17, how many of the 8,830 looked-after children who were cared for in a friends and family foster placement on 31 March 2017 had also been in (a) an unrelated foster placement, (b) another family and friends care placement, (c) a children's home and (d) other provision for looked-after children; and whether this data could be provided at (i) national, (ii) regional and (iii) local authority area level.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	202691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 202692 question first answered 21/12/2018 10:18:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1027289

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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, with reference to table A2 of the statistical release Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2017-18, how many of the 9,720 looked-after children who were cared for in a friends and family foster placement on 31 March 2018 had also been in (a) an unrelated foster placement, (b) another family and friends care placement, (c) a children's home and (d) other provision for looked-after children; and whether this data could be provided at (i) national, (ii) regional and (iii) local authority area level.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	202692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 202691 question first answered 21/12/2018 10:18:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1027291

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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 assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of (a) looked after children, (b) child protection plans and (c) children in need.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	202744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Department for Education data shows that since 2013, the number of children in need, children on child protection plans and looked-after children at 31 March have risen by 7.1%, 24.5% and 10.7% respectively. The most common factors that present themselves in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. These have been consistently the top two factors for the years during which we have collected this data. Data on this is available in table C3 of statistical release ‘Characteristics of children in need 2017 to 2018’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/12/2018 17:21:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

1027293

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with directors of children’s services on their ability to deliver their statutory duties to children and families.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	202746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet key stakeholders, including Directors of Children’s Services (DCSs), to discuss policy issues relating to the department’s agenda. For example, I recently met with DCSs and Local Authority Chief Executives at the National Children and Adult Services Conference, held roundtables in the department with groups of both DCSs and Chief Executives, and have attended induction events for new DCSs, the last one being in October 2019. In addition, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of the State and I have very recently met with a number of children in care to hear their views and experiences. The department recognises how important it is to speak directly with those who are on the front line, delivering services for children and families.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/12/2018 17:18:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

1027294

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the link between deprivation and demand for children’s services.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	202747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Demand for children’s services is associated with a number of factors including deprivation. The most deprived local authorities have more looked-after children (per 10,000 nought to 17-year-olds), and these rates have grown faster, than the least deprived local authorities.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, to help ensure decisions are based on the best available evidence, the government is working with the sector to develop a sharper and more granular picture of demand for children’s services.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the government’s fair funding review of relative needs and resources, where new, up-to-date formulas are being developed to ensure funding distribution to councils is based on the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the contributions from the sector in this area including Newton Europe’s ‘Making Sense’ (2018) report and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services continuing research reports, ‘Safeguarding Pressures’ (2018)<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/12/2018 17:19:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

1027309

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department work on (a) foster care, (b) residential care, (c) adoption and (d) kinship care including special guardianship.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	202840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>As at 6 December 2018, there were 38.4 full-time equivalent staff working in the departmental division (children in care and permanence) that is responsible for foster care, residential care, kinship care, adoption and special guardianship.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/12/2018 16:01:19 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes