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1189072

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will enable childcare providers that receive early years entitlement funding to access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	38592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The government has put in place a number of funding and financial measures to support organisations, both public and private, during the COVID-19 outbreak. These are intended to be temporary, timely and targeted in order to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption.</p><p>The ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care’ guidance, published on 17 April 2020, sets out the financial support that is available for different types of education, early years and children’s social care providers in England, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. It is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care#sector-specific-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care#sector-specific-guidance</a>.</p><p>Wider guidance for childcare providers is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures</a>.</p><p>It is only fair that employers do not receive two public funding streams to pay for the same staff costs and this principle applies universally across all sectors.</p><p> </p><p>A package of support for early years businesses is available, including a business rates holiday, a £10,000 grant for businesses too small to pay business rates and the Coronavirus Job Retention and Self Employment Income Support Schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 27/04/2020 15:12:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1189793

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) short-, and (2) long-term, financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early years childcare providers in receipt of local authority funding who have restricted access to the Job Retention Scheme. [T]
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL3310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>Our immediate objective is to ensure that critical workers have the childcare that they need to do their jobs during this crisis and that vulnerable children have access to early years provision.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining a healthy childcare market in the longer term is also crucially important, which is why the government will continue to pay for free early years entitlement places from the Dedicated Schools Grant, as well as ensuring early years providers have access to other government support schemes for businesses whose operations have been severely affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the support available is included in the guidance ‘Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus outbreak’ which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 28/04/2020 15:42:18 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1188201

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childminding: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he is providing to (a) childminders and (b) families that rely on childminding services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	37437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>We have asked parents to keep their children at home wherever possible, and, like all early years providers, childminders should remain open only for children who are vulnerable and for those children of workers critical to the coronavirus (COVID-19) response.</p><p> </p><p>Our guidance for early years settings, including childminders, about childcare provision following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), including funding support, is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 28/04/2020 15:12:02 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1188315

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Coronavirus
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 provide financial support for apprenticeships delivered by independent training providers following the covid-19 outbreak .
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	37663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have both made clear, the government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID-19.</p><p>We recognise the financial impact on training providers, and have been regularly liaising with the sector and working to make changes where we can. On 24 April 2020, we published details of a provider relief scheme that will offer targeted financial support for training providers. This is designed to retain capacity within the apprenticeships and adult education sector to deliver the skills we need to support economic recovery. As part of that, we want to maintain support for existing learners and employers and enable new learners to enrol. Full details of the scheme are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esfa-post-16-provider-relief-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esfa-post-16-provider-relief-scheme</a>.</p><p>This is in addition to the series of wider measures to support employers and employees set out by my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 3 April. Details are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p>The full range of our latest guidance and advice for all educational settings can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-schools-and-other-educational-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-schools-and-other-educational-settings</a>.</p><p>These are rapidly developing circumstances and we will continue to keep the situation under review and to keep Parliament updated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 29/04/2020 16:51:52 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1188316

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Coronavirus
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 ensure students who are unable to complete apprenticeships are awarded their qualifications following the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	37664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Wherever possible, we want apprentices and employers to continue apprenticeships and complete end-point assessment. We have introduced flexibilities to mitigate the effects of disruption to assessment, training or employment caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>We are encouraging training providers to deliver training to apprentices remotely and via e-learning as far as is practicable. This includes furloughed apprentices who are able to continue with their apprenticeship training and end-point assessment. We are also allowing the modification of end-point assessment arrangements, including remote assessments wherever practicable and possible, to enable apprentices to successfully complete their apprenticeship. Apprentices who have been made redundant are also be able to complete their training and assessment in certain circumstances. Our intention is to safeguard the quality of apprenticeships, and we believe that end-point assessment is an important part of that.</p><p>Guidance setting out how the apprenticeship programme is responding to the impact of COVID-19 is available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-apprenticeship-programme-response" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-apprenticeship-programme-response</a>. We are keeping the guidance under review and will publish updates as the situation evolves.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 27/04/2020 16:46:34 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1188379

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Universal Credit
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 the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on enabling students that are unable to (a) work and (b) be furloughed to claim universal credit during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	37820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Students with a part time employment contract should speak to their employer about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which has been set up to help pay staff wages and keep people in employment. HMRC are working urgently to get the scheme up and running and we expect the first grants to be paid within weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Students suffering hardship should in the first instance contact their provider. Many universities have hardship funds to support students most in need and contact details are available on university websites.</p><p> </p><p>Undergraduate students studying on full-time courses will continue to receive their maintenance loan payments as planned for the remainder of this academic year, 2019/20. Eligible students who need to undertake additional weeks of study on their course in the current academic year may qualify for additional long courses loan to help with their living costs.</p><p> </p><p>Certain groups of students eligible for benefits such as lone parents will continue to qualify for Universal Credit in addition to their maintenance loans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 27/04/2020 14:55:56 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1188704

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
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 safeguard children from abuse while schools are closed due to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	37977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>Ensuring that vulnerable children remain protected is a top priority for government. We know that, for many vulnerable children, attending an education setting is a protective factor from harm. We have therefore asked schools to remain open for children who are vulnerable, as well as for those children of workers critical to the COVID-19 response. Where a child or young person who has a social worker does not attend school, providers should follow up with the parent or carer – and social worker/local authority, where appropriate – to explore reasons for absence.</p><p>Our latest guidance on supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus outbreak can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people</a>.</p><p>Local authorities have the key day-to-day responsibility for delivery of children’s social care, and we are working closely with them to ensure stability of services for our most vulnerable children.</p><p>In addition, through the Coronavirus Act 2020 we have taken powers to bring previously registered social workers onto the register of social workers held by the regulator, Social Work England. Information about this is available at: <a href="http://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/news/social-work-together/" target="_blank">www.socialworkengland.org.uk/news/social-work-together/</a>.</p><p>£3.2 billion of additional funding is being provided to support local authorities to address any pressures they are facing in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including for delivering children’s social care.</p><p>The government is also making £1.6 million of funding available immediately for the NSPCC to expand and promote its national helpline for adults. Expanding the helpline will mean that many more adults know how and where to raise concerns and seek advice or support about the safety and well-being of any children they are worried about.</p><p>We have also published safeguarding advice to support schools and colleges to work with local authorities to keep children safe, including online. This advice is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers/coronavirus-covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers/coronavirus-covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 28/04/2020 16:30:36 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1187478

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on flexibility for private nurseries that have been mandated to stay open during the covid-19 outbreak to allow their staff to go on furlough and then to bring them back into work should demand require it.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	34393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>As both my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19.</p><p>Our latest guidance on financial support for education, early years and children’s social care is set out below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care</a></p><p>These are rapidly developing circumstances; we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/04/2020 16:46:59 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1187496

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is providing to schools to help facilitate remote and e-learning.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	34422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that children can continue to learn at home in these very difficult circumstances. We recognise that many schools and colleges have already shared resources for children who are at home, and we are grateful for this.</p><p>The higher education regulator in England, the Office for Students, has produced guidance on practical ways in which university students can complete their studies whilst ensuring quality and standards are upheld.</p><p>The Government is working closely with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education to ensure students continue to leave university with qualifications that have real value, reflect their hard work and allow people to progress.</p><p>The Department has issued guidance for schools which signposts to an initial list of free online resources identified by educational experts and teachers. Many other suppliers have also helpfully made their resources available for free. The guidance is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources</a>.</p><p>The Department has also issued information, guidance and support to parents and carers of children who at home, which is available at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/supporting-your-childrens-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/supporting-your-childrens-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p>Leading state schools have collaborated to open The Oak National Academy, which was launched online on 20 April. This new initiative is led by 40 teachers who have assembled video lessons and resources for any teacher in the country to make use of if they wish to do so. 180 video lessons will be provided each week, across a broad range of subjects, for every year group from Reception through to Year 10. Additionally, the BBC has developed resources for families as part of a comprehensive new education package, which is now available on TV and online.</p><p>Devices will be ordered for the most disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations in Year 10, for those who receive support from a social worker, and for care leavers.</p><p>Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and children in Year 10 do not have internet connections, we are working to provide 4G connectivity to them so that they can study at home.</p><p>Local authorities, trusts and other relevant organisations overseeing schools have been given guidance on how to place online orders for Government-funded and allocated devices for eligible children and young people.</p><p>The Department is also working with major telecommunications providers to exempt certain educational resources from data charges, so that this does not add to household expense.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 34409 question first answered 27/04/2020 15:40:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1187523

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 ensure that parents that are required to pay childcare fees while caring for their children at home do not face financial hardship as a result of paying those fees and losing income due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	34310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>We are working hard to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on all parts of our society, including individuals and business. Childcare providers have individual agreements with parents and therefore we urge all childcare providers to be reasonable and balanced in their dealings with parents, given the great uncertainty they will be facing too.</p><p>We have announced that we will continue to pay funding to local authorities for the early years entitlements for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds, and private nurseries are eligible for a business rates holiday for one year from 1 April. Childcare providers will also be eligible for wider support measures announced by the government.</p><p>Guidance for early years settings can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures</a> and</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 33710 question first answered 21/04/2020 16:28:14 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman