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1679320

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date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Qualifications
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 help ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities have adequate educational support to achieve (a) GCSEs and (b) other qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	7837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The department wants all children and young people 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.</p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014, mainstream schools and colleges must use their best endeavours to make sure a child or young person who has Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) gets the special educational provision they need. This includes monitoring the progress of children and young people ahead of formal examinations and providing support where needed, including arranging diagnostic tests where appropriate.</p><p>Access arrangements can be agreed with exam boards before an assessment for candidates with specific needs, including SEND, to help them access assessments to show what they know and can do without changing the demands of the assessment. The intention behind an access arrangement is to meet the needs of an individual candidate without affecting the integrity of the assessment.</p><p>​​The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) or equivalent for a school or college must lead on the access arrangements process, fully supported by teaching staff and members of the senior leadership team. SENCos are responsible for taking appropriate steps to gather an appropriate picture of need, demonstrate normal ways of working for candidates, and ensure that approved access arrangements are put in place for internal school tests, mock examinations and examinations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 15/01/2024 15:51:56 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1679321

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Equality
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 (a) promote inclusivity in schools, (b) assist (i) schools and (ii) teachers to provide support for children with special educational needs and disabilities and (c) reduce exclusions of such children.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	7838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan set out a vision for an inclusive system categorised by high-quality mainstream provision where children and young people have their needs identified early and can access prompt, evidence-based, targeted support. Alongside this, the department will improve access to timely, high-quality specialist provision, where this is appropriate for the child or young person.</p><p>High-quality teaching is central to ensuring that pupils with SEND are given the best possible opportunity to achieve in their education. To support all teachers, the department is implementing teacher training reforms which begins with initial teacher training and continues into early career teaching, through to middle and senior leadership. These reforms are designed to ensure teachers have the skills to support all pupils to succeed, including those with SEND.</p><p>Reaching over 70% of schools and further education colleges, the Universal Services programme will help the school and further education workforce to identify and meet the needs of children and young people with SEND, earlier and more effectively.</p><p>The department knows that if needs and behaviours that present a barrier to learning were addressed earlier, more children could be supported to thrive in their mainstream school. That is why the department’s reforms will see AP settings working closely in partnership with mainstream schools to provide high-quality targeted support and one-to-one interventions. This will build capacity in mainstream schools to identify and support needs early, reducing the numbers of preventable exclusions and expensive long-term placements, as well as lead to improvements in children’s wellbeing and outcomes.</p><p>Good behaviour in schools is essential to ensure that all pupils can benefit from the opportunities provided by education. The government supports head teachers in using suspension and permanent exclusion as a sanction where warranted as part of creating calm, safe and supportive environments where both pupils and staff can work in safety and are respected.</p><p>The government agrees with the Timpson Review of school exclusion conclusion that there is no ‘right’ number of exclusions, but the department is clear that permanent exclusion should only be used as and when absolutely necessary, as a last resort and this should not mean exclusion from education.</p><p>All decisions to exclude a pupil must be lawful, reasonable, and fair. The Behaviour in Schools guidance and the updated statutory Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance (2023) sets out that, when considering excluding a pupil, schools should consider any contributing factors that are identified after an incident of misbehaviour has occurred, which could include where the pupil has Special Educational Needs. Initial intervention measures should include an assessment of whether appropriate provision is in place to support any SEND that a pupil may have.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 15/01/2024 15:56:49 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1679322

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to make consolidated payments to members of the NHS Professionals National Bank.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	7839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Funding for the 2023-24 consolidated pay uplift for Agenda for Change staff was provided to National Health Service providers through the usual routes.</p><p>NHS Professionals Ltd (NHSP), a limited company wholly owned by the Department, is a supplier of clinical and non-clinical temporary workforce to client NHS trusts. NHSP contracts on an arm’s length basis with NHS trusts to provide flexible workforce solutions including managed bank services and its National Bank offering.</p><p>NHSP requires approval from its client trusts to implement any pay change for all bank members, including annual consolidated increases. NHSP administers an annual process in line with the NHS Agenda for Change consolidated pay increase process; however, each client trust retains discretion over its implementation. Some NHSP bank members have distinct pay arrangements that do not fall within the regular Agenda for Change framework and again individual trusts determine the pay and conditions for those members of staff.</p><p>NHSP has provided guidance to its bank workers on eligibility for the consolidated 2023-24 award.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 7850 question first answered 10/01/2024 17:12:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1679323

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 14 September 2023 to Question 198320 on Ipsos MORI: Prisons, when he expects to receive the results of the research project on the retributive benefit of prison.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	7797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working with Ipsos Mori to finalise the research design and ensure it is analytically robust. The survey has not yet been conducted but the expectation is that results will be available later this year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/01/2024 16:26:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1679324

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Mint: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 5 September 2023 to Question 197760 on Royal Mint: Fraud, what information his Department holds on whether the investigation by law enforcement agencies into fraudulent transactions made on the Royal Mint website since 2022 has concluded.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	7798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The investigation by law enforcement agencies into an external fraud incident impacting the Royal Mint website remains ongoing. Therefore, I am unable to provide further detail at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The incident did not impact Royal Mint customers details and there was no risk to customer data.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 10/01/2024 11:35:31 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1679325

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rules on duty-free shopping on demand for flights (a) to and (b) from EU destinations at airports in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	7799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to supporting the travel and tourism industries. As part of our support for the aviation industry, the Government regularly reviews flight data and considers it as part of policy making.</p><p> </p><p>From 1<sup>st</sup> January 2021, British passengers travelling to EU countries have been able to take advantage of duty-free shopping, bringing our approach to the EU in line with the rest of the world. Inbound personal allowances were also substantially increased.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/01/2024 13:21:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1679326

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have visited Boscombe Down in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	7872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There have been no visits to Boscombe Down in the last 12 months.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There have been no ministerial visits to Boscombe Down in the last 12 months. Home Office officials have visited during this period.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/01/2024 15:40:14 question first ministerially corrected 29/01/2024 12:35:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp previous answer version 10967 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1679327

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down: Sloane Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who was on board the return flight by Sloane Helicopters call-sign G-MAOL from RAF Northolt to MOD Boscombe on 30 November 2023, flight reference KRF17.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	7873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>It has been the practice of successive Administrations not to publish granular information relating to the official movements of protected individuals, and/or official travel by any individual to military or secure locations.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/01/2024 16:18:19 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1679328

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sir Brandon Lewis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 95 of the Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how his Department calculated the total salary and fees for the Member for Great Yarmouth for the period in which he was Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice between 6 September and 24 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	7874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Total salary and fees disclosed in the Remuneration Report are based on gross salary information in line with HMT financial reporting guidance. Upon review it has been noted that the information disclosed for the Member for Great Yarmouth was overstated as it did not reflect an additional correction from the payroll records. The correct gross salary was £9,043 and the net pay received by the Member for Great Yarmouth was based on the reduced amount.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 15/01/2024 16:46:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1679329

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	New Homes Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish devolved administrations on the (i) establishment and (ii) operation of the New Homes Ombudsman scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	7793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular engagement with the devolved administrations on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 10/01/2024 15:31:49 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan