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1105846

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the value of partnering with the French Government in the development of the UK's military capability.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	238346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the UK and France have the full range of military capabilities and the political will to protect our interests globally. We have built an exceptionally close defence and security relationship with France through the Lancaster House Treaty of 2010. Our Armed Forces routinely work together and with the US in NATO, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/04/2019 15:05:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105900

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what baseline figure his Department will use to measure progress in reducing the number of people with a learning disability and/or autism in mental health hospitals by 50 per cent by end of March 2024 as set out in the NHS 10-year plan for people (a) under 18 years old, (b) between 18-24 years old, (c) aged 25 and over and (d) in all age groups.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	238347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Digital Assuring Transformation dataset is used to measure the reduction in the numbers of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism who are inpatients in mental health settings in line with the national plan, ‘Building the Right Support’.</p><p> </p><p>Assuring Transformation is a live data collection, and the data at the time of publication each month is subject to change with retrospective updates and additions. Patients may be reported on long after admission, for example, due to late diagnosis, leading to changes in the baseline count. The most recent patient count for March 2015, published by NHS Digital for the end of February 2019 is 2,890. This is the baseline for planned reductions in inpatient numbers and against which progress in meeting the aims set out in ‘Building the Right Support’ is measured.</p><p> </p><p>The ambition for March 2020 is that we will reduce the rate of inpatients with a learning disability and/or autism to 18.5 adult inpatients in clinical commissioned group-commissioned beds per million adult population, and 18.5 adult inpatients in NHS England-commissioned beds per adult million population.</p><p> </p><p>This will equate to a 35% reduction from March 2015 in the total number of inpatients. The NHS Long Term Plan commits to going further, with a net 50% reduction from March 2015 in the number of people with a learning disability, autism or both in specialist inpatient hospitals, by 2023/24. For every one million adults, there will be no more than 30 people with a learning disability and/or autism cared for in an inpatient unit. For children and young people there will be no more than 12 to 15 children with a learning disability, autism or both by 2023/24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 238348 238349 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:01:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105902

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with a learning disability and/or autism in inpatient units (a) who will be (i) under 18 years old, (ii) between 18-24 years old and (iii) aged 25 and over and (b) in total at the end of March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	238348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Digital Assuring Transformation dataset is used to measure the reduction in the numbers of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism who are inpatients in mental health settings in line with the national plan, ‘Building the Right Support’.</p><p> </p><p>Assuring Transformation is a live data collection, and the data at the time of publication each month is subject to change with retrospective updates and additions. Patients may be reported on long after admission, for example, due to late diagnosis, leading to changes in the baseline count. The most recent patient count for March 2015, published by NHS Digital for the end of February 2019 is 2,890. This is the baseline for planned reductions in inpatient numbers and against which progress in meeting the aims set out in ‘Building the Right Support’ is measured.</p><p> </p><p>The ambition for March 2020 is that we will reduce the rate of inpatients with a learning disability and/or autism to 18.5 adult inpatients in clinical commissioned group-commissioned beds per million adult population, and 18.5 adult inpatients in NHS England-commissioned beds per adult million population.</p><p> </p><p>This will equate to a 35% reduction from March 2015 in the total number of inpatients. The NHS Long Term Plan commits to going further, with a net 50% reduction from March 2015 in the number of people with a learning disability, autism or both in specialist inpatient hospitals, by 2023/24. For every one million adults, there will be no more than 30 people with a learning disability and/or autism cared for in an inpatient unit. For children and young people there will be no more than 12 to 15 children with a learning disability, autism or both by 2023/24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 238347 238349 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:01:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105904

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department used the (a) Assuring Transformation or (b) MHSDS LDA data set to calculate its on the reduction of inpatient provision for children, young people and adults with a learning disability or autism by (i) end of March 2020 and (ii) end of March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	238349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Digital Assuring Transformation dataset is used to measure the reduction in the numbers of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism who are inpatients in mental health settings in line with the national plan, ‘Building the Right Support’.</p><p> </p><p>Assuring Transformation is a live data collection, and the data at the time of publication each month is subject to change with retrospective updates and additions. Patients may be reported on long after admission, for example, due to late diagnosis, leading to changes in the baseline count. The most recent patient count for March 2015, published by NHS Digital for the end of February 2019 is 2,890. This is the baseline for planned reductions in inpatient numbers and against which progress in meeting the aims set out in ‘Building the Right Support’ is measured.</p><p> </p><p>The ambition for March 2020 is that we will reduce the rate of inpatients with a learning disability and/or autism to 18.5 adult inpatients in clinical commissioned group-commissioned beds per million adult population, and 18.5 adult inpatients in NHS England-commissioned beds per adult million population.</p><p> </p><p>This will equate to a 35% reduction from March 2015 in the total number of inpatients. The NHS Long Term Plan commits to going further, with a net 50% reduction from March 2015 in the number of people with a learning disability, autism or both in specialist inpatient hospitals, by 2023/24. For every one million adults, there will be no more than 30 people with a learning disability and/or autism cared for in an inpatient unit. For children and young people there will be no more than 12 to 15 children with a learning disability, autism or both by 2023/24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 238347 238348 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:01:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105671

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department has cancelled the further education teacher bursaries scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The bursaries scheme for maths and English teacher training in further education (FE) was launched in 2013/14 and was initially intended to run for 2 years, to support providers in meeting additional recruitment needs arising from the condition of funding around GCSE resits. We subsequently extended the programme over a total of 6 academic years. Funding for the scheme, secured through the last Spending Review, has now come to an end.</p><p>We have been working closely with FE providers and representative organisations to understand the current challenges faced around teacher recruitment and retention in the sector. We are looking carefully at how best we can support the FE sector to meet existing and emerging workforce challenges, and will be making the case for the necessary investment as part of the forthcoming Spending Review</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/04/2019 12:30:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105674

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the National Deaf Children’s Society’s press release of 18 March 2019, A system in crisis: the daily battle for specialist teachers, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of specialist teachers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The data collected via the School Workforce Census shows that full time equivalent teacher numbers in special schools have risen by 2,900 between 2010 and 2017 (19%).</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department recognises that some schools, including special schools, are facing challenges in recruiting and retaining teachers. That is why in January 2019 the Department launched the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, which outlines four key areas for reform and investment. These include creating the right climate for leaders to establish supportive school cultures, transforming support for early career teachers, building a career structure that remains attractive to teachers as their careers and lives develop, and making it easier for people to become teachers.</p><p>Designed collaboratively with the sector, the centrepiece of the strategy is the Early Career Framework (ECF), which will underpin a fully funded, two year package of structured support for all early career teachers. The ECF draws on the best available research evidence and has been designed around the most effective forms of professional development for improving teacher retention for early career teachers. The strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy</a>.</p><p>For the 2019/20 recruitment cycle, the Department is taking forward the successful recruitment strategies from the last cycle, including boosting our marketing and support to applicants, providing generous bursaries for priority subjects, making it easier to take the skills test, and working with providers to ensure we are accepting every applicant who is ready to train to teach.</p><p>The Department is also addressing the issues that teachers cite as reasons for leaving the profession, by continuing to work extensively with unions, teachers and Ofsted to challenge and remove unhelpful practices that create unnecessary workload.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/04/2019 15:52:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 111107 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105678

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the National Deaf Children’s Society’s press release of 18 March 2019, A system in crisis: the daily battle for specialist teachers, if his Department will increase support for teachers of deaf children.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I am determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to achieve the success they deserve.</p><p>We recognise that the high needs budget faces significant pressures and our additional investment will help to manage those pressures. The additional £250 million funding for high needs brings the total allocated for high needs to £6.1 billion 2018-19 and £6.3 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>The ‘Special Educational Needs in England: January 2018’ statistical release showed that 94% of pupils that identified with hearing impairment as their primary type of need are learning in mainstream settings. It is therefore important that teachers in mainstream schools, as well as those in specialist settings, have access to the training they need to support their individual pupils. The Whole School SEND Consortium is being funded by the Department to embed special educational needs and disability (SEND) into school improvement in order to equip the workforce to deliver high quality teaching across all types of SEND, including children and young people with hearing impairment.</p><p>I recently met with the National Deaf Children’s Society and asked my officials to consider their proposal for a central bursary scheme for Teachers of the Deaf. They will report to me once they have collected all of the relevant information.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 237776 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:08:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105681

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to introduce a bursary scheme for new teachers of deaf children.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	237776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I am determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to achieve the success they deserve.</p><p>We recognise that the high needs budget faces significant pressures and our additional investment will help to manage those pressures. The additional £250 million funding for high needs brings the total allocated for high needs to £6.1 billion 2018-19 and £6.3 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>The ‘Special Educational Needs in England: January 2018’ statistical release showed that 94% of pupils that identified with hearing impairment as their primary type of need are learning in mainstream settings. It is therefore important that teachers in mainstream schools, as well as those in specialist settings, have access to the training they need to support their individual pupils. The Whole School SEND Consortium is being funded by the Department to embed special educational needs and disability (SEND) into school improvement in order to equip the workforce to deliver high quality teaching across all types of SEND, including children and young people with hearing impairment.</p><p>I recently met with the National Deaf Children’s Society and asked my officials to consider their proposal for a central bursary scheme for Teachers of the Deaf. They will report to me once they have collected all of the relevant information.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 237775 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:08:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1104871

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing visa charges for Commonwealth armed forces personnel applying for indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	236432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to exempt commonwealth nationals who have served in HM Forces from paying a fee when applying to settle in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office reviews fees on a yearly basis and income from fees charged for immigration and nationality applications plays a vital role in our ability to run a sustainable immigration and nationality system and minimize the burden on the taxpayer</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/03/2019 17:09:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1104873

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violence: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth-related violence in (a) Barnsley and (b) Sheffield City Region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	236434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>In April 2018, the Government published the Serious Violence Strategy which sets out a comprehensive set of 61 commitments and actions we are taking to tackle violent crime. This includes launching a £22m Early Intervention Youth Fund, which is already supporting 29 projects in England and Wales; a national knife crime media campaign: #knife free; a new National County Lines Coordination Centre and the Offensive Weapons Bill, which will strengthen legislation on firearms, knives and corrosive substances. <br>On 2 October 2018, the Home Secretary announced further important measures including a consultation on new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence, a new long term £200 million Youth Endowment Fund and an Independent Review of Drug Misuse.</p><p>Most recently, on 13 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an additional £100 million of funding for serious violence in 2019/20. This funding will directly support the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, as well as supporting investment in Violence Reduction Units, which will bring together a range of agencies including health, education, social services and others to develop a multi-agency approach to preventing serious violence altogether. It is important that we recognise that greater law enforcement on its own will not reduce serious violence and that we must continue to focus on prevention.</p><p>With specific reference to Barnsley and the Sheffield City Region, we have awarded almost £1.25m from the Early Intervention Youth Fund to the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire in support of two projects, one of which is working in Barnsley and the other in Sheffield. In addition, alongside all other police forces in England and Wales, South Yorkshire Police took part in a national week of action to tackle knife crime, called Operation Sceptre, from 11-18 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 16:07:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis