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1717709
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-13more like thismore than 2024-05-13
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Childcare more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of access to 15 hours of government-funded childcare support by (a) single and (b) disabled parent families. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 25978 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-21more like thismore than 2024-05-21
answer text <p>Working parent entitlements are aimed at supporting parents to get back into work, or to work more hours if they wish to. This is available to both two parent families and single parent families who meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The department is expanding the free childcare offer from September 2025 to enable eligible working parents in England to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from the term after their child turns 9 months old to when they start school.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2024, eligible working parents of two year olds have been able to access 15 hours of free childcare per week over 38 weeks of the year from the term after the child’s second birthday. Over 210,000 two year olds are now confirmed to have places for 15 hours a week of free childcare, as part of the largest ever expansion of childcare in England. Applications are now open for the September phase of the expansion, which will see the offer extended to eligible working parents of children aged from 9 months.</p><p> </p><p>The income eligibility criteria are applied on a per parent basis, so working parents who individually earn more than £9,518 but less than £100,000 adjusted net income per year will be eligible. For families with two parents, both must be working to meet the criteria, unless one is receiving certain benefits such as carers allowance, incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance. Single parents in receipt of specified benefits will also need to be working and meet the income requirements in order to be eligible for the working parent entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>Parents who claim Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment for themselves or their child may be eligible for this entitlement, if they are working and meet the income requirement. More information is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-eligible-free-childcare-if-youre-working" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-eligible-free-childcare-if-youre-working</a>.</p><p> </p><p>However, parents who are already receiving some additional forms of government support can receive 15 hours of funded early education, including childcare, for two year olds. This is separate from the new entitlement for working parents and is available to parents whose child is entitled to Disability Living Allowance. All parents regardless of employment status or income levels are eligible for the universal 15 hours for three and four year olds.</p>
answering member constituency Wantage more like this
answering member printed David Johnston more like this
grouped question UIN 25979 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-21T11:49:32.517Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-21T11:49:32.517Z
answering member
4761
label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1717710
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-13more like thismore than 2024-05-13
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Childcare more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to 15 hours of childcare support for (a) single and (b) disabled parent families. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 25979 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-21more like thismore than 2024-05-21
answer text <p>Working parent entitlements are aimed at supporting parents to get back into work, or to work more hours if they wish to. This is available to both two parent families and single parent families who meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The department is expanding the free childcare offer from September 2025 to enable eligible working parents in England to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from the term after their child turns 9 months old to when they start school.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2024, eligible working parents of two year olds have been able to access 15 hours of free childcare per week over 38 weeks of the year from the term after the child’s second birthday. Over 210,000 two year olds are now confirmed to have places for 15 hours a week of free childcare, as part of the largest ever expansion of childcare in England. Applications are now open for the September phase of the expansion, which will see the offer extended to eligible working parents of children aged from 9 months.</p><p> </p><p>The income eligibility criteria are applied on a per parent basis, so working parents who individually earn more than £9,518 but less than £100,000 adjusted net income per year will be eligible. For families with two parents, both must be working to meet the criteria, unless one is receiving certain benefits such as carers allowance, incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance. Single parents in receipt of specified benefits will also need to be working and meet the income requirements in order to be eligible for the working parent entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>Parents who claim Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment for themselves or their child may be eligible for this entitlement, if they are working and meet the income requirement. More information is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-eligible-free-childcare-if-youre-working" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-eligible-free-childcare-if-youre-working</a>.</p><p> </p><p>However, parents who are already receiving some additional forms of government support can receive 15 hours of funded early education, including childcare, for two year olds. This is separate from the new entitlement for working parents and is available to parents whose child is entitled to Disability Living Allowance. All parents regardless of employment status or income levels are eligible for the universal 15 hours for three and four year olds.</p>
answering member constituency Wantage more like this
answering member printed David Johnston more like this
grouped question UIN 25978 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-21T11:49:32.56Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-21T11:49:32.56Z
answering member
4761
label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1717741
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-13more like thismore than 2024-05-13
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Young Offender Institutions: Prison Accommodation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours inmates spent out of their cell was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in April 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 25980 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-16more like thismore than 2024-05-16
answer text <p>The information requested regarding average time-out-of-room spent by children and young people in young offender institutions during April 2024 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>Wetherby</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weekdays</p></td><td><p>4:16</p></td><td><p>4:28</p></td><td><p>8:20</p></td><td><p>4:40</p></td><td><p>5:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weekends</p></td><td><p>4:19</p></td><td><p>3:51</p></td><td><p>6:28</p></td><td><p>3:30</p></td><td><p>3:40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know the importance of ensuring that time in custody is purposeful and are committed to ensuring that children and young people have the necessary and appropriate access to education, skills, and work provision with a consistent daily programme of activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Custody Service is reviewing regime models and staff deployment to maximise time-out-of-room, creating as open a regime as can safely be managed, as well as providing education and enrichment for those who cannot safely be in a classroom setting.  Additionally, work done to reduce conflict and manage behaviour, to increase the size of groups who are mixing in the regime, has increased time-out-of-room.</p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-16T14:00:31.697Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-16T14:00:31.697Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1715019
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Young Offender Institutions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in March 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 24323 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-07more like thismore than 2024-05-07
answer text <p>The information requested regarding average time-out-of-room spent by children and young people in young offender institutions during March 2024 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cookham Wood</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feltham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Werrington</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekdays</strong></p></td><td><p>3:39</p></td><td><p>4:54</p></td><td><p>8:48</p></td><td><p>4:29</p></td><td><p>5:36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekends</strong></p></td><td><p>2:39</p></td><td><p>4:20</p></td><td><p>6:22</p></td><td><p>3:06</p></td><td><p>3:50</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We know the importance of ensuring that time in custody is purposeful and are committed to ensuring that children and young people have the necessary and appropriate access to education, skills, and work provision with a consistent daily programme of activities.</p><p>The Youth Custody Service is reviewing regime models and staff deployment to maximise time out of room, creating as open a regime as it is safe to do so, as well as providing education and enrichment for those who cannot safely be in a classroom setting.  Additionally, work done to reduce conflict and manage behaviour, to increase the size of groups who are mixing in the regime, has increased time out of room.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-07T14:12:56.507Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-07T14:12:56.507Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1714077
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answering body
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept id 211 more like this
answering dept short name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept sort name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
hansard heading Evictions: Lewisham East more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of section 21 evictions in Lewisham East constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 23948 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-01more like thismore than 2024-05-01
answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/hl2677" target="_blank">UIN HL2677</a> on 6 March 2024 and the answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-17/22233" target="_blank">UIN 22233</a> on 22 April 2024. We are abolishing Section 21 evictions as part of the <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3462" target="_blank">Renters (Reform) Bill</a>.</p><p>No information is held centrally on the average rental costs of houses in multiple occupation in Lewisham East.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Redcar more like this
answering member printed Jacob Young more like this
grouped question UIN 23949 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-01T14:35:03.633Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-01T14:35:03.633Z
answering member
4825
label Biography information for Jacob Young more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1714078
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answering body
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept id 211 more like this
answering dept short name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept sort name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
hansard heading Private Rented Housing: Lewisham East more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on what the average rental costs were for houses in multiple occupation in Lewisham East constituency in the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 23949 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-01more like thismore than 2024-05-01
answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/hl2677" target="_blank">UIN HL2677</a> on 6 March 2024 and the answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-17/22233" target="_blank">UIN 22233</a> on 22 April 2024. We are abolishing Section 21 evictions as part of the <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3462" target="_blank">Renters (Reform) Bill</a>.</p><p>No information is held centrally on the average rental costs of houses in multiple occupation in Lewisham East.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Redcar more like this
answering member printed Jacob Young more like this
grouped question UIN 23948 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-01T14:35:03.667Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-01T14:35:03.667Z
answering member
4825
label Biography information for Jacob Young more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1701729
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by Lay Observers entitled 2022-23 Annual Report, published on 10 April 2024, and the response from the Minister of State published on the same date, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the report's recommendations on ensuring that children and young people are (a) always transported in vehicles without adult detained persons and (b) looked after and managed by suitably trained staff. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 22385 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answer text <p>We are very grateful to the Lay Observers for their invaluable work. We have thoroughly considered their annual report and its recommendations.</p><p>Timeliness is a key consideration when conveying children and young people to and from court and, in certain circumstances, transport in vehicles with adults may be the appropriate solution. In these cases, the children and young people would be collected and supervised by staff who normally work with adults. This is provided for in the contracts, and our focus is on ensuring that the service provided for in the contracts is delivered.</p><p>On all occasions when children and young people are transported with adults, the cellular accommodation in the vehicle must be separated by a screen to ensure that the children and young people are kept apart.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-22T12:49:19.003Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-22T12:49:19.003Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1701872
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Young Offender Institutions: Prison Accommodation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in February 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 22386 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answer text <p>The information requested regarding average time-out-of-room spent by children and young people in young offender institutions during February 2024 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cookham Wood </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feltham </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Werrington </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekdays </strong></p></td><td><p>3:24</p></td><td><p>5:02</p></td><td><p>8:30</p></td><td><p>4:06</p></td><td><p>6:25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekends </strong></p></td><td><p>2:01</p></td><td><p>3:49</p></td><td><p>5:47</p></td><td><p>3:10</p></td><td><p>4:33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The average time spent out-of-room each day by children and young people at Oakhill Secure Training Centre in February 2024 was 13 hours. As information about Oakhill Secure Training Centre is collated on a different basis from information about young offender institutions, it is not possible to provide the requested breakdown between weekdays and weekends.</p><p>We know the importance of ensuring that time in custody is purposeful and are committed to ensuring that children and young people have the necessary and appropriate access to education, skills, and work provision with a consistent daily programme of activities.</p><p>The Youth Custody Service is reviewing regime models and staff deployment to maximise time out of room, creating as open a regime as it is safe to do so, as well as providing education and enrichment for those who cannot safely be in a classroom setting.  Additionally, work done to reduce conflict and manage behaviour, to increase the size of groups who are mixing in the regime, has increased time out of room.</p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
grouped question UIN 22387 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-22T12:52:02.253Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-22T12:52:02.253Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1701873
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Oakhill Secure Training Centre more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in Oakhill Secure Training Centre in February 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 22387 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answer text <p>The information requested regarding average time-out-of-room spent by children and young people in young offender institutions during February 2024 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cookham Wood </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feltham </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Werrington </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekdays </strong></p></td><td><p>3:24</p></td><td><p>5:02</p></td><td><p>8:30</p></td><td><p>4:06</p></td><td><p>6:25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekends </strong></p></td><td><p>2:01</p></td><td><p>3:49</p></td><td><p>5:47</p></td><td><p>3:10</p></td><td><p>4:33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The average time spent out-of-room each day by children and young people at Oakhill Secure Training Centre in February 2024 was 13 hours. As information about Oakhill Secure Training Centre is collated on a different basis from information about young offender institutions, it is not possible to provide the requested breakdown between weekdays and weekends.</p><p>We know the importance of ensuring that time in custody is purposeful and are committed to ensuring that children and young people have the necessary and appropriate access to education, skills, and work provision with a consistent daily programme of activities.</p><p>The Youth Custody Service is reviewing regime models and staff deployment to maximise time out of room, creating as open a regime as it is safe to do so, as well as providing education and enrichment for those who cannot safely be in a classroom setting.  Additionally, work done to reduce conflict and manage behaviour, to increase the size of groups who are mixing in the regime, has increased time out of room.</p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
grouped question UIN 22386 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-22T12:52:02.303Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-22T12:52:02.303Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
1701874
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Hedges and Ditches: Conservation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of miles of hedgerow that has been (a) created and (b) restored since January 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Janet Daby remove filter
uin 22388 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answer text <p>We have made no such assessment regarding the <em>total</em> number of hedgerows created or restored since 2023, however, there are now approximately 56,000 miles of hedgerows being managed through 16,000 agreements in the Government’s Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive schemes. Under Countryside Stewardship approximately 20,680 Miles of Hedgerow have been created and restored since January 2023.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-22T15:00:02.813Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-22T15:00:02.813Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this