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172764

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date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219314, what information her Department holds on when children born outside the UK who are then reported to be in private fostering arrangements entered the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of new private fostering arrangements by place of birth.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2013- 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>All Children</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Europe (other)</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Asia</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where a child has been reported as having more than one private fostering arrangement during the year, each arrangement has been counted (numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10, therefore components may not sum to totals).</p><p> </p><p>This information is published in table 3b of the Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on when children born outside the UK, who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements, enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 220173 question first answered 12/01/2015 14:57:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172765

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
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 reduce disparities between local authorities in meeting the six-week regulation for visits of children within the first year of a private fostering arrangement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Regulations made under The Children Act 1989 require local authorities to arrange for a child to be visited within seven working days of a private fostering arrangement becoming known to them. Regulations also require that local authorities must then carry out follow-up visits at least every six weeks in respect of the first year of the private fostering arrangement.</p><p>The Department is not taking any proactive steps to reduce the disparity between local authorities in meeting the six-week regulation. Local authority performance and practice are inspected by Ofsted and, where authorities do not comply with their statutory responsibilities, the Secretary of State can, and does, swiftly and robustly intervene.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 15/01/2015 16:18:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172766

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219314, whether her Department holds figures for the countries of origin of children who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements born outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of new private fostering arrangements by place of birth.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2013- 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>All Children</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Europe (other)</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Asia</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where a child has been reported as having more than one private fostering arrangement during the year, each arrangement has been counted (numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10, therefore components may not sum to totals).</p><p> </p><p>This information is published in table 3b of the Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on when children born outside the UK, who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements, enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 220174 question first answered 12/01/2015 14:57:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172793

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department collects separate figures on the numbers of locum, temporary, part-time and agency GPs hired on the latest GP contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Data is not centrally collected on numbers or details of general practitioner (GP) locums, temporary staff or agency staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not collected centrally on part-time workers. However, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) collects figures separately on overall full time equivalent and headcount for all GP contracts. Data is available at the HSCIC website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13849" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13849</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 15/01/2015 13:37:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172794

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the current GP contract allows a GP who is classified as a part-time GP with an FTE of less than 1.0 to be employed also as a locum or agency doctor.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no specific regulations on this issue. As independent contractors, it is for each individual practice to determine what staff they employ to assist them in the delivery of NHS Primary Medical Services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GP practices must ensure any staff they engage are both suitably qualified and competent to carry out the duties for which they are engaged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 15/01/2015 14:14:39 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171784

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to introduce (a) VAT mini one stop shops and (b) new VAT rules affecting small and micro businesses.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>From 1 January 2015, for all digital supplies to EU consumers, VAT is due in the Member State of consumption rather than the country where the supplier is based. The VAT Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) allows businesses to account for all the VAT due throughout the EU via a single registration in one Member State. HMRC’s UK MOSS went live in October 2014 and can be utilised by all UK businesses, including those below the VAT registration threshold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/01/2015 11:36:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171787

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Grandparents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advice her Department gives to local authorities on supporting grandparents who act as kinship carers for one or more of their family's children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education issued ‘Family and Friends Care: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities’ in 2011. This guidance is clear that children and young people unable to live with their parents who are in the care of family and friends should receive the support which they and their carers need to safeguard and promote their welfare, whether or not they are looked after. It sets out a requirement on local authorities to develop clear, easily accessible policies to describe how they will assess and support children in the care of family and friends.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/01/2015 15:13:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171793

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2014 to Question 216048, what advice her Department gives to local authorities to ensure that the local offer is responsive to local needs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are legally required to have regard to the advice in the special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice in carrying out their duties under the Children and Families Act 2014, including those in respect of the local offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The code of practice (paragraphs 4.1 to 4.28 in particular) makes clear that local authorities must review their local offer in consultation with children and young people with SEND and the parents of children with SEND. It also makes clear that local authorities must publish comments from children, parents and young people about the local offer and publish the action they intend to take in response to those comments. This will help to ensure that local offers are responsive to local needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/01/2015 15:13:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171803

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to direct energy suppliers to withdraw charges imposed on customers solely for the purpose of covering the cost of metering and billing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>Metering and billing are essential activities in the supply of electricity and gas to domestic customers and it is reasonable to expect suppliers to seek to recover the costs associated with them.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/01/2015 16:20:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171810

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Locums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 214838, if he will make it his policy to identify locum doctors separately within the information collected by his Department on spend on agency and contract staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to expand data collections to include information on locum doctors employed by agencies. It is important to ensure that the burden of data collection on National Health Service organisations is kept to a minimum, helping them to keep their administrative costs low so they can concentrate on delivering good patient care. It is the responsibility of NHS organisations to have a firm grip on their workforce planning and management including their use of locum doctors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/01/2015 13:53:25 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe