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748466

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homes and Communities Agency: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were received by the Homes and Communities Agency's regulatory committee in each year since 2012, and how many such complaints were investigated within a year of being received.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	3258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Regulator of Social Housing, part of the Homes and Communities Agency, sets consumer standards covering a range of issues, including the quality of accommodation and tenancy arrangements. They publish an annual Consumer Regulation Review which sets out their approach to consumer regulation, how many cases they have considered and case summaries of their findings.</p><p>The process they use to consider complaints which fall under the consumer standards and the number of such complaints is set out in the Consumer Regulation Review for each year, which is published on the Homes and Communities Agency website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/consumer-regulation-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/consumer-regulation-review</a></p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing will publish the Consumer Regulation Review for 2016-17 in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:54:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

747102

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
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 assessment she has made of the effect on the ability of working parents to access services of the difference in opening hours and term dates between maintained and non-maintained childcare and early education providers.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We encourage all providers to offer childcare that works for everyone. Many providers that cannot or do not want to run provision from 8.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m. throughout the year work in partnership to make this kind of offer available to parents. We have supported this approach, for example by publishing practical advice on working in partnership, and by allowing childminders to spend up to half of their time working on non-domestic premises.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents for children aged 0-14 (or up to 18 for disabled children). They should report annually to elected council members on how they are meeting this statutory duty, and make this report available to parents.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities must also maintain a service that provides information to parents and prospective parents on the provision of childcare in their area, and, from 1 September 2017, publish this information on the local authority’s website and update it at least termly.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/07/2017 15:45:55 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

747104

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the apprenticeship levy on the budgets of non-maintained childcare and early education providers.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy will be paid by all UK employers with an annual pay bill of over £3 million and is charged at 0.5% of an employer’s annual pay bill.</p><p>The Apprenticeship Levy supports our commitment to reaching 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. Employers in England who pay the levy will have an apprenticeship account. This is an online service that enables levy-paying employers to receive levy funds to spend on apprenticeships, manage their apprentices and pay their training provider.</p><p>It is for individual employers to calculate the impact of levy payments on their budgets.</p><p> </p><p>No employer that pays the levy will lose out if they take advantage of the opportunity to re-invest the money in high quality apprenticeship training.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance for employers on paying the levy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 10/07/2017 16:49:31 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

747107

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
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 estimate she has made of the number of graduate staff who have moved from non-maintained childcare and early education providers to maintained settings in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the Department for Education does not record the number of graduate staff who have moved from non-maintained childcare and early education providers to maintained settings.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/07/2017 16:17:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

747112

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will grant indefinite leave to remain for residents of Grenfell Tower who apply for that status.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>On 5 July, the Government launched a new scheme to allow individuals who were directly affected by the Grenfell fire to be granted 12 months’ limited leave to remain outside the Immigration Rules if they meet the eligibility requirements.</p><p>We believe that 12 months is a reasonable and proportionate timescale to allow individuals to get back on their feet, access the benefits and services they need and consider future options. They will be able to apply for further leave in that time. Individuals who qualify for other forms of leave under the Immigration Rules will be granted leave beyond the 12 month period.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/08/2017 14:31:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

746759

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of planned increases in the national minimum wage and the national living wage on the financial sustainability of non-maintained childcare and early education providers.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	1960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will be investing £1 billion extra every year for the early years entitlements, including over £300 million a year to increase local authorities hourly funding rates. Local authorities are required to pass the vast majority of their funding on to early years providers so that they can deliver the entitlements on a sustainable and high-quality basis. The Government’s increased level of funding is based on the “Review of Childcare Costs” which looked at both the current costs of childcare provision and the implications of future cost pressures including the National Living Wage. Recent research conducted by Frontier Economics, calculated the average hourly costs of providing childcare, and the Government’s new funding rates compare very favourably to these.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing guidance, tools and support for providers to help make their businesses more sustainable and efficient.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/07/2017 13:31:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

746781

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to release new standards for early years apprentices at levels 2, 3, 4 and 5.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	1957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships is an independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards. I have therefore asked the Institute to write to the MP responding to the question about the development of Early Years apprenticeship standards. A copy of that response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2017 17:12:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

746783

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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 the timetable is for software allowing early years providers to check eligibility for 30-hours free childcare to be available for use.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	1958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education has provided £2.15m funding to enable local authorities to develop IT solutions for automated eligibility code-checking for 30 hours free childcare. By automating the validation of 30 hours eligibility codes we aim to reduce any administrative burdens on the Early Years providers and local authorities. The Department has delivered this funding to develop IT solutions in addition to providing the existing ability to check eligibility codes via a web browser.</p><p> </p><p>Some local authorities have chosen to use software suppliers for their IT solutions and the Department for Education is unable to intervene in these individual commercial relationships. However, the Department has previously discussed with the software suppliers their capability to deliver IT solutions to check 30 hours eligibility codes prior to September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>As of 29 June 2017, 109 local authorities have fully developed and accredited their IT solutions and the Department for Education forecast is that 150 local authorities will have IT solutions implemented by the end of August 2017.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/07/2017 13:37:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

746784

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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 assessment she has made of the potential effect of a reduction in the number of childminders on the implementation of her Department's 30-hours free childcare policy.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	1959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>Childminders are a valuable part of the childcare sector and we want to see them play a full role in delivering the 30 hours childcare entitlement. In our early implementer areas, providers have been able to meet the parental demand for 30 hours, with many childminders working in partnership with other providers to deliver a flexible offer.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring childminders have the support they need to deliver all the free entitlements and in the most recently published census data for provision under fives, we were pleased to see an increase in the number of childminders delivering free places for three and four year olds. The census data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622632/SFR29_2017_Text.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622632/SFR29_2017_Text.pdf</a>.</p><p>Our recent reforms are designed to make it easier to work as a childminder and support the profession. These reforms included making it easier for childminders to access government funding, and to work for up to 50% of their time on non-domestic premises. They also refocus the Childcare Business Grant Scheme solely on childminding businesses.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/07/2017 13:48:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

746843

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications from EU nationals seeking permanent residency in the UK are currently being processed; and how many have been processed in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Currently all EEA applications, including those for permanent residency and for other residence documentation under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, are being considered within the published service standards. Statistics on applications for permanent residence for European Economic Area (EEA) nationals are published quarterly in the Immigration Statistics.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, sets out our proposals that European Union (EU) citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date and have five years’ continuous residence in the UK will be able to apply for UK settled status.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish further detail on the specifics of the new application process for settled status in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/07/2017 15:45:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq