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1383447

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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	Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether a calculation of cost of living affordability for (a) key workers, (b) people receiving the National Minimum Wage and (c) people receiving the National Living Wage is included in all of his Department’s policy planning for recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	84460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department commissioned the Household Resilience Study – a follow-up to the English Housing Survey, conducted in 3 waves between June 2020 and May 2021. The research collected includes affordability data from owner-occupiers, mortgagors, and both privately and socially renting tenants.</p><p>The study explored numerous measures of affordability, such as proportion of income spent on rent or mortgage, and ease in keeping up with heating costs or other household bills. The data received through the Household Resilience Study includes information on keyworker status and can be broken down by income levels.</p><p>Findings from the Household Resilience Study, alongside regular engagement with stakeholders, are used to inform policy decisions across the department, including relevant areas of post-pandemic recovery planning. Monitoring of renters’ financial resilience through the study has informed the additional £65 million of funding, announced in October, to support renters with arrears recover from the impact of the pandemic.</p><p>The latest findings from the Household Resilience Study Wave 3 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-resilience-study-wave-3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-resilience-study-wave-3</a>.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 84461 question first answered 03/12/2021 14:56:00 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1383449

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether a calculation of housing affordability (a) in general and (b) in the private rented sector for (a) key workers, (b) people receiving the National Minimum Wage and (c) people receiving the National Living Wage is included in all of his Department’s policy planning for recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	84461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department commissioned the Household Resilience Study – a follow-up to the English Housing Survey, conducted in 3 waves between June 2020 and May 2021. The research collected includes affordability data from owner-occupiers, mortgagors, and both privately and socially renting tenants.</p><p>The study explored numerous measures of affordability, such as proportion of income spent on rent or mortgage, and ease in keeping up with heating costs or other household bills. The data received through the Household Resilience Study includes information on keyworker status and can be broken down by income levels.</p><p>Findings from the Household Resilience Study, alongside regular engagement with stakeholders, are used to inform policy decisions across the department, including relevant areas of post-pandemic recovery planning. Monitoring of renters’ financial resilience through the study has informed the additional £65 million of funding, announced in October, to support renters with arrears recover from the impact of the pandemic.</p><p>The latest findings from the Household Resilience Study Wave 3 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-resilience-study-wave-3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-resilience-study-wave-3</a>.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 84460 question first answered 03/12/2021 14:56:00 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1382725

registered interest
date	26/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) image analysts, (b) mission planning staff, (c) UAV pilots, (d) maintenance personnel and (e) other RAF personnel have been deployed to (i) Sigonella, Sicily, and (ii) other overseas bases in connection with flights of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) System in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	82370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>No image analysts, mission planning staff, UAV pilots or maintenance personnel have been deployed to Sigonella, Sicily or other overseas bases. One individual in the remaining category, other RAF personnel, deployed to Sigonella, Sicily in August 2021 on an enduring basis as part of UK routine support to NATO.</p><p>A small number of personnel have also deployed to conduct training for a short time only.</p><p>No personnel have been deployed to other overseas bases.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/12/2021 13:30:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1365601

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Rearing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays in family courts on cases of parental alienation.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	68414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the additional pressures that the family justice system has faced since the Covid-19 pandemic, and the impact this has had on children and families who use the family courts. Cases with the most significant safeguarding issues remain our priority.</p><p>The child’s welfare is the paramount consideration when considering child arrangement issues and in dealing with allegations of parental alienation. In assessing the child’s best interests, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) assesses and reports any concerns about alienating behaviours to the court, focusing on the impact on the child’s safety and welfare and in the context of wider family dynamics. Parents are also able to inform the court of any concerns they may have about the other parent.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/11/2021 17:11:06 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1364029

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times he has been received representations from local authorities requesting powers to compel schools to take on pupils who are out of school.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	64718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>All children are entitled to an efficient full-time education which is suitable to their age, ability, aptitude and any special educational needs they may have.</p><p>Local authorities have a duty to make arrangements to establish the identities of children in their area who are of compulsory school age but are not registered pupils at a school and are not receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school.</p><p>If it appears to the local authority that a child of compulsory school age is not receiving suitable education, either by regular attendance at school or otherwise, then they have the power to begin procedures for issuing a school attendance order. The order will name a school at which the parent is required to register their child.</p><p>Where a pupil is not regularly attending school, local authorities and schools have a range of measures they can put in place to support school attendance.</p><p>In the 2020/21 academic year, local authorities made three requests for my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, to issue a direction to comply with a school attendance order for academy schools. None of these requests resulted in a direction to admit. The time taken to issue a decision on these cases ranged from 4 days to 63 days, owing to the complexity of the individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 64719 64720 question first answered 04/11/2021 15:18:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1364030

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average response time from his Department is to local authorities that have requested powers to compel schools to take on pupils who are out of school.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	64719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>All children are entitled to an efficient full-time education which is suitable to their age, ability, aptitude and any special educational needs they may have.</p><p>Local authorities have a duty to make arrangements to establish the identities of children in their area who are of compulsory school age but are not registered pupils at a school and are not receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school.</p><p>If it appears to the local authority that a child of compulsory school age is not receiving suitable education, either by regular attendance at school or otherwise, then they have the power to begin procedures for issuing a school attendance order. The order will name a school at which the parent is required to register their child.</p><p>Where a pupil is not regularly attending school, local authorities and schools have a range of measures they can put in place to support school attendance.</p><p>In the 2020/21 academic year, local authorities made three requests for my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, to issue a direction to comply with a school attendance order for academy schools. None of these requests resulted in a direction to admit. The time taken to issue a decision on these cases ranged from 4 days to 63 days, owing to the complexity of the individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 64718 64720 question first answered 04/11/2021 15:18:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1364031

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many successful requests there have been from local authorities for powers to compel schools to take on pupils who are out of school.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	64720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>All children are entitled to an efficient full-time education which is suitable to their age, ability, aptitude and any special educational needs they may have.</p><p>Local authorities have a duty to make arrangements to establish the identities of children in their area who are of compulsory school age but are not registered pupils at a school and are not receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school.</p><p>If it appears to the local authority that a child of compulsory school age is not receiving suitable education, either by regular attendance at school or otherwise, then they have the power to begin procedures for issuing a school attendance order. The order will name a school at which the parent is required to register their child.</p><p>Where a pupil is not regularly attending school, local authorities and schools have a range of measures they can put in place to support school attendance.</p><p>In the 2020/21 academic year, local authorities made three requests for my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, to issue a direction to comply with a school attendance order for academy schools. None of these requests resulted in a direction to admit. The time taken to issue a decision on these cases ranged from 4 days to 63 days, owing to the complexity of the individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 64718 64719 question first answered 04/11/2021 15:18:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1364051

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Secure Accommodation: Young People
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 steps his Department has taken to help enable local authorities directly provide secure accommodation for young people who require that accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	64721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>We agree that it is important that people, especially young people, have a settled and suitable home. To support this work, we have put in place bespoke support for local authorities through our Homelessness Advice and Support Team, which includes a dedicated youth homelessness advisor team that works with local authorities to proactively promote positive joint working across housing authorities and children's services, offering training, advice and support to all local authorities.</p><p>Furthermore, since 2018/19, as part of the Government's rough sleeping strategy, the Department for Education has provided funding to local authorities with the highest number of care leavers at risk of homelessness/rough sleeping. This funding allows them to employ specialist Personal Advisers to provide intensive support to small caseloads of care leavers most at risk. In 2021-22, we are providing £2.7 million to 56 local authorities. <br> <br>Overall, the Government has committed over £800 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping this year, further demonstrating the Government's commitment to end rough sleeping this Parliament and fully enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 64722 64723 question first answered 04/11/2021 16:27:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1364052

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Secure Accommodation: Young People
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of local authority provided secure accommodation for young people as compared with other forms of secure accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	64722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>We agree that it is important that people, especially young people, have a settled and suitable home. To support this work, we have put in place bespoke support for local authorities through our Homelessness Advice and Support Team, which includes a dedicated youth homelessness advisor team that works with local authorities to proactively promote positive joint working across housing authorities and children's services, offering training, advice and support to all local authorities.</p><p>Furthermore, since 2018/19, as part of the Government's rough sleeping strategy, the Department for Education has provided funding to local authorities with the highest number of care leavers at risk of homelessness/rough sleeping. This funding allows them to employ specialist Personal Advisers to provide intensive support to small caseloads of care leavers most at risk. In 2021-22, we are providing £2.7 million to 56 local authorities. <br> <br>Overall, the Government has committed over £800 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping this year, further demonstrating the Government's commitment to end rough sleeping this Parliament and fully enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 64721 64723 question first answered 04/11/2021 16:27:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1364053

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Secure Accommodation: Young People
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 comparative assessment he has made of the level of (a) demand for and (b) supply of secure accommodation for young people (a) in the UK, (b) by nation and (c) by region.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	64723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>We agree that it is important that people, especially young people, have a settled and suitable home. To support this work, we have put in place bespoke support for local authorities through our Homelessness Advice and Support Team, which includes a dedicated youth homelessness advisor team that works with local authorities to proactively promote positive joint working across housing authorities and children's services, offering training, advice and support to all local authorities.</p><p>Furthermore, since 2018/19, as part of the Government's rough sleeping strategy, the Department for Education has provided funding to local authorities with the highest number of care leavers at risk of homelessness/rough sleeping. This funding allows them to employ specialist Personal Advisers to provide intensive support to small caseloads of care leavers most at risk. In 2021-22, we are providing £2.7 million to 56 local authorities. <br> <br>Overall, the Government has committed over £800 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping this year, further demonstrating the Government's commitment to end rough sleeping this Parliament and fully enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 64721 64722 question first answered 04/11/2021 16:27:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds