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1522730

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Second Homes: Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Policy Paper entitled Levelling Up and Regeneration: further information, published by his Department on 11 May 2022, what his timescale is for providing further information will be available on the proposed alignment test to replace the duty to co-operate.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	64026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The duty to cooperate is widely agreed not to have achieved this objective.  Therefore, the duty will be abolished by the current draft of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, and replaced by a more flexible requirement for authorities to align emerging plan proposals with neighbouring planning authorities and other public bodies and infrastructure providers where relevant.</p><p>The new policy requirement will be an important element of local plan examinations by a planning inspector, who can form a planning judgement on the proposals put forward.</p><p>This policy requirement is still being developed and is intended to be set out in a revised National Planning Policy Framework, which will be subject to further consultation in due course.  However, the important difference is that as a policy requirement, shortcomings in alignment can be capable of being rectified by the planning authority or inspector, whereas under the current duty to cooperate, failures result in the failure of the local plan.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/10/2022 15:30:25 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1522825

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will work with the Secretary of State for Education to set a target for the proportion of children to have benefited from cycling proficiency training by the end of Year 6, including through the Bikeability programme.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	64027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Since 2007 the Department for Transport has provided funding for over four million children in England, outside London, to learn safe cycling skills through Bikeability cycle training, and our manifesto commits us to extending cycle training to every child.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/10/2022 12:10:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1522829

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on usage of the 2019 guidance on Teaching online safety in school; and what plans he has to update that guidance.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	64028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Teaching online safety in schools’ guidance was first published in 2019 and focuses on how schools can ensure pupils understand how to stay safe online, as part of existing curriculum requirements. It brings together information that will help schools deliver online safety content within their curriculum and embed it within their wider whole school approach.</p><p>The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-online-safety-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-online-safety-in-schools</a>.</p><p>Between 2019 and 2022, it has been viewed as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Page Views</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>41,304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>16,374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>15,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>9,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The department is currently finalising an update of the guidance and we expect to publish it by the end of the year. The updated guidance will reflect that the relationships, sex and health education curriculum became statutory from September 2020 and will include updated weblinks, where these have changed over time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 24/10/2022 08:49:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1523091

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) UK and (b) international academic research on the impact of childcare support programmes on workforce participation.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	64029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>In assessing the impact of its free childcare entitlements, the department regularly looks at evidence from a range of different research publications. This includes the Families and Labour Market release from the Office for National Statistics and the department’s Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents series, the latest results of which can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents</a>.</p><p>The department also monitors take-up of the entitlements via national statistics from the Early Years census, conducted in the third week of January each year. Further information can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5</a>.</p><p>External evidence is used to help make international comparisons on the impacts of increasing employment rates, for example modelling that underpins the PwC Women in Work Index 2022. Further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html" target="_blank">https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html</a>. This forms part of a wider evidence base, with caution taken when comparing childcare provision in different countries due to broader differences in school start date, funding models, and parental leave arrangements.</p><p>More specifically, the department carried out evaluations on both the early and full rollouts of our 30 hours free childcare entitlement to review its early impact. The evaluation of the early rollout is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf</a>. The evaluation of the first year of national delivery is also accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout</a>.</p><p>The department regularly asks parents about the effect that 30 hours free childcare has on their families, including on their ability to work. This is undertaken through the Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61018 question first answered 24/10/2022 09:32:17 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1522126

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the principal reasons for which the average age of labour market exit has changed in the period since (a) 2019 and (b) the earliest year for which data is readily available.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	63095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The average age of exit from the labour market was published within the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/economic-labour-market-status-of-individuals-aged-50-and-over-trends-over-time-september-2022/economic-labour-market-status-of-individuals-aged-50-and-over-trends-over-time-september-2022" target="_blank">Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over, trends over time</a>’ Official Statistics, published on 8<sup>th</sup> September 2022, with latest data relating to 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The changes in the average age of exit between 2019 and 2021 – which saw the average age of exit fall from 65.3 years to 65.1 years for men and from 64.3 years to 64.0 years for women, reflect challenges in the labour market amongst older workers during the pandemic period, which saw the employment rate falling for the 50–64 year-olds age group and the inactivity rate increasing.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2021 and 2022, the average age of exit has increased for both men (from 65.1 years to 65.4 years) and women (from 64.0 years to 64.3 years).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There has been a steady upward trend in the average age of exit, over the past 20 years (from 63.2 years in 1999 to 65.3 years in 2019 for men, and from 60.8 years in 1999 to 64.3 years in 2019 for women). This trend reflected increasing employment rates for both men and women over this period and, during which time, the State Pension age increased.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 24/10/2022 15:40:50 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1522476

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward the annual publication of the final version of Keeping Children Safe in Education to avoid clashing with the start the school year.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	63166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department publishes a near final version of the keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) statutory guidance in late spring or early summer. This approach ensures that schools and colleges have sufficient time to digest revisions and to plan any necessary training, ahead of implementation in the next school year.</p><p>It is rare for material changes to be made between the for-information version and the final publication in September. Where this does occur, changes are strictly limited to reflect vital information in response to unexpected or emerging issues.</p><p>To bring forward the final version publication date would mean the guidance would be released during the summer holidays, which schools and colleges have signalled is not appropriate. However, the Department will consider adding a question when we next consult on KCSIE in relation to preferred scheduling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 24/10/2022 11:34:40 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1520377

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has used (a) UK and (b) international academic research on the workforce participation effect of childcare support programmes to inform its childcare policies.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	61018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>In assessing the impact of its free childcare entitlements, the department regularly looks at evidence from a range of different research publications. This includes the Families and Labour Market release from the Office for National Statistics and the department’s Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents series, the latest results of which can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents</a>.</p><p>The department also monitors take-up of the entitlements via national statistics from the Early Years census, conducted in the third week of January each year. Further information can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5</a>.</p><p>External evidence is used to help make international comparisons on the impacts of increasing employment rates, for example modelling that underpins the PwC Women in Work Index 2022. Further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html" target="_blank">https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html</a>. This forms part of a wider evidence base, with caution taken when comparing childcare provision in different countries due to broader differences in school start date, funding models, and parental leave arrangements.</p><p>More specifically, the department carried out evaluations on both the early and full rollouts of our 30 hours free childcare entitlement to review its early impact. The evaluation of the early rollout is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642007/Evaluation_of_early_rollout_of_30-hours_free_childcare.pdf</a>. The evaluation of the first year of national delivery is also accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-final-evaluation-of-the-national-rollout</a>.</p><p>The department regularly asks parents about the effect that 30 hours free childcare has on their families, including on their ability to work. This is undertaken through the Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 64029 question first answered 24/10/2022 09:32:17 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1491355

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on (a) implementing section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and (b) assessing the potential merits of supplementary regulations to adopt (i) private wastewater pumping stations and (ii) other existing sewerage assets constructed since July 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	41982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government has reviewed the case for implementing Section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. We will consult in due course on making regulations concerning the adoption of existing private sewerage assets by sewerage companies.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 05/09/2022 16:14:39 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1490665

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unadopted Roads: Housing Estates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if officials in his Department will hold discussions with representatives of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport on standardising procedures and requirements across local highways authorities to increase the number of housing estate roads for adoption by specifying minimum adoption standards and enable developers to offer those roads for adoption.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	39802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the setting their own design standards for their streets. It is not possible to design national standards as every community is different. It is entirely a matter for individual authorities to decide the standards for their network. The Department provides good practice guidance to assist local authorities in setting design standards</p><p>Where a developer obtains planning permission for a new development they will consider how or if they wish the roads on that development to be adopted. They may seek to have roads on that development adopted by entering into an agreement with the highway authority under the Highways Act 1980, or they may decide that their development will remain private and that the roads will not become public highway – for example as in a gated community.</p><p>Local authorities can use planning conditions or section 106 planning obligations to secure a commitment from developers to provide and maintain communal spaces and facilities. It is up to developers and local planning authorities to agree appropriate funding arrangements for developments with common areas or shared services. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities are responsible for planning policy.</p><p>No assessment has been made of amending the advance payment code to resolve section 38 Highways Act 1980 negotiations. We have previously published an advice note on the process of adopting private roads into the public road network and an updated version is to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Karl McCartney grouped question UIN 39803 question first answered 26/07/2022 11:38:52 answering member 4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1490666

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of amending the Advance Payment Code to empower local highway authorities to resolve unresolved section 38 Highways Act 1980 negotiations.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	39803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the setting their own design standards for their streets. It is not possible to design national standards as every community is different. It is entirely a matter for individual authorities to decide the standards for their network. The Department provides good practice guidance to assist local authorities in setting design standards</p><p>Where a developer obtains planning permission for a new development they will consider how or if they wish the roads on that development to be adopted. They may seek to have roads on that development adopted by entering into an agreement with the highway authority under the Highways Act 1980, or they may decide that their development will remain private and that the roads will not become public highway – for example as in a gated community.</p><p>Local authorities can use planning conditions or section 106 planning obligations to secure a commitment from developers to provide and maintain communal spaces and facilities. It is up to developers and local planning authorities to agree appropriate funding arrangements for developments with common areas or shared services. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities are responsible for planning policy.</p><p>No assessment has been made of amending the advance payment code to resolve section 38 Highways Act 1980 negotiations. We have previously published an advice note on the process of adopting private roads into the public road network and an updated version is to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Karl McCartney grouped question UIN 39802 question first answered 26/07/2022 11:38:53 answering member 4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds