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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-09-22more like thismore than 2020-09-22
answer text <p>The most recent figures for the number of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals is based on the school census for January 2020. The number of children eligible for and claiming FSM in January 2020, by major ethnic group and for Vauxhall constituency, London and England, are provided in the attached table. Education and free school meal provision is a devolved responsibility, so figures for the United Kingdom are not available.</p><p>Further information can be found in the annual 'Schools, pupils and their characteristics' publication, available at:<br><a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-09-22T16:54:48.157Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-22T16:54:48.157Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
attachment
1
file name 91750 table showing pupils from major ethnic groups eligible for free school meals in 2020.doc more like this
title 91750 Table Attachment more like this
1177701
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-11more like thismore than 2020-02-11
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 Children in Care more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children who were cared for in a friends and family foster placement on 31 March 2019 had also been in (a) an unrelated foster placement, (b) another family and friends care placement, (c) a children's home and (d) other provision for looked-after children in each region. more like this
tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
tabling member printed
Helen Hayes more like this
uin 667 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The latest figures on looked after children in family and friends fostering arrangements are published in table A2 of the statistical release Children looked after in England including adoption: 2018 to 2019 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T09:44:27.343Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T09:44:27.343Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
4510
label Biography information for Helen Hayes more like this
1177852
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-11more like thismore than 2020-02-11
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 Children in Care more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Education, whether his Department collects data from local authorities on the number of (a) trafficked and (b) at risk children in their care. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
tabling member printed
Steve Reed more like this
uin 759 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The latest information on episodes of need where trafficking was identified as a factor at the end of assessment is included in the department’s ‘Characteristics of children in need: 2018 to 2019’ statistical publication, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>Table C3 of this publication shows that, at a national level, trafficking was identified as a factor at the end of assessment in 2,490 (0.5%) of the 498,870 episodes with assessment factor information in the year ending 31 March 2019.</p><p>Information on looked-after children is collected from local authorities in the annual looked-after children census, but does not include information on whether the child is specifically considered to be at risk of being trafficked.</p><p>The latest information on looked-after children is published in the ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2018 to 2019’ statistical release, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T10:52:41.553Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T10:52:41.553Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
4268
label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
1177991
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
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 Children: Care Homes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department allocated to place children under 16 in (a) unregulated and (b) unregistered care settings in each of the last five financial years. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashton-under-Lyne more like this
tabling member printed
Angela Rayner more like this
uin 1241 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The information is not held centrally. Core funding for children’s services, including funding for placing looked-after children, is un-ring-fenced and part of the wider local government finance settlement. It is for local authorities to decide how best to spend the funding to meet their local needs, priorities and statutory responsibilities, including for children’s social care.</p><p>The local government settlement for 2020-21 set out proposals to increase local government resources by 4.4% above inflation, which is the largest increase in spending power in almost a decade. Under these proposals, core spending power will rise from £46.2 billion in 2019-20 to £49.1 billion in 2020-21.</p><p>We recognise the demand pressures on children’s social care. The government is providing local authorities with an additional £1 billion for adult and children’s social care in every year of this Parliament.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
grouped question UIN 1242 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T09:51:58.713Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T09:51:58.713Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
4356
label Biography information for Angela Rayner more like this
1177992
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
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 Children: Care Homes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department allocated to place children over 16 in (a) unregulated, (b) unregistered, and (c) semi-independent care settings in each of the last five financial years. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashton-under-Lyne more like this
tabling member printed
Angela Rayner more like this
uin 1242 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The information is not held centrally. Core funding for children’s services, including funding for placing looked-after children, is un-ring-fenced and part of the wider local government finance settlement. It is for local authorities to decide how best to spend the funding to meet their local needs, priorities and statutory responsibilities, including for children’s social care.</p><p>The local government settlement for 2020-21 set out proposals to increase local government resources by 4.4% above inflation, which is the largest increase in spending power in almost a decade. Under these proposals, core spending power will rise from £46.2 billion in 2019-20 to £49.1 billion in 2020-21.</p><p>We recognise the demand pressures on children’s social care. The government is providing local authorities with an additional £1 billion for adult and children’s social care in every year of this Parliament.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
grouped question UIN 1241 more like this
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less than 2020-02-24T09:51:58.77Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T09:51:58.77Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
4356
label Biography information for Angela Rayner more like this
1178024
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
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 Families: Disadvantaged more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the research commissioned by Government from the Early Intervention Foundation on effective local practice with regard to supporting families. more like this
tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
tabling member printed
Fiona Bruce more like this
uin 1260 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The Early Intervention Foundation is due to report findings from its review of effective local practice in spring 2020. A publication date is yet to be agreed.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T09:54:06.19Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T09:54:06.19Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
3958
label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this
1178319
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
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 Children in Care: East Midlands more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were taken into care in (a) the East Midlands, (b) Leicester and (c) Leicester East constituency in each of the last 5 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Claudia Webbe more like this
uin 2012 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The latest figures on the number of children taken into care in England, the East Midlands region and Leicester local authority area since 2014/15 are shown in the attached table. The department does not collect this data by parliamentary constituency area.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T11:01:20.72Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T11:01:20.72Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
attachment
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file name 2012_Children_Taken_Into_Care.xls more like this
title 2012_Table more like this
tabling member
4848
label Biography information for Claudia Webbe more like this
1178690
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
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 Foster Care: Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fostering services are paying (a) at or (b) above the national minimum allowance level to foster carers. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
tabling member printed
Steve Reed more like this
uin 15033 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The National Minimum Standards for fostering services are clear that every foster parent should receive an allowance that covers the full cost of caring for a child. Whilst local authorities determine the allowance paid to foster parents in their area, the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) serves as a baseline to the minimum amount that foster parents can expect to receive per week to cover the cost of a child living in their home.</p><p>The NMA rates for 2020-21 were published on 6 February. We have notified Directors of Children’s Services and reiterated that whilst it is not mandatory in regulations, we expect all fostering services to pay at least this amount.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
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less than 2020-02-24T09:46:58.02Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T09:46:58.02Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
4268
label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
1178691
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
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 Foster Care: Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of adequacy of the national minimum fostering allowance paid to foster carers to provide high quality care for the children they are fostering. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
tabling member printed
Steve Reed more like this
uin 15034 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>No foster parent should be out of pocket because of their fostering role. The National Minimum Standards for fostering services are clear that every foster parent should receive an allowance that covers the full cost of caring for a child. Whilst it is for fostering services to decide the level of financial support offered to foster parents in their area, the Department for Education recommends the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) as a minimum benchmark. No foster parent should expect to receive anything less than the NMA per week. The NMA is uplifted annually to keep in line with inflation.</p><p>Over and above the NMA, it is for fostering services to set their own payment systems. Many fostering services currently operate local fee payments for foster parents, which is often based on their skills, experience and qualifications, and/or tier based on the complexity of the child’s needs. Many local authorities also offer additional allowances for equipment costs or to cover expenses such as travel or emergency clothing or initial set-up costs.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T10:01:14.923Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T10:01:14.923Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
4268
label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
1178724
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
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 Children in Care more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support looked after children who are placed out of borough in homes not registered with Ofsted. more like this
tabling member constituency St Helens South and Whiston more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Marie Rimmer more like this
uin 15072 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>Every child and young person should have access to a stable and secure placement in accommodation that can meet their needs and, most importantly, keep them safe. On 5 November 2019, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, wrote to all local authorities reminding them of their duty to keep children safe, particularly if they are placed away from their area, which requires approval by a Director of Children’s Services.</p><p> </p><p>Reform is needed as a matter of urgency to ensure this provision is being used appropriately and meets the needs of the young people placed there. On 12 February 2020 we announced proposals to drive up the quality of children’s social care. The consultation invites views on a set of new measures to ensure appropriate use of these placements. The proposals include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>banning the use of independent and semi-independent placements for children and young people under the age of 16</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>driving up the quality of support offered in independent and semi-independent provision through the introduction of new national standards, ensuring that these standards are enforced and that young people’s interests are appropriately represented by their Independent Reviewing Officer</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>introducing new measures so that local authorities and local police forces liaise before a placement in such provision is made</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>giving Ofsted new legal powers to act against illegal providers. Under the proposal, legislation would be amended so that Ofsted could take legal action before prosecution and issue enforcement notices, which will result in illegal providers either being forced to close, register or face a penalty.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The consultation is open for response until 8 April and is available at the following link: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/unregulated-provision/unregulated-provision-children-in-care/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/unregulated-provision/unregulated-provision-children-in-care/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted has conducted over 150 investigations in the last year into settings suspected to be operating as an unregistered children’s home. They are expediting applications to make sure new homes can be inspected and have implemented a new process for informing local authorities when cease and desist letters are sent to unregistered providers so that they know not to place children with them.</p>
answering member constituency Chelmsford remove filter
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T09:48:08.55Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T09:48:08.55Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
4457
label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer more like this