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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 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> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/09/2020 16:54:48 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford attachment 1 file name 91750 table showing pupils from major ethnic groups eligible for free school meals in 2020.doc title 91750 Table Attachment

1189073

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the data entitled Coronavirus (COVID-19): attendance in education and early years settings published by his Department on 21 April 2020, what proportion of the children classified as vulnerable were (a) classified as children in need and (b) hold an Education, Health and Care plan.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	38665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>24,000 of the children in attendance on Friday 17 April were classed by schools as vulnerable. Of these, around 6,000 had an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, and 14,000 were children in need (reported by schools as having a social worker). The remainder were unknown, where schools either did not provide this information or the children were classed vulnerable for other reasons. This data corresponds with the last day of the Easter break in most parts of the country.</p><p> </p><p>The department is working with educational settings and local authorities to improve our understanding of the total number of vulnerable children for whom continued attendance at educational establishments would be beneficial and appropriate. This is in recognition of the fact that attendance may not be appropriate for some children, including because of health considerations and risks, and that many children with EHC plans may be able to have their needs met in the home environment. Full guidance on the definition of vulnerable children and options for continued attendance can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 27/04/2020 16:55:29 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1192143

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children reported to be experiencing domestic abuse have an Education, Health and Care plan in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how many of those children are attending school during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	42009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>252,580 children were recorded as having domestic abuse as a factor at the end of their referral assessment[1] in the year ending 31 March 2019. This includes children where the assessment has raised concerns about the child, concerns about the parent(s) or concerns about other adults in the household. We do not publish figures showing where there are solely concerns about the child being the victim of domestic abuse. 46.0% of children in need on 31 March 2019 have special educational needs (SEN), including 21.6% with an education, health and care (EHC) plan. Figures for the number of children with domestic abuse as an assessment factor and an EHC plan are not available.</p><p>For school attendance, 69,000 of the children and young people in attendance on Thursday 7 May were classed by schools as vulnerable. Of these, around 20,800 of the children and young people in attendance on Thursday 7 May were children and young people with SEN who have an EHC plan. Figures for the number of children with domestic abuse as an assessment factor are not available in the school attendance data collection.</p><p>Please note that the department has set an expectation that children with a social worker, including those where domestic abuse is a factor, are to attend. This is the expectation unless their social worker decides that they are at less risk at home or in their placement, for example, due to underlying health conditions. In the event of non-attendance, providers should follow up with the parent or carer – and social worker or local authority, where appropriate – to explore reasons for absence. Where a vulnerable child does not take up their place at school or college or discontinues, the provider should notify their social worker. Where appropriate, they should keep in contact with the family.</p><p> </p><p>[1] When a child is referred to children’s social care, an assessment is carried out to identify if the child is in need of services, which local authorities have an obligation to provide under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. These services can include, for example, family support (to help keep together families experiencing difficulties), leaving care support (to help young people who have left local authority care), adoption support or disabled children’s services (including social care, education and health provision).</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 12/05/2020 14:43:07 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1287527

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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 he has made of the potential merits of extending the 30 hours of free childcare a week to full-time graduate students.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	155406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>30 hours free childcare is an entitlement for working parents of three and four-year-olds. It aims to help working parents with the costs of childcare so they can take up paid work if they want to or can work additional hours.</p><p>The Childcare Bill policy statement, published in December 2015, is clear that students will not qualify for 30 hours free childcare. However, students who undertake paid work in addition to their studies and meet the income requirements will be eligible for the additional hours. This means they do not have to physically work 16 hours a week but need to earn the equivalent of a week of 16 hours at national minimum wage or national living wage (currently just over £7,250 a year).</p><p>Students with children aged three and four will qualify for the universal 15 hours free childcare entitlement in England, regardless of the income or employment status of the parent, allowing them to access 15 hours per week of high-quality early education for their child.</p><p>Those undertaking a master’s degree are able to apply for a postgraduate master’s loan of up to £11,222 for help with course fees and living costs, which may include childcare.</p><p>Students starting a doctoral degree on or after 1 August 2020, can apply for a postgraduate doctoral loan of up to £26,445 which can also help with course fees and living costs, including childcare.</p><p>In cases where full-time students have additional needs that are not met through the student support system, support already available to them from their education institutions, they may be able to apply for help through Universal Credit. It remains the case that to be eligible for 85% reimbursement of childcare costs through Universal Credit Childcare a claimant must be in employment.</p><p>Further details on claiming Universal Credit, and Universal Credit Childcare, as a student can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-and-students" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-and-students</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 25/02/2021 17:42:34 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1184430

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities use the National Accreditation and Assessment Programme; and how many social workers within those local authorities have (a) started and (b) completed the programme.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	28081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>56 local authorities are currently participating in the National Assessment and Accreditation System and figures on the number of social workers who have completed their assessment is in the attached table.</p><p>The programme is voluntary for local authorities.</p><p>The cost of the programme to date has been £24 million, of which £12 million has been in grant funding to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 28082 28085 question first answered 16/03/2020 15:36:00 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford attachment 1 file name 28081_28082_28085_Table_LA_Trust_Assessed_Social_Workers.xls title 28081_28082_28085_Table
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1184431

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether introduction of the National accreditation and assessment programme is voluntary for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	28082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>56 local authorities are currently participating in the National Assessment and Accreditation System and figures on the number of social workers who have completed their assessment is in the attached table.</p><p>The programme is voluntary for local authorities.</p><p>The cost of the programme to date has been £24 million, of which £12 million has been in grant funding to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 28081 28085 question first answered 16/03/2020 15:36:00 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford attachment 1 file name 28081_28082_28085_Table_LA_Trust_Assessed_Social_Workers.xls title 28081_28082_28085_Table
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1184434

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse has been of the roll-out of the National Accreditation and Assessment Programme to date.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	28085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>56 local authorities are currently participating in the National Assessment and Accreditation System and figures on the number of social workers who have completed their assessment is in the attached table.</p><p>The programme is voluntary for local authorities.</p><p>The cost of the programme to date has been £24 million, of which £12 million has been in grant funding to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 28081 28082 question first answered 16/03/2020 15:36:00 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford attachment 1 file name 28081_28082_28085_Table_LA_Trust_Assessed_Social_Workers.xls title 28081_28082_28085_Table
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1246289

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support primary and secondary schools in their provision of mental health support to children and young people.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	107614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p><strong>​​</strong>The government is committed to promoting and supporting the mental health of children and young people.</p><p>We have in particular prioritised children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Getting children and young people back into school and college is itself key to their wellbeing. We have worked hard to ensure that all pupils and learners were able to return to a full high-quality education programme in September. Our £1 billion COVID-19 catch-up package, with £650 million shared across schools over the 2020-21 academic year, is supporting education settings to put the right catch-up and pastoral support in place.</p><p>To ensure that staff are equipped to support wellbeing as children and young people returned to schools and colleges, we made it a central part of our guidance both on remote education and on the return to school. We supported this with a range of training and materials, including webinars which have been accessed by thousands of education staff and accelerating training on how to teach about mental health as part of the new relationships, sex and health curriculum, so that all pupils can benefit from this long-term requirement.</p><p>To continue this support, we are investing £8 million in the Wellbeing for Education Return programme, which will provide schools and colleges all over England with the knowledge and practical skills they need to support teachers, students and parents, to help improve how they respond to the emotional impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The programme is funding expert advisers in every area of England to train and support schools and colleges during the autumn and spring terms. More information is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter</a>.</p><p>In the long term, we remain committed to our major joint green paper delivery programme with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. This includes introducing new mental health support teams linked to schools and colleges, providing training for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges, and testing approaches to faster access to NHS specialist support. Mental health support teams are part of the commitment made in the NHS England Long Term Plan that funding for mental health services will grow faster than the overall NHS budget, creating a new ringfenced local investment fund for all ages worth at least £2.3 billion a year by the 2023-24 financial year. This will mean that that by the 2023-24 financial year, at least an additional 345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 will be able to access support via NHS England funded mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 02/11/2020 11:12:50 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1257655

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the remit of the proposed review of foster care legislation to include foster carer's employment status.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	124261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p><strong>‘</strong>Foster Care in England’, the 2017 independent review of foster care, was clear that the current legislative framework is fit for purpose: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foster-care-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foster-care-in-england</a>. The reviewers did not recommend a change to the current employment status of foster carers. Their assessment was consistent with that of the Education Select Committee in determining that whilst there could be improvement in the respect and value shown to foster carers, in recognition of the invaluable role they play in Children’s Social Care and the lives of some of our most vulnerable children, this would not necessarily be achieved by becoming employees of fostering agencies: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmeduc/340/340.pdf" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmeduc/340/340.pdf</a>. As a result, we have no immediate intention to revise the foster care legislation to that effect.</p><p>In our response, ‘Foster Better Outcomes’ (2018), we committed to considering where changes could be made to the statutory guidance to strengthen and clarify issues around support for foster carers and to assess whether the National Minimum Standards for Foster Care should be replaced by Quality Standards: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fostering-better-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fostering-better-outcomes</a>. We are committed to undertaking this work and will engage fully with the sector when we do so.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 10/12/2020 16:38:35 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1194335

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has undertaken a Children’s Rights Impact Assessment for recent changes to the regulations for (a) children’s social care and (b) children’s SEND provision.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	45341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>A Children’s Rights Impact Assessment was undertaken for the recent changes to the regulations for children’s social care but not for the recent changes to the regulations for children’s special education needs and disabilities (SEND) provision. An Equality Impact Assessment was also conducted for both.</p><p>The potential impact on children and young people was a key factor in deciding what temporary changes to legislation would be appropriate. Both sets of regulations include a range of safeguards to limit any adverse impact, such as the Secretary of State for Education being under a duty to keep the effect of the legislative changes under review.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 19/05/2020 15:35:14 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq