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1104940

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Referral Units: Speech and Language Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Pupil Referral Units (a) employ speech and language therapists or (b) have access to speech and language therapy services.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	236250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2015 Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice sets out high expectations of schools, alternative provision, and colleges about how they identify and meet the needs of pupils with SEND, including those with speech, language and communication needs. The Code emphasises that schools, including alternative provision, should work closely with their local authority and other providers to commission specialist services directly, such as speech and language therapists.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not collect data on which pupil referral units employ speech and language therapists. Commissioners of alternative provision should ensure that there is a clear plan for pupils’ progression and keep the arrangements under regular review so that they can be adapted in response to the needs of the child or young person. Where an alternative provider has concerns that a child or young person may have a speech and language difficulty that is not being appropriately supported, then they should raise their concerns with the commissioner and agree how these potential needs will be assessed and supported.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/04/2019 15:12:29 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1104942

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2019 to Question 216909 on Children in Care: Health Services, what discussions the consortium of partners delivering the mental health assessment pilots for looked after children has had with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	236252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The consortium delivering the looked-after children mental health assessment pilots has communicated with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists about the setting up of the pilots. They will draw on the expertise of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists during the course of the pilots.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/04/2019 14:45:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1104944

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to respond to the letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families of 19 November 2018 on his speech to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Speech and Language Difficulties on 23 October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	236259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>A response is being drafted and will be issued shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/04/2019 15:19:53 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1023222

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans (a) Ofsted and (b) the Care Quality Commission have to automatically require a written statement of action where joint commissioning arrangements for speech, language and communication needs and related needs, including (i) social, (ii) emotional and (iii) mental health, classified as inadequate.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/12/2018 11:06:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1042305

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made a recent assessment of the value for money of a child being taken into care; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>One of the key principles of the legislation which underpins the UK’s child protection system is that children are best looked after within their families, but that is not always possible. As a last resort, after other steps have failed, local authorities may apply to the independent courts for a decision about removing a child from his or her family – for the child’s safety.</p><p>Local authorities are required to submit annual budget and outturn statements about their spending on children’s services, including spend on children looked after, to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State. This data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We also publish information on the average weekly unit costs of looked after children, by local authority, in the Local Authority Interactive Tool. This can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These sources give information on both the aggregate and average costs to local authorities associated with supporting and accommodating looked after children. The cost of support and care placements varies across individual children. The impact on child welfare through, for example, a reduction in exposure to harm or potential harm will also vary across individual children and will be dependent on the context of the situation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/01/2019 17:26:52 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1042306

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many speech and language therapists work in virtual schools.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/01/2019 11:14:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1055250

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	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 parents and carers in the education, health and care need assessment process.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act (2014) requires local authorities to provide children, young people and parents with information, advice and support about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and to work with them to develop a local offer.</p><p>Where children and young people are going through an education, health and care needs assessment, their parents or carers are able to get help from the local information, advice and support (IAS) service which is a useful source of information to help them understand the process and participate fully in it. There are IAS services in every local area and can be found through this link: <a href="https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/information-advice-and-support-services-network/find-your-local-ias-service" target="_blank">https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/information-advice-and-support-services-network/find-your-local-ias-service</a>. Between June 2018 and March 2020, the government is providing £20 million to improve the quality of IAS services.</p><p> </p><p>The government also funds parent carer forums (PCFs). These forums bring parents together to help support other parents of disabled children, and as a way to work with the local authority to influence local SEND provision. We are continuing to provide funding for PCFs, with £15,000 per forum (£2.3 million in total) in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/02/2019 14:47:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1055251

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people who have speech, language and communication needs as their primary need are (a) 0-5, (b) 5-16, (c) 16-18 and (d) 18-25 years old; and how many have Education, Health and Care plans there are for each of those age groups.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>Information requested on type of need, by age group for all children and young people with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, is not held centrally. This information is however available for those in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.</p><p>Figures showing the number of children and young people with an EHC plan by age group is published in the ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans’ publication available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018</a>.</p><p>Figures showing the number of children in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools who have speech, language and communication needs as their primary need by age are published in the ‘Special educational needs in England’ publication available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/02/2019 14:45:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1055256

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures his Department plans to use to evaluate the effectiveness of its guidance entitled Improving the home learning environment, published on 14 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>This publication sets out a behaviour change approach that will inform our work to improve the home learning environment, so that a greater proportion of children have the early language, communication and literacy skills they need to thrive. It brings together the latest evidence from research and draws on the experience of experts working with families every day.</p><p>The behaviour change model is a living document, which we intend to update as new evidence emerges and as practice develops.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2019 16:24:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1055258

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2018 to Question HL7925, how the organisation that is managing the integrated physical and mental health assessments for looked-after children identifies and meets the speech, language and communication needs of those children.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We have appointed a consortium of partners, led by the Anna Freud Centre, to support delivery of the mental health assessment pilots. The pilots will test improved approaches to the mental health and wellbeing element of the health assessments looked-after children receive on entry to care.</p><p> </p><p>The improved assessments will be child-centred and needs-focused. They will support timely identification of needs and inform whether more comprehensive assessment and support is needed. For some children, this will result in referrals to specialist services, such as speech, language and communication services. The pilots will also explore the range of professionals that should be involved in the assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>We will be conducting a full evaluation of the pilots, which will consider how effective the mental health assessments are at providing an accurate and thorough diagnosis of the child’s needs.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2019 16:50:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies