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1718881

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date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of the National Kinship Care Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	26804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>‘Championing Kinship Care’, which was published on 15 December 2023, sets out the department’s vision for a future kinship care system and how kinship carers can be better supported, so that more children can thrive. The department is investing £20 million of funding in 2024/25 to help move towards a children’s social care system with kinship at its heart.</p><p> </p><p>The department will launch a Pathfinder programme in 2024 in up to eight local authorities to provide special guardian kinship carers, who care for previously looked after children, with a financial allowance to be paid at the same rate as foster care. This programme will be backed by an investment of £16 million in 2024/25 and the department will explore expanding eligibility to broader cohorts of kinship carers and all local authorities in the future, subject to the findings of our evaluation. The department is currently working through the criteria for the eight local authorities, and will share further information on the Pathfinder in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The department also announced £3.8 million in 2024/25 to expand the role of Virtual School Heads to specifically include championing the education, attendance and attainment of children in kinship care. Local authority funding allocations were published in March 2024 and the role extension will come into effect from September 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also delivering a package of training and support that all kinship carers across England can access if they wish to within this Spending Review period. The department is pleased to confirm the charity Kinship as the successful training partner and that the service went live in April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 21/05/2024 16:45:51 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1718882

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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 progress her Department has made on the implementation of the financial allowance pathfinder.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	26805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The department will launch a Pathfinder programme in 2024 in up to eight local authorities to provide special guardian kinship carers, who care for previously looked after children, with a financial allowance to be paid at the same rate as foster care. This programme will be backed by an investment of £16 million in 2024/25 and the department will explore expanding eligibility to broader cohorts of kinship carers and all local authorities in the future, subject to the findings of our evaluation. Local authority selection will take place this year. The department will also work with an evaluation partner to make sure that the programme can provide robust evidence for future rollout. The department will share further information on the Pathfinder in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 21/05/2024 16:46:40 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1718883

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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, when she plans to announce the eight local authorities selected for the financial allowance pathfinder.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	26806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The department will launch a Pathfinder programme in 2024 in up to eight local authorities to provide special guardian kinship carers, who care for previously looked after children, with a financial allowance to be paid at the same rate as foster care. This programme will be backed by an investment of £16 million in 2024/25 and the department will explore expanding eligibility to broader cohorts of kinship carers and all local authorities in the future, subject to the findings of our evaluation. Local authority selection will take place this year. The department will also work with an evaluation partner to make sure the programme can provide robust evidence for future rollout. The department will share further information on the Pathfinder in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 21/05/2024 16:47:24 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1716946

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential merits of increasing the purchase price limits on ISAs to exceed £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	25600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps all aspects of savings policy under review, and any changes of this kind would be made at a relevant fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 14/05/2024 13:01:10 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1716565

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Housing: Sales
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 he is taking steps to increase protections for house purchase expenses prior to exchange of contracts.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	25403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 13/05/2024 13:40:10 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1713250

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of treatment for glioma on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	23350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) evaluates all new licensed medicines, including medicines for glioma, to determine whether they represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. The NICE aims to publish guidance on new medicines as close as possible to licensing. Any medicine for glioma, recommended in draft NICE guidance, will be eligible for funding through the Cancer Drugs Fund from the point a positive draft guidance is published, in line with the standard arrangements for cancer medicines.</p><p>On 24 April 2024, the NICE published draft guidance recommending a new treatment for glioma in children and young people that will be available to eligible patients once supply of the treatment is available.</p><p>There are currently no licensed dendritic cell therapies for glioma. A number of dendritic cell therapies are in development for the treatment of glioma, and any new licensed and NICE recommended treatments would be funded by NHS England, in line with NICE’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 23351 question first answered 29/04/2024 11:21:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 30798 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1713251

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to provide dendric cell therapy for glioma.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	23351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) evaluates all new licensed medicines, including medicines for glioma, to determine whether they represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. The NICE aims to publish guidance on new medicines as close as possible to licensing. Any medicine for glioma, recommended in draft NICE guidance, will be eligible for funding through the Cancer Drugs Fund from the point a positive draft guidance is published, in line with the standard arrangements for cancer medicines.</p><p>On 24 April 2024, the NICE published draft guidance recommending a new treatment for glioma in children and young people that will be available to eligible patients once supply of the treatment is available.</p><p>There are currently no licensed dendritic cell therapies for glioma. A number of dendritic cell therapies are in development for the treatment of glioma, and any new licensed and NICE recommended treatments would be funded by NHS England, in line with NICE’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 23350 question first answered 29/04/2024 11:21:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 30800 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1712861

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Net Zero Innovation Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Net Zero Innovation Board last met.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	23076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Innovation Board provides strategic oversight of government funding of net zero innovation programmes and has met four times since February 2023 – in July, October and December 2023 and March 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23077 question first answered 25/04/2024 05:54:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1712862

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Net Zero Innovation Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many meetings of the Net Zero Innovation Board have taken place since February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	23077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Innovation Board provides strategic oversight of government funding of net zero innovation programmes and has met four times since February 2023 – in July, October and December 2023 and March 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23076 question first answered 25/04/2024 05:54:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1712888

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) officials in his Department on compensation and support for affected Equitable Life policyholders.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	23080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016 and there are no plans to reopen any previous decisions relating to the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 25/04/2024 12:10:54 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern