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1719794

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s on those women in Eastbourne constituency.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/05/2024 11:59:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719838

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants are parents of a child with special educational needs in (a) the UK and (b) Eastbourne constituency.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not available and to provide it would be at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 27521 question first answered 24/05/2024 12:33:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719839

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	Universal Credit: East Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of parents of children with special educational needs have returned to work due to the provision of Universal Credit in (a) Eastbourne constituency and (b) East Sussex over the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not available and to provide it would be at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 27520 question first answered 24/05/2024 12:33:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719840

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has had discussions with the Clewer Initiative on tackling modern slavery in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Clewer Initiative was set up as a joint programme between the Church of England and the Trustees of the Community of St John the Baptist (known as the Clewer Sisters). It was launched in October 2017 with the backing of the then Prime Minister Theresa May and the Archbishop of Canterbury.</p><p>It started as an initial three-year programme working to help the Church of England's 42 dioceses support victims of modern slavery and identify signs of exploitation in their local communities. Information about its work can be found here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheclewerinitiative.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C4eba0d943724487417f508dc7b32c947%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638520705270788564%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XpFfeo4wuFKZiy7VL3V5Phir6FCODfyqW3nS0LWpu00%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://theclewerinitiative.org/</a></p><p>Over the past seven years the Clewer Initiative has worked with a large network of volunteers drawn from across the Church of England. Sadly, the Trustees of CSJB feel unable to continue with funding and, in the absence of an alternative funding stream, the Clewer Initiative will close this summer. The National Church Institutions are currently working to ensure that the assets of the project, especially valuable tools such as the Car Wash App, which have led to many investigations and prosecutions for Modern Day Slavery, are transferred to other charities working in this field. The Church of England remains committed to combating modern day slavery and will consider other ways to continue its work in this area.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 27523 question first answered 23/05/2024 21:31:37 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719841

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has had discussions with the Clewer Initiative on the impact of its funding on its work; and whether the Church is taking steps to support the Clewer Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Clewer Initiative was set up as a joint programme between the Church of England and the Trustees of the Community of St John the Baptist (known as the Clewer Sisters). It was launched in October 2017 with the backing of the then Prime Minister Theresa May and the Archbishop of Canterbury.</p><p>It started as an initial three-year programme working to help the Church of England's 42 dioceses support victims of modern slavery and identify signs of exploitation in their local communities. Information about its work can be found here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheclewerinitiative.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C4eba0d943724487417f508dc7b32c947%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638520705270788564%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XpFfeo4wuFKZiy7VL3V5Phir6FCODfyqW3nS0LWpu00%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://theclewerinitiative.org/</a></p><p>Over the past seven years the Clewer Initiative has worked with a large network of volunteers drawn from across the Church of England. Sadly, the Trustees of CSJB feel unable to continue with funding and, in the absence of an alternative funding stream, the Clewer Initiative will close this summer. The National Church Institutions are currently working to ensure that the assets of the project, especially valuable tools such as the Car Wash App, which have led to many investigations and prosecutions for Modern Day Slavery, are transferred to other charities working in this field. The Church of England remains committed to combating modern day slavery and will consider other ways to continue its work in this area.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 27522 question first answered 23/05/2024 21:31:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719847

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, what estimate the Government has made of the potential cost of providing compensation to eligible women.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/05/2024 11:38:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719034

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to encourage early years providers to adopt a curiosity-led learning approach.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	26898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to give children the right foundation for future progress in school and life. The EYFS defines three characteristics of effective teaching and learning: playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. Early years settings have the flexibility to utilise different learning approaches and design their own curriculum, based on the EYFS statutory requirements.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 26897 question first answered 24/05/2024 12:57:11 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719035

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the take up of the newly introduced funded childcare.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	26899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The department expects to provide over £4.1 billion by 2027/28 to facilitate the expansion of funded childcare and to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year overall on free hours and early education entitlements. This is the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever. As the childcare support is gradually rolled out, the department is encouraging consideration and take up through a parent facing campaign called Childcare Choices.</p><p> </p><p>The department is using a range of communications to drive users to the Childcare Choices website to find out more information about the different offers, check eligibility, sign up for updates and to apply. This has included a leaflet campaign distributed to over four million households across the country, as well as GP surgeries and supermarkets. The department has partnered with Peanut and Mumset to provide information on the available and expanded offers and directly communicated to parents through the Childcare Choices newsletter, which now has over 257,000 subscribers.</p><p> </p><p>This has resulted in over 210,000 childcare codes being validated for two year olds to benefit from 15 hours childcare from April 2024. The department is continuing to work with a range of partners to refine and disseminate messaging around the existing and new entitlements as it moves forward using a range of channels.</p><p> </p><p>The number of code validations will continue to grow, meaning even more working parents will have the option to have a family and a career, whilst also helping to grow the economy. The department continues to engage with local authorities and providers regarding the effective working of the code-based system.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 26900 question first answered 24/05/2024 12:56:16 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1719036

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the code-based system for accessing government-funded childcare to reduce the administrative burden on early years providers.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	26900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The department expects to provide over £4.1 billion by 2027/28 to facilitate the expansion of funded childcare and to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year overall on free hours and early education entitlements. This is the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever. As the childcare support is gradually rolled out, the department is encouraging consideration and take up through a parent facing campaign called Childcare Choices.</p><p> </p><p>The department is using a range of communications to drive users to the Childcare Choices website to find out more information about the different offers, check eligibility, sign up for updates and to apply. This has included a leaflet campaign distributed to over four million households across the country, as well as GP surgeries and supermarkets. The department has partnered with Peanut and Mumset to provide information on the available and expanded offers and directly communicated to parents through the Childcare Choices newsletter, which now has over 257,000 subscribers.</p><p> </p><p>This has resulted in over 210,000 childcare codes being validated for two year olds to benefit from 15 hours childcare from April 2024. The department is continuing to work with a range of partners to refine and disseminate messaging around the existing and new entitlements as it moves forward using a range of channels.</p><p> </p><p>The number of code validations will continue to grow, meaning even more working parents will have the option to have a family and a career, whilst also helping to grow the economy. The department continues to engage with local authorities and providers regarding the effective working of the code-based system.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 26899 question first answered 24/05/2024 12:56:16 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1718468

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to help increase the rate of reunification of children in kinship care with their birth families.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	26536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The department is committed to ensuring that looked after children are able to achieve permanence. Where a looked after child’s permanence plan is to return to the care of their parents, there should be a robust decision-making process to ensure this decision is safe and sustainable and will safeguard and promote their welfare. Local authorities should set out what support and services will be provided following reunification.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2023 update to the statutory guidance ‘Working together to safeguard children’ the department set out that local authorities may consider whether family group decision-making would support the child’s transition home from care, and the role the family network could play in supporting this.</p><p> </p><p>The £45 million Families First for Children Pathfinder programme will test family network reforms including through increased use of family group decision making. This reform area will empower families by prioritising family-led solutions, engaging wider family networks throughout decisions made about a child which may support reunification, including back to birth parents.</p><p> </p><p>The number and percentage of looked after children returning home to live with parents or other people with parental responsibility is published annually in the department’s children looked after statistical release and can be interrogated at local authority level on GOV.UK. Figures are available for the last five years. The department does not intend to break down the data any further to identify returns to birth parents from kinship care.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 26537 26538 question first answered 23/05/2024 16:33:56 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell