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1452432

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2022
	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, when his Department plans to publish an update to its transparency data, Looked after children in independent or semi-independent placements.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The transparency data ‘Looked after children in independent or semi-independent placements’ was initially published on 12 February 2020, alongside independent research commissioned by the department into the use of unregulated and unregistered provision for children in care. The documents can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/864075/Looked_after_children_in_independent_or_semi-independent_placements_Feb_2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/864075/Looked_after_children_in_independent_or_semi-independent_placements_Feb_2020.pdf</a> and here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-unregulated-and-unregistered-provision-for-children-in-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-unregulated-and-unregistered-provision-for-children-in-care</a>.</p><p>These publications provided important context to the government consultation ‘Reforms to unregulated provision for children in care and care leavers’ which was published on the same date, and asked for views on proposals to reform the use of this provision. This publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/unregulated-provision-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/unregulated-provision-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers</a>. This transparency data was an ad-hoc release and, as confirmed in the report, will not be produced annually.</p><p> </p><p>The department published a further suite of transparency data on 19 February 2021, available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960067/Looked_after_children_aged_under_16_in_unregulated_placements.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960067/Looked_after_children_aged_under_16_in_unregulated_placements.pdf</a>. This provided details on the use of independent and semi-independent accommodation specifically for children under the age of 16 and was published to assist local authorities to prepare for a ban on the placement of under 16s in these placements from 9 September 2021. This was also an ad-hoc release and, as confirmed in the report, will not be produced annually.</p><p> </p><p>The looked after children in independent and semi-independent settings data that is published annually by the department is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions/2020" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions/2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/03/2022 17:24:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1452434

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the latest available statistics on the proportion of looked-after 16-17 year-olds living in (a) independent or semi-independent accommodation and (b) all care settings that are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The total number of children looked after aged 16-17 from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who lived in independent or semi-independent accommodation on 31 March 2021 was 2,970 (which represents 50% of the children looked after population aged 16-17 who lived in independent or semi-independent accommodation). The number of children from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds from this age cohort who lived in all care settings on 31 March 2021 was 6,910 (which represents 37% of the children looked after population aged 16-17).</p><p>Figures on children looked after for all ages by ethnicity and placement type were published in the Statistical Release ‘Children looked after in England, including adoption: 2020 to 2021', which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2020-to-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/03/2022 17:16:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1484901

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literacy: Primary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the average number of hours of literacy teaching received per pupil in each year of Key Stage One.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The department does not collect primary school curriculum data in the annual school workforce census and so there is no data available on the average number of hours of literacy teaching received per key stage 1 pupil. The school workforce census collects information on teaching in a sample of secondary schools and this information is published in our national statistics, the latest of which refers to the November 2021 census, and is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/07/2022 17:52:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1455420

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) impact of the (i) Spring Statement 2022 and (ii) October Budget 2021 and (b) combined impact of those fiscal events on (A) women, (B) Black, Asian and minority ethnic people, (C) disabled people, (D) LGBT+ people and (E) pensioners.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	149355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Treasury carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics, including at Spring Statement 2022 and Autumn Budget 2021 and other fiscal events, in line with both its legal obligations and with its strong commitment to promoting fairness.</p><p> </p><p>Those with protected characteristics are amongst those who are benefitting from the actions taken at the Spring Statement 2022 and Autumn Budget 2021. These include increases in the National Living Wage (NLW) to £9.50 an hour for workers aged 23 and over, which will benefit women, people with disabilities and individuals from some ethnic minority backgrounds, who are more likely to be on the NLW.</p><p> </p><p>Women and the LGBT community are disproportionately affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence and are being supported by increased funding announced at Autumn Budget 2021 for victim support services, including Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors.</p><p> </p><p>Spending Review 2021 also announced an enhanced offer for workers aged 50 and over to ensure that older workers receive the support they need to remain in or return to work and benefit from fuller working lives.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 19/04/2022 14:27:53 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1455425

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department's distributional analysis accompanying the Spring Statement 2022 combined all tax, welfare and public service spending decisions since the Spending Round 2019; and what plans his Department has to publish a separate distributional analysis for each fiscal event during that period.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	149356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>At each fiscal event HM Treasury has regularly published distributional analysis of the impact of tax, welfare and spending decisions on households.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the government’s distributional analysis is to present a comprehensive picture of the net effect of tax or welfare changes on household incomes, as well as the impact of public spending decisions, in the round. As each policy decision will have a different effect on households, presenting the total impact over a relatively long time period provides a more robust, comprehensive and stable approach than looking at every policy individually.</p><p> </p><p>Distributional analysis published at Spring Statement 2022 shows that in 2024-25, the tax, welfare and spending decisions made since Spending Round 2019 (SR19) will have benefitted the poorest households most (as a percentage of income). The impact of government policy since SR19 on the bottom four deciles is expected to be worth more than £1,000 a year, while there will have been a net benefit on average for the poorest 80% of households.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 06/04/2022 10:22:22 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1455428

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis his Department undertook in advance of the Spring Statement 2022 of the impact of the policy of uprating by September 2021 consumer price inflation on the inflation-adjusted value of social security benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	149359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>CPI has been the default inflation measure for the government’s statutory annual review of benefits since 2011 and it is standard practice for the government to uprate in line with September CPI, which was 3.1% in 2021. September CPI is the latest available figure confirmed by the ONS prior to the annual review and allows sufficient time for the legislative and complex delivery process to take place.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to uprating social security benefits, the government is also providing support to families worth over £22 billion in 2022-23 to help families with cost of living pressures. This includes cutting the Universal Credit taper rate and increasing work allowances to make sure work pays, freezing alcohol duties to keep costs down, and providing millions of households with up to £350 to help with rising energy bills. At the Spring Statement, the Chancellor went further, announcing an increase to the annual National Insurance Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit to £12,570, and an additional £500m to help the most vulnerable with the cost of essentials through the Household Support Fund. Families and businesses across the UK will also benefit from a 12-month cut in fuel duty of 5 pence per litre, the largest cash terms cut, that has ever been applied to all fuel duty rates at once. This cut represents savings for consumers worth almost £2.4 billion over the next year. And, from 1st April 2022, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour for workers aged 23, which will benefit more than 2 million workers. This means an increase of over £1,000 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the NLW.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 19/04/2022 16:49:15 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1454838

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Supply Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of agencies which provide supply teachers to schools in the UK are assessed as being regulated by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	148352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>All employment businesses based in Great Britain are regulated by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, part of BEIS, under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003 (both as amended). Employment Business based in Northern Ireland are regulated by the Employment Agency Inspectorate, under The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (as amended).</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/04/2022 14:58:19 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1466380

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 23 March 2022 to Question 140547 on Employment: Pregnancy, if he will publish the (a) terms of reference and (b) minutes of the meetings of (i) 23 September 2021, (ii) 29 March 2022 and (iii) 11 May 2022 of the Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely publish minutes of meetings or Terms of Reference. The papers referenced above can be made available on request to: labourmarketparticipation@beis.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/06/2022 16:21:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1454834

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average (a) cost per hour and (b) signing bonus is of agency-provided teaching staff in (i) Oxford, (ii) Oxfordshire, (iii) South East and (iv) England.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	148349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148350 148351 148353 question first answered 01/04/2022 12:36:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1454836

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what qualifications are required of agency-provided staff in schools in (a) Oxford, (b) Oxfordshire, (c) South East and (d) England.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	148350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148349 148351 148353 question first answered 01/04/2022 12:36:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds