The department is engaging with Buckinghamshire Council to discuss the current provision of and future demand for specialist school places, with a view to supporting them in delivering places where needed and improving outcomes for children with special educational needs.<\/p>
This includes working with Buckinghamshire on the authority\u2019s successful application to be part of the national free school competition, and on the provision of new specialist units within mainstream schools.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Catherine McKinnell"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-10-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-10-11T12:28:25.057Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Special Educational Needs: Buckinghamshire"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with Buckinghamshire Council on the provision of specialist school places for children with special educational needs; and what steps she plans to take to increase capacity in that county.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5193", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Buckingham and Bletchley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Callum Anderson"} ], "uin" : "5465"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675951", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675951/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Due to changes in data management processes, and moving the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) headquarters to RAF Wyton, we can only provide figures from 2018-19 onwards. MDP Officer joiners and leavers in each year, to 31 March, are as follows:<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2022<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2023<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2024*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Joiners<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 275<\/p><\/td> 404<\/p><\/td> 322<\/p><\/td> 248<\/p><\/td> 253<\/p><\/td> 87<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leavers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 286.5<\/p><\/td> 266.53<\/p><\/td> 190.79<\/p><\/td> 311.05<\/p><\/td> 353.98<\/p><\/td> 183<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> * As at 31 October 2023<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Police officers (a) were recruited and (b) left the Force in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support vulnerable people to make claims for Universal Credit as part of the process of managed migration from legacy benefits.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1172108/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department\u2019s deductions policy strikes a fair balance between a claimant\u2019s need to meet their obligations and their ability to ensure they can meet their day-to-day needs. From October 2019, Universal Credit deductions have been reduced to 30% of a claimant\u2019s standard allowance down from 40% to better achieve these objectives.<\/p> <\/p> In the latest period for which figures are available (August 2019), £1.3 billion of Universal Credit was paid, of which £94 million (7%) was deducted. The table below provides a breakdown of the deductions by reason.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Deduction reason<\/p><\/td> Value of Deductions (£)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UC advance repayments<\/p><\/td> 50,252,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit overpayments<\/p><\/td> 14,295,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> DWP overpayments<\/p><\/td> 8,042,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Social fund loans<\/p><\/td> 5,466,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arrears of rent and/or service charges<\/p><\/td> 5,001,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fines<\/p><\/td> 4,931,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HB overpayments<\/p><\/td> 1,771,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arrears of Community Charge or Council Tax<\/p><\/td> 1,285,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UC Recoverable Hardship payments<\/p><\/td> 843,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> DWP Fraud overpayments<\/p><\/td> 742,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fuel and Water Ongoing consumption<\/p><\/td> 615,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Child maintenance<\/p><\/td> 527,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arrears of water charges<\/p><\/td> 273,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HB and DWP Civil Penalties<\/p><\/td> 121,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HB Fraud overpayments<\/p><\/td> 113,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HB and DWP Administrative Penalties<\/p><\/td> 76,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arrears of fuel (electric and gas)<\/p><\/td> 67,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arrears of Eligible loans<\/p><\/td> 51,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arrears of Integration loans<\/p><\/td> 44,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit Fraud overpayments<\/p><\/td> 1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mortgage interest<\/p><\/td> less than 500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/strong><\/p> 1. Values of deductions in the table are rounded to the nearest thousand. The total value of all deductions and the amount of universal credit paid is rounded to the nearest £1,000,000.<\/p> 2. Deductions include advance repayments, third party deductions and all other deductions, but exclude sanctions and fraud penalties which are reductions of benefit rather than deductions.<\/p> 3. Amount of Universal Credit paid reflects the amount of money paid to claimants and their landlords as part of their award, including the amount which they would have been entitled to had it not been deducted. It does not include other payments such as advances and hardship payments.<\/p> 4. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the value of deductions to universal credit payments under each reason for deduction in the latest period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4463", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Stephens"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1156389/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " New limits to the per draw sales, annual sales and maximum prize for society lotteries were announced on 16 July 2019. Affirmative secondary legislation is required to change the limits, and the Gambling Commission are also required to consult on changes to their Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP). The date for laying the statutory instrument has not yet been fixed. The Gambling Commission\u2019s consultation will also cover measures to improve transparency of society lotteries, and is expected to run for 12 weeks. The changes are expected to come into force during 2020.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4527", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Whately"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral statement of 16 July 2019 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Official Report, column 718, on Lotteries Regulation, when she plans to announce further progress on implementing the (a) per-draw sales limit to increase to £5 million, (b) maximum prize limit to increase to £500,000 and (c) annual sales limit to increase to £50 million for society lotteries.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4480", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Carolyn Harris"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/752577", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the UK film and television industry maintains the right to contract freely on the basis of territorially exclusive licences during discussions on the Data Single Market proposals between the European Commission and European Parliament.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1463", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tom Watson"}
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, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3918", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jane Ellison"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department are entitled to the use of a (i) car with a dedicated driver, (ii) car from the Government car pool and (iii) taxi ordered through a departmental account.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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