Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the average waiting time for an EHC Plan in Blackpool South constituency.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department publishes annual data on the number and proportion of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans issued within 20 weeks, in each calendar year, excluding exceptions at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans.
EHC plans are administered at the local authority level and therefore figures are not available for Parliamentary constituencies. The department does not collect data on the average time taken.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of education, health and care plans are issued outside the 20 week timeframe in Blackpool South constituency.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department publishes annual data on the number and proportion of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans issued within 20 weeks, in each calendar year, excluding exceptions at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans.
EHC plans are administered at the local authority level and therefore figures are not available for Parliamentary constituencies. The department does not collect data on the average time taken.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care experienced 16 and 17 year olds have been placed in unregistered accommodation in Blackpool South constituency.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department does not collect this data by Parliamentary constituency area.
The latest information on placements for looked after children, relating to the year ending 31 March 2023, was published on 16 November 2023 in the annual statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoptions’, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children from Blackpool South constituency are placed (a) outside and (b) 20 miles or more from the local authority area.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department does not collect this data by Parliamentary constituency area.
The latest information on placements for looked after children, relating to the year ending 31 March 2023, was published on 16 November 2023 in the annual statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoptions’, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for an education, health and care plan in Kingswood constituency.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department publishes annual data on the number and proportion of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans issued within 20 weeks, in each calendar year, excluding exceptions, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans.
EHC plans are administered at the local authority level and therefore figures are not available for parliamentary constituencies. The department does not collect data on the average time taken.
The department and NHS England will continue to work with local authorities to monitor and improve the quality, consistency and experience of completing EHC needs assessments, as well as the issuing of completed plans.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of education, health and care plans are issued outside the 20 week timeframe in Kingswood constituency.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department publishes annual data on the number and proportion of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans issued within 20 weeks, in each calendar year, excluding exceptions, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans.
EHC plans are administered at the local authority level and therefore figures are not available for parliamentary constituencies. The department does not collect data on the average time taken.
The department and NHS England will continue to work with local authorities to monitor and improve the quality, consistency and experience of completing EHC needs assessments, as well as the issuing of completed plans.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of care experienced sixteen and seventeen year olds who have been placed in unregistered accommodation in Kingswood constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department does not collect this data by parliamentary constituency area.
The latest information on children in looked after placements, relating to the year ending 31 March 2023, was published on 16 November 2023 in the annual statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoptions’ which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of looked after children raised in Kingswood constituency who are placed (a) outside and (b) twenty miles or more from the local authority area.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department does not collect this data by parliamentary constituency area.
The latest information on children in looked after placements, relating to the year ending 31 March 2023, was published on 16 November 2023 in the annual statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoptions’ which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of childcare providers that have closed in Wellingborough constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
This government is making the largest investment in childcare in England’s history. By the 2027/28 financial year, the government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education. It will provide hard working parents 30 hours of free childcare per week (38 weeks per year) for children aged 9 months to until they start school. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.
As announced in the Spring Budget, the department will substantially uplift the hourly rate paid to local authorities and childcare providers to deliver existing free entitlements offers. In the 2024/25 financial year alone, we will invest over £400 million additional funding to deliver a significant uplift to these rates. This investment builds on the £204 million of additional funding provided in the 2023/24 financial year (paid from September 2023).
The department does not hold data for the number of childcare providers that have either opened or closed in the Wellingborough constituency specifically or by individual years.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the average cost to parents of childcare for a (a) two and (b) three or four year old child for 25 hours per week in Wellingborough constituency.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
This government is making the largest investment in childcare in England’s history. By the 2027/28 financial year, the government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education. It will provide hard working parents 30 hours of free childcare per week (38 weeks per year) for children aged 9 months to until they start school. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.
As announced in the Spring Budget, the department will substantially uplift the hourly rate paid to local authorities and childcare providers to deliver existing free entitlements offers. In the 2024/25 financial year alone, we will invest over £400 million additional funding to deliver a significant uplift to these rates. This investment builds on the £204 million of additional funding provided in the 2023/24 financial year (paid from September 2023).
The department does not hold data for the number of childcare providers that have either opened or closed in the Wellingborough constituency specifically or by individual years.