Written Question
Thursday 13th September 2018
Asked by:
Jeremy Lefroy (Conservative - Stafford)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on its staying close scheme for children leaving residential care; and how many such children have been involved in that scheme.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
We are providing around £6 million in the period 2018 to 2019 and in the period 2019 to 2020 for a national pilot of Staying Close in eight sites.
These pilots provide an enhanced support offer for those leaving residential care. The support offer includes an accommodation offer close to their former children’s home alongside practical and emotional support from a member of staff from their former children's home whom they know and trust.
Reports from the pilots show that 120 care leavers participated in the Staying Close pilots from January 2018 to July 2018.
A full evaluation will be available when the pilots end in March 2020.
Written Question
Thursday 13th September 2018
Asked by:
Jeremy Lefroy (Conservative - Stafford)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance, Staying put: arrangements for care leavers aged 18 years and above, published on 22 May 2013, what progress the Government has made on implementing the staying put policy.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
Staying Put has helped thousands of care leavers to continue to benefit from a stable and secure family setting and to prepare for independence at a more gradual pace rather than facing a ‘cliff-edge’ at the age of 18. The policy has been welcomed by care leavers and the sector.
The latest data for the year ending March 2017 shows that 51% of those ceasing to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday remained with their former foster carer. In addition, 25% of 19 and 20 year olds were still living with their former foster carers.
Written Question
Tuesday 27th March 2018
Asked by:
Jeremy Lefroy (Conservative - Stafford)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary school children were eligible for free schools meals in (a) 2009-2010, (b) 2013-2014 and (c) 2017-2018.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
For 2010, the number and percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals are 717,060 and 17.3%, respectively.
For 2014, the number and percentage of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals are 755,485 and 17.0%, respectively.
For 2017, the number and percentage of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals are 666,708 and 14.1%, respectively.
The ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2018’ statistical release will be released in June 2018, (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018).
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
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"My right hon. Friend knows that Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Shrewsbury and several other very good colleges that provide excellent apprenticeships have not been awarded funding under the non-levy apprenticeships scheme. She has worked hard to find a way through this, but can I ask her for an update to ensure that …..."Jeremy Lefroy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
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"Last week I had the honour of chairing in Westminster the second annual Stafford schools debating competition. The standard was excellent, and I pay tribute to Councillor Carolyn Trowbridge and Sam Phillips for their work in organising the competition. What is the Department doing to encourage public speaking and debate …..."Jeremy Lefroy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Nov 2017
International Men’s Day
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered International Men’s Day.
It is a privilege to lead this debate. I thank the Members of all parties who have shown their support for it by being here today, and particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies), who …..."Jeremy Lefroy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Nov 2017
International Men’s Day
"I totally agree; the hon. Gentleman anticipates what I was about to say. As he says, there is clear evidence that men are less likely than women to seek help when they are sick. That is certainly true of me. I have sometimes been reluctant to go to the doctor …..."Jeremy Lefroy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Nov 2017
International Men’s Day
"I absolutely agree. I will read all six of the Samaritans’ recommendations, because they are so important. The first is to recognise and take on gender and socioeconomic inequalities in suicide risk—to follow the evidence, not the preconceptions. The second is to ensure that suicide prevention policy and practice takes …..."Jeremy Lefroy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Nov 2017
International Men’s Day
"Sadly, yes. I have seen that on several occasions, and I remember one in particular in a surgery a few years ago that was just devastating; a father had lost access to all four of his children. It was very sad indeed. As I say, we need to be balanced …..."Jeremy Lefroy - View Speech
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