Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people with physical disabilities require adapted accommodation from local authorities, broken down by each local authority area in the South East.
Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Government does not hold this information.
The English Housing Survey periodically asks about housing adaptation needs. At the last time this was asked in 2019-20, 8% of all households in England (1.9 million) had at least one person with a long-standing physical or mental health condition who said they required adaptations to their home. This is based on a sample survey and cannot be broken down to local authority area level.
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she has made an assessment of the potential (a) financial and (b) other challenges faced by cancer patients in accessing appropriate evidence-based nutritional, lifestyle and wellbeing support alongside their treatment.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon Member to the Departmentâs strategy on Living with and Beyond Cancer in Chapter 4 of the National Cancer Plan available at the link below, which examines these and other issues in detail:
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating evidence-based nutritional, physical activity and lifestyle interventions more routinely alongside medical treatment for cancer patients.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon Member to the Departmentâs strategy on Living with and Beyond Cancer in Chapter 4 of the National Cancer Plan available at the link below, which examines these and other issues in detail:
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether guidance is available to NHS cancer services on providing patients with evidence-based information on nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle alongside conventional cancer treatment.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon Member to the Departmentâs strategy on Living with and Beyond Cancer in Chapter 4 of the National Cancer Plan available at the link below, which examines these and other issues in detail:
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the number of accessible properties that are (a) temporary accommodation (b) emergency accommodation and (c) social housing available through each local authority in the South East.
Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Temporary accommodation must be appropriate to the needs of the household, which includes accessibility needs.
MHCLG does not hold data on the number of accessible properties that are temporary accommodation, emergency accommodation or social housing available through local authorities in the South East.
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many EHC Plans were successfully appealed at the First-Tier Tribunal on SEND each year between 2015/16 and 2025/25 in a) East Sussex and b) England.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department publishes information on education, health and care (EHC) plans annually in the âEducation, health and care plansâ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. This includes national and local authority level information on EHC needs assessments and tribunals.
Information on the number of EHC needs assessments appealed at the First-tier Tribunal between 2022 and 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/3895e9b5-a83e-426e-2dfe-08df07a6df71. Information is not available for earlier dates.
Information on the total number of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal is published as a supporting file to the EHC plans statistical publication. The latest edition of the publication (2026) provides information for 2024 and 2025. Earlier data can be found in the 2025 edition of the publication.
Information on the outcome of appeals to First-tier Tribunals, by type, is not currently held by the department. The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Tribunal cases disposed of, as well as outcomes, in the SEND Tribunal Tables.
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many EHC Needs Assessments decisions were successfully appealed at the First-Tier Tribunal on SEND each year between 2015/16 and 2025/25 in a) East Sussex and b) England.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department publishes information on education, health and care (EHC) plans annually in the âEducation, health and care plansâ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. This includes national and local authority level information on EHC needs assessments and tribunals.
Information on the number of EHC needs assessments appealed at the First-tier Tribunal between 2022 and 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/3895e9b5-a83e-426e-2dfe-08df07a6df71. Information is not available for earlier dates.
Information on the total number of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal is published as a supporting file to the EHC plans statistical publication. The latest edition of the publication (2026) provides information for 2024 and 2025. Earlier data can be found in the 2025 edition of the publication.
Information on the outcome of appeals to First-tier Tribunals, by type, is not currently held by the department. The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Tribunal cases disposed of, as well as outcomes, in the SEND Tribunal Tables.
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many EHC Needs Assessment decisions were appealed to the First-Tier Tribunal on SEND each year between 2015/16 and 2025/25 in a) East Sussex and b) England.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department publishes information on education, health and care (EHC) plans annually in the âEducation, health and care plansâ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. This includes national and local authority level information on EHC needs assessments and tribunals.
Information on the number of EHC needs assessments appealed at the First-tier Tribunal between 2022 and 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/3895e9b5-a83e-426e-2dfe-08df07a6df71. Information is not available for earlier dates.
Information on the total number of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal is published as a supporting file to the EHC plans statistical publication. The latest edition of the publication (2026) provides information for 2024 and 2025. Earlier data can be found in the 2025 edition of the publication.
Information on the outcome of appeals to First-tier Tribunals, by type, is not currently held by the department. The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Tribunal cases disposed of, as well as outcomes, in the SEND Tribunal Tables.
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many EHC Plans were appealed to the First-Tier Tribunal on SEND each year between 2015/16 and 2025/25 in a) East Sussex and b) England.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department publishes information on education, health and care (EHC) plans annually in the âEducation, health and care plansâ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. This includes national and local authority level information on EHC needs assessments and tribunals.
Information on the number of EHC needs assessments appealed at the First-tier Tribunal between 2022 and 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/3895e9b5-a83e-426e-2dfe-08df07a6df71. Information is not available for earlier dates.
Information on the total number of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal is published as a supporting file to the EHC plans statistical publication. The latest edition of the publication (2026) provides information for 2024 and 2025. Earlier data can be found in the 2025 edition of the publication.
Information on the outcome of appeals to First-tier Tribunals, by type, is not currently held by the department. The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Tribunal cases disposed of, as well as outcomes, in the SEND Tribunal Tables.
Asked by: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people were refused an education, health and care (a) needs assessment and (b) plan each year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 in (i) East Sussex (ii) England.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department publishes information on education, health and care (EHC) plans annually in the âEducation, Health and Care plansâ statistical publication, available at https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. This includes national and local authority level information on EHC plan assessments and timeliness.
Information on the number of requests for an EHC needs assessment, and the outcome of that request, for the calendar years 2019 to 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/34256edd-1a1d-477d-e5e4-08df06afb6ab. Information for calendar years 2015 to 2018 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/c0af4f58-3b40-4fa3-e5e3-08df06afb6ab.
Information on the number of EHC needs assessments carried out, and the outcome of that assessment, for the calendar years 2019 to 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/3054aae1-2c89-4b8e-2df7-08df07a6df71. Information for the calendar years 2015 to 2018 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/0d31832c-7ea2-41d6-2df8-08df07a6df71.
Information on the percentage of requests for an EHC needs assessment which received a decision within the 6-week timeframe is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/647de06c-1d7f-49d7-e5e5-08df06afb6ab. Information is not available for years prior to 2023.
Information on the percentage of EHC plans which were issued within the 20-week timeframe for the calendar years 2019 to 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6114aed1-9084-4656-e5e7-08df06afb6ab. Information for the years 2015 to 2018 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/948597aa-2268-4c12-2dfa-08df07a6df71.