Mar. 25 2024
Source Page: Building a New Scotland: Education and Lifelong Learning in Scotland Easy ReadFound: independent Scotland would have the powers to make different decisions about how to support children and families
Asked by: Chi Onwurah (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to use (a) schools and (b) nurseries to deliver health services in disadvantaged communities.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
The Government supports the use of place-based services and integrated delivery, particularly where this will improve access for more disadvantaged communities. The Government is funding 75 local authorities in England with higher levels of deprivation through the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. This will ensure that parents and carers can access Start for Life services locally during the critical period from conception to age two and will make an important positive difference to the experiences of families across the country. We are also continuing to roll-out Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges across England.
Health services should be available and accessible at times and locations that meet the needs of children, young people, and families. Schools and nurseries can function as particularly effective settings. However, decisions concerning the commissioning and location of provider premises are made locally, following engagement with service users and other key stakeholders.
Asked by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to communicate with (a) schools and (b) local authorities about the expansion of eligibility for the disadvantaged two-year-old offer to include families affected with no recourse to public funds.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department consulted on extending eligibility for the 15 hour early education entitlement for 2-year-olds between 25 March 2022 and 20 May 2022. The department published its response on 25 August 2022 alongside guidance, including a sample application form, for local authorities which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide. In addition, the eligibility criteria have been updated on GOV.UK.
Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Higher education - renewing the alliance for fair access: annual report 2024Found: Fair access is the name given to work to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education
Mentions:
1: Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay) The Government have made some positive steps to support families and parents. - Speech Link
2: Peter Gibson (Con - Darlington) Many of those boys come from families where they may not have a male role model; if they do, that male - Speech Link
3: Alexander Stafford (Con - Rother Valley) We need to do more to support families, because it is families, the role models in families and the way - Speech Link
4: Catherine McKinnell (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne North) Children and their families are waiting and waiting for the mental health support they need. - Speech Link
5: David Johnston (Con - Wantage) Often it will be targeted at disadvantaged young people. - Speech Link
Mar. 02 2011
Source Page: Dear Colleague letter dated 13/12/2010 from Michael Gove MP regarding allocations for Local Government and Maintained Schools. 11 p.Found: sets out this GovernmentÕs commitment to improving standards in education and protecting the most disadvantaged
Mentions:
1: Baroness Janke (LD - Life peer) groups becoming even more disadvantaged and deprived. - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Lincoln (Bshp - Bishops) The recent Hidden Hardship report noted that disadvantaged young people in remote rural areas are 50% - Speech Link
3: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) They are now claimed by more than 2 million of the most disadvantaged pupils. - Speech Link
Jan. 03 2024
Source Page: Turing Scheme boosts global placements beyond EuropeFound: Disadvantaged young people make up the a large proportion of international study placements, new research
Asked by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of families with no recourse to public funds who are unable to access the 30 hours extended childcare offer for three- and four-year-olds.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition applies to millions of people, the vast majority of whom are visitors or other temporary migrants who have no need for public funds during their stay. It also applies to those without status, many of whom may not be in touch with the Home Office.
The Home Office’s Chief Statistician wrote to the Office for Statistics Regulation on 3 July 2020 to explain why the Home Office does not feel that it is of practical application to produce an estimate of the total population subject to the NRPF condition present in the UK at any one time. His letter can be found at: https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-from-daniel-shaw-to-ed-humpherson-parliamentary-question-response/.
To note, 30 hours’ free childcare is not considered a ‘public fund’ for immigration purposes. However, the eligibility criteria, as set by the Department for Education, requires at least one parent to have permission to access public funds, which means it may not be available to all families.
Parents with NRPF are able to access the 15 hours’ free early education entitlement available for all three- and four-year-olds regardless of their family circumstances and, if eligible, 15 hours free early education for disadvantaged two-year-olds. These 15-hour entitlements primarily benefit the child and their educational development and outcomes. While there are some benefits to parents in reduced childcare fees, this is not the main purpose of these entitlements. The 30 hours’ free childcare entitlement is primarily focused on supporting the parent(s) into work.
Written Evidence Mar. 19 2024
Inquiry: Children, young people and the built environmentFound: StreetGames StreetGames is a charity that harnesses the power of sport to create positive change in disadvantaged