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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what information he has collated on the percentage of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds that (i) hold a part-time job during term-time, (ii) live with their parents during term-time and (iii) attend...

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 November 2003

For answer on

20 November 2003

Answered on

20 November 2003

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, (1) what information he has collated on the percentage of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds that (i) hold a part-time job during term- time, (ii) live with their parents during term-time and (iii) attend a university close to their home; and what changes have taken place in these statistics since 1997; [139479] (2) what information he has collated on the percentage of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income households who leave university (i) debt free and (ii) with debts of over £11,715; [139480] (3) what estimate he has made of the percentages of the income of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds that are derived from (i) student loans, (ii) bank loans and overdrafts, (iii) credit cards, (iv) grants, (v) parental contributions and (vi) work during university; [139630] (4) what reports he has received on how much students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds borrow by the time they leave university from (i) the Student Loans Company, (ii) parents, (iii) bank loans and overdrafts and (iv) credit cards; [139631] (5) what recent reports he has received regarding the relationship between students' family incomes and their level of debt after leaving university; [139632] (6) what is the average level of debt held after leaving university by a student from (a) a lower, (b) a middle and (c) an upper income background was in 2002-03. [139633] Alan Johnson: I am unable to provide the information requested before the House prorogues. I will write to my hon. Friend with the information and place a copy of my letter in the Library.

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1491W;413 c1487W; 139479;139480;139630;139631;139632;139633

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the income of (a) cohabiting partners and (b) new partners as a result of remarriage is taken into account in the assessment of residual household income for the exemption or remission of tuition fees; what changes he proposes; and...

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 November 2003

For answer on

20 November 2003

Answered on

20 November 2003

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether the income of (a) cohabiting partners and (b) new partners as a result of remarriage is taken into account in the assessment of residual household income for the exemption or remission of tuition fees; what changes he proposes; and what assessment he has made of the number of students likely to lose the entitlement to full or partial remission of tuition fees as a result. [139023] Alan Johnson: The income of cohabiting partners and new partners is not currently taken into account in the assessment of residual income for the exemption or remission of tuition fees unless the student has been formally adopted. We are proposing that the income of spouses and cohabiting partners of the student's natural parents is taken into account for new students whose courses start from September 2004. Where the household income is £20,970, a minimum contribution of £45 will be assessed. This will rise by £1 for every £9.50 of income above that threshold. Since the change is to be implemented only for new students entering higher education in 2004/05, no student will lose their current entitlement to fee remission because of this change to the means test. Estimates of the effects of the inclusion of cohabiting partners' income have been derived using income data from a number of sources and are indicative. Our best indication is that, once it reaches steady state, this change could account for a fall of approximately three points in the percentage of dependent students receiving full fee remission. The percentage of dependent students entitled to partial fee remission is expected to remain more or less unchanged.

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

139023; 413 c1497W;413 c1493W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether, in determining the maintenance liability of self-employed parents, the Child Support Agency is obliged to take into account reductions in taxable income arising from capital depreciation and other allowances; whether the Child Support Agency is required to use the...

Asked by

Judy Mallaber (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1344W;413 c1340W; 136774;136775

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the report, Making Contact Work.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1483W;413 c1479W; 138685

House

House of Commons

Making a difference: performance of maintained secondary schools in England. Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Type

House of Commons papers

Notes

See also PAC report HC 104 2003/04

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

HC 1332 2002/03

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are being taken to change the system whereby abusive parents can gain visitation rights to their children; how many children were injured during contact visits with an abusive parent in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. -...

Asked by

Shaun Woodward (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1466W;413 c1462W; 138170;138171

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent reports he has received on the percentage of students attending university whose parents were graduates; and what trends they demonstrate. - Including table and figures.

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

139638; 413 c1013W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to make representations on behalf of individual citizens of the United Kingdom to the Government of Japan when allegations of child abduction from the United Kingdom to Japan arise; and if he...

Asked by

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

137847; 413 c1055W

House

House of Commons

Corporal Punishment of Children (Abolition) Bill.

Member

Hilton Dawson (Labour)

Type

Presentation bills

Notes

Received 20.11.2003

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

Bill 185 2002/03

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to increase support for the non-abusive parent in cases of domestic violence where children are involved.

Asked by

Debra Shipley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 October 2003

For answer on

17 November 2003

Answered on

17 November 2003

Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to increase support for the non-abusive parent in cases of domestic violence where children are involved. [134909] Margaret Hodge: The Government have proposed a number of measures which will improve the support and protection available to the children and non-abusive partner of a violent parent. These were set out in our consultation paper "Safety and Justice: The Government's Proposals on Domestic Violence" and include: making sure that child contact arrangements in domestic violence cases guarantee the safety of all parties. We will be expanding the provision of supervised child contact centres and services. Where domestic violence (or other safety issues) features in contact cases it is vital that the families are referred to services that are able to meet their needs, especially on safety. Baroness Ashton of Upholland and I plan to announce successful applicants for funding from a joint Children's Fund/ Sure Start Investment Stream of £2.9 million for new supervised contact services. We expect new services to commence from the New Year; improving the support available to children and young people affected by domestic violence, both for the benefit of the children and young people themselves and to relieve pressures on their parents; providing help for victims of domestic violence as early as possible, and making sure that the civil and criminal law offer the maximum protection to all victims, children and adults, to prevent the violence recurring; providing advice and information to victims on how to get access to support services and legal protection; ensuring an effective police response when victims report domestic violence and ensuring that victims are not deterred by the way they will be treated at any stage of the judicial process; improving the sharing of information so that child and adult victims are better protected and supported; increasing the full range of accommodation options, including supporting people to stay in their own home. Children can particularly suffer by moving away from their friends, school, pets and other familiar surroundings; helping victims who have ended or left a violent relationship to rebuild their lives; and raising awareness about domestic violence among the general public and key professionals; The Government are currently considering the responses to these proposals.Our Green Paper Every Child Matters recognises that supporting parents and carers is a significant factor in our general strategy to improve children's lives. It sets out the Government's vision of better integrated services for all children that are focused around the needs of the child, to ensure no child falls through the net and all children get the support they need to fulfil their potential: integrating services for children and families within Children's Trusts. This will particularly benefit the families in which children are affected by domestic violence as they may have a range of physical, emotional and psychological needs and may often be in temporary accommodation or moving around; providing access to specialist services. Being a victim of, or witnessing, domestic violence can have a long-term negative impact on children's behaviour, health and educational outcomes. The Green Paper sets out how the Government will seek to ensure specialist provision is available so that all children achieve and are in good physical and mental health; strengthening child protection arrangements. The Green Paper sets out proposals for changes to arrangements for safeguarding children, which we hope will lead to a better response to the needs of vulnerable children including those affected by domestic violence; improving information sharing will ensure that difficulties are picked up earlier and acted upon in a coherent way. We are consulting on the best way to use information about families and parents in such cases to build a complete picture of the risks to the child; improving both universal and targeted support for parents. Such support will be appropriate and non-stigmatising. It will help parents in supporting their children and the universal support in particular will be a gateway to more specialist services, for example, support for families affected by domestic violence; and improving maternity services. 30 per cent. of domestic violence cases start during pregnancy and existing violence often escalates during it. Through the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services the Government are piloting routine antenatal questioning for domestic violence by midwives.

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

134909; 413 c542-3W

House

House of Commons

Ashton of Upholland, Baroness

Whether they encourage primary and secondary schools to consult their parent-teacher associations as to the content of sex education and related teaching. [HL 5335].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 November 2003

Reference

654 c220WA; HL 5335

House

House of Lords

Warner, Lord

What warnings or other protection against adverse reactions are available to people under 18 who take the morning-after pill, or for whom the morning-after pill is made available; and what guidance is provided to parents of such children to help them deal with such reactions. [HL 5334].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

654 c204WA; HL 5334

House

House of Lords

Ashton of Upholland, Baroness

What is the number of children taken into care in the past five years primarily because of the imprisonment of one or both parents [HL 5186]. - Not available.

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2003

Reference

HL 5186; 654 c160WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 22 October 2003, 411 c631, on divorced parents, if he will estimate the percentage of cases in which divorced mothers are successful in obtaining leave to remove their children from the United Kingdom. - Inc ref...

Asked by

Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

412 c775W; 136100

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 22 October 2003, 411 c631, on divorced parents, if he will commission research on the impact upon children of one divorced parent being given leave to remove their children from the United Kingdom; and if he...

Asked by

Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

412 c774-5W;412 c775W; 136099

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she has taken to ensure that there is a high take-up of the new rights for parents of young children. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Tom Harris (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

136688; 412 c738W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons adoptive parents are not entitled to the same financial assistance as biological parents; what plans she has to review the level of adoptive pay; what estimate she has made of the number of claims for adoptive leave...

Asked by

Peter Duncan (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 October 2003

For answer on

5 November 2003

Answered on

5 November 2003

Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) for what reasons adoptive parents are not entitled to the same financial assistance as biological parents; [136501] (2) what plans she has to review the level of adoptive pay; [136503] (3) what estimate she has made of the number of claims for adoptive leave made in each of the last three years. [136504] Mr. Sutcliffe: New statutory rights to leave and pay for parents adopting a child came into effect on 6 April this year. Eligible employees are able to take up to 52 weeks adoption leave and receive Statutory Adoption Pay for up to 26 weeks paid at the same standard rate as Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)--£100 per week or 90 per cent. of average earnings if this is less than £100. SMP is paid for the first six weeks at 90 per cent. of average earnings. This reflects the legal requirement that women take a period of compulsory maternity leave following the birth of a child. This is for their health and safety and that of their child. Offering a higher rate of SMP for the first six weeks recognises this and helps mothers to take that time off. The adopter's partner may be able to benefit from the new rights to paternity leave and pay. Statutory Paternity Pay is paid at the same standard rate as SMP. This rate applies for all fathers, not just adoptive parents. We are already gathering evidence on how the new rights for adoptive parents are working in practice, as part of a wider monitoring strategy for all the new laws relating to working parents introduced in April 2003, and will continue to do so as an ongoing process. The Government will begin a review of the right to request flexible working in 2006 and we aim to look at how effective the other laws have been at the same time. The new rights have only been in place for seven months so as yet we do not have any figures on how many parents have taken adoption leave. However, it is estimated that in 2003 there will be 3,850 adoptions per year and we hope that most of these adopters will be able to benefit. We will be looking at the level of take up as part of our monitoring strategy.

Date

5 November 2003

Reference

412 c664-5W;412 c663-4W; 136501;136503;136504

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on parenting

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on parenting.

Lead member

Steve Webb

Answering member

Baroness Hodge of Barking

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

4 November 2003

Reference

412 c250-8WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he will take to alleviate hardship arising from top-up fees for students whose family relationship has been broken. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 November 2003

Reference

134496; 412 c453-4W;412 c462W

House

House of Commons

Filkin, Lord

Answered by

Lord Filkin (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 October 2003

Reference

654 c266

House

House of Lords

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