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To ask the Secretary of State for Education what contributions his Department has made to the family policy commission instigated by the Prime Minister to date.
[151027]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what contributions his Department has made to the family policy commission instigated by the Prime Minister to date.
[151027]
The Childhood and Families Taskforce was established by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in 2010 and initiated more effective cross-Whitehall work to tackle some of the major obstacles to a happy childhood and a successful family life. The Department for Education has led a number of programmes emanating from the Taskforce, including the Bailey Review of the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood; and the Graham Allen review of Early Intervention.
At present, Parliament is scrutinising the Children and Families Bill which takes forward the coalition Government's commitments to improve services for vulnerable children and support strong families.
The Bill will reform the systems for adoption, looked after children, family justice and special educational needs. It will encourage growth in the child care sector and introduce a new system of shared parental leave.
Written evidence reported to the House. New clause 1 (Amendments to the Health Act 2006), debated and withdrawn. New clause 2 (Information sharing), debated and withdrawn. New clause 12 (Provision of health services for children looked after by local authorities), discussed with new clause 27 (Access to therapeutic support), and new clause 28 (Duty to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of looked after children), debated and withdrawn. New clause 18 (Information sharing about live births), discussed with new clause 40 (Information on children’s centres), and new clause 56 (Independent study: registration of births at children’s centres), debated and withdrawn. New clause 25 (Children and young people temporarily unable to attend mainstream school), debated and withdrawn. New clause 30 (Duty to assess and meet young carers' needs for care and support), discussed with new clause 41 (Duty to ensure sufficient support), new clause 42 (Duty to assess social care provision for young carers), new clause 43 (Health bodies: duties with respect to young carers), new clause 44 (Schools: duties with respect to young carers), new clause 45 (Further and higher educational institutions: duties with respect to student carers), and new clause 46 (Interpretation), debated and withdrawn. New clause 38 (Staff to child ratios: OFSTED-registered childminder settings), negatived on division (6 votes to 10). New clause 39 (Staff to child ratios: OFSTED-registered non-domestic childminder), negatived on division (6 votes to 10). New clause 49 (Inclusion of children in equality impact assessments), debated and withdrawn. New clause 54 (Extension of emergency leave entitlement to grandparents), discussed with new clause 55 (Adjustment leave), debated and withdrawn. New clause 57 (Breastfeeding at work), debated and withdrawn. New clause 58 (Child protection concerns and protected disclosures under the Employment Rights Act 1996) debated and withdrawn. New clause 59 (Arrangements to support child witnesses), debated and withdrawn. Clauses 105 to 110 agreed to, one with an amendment. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 168).
Written evidence reported to the House. New clause 1 (Amendments to the Health Act 2006), debated and withdrawn. New clause 2 (Information sharing), debated and withdrawn. New clause 12 (Provision of health services for children looked after by local authorities), discussed with new clause 27 (Access to therapeutic support), and...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Iain Duncan Smith) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
A year ago, we published Social Justice: Transforming Lives, a landmark document setting out a new vision for supporting the most disadvantaged families and individuals across the UK. The...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Iain Duncan Smith) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
A year ago, we published Social Justice: Transforming Lives, a landmark document setting out a new vision for supporting the most disadvantaged families and individuals across the UK. The...
A year ago, we published “Social Justice: transforming lives”, a landmark document setting out a new vision for supporting the most disadvantaged families and individuals across the UK. The social justice strategy outlined how family breakdown, low educational attainment, worklessness, problem debt, and addiction combine to cause the entrenched poverty...
A year ago, we published “Social Justice: transforming lives”, a landmark document setting out a new vision for supporting the most disadvantaged families and individuals across the UK. The social justice strategy outlined how family breakdown, low educational attainment, worklessness, problem debt, and addiction combine to cause the entrenched poverty...
Clause 87, discussed with new clause 50 (Right to return to the same job after shared parental leave), agreed to as amended. Amendments to clause 88, discussed with new clause 53 (Statutory maternity pay for multiple births), withdrawn. Clauses 88 to 92 agreed to. Amendments to clause 93, discussed with new clause 51 (Extension of other statutory rights to leave and pay) and new clause 52 (Father quota entitlement), withdrawn. Clauses 93 to 96 agreed to. Schedule 7 agreed to, with amendments. Clauses 97 to 104 agreed to.
Clause 87, discussed with new clause 50 (Right to return to the same job after shared parental leave), agreed to as amended. Amendments to clause 88, discussed with new clause 53 (Statutory maternity pay for multiple births), withdrawn. Clauses 88 to 92 agreed to. Amendments to clause 93, discussed with...
Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 75 to 85 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to, with an amendment. Clause 86 agreed to, with an amendment. Schedule 6 agreed to. Clause 87 under consideration.
Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 75 to 85 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to, with an amendment. Clause 86 agreed to, with an amendment. Schedule 6 agreed to. Clause 87 under consideration.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to provide support for families through the tax system.
[151842]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to provide support for families through the tax system.
[151842]
This Government has increased the income tax personal allowance to £10,000, helping 25 million people, and by April 2014 will have taken a total of 2.7 million low-paid individuals out of tax altogether.
The Government has cut fuel duty. It now costs £7 less for a typical motorist to fill their tank, and it will cost £10 less by the end of the Parliament. The Government has also made funding available to help local authorities in England freeze their council tax for a third year in a row.
Additionally, at Budget 2013 the Government announced a new tax-free child care scheme to support working families. The new scheme will be phased in from autumn 2015, providing 20% of working families' child care costs, up to £1,200 per child each year. In the first year the scheme will be available to children under five, but will build up over time to include children under 12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make an assessment of the relationship between (a) illness, (b) debt and (c) family breakdown and the late payment of court fines.
[150081]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make an assessment of the relationship between (a) illness, (b) debt and (c) family breakdown and the late payment of court fines.
[150081]
Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not have any way of identifying offenders who fall into the groups mentioned.
HMCTS takes the issue of fine enforcement very seriously and as part of the future strategy, HMCTS will be considering numerous ways in which performance can be improved, which could include offender profiling.
The information HMCTS holds on offenders is provided by the prosecuting authorities, the offenders themselves and by using the tracing tools HMCTS has at its disposal such as the Experian credit reference agency and the Department for Work and Pensions customer information system. The means form, which defendants are asked to complete, requests details of income and outgoings, including loan amounts they are repaying and how many dependant children they have, but as many defendants do not provide financial means information to the court, HMCTS does not know what other financial commitments they have.
Clause 72 agreed to. Amendment to clause 73 negatived on division (5 votes to 10). Clause 73, discussed with new clause 38 (Staff to child ratios: Ofsted-registered childminder settings), and new clause 39 (Staff to child ratios: Ofsted-registered non-domestic childminder), agreed to on division (9 votes to 7). Government amendments to schedule 4 agreed to, with the schedule agreed to as amended. Clause 74, discussed with new clause 34 (Report of inspections of home-based child care settings), agreed to. Clause 75 under consideration when the Committee adjourned.
Clause 72 agreed to. Amendment to clause 73 negatived on division (5 votes to 10). Clause 73, discussed with new clause 38 (Staff to child ratios: Ofsted-registered childminder settings), and new clause 39 (Staff to child ratios: Ofsted-registered non-domestic childminder), agreed to on division (9 votes to 7). Government amendments...
Programme order amended. Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 64 to 71 agreed to. Schedule 3 agreed to, with amendments.
Programme order amended. Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 64 to 71 agreed to. Schedule 3 agreed to, with amendments.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government is taking to monitor the regional effect of the new family migration rules which came into force in July 2012.
[151287]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government is taking to monitor the regional effect of the new family migration rules which came into force in July 2012.
[151287]
We will monitor the impact of the new family migration rules. The Migration Advisory Committee,
in providing advice on the level of the minimum income threshold for the sponsorship of a family migrant, discussed whether the minimum income threshold should vary by region, but advised that there was no clear case for this approach.
(2) how many successful family visa applications were accepted from (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and Humber, (c) London and (d) the UK between July 2011 and July 2012;
[151288]
Mr Ward:
(2) how many successful family visa applications were accepted from (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and Humber, (c) London and (d) the UK between July 2011 and July 2012;
[151288]
Mr Ward:
Entry clearance visa applications are made from outside the UK. The available information relates to the total number of visas issued and does not provide a breakdown by the location of the visa applicant's sponsor. The numbers issued are given in the following table:
| Entry
clearance visas issued by
category | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Category | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| Total
family
route | 12,968 | 12,587 | 13,720 | 14,438 | 12,023 | 10,005 | 13,163 | 10,532 | 10,885 | 10,703 | 10,030 | 9,307 |
| Of
which: | ||||||||||||
| Family
route:
Partner | 9,080 | 8,939 | 9,571 | 10,824 | 8,555 | 7,041 | 9,870 | 8,030 | 8,021 | 7,986 | 7,636 | 6,800 |
| Family
route: Partner (for
settlement) | 674 | 495 | 529 | 354 | 309 | 392 | 397 | 238 | 318 | 306 | 241 | 233 |
| Family
route:
Child | 23 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 22 |
| Family
route: Child (for
settlement) | 1,248 | 1,446 | 1,579 | 1,318 | 1,340 | 1,088 | 1,220 | 948 | 1,106 | 1,117 | 934 | 848 |
| Family
route:
Other | 1,091 | 1,075 | 1,367 | 1,354 | 1,324 | 920 | 1,131 | 931 | 922 | 871 | 791 | 1,127 |
| Family
route: Other (for
settlement) | 852 | 602 | 645 | 563 | 474 | 531 | 519 | 368 | 499 | 412 | 402 | 277 |
| Source: Immigration Statistics, October-December 2012, table be.04.q |
(3) how many successful visa applications under the new family migration rules have been accepted from (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and Humber, (c) London and (d) the UK since July 2012.
[151289]
Mr Ward:
(3) how many successful visa applications under the new family migration rules have been accepted from (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and Humber, (c) London and (d) the UK since July 2012.
[151289]
Mr Ward:
Entry clearance visa applications are made from outside the UK. The available information relates to the total number of visas issued and does not provide a breakdown by the location of the visa applicant's sponsor. The numbers issued are given in the following table:
| Entry
clearance visas issued by
category | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Category | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| Total
family
route | 12,968 | 12,587 | 13,720 | 14,438 | 12,023 | 10,005 | 13,163 | 10,532 | 10,885 | 10,703 | 10,030 | 9,307 |
| Of
which: | ||||||||||||
| Family
route:
Partner | 9,080 | 8,939 | 9,571 | 10,824 | 8,555 | 7,041 | 9,870 | 8,030 | 8,021 | 7,986 | 7,636 | 6,800 |
| Family
route: Partner (for
settlement) | 674 | 495 | 529 | 354 | 309 | 392 | 397 | 238 | 318 | 306 | 241 | 233 |
| Family
route:
Child | 23 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 22 |
| Family
route: Child (for
settlement) | 1,248 | 1,446 | 1,579 | 1,318 | 1,340 | 1,088 | 1,220 | 948 | 1,106 | 1,117 | 934 | 848 |
| Family
route:
Other | 1,091 | 1,075 | 1,367 | 1,354 | 1,324 | 920 | 1,131 | 931 | 922 | 871 | 791 | 1,127 |
| Family
route: Other (for
settlement) | 852 | 602 | 645 | 563 | 474 | 531 | 519 | 368 | 499 | 412 | 402 | 277 |
| Source: Immigration Statistics, October-December 2012, table be.04.q |
Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 36 to 43 agreed to, some with amendments. Clause 44 under consideration.
Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 36 to 43 agreed to, some with amendments. Clause 44 under consideration.
Clauses 44 to 63 agreed to, some with amendments.
Clauses 44 to 63 agreed to, some with amendments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many army families reside in Northern Ireland.
[150267]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many army families reside in Northern Ireland.
[150267]
There are currently around 650 army families living in service family accommodation within Northern Ireland.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they will give to families with a stay-at-home parent. [HL6400]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they will give to families with a stay-at-home parent. [HL6400]
The Government provide a number of benefits and services targeted at families with children, some of which are universal, such as 15 free hours a week early education for three and four year-olds and some of which are targeted on those on lower incomes, such as the child tax credit, free school meals, Healthy Start and—from September 2013—the new free early education entitlement for two year-olds.
For further information please visit www.gov.uk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many family members of (a) serving and (b) former Scottish service personnel are registered to vote in Scotland.
[149245]
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many family members of (a) serving and (b) former Scottish service personnel are registered to vote in Scotland.
[149245]
Registration is a private matter and we do not collect information on whether or not family members of service personnel are registered to vote.
Under section 59 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Ministry of Defence must make appropriate provision to inform service personnel and their spouses of their rights under that Act. Under the Act, members of the forces; people employed overseas in the service of the Crown; people employed overseas by the British Council; and the spouses or civil partners of those groups are entitled to register under a service declaration. The Electoral Register does not differentiate between these various groupings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department for Work and Pensions, (b) the Department for Education, (c) the Child Poverty Unit and (d) the Office of the Children's Commissioner on the effect on dependent children of proposed charges...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department for Work and Pensions, (b) the Department for Education, (c) the Child Poverty Unit and (d) the Office of the Children's Commissioner on the effect on dependent children of proposed charges...
An impact assessment on the provisions in clause 24 of the Crime and Courts Bill has been published alongside the Bill and is available at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/legislation/crime-courts-part2/
An equality impact assessment has also been produced with regards to provisions in clause 24.
Prior to introducing the collection costs HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) will undertake a further impact assessment.
The information HMCTS holds on offenders is provided by the prosecuting authorities, the offenders themselves and by using the tracing tools HMCTS has at its disposal such as the Experian credit reference agency and the Department for Work and Pensions customer information system. Many offenders do not provide any information directly to the court so HMCTS does not hold data on how many offenders who owe fines also have children.