Suella Braverman MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

After School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of families that are unable to reclaim prepaid fees when an after-school club ceases trading.
Answer: The department does not hold this information.The Childcare Act 2006 places a duty on local authorities to make sure that there are enough childcare places within its locality for working parents, or for parents who are studying or training for employment...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
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After School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any plans to tackle after-school clubs that are required to register with Ofsted that fail to do so.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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After School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to review the adequacy of Ofsted’s enforcement powers for after-school clubs.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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After School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what enforcement powers Ofsted has for after-school clubs.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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Kinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase the foster care allowance for children in kinship care.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. They often take on this role at a time when they were least expecting to raise a family, and the department recognises the challenges...
Answered 21 May 2025
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Kinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to encourage kinship role recruitment.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting kinship carers and ensuring that children in kinship care arrangements have the opportunity to thrive. This includes removing barriers from carers coming forward, where that is in the child’s best interests. At th...
Answered 21 May 2025
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Kinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure full kinship support to all recipients of kinship care.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children.Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we are seeking to mandate local authorities to publish a kinship local offer which ...
Answered 21 May 2025
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Kinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing levels of kinship care.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting kinship carers and ensuring that children in kinship care arrangements have the opportunity to thrive. This includes removing barriers from carers coming forward, where that is in the child’s best interests. At th...
Answered 21 May 2025
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After School Clubs: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the number of after-school clubs required to be registered by Ofsted that are operating without being registered.
Answer: Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Register and the General Childcare Register, depending on the type of provision and age of the children they intend to care for. Some providers are exempt from regist...
Answered 20 May 2025
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After School Clubs: InsolvencyDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase the level of protection for parents when an independent after-school provider is made bankrupt.
Answer: As a private market, guidance published by the Insolvency Service is likely to apply, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claim-money-back-from-a-bankrupt-person-or-company-in-compulsory-liquidation-guidance-for-creditors/if-...
Answered 20 May 2025
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After School Clubs: InsolvencyDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of guidelines on (a) financial compensation and (b) protection for parents when an independent after-school provider becomes insolvent.
Answer: As a private market, guidance published by the Insolvency Service is likely to apply, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claim-money-back-from-a-bankrupt-person-or-company-in-compulsory-liquidation-guidance-for-creditors/if-...
Answered 20 May 2025
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After School Clubs: RegulationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to strengthen regulations on the (a) qualifications and (b) safety requirements for (i) people and (ii) groups that run after-school clubs.
Answer: Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Register and the General Childcare Register, depending on the type of provision and age of the children they intend to care for. Some providers are exempt from regist...
Answered 20 May 2025
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After School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of her Department's processes for monitoring after-school clubs' compliance with Ofsted registration requirements; and whether she plans to improve these monitorin
Answer: Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Register and the General Childcare Register, depending on the type of provision and age of the children they intend to care for. Some providers are exempt from regist...
Answered 20 May 2025
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Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional funding for teachers' pay increases.
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.2 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning the core schools budget will total over £64.8 billion compared to almost £61.6 billion in the 2024/25 financial year. This includes the £2.3 billion annou...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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Schools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue to allocate sports premium funding to schools in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Supporting physical education and sport at school is essential and further information on budgets for the 2025/26 academic year will be provided shortly.
Answered 23 Apr 2025
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