Maya Ellis MP: written questions
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Extended Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the sustainability of childcare in breakfast and after school clubs which rely on volunteers.
Answer: Schools have the discretion to identify the most appropriate workforce to deliver their breakfast and after school clubs, depending on their school’s context, existing staff contracts and arrangements and the mix of skills and experience required.The depa...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: Voluntary WorkDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many breakfast and after school clubs are run by volunteers in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Schools have the discretion to identify the most appropriate workforce to deliver their breakfast and after school clubs, depending on their school’s context, existing staff contracts and arrangements and the mix of skills and experience required.The depa...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: Low IncomesDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to set targets for the school readiness of children from low-income families.
Answer: Children’s early years are crucial to their development, health and life chances. That is why the Plan for Change set out the government’s ambition for a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. The department will me...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's ambition for 75% of five-year-olds to be school ready by 2028, whether she plans to set sub-targets on outcomes for children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities.
Answer: Children’s early years are crucial to their development, health and life chances. That is why the Plan for Change set out the government’s ambition for a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. The department will me...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start Scheme: Ribble ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in Ribble Valley constituency.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 36961, whether there is a licensed direct infant immunisation for respiratory syncytial virus; and if he will make an assessment of the potential
Answer: The Government’s decisions on who to offer immunisations to, and which products are suitable, are based on expert advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).In June 2023 the JCVI advised, for infant protection against the respi...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPostnatal Care: Mental Illness and Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve postnatal care services for mothers (a) with mental health challenges and (b) in rural areas.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that women, including those living in rural areas, receive safe and equitable care, regardless of where they live or give birth.NHS England’s guidance sets out that all women who have given birth should be offered a postnatal ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the level of and (b) potential impact on health outcomes of maternal rather than direct infant vaccination.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency monitors trends in the level of vaccination rates. Trends in maternal and infant immunisation are available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptakeMaternal and infant whooping cough vacc...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to permit settled status to Ukrainian refugees who entered the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Answer: The Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme opened to applications on 4 February 2025, which enables Ukrainians in the UK under the Ukraine visa schemes to apply for a further 18 months’ temporary permission to remain in the UK.We recognise the Ukrainian gove...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of opportunities for childcare providers to feedback on plans for the sector.
Answer: The department is working with the sector to create an integrated early years and childcare system that works for parents and gives every child the best start in life.Childcare providers’ feedback, intelligence and engagement are at the heart of the depar...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local (a) planning teams and (b) councillors are aware of (i) housing and (ii) growth plans.
Answer: MHCLG Ministers and officials engage regularly with local planning authorities to ensure the government’s priorities are understood.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to extend the free childcare offer to parents in (a) education and (b) training.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare offer so that, from September 2025, eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week, over 38 weeks of the year, from the ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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