Tag: Andrew Griffiths

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children in families on the troubled families programme were classified as in need in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Greg Clark

My Department does not hold information on specific numbers of children classified as ‘Child in Need’ on the current Troubled Families Programme.

However, for the original Troubled Families Programme, which ran from 2012 – 2015, it was estimated that 23% of families contained one or more children with a Child in Need status.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2016-01-25.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) cost to the public purse of extending the class 1 secondary national insurance contributions exemption for employees aged under 21 to include employees aged under 25.

Mr David Gauke

The Government is determined to support young people into work. The existing Employer NICs relief for under 21 year olds recognises that the problem of youth unemployment is most acute for those at the youngest end of the scale. The Employer NICs relief for apprentices under 25 (to be introduced this April) focuses resources on those seeking to gain skills and experience through an apprenticeship to improve their employment prospects.

HM Revenue and Customs does not routinely estimate the cost of extending tax or NICs reliefs, so an accurate assessment of the cost of extending the Employer NICs relief to all under 25s is not available. However, the Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review as a matter of course. Any decision on extending these existing NICs reliefs would depend on whether this would offer value for money in helping young people find and stay in work.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) primary and (b) secondary schools had more than (i) five, (ii) seven and (c) 10 per cent of pupils defined as children in need in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many such pupils there were at each of those schools.

Edward Timpson

The information requested is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in need whose primary assessment of need was abuse or neglect were within 12 months of a previous referral in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Edward Timpson

The information requested is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been classified as in need (a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times and (d) four times (i) in the last 12 months and (ii) during their lifetimes.

Edward Timpson

The information requested is not available.

The proportion of referrals to children’s social care which were within 12 months of a previous referral by local authority, however, is published in the characteristics of children in need statistical first release in table C1 here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2013-to-2014

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in need achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE, including English and mathematics, in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Nick Gibb

The requested information for 2013-14, the most recent year available, was published in table L5 of the ‘Additional tables’ available online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2013-to-2014

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Groceries Code Adjudicator in assisting farmers who have been unfairly treated by large retailers.

Anna Soubry

The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) regulates the relationships between the ten largest supermarkets and their direct suppliers only. The Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 requires the Secretary of State to conduct and consult on a review every three years into the operational effectiveness of the GCA. The first of these reviews will cover the period from the establishment of the GCA in June 2013 to March 2016.

The Act requires that the review must, in particular:

• Consider how much the GCA’s powers have been exercised; and
• Assess how effective the GCA has been in enforcing the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of registered sex offenders who travel abroad each year.

Lynne Featherstone

Public protection is a priority for this government, and the notification requirements for registered sex offenders form an invaluable tool in the management of offenders within the community. The UK has some of the toughest
powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.

In 2012 this government extended and strengthened the system, including requiring offenders subject to the to the notification requirements to notify the police of all foreign travel.

Registered sex offenders are managed by the local police force, and data on the number of registered sex offenders who travel abroad are not held centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to A&E departments for (a) alcohol-specific and (b) alcohol-related reasons in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Jane Ellison

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 19 January 2015, Question number 220836.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were excluded from school for (a) possession and (b) supply of illegal drugs in each of the last five years.

Mr Nick Gibb

The Department for Education does not collect information on the number of pupils excluded from school for the possession and supply of illegal drugs. The Department publishes information on the number of pupils excluded permanently or for a fixed period for ‘drug and alcohol’ related reasons. Guidance to schools clarifies that this category includes exclusions for alcohol abuse, drug dealing, inappropriate use of prescribed drugs, possession of illegal drugs, smoking and substance abuse.

Information showing the number of drug and alcohol related exclusions for 2008/09 to 2012/13 has been included in the attached Excel document. Further information on permanent and fixed period exclusions can be found in the “Statistics: exclusions” series [1].

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions

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