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Written Question
Asylum: Children
Wednesday 27th March 2019

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children are unaccompanied asylum seeking children in each local authority area.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

The latest information on the number of looked-after children who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children, by local authority, can be found in table LAA4 of the statistical release ‘Children Looked-After in England: Including Adoption: 2017 to 2018’ at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018. These figures show the numbers at 31 March 2018.

The available population estimates for the number of children in each local authority are mid-year estimates published by the Office for National Statistics and these are reproduced in the underlying data that accompany this release.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. Businesses in my area tell me that they need more young people with STEM skills to fill jobs. As well as encouraging an increase in girls taking STEM A-levels—up 27% from 2010—what more is my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State doing to inspire and enable girls to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. I welcome the work the Government are doing to promote mental health in schools, but could my hon. Friend advise me on what steps the Government are taking to support the mental health of students at university and in further education?..."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 21 Mar 2018
School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2018

"Does the hon. Gentleman welcome the real-terms funding increase that schools across the country are getting between now and 2020?..."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 21 Mar 2018
School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2018

"It is a real-terms increase...."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 21 Mar 2018
School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2018

"Having campaigned for the fairer funding formula on behalf of my Kent constituency, I welcome the formula. For many years, similar schools with similar pupils in other areas were getting significantly more money than schools in my area...."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 21 Mar 2018
School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2018

"It gives children in my constituency a fairer chance of getting the good education they need, coupled with rising funding. It is truly welcome...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Feb 2018
Free School Meals/Pupil Premium: Eligibility

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Feb 2018
Free School Meals/Pupil Premium: Eligibility

"I know that the hon. Lady is just coming to the end of her remarks, but I just wanted to pick her up on one thing. She is making compelling arguments for the benefits of free school meals and breakfasts. I think that many of us would support her in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"22. What steps his Department is taking to improve pupils’ literacy and numeracy. ..."
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