Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, on what date the Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support last met.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group last met on 6 February 2019.
Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, which members of the Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support were attended the most recent meeting of the group.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support is chaired by myself, Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons. The following Ministers sit on the group:
Chief Secretary to the Treasury - The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance - Justin Tomlinson MP
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families - Nadhim Zahawi MP
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities - Jackie Doyle-Price MP
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Local Government) - Rishi Sunak MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability - Victoria Atkins MP
All members of the group are actively involved in progressing the work of the group. At the last meeting, the only members who could not attend were the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, whether (a) she and (b) members of the Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support have held meetings with Cabinet colleagues.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
All members of the Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group, including myself, regularly have meetings with other government Ministers including Cabinet colleagues. This is an integral part of our varied roles in government.
Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, what progress the Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support has made on (a) identifying gaps in available provision and (b) recommendations on how coordination across Departments can be improved; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group will make recommendations to the relevant Secretaries of State on how the Government can further improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years family support, and identify gaps in available provision, in due course.
Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, if she will (a) outline the terms of reference for the cross-departmental ministerial working group on family support from conception to the age of two and (b) confirm the membership of that group.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The terms of references for the Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support are 'To make recommendations to relevant Secretaries of State on how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age 2) family support and identify gaps in available provision’ .
The Membership of this group includes:
The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons (Chair)
The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Justin Tomlinson MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance
Nadhim Zahawi MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families
Jackie Doyle-Price MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities
Rishi Sunak MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Local Government)
Victoria Atkins MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability
Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leader-of-the-commons-to-chair-ministerial-group-on-family-support-from-conception-to-the-age-of-two