Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department wants to ensure that the process for children’s social care complaints is effective and straightforward for families to navigate. We also want to ensure that local processes work effectively and efficiently within local authorities, and that the system enables the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to deliver its independent scrutiny role.

The department will work with the Ombudsman to explore options to streamline the process and improve redress for children and families. This can include better signposting, improved clarity, and promoting clear local information on redress routes. As part of this, we will consider updating guidance as part of our wider work programme across children’s social care.

It is also important that children and young people have access to advocacy when they need it. We will shortly publish updated statutory guidance for local authorities and national standards on effective advocacy for looked-after children, children in need and care leavers.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of using mobile phone alerts to warn of the dangers of cold water shock in hot weather.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson

Responsibilities for water safety sit with various Government departments and agencies. As part of its “Beat the Heat” campaign, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) includes a stay safe when swimming section, including links to the Royal Life Saving Society UK’s advice on cold water shock. Further information is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beat-the-heat-hot-weather-advice/beat-the-heat-staying-safe-in-hot-weather

In partnership with the Met Office, UKHSA provides early warning to the health and social care sector, the responder community, the voluntary and community sector, and Government departments through the Weather-Health Alerting System. This happens when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population. Further information is available at the following link:

https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/weather-health-alerts

The Cabinet Office is responsible for emergency alerts which are considered for a range of risks under the National Risk Register. Local responders are able to request an emergency alert in their area. The Cabinet Office considers requests on a case-by-case basis.

Emergency alerts will only be issued when they meet the thresholds for use. There must be a risk to life in a defined area, with immediate action for the public to take to keep themselves safe. The criteria have been set intentionally high to avoid alert fatigue.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Jewish schools, synagogues and community centres in Buckinghamshire are eligible for security funding under the Places of Worship Security Fund; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure uptake of that funding in the county.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government remains steadfast in its commitment to the safety and security of Jewish communities, and to tackling antisemitism wherever it manifests. All communities should feel safe to practise their faith and participate in public life free from intimidation or fear.

The Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant, administered on behalf of the Home Office by the Community Security Trust (CST), provides funding for protective security measures, such as security personnel services, CCTV and alarm systems, at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and other communal locations across the United Kingdom, including in Buckinghamshire.

This work sits alongside the Government’s wider package of support for Jewish communities, and our ongoing efforts to tackle antisemitism in all its forms. On 30 April, the Government announced £25 million of immediate funding in 2026/27 to strengthen policing, protect Jewish communities and provide reassurance in response to the awful terrorist attack in Golders Green and the wider spate of antisemitic attacks seen this year. This funding package included an additional £4 million for Jewish community protective security, taking the total available in 2026/27 to a record £32.4 million.

The Home Office does not provide detailed information on funding allocated to individual sites or local areas, as disclosure of such information could inadvertently reveal details about the security needs of specific communities. Nonetheless, the Government continues to work closely with CST, the police and other partners to monitor threats and ensure that effective and proportionate protective measures are in place where they are needed most.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been allocated through the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant to institutions in Buckinghamshire in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government remains steadfast in its commitment to the safety and security of Jewish communities, and to tackling antisemitism wherever it manifests. All communities should feel safe to practise their faith and participate in public life free from intimidation or fear.

The Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant, administered on behalf of the Home Office by the Community Security Trust (CST), provides funding for protective security measures, such as security personnel services, CCTV and alarm systems, at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and other communal locations across the United Kingdom, including in Buckinghamshire.

This work sits alongside the Government’s wider package of support for Jewish communities, and our ongoing efforts to tackle antisemitism in all its forms. On 30 April, the Government announced £25 million of immediate funding in 2026/27 to strengthen policing, protect Jewish communities and provide reassurance in response to the awful terrorist attack in Golders Green and the wider spate of antisemitic attacks seen this year. This funding package included an additional £4 million for Jewish community protective security, taking the total available in 2026/27 to a record £32.4 million.

The Home Office does not provide detailed information on funding allocated to individual sites or local areas, as disclosure of such information could inadvertently reveal details about the security needs of specific communities. Nonetheless, the Government continues to work closely with CST, the police and other partners to monitor threats and ensure that effective and proportionate protective measures are in place where they are needed most.

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Found: South East) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat; Tiverton and Minehead) Sarah Green

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Chair); Mr Clive Betts; Sarah Green;

Found: South East) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat; Tiverton and Minehead) Sarah Green

Found: South East) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat; Tiverton and Minehead) Sarah Green

Found: members present: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Chair); Mr Clive Betts; Anna Dixon; Rachel Gilmour; Sarah Green

Found: Q74 Sarah Green: I would like to focus in on the governance of that service.

Found: South East) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat; Tiverton and Minehead) Sarah Green

Found: Members present: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Chair); Mr Clive Betts; Anna Dixon; Rachel Gilmour; Sarah Green

Found: South East) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat; Tiverton and Minehead) Sarah Green

Found: Q6 Sarah Green: Could you give us some colour?

Found: February 2026, a Westminster Hall debate marking the second anniversary of the Hughes Report, led by Sarah Green

Found: February 2026, a Westminster Hall debate marking the second anniversary of the Hughes Report, led by Sarah Green

Found: The panel members were Mrs Bernie Whittle (teacher panellist – in the chair), Ms Sarah Green (lay panellist