The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-27.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total on-flow and off-flow for tax credits was in the most recent (a) 12 and (b) 24 months for which data is available.
Damian Hinds
The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in each parliamentary constituency are diagnosed with ADHD.
Alistair Burt
That information is not available centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-11-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints about Concentrix HM Revenue and Customs received from tax credit claimants in the last financial year.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs received 159 complaints about Concentrix from tax credit customers during the last financial tax year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each parliamentary constituency will be affected by the new benefit cap from April 2016; and what the mean amount of benefit capped will be in each constituency.
Justin Tomlinson
We will confirm roll out plans after the Welfare Reform and Work Bill has received Royal Assent.
A breakdown by local authority of the estimated number of households potentially affected by the benefit cap will be provided to local authorities in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-01-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are being cared for primarily by their grandparents.
Edward Timpson
The Department does not collect information on the number of grandparents who provide care to their grandchildren.
The Department collects and publishes information about looked-after children who are placed in foster care with a relative or friend. At 31 March 2015, 7910 looked-after children were cared for in these arrangements.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-09.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount paid in child benefit to parents of children residing outside the UK who have died since a claim was set up in the last 10 years.
Mr David Gauke
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will carry out an assessment of the effect of changes in funding for community pharmacies on patient safety.
Alistair Burt
The community pharmacy proposals for 2016/17 and beyond, on which we are consulting, are being considered in respect to the public sector equality duty, the family test and relevant duties of the Secretary of State under the National Health Service Act 2006. The latter includes the duty as to improvement in quality of services, such as the safety of services.
At this stage we would note that all pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies are regulated by the General Pharmaceutical Council, which protects, promotes and maintains the health, safety and wellbeing of members of the public by upholding standards and public trust in pharmacy. Also, under NHS pharmaceutical services, community pharmacies are required to meet clinical governance requirements, which encourage continuing quality improvement, including through risk management.
An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-03.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the public domain the complete set of submissions that were made to the Boundary Commission’s review of parliamentary constituency boundaries in the previous Parliament.
John Penrose
This is a matter for the independent Boundary Commissions.
All the representations that the Boundary Commissions for Scotland and Northern Ireland received at the boundary review in the previous Parliament are available on their websites, and the representations that the Boundary Commission for Wales received on its initial proposals and during the secondary consultation period at that review are available on its website. The Boundary Commission for England makes available on its website the representations received for the review ongoing at the time only.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance were processed within (i) 10 days and (ii) 16 days in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
Priti Patel
The information requested is shown in the table below.
|
Mar 2015 |
Apr 2015 |
May 2015 |
Jun 2015 |
Jul 2015 |
Aug 2015 |
Sep 2015 |
Oct 2015 |
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
|
|
ESA claims processed in 16 days |
75,437 |
61,547 |
57,693 |
64,304 |
66,640 |
57,921 |
67,286 |
68,608 |
66,937 |
59,671 |
65,356 |
65,799 |
|
ESA % claims processed in 16 days |
94.3% |
94.0% |
93.6% |
94.2% |
94.2% |
94.2% |
94.0% |
93.5% |
94.0% |
93.0% |
94.0% |
93.8% |
|
ESA claims processed in 10 days |
71,039 |
57,797 |
54,564 |
60,980 |
63,350 |
54,751 |
63,448 |
64,874 |
63,172 |
56,129 |
62,445 |
61,682 |
|
ESA % claims processed in 10 days |
88.8% |
88.3% |
88.5% |
89.3% |
89.6% |
89.1% |
88.6% |
88.5% |
88.7% |
87.5% |
89.8% |
87.9% |
|
JSA claims processed in 16 days |
162,277 |
145,388 |
128,763 |
140,397 |
152,020 |
125,789 |
140,787 |
140,113 |
129,424 |
106,747 |
135,544 |
119,028 |
|
JSA % claims processed in 16 days |
96.9% |
97.1% |
97.7% |
97.9% |
97.7% |
97.7% |
97.6% |
96.9% |
97.6% |
97.8% |
98.0% |
95.5% |
|
JSA claims processed in 10 days |
152,973 |
137,019 |
122,136 |
132,386 |
142,162 |
118,331 |
130,165 |
130,794 |
122,034 |
100,038 |
125,329 |
102,447 |
|
JSA % claims processed in 10 days |
91.4% |
91.5% |
92.6% |
92.3% |
91.4% |
91.9% |
90.2% |
90.5% |
92.1% |
91.7% |
90.6% |
82.2% |
Source
Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-05-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of introducing cell-free DNA testing on the NHS on the number of women choosing to terminate their pregnancies.
Jane Ellison
There is a long established Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (NHS FASP) that prospective parents can choose whether to participate in.
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has recommended that non-invasive prenatal testing for Down’s syndrome should be introduced as an additional test into the NHS FASP as part of an evaluation. Ministers are currently considering this important recommendation from the UK NSC which would give pregnant women and their partners more accurate information and should reduce the number of women having to undergo unnecessary invasive testing which carries a risk of miscarriage.
The UK NSC recommendation does not change the offer to prospective parents of participating in the programme, nor the options and choices available when testing identifies a fetus with Down’s, Edwards’ or Patau’s syndrome.
Existing guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists already makes it clear that women and their partners should receive appropriate information and support from a properly trained multidisciplinary team, who must adopt a supportive and non-judgemental approach regardless of whether the decision is to terminate or continue the pregnancy. This should include referral to other professional experts (including palliative care) and referral for counselling when this can help, as part of a co-ordinated package of care.