Tag: Frank Field

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people claiming, or applying for, Employment and Support Allowance, who are found fit for work, are then refused Jobseeker’s Allowance because they are judged by Jobcentre Plus as being not fit for work.

Priti Patel

The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of migrants residing in the UK who claim benefits on behalf of children living abroad by country of residence of the child.

Damian Hinds

I refer the hon Member to the answer that I gave to the hon member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) on 16 June 2015:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-10/2064/

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households will not be reimbursed for the funds they paid for a Green Deal Assessment; and what (a) total and (b) average sum is paid by such households.

Andrea Leadsom

598,612 Green Deal Assessments had been lodged by the end of August 2015.

This has played a part in the installation of around 1.6 million energy efficiency measures in around 1.3 million properties.

The Department’s Green Deal Customer Journey Survey, published in March 2015, showed that 80% of householders did not pay to have a Green Deal Assessment, and that of those people who did pay in full or in part for their assessment, half paid £150 or less.1,2 Consumers have obtained Green Deal assessments for a number of reasons, these include: saving money on their energy bills; the prospect of a warmer home; the offer of free assessments; having improvements done for free or at a reduced price; and concerns over rising energy bills. Assessments have allowed householders to access a number of different Government schemes or fund work themselves. The Government does not offer reimbursements for assessments which are payments to companies or private individuals.

[1] Page 10 of report at

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414170/green_deal_customer_journey_survey_report.pdf

2 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414176/green_deal_customer_journey_topline_data.xlsx (Table D7)

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for autism diagnosis.

Alistair Burt

The Department has discussed with NHS England the difficulties that people on the autistic spectrum can have in getting an appropriate diagnosis in a timely manner. With support from the Department, NHS England and the Association of Directors of Social Services will undertake a series of visits to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to gather information that can be shared between areas that have arrangements in place to meet National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard 51 Autism: support for commissioning, and those that do not, with the aim of supporting more consistent provision. These NICE guidelines already recommend that there should be a maximum of three months between a referral and a first appointment for a diagnostic assessment for autism. We expect the National Health Service to be working towards meeting the recommendations.

NHS England has also been working with the Health and Social Care Information Centre to develop the Mental Health Minimum Data Set. This will include provision for the diagnosis of autism to be recorded. This mandatory data set will, for the first time, provide data about diagnosis rates. The data will be published and available for everyone to use to support and develop services. NHS England has a commitment, over the next five years, to improve waiting times and this data will be invaluable for this. Information on average waiting times for autistic diagnosis in each clinical commissioning group area is not collected centrally.

The Department issued new statutory guidance in March this year for local authorities and NHS organisations to support the continued implementation of the 2010 Autism Strategy, as refreshed by its 2014 Think Autism update. This guidance sets out what people seeking an autism diagnosis can expect from local authorities and NHS bodies including general practitioners.

We are due to consult on how we set the mandate to NHS England prior to publication of the mandate itself. The mandate will be published following the Government’s Spending Review which is due to complete on 25 November.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS sites charge for parking and have not introduced concessionary arrangements that are clearly signposted for patients and the public.

Alistair Burt

Results from the 2015 Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) collection shows that 31% of NHS sites charge for car parking. Of those sites that charge, over 86% currently provide car parking charge concessions.

The following tables identify the hospital sites that charge, but do not offer concessions, or that offer them but do not prominently display that information.

It should be noted that the information supplied was collected from NHS organisations and has not been amended centrally.

Of the Hospital sites that charge for car parking, the following do not offer concessions

Trust	Site
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	Bassetlaw Hospital Mental Health Wards
Mersey Care NHS Trust	Brain Injuries Unit Mossley Hill Hospital
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Calderdale Hospital (Dales)
Anglian Community Enterprise CIC	Clacton Hospital
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust	Cotswold House, Savanake Hospital
Sussex Community NHS Trust	Crawley Hospital
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Department Of Psychiatry
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Dove Ward
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust	Edgware Community Hospital
Worcestershire Health And Care NHS Trust	Elgar Unit
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust	Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Kent Community Health NHS Trust	Gravesham Community Hospital
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	Hammersmith & Fulham Mhu
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust	Hertfordshire & Essex Hospital
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Horsham Hospital – Iris Ward
Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust	Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre
South London And Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust	Ladywell Unit, Lewisham Hospital
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	Lakeside Unit
Worcestershire Health And Care NHS Trust	Malvern Community Hospital
South London And Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust	Maudsley Hospital
Kent And Medway NHS And Social Care Partnership Trust	Medway, Gillingham
Norfolk And Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust	Mental Health Services – Woodlands
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Manchester Mental Health And Social Care Trust	Park House – North Manchester General Hospital
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust	Paulton Birth Centre
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust	Pembridge Palliative Care Centre
Worcestershire Health And Care NHS Trust	Pershore Hospital
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust	Petersfield Hospital
The Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust	Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Royal Surrey County Hospital
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Savernake Hospital
Kent Community Health NHS Trust	Sevenoaks Hospital
South West London And St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust	Springfield University Hospital
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	St Anne’s Centre & Emi Wards, St. Leonards-On-Sea
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	St Bernards Wing
North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping
Barnet, Enfield And Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust	St. Michael’s Hospital
Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust	Sussex Orthopaedic Centre
Kent And Medway NHS And Social Care Partnership Trust	Thanet Mental Health Unit, 164 Ramsgate Road, Margate
Tees, Esk And Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust	The Briary Unit
Devon Partnership NHS Trust	The Cedars (Exeter)
Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust	The Princess Royal Hospital
Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust	The Royal Alexandra Hospital For Sick Children
Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust	The Royal Sussex County Hospital
Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust	The Sussex Eye Hospital
South West London And St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust	Tolworth Hospital
Devon Partnership NHS Trust	Torbay Hospital
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	Wexham Park Hospital
Barts Health NHS Trust	Whipps Cross University Hospital
Mersey Care NHS Trust	Windsor Clinic (Aintree University Hospital)
Devon Partnership NHS Trust	Wonford House Hospital
Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	Yeatman Hospital
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Woodlands, St. Leonards-On-Sea

The following Hospital sites offer concessions but do not prominently publicise them

Trust	Site
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	Amersham Hospital
Basildon And Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Basildon Hospital
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Bradford Royal Infirmary
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	Calderdale Royal Hospital
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust	Central Middlesex Hospital
The Royal Bournemouth And Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Christchurch Hospital
Cambridgeshire And Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust	City Care Centre
North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Clacton & District Hospital
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Clifton Hospital
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust	Croydon University Hospital
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust	Cumberland Infirmary
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust	Darlington Memorial Hospital
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust	Ealing Hospital
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	East Surrey Hospital
Worcestershire Health And Care NHS Trust	Evesham Community Hospital
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Freeman Hospital
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Friarage Hospital
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust	Frome Birth Centre (Frome Community Hospital)
Plymouth Community Healthcare (CIC)	Glenbourne
Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust	Good Hope Hospital
Guy’s And St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust	Guy’s Hospital
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	Hammersmith Hospital
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	Heatherwood Hospital
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	Hexham General Hospital
Sussex Community NHS Trust	Horsham Hospital
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust	Intermediate Care Unit, Alexandra Wing, Broadgreen Hospital
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust	Ipswich Hospital
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	Kidderminster Hospital
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust	King George Hospital
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Kings College Hospital
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust	Louth Community Hospital
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust	Manor Hospital
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust	Meadow House
Medway NHS Foundation Trust	Medway Maritime Hospital
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust	Melbury Lodge
Taunton And Somerset NHS Foundation Trust	Musgrove Park Hospital
Norfolk Community Health And Care NHS Trust	Norwich Community Hospital
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Nottingham City Hospital
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust	Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust	Oswestry Maternity Unit
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Poole Hospital
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Princess Royal University Hospital
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	Queen Elizabeth Hospital
South West London And St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust	Queen Mary’s Hospital
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Queen Victoria Hospital
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Queen’s Medical Centre
Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust	Rotherham District General Hospital
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust	Royal Blackburn Hospital
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust	Runcie Unit
Woking Hospices	Sam Beare Hospice
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust	Skegness Hospital
Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust	Solihull Hospital
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Southend Hospital
North Bristol NHS Trust	Southmead Hospital
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust	St Georges At Queen Mary’s Hospital
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust	St Peters
Barnet, Enfield And Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust	St. Ann’s Hospital
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	St. Luke’s Hospital (Rae)
Care And Support Partnership (Seqol)	Swindon Intermediate Care Centre
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	The Alexandra Hospital
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust	The Churchill Hospital
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust	The Horton Hospital
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust	The John Radcliffe Hospital
Worcestershire Health And Care NHS Trust	The Robertson Centre
Your Healthcare	Tolworth Hospital
Torbay And Southern Devon Health And Care NHS Trust	Totnes Hospital
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust	University Hospital
The Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust	University Hospital Lewisham
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust	West Cumberland Hospital
Weston Area Health NHS Trust	Weston General Hospital
Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	Weymouth Community Hospital
Virgin Care Services Ltd	Woking Community Hospital
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	Workington Community Hospital
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	Wycombe Hospital
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Yeovil District Hospital

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of eligible people took up Healthy Start vouchers in (a) Birkenhead, (b) the Liverpool, city region and (c) the UK in the last period for which figures are available.

Jane Ellison

The following table outlines the proportion of eligible people who applied for and received Healthy Start vouchers in Wirral (including Birkenhead), Liverpool, Liverpool City Region areas and the United Kingdom using the latest data covering a four week period. The take up rate is therefore a snapshot rather than an average of all four week cycles during an annual period.

Cycle No. 161 Covering Period: 24 August – 20 September 2015

Area	Recipients	Eligible	Take Up
Liverpool	5,250	6,557	80%
Halton	1,141	1,544	72%
Knowsley	1,859	2,287	80%
Sefton	1,755	2,344	75%
St Helens	1,585	2,003	79%
Wirral (Birkenhead included)	2,834	3,509	80%
UK	430,620	585,990	72%
Birkenhead Postcodes	Beneficiaries (by Postal Sector)	Under One	Over One	Pregnant	Beneficiary Child with Pregnant Mother
CH41	555	127	387	41	67
CH42	607	135	432	40	51

The numbers of families eligible and the take up rate for Healthy Start are not available below local authority level, so the figures for Birkenhead are included as part of the overall figures for Wirral. Numbers of beneficiaries for Birkenhead using postcode data are provided. All eligible people are contacted by the Healthy Start Issuing Unit and are invited to apply. The Department also publicises the scheme via the Healthy Start website and helpline.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a policy of requiring cash retentions from the construction industry to be placed in a trust in the event of insolvency.

Nick Boles

The Government acknowledges that some people are unhappy with the system of retentions as it stands, but it is an embedded feature of the construction industry. Therefore, our general approach is to work with the industry through the Construction Leadership Council and its supply chain payment charter; endorsing its commitment to zero retentions by 2025.

That will involve quite far-reaching changes to the way the sector works. With regard to shorter-term measure to require retentions to be held in trust, we must act on the basis of evidence. That is why the Government is commissioning an analysis of the cost and benefit of retention payments to inform future action.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports he has received in each of the last two financial years of HM Revenue and Customs’ electronic application portal failing to record and register data and supporting documentation submitted by applicants for child and working tax credits.

Damian Hinds

HM Revenue and Customs do not have an electronic application portal for applicants for child and working tax credits. New claims for tax credits can be submitted by post or over the telephone.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children have been registered as homeless in each borough in the Liverpool City Region in each of the last five financial years.

Mr Marcus Jones

The numbers of households with children accepted as homeless in each of the Boroughs of the Liverpool City region in the financial years 2004/05 to 2014/15 are shown in the attached table.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children in each borough in the Liverpool City Region have been transferred to temporary accommodation in each of the last five financial years.

Mr Marcus Jones

Figures for the numbers of children transferred to temporary accommodation are not collected centrally. The numbers of children in temporary accommodation on the last day of the financial years 2004/05 to 2014/15 in each of the Boroughs of the Liverpool City region are shown in the attached table.