The below Parliamentary question was asked by Owen Smith on 2016-02-08.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people receiving child benefit on behalf of children living outside of the UK.
Damian Hinds
I refer the honourable Member to my response of 16 June 2015 (UIN 2064)
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emma Reynolds on 2016-03-03.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for the UK economy of the completion of a EU single market in services.
Mr David Gauke
The Treasury will publish a comprehensive analysis of our membership of a reformed EU and the alternatives, including the long-term economic costs and benefits of EU membership and the risks associated with an exit before 23 June.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the availability of category C prison spaces in the South East.
Andrew Selous
This Government will always ensure that we have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts. We are investing £1.3 billion to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it even more efficient and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2016-05-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many specially adapted homes for (a) disabled and (b) elderly people there were in (i) Sunderland, (ii) the North East and (iii) England in 2014-15.
Brandon Lewis
The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect data on the number of specially adapted homes. However, the Department does collect data on the number of Disabled Facilities Grants completed annually in England. The latest data available from 2013-14 indicates 42,586 adaptations were provided.
The Government is committed to helping older and disabled people to live independently and safely in their own homes for as a long as possible. Since 2010 we have invested over one billion pounds (£1,005,000,000) into the Disabled Facilities Grant, providing around 250,000 adaptations for older and disabled people’s homes in England.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger on 2016-06-27.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will be on the NHS England’s Maternity Transformation Board, and whether they plan to introduce a national maternity dashboard to provide analysis relating to both single and multiple pregnancies.
Lord Prior of Brampton
The Saving Babies Lives care bundle covers all types of pregnancy, including multiple pregnancies. The care bundle will be evaluated so that it can be developed and refined to ensure that it continues to reflect best practice.
The Maternity Transformation Programme Board will drive forward the implementation of the National Maternity Review, Better Births, published in February this year. It will also include work to reduce the rate of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths in England. The formation of the Board marks a clear step forward towards delivering the vision laid out in the National Maternity Review, ensuring that key organisations work together to improve maternity services. Better Births makes recommendations on the use of data including the development of a set of national indicators to aid data comparison. NHS England and its delivery partners are developing plans to implement this and the report’s other recommendations, and as part of this are considering the case for a national dashboard. A copy of both Better Births and the Saving Babies Lives care bundle are attached.
The Board held its first meeting on 8 June 2016 and is chaired by Sarah-Jane Marsh, Chief Executive of Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The Board members and the organisations they represent are detailed in the following table.
NHS England and its delivery partners are developing plans to implement the vision set out in Better Births, the report of the National Maternity Review. These plans are likely to include commissioning guidance.
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Person |
Organisation |
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Sarah-Jane Marsh |
Chair |
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Jane Cummings |
Senior Responsible Officer, Chief Nursing Officer |
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Keith Willett |
Deputy Chair, Medical Director for Acute Care, NHS England |
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Matthew Jolly |
Clinical lead (obstetrics) / workstream lead (data) |
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Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent |
Clinical lead (midwifery) |
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Dame Julia Cumberlege |
Stakeholder Reference Group Chair / Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework Panel Chair |
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Flora Goldhill |
Department of Health / workstream lead (best practice for safer care) |
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Wendy Reid / Bill Irish |
Health Education England / workstream lead (workforce) |
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Viv Bennett |
Public Health England / workstream lead (public health) |
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Ruth May |
NHS Improvement (Director of Nursing) |
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Mike Durkin |
NHS Improvement (Director of Patient Safety) |
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Jimmy Walker |
Care Quality Commission |
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Lauren Hughes |
NHS England /workstream lead (local transformation) |
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James Sanderson |
NHS England / workstream lead (choice and personalisation) |
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Simon Medcalf |
NHS England / workstream lead (perinatal mental health) |
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Tom Denwood |
NHS Digital / workstream lead (technology) |
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Martin Campbell |
NHS England / workstream lead (pricing) |
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David Richmond |
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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Cathy Warwick |
Royal College of Midwives |
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Nigel Acheson |
Regional delivery lead / Regional Medical Director, South |
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Roz Lindridge |
Clinical Networks maternity lead / East Midlands Associate Director, Clinical Networks and Senate |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-09-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the practicability of prosecuting potential acts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Syria and Iraq by radicalised UK citizens in British courts.
Alok Sharma
As the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), said to the UN Security Council on 21 September, we are very concerned about the appalling crimes committed in Iraq and Syria and are committed to bringing to justice those responsible for alleged acts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. There have not been any prosecutions to date for such crimes in British courts. Most of the prosecutions of those returning to the UK from Iraq or Syria have been for terrorism-related offences. UK nationals can be prosecuted for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in domestic courts; but the practical difficulties involved in investigating crimes that have taken place abroad and apprehending suspects outside the jurisdiction will need to be considered by police and prosecutors on a case-by-case basis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department makes available on the prevention of loss of hearing amongst older people.
Alistair Burt
NHS England and the Department jointly published the Action Plan on Hearing Loss in March 2015. The action plan identifies exposure to noise and increasing age as the two major risk factors of hearing loss in working age and older adults. It includes a key objective to: improve the hearing health of all communities, improving equalities and reducing inequalities through prevention of hearing loss; ensure that diverse communities are aware of the importance of good hearing and communication; and, provide effective and up to date communication support for people living with hearing loss to ensure they realise their aspirations. Delivery of this objective will be supported by:
An oversight group with membership from government departments, arm’s length bodies and stakeholders in the hearing loss community will review and monitor progress of implementation of the Action Plan on Hearing Loss.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2015-12-09.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that the changes to interest rate relief on buy-to-let mortgages announced in the Summer Budget 2015 apply to purchasers within a limited company structure.
Mr David Gauke
The restriction to finance cost relief brings the rate of relief available for individual landlords more in line with that of corporate landlords.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine McKinnell on 2016-01-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of workless 18 to 21-year olds who will be enrolled on universal credit in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.
Priti Patel
The information requested is not available. The number of people on benefits is driven by a range of factors, and because of this the programme measures progress by the successful achievement of its delivery plan rather than numbers of claimants.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to exempt victims of domestic abuse who move home to escape violence from the provisions on fixed term tenancies of the Housing and Planning Bill.
Brandon Lewis
Fixed term tenancies will enable local councils to review on-going need for a tenancy and, if this is still the case, to issue a new tenancy for the same or a more suitable home.
Where existing lifetime tenants transfer, the provisions in the Bill ensure that local authorities retain a discretion to offer the tenant a further lifetime tenancy in their new home.