Tag: Peter Kyle

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of care homes which have closed in the last two years.

Alistair Burt

We are informed by the Care Quality Commission that between 31 March 2013 and 31 March 2015, the number of registered residential care and nursing homes reduced by 425. The total number of registered residential care and nursing home places increased by 1,437 over the same period.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning groups have put in place plans for delayed discharges in co-operation with their local independent sector partners.

Alistair Burt

This would be a matter for individual clinical commissioning groups, who are responsible for commissioning care that is underpinned by knowledge of local health care needs. As such we do not hold this information centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-01-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to provide regular updates to Parliament on the work of the Apprenticeship Delivery Board.

Nick Boles

Updates on the activities and achievements of the Apprenticeship Delivery Board will be posted on Gov.uk.

More broadly, subject to Parliamentary approval, the Welfare Reform and Work Bill places a new duty on Government to report annually on progress towards meeting 3 million apprenticeships starts in England by 2020. This report will reconfirm Government’s commitment to that policy ambition, as well as ensuring transparency on progress.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on the inclusion of mother’s names on marriage certificates.

James Brokenshire

There is agreement that the names of both parents should be included in the marriage entry. The Home Office continues to work with all interested parties to consider the most efficient and effective way to achieve this. Doing so is likely to require additional funding and changes to legislation, IT systems and administrative processes. A timetable will be confirmed for changes as soon as there is an opportunity to legislate on this matter.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-04-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2015 to Question 16367, whether initiatives offering pre-16 training in digital skills to school children before they enter the workforce will be supported by the apprenticeship levy.

Nick Boles

The levy will support apprenticeship training to help employers to deliver 3 million starts on high quality apprenticeships.

All apprenticeships must be paid jobs with on- and off-the-job training lasting at least a year that develops transferable skills and leads to full competence in an occupation.

Employers can only spend levy funds on apprenticeship training delivered by an approved provider and will not be able to use the levy to pay for other types of training or work experience.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-04-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rationale is for the extended exemption of the travel sector from the provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) (Amendment) Order 2016.

Claire Perry

Last year we consulted on an exemption from certain provisions of the Consumer Rights Act for rail, aviation and maritime transport. We have listened to the views we have received, and have decided not to seek a permanent exemption for these sectors.

The temporary exemption for rail only, which will last for one year until October 2017, will allow the industry time to move to a more consistent compensation scheme.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made by the Apprenticeship Delivery Board.

Robert Halfon

The Apprenticeship Delivery Board was announced in July 2015 and launched in January 2016. Board members are senior figures representing eight key sectors with potential for apprenticeship growth.

Board members have input to the apprenticeship reforms, supported the Get In Go Far campaign, helped to achieve 500,000 apprenticeship starts in the 2014/15 academic year, and are targeting major employers to advocate the case for apprenticeships.

An evaluation of the impact of the board is planned and will report its findings in January 2017.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2015-11-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the planned increase in the national minimum wage on the level of provision of care homes.

Alistair Burt

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 October 2015 to Question 11609.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what modelling his Department has undertaken of the effect on adult social care of different funding allocations for such services.

Alistair Burt

Officials in the Department and across Government are working hard to understand pressures on the system and are considering adult social care expenditure and future demand as part of the Spending Review process. This includes modelling of the effect on adult social care of different funding allocations.

The Spending Review process will formally conclude on 25 November 2015, when the Chancellor will announce the outcome.

The Department has already commissioned a full review of the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula (which is used to allocate funding to local authorities based on indicators such as need, population and wealth) from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (at the University of Kent and the London School of Economics) and LG Futures (a consultancy).

As part of this review, 53 councils have contributed the most detailed data yet obtained for social care allocations. The researchers are currently writing up the research which will be published in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on introducing (a) flexible rail season tickets and (b) rail season tickets targeted at part-time workers.

Claire Perry

We have challenged the rail industry to develop proposals for pricing and delivering more flexible season tickets for people who work or commute part-time, which could also attract new customers onto the railway. Some operators, like Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Arriva Trains Wales, already offer carnet products on selected routes. In addition, GTR and c2c have franchise obligations to offer carnet-based season tickets, and the prospectus for the South-Western franchise includes the expectation that bidders will introduce new, more flexible products that benefit passengers who work or commute part-time.