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885293

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were registered blind in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>As NHS Digital collects data on a triennial basis, data can only be provided for two of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people who were registered as blind or severely sight impaired in 2013/14 and 2016/17, as well as the number of people who were newly registered in those years is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of people registered blind or severely sight impaired*</p></td><td><p>Number of new registrations*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>143,385</p></td><td><p>8,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>141,525</p></td><td><p>8,605</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital - The Registered Blind and Partially Sighted People collection (SSDA902).</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Data is also collected on registrations from those who are partially sighted/sight impaired. The figures in the table relate only to those registered blind or severely sight impaired.</p><p> </p><p>*Data is rounded to the nearest five.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/04/2018 14:10:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885133

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to invest in strategic transport infrastructure in Essex.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	904830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of strategic transport infrastructure in Essex, and is investing in the county. Highways England are progressing improvements to the A12 and Government has helped fund the development of plans for the A120 brought forward by Essex County Council.</p><p> </p><p>On the railways, the Greater Anglia franchise are investing to replace the whole fleet with new trains by 2020 and for c2c Essex Thameside will introduce an additional 60 vehicles due to be commissioned in 2021. The new fleet will provide more seats and Wi-Fi on board.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/04/2018 16:33:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

885206

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of households were classified as without work in each local authority area in north Wales in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	136071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/04/2018 13:39:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ136071.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

885207

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of early years tutors in further education settings have taken part in the professional exchange trial.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	136072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>We asked the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), as the body whose purpose is to improve the quality of further education and training and to support workforce development, to conduct an analysis into the training needs of early years tutors and to provide a report for ministers by the end of March. Alongside that report, and to help inform it, we asked the ETF to trial some professional exchanges for early years tutors to enable them to share challenges and effective practice.</p><p>The training needs analysis report and a report on the outcomes of the professional exchanges will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/04/2018 16:18:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

885208

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources her Department has allocated to support the knowledge development of work coaches to encourage people to work in the childcare sector.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	136073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>DWP’s National Employer and Partnership Team have been working with the Department of Education to publicise working in the childcare sector. This information is available to all work coaches, who will share it with claimants where it is appropriate to their circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2018 10:26:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

885209

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ensure consistency between the criteria for home assessments for (a) employment and support allowance, (b) personal independence payments and (c) universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The criteria for home assessments are provided by DWP and are consistent between the three benefits in regards to how they advise Health Care Professionals (HCPs). The decision on whether individual cases require a home visit is made by the HCP and delivered according to the individual provider’s delivery model.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/04/2018 11:16:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885210

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many health professionals provide assessments for her Department; what the process is for ensuring those professionals meet quality standards; and how many such professionals have been removed from post in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>Currently the total number of Health Care Professionals (HCPs) conducting assessments is 3518.</p><p> </p><p>All HCPs conducting assessments are highly trained practitioners who must have at least 2 years post full registration experience or less than 2 years by individual, prior, written agreement with the Department. Requests by providers to employ HCPs with less than 2 years post full registration experience are rare and exceptional. To ensure HCPs deliver high quality assessments they are subject to a rigorous recruitment and approval process, followed by a comprehensive training programme in disability analysis. They also receive coaching and complete Continuous Professional Development modules to ensure their knowledge is kept up to date. All HCPs are subject to the Provider’s audit process and, in addition to this, DWP undertakes independent audit to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s decision makers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified.</p><p> </p><p>The providers do not specifically record data on disciplinary or performance management action on quality standards alone.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/04/2018 12:03:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885211

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music Venues: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to monitor the number of closures of live music venues in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	136076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The live music industry is a vital part of the UK’s music ecosystem, contributing £1bn to the economy in 2016 and it must be allowed to continue to thrive.</p><p> </p><p>We have reformed entertainment licensing and last year announced that the Agent of Change principle will now be included in the National Planning Policy Framework, helping to protect music venues when new housing is built. We will continue working with industry and Whitehall colleagues on a range of issues affecting the live music industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 136077 question first answered 25/04/2018 14:09:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

885212

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music Venues
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support live music venues in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	136077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The live music industry is a vital part of the UK’s music ecosystem, contributing £1bn to the economy in 2016 and it must be allowed to continue to thrive.</p><p> </p><p>We have reformed entertainment licensing and last year announced that the Agent of Change principle will now be included in the National Planning Policy Framework, helping to protect music venues when new housing is built. We will continue working with industry and Whitehall colleagues on a range of issues affecting the live music industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 136076 question first answered 25/04/2018 14:09:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

885214

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage food producers to use recycled content in their production.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	136079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Food producers are responsible for the ingredients and contents of their products to be compliant with food safety standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/04/2018 12:27:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double