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987718

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	If she will take steps to improve access to home assessments for claimants of personal independence payment and universal credit who are unable to attend an assessment centre.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	907052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>It’s important to note that any claimant can request a home visit although I do recognise improvements can be made to ensure that those who need a home assessment are able to get one.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering aspects of our assessment processes, including how claimants requiring a home visit can be identified more effectively at the beginning of the process and the ease with which they can request one.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/10/2018 16:00:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

987719

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent changes the Government has made to universal credit to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable claimants.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	907057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We have already spent £1.5 billion on improvements during the first assessment period. We have already committed more money to protect the most vulnerable, including the 500,000 people currently receiving the Severe Disability Premium. A million disabled people will be better off.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/10/2018 16:11:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

984720

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Loneliness: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the costs of social loneliness and isolation in elderly people to the economy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets regularly with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss a range of policy issues.</p><p> </p><p>Loneliness is an issue that affects many in our society and tackling loneliness can help to address social isolation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care fully supports a Government-wide approach to tackling loneliness led by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Loneliness Strategy was published on 15 October 2018 and will be its first step in tackling the long-term challenge of loneliness. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/10/2018 16:36:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984721

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from Coventry Council on the provision of funding to reduce homeless in Coventry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not received any representation from Coventry Council about the provision of funding to reduce homelessness. However, the Department has allocated £157,367 in 2018-19 to Coventry City Council as part of its homelessness prevention programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/10/2018 15:42:20 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984722

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on car manufacturing in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of ongoing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations including for the automotive sector. I myself was pleased to visit the West Midlands and hear from local business representatives about Brexit.</p><p>We do not want or expect a no deal scenario, however, as a responsible Government we are preparing plans for a range of outcomes. We have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations and as part of this planning the Government has published 106 technical notices to help businesses and citizens prepare for March 2019 in the unlikely event of a ‘no deal’ scenario. These include notices on vehicle type approval, trading with the EU and classifying your goods in the UK Trade Tariff, among others. These can be accessed on the gov.uk website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 17/10/2018 15:38:36 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984723

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Internet: West Midlands
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the speed of the internet supply in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>According to Thinkbroadband, 97% of premises in Coventry and 96.8% of premises in the West Midlands area have access to Superfast broadband speeds. Both figures stand above the UK average of 95.6%.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/10/2018 15:21:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984724

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Dental Services: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of dental practices in Coventry that have availability for NHS patients since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Data is not held on the number of dental practices in Coventry that had availability to take on new patients since 2010. Practices holding contracts with the National Health Service to deliver primary care dentistry take on new patients as and when they have availability. This data is not held centrally in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/10/2018 14:31:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984725

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England to help them provide sites for the Traveller community.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>All local authorities in England can bid for funding to develop Traveller sites from the Government’s £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP).</p><p>The Government’s planning policy for Traveller sites sets out that local authorities should objectively assess their traveller needs and identify a suitable five-year supply of sites.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/10/2018 15:56:03 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984726

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which clinical commissioning groups do not commission specialist eating disorder services for people aged 18 and over (a) in the community and (b) as in-patient services.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	177617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Specialist in-patient eating disorder services for people aged over 18 are commissioned by NHS England. Specialist community services for people aged over 18 with eating disorders are commissioned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). NHS England does not hold information about all of the specific services commissioned by individual CCGs.</p><p> </p><p>We know that early intervention is vital and can prevent problems continuing into adulthood, that is why in 2015 the Government introduced waiting time targets to improve access to eating disorder services for children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing £150 million to expand eating disorder community-based care and as a result 70 dedicated new or extended community services are now either open or in development. This means at least 3,350 children and young people a year will receive swift, effective eating disorder treatment in the community.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2018 14:18:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 78285 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

984728

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the statements made by the Turkish Government that the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was either murdered at, or abducted from, the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We are very concerned by the reports of the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. These are extremely serious allegations. We are working urgently to establish the facts, both with international partners and the Government of Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/10/2018 15:52:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry