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1132783

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prosthetics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of recent reports that veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot are not able to access treatment at DMRC Stanford Hall for rehabilitation purposes; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	266138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>No veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot, that was announced by the Government in November 2015, have been refused rehabilitation treatment at Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Stanford Hall.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/06/2019 16:16:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132785

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prosthetics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot have received treatment at DMRC Stanford Hall since that establishment opened; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	266140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Since Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Stanford Hall opened in autumn 2018 fewer than five veterans have either received in-patient or out-patient rehabilitation following their osseointegration procedure.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/06/2019 16:15:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1056768

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement entitled Dentists welcome official investigation into fines hitting vulnerable NHS patients, published by the British Dental Association on 30 January 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients ticking the wrong box for free dental care does not negatively affect vulnerable patients.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	218313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>All National Health Service dental practices are required to display a poster showing patient charges and to offer patients a free leaflet which sets out in detail who is entitled to free NHS dental services. Information on exemptions and support for people who are on a low income can also be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/healthcosts" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/healthcosts</a></p><p> </p><p>Eligibility checks are carried out on claims received for exemption from NHS Dental Patient Charges. Where eligibility cannot be verified, patients are asked to confirm their eligibility or to pay the relevant dental charge plus a penalty charge. Patients are, however, able to challenge penalty charges they believe are unjustified.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, NHS Business Services Authority and NHS England have recognised the concern that some patients may not be clear on whether they are exempt from charges and has been working to further improve the information available to patients around eligibility. This includes promoting an easy read patient information booklet, creating an online eligibility checker and developing a national awareness campaign.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 218312 question first answered 12/02/2019 15:25:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

894872

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions his Department has had with Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) on devolving adult education budgets; and what criteria will be used to determine the size of the budget that will be devolved to individual MCAs.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	139493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Since the start of the year, three adult education budget (AEB) devolution specific workshops between the Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs), the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the department have been held. These have focused on making sure alignment between local and national policy objectives. In addition to this the department has established a structured data governance group to manage data issues and has a dedicated relationship manager for each area, to work on day to day operational issues in preparation for AEB devolution.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has also met with the Mayor of West of England Combined Authority on 11 April 2018 and the Mayor of West Midlands on the 27 March 2018, in part, to discuss the progress of devolution of the AEB and future collaborative working between the MCAs/GLA and the department.</p><p> </p><p>Devolved AEB for the 2019/20 academic year for each MCA area and the GLA, will be based on the proportion of AEB participation delivery to learners resident in each MCA/GLA area in the 2017/18 academic year. These proportions will be applied to the AEB participation budget for the 2019/20 academic year, excluding any funds for national provision and continuing learners, to arrive at the individual budgets for MCAs and the GLA.</p><p> </p><p>MCAs and the GLA were informed of this on 13 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 03/05/2018 16:51:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

894873

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more SMEs in (a) England and (b) Barnsley to take on apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	139494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Smaller employers that do not pay the apprenticeship levy benefit from co-investment with 90 per cent of training and assessment costs for apprenticeships provided by the government. For the smallest employers, those with fewer than 50 employees, 100 per cent of the cost of training is paid for apprentices who are 16 to 18 years old, 19 to 24-year old care leavers or 19 to 24 year olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Through our recent procurement to deliver apprenticeship training to non-levy payers, we awarded hundreds of providers across the country with initial funding totalling around £490 million covering the period from January 2018 - April 2019. In April 2018, we awarded a further £68.6 million to 142 providers, including providers in Barnsley, through these contracts.</p><p> </p><p>This means SMEs have a real choice of high quality apprenticeship training provision, no matter where they are in the country or what sector they operate in; helping them to take on more apprentices and help meet their skills needs</p><p> </p><p>From May 2018 levy-paying employers will be able to transfer up to 10 per cent of funds to other employers (for example, smaller employers in their supply chain), using the apprenticeship service. The change means that not only will levy-paying employers have more options regarding how they use their levy funds, but that smaller organisations who may have previously felt that employing an apprentice was beyond their reach, will now have the opportunity to do so.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 03/05/2018 16:07:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

894874

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring apprenticeship wages into line with national minimum wage rates for their age group.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	139495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government asks the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to recommend the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage such that it increases pay of the lowest paid apprentices without damaging their employment prospect.</p><p> </p><p>The LPC will be conducting a review of the minimum wage youth rates and the apprenticeship rate structure in light of; changes in young peoples’ participation in work and education, the introduction of the National Living Wage and significant policy changes to apprenticeship policy in England. They are due to issue advice on this matter to Government in Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 03/05/2018 13:22:32 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

892214

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Digital Technology: Older People
	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 his Department is taking to support older people to use digital technology.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	138448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to helping older people acquire basic digital skills as part of our broader strategy to reduce digital exclusion. The UK Digital Strategy, published in March 2017, describes the steps we are taking across government:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Establishing the Digital Skills Partnership. This brings together stakeholders from the private, public and charity sectors to join efforts both nationally and locally to help people increase their digital skills at all levels. It will also build upon the 4 million pledges of free digital skills training opportunities that our corporate partners pledged as part of the Digital Strategy of which more than 2 million have already been delivered.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Introducing fully-funded basic digital skills training for adults lacking these vital skills from 2020. Adults will have the opportunity to take improved basic digital courses based on new national standards setting out the basic digital skills needed to participate effectively in the labour market and day–to-day life. We will consult on these new standards in the autumn.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Using the 3000 libraries across England to provide a trusted network of accessible locations with trained staff and volunteers, free Wi-Fi, computers, and other technology as well as Assisted Digital access to a wide range of digital public services where individuals are unable to access these services independently.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These initiatives will build on the significant investment Government already makes in basic digital skills training through the Adult Education offer, the budget for which is being devolved to ensure decisions on skills provision are made at a local level. Government also funds the Future Digital Inclusion programme managed by the Good Things Foundation and delivered through the 5,000 strong Online Centres network. To date this programme has supported over 800,000 adult learners to develop their basic digital skills, many of whom are socially excluded. <br></p><p>The NHS Digital Widening Digital Participation, delivered in partnership with Good Things Foundation, develops projects that enable people in England to improve their digital health skills and to increase their access to digital services and tools that support their health and care. Older people accounted for 71.8% of those reached by funded centres within the programme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/05/2018 10:38:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

892216

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Media: Education
	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 his Department is taking with the Department for Education to promote the teaching of media skills in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	138449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Schools have autonomy to determine how they tackle teaching pupils about the media. They can help their pupils understand how the media operates through many aspects of the curriculum. Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts at DfE on a wide range of issues, including: disinformation, digital literacy, online safety and media skills.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/05/2018 10:39:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

892217

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Sports: Disability
	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 his Department is taking (a) promote and (b) increase the number of sporting opportunities for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	138450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Government recognises the importance of helping disabled people to take part in sport and physical activity. The importance of this was featured in 'Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation' which was published in December 2015. This emphasised the importance of getting people active, particularly those groups currently under-represented, including disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’ places a clear emphasis on targeting those who are hardest to reach, including disabled people. As such, they are ensuring that each of their investment programmes impacts directly on disabled people. As an example, the Active Ageing funding, which is part of the Tackling Inactivity programme, includes investment into projects that will target disabled people and people with long term illnesses. All of Sport England’s major capital investments are required to make their facilities accessible. To support designers, building owners and operators create accessible facilities Sport England publishes online tools and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England is also working with National Disability Sports Organisations on the role they can play to support the delivery of ’Sporting Future’ in supporting disabled people to take part in sport and physical activity.</p><p> </p><p>For the financial year 2017/2018 Sport England invested £1.2 million into the English Federation of Disability Sport, who are now known as the Activity Alliance. This investment is for the Activity Alliance to provide expertise and services in the areas of Marketing &amp; Communications, Research &amp; Insight, and Engaging with disabled people and the disability sector. Also, UK Sport is investing £74.9m over the Tokyo funding cycle, which is over four years (2017-21), into 18 Summer Paralympic sports for Tokyo 2020, an increase of over £2m since Rio 2016.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 01/05/2018 13:19:48 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

892223

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Health Professions: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to promote healthcare courses to school leavers.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	138451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department working closely with Health Education England, NHS England, NHS Improvement and Skills for Care is planning marketing campaigns to increase recruitment and improve retention across the health and care system.</p><p> </p><p>The campaigns will drive recruitment and improve retention by reminding potential recruits including those considering a future career in the National Health Service of the values and opportunities presented by a career in public service.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England also run a health careers website promoting the NHS as a career and can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/CAREER-PLANNING" target="_blank">https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/CAREER-PLANNING</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 01/05/2018 11:39:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis