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1124577

	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The latest official statistics for households capped under Housing Benefit and Universal Credit were published on 2<sup>nd</sup> May 2019, and contain data on households capped to February 2019, published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-february-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-february-2019</a>.</p><p>Statistics by Local Authority are available in Tables 2 and 9, respectively. The number of households who have had their Housing Benefit award capped by local authorities are also published on the DWP Stat Xplore portal (<a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the use of Discretionary Housing Payments (for local authorities in England and Wales) are provided by local authorities on a voluntary basis and as such may not correspond exactly to the total Discretionary Housing Payment funds allocated. In addition, Discretionary Housing Payment awards can be recorded against a combination of welfare reform categories including households affected by the benefit cap.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on spend by local authorities, covering the period April to September 2018, are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-april-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-april-to-september-2018</a>.</p><p>Statistics relating to the specific welfare reform category can be found in Table 7.</p><p> </p><p>The latest full year of statistics available are for the 17/18 financial year and are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-financial-year-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-financial-year-2017-to-2018</a>.</p>
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1123773

	answering body	Department for International Trade
	house id	2
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK has a strong and growing trading relationship with Mexico. According to latest ONS data, the total bilateral trade in goods and services between the UK and Mexico in 2018 totalled £4.4bn, a 37.1% increase since 2013. We also have a strong working relationship with the Mexican government, as evidenced by the 2010 Canning Agenda, the State Visit in 2015 and the 2015 Dual Year. We expect this positive trend to continue in the future.</p>
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1124711

	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have ready access to the information you have requested as it is not centrally recorded. Hexavalent chromium paint is now only used by the MOD on platforms where there is no suitable alternative and where it is absolutely necessary to maintain defence capability and safety. The MOD is alert to the health and safety risks associated with hexavalent chromate and provides guidance, safety data sheets, training and working instructions for personnel known to be working with the substance, together with personal protective equipment. The MOD has a small number of exemptions in place for known instances of hexavalent chromate application and is working hard to identify alternatives in these cases.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1124712

	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have ready access to the information you have requested as it is not centrally recorded. Hexavalent chromium paint is now only used by the MOD on platforms where there is no suitable alternative and where it is absolutely necessary to maintain defence capability and safety. The MOD is alert to the health and safety risks associated with hexavalent chromate and provides guidance, safety data sheets, training and working instructions for personnel known to be working with the substance, together with personal protective equipment. The MOD has a small number of exemptions in place for known instances of hexavalent chromate application and is working hard to identify alternatives in these cases.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1124581

	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>NHS England is committed to providing the most appropriate out-of-hospital urgent care, which is simple for patients to navigate. In response to the review of urgent treatment services in the National Health Service (published in 2015), patients and the public said that they felt confused by the mix of walk-in centres, minor injuries units and urgent care centres, in addition to numerous general practitioner health centres and surgeries offering varied levels of core and extended service.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’ set out plans for the roll-out of urgent treatment centres. Following the publication of ‘Urgent Treatment Centres – Principles and Standards’ in July 2017, systems have been developing their plans for local service provision.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has reiterated the intent to fully implement the Urgent Treatment Centre model by autumn 2020, so that all localities have a consistent offer for out-of-hospital urgent care.</p>
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1124586

	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan in January this year, the National Health Service has been working with a broad range of experts to lead the development of a new People Plan. The aim of the plan is to provide clarity and detail to the 10-year workforce vision set out in the Long Term Plan, including making sure the NHS has the staff it needs.</p><p>The plan’s initial recommendations will be presented to the Department this spring, with the final People Plan currently scheduled for publication following the Spending Review.</p>
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1124587

	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the administration of the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme on behalf of the Secretary of State. The following table shows the number of applications for permanent injury benefit under the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme received by the NHS Business Services Authority in each scheme year since 2002.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Cases Received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information is not held in the format requested on the number of successful applications, and it would incur disproportionate cost to the NHS Business Services Authority to interrogate individual member records to produce this data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1124589

	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department has made no recent assessment of reviewing the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme. A partnership review of the Scheme was conducted by NHS Employers and Trade Unions of the NHS Injury Benefit provisions in 2013, and new arrangements came into force from 1 April 2013.</p>
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1124590

	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the administration of the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme on behalf of the Secretary of State. The Injury Benefits Scheme covers NHS workers with injuries or diseases contracted through their employment before 31 March 2013.</p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority will process Injury Benefits applications received up to and including 30 March 2018 but only in respect of injuries or diseases occurring on or before 30 March 2013. An exception to this rule is that the NHS Business Services Authority will process Injury Benefit applications received by 30 March 2038 for applicants who can provide evidence that there has been a delayed onset of their symptoms, such that application was not possible before 30 March 2018.</p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority has always had a dedicated team to process Injury Benefit applications, and the Department is content with the efficacy of their administration.</p>
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1125740

	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are no products purchased by the Department in preparation for leaving the European Union without a deal that have had to be disposed of as a result of expiry dates before 29 March 2019.</p>
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake