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731792

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/06/2017
	date	22/06/2017
	date tabled	22/06/2017
	ddp created	22/06/2017 20:22:30
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	26/06/2017 23:09:54 27/06/2017 09:56:02
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	708
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/06/2017 09:55:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what level of fines have been levied against husbands or partners who avoided paying child maintenance in each year since the introduction of the Child Support Act 1991; and what other sanctions have been imposed on people in that period.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 708
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	708
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The only fines that can be imposed relating to child maintenance are as a result of criminal prosecution for failure to provide information or providing false information for the purposes of calculating the child maintenance liability. These fines are imposed by a court, information about fines is not recorded by my Department for management information purposes, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Within child maintenance enforcement, “sanctions” generally refers to powers used as a last resort, when other enforcement actions have not resulted in successful collection of arrears.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP publish information on enforcement actions.</p><p> </p><p>Information on both civil and criminal enforcement actions undertaken by the Child Support Agency (CSA) is only available from April 2007. This can be found in Table 22 of the latest CSA Quarterly Summary of Statistics, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-march-2017</a> . This includes information on a variety of enforcement actions, including commitment to prison and disqualification from driving (in the Committals section), along with information on the number of prosecutions that have been undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>Information on civil and criminal enforcement action undertaken by the Child Maintenance Service is published on Table 16 of the Child Maintenance Service Experimental Statistics, which contains data between September 2015 and March 2017. The publication can be accessed online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-mar-2017-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-mar-2017-experimental</a> . These statistics do not include detail on the different types of enforcement action, so do not include the number of sanction actions taken.</p>
	creator	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

753024

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/07/2017
	date	17/07/2017
	date tabled	17/07/2017
	ddp created	18/07/2017 00:51:56
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	18/07/2017 01:07:06 20/07/2017 08:33:04
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	identifier	5538
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/07/2017 08:01:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of exemptions made in respect to the exemption for care leavers up to the age of 22 for the Shared Accommodation Rate in relation to private rented accommodation; and what estimate his Department has made of the cost of those exemptions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 5538
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5538
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This information is not available.</p>
	creator	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

753025

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/07/2017
	date	17/07/2017
	date tabled	17/07/2017
	ddp created	18/07/2017 00:51:57
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	18/07/2017 01:07:09 20/07/2017 08:35:04
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	identifier	5537
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/07/2017 08:03:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of exemptions which will be made in respect to the exemption for care leavers up to the age of 22 for the Shared Accommodation Rate in relation to social rented sector when introduced in 2019; and what estimate his Department has made of the cost of those exemptions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 5537
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5537
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This information is not available.</p>
	creator	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

909539

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2018
	date	22/05/2018
	date tabled	22/05/2018
	ddp created	22/05/2018 18:54:51
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	23/05/2018 14:35:28 04/06/2018 16:25:05
	hansard heading	Disability: Advocacy
	house id	1
	identifier	146930
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2018 15:53:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the capacity of community advocacy services for people living with disabilities, including hearing loss.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 146930
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	146930
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Community advocacy services are not a direct responsibility of the Department.</p><p> </p><p>There are statutory provisions to allow people access to advocacy support in specific circumstances. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 gives people who have an impairment, injury or disability, who have no one able to support or represent them, and who lack capacity, the right to independent support and representation. There is also a legal right to advocacy under the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Care Act 2014. The Children and Families Act 2014, Section 32 reinforced the requirement on local authorities to provide information, advice and support to families who have children and young people with a special educational need, through Information, Advice and Support Services.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 August 2016, all organisations that provide National Health Service care and / or publicly-funded adult social care are legally required to follow the Accessible Information Standard, which requires them to meet the information and communication support needs of patients, service users, carers and parents with a disability, impairment or sensory loss.</p>
	creator	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

900196

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/05/2018
	date	08/05/2018
	date tabled	08/05/2018
	ddp created	08/05/2018 22:37:12
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	08/05/2018 22:50:27 11/05/2018 11:06:05
	hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	141872
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/05/2018 10:35:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on local social care providers who are unable to fund historic back-pay liabilities for sleep-in shifts.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 141872
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	141872
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressure that sleep-in backpay liabilities are placing on social care providers and is exploring options to minimise any impact on the sector.</p><p>The Government has been working closely with representatives of the social care sector in order to ensure that we have a clear understanding of any impact the sector may face.</p><p>Any intervention to support the sector would need to be proportionate and necessary.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

900197

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/05/2018
	date	08/05/2018
	date tabled	08/05/2018
	ddp created	08/05/2018 22:37:14
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	08/05/2018 22:50:28 11/05/2018 11:06:04
	hansard heading	Care Workers: Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	141873
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/05/2018 10:35:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a fund to pay the historic back pay for sleep-in shifts directly to care workers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 141873
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	141873
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressure that sleep-in backpay liabilities are placing on social care providers and is exploring options to minimise any impact on the sector.</p><p>The Government has been working closely with representatives of the social care sector in order to ensure that we have a clear understanding of any impact the sector may face.</p><p>Any intervention to support the sector would need to be proportionate and necessary.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

821509

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/01/2018
	date	12/01/2018
	date tabled	12/01/2018
	ddp created	12/01/2018 15:17:31
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	16/01/2018 16:35:10 17/01/2018 15:39:02
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Closures
	house id	1
	identifier	122427
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/01/2018 15:08:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of residential and care home closures on the ability of local authorities to fulfil their statutory obligations to provide care.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 122427
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	122427
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>High quality care is not just about care home beds. Of those aged 65 and over who need local authority support, 62% are cared for in their own home. Since 2010 there has been a growth in home care agencies of more than 3,140.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of beds in care homes has remained broadly static since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities in England an extra £2 billion over the next three years to maintain access for our growing aging population and allow councils to sustain a diverse care market including care home places.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has announced we will consult on plans to improve the social care system and to put it on a more secure financial footing.</p>
	creator	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

765602

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/10/2017
	date	06/10/2017
	date tabled	06/10/2017
	ddp created	06/10/2017 18:24:59
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	09/10/2017 14:25:14 11/10/2017 16:31:27
	hansard heading	Supported Housing: Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	identifier	106203
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/10/2017 15:59:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who moved into supported housing in 2016-17 are eligible for housing benefit.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 106203
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	106203
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not currently collect administrative data on the number of people who are eligible for housing benefit and who moved into supported housing in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Developing a workable and sustainable funding model for supported housing is a priority for the Government. We will set out further details on the Government’s plans later in the autumn.</p>
	creator	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

765612

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/10/2017
	date	06/10/2017
	date tabled	06/10/2017
	ddp created	06/10/2017 18:25:15
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	06/10/2017 18:59:55 11/10/2017 15:59:03
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	identifier	106250
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/10/2017 15:27:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on administration of discretionary housing benefit; and what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of delivery of that benefit to those most in need.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 106250
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	106250
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Discretionary Housing Payment fund is not a benefit, but is available to people in receipt of either Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit if they need further financial help with housing costs. This includes helping with such things as rent deposits and removal costs as well as mitigating the impact of welfare reform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These payments are discretionary and are made by local authorities who have a duty to act fairly and reasonably when considering applications. The Department does however provide on line guidance to Local Authorities in England and Wales. Local authorities also provide voluntary monitoring returns to the Department twice yearly on how these payments have been allocated. Details of the 2016/17 End of Year statistical monitoring returns can be found below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/576787/discretionary-housing-payments-guide.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/576787/discretionary-housing-payments-guide.pdf</strong></a></p>
	creator	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

834860

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2018
	date	01/02/2018
	date tabled	01/02/2018
	ddp created	01/02/2018 19:04:24
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	01/02/2018 19:26:16 07/02/2018 17:11:33
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Buildings
	house id	1
	identifier	126282
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/02/2018 16:34:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 20000, on Department of Health: Buildings, what refurbishments have been carried out by (a) his Department, (b) his Department’s non-departmental public bodies since January 2016; what the cost of such refurbishments was; what further refurbishments are planned; and what the estimated cost is of such planned refurbishments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 126282
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	126282
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The following table provides the cost of refurbishments carried out by the Department and its non-departmental public bodies since January 2016 as well as estimated costs for any currently planned refurbishments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Department of Health and Social Care</p></td><td><p>Health Education England</p></td><td><p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence</p></td><td><p>NHS Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Since January 2016</p></td><td><p>£16,614,650</p></td><td><p>£316,544</p></td><td><p>£208,266</p></td><td><p>£275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated costs of future refurbishments</p></td><td><p>£7,000,000</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td><td><p>£205,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Care Quality Commission</p></td><td><p>Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority</p></td><td><p>Human Tissue Authority</p></td><td><p>NHS England</p></td><td><p>NHS Digital</p></td><td><p>Health Research Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Since January 2016</p></td><td><p>£1,167,334</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£58,412</p></td><td><p>£2,580,000</p></td><td><p>£3,761,977</p></td><td><p>£225,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated costs of future refurbishments</p></td><td><p>£260,000</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td><td><p>£570,000</p></td><td><p>£1,160,000</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
	creator	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq