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156640

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the duties relating to adult social care currently carried out by local authorities that could be transferred to charities in order to increase efficiency and quality of care.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	215170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Under the Care Act, from April 2015 local authorities will have the power to delegate nearly all of their adult care and support functions, except for some powers and duties around safeguarding, integration, and charging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance on delegation, published in October 2014, sets out how this will allow local authorities to work more efficiently and innovatively, including with charities, and provide better quality care and support to local populations. The guidance also notes that many external organisations may have specialist expertise or capacity that could mean delegation is the best approach.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>When a local authority delegates any of its functions, it retains ultimate responsibility for the carrying out of that function.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/11/2014 12:40:16 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

166004

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on adjudication of disputes over who is responsible for the care of an individual.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	215807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has issued comprehensive guidance - <em>“Ordinary Residence: Guidance on the identification of the ordinary residence of people in need of community care services, England”</em>. This guidance provides information and advice for local authorities on determining ordinary residence for people requiring local community care services. The guidance also includes information on the process with which to refer a dispute to the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest guidance (published October 2013) is attached to this reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Care Act 2014 new statutory guidance will come into force in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 02/12/2014 16:11:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Ordinary Residence- October 2013.pdf title Ordinary Residence- October 2014
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

171074

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many households were in receipt of adult social care services in each English local authority in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	219189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available centrally. Data is collected on the number of individuals receiving care and support. Information is not collected on how many of these individuals are in the same household.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numbers of individuals in receipt of local authority provided adult social care services in England in 2013-14 by local authority is detailed in the attached table. This information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=16628&amp;topics=1%2fSocial+care%2fSocial+care+activity&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=16628&amp;topics=1%2fSocial+care%2fSocial+care+activity&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:24:32 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name 2015-01-05 PQ219189 table receipients of adult socal care by LA 2013-14.docx title Adult social care services by LA in 2013-14
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

171075

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent per capita on adult social care services in each English local authority in 2009-10 and 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	219190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Net spent per capita on adult social care services in each English local authority is detailed in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:53:30 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name PQ 219190 Net ASC current expenditure.doc title Net current expenditure for all adult social care
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

171266

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) actual and (b) percentage change was in expenditure per head of population aged 65 and over on adult social care services in each English local authority in 2009-10 and 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	219191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Data on expenditure per head of population aged 65 and over on adult social care services is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The attached table provides the net current expenditure per head of population who receive adult social care aged 65 and over, broken down by local authority and year. The last column shows the percentage change between 2009-10 and 2013-14.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authorities in England spent £6.7 billion on social care for people aged over 65 and over in 2013-14, compared with £7.4 billion in 2009-10. In 2013-14 the National Health Service transferred £859 million to social care but we are unable to include this investment in the overall spending figure as we do not hold information on how much of it was spent on people aged 65 and over.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The attached table provides a breakdown of expenditure on social care per head of population aged 65 and over broken down by local authority in 2009-10 and 2013-14. The table also details the percentage change and actual change between those two financial years. The figures do not include NHS transfer funding.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:21:02 question first ministerially corrected 13/01/2015 14:57:52 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Revised table PQ 219191.docx title Social care spend per head of population 2009-14 previous answer version 36913 answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name 2014-12-22 PQ219191 Karen Buck Table on over 65 LA Expenditure.docx title Over 65 LA expenditure
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

57741

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost to the public purse is of processing applications for free social care in England.
	tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
	tabling member printed	Sarah Newton
	uin	198598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>Access to State financial support for adult social care in England is means-tested and is not generally provided free of charge. In this way, individuals are expected to pay towards the cost of their care and support based on what they can afford.</p><p> </p><p>Adults with less than £23,250 in capital can seek help with the cost of social care from their local authority. Local authorities carry out a financial assessment to decide what an individual can afford to pay. Local authorities must take account of an individual's capital assets and income, including income from Benefits and the State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the cost to local authorities of carrying out financial assessments is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In its 2011 report, the independent Palliative Care Funding Review recommended the provision of free social care at the end of life. A series of palliative care funding pilots were established to test the review's recommendations, and these completed their work in March 2014. NHS England is currently analysing the financial data collected from the pilots. Once this analysis has been completed, a decision will be made on the issue of free social care at the end of life, taking into account this analysis and wider policy and financial considerations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198597 198599 question first answered 10/06/2014 14:38:10 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton

57742

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for free social care were (a) approved and (b) rejected in England in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
	tabling member printed	Sarah Newton
	uin	198599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>Access to State financial support for adult social care in England is means-tested and is not generally provided free of charge. In this way, individuals are expected to pay towards the cost of their care and support based on what they can afford.</p><p> </p><p>Adults with less than £23,250 in capital can seek help with the cost of social care from their local authority. Local authorities carry out a financial assessment to decide what an individual can afford to pay. Local authorities must take account of an individual's capital assets and income, including income from Benefits and the State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the cost to local authorities of carrying out financial assessments is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In its 2011 report, the independent Palliative Care Funding Review recommended the provision of free social care at the end of life. A series of palliative care funding pilots were established to test the review's recommendations, and these completed their work in March 2014. NHS England is currently analysing the financial data collected from the pilots. Once this analysis has been completed, a decision will be made on the issue of free social care at the end of life, taking into account this analysis and wider policy and financial considerations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198597 198598 question first answered 10/06/2014 14:38:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton

57743

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of administering the social care means test in England.
	tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
	tabling member printed	Sarah Newton
	uin	198597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>Access to State financial support for adult social care in England is means-tested and is not generally provided free of charge. In this way, individuals are expected to pay towards the cost of their care and support based on what they can afford.</p><p> </p><p>Adults with less than £23,250 in capital can seek help with the cost of social care from their local authority. Local authorities carry out a financial assessment to decide what an individual can afford to pay. Local authorities must take account of an individual's capital assets and income, including income from Benefits and the State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the cost to local authorities of carrying out financial assessments is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In its 2011 report, the independent Palliative Care Funding Review recommended the provision of free social care at the end of life. A series of palliative care funding pilots were established to test the review's recommendations, and these completed their work in March 2014. NHS England is currently analysing the financial data collected from the pilots. Once this analysis has been completed, a decision will be made on the issue of free social care at the end of life, taking into account this analysis and wider policy and financial considerations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198598 198599 question first answered 10/06/2014 14:38:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton

100407

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2014 to Question 209199, what research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) considered on (i) the effect of treatment of staff on standards of care and (ii) the relationship between levels of pay and quality of social care services.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	211548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted any recent research on the effect of treatment of staff on standards of care and on the relationship between levels of pay and quality of social care services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of Caring for our Future white paper in 2011, the Department undertook extensive engagement with both service users and carers who highlighted range of issues they felt needed addressing to ensure high quality care and support is available. In addressing this, the Department, working with the Sector Skills Council - Skills for Care - and other partners, has implemented a range of policies that has included setting out clear minimum training standards, recruiting more apprentices and supporting the transformation of the social work profession.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 29/10/2014 14:27:48 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

173428

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to publish an annual report on their internal complaints procedures.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	220638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to make users of services aware of the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) complaints procedure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2013, the Department set up a Complaints Programme Board to bring together a range of partners across the care system to implement actions which will lead to improvements in complaints handling, as set out in <em>Hard Truths, </em>the Government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LGO is part of this crucial work programme, which has been developed with other national partners to bring about important changes to the way complainants are supported and complaints are handled across the care system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not propose to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to publish an annual report on their internal complaints procedures. However, Regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 requires that providers registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) must have a system in place for identifying, receiving, handling and responding to complaints and comments made by service users or anyone acting on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In particular, service providers must ensure that any complaint made is fully investigated and where practicable, resolved to the satisfaction of the service user or the person acting on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CQC’s guidance on complying with this regulation sets out that service users should be aware of the steps they can take if they are not satisfied with the findings or outcome once a complaint has been responded to. This includes their being advised of their right to refer the matter to the LGO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 220637 question first answered 16/01/2015 14:05:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck