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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

423775

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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, what estimate he has made of the additional financial resources needed by local authorities to meet their new duties under the Care Act 2014 in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	13257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s estimate of the additional financial resources needed by local authorities to meet their new duties under the Care Act 2014 is set out in the Care Act impact assessment, which can be found here:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/impacts" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/impacts</a></p><br /><p>Page five of the impact assessment has a summary of all estimated costs related to Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 over 10 years from 2015/16. The impact assessment sets out the basis for the estimates in each case.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2015 17:41:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

751657

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial capacity and (b) staffing resources of local councils to discharge their statutory social care duties effectively in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	4806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government gave councils access to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years. This includes an additional £2 billion of funding in England, as announced at the Spring Budget 2017. The appropriate staffing required by a council to meet their duties is a matter for local authorities to determine.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:16:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

789120

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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 timetable is for the publication of the Government's Green Paper on social care.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	112847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>An ageing society means that we need to reach a longer-term sustainable settlement for social care. This is why the Government is committing to publishing a Green Paper by summer 2018 setting out its proposals for reform.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the Green Paper, it is right that we take the time needed to debate the many complex issues and listen to the perspectives of experts and care users, building consensus around reforms which can succeed. This is why we are starting a process of initial engagement over the coming months through which the Government will work with experts, stakeholders and users to shape the long-term reforms that will be proposed in the Green Paper.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/11/2017 13:51:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

792724

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	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 assessment the Government has made of the capacity of local authorities to implement the prevention duty under the provisions of the Care Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	114651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has prioritised prevention and through the Care Act 2014 it requires local authorities to provide or arrange for the provision of services, facilities or resources that will contribute towards preventing, delaying or reducing the needs for care and support of adults and carers.</p><p> </p><p>For 2017/18, the Department has provided £7.274 million funding to the Local Government Association to provide sector led improvement support to councils. This includes support to help councils meet their prevention responsibilities. The programme is focusing on building leadership capacity and capability on integration and providing evidence-based decision-making in prevention and early intervention.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/11/2017 13:39:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

828874

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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	Social Services
	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 estimate he has made of the average waiting times for money management arrangements for personal care budgets in social care to be put in place by each local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	124492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Policy responsibility for Personal Care Budgets lies with the Department of Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/01/2018 11:35:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

788572

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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) next steps and (b) timescales are for the proposed consultation on social care; and if he will address the needs of carers in that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	112788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Damian Green, has announced this month that the Government will publish a Green Paper on care and support for older people by summer 2018. The Green Paper will set out proposals to reform care and support for older people.</p><p> </p><p>With the shifts we are seeing in society, including our ageing population, caring will increasingly become a core part of family life for all of us. That is why the Green Paper will include a focus on unpaid care and how our society supports carers as a vital part of a sustainable health and social care system.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the Green Paper’s publication, the Department will continue to lead a cross-Government programme of targeted work to support carers.</p><p> </p><p>Once the Green Paper is published by summer 2018, it will be subject to a full public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/11/2017 13:59:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

678636

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	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 effect of councils charging fees to undertake needs assessments for adult social care on people with social care needs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	61558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 gives local authorities the power to charge for meeting needs for care and support or support but does not give them the power to charge for carrying out a needs assessment. The Care and Support Statutory Guidance makes clear that local authorities must not charge people for a needs assessment or the preparation of a care and support plan since these processes do not constitute meeting needs.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 30/01/2017 16:03:27 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

809579

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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 24 March 2016 to Questions 32038, 32039 and 32040 on the Care Act 2014, what the timetable is for implementation of Section 18(3) of the Care Act 2014 after 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	120237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has announced that it is committed to publishing a Care and Support Green Paper by summer 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the Green Paper, it is right that we take the time needed to debate the many complex issues and listen to the perspectives of experts and care users, building consensus around reforms which can succeed. This is why we have started a process of initial engagement over the coming months through which the Government will work with experts, stakeholders and users to shape the long-term reforms that will be proposed in the Green Paper.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:18:26 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

822897

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of care packages that were commissioned by Local Authorities in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	122580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people receiving care packages for the period 2010/11 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>During year</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,574,590</p></td><td><p>1,462,290</p></td><td><p>1,327,910</p></td><td><p>1,273,280</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The method of collecting data around users of social care changed in 2014/15. The table below provides the figures for 2014/15 onwards which are published by NHS Digital.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>During year</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Completed Short Term Care Episodes</p></td><td><p>253,000</p></td><td><p>245,270</p></td><td><p>241,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Term Care Users</p></td><td><p>885,000</p></td><td><p>873,000</p></td><td><p>868,440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures above show that there has been a reduction in local authority social care user numbers over the time period requested.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have shifted their focus towards preventing people needing formal packages of care hence the drop in user numbers.</p><p> </p><p>All councils have statutory duties to look after their vulnerable elderly and disabled people. The Care Act 2014 introduced national eligibility criteria for access to adult social care that local authorities are required to meet.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/01/2018 14:01:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley