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825551

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	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 plans he has to allow local authorities to use money raised via the social care precept for both adult and children's social care.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	123686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out at the Spending Review 2015 the social care precept gives local authorities who are responsible for social care the ability to raise new funding to spend exclusively on adult social care.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/01/2018 13:23:02 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

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

911173

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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, with reference to Spring Budget 2017, how much of the additional funding for social care (a) was spent in 2017-18 and (b) is forecast to be spent in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20 to fund social care providers paying the National Living Wage, broken down by NUTS 1 region and local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	147846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The improved Better Care Fund is given to local authorities via a section 31 grant for the following purposes:</p><ul><li>meeting adult social care needs;</li><li>reducing pressures on the NHS, including supporting more people to be discharged from hospital when they are ready; and</li><li>ensuring that the local social care provider market is supported.</li></ul><p>We do not collect specific data on how much local authorities have spent, or forecast to spend, on funding social care providers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/06/2018 15:20:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

922392

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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 recent assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to meet their statutory duties for adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	152695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>As part of our oversight of local government expenditure, we consider the financial stability and service delivery of individual authorities, liaising with other departments, including the Department of Health and Social Care in relation to adult social care. On this basis, we have no immediate concerns on the ability of local authorities to fulfil their statutory duties. We recognise the pressures on local government which is why we have provided an additional £2 billion to adult social care over the three years to 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/06/2018 16:03:56 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 63773 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

932176

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	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, how much was spent by local authorities in real terms on adult social care services between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	158786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not publish this information. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes estimates of adult social care expenditure as part of the local authority revenue expenditure and financing statistical series, but these are primarily presented as net current expenditure and in nominal terms only. The most recent publication covers outturn data for 2016-17 which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p>NHS Digital do publish information on spending in real terms in their Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report which is available for years up to 2016-17 at <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/adult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/adult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report</a>. Note that these figures are presented in gross current expenditure terms which includes client contributions.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 03/07/2018 15:39:53 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

514510

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department had in the selection of appointed local authority heads of social services departments from 1985 to 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	34804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has not had any involvement in appointing local authority heads of social services departments.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/04/2016 16:45:46 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 57219 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

91907

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Minimum Wage Compliance in the Social Care Sector published by HM Revenue and Customs in November 2013, what steps he has taken since that date to tackle low pay in the social care sector.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	209409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>HMRC investigates every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline and conducts risk-based enforcement activities in sectors or areas where there is a higher risk of workers not getting paid the legal minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also taking specific action to improve compliance with national minimum wage legislation in the social care sector. The Department of Health has recently consulted on statutory guidance for local authorities as part of the package of secondary legislation to accompany the Care Act, which explicitly states that local authorities should have evidence that contract terms, conditions and fee levels will not compromise care providers’ ability to pay (at least) minimum wages. Responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and the final guidance will be published in October.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS is also working with HMRC to identify how best to promote the useful information for workers and employers contained in HMRC’s evaluation report on the social care sector. It is also considering the next steps to increase compliance in this sector.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209410 question first answered 14/10/2014 15:20:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1010659

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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, when he plans to publish the Social Care Green Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	193552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>We intend to publish the social care Green Paper by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/11/2018 14:13:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1012460

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of a potential economic downturn on the ability of local authorities to meet their statutory social care duties.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	194681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Social care is funded through a combination of central government grants, council tax and business rates which in the past have remained stable sources of income through economic downturns.</p><p>The Government conducts an ongoing assessment of the sustainability of the local government system. This is a dynamic assessment which reflects emerging analysis of pressures and risks and is kept under review.</p><p>The Government is dedicated to supporting the adult social care system and as such has given councils access to up to £3.6 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care in 2018-19 and up to £3.9 billion for 2019-20. The additional resources will help councils commission care services that are sustainable, diverse and offer sufficient high-quality care and support for people in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/11/2018 17:21:51 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1013142

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	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, how many and what proportion of local health communities have implemented the High Impact Change Model23 for reducing delayed transfers of care in (a) March 2018 and (b) October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	195067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the implementation of the High Impact Change Model (HICM) is collected through Better Care Fund quarterly reporting returns, in which Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWB) self-assess their progress towards implementing the HICM. The most recent information available is from Quarter 2, 2018-19 (July-September 2018) which shows the number of HWBs areas reporting at the ‘Established’ level (or better) for each of the elements of the HICM. The information for Q4, 2017-18 covering the month of March 2018 is also included in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Q4, 2017-18</p></td><td><p>Q2, 2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early discharge planning</p></td><td><p>109/150</p></td><td><p>121/150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Systems to monitor patient flow</p></td><td><p>122/150</p></td><td><p>129/150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency discharge teams</p></td><td><p>130/150</p></td><td><p>131/150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home first/discharge to assess</p></td><td><p>122/150</p></td><td><p>120/150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven-day service</p></td><td><p>77/150</p></td><td><p>89/150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trusted assessors</p></td><td><p>80/150</p></td><td><p>92/150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Focus on choice</p></td><td><p>103/150</p></td><td><p>118/150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhancing health in care homes</p></td><td><p>114/150</p></td><td><p>126/150</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/11/2018 14:06:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth