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1038475

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that all loans under UK law given to governments or with government guarantees are disclosed publicly at the time they are made and comply with the law of the country concerned.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	206750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Given the complex international nature of sovereign debt, we continue to believe that internationally-agreed approaches are the most effective way to improve sovereign debt transparency and sustainability. Sovereign governments are ultimately responsible for their own borrowing, and the UK supports the IMF and World Bank’s efforts to improve the capacity and capabilities of sovereign borrowers to fulfil this responsibility. The UK also recognizes that official and private creditors have an important role to play in securing debt transparency and sustainability. The G20 agreed Operational Guidelines for Sustainable Financing for official creditors in 2017. The UK is now working through the G20 to monitor an industry-led initiative by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) to improve the transparency of lending of private creditors.</p><p>UK-based lenders are also already subject to extensive prudential disclosure requirements under UK law. The Capital Requirements Regulation requires firms to disclose the geographic distribution of their credit exposures, including those to central banks and governments, if the loans are material.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/05/2019 17:38:09 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125119

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Mental Health Services: Birkenhead
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the (a) causes of, (b) prevention measures for and (c) relief available for (i) depression and (ii) poor mental health in Birkenhead.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	251248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for ensuring adequate provision and access to mental health services for their local populations and keeping services under review.</p><p>The local Primary Care Network, including mental health services, is working in close collaboration with primary care and wider health and care organisations to specifically target areas of need.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 15/05/2019 16:32:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125733

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average waiting time was for a SEND assessment after a child was referred by a teacher in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Schools (and further education colleges, sixth form colleges and 16-19 academies) are required to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils they support and to use their best endeavours to make sure that a child or young person who has SEN gets the support they need. This is outlined in the statutory SEN Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>The school should assess the child, plan an intervention if a learning difficulty is identified, implement the intervention and then review the outcome and progressively repeat this cycle until the child’s learning difficulty is properly supported. This type of support is called SEN Support and the cyclical process is referred to as a ‘graduated approach’ to meeting children’s needs. This process should take place regardless of whether a child has been referred for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment by the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the average waiting time and the average cost of SEND assessments is not held by the department. However, information is published on the number and percentage of new education, health and care plans that are issued within 20 weeks of referral in the annual ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans’ statistical release. Information for the most recent period is published in table 8 of the release found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 252514 question first answered 15/05/2019 14:41:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125734

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available for a pupil waiting for a SEND assessment; and what the average cost was per pupil receiving such an assessment in the most recent period for which figures are available..
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Schools (and further education colleges, sixth form colleges and 16-19 academies) are required to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils they support and to use their best endeavours to make sure that a child or young person who has SEN gets the support they need. This is outlined in the statutory SEN Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>The school should assess the child, plan an intervention if a learning difficulty is identified, implement the intervention and then review the outcome and progressively repeat this cycle until the child’s learning difficulty is properly supported. This type of support is called SEN Support and the cyclical process is referred to as a ‘graduated approach’ to meeting children’s needs. This process should take place regardless of whether a child has been referred for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment by the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the average waiting time and the average cost of SEND assessments is not held by the department. However, information is published on the number and percentage of new education, health and care plans that are issued within 20 weeks of referral in the annual ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans’ statistical release. Information for the most recent period is published in table 8 of the release found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 252513 question first answered 15/05/2019 14:41:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125735

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the change in the level of spending on SEND provision per pupil with special educational needs or disabilities has been since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We do not collect information on the spending by schools on individual pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Support for those with more complex SEND are funded through the local authorities high needs budgets.</p><p>Our total high needs funding allocations since 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£5.2 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£5.3 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£5.8 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19*</p></td><td><p>£6.1 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20*</p></td><td><p>£6.3 billion</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The amounts between financial years are not directly comparable due to structural changes in the high needs funding baseline.</p><p>*Both of these years include £125 million additional funding, which was announced in December 2018.</p><p>The total level of local authorities’ high needs gross expenditure, not including place funding, can be found in the section 251 outturn data, and these are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£3.96 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£4.21 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£4.50 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19*</p></td><td><p>£4.46 billion</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*These years use high needs budget data, rather than outturn data, as we have not yet published the high needs outturns.</p><p>The majority of high needs funding is directed towards pupils with education, health and care plans (EHCP). The number of pupils each year with plans can be found in the school census data, which is published in January. The numbers for each year are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>240,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>256,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>287,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>319,819</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of pupils with SEND in 2019 has not yet been published. This figure is an amalgamation of EHCP and Statements of SEND, but this does not include Learning Difficulty Assessments (LDA), and so is not an accurate comparison year-on-year. LDAs were phased out with the introduction of EHCPs, and the last LDAs were phased out of the system in 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/05/2019 13:15:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125885

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission an assessment of the effect of proposals in his Department's consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood on fuel poverty in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>In this consultation, we asked for views on the most effective ways of avoiding any adverse impact on vulnerable groups or those who are reliant on solid fuel whilst supporting the Government’s objectives under the Clean Growth Strategy to phase out high carbon fossil fuel heating during the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering views and suggestions as part of our analysis of the consultation responses and discussions with stakeholders. This analysis will be reflected in the updated Impact Assessment accompanying our formal response to this consultation. The Government intends to publish these documents later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/05/2019 12:55:12 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125887

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Coal: Heating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions staff in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in the Irish Government on the effect of that Government's proposal on the burning of house coal in Ireland; and if he will make a statement
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Defra officials have met with their counterparts in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in the Irish Government to discuss the house coal proposals outlined in the recent domestic burning consultation. Irish officials have shared data on the approach taken in Ireland as well as the health benefits achieved from their initial ban on the burning of smoky coal housecoal in Low Smoke Zones.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/05/2019 12:53:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125888

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Solid Fuels: Heating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the (a) level of and (b) type of toxins released as a result of the domestic burning of (i) coal, (ii) wet wood and (iii) dried wood as part of his Department's consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government will take into account all factors that need to be considered in regulating the sale of the most polluting fuels. This includes the types of emissions from different fuels, the air quality benefits, and the impacts on business and households of switching to cleaner fuels.</p><p> </p><p>Our assessments of emissions of pollutants from domestic combustion sources use a range of data but are based on established international reporting. The range of fuels and appliances used in the UK is large and emissions from each combination vary greatly depending on how the appliance is operated. Emission factors for wood can also vary due to the differences in moisture content and fuel density.</p><p> </p><p>In compiling our National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory we use a combination of guidebook emissions factors for different combinations of fuels and appliances, alongside UK specific data on regional fuel and appliance usage.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/05/2019 12:49:32 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125904

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	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 Care: Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the trends in the level of (a) abuse directed towards patients in social care and (b) the number of convictions as a result of that abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not directly collect data about numbers of people who have been abused and we do not collect data on convictions as a result of that abuse. However, we do monitor Section 42 enquiries and the outcome of these enquiries, which are about local authorities establishing whether an adult in their area:</p><p>- has needs for care and support (whether or not the authority is meeting any of those needs);</p><p>- is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect; and</p><p>- as a result of those needs is unable to protect himself or herself against the abuse or neglect or the risk of it.</p><p>Section 42 of the Care Act 2014 also requires councils to determine whether any action needs to be taken as a result of their enquiries.</p><p>The total number of Section 42 enquiries that commenced under the Care Act during 2017-18 fell by 1.1% to 131,860 compared to 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/05/2019 13:35:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1126032

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Doctors: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Secretary of State for Defence on the annual tapered allowance and its effect on the recruitment and retention of doctors in the NHS and armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	253507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The tapered annual allowance is focussed on the highest earning pension savers, to ensure that the benefit they receive is not disproportionate. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by some high-earners impacted by annual allowance tax charges. All public sector pay and pensions policies are kept under constant review and discussed with relevant departments. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/05/2019 13:19:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead