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	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the February 2020 Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled UK Poverty 2019-2020 that 56 per cent of people living in poverty were also in a working household in 2018; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	14729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>There is clear evidence about the importance of work in tackling poverty now and in the future. For example, a child growing up in a home where all adults are working is around 5 times less likely to be in poverty than a child in a household where nobody works. The majority of people in in-work poverty either work solely part-time, are the single earner in a couple, or are full-time self-employed.</p><p>Delivering a sustainable long-term solution to poverty means building a strong economy and ensuring that the benefit system works with the tax system and the labour market to support employment and higher pay. There are over 1 million fewer workless households compared with 2010, with around 730,000 fewer children in workless households, and over 3.8 million more people have entered work, averaging around 1,000 people a day. Around three-quarters of the growth in employment since 2010 has been in full-time work. Our unemployment rate is now less than half the Euro area average. Around three-quarters of the growth in employment since 2010 has been in full-time work, substantially reducing the risk of poverty.</p><p>Joseph Rowntree Foundation reported that Universal Credit is likely to help an extra 300,000 members of working families out of poverty.</p><p>Universal Credit is designed to help people move into work faster, stay in work longer and spend more time looking to increase their earnings. It provides more financial help with childcare costs (eligible claimants are able to claim up to 85 per cent of their childcare costs, compared to 70% on the legacy system), a dedicated Work Coach, and removes the 16-hour ‘cliff edge<strong>’</strong> for those who are working. We are confident that, as UC reaches more working families, we will see more people working full-time and ultimately achieving independence from the State.</p><p>We will continue to reform the welfare system so that it promotes work as the most effective route out of poverty and is fairer towards those who receive it and the taxpayers who pay for it. We also want to identify opportunities to create a highly productive workforce, improving progression prospects for the lowest paid people so everyone has the right skills to meet the UK’s future demand. That is why we are delivering a significant programme of research and testing to build the evidence of how to overcome the obstacles that people face so that they can improve their earnings and career prospects.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/02/2020 18:04:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1487015

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities will be penalised for making autonomous decisions on absence from education based on the specific needs of their child under the provisions in the Schools Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	31919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, wellbeing, and long-term development. School attendance is mandatory. Under Section 7 of the Education Act 1996, parents have a duty to ensure that their child of compulsory age (5-16) receives an efficient full-time education, either by attendance at school or otherwise.</p><p> </p><p>The department appreciates that barriers to attendance are wide and complex, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Addressing these requires strong relationships and close working between families, schools, local authorities, and other relevant local services. This is the intention of the attendance clauses in the Schools Bill.</p><p> </p><p>When considering the appropriate action to address absence, schools and local authorities should consider the individual circumstances of each pupil and family, and take the best course of action to support the child’s return to school. The department encourages parents to work with their child’s school and the local authority to discuss the reasons behind their child’s absence. They should agree together an action plan, so that the right support can be put in place to help their child to return to regular and consistent education.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/07/2022 13:26:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522926

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Dental Services: Leeds North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Leeds North West.</p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not currently rate providers of primary dental care services. The CQC publishes an assessment against five ‘key aspects’ which determine whether a dental provider is meeting its regulatory requirements. These are:</p><p> </p><p>- Treating people with respect and involving them in their care;</p><p>- Providing care, treatment and support that meets people's needs;</p><p>- Caring for people safely and protecting them from harm;</p><p>- Staffing; and</p><p>- Quality and suitability of management.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC provides information for the public to find local dentists and profiles, which display the regulatory performance and inspection reports.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 64298 64308 question first answered 25/10/2022 14:30:15 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522927

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Dental Services: Leeds North West
	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 assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Leeds North West.</p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not currently rate providers of primary dental care services. The CQC publishes an assessment against five ‘key aspects’ which determine whether a dental provider is meeting its regulatory requirements. These are:</p><p> </p><p>- Treating people with respect and involving them in their care;</p><p>- Providing care, treatment and support that meets people's needs;</p><p>- Caring for people safely and protecting them from harm;</p><p>- Staffing; and</p><p>- Quality and suitability of management.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC provides information for the public to find local dentists and profiles, which display the regulatory performance and inspection reports.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 64297 64308 question first answered 25/10/2022 14:30:15 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522928

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Breast Cancer: Leeds North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department is working with NHS England to finalise the delivery of £10 million for breast screening units, including determining which areas will benefit from this investment.</p><p>National Health Service breast screening providers are also encouraged to work with Cancer Alliances, Primary Care Networks, NHS regional teams and the voluntary sector to promote the uptake of breast screening and ensure access to services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/10/2022 15:59:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522931

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Leeds North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased workloads in GP surgeries in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’, published in February 2022, stated the ambition to reduce patient backlogs for planned National Health Service treatments and the Government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25. We made £520 million available to expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. This was in addition to at least £1.5 billion announced in 2020 by 2024 which includes supporting increased workloads in general practitioner (GP) surgeries, including in Leeds North West. In September 2022, ‘Our plan for patients’ announced measures to support GP practices increase access and manage workloads, such as the provision of 31,000 phone lines and funding to expand the staff roles working in general practice, including in Leeds North West.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/10/2022 15:52:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522932

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Leeds North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>On 22 September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which contains measures to assist people make an informed choice on their general practitioner (GP) practice, book an appointment more easily, benefit from more care options and increase the diversity of general practice teams. This aims to increase the availability of appointment types, such as face-to-face, in England, including in Leeds North West.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s guidance states that GP practices must provide face to face appointments and remote consultations and should respect preferences for face-to-face care unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary.  While remote consultations can provide additional choice, flexibility and convenience for patients, this is not suitable for all patients or in all circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not collected in the format requested. In the 12 months to August 2022, there were 15.7 million general practice appointments in the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care System area, excluding COVID-19 vaccinations. Of these, 67.8% were conducted face-to-face.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 65997 65998 question first answered 25/10/2022 15:45:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522936

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Leeds North West
	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 GP surgeries are currently rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>There are currently eight or 72.7% of general practitioner practice locations in the Leeds North West constituency rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘good’ overall.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/10/2022 14:01:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522937

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Dental Services: Leeds North West
	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 dental practices are currently rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Leeds North West.</p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not currently rate providers of primary dental care services. The CQC publishes an assessment against five ‘key aspects’ which determine whether a dental provider is meeting its regulatory requirements. These are:</p><p> </p><p>- Treating people with respect and involving them in their care;</p><p>- Providing care, treatment and support that meets people's needs;</p><p>- Caring for people safely and protecting them from harm;</p><p>- Staffing; and</p><p>- Quality and suitability of management.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC provides information for the public to find local dentists and profiles, which display the regulatory performance and inspection reports.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 64297 64298 question first answered 25/10/2022 14:30:15 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1522941

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Leeds North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Leeds North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	64312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>We are working with NHS England, Health Education England and the profession to increase the general practice workforce in England, including in Leeds North West. This includes measures to improve recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice.</p><p>The updated GP Contract Framework announced a number of new schemes, alongside continued support for existing recruitment and retention schemes for the general practice workforce. This includes the GP Retention Scheme, the GP Retention Fund, the National GP Induction and Refresher, the Locum Support Scheme, the New to Partnership Payment and the Supporting Mentors Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/10/2022 15:58:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel