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1284319

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2021
	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	social security benefits: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the APPG on Poverty's £20 uplift report published on 1 February 2021, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) removal of the £20 uplift to universal credit and working tax credit; (b) decision not to extend the £20 uplift to legacy and related benefits and (c) suspension of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	149727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to extend the temporary £20 uplift to legacy benefits. Claimants on legacy benefits can make a claim for Universal Credit (UC) if they think they will be better off and should check carefully their eligibility and entitlements under UC before applying, as legacy benefits will end when claimants submit their UC claim and they will not be able to return to them in the future. For this reason, prospective claimants are signposted to independent benefits calculators on GOV.UK. Neither DWP nor HMRC can advise individual claimants whether they would be better off moving to UC or remaining on legacy benefits.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made with regards to suspending the benefit cap. There are currently no plans to change the Benefit Cap.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/02/2021 17:31:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1623224

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	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	Zopiclone
	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 he has made of the adequacy of the supply of zopiclone.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	182379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Zopiclone is available in 3.75 milligram and 7.5 milligram tablet preparations. We are aware that some suppliers of these preparations are experiencing disruption to supply. However, alternative suppliers of zopiclone tablets remain in stock and supplies remain available for patients.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/04/2023 16:07:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1221932

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to support workers on zero-hour contracts who are not working as a result of the covid-19 outbreak and are unable to qualify for universal credit because they are considered to have employment.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	70984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>It is wrong to say that workers on zero-hour contracts, who are not working as a result of the covid-19 outbreak, are unable to qualify for Universal Credit because they are considered to have employment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Universal Credit is payable in and out of work including for those working zero-hour contracts, part-time or temporary jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Universal Credit paid to claimants reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period. Monthly assessment periods align to the way the majority of employees are paid and also allows Universal Credit to be adjusted each month. This means that if a claimant’s income falls, they will not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit.</p><p /><p>The Chancellor has also confirmed that, depending on their status, workers on zero hour contracts may be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and we would urge people to explore this avenue too.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/07/2020 16:09:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1401531

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Youth Centres: Ventilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of CO2 monitors offered to youth clubs; and what proportion of those monitors are still to be delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	100626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The department has now delivered over 353,000 CO2 monitors to over 99% of eligible maintained schools, further education colleges, and the majority of early years providers. Special schools and alternative provision education providers were prioritised, given their higher than average number of vulnerable pupils. Deliveries to these providers are now complete. Final deliveries to providers will be made shortly.</p><p>All education providers should receive approximately one CO2 monitor per two teaching rooms. The monitors are portable and so they can be moved around to test their full estate. Feedback from education providers is that they are finding the monitors helpful to manage ventilation and, in the majority of settings, existing ventilation measures are sufficient.</p><p>The private sector is autonomous, and it is up to individual providers to decide on whether they want to purchase CO2 monitors. There is no mandate from government to do so. Youth clubs were not included in the rollout of CO2 monitors as youth clubs are autonomous and able to determine their own arrangements to keep young people and staff as safe as possible.</p><p>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has emphasised the importance of ventilation and had supplied guidance to education providers on ventilation requirements.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 100625 100627 question first answered 13/01/2022 16:31:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1402040

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Youth Centres: Carbon Dioxide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of (a) youth clubs and (b) rooms in youth clubs that have a CO2 monitor.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	101862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood to the answer I gave on 13 January 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-10/100625" target="_blank">100625.</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 101795 101796 101797 101798 question first answered 14/01/2022 10:43:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1378415

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help local authorities (a) identify, (b) assess and (c) support young carers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	75170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014, amended the Children Act 1989 to place a duty on local authorities to assess the needs of young carers. The duties have remained in place throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Local authorities must ensure young carers are identified and referred to appropriate support if needed, and that the young carers are not taking on excessive or inappropriate care and support responsibilities. This provision works alongside those for assessing adults in the Care Act 2014, to enable whole family approaches to assessment and support.</p><p>On 7 September 2021, we announced investment of an additional £5.4 billion over three years in social care, which includes a commitment to take steps so that unpaid carers have support, advice and respite fulfilling the goals of the Care Act 2014. We will work with the sector, including unpaid carers to develop more detail on our plans and publish further detail in a White Paper for reform later this year. We have also provided councils with access to over £1 billion of additional funding for social care in the 2021/22 financial year. This will support councils to maintain care services while keeping up with rising demand and recovering from the impact of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/11/2021 13:16:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1605618

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	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	Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Mortality Rates
	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 make an estimate of the number of excess deaths that can be attributed to long waiting times at Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	169338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has reported on excess mortality throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In the year to 24 February 2023, there were 45,232 excess deaths in England. Excess deaths are not reported by ambulance service region.</p><p>Tables showing the ambulance response times against the national standards in the last 12 months by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service and in England are attached.</p><p>The information requested on serious incidents in ambulance trusts across the last 12 months is shown in the attached table.</p><p>No such estimate of excess deaths attributed to long ambulance waiting times has been made. There are a wide variety of factors contributing to excess deaths. It is likely that a combination of factors has contributed to excess deaths over the last 12 months, including high flu prevalence, cold weather, the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 and health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.</p><p>The number of deaths in ambulances waiting outside hospitals is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince attachment 1 file name Ambulance response times for Yorkshire and England in the last 12 months.docx title Yorkshire and England ambulance response times 2 file name Serious incidents in ambulance trusts in the last 12 months.xlsx title Ambulance trusts serious incidents last 12 months grouped question UIN 169336 169337 169339 question first answered 03/04/2023 13:40:00 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 64770 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1605621

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	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	Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Mortality Rates
	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 people died in Yorkshire Ambulance Service ambulances waiting outside hospitals in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	169339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has reported on excess mortality throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In the year to 24 February 2023, there were 45,232 excess deaths in England. Excess deaths are not reported by ambulance service region.</p><p>Tables showing the ambulance response times against the national standards in the last 12 months by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service and in England are attached.</p><p>The information requested on serious incidents in ambulance trusts across the last 12 months is shown in the attached table.</p><p>No such estimate of excess deaths attributed to long ambulance waiting times has been made. There are a wide variety of factors contributing to excess deaths. It is likely that a combination of factors has contributed to excess deaths over the last 12 months, including high flu prevalence, cold weather, the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 and health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.</p><p>The number of deaths in ambulances waiting outside hospitals is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince attachment 1 file name Ambulance response times for Yorkshire and England in the last 12 months.docx title Yorkshire and England ambulance response times 2 file name Serious incidents in ambulance trusts in the last 12 months.xlsx title Ambulance trusts serious incidents last 12 months grouped question UIN 169336 169337 169338 question first answered 03/04/2023 13:40:00 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 64771 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1609160

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	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	Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
	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 he has made of the implications for his policies of the serious incidences reported by Yorkshire Ambulance Service in each of the last two years; what information his Department holds on the lessons learned following those incidences; and what steps his Department has put in place to help address those within the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	177764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the Department holds no specific information about lessons learned from serious incidents reported by Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the last two years, these incidents should be closed by the relevant commissioner when they are satisfied that the investigation report and action plan meet the required standard. This ensures that the fundamental purpose of investigation, which is to ensure that lessons can be learnt to prevent similar incidents recurring, is realised.</p><p>NHS England published the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework in August 2022. It replaces the Serious Incident Framework and fundamentally shifts how the National Health Service responds to patient safety incidents for learning and improvement. All providers are expected to transition to the new framework by Autumn 2023.</p><p>To address the pressures the ambulance service is facing, the NHS has published a delivery plan for recovering emergency care, which aims to reduce Category 2 ambulance response times to 30 minutes next year with further improvements towards pre-pandemic levels the following year. Backed up by a £1 billion dedicated fund, the plan will include the delivery of 800 new ambulances including specialist mental health ambulances.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/04/2023 08:22:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1542415

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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	York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with representatives from York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on hotel rooms used by NHS staff.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	87875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>There have been no specific discussions.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/11/2022 10:46:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell