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1129985

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of consumers to make an informed choice when accessing retirement income products.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	260554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that people need the right support and guidance to make decisions that best suit their evolving personal circumstances. That is why the Government introduced Pension Wise, a service provided by the Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) that offers everyone aged 50 and over who has a defined contribution pension, free and impartial guidance on their range of available choices at retirement.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found in its Retirement Outcomes Review in 2018 that consumer engagement in the retirement market is low and there are low levels of shopping around. As part of remedies to improve this, the FCA has set new requirements for pension providers to send more frequent ‘wake-up packs’ to their consumers, which include a summary of their open market options.</p><p> </p><p>The Money Advice Service (provided by MAPS) also offers a guaranteed income product comparator tool and is developing a drawdown comparator tool, to make it easier for consumers to compare the different options available to them.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/06/2019 11:08:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129987

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory and governance standards in the pensions industry in ensuring that drawdown products are appropriate for consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	260555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the regulator of pensions decumulation products, including drawdown products.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA conducted the Retirement Outcomes Review into the retirement income market, publishing the final report in 2018. The final report particularly focused on investment choices and charges in drawdown. As a result of its findings, it is introducing or consulting on a number of remedies to protect consumers from poor outcomes and promote competition in the market. These include the introduction of investment pathways and a requirement for consumers entering drawdown to receive clearer information on charges. The FCA is also currently consulting on extending the remit of Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) to investment pathways.</p><p> </p><p>As the remedies will be a significant intervention in the drawdown market, the FCA plans to conduct a detailed review of the impact of investment pathways one year after implementation to consider how well the remedy is working.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/06/2019 11:10:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129988

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Pensions: Consumer Information
	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 is taking to ensure that consumer interest is central to the development of the pensions dashboard product.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	260556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Pension dashboards are a priority for this government and ensuring they are delivered in the interest of consumers is of the upmost importance to us.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Money and Pensions Service will convene an industry delivery group to oversee the development, delivery and governance of dashboards. On 3 June 2019, the Money and Pensions Service announced that Chris Curry from the Pensions Policy Institute will be the Principal of the industry delivery group, the most senior role within the group. As the Principal, he will identify and agree who in industry will sit on the delivery group to ensure they are best placed to deliver dashboards for the benefit of the consumer. The industry delivery group will be made up of stakeholders from across the industry, consumer groups, regulators and government.</p><p>Once the industry delivery group is up and running, what we expect to see from them in 2019 is to:</p><ul><li>create a roadmap for delivering the supporting architecture;</li><li>start to work with industry on agreeing data standards and schemes readiness to provide data and;</li><li>design a robust governance and security framework.</li></ul><p>In parallel we expect industry to start creating and testing consumer facing dashboards. This will help determine what information is necessary and show how it can be presented in a meaningful way that best meets the needs of the consumer. The industry delivery group must carefully consider how and when the first live dashboards are promoted to consumers.</p><p>We also set out in the government’s response to the consultation on pensions dashboards, the ten design principles which the industry delivery group must adhere to when designing the dashboard system to help ensure the privacy and security of individual’s data. These include that the system must comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation and that the system must not include a central database.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/06/2019 15:47:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129715

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy for pension providers to produce standardised communications for charges on pension products for consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	259888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Retirement Outcomes Review final report. This two-year study assessed how the retirement income market has evolved following the introduction of pension freedoms. The review found that drawdown charges are complex, not consistent between providers, and can vary substantially across providers.</p><p> </p><p>In response, the FCA is introducing a range of new measures, including a requirement for consumers entering drawdown to receive a first-year charge figure in pounds and pence terms. The FCA has also recently consulted on introducing a requirement for firms to provide annual information on costs and charges expressed in pounds and pence terms.</p><p> </p><p>As the market is continuing to evolve, the FCA did not propose introducing a charge cap at this stage. The FCA expects the market to deliver competitive charges and is highly likely to move towards a cap if it does not.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes the FCA’s work in this area, and stands ready to work with industry and the FCA to ensure consumer demands are being met, and any potential barriers to a thriving, competitive market can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 259889 question first answered 10/06/2019 11:20:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129716

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a charging cap on the draw down of pension products.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	259889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Retirement Outcomes Review final report. This two-year study assessed how the retirement income market has evolved following the introduction of pension freedoms. The review found that drawdown charges are complex, not consistent between providers, and can vary substantially across providers.</p><p> </p><p>In response, the FCA is introducing a range of new measures, including a requirement for consumers entering drawdown to receive a first-year charge figure in pounds and pence terms. The FCA has also recently consulted on introducing a requirement for firms to provide annual information on costs and charges expressed in pounds and pence terms.</p><p> </p><p>As the market is continuing to evolve, the FCA did not propose introducing a charge cap at this stage. The FCA expects the market to deliver competitive charges and is highly likely to move towards a cap if it does not.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes the FCA’s work in this area, and stands ready to work with industry and the FCA to ensure consumer demands are being met, and any potential barriers to a thriving, competitive market can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 259888 question first answered 10/06/2019 11:20:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129240

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Gender Dysphoria: Clinics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average length of waiting time for patients wishing to access appointments at gender identity clinics in each region of England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	259017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Latest information from NHS England for March 2019 states that national average waiting times for adults, for a first appointment at a gender dysphoria clinic, range from 60 to 157 weeks, with a median of 76 weeks.</p><p>The highest average waiting time reported by a gender dysphoria clinic within each region are shown in the following tables (approximate figures):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Average waiting time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East and Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>80 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>155 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>60 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>98 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are currently no gender dysphoria clinics in the North West, East or South East regions.</p><p>In recent years, demand for gender services has increased significantly, reflecting an international trend. In response NHS England has increased funding in gender services by around 50%, but this has had limited impact in reducing waiting times given constraints in the professional workforce nationally. As a way of increasing clinical capacity to meet demand, NHS England has announced its intention to establish a number of pilot services across England from 2019/20 that will evaluate the extent to which adult gender dysphoria services can be delivered by trained clinical teams in local primary care or community health settings. If evaluated positively, NHS England will consider how to extend the new models to other parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 259018 259019 question first answered 06/06/2019 15:24:48 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129241

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Gender Dysphoria: Clinics
	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 his Department is taking the reduce the waiting times for patients wishing to access services at a gender identity clinic.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	259018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Latest information from NHS England for March 2019 states that national average waiting times for adults, for a first appointment at a gender dysphoria clinic, range from 60 to 157 weeks, with a median of 76 weeks.</p><p>The highest average waiting time reported by a gender dysphoria clinic within each region are shown in the following tables (approximate figures):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Average waiting time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East and Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>80 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>155 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>60 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>98 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are currently no gender dysphoria clinics in the North West, East or South East regions.</p><p>In recent years, demand for gender services has increased significantly, reflecting an international trend. In response NHS England has increased funding in gender services by around 50%, but this has had limited impact in reducing waiting times given constraints in the professional workforce nationally. As a way of increasing clinical capacity to meet demand, NHS England has announced its intention to establish a number of pilot services across England from 2019/20 that will evaluate the extent to which adult gender dysphoria services can be delivered by trained clinical teams in local primary care or community health settings. If evaluated positively, NHS England will consider how to extend the new models to other parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 259017 259019 question first answered 06/06/2019 15:24:48 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129242

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Gender Dysphoria: Clinics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the current maximum waiting time from initial referral for a first appointment at a gender identity clinic to accessing NHS-funded treatment in each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	259019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Latest information from NHS England for March 2019 states that national average waiting times for adults, for a first appointment at a gender dysphoria clinic, range from 60 to 157 weeks, with a median of 76 weeks.</p><p>The highest average waiting time reported by a gender dysphoria clinic within each region are shown in the following tables (approximate figures):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Average waiting time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East and Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>80 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>155 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>60 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>98 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are currently no gender dysphoria clinics in the North West, East or South East regions.</p><p>In recent years, demand for gender services has increased significantly, reflecting an international trend. In response NHS England has increased funding in gender services by around 50%, but this has had limited impact in reducing waiting times given constraints in the professional workforce nationally. As a way of increasing clinical capacity to meet demand, NHS England has announced its intention to establish a number of pilot services across England from 2019/20 that will evaluate the extent to which adult gender dysphoria services can be delivered by trained clinical teams in local primary care or community health settings. If evaluated positively, NHS England will consider how to extend the new models to other parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 259017 259018 question first answered 06/06/2019 15:24:48 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129243

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Gender Dysphoria: Clinics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to open more NHS gender identity clinics in England.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	259020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS England nationally commissions Gender Identity Services. In April 2019, NHS England began a process of national procurement to determine which organisations are best able to deliver adult gender dysphoria services in the future. The process of procurement is open to organisations that currently host a gender dysphoria clinic as well as new market entrants. The outcome of the process is expected to be known by the autumn of 2019.</p><p>Separately, NHS England has announced its intention to establish a number of pilot services across England from 2019/20 that will evaluate the extent to which gender dysphoria services can be delivered by trained clinical teams in local primary care or community health settings. If evaluated positively, NHS England will consider how to extend the new models to other parts of the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/06/2019 15:22:45 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129244

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Gender Dysphoria: Clinics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to change the guidelines that state that trans patients who seek private healthcare as a result of long waiting times in order to receive treatment and medication will remain eligible for NHS-funded treatments.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	259021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to review this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/06/2019 15:34:03 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1127582

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much additional funding has been allocated to (a) the Food Standards Agency and (b) Food Standards Scotland for preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	256234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>For financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 the Food Standard Agency was allocated £30,900,000 cumulatively for preparations for the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Food safety in Scotland is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 23/05/2019 15:06:37 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1127642

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Animals and Food: Packaging
	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 his Department is taking to ensure that businesses are prepared to transition from the EC abbreviation health mark on packaging for animal carcasses and foods of animal origin to the GB abbreviation after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	256244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>To ensure that businesses are aware of the necessary changes to the health and identification marks, the Food Standard Agency (FSA) has produced guidance which explains the form of the mark and when the necessary changes will take effect.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA has worked with industry bodies to promote awareness of the guidance amongst members, as well as communicating directly with industry via key representative organisations. The FSA has and continues to attend and organise stakeholder meetings to promote awareness of the guidance.</p><p> </p><p>FSA operational staff and local authorities have also been briefed on the guidance so that they can promote awareness directly with food business operators. The guidance continues to be publicly available on the FSA’s website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/eu-exit-changes-to-health-and-identification-marks" target="_blank">https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/eu-exit-changes-to-health-and-identification-marks</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 23/05/2019 15:03:51 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126235

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of HGV lorry accidents caused by improperly secured cargo moving within a vehicle.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	253509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport holds information on whether an ‘overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle or trailer’ is recorded as a contributory factor in reported personal injury road accidents. In 2017, there were 33 HGVs (1%) involved in accidents in Great Britain with a contributory factor of ‘overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle or trailer’ recorded by the police attending the scene. The Department does not hold specific data on whether cargo was moving within the vehicle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 13:18:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126236

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that health and safety checks are carried out to ensure that all HGV lorries carry cargo that is properly secured.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	253510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) checks the security of loads on heavy goods vehicles (HGV) during roadside encounters as part of its enforcement duties, although the responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p> </p><p>If the DVSA finds a HGV’s load is unsafe during a roadside encounter, the DVSA (or the police) can take enforcement action. This can result in either penalty points, legal proceedings being issued or a report being sent to the Traffic Commissioner (TC). After consideration of a report from the DVSA, the TC may take regulatory action for failure to comply with the undertaking of an operator’s licence. Disciplinary action can include suspension, curtailment or revocation of an operator licence.</p><p> </p><p>Drivers must conduct a daily walk round of their vehicle before starting a journey. They must also check any load is secure. These requirements are covered within the DVSA’s ‘Guide to maintaining roadworthiness’ which provides useful diagrams to fully explain drivers’ responsibilities and what should be checked during an effective walk round check.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:50:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126270

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to update the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance on load securing for HGV lorries.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	253511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps its health and safety guidance on load securing for heavy goods vehicles (HGV) under continuing review. The DVSA updates its guidance when necessary to reflect changes and developments within the transport industry, to help ensure HGV drivers are fully aware of their responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:19:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126274

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cargo transported from abroad adheres to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance when it is transported in Britain.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	253512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has facilities to check the security of loads carried on foreign heavy goods vehicles (HGV) entering this country at all its ports. The agency also has strategically placed check sites around the country for checking the safety of vehicles, including the security of their loads, regardless of whether they are foreign or based in Great Britain. The responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:08:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126279

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that non-UK based hauliers comply with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance on load securing for HGV lorries when transporting cargo in Britain.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	253513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has facilities to check the security of loads carried on foreign heavy goods vehicles (HGV) entering this country at all its ports. The agency also has strategically placed check sites around the country for checking the safety of vehicles, including the security of their loads, regardless of whether they are foreign or based in Great Britain. The responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVSA’s ‘Guide to maintaining roadworthiness’ is aimed at all haulage operators using British roads, not just those based in Britain. It reflects advice contained in the ‘European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo Securing for Road Transport’. If the DVSA finds a load on a HGV of a non-UK based haulier to be unsafe, the DVSA (or the police) can take enforcement action. This could result in the issue of a prohibition notice to prevent the vehicle from moving until the load is made safe and/or a fixed penalty fine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:04:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1124162

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	Four Seasons Health Care: Insolvency
	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 effect on NHS Trusts of the announcement that Four Seasons Healthcare has gone into administration; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	249858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>There has been no reported impact on NHS services. NHS England and NHS Improvement have been working closely with Four Seasons Health Care and other organisations to ensure the continued running of services and have established a reporting system for the National Health Service to report any concerns. To date, no concerns have been reported, but NHS England and NHS Improvement will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/05/2019 11:17:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1124163

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	Four Seasons Health Care: Insolvency
	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 his Department took to monitor the financial viability of Four Seasons Healthcare before that company entered administration; and whether NHS contracts were awarded to that company after financial health warnings were issued; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	249859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Four Seasons Health Care Group has been going through financial restructuring negotiations since December 2017. The announcement that the Group will be entering an independent sales process, facilitated by the appointment of administrators to the business’ two debt holding companies, marks the next stage in what has been a complex and protracted process. At no point in this process were warnings regarding the financial health of the company issued. The administration appointment and planned sales process will bring greater certainty to those in care, their families, and the 22,000 people employed by the company.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission’s Market Oversight regulatory responsibility is to advise local authorities if they believe that there will be likely service cessation as a result of business failure. They have been monitoring the company’s position and will continue to do so until the sale is completed. They are clear that there is no risk to continuity of care at this time.</p><p>Details of individual contracts held by local National Health Service organisations with private providers are not held centrally. It is the responsibility of the local NHS to check the financial viability of their service providers.</p><p>A Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-05-01/HCWS1532/" target="_blank">HCWS1532</a>) on the position of Four Seasons Healthcare Group was laid before the House on Wednesday 1 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/05/2019 11:13:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110384

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government's guidelines on the content that is advertised on Facebook by the Government; and who is responsible for enforcing those rules.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	242025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Guidance for government advertising on Facebook is the same as guidance for government advertising on any channel. All activity must be considered in terms of value for money and how effectively it reaches the target audience. Though departments are responsible for their own advertising, the Government Communications Service promotes high standards across government and models best practice.</p><p>Civil servants are bound by the Civil Service code, which ensures that duties are carried out in line with the core values of the Civil Service: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/04/2019 16:51:10 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110405

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Living Wage and Minimum Wage: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of jobs in a) the North West b) Merseyside and (c) Wallasey constituency are paid the (i) National Living Wage and (ii) National Minimum Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	242026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Through the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW), the Government ensures that the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their work. April 2019’s increase to the NLW will see nearly 1.8 million workers in the UK receive a 4.9% pay rise. A full-time worker on the NLW will now be more than £2,750 better off over the year compared to when it was first announced in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides estimates for the number and proportion of jobs in the UK and the North West on the NLW and NMW in 2019. The most recent available data for Merseyside and Wallasey shows an estimated 48,900 workers in Merseyside (8.6% of the workforce) and 3,400 workers in Wallasey (10.0%) on the NLW or NMW.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>April 2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>National Living Wage</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>National Minimum Wage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Number of jobs</em></p></td><td><p><em>% of jobs</em></p></td><td><p><em>Number of jobs</em></p></td><td><p><em>% of jobs</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,766,000</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>364,000</p></td><td><p>10.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>222,000</p></td><td><p>8.5%</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/04/2019 14:57:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110409

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 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 much funding the Government has allocated to services used by patients with ME in the North West in each year for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	242027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>This data is not available. Services for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis are commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. It is the responsibility of the local National Health Service commissioners to ensure NHS services are commissioned to meet local need and that they address any shortfalls in provision.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/04/2019 16:58:19 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110419

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Condition Improvement Fund: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was provided to schools in (a) Wallasey, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West from the Condition Improvement Fund in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	242028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) is an annual bidding round to which single and smaller academy trusts and sixth-form colleges are eligible to apply for capital funding. All other schools access capital funding through the School Condition Allocation paid to their responsible body.</p><p>In the attached table, the Department has provided a regional breakdown of CIF grant awards for the last 5 years. Accurate amounts for grants funded are not known until the work is complete, so the Department is unable to disclose the total funding amount for a CIF round until all the projects in that round are complete.</p><p>The Department intends to release individual project funding amounts for all CIF rounds once complete and, to date, we have published the funding from 2015-16. Information for CIF 2016-17 onwards does not include the funding amounts. To release the funding amounts for which applicants bid to CIF while procurement or construction works are ongoing would jeopardise the negotiating position of schools and sixth-form colleges to obtain value for money for the public purse from their contractors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/04/2019 13:19:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 242028_CIF_regional_breakdown_.xls title 242028_CIF_regional_breakdown
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1105888

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prime Minister: Facebook
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of each of the four Facebook adverts promoting the Prime Minister's speech to the nation on 20 March 2019; and for what reason the decision was taken to promote that speech.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	238274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is intended for publication at a future date. Communicating government policy effectively to the public is a core function of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 02/04/2019 12:37:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1105571

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Facebook
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money his Department has spent on Facebook advertising to promote the Prime Minister's withdrawal deal in each month of 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	237622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is intended for publication at a later date, alongside our regular transparency reporting.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/04/2019 16:45:19 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1092686

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Egremont Primary School: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to reports that Egremont Primary School in Wallasey will be making 18 members of staff redundant, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of that loss of staff on the level of education children attending that school will receive.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	235268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The department is building a supportive schools’ culture in which Regional Schools Commissioners work with multi academy trusts to drive school improvement. As part of this, the department will offer schools the support they need, in line with the ‘Schools Causing Concern’ guidance.</p><p>The department does not currently have concerns about the financial position of the Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust as evidenced in the trust’s annual accounts return.</p><p>Academy trusts are expected to manage their resources and financial position effectively. Their status as companies, charities and public sector bodies, means they have a more rigorous tri‑partite framework and are held up to greater scrutiny. There is a clear framework of accountability for academy trusts regulated by the Education &amp; Skills Funding Agency through trusts’ funding agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook</a>.</p><p>There is effective oversight and compliance based on proportionate risk assessment and robust intervention when concerns arise. In addition, all academy trusts must have an annual external audit of their annual accounts by a registered statutory auditor. This external scrutiny provides the department with a high level of confidence that oversight is professional and consistent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 235269 question first answered 26/03/2019 16:43:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1092687

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to reports that Egremont Primary School in Wallasey will be making 18 members of staff redundant, what assessment he has made of the financial stability of the Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust in Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	235269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The department is building a supportive schools’ culture in which Regional Schools Commissioners work with multi academy trusts to drive school improvement. As part of this, the department will offer schools the support they need, in line with the ‘Schools Causing Concern’ guidance.</p><p>The department does not currently have concerns about the financial position of the Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust as evidenced in the trust’s annual accounts return.</p><p>Academy trusts are expected to manage their resources and financial position effectively. Their status as companies, charities and public sector bodies, means they have a more rigorous tri‑partite framework and are held up to greater scrutiny. There is a clear framework of accountability for academy trusts regulated by the Education &amp; Skills Funding Agency through trusts’ funding agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-financial-handbook</a>.</p><p>There is effective oversight and compliance based on proportionate risk assessment and robust intervention when concerns arise. In addition, all academy trusts must have an annual external audit of their annual accounts by a registered statutory auditor. This external scrutiny provides the department with a high level of confidence that oversight is professional and consistent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 235268 question first answered 26/03/2019 16:43:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1092690

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Wirral
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total cost to the public purse has been of converting local authority schools to academy schools in Wirral since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	235271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Over the last 9 financial years, the department has spent £1,138,671 on pre-opening start-up grants to support the conversion of local authority schools to academy schools in the Wirral. Further details are in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Grant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Converter Pre-Opening</p></td><td><p>£525,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional Private Finance Initiative Grant Award</p></td><td><p>£18,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsor Pre-Opening Grant</p></td><td><p>£595,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,138,671</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/03/2019 17:03:49 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1086624

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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: Wirral
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children there are in households directly affected by the two-child limit on welfare payments in (a) Wallasey and (b) Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	230640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Data published in June 2018, broken down by country can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-tax-credit-and-universal-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-tax-credit-and-universal-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the level requested was not captured in the reporting database and therefore is not available. This was due to the small numbers of Universal Credit cases recorded as being affected by this policy, meaning it is not possible to break down these totals by smaller geographic areas without the risk of identifying individual claimants.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/03/2019 17:10:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1086625

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful appeals there have been against decisions on (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment claims in (a) Wallasey, (b) Wirral, (c) Liverpool city region and (d) the North West in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	230641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance</p><p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore. This includes data at Regional, Parliamentary Constituency or Local Authority level as requested above.</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The mandatory reconsideration process was introduced in 2013. The latest available information for Great Britain on the number of mandatory reconsiderations can be found in the ESA Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments quarterly statistics published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p><p> </p><p>It is the intention to produce further geographical breakdowns of these statistics in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and June 2018, 3.7m ESA (post WCA) decisions have been made in Great Britain, of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Appeals in a) Wallasey b) Wirral c) Liverpool City Region and d) the North West is shown in the table below, by year of appeal clearance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wallasey</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in Wallasey, of the 770 appeals, 520 (67%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018 9,180 initial decisions have been made in Wallasey and 6% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wirral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in Wirral, of the 2,400 appeals, 1,600 (66%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018 29,320 initial decisions have been made in Wirral and 5% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Liverpool City Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>2,340</p></td><td><p>2,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in Liverpool City Region, of the 10,500 appeals, 7,110 (68%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018, 146,380 initial decisions have been made in Liverpool City region and 5% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>The North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>3,840</p></td><td><p>4,070</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>2,990</p></td><td><p>5,490</p></td><td><p>7,440</p></td><td><p>6,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in the North West, of the 36,310 appeals, 23,010 (63%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018 537,600 initial decisions have been made in the North West and 4% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Since PIP was introduced 3.7m decisions have been made in Great Britain up to September 2018, of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Personal Independence Payment Mandatory Reconsiderations (MR) in a) Wallasey b) Wirral c) Liverpool City Region and d) the North West is shown in the table below, by year of MR clearance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wallasey</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wirral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Liverpool City Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>2,380</p></td><td><p>2,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>5,050</p></td><td><p>8,430</p></td><td><p>9,740</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>The North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>6,810</p></td><td><p>9,030</p></td><td><p>7,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>3,950</p></td><td><p>21,550</p></td><td><p>31,210</p></td><td><p>36,200</p></td><td><p>27,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>PIP Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</p><p>PIP was introduced in 2013 to replace Disability Living Allowance for working age people.</p><p>The geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</p><p>Decisions overturned at appeal may include a number of appeals that have been lapsed (which is where DWP changed the decision after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at Tribunal).</p><p>Some decisions which are changed at MR, and where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at tribunal appeal. Therefore the number of people who had a decision changed at MR and the number of people who had a decision changed at tribunal appeal cannot be added together.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 230642 question first answered 14/03/2019 16:31:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

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	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful mandatory reconsiderations there have been of decisions on (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment claims in (a) Wallasey, (b) Wirral, (c) Liverpool city region and (d) the North West in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	230642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance</p><p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore. This includes data at Regional, Parliamentary Constituency or Local Authority level as requested above.</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The mandatory reconsideration process was introduced in 2013. The latest available information for Great Britain on the number of mandatory reconsiderations can be found in the ESA Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments quarterly statistics published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p><p> </p><p>It is the intention to produce further geographical breakdowns of these statistics in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and June 2018, 3.7m ESA (post WCA) decisions have been made in Great Britain, of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Appeals in a) Wallasey b) Wirral c) Liverpool City Region and d) the North West is shown in the table below, by year of appeal clearance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wallasey</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in Wallasey, of the 770 appeals, 520 (67%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018 9,180 initial decisions have been made in Wallasey and 6% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wirral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in Wirral, of the 2,400 appeals, 1,600 (66%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018 29,320 initial decisions have been made in Wirral and 5% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Liverpool City Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>2,340</p></td><td><p>2,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in Liverpool City Region, of the 10,500 appeals, 7,110 (68%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018, 146,380 initial decisions have been made in Liverpool City region and 5% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>The North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> <em>(Jan - Sept)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Maintained</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>3,840</p></td><td><p>4,070</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Overturned at Appeal</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>2,990</p></td><td><p>5,490</p></td><td><p>7,440</p></td><td><p>6,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appeal Overturn Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2014 through to September 2018 in the North West, of the 36,310 appeals, 23,010 (63%) saw the decision overturned. Since PIP was introduced up to September 2018 537,600 initial decisions have been made in the North West and 4% have been overturned at appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Since PIP was introduced 3.7m decisions have been made in Great Britain up to September 2018, of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Personal Independence Payment Mandatory Reconsiderations (MR) in a) Wallasey b) Wirral c) Liverpool City Region and d) the North West is shown in the table below, by year of MR clearance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wallasey</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wirral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Liverpool City Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>2,380</p></td><td><p>2,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>5,050</p></td><td><p>8,430</p></td><td><p>9,740</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>The North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<br> (Jan - Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Decision – Award Changed at MR</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>6,810</p></td><td><p>9,030</p></td><td><p>7,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision Unchanged/Not Revised at MR</p></td><td><p>3,950</p></td><td><p>21,550</p></td><td><p>31,210</p></td><td><p>36,200</p></td><td><p>27,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage of MRs where the Decision was Changed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>PIP Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</p><p>PIP was introduced in 2013 to replace Disability Living Allowance for working age people.</p><p>The geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</p><p>Decisions overturned at appeal may include a number of appeals that have been lapsed (which is where DWP changed the decision after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at Tribunal).</p><p>Some decisions which are changed at MR, and where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at tribunal appeal. Therefore the number of people who had a decision changed at MR and the number of people who had a decision changed at tribunal appeal cannot be added together.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 230641 question first answered 14/03/2019 16:31:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1086684

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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: Wirral
	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 paragraph 5.16 of the Budget 2018 Red Book, what proportion of the £410 million for adult and children's social care will be allocated to Wirral Council.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	230647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the local authority allocations of the £410 million announced at Budget 2018 for adult and children's social care online on 29 January 2019. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-care-support-grant-final-allocations-for-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-care-support-grant-final-allocations-for-2019-to-2020. </a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 14/03/2019 14:22:28 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078502

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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	Autism: Psychiatric Hospitals
	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 he is taking to improve support for autism in inpatient mental health facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS Improvement has introduced Learning Disability Improvement Standards for providers of National Health Service funded care in England to help ensure that trusts monitor, improve and review the care they provide to people with a learning disability or autism. Inclusion of the improvement standards in the NHS Standard contract 2019/20, mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners of all healthcare services except primary care, means that all providers, including those that provide mental health inpatient facilities, must have regard to the improvement standards.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 February 2019 the Department launched a consultation on mandatory learning disability and autism training to ensure that staff working in health and social care understand the needs of people with learning disabilities and autism and have the skills to provide them with the most effective care and support. Officials have worked with people with lived experience of learning disabilities and autism to develop the consultation proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is undertaking a thematic review of the use of restrictive interventions in settings that provide inpatient or residential care for people with mental health problems and a learning disability and/or autism. It will review and make recommendations on the use of physical restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation to ensure that the least restrictive approaches are adopted. The NHS Long Term plan commits NHS England to work with the CQC to implement its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2019 16:50:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078503

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) England that were (i) eligible and (ii) not eligible for free school meals attended a primary school rated as (A) good and (B) outstanding in the academic year ending August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of children eligible for free school meals (FSM), in Wallasey, Wirral and England, who attended primary schools rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’. As at 31 August 2018, 87% of children are now in primary schools in England rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/03/2019 13:02:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name Table_for_PQ_226554_showing_number_and_percentage_of_pupils_eligible_for_free_school_meals_in_good_and_outstanding_schools .doc title 226554_table_on_free_school_meal_eligibility
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078506

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of schools in (a) Wallasey, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside with internet speeds of (i) less than 10 Mbps, (ii) between 10 and 30 Mbps and (iii) over 30 Mbps.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of broadband infrastructure for schools. The Department is working with industry and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to accelerate the full fibre internet connectivity rollout to all schools. In addition to this, The Department is supporting those schools most in need[1], which will not otherwise receive a timely upgrade through commercial routes. Hundreds of schools have been identified where connectivity will be accelerated by funding a new full fibre connection over the next two years, bringing schools, local communities and businesses onto an ultrafast, full fibre connection. As a result, fewer than 10 state funded mainstream schools in Merseyside are in areas that cannot guarantee connection speeds of over 30Mbps[2]. The numbers for Wirral and Wallasey are even lower and so harder to reliably estimate.</p><p>The Department will be publishing an Education Technology strategy in the Spring, which will include how schools are being supported to overcome the barrier of internet connectivity to harness the opportunities of technology.</p><p> </p><p>[1] As announced in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-telecoms-infrastructure-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-telecoms-infrastructure-review</a>, the market alone is unlikely to support network deployment in the final c.10% of premises.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2018" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2019 17:06:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 105667 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1078623

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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	Homelessness: Liverpool City Region
	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 long-term funding is available for tackling homelessness in Liverpool City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. Already, this has provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff– this means there are more people in warm beds tonight as direct result of government funding.</p><p>In all, the Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. As part of the 1.2 billion, Liverpool City Region has received £3 million, including Housing First Pilot funding to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>Future years funding (from 2020-21 onward) for homelessness and rough sleeping are dependent on Spending Review negotiations, therefore we are not able to clarify at this stage how much funding Liverpool City Region will receive in future to support work to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, however there will be funding opportunities open to all local authorities to bid for in the near future including the Rapid Rehousing Pathway, an initiative to support rough sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/03/2019 17:36:57 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1077656

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of homes that will be built as a result of the sale of NHS assets held by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Sir Robert Naylor published his independent review on National Health Service property and estates in March 2017. It made a series of recommendations designed to support transformation of the NHS estate. The Review did not identify surplus land, nor recommend the sale of specific sites. It is for NHS land owners to determine which are surplus to requirements and to make them available for disposal. NHS land owners contribute to sustainability and transformation partnerships (STP) estates strategies which consider the nature of the estate that is required across an STP to deliver clinical strategy and meet patient needs.</p><p>The NHS Surplus Land Annual Data Collection collects data on land owned by NHS trusts and foundation trusts which has been declared surplus and planned for future disposal. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reported only one planned disposal in the 2017-18 collection. This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-surplus-land/2017-18-england" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-surplus-land/2017-18-england</a></p><p>The planned disposal related to vacant land on the Clatterbridge Hospital site. The land was disposed via statutory transfer to Homes England in March 2018. The sales proceeds, as reported in the Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts, were £4.4 million. In the 2017-18 data collection it was estimated that the site could deliver 95 homes. This figure will be confirmed through the planning process.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 226058 226059 question first answered 04/03/2019 17:39:01 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1077659

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Sir Robert Naylor's review of NHS Property and estates, what estimate he has made of the number of acres of land held by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust that will be sold as a result of the outcome of that review; and what the total proceeds of those sales is estimated to be.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Sir Robert Naylor published his independent review on National Health Service property and estates in March 2017. It made a series of recommendations designed to support transformation of the NHS estate. The Review did not identify surplus land, nor recommend the sale of specific sites. It is for NHS land owners to determine which are surplus to requirements and to make them available for disposal. NHS land owners contribute to sustainability and transformation partnerships (STP) estates strategies which consider the nature of the estate that is required across an STP to deliver clinical strategy and meet patient needs.</p><p>The NHS Surplus Land Annual Data Collection collects data on land owned by NHS trusts and foundation trusts which has been declared surplus and planned for future disposal. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reported only one planned disposal in the 2017-18 collection. This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-surplus-land/2017-18-england" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-surplus-land/2017-18-england</a></p><p>The planned disposal related to vacant land on the Clatterbridge Hospital site. The land was disposed via statutory transfer to Homes England in March 2018. The sales proceeds, as reported in the Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts, were £4.4 million. In the 2017-18 data collection it was estimated that the site could deliver 95 homes. This figure will be confirmed through the planning process.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 226057 226059 question first answered 04/03/2019 17:39:01 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1077661

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Sir Robert Naylor's review of NHS Property and estates, if he will publish the full list of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sites under consideration for sale under the recommendations of that review; what the (a) location and (b) estimated value is of each of those sites; and whether each of those sites is currently being used for patient care.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Sir Robert Naylor published his independent review on National Health Service property and estates in March 2017. It made a series of recommendations designed to support transformation of the NHS estate. The Review did not identify surplus land, nor recommend the sale of specific sites. It is for NHS land owners to determine which are surplus to requirements and to make them available for disposal. NHS land owners contribute to sustainability and transformation partnerships (STP) estates strategies which consider the nature of the estate that is required across an STP to deliver clinical strategy and meet patient needs.</p><p>The NHS Surplus Land Annual Data Collection collects data on land owned by NHS trusts and foundation trusts which has been declared surplus and planned for future disposal. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reported only one planned disposal in the 2017-18 collection. This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-surplus-land/2017-18-england" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-surplus-land/2017-18-england</a></p><p>The planned disposal related to vacant land on the Clatterbridge Hospital site. The land was disposed via statutory transfer to Homes England in March 2018. The sales proceeds, as reported in the Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts, were £4.4 million. In the 2017-18 data collection it was estimated that the site could deliver 95 homes. This figure will be confirmed through the planning process.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 226057 226058 question first answered 04/03/2019 17:39:01 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1077700

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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: Merseyside
	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 (a) available and (b) occupied beds for mental illness were open overnight under the care of consultants in (a) Wirral and (b) Merseyside on average in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/03/2019 17:25:56 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1077703

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Air Pollution: Liverpool City Region
	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 recent discussions he has had with the Liverpool City Region Mayor on tackling air pollution in the Liverpool City Region area.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	226061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs attended the Clean Air Summit on 14 February with the Liverpool City Region Mayor and city leaders from across the country.</p><p> </p><p>A range of issues were discussed at the Summit including the ambitious goals set out in our new Clean Air Strategy, the need to focus on reducing emissions from a variety of sources, and support for local authorities with powers and funding.</p><p> </p><p>Defra officials have regular and ongoing engagement with those local authorities named in the 2017 Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations to support them in considering measures to address nitrogen dioxide exceedances in their areas, including Liverpool City Council.</p><p> </p><p>Liverpool City Council have been directed to develop a local plan by 31 October 2019 and on 28 February this year presented an update on their plan to senior representatives in the Joint Air Quality Unit.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the highly localised nature of the problem, local knowledge is crucial in solving pollution problems in these hotspots. Local authorities, including Liverpool, are considering a range of measures to tackle their nitrogen dioxide exceedances, including, where appropriate, charging Clean Air Zones.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/03/2019 09:19:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1077230

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what programmes his Department runs in Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	225411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) runs programmes in Sierra Leone funded by the UK's Global Britain Fund. These cover issues such as access to justice, legal education and empowerment for women and girls in Sierra Leone, and LGBT rights. The FCO also runs the Chevening Scholarship programme in Sierra Leone which aims to achieve FCO objectives by creating lasting positive relationships with future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers. Her Majesty's Government also runs programmes in Sierra Leone to support human and economic development, governance and security sector reform, delivered through the Department for International Development and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. These include 'Saving Lives in Sierra Leone 2016', 'Rehabilitation of Freetown's Water Supply System', 'Leh Wi Learn - Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme' and the 'International Security Advisory Team' (ISAT).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/02/2019 15:53:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1057045

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Merseyside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of looked after children, child protection plans and children in need throughout (a) Wirral and (b) Liverpool City Region in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	218759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The department publishes information on looked-after children, child protection plans and children in need in local authorities, including those within Wirral and Liverpool, in the local authority interactive tool. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>There are a range of factors that contribute to trends in demand for children’s social care including deprivation in different local authorities. The most deprived local authorities have more looked-after children (per 10,000 0 to 17-year-olds), and these rates have grown faster than the least deprived local authorities. The most common factors that present themselves in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse and mental health. Data on this is available in table C3 of the statistical release ‘Characteristics of children in need 2017 to 2018’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, to help ensure decisions are based on the best available evidence, the government is working with the sector to develop a sharper and more granular picture of demand for children’s services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2019 16:52:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1057048

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2019
	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	Hearing Impairment: Merseyside
	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 provision of deaf support services (a) to constituents in Wallasey, (b) in Liverpool City Region and (c) in Merseyside.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	218760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission is responsible for assessing the quality of health and social care support, including for those who are deaf. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing locally what health services should be commissioned to meet needs; local authorities have duties under the Care Act 2014 for assessing people’s need for social care support.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Wirral CCG recently completed a consultation in relation to Urgent Care Services. This consultation had significant representation from members of the deaf community as well as British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters. They spoke of consistent difficulties in accessing local NHS services, more specifically on provision and quality of BSL interpreters; this was not specific to urgent care services but spanned the range of NHS services in Wirral. A subsequent meeting was held with representatives of the deaf community on 21 December 2018 and the CCG agreed to facilitate an engagement process to include providers in 2019 to understand the issues in more detail and plan actions for providers to take forward over the longer term. A further meeting has been arranged for 18 February 2019. This meeting will be attended by members of the deaf community, BSL interpreters and NHS providers in Wirral.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/02/2019 17:09:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1057051

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2019
	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	Personal Independence Payment: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the waiting time from registration for personal independence payment to appeal was in (a) Wallasey, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	218761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on the waiting time from registration of a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim to appeal in Wallasey, Merseyside and the North West could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/02/2019 15:05:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1057071

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2019
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: 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 his Department is taking to achieve the 95 per cent four-hour A&E waiting time in (a) Merseyside and (b) the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	218762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Improvement Emergency Care Intensive Support Team is currently working to provide specialist support to systems across the North West region. Six trusts<sup>1 </sup>with challenged Emergency Departments routinely reporting ambulance-hospital handover delays are engaging with North West Ambulance Service as part of an initial 90-day improvement programme, which has now been extended further. In addition, eight trusts<sup>2 </sup>have received Urgent and Emergency Care capital investment this winter to make improvements to accident and emergency.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s ‘Operational and Planning Guidance for 2019/20’ sets out deliverables against key performance areas and the Government expects the National Health Service to deliver these actions in full as key steps towards fully recovering performance against core access standards.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup>Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Wirral University Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:40 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1057074

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2019
	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	Asthma: 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 (a) adults and (b) children were admitted to hospital as a result of asthma in (i) Wirral, (ii) Liverpool City Region and (iii) the North West in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	218763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>A count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary diagnosis of asthma for the age groups 0-17 years and 18 years and over in the Wirral local authority of residence, Liverpool City Region of residence, and North West Government Office Region of residence, for the years 2010-11 to 2017-18, can be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/02/2019 16:27:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name PQ218763 - data table.xlsx title PQ218763 attached table
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054735

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Cervical Cancer
	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 it his policy that cervical cancer patients receive treatment within 20 days of diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	216141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan published in January 2019 sets out the Government’s ambitions to see 55,000 more people surviving cancer for five years in England each year from 2028 and three quarters of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028. To achieve these targets, we will need to make significant progress on survival across all cancers, including cervical cancer.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England will shortly be introducing a Faster Diagnostic Standard of 28 days for all cancer patients which, when taken together with the 62-day referral to treatment standard, will mean that all patients should expect to start their treatment within 34 days of diagnosis. This is a maximum, and trusts should continue to treat patients more quickly particularly where there is a strong clinical need.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 15:14:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054737

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Affordable Housing: North West
	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 the press statement entitled, Brokenshire unveils £500 million affordable homes funding boost, published in January 2019, how many of the 11,000 homes will be built in (a) the North West (b) the Liverpool City Region and (c) Wallasey constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	216142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>On 31 January, we announced a further eight Strategic Partnerships between Homes England and housing associations which will deliver an additional 11,676 affordable homes for £496.7 million of grant.</p><p>This takes our total to 23 Strategic Partnerships, which will deliver almost 40,000 additional affordable housing starts by March 2022.</p><p>In total, just over 6,000 affordable homes will be delivered across the North West through Strategic Partnerships. Given the flexibility on delivery we provide Strategic Partners, we are not able to break these down below regional areas.</p><p>All funding for Strategic Partnerships is from our £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/02/2019 16:18:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054738

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Local Government Finance: Merseyside
	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 the press announcement entitled, Councils in England to receive over £50 million to support Brexit preparations, published in January 2019, how much of the £56.5 million that will be given to councils will be allocated to (a) councils in the LiverpoolCity Region and (b) Wirral Council.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	216143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>From the £56.5 million announced on 28 January, funding to help councils prepare for Brexit, councils in the Liverpool City Region will receive £1,442,000.</p><p>This will include £210,000 for each of the following; Halton Borough Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Liverpool City Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, and the Metropolitan Borough Council of Wirral.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 13:52:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle