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770011

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date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve information for patients who may be exempt from dental charges.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	107696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department makes available to all National Health Service dental practices a patient leaflet which includes information on how to claim free treatment and reminds practices annually of the need to display the leaflets. Information is also set out on NHS Choices and can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1786.aspx?CategoryID=74&amp;SubCategoryID=742" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1786.aspx?CategoryID=74&amp;SubCategoryID=742</a></p><p>Information on NHS Choices is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:48:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

770014

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of denying or delaying treatment for patients requiring bariatric surgery.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	107710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>NHS England has not made an assessment of the cost or delaying treatment for patients requiring bariatric surgery.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population. When developing their associated commissioning policies and treatment criteria, we would expect CCGs to take into account any relevant current guidance, and consider the wider context of their actions which may include the costs incurred as a result of setting criteria which may deny or delay treatment for patients requiring bariatric surgery. Treatment decisions should always be made by doctors based on patients’ clinical needs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:48:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

770015

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clinical commissioning groups follow National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	107711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>As statutory bodies, we would expect clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to take account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and best practice guidance when developing policies and treatment criteria for the services they commission. There is no formal mechanism for requiring that CCGs follow NICE guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>CCGs are responsible for working with their local communities to understand the needs of the local populations and make decisions about how best to commission services that meet those needs, in partnership with other local commissioners and organisations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:50:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

770016

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of NICE guidance on bariatric surgery (CG189).
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	107726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued a clinical guideline on the identification, assessment and management of obesity in 2014 that makes recommendations on the use of bariatric surgery.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s guideline recommends bariatric surgery as an option for people with obesity if all of the following criteria are fulfilled:</p><p> </p><p>- They have a body mass index of 40 kg/m2 or more, or between 35 kg/m2 and 40 kg/m2 and other significant diseases (for example, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure) that could be improved if they lost weight;</p><p>- All appropriate non-surgical measures have been tried but the person has not achieved or maintained adequate, clinically beneficial weight loss;</p><p>- The person has been receiving or will receive intensive management in a tier 3 service;</p><p>- The person is generally fit for anaesthesia and surgery; and</p><p>- The person commits to the need for long-term follow-up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:50:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

770017

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local funding authority is responsible for financial support for high needs students aged 16 to 25 when they study in a different area to that in which they reside.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	107646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The local authority responsible for making provision for students aged 16 to 25 who have special educational needs and disabilities, and who have an education, health and care plan, is the local authority of the area in which the student normally resides.</p><p>In order to secure such provision the local authority provides the institution concerned with high needs funding, if the costs of additional support for the student exceed £6,000 per annum.</p><p> </p><p>There are exceptions to this if the young person is in a children’s home or foster care, and is looked after by a local authority other than the authority of the area in which they normally reside. In that case we would expect the local authority that looks after the young person to meet the costs of additional support in excess of £6,000.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/10/2017 16:32:26 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

770023

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the memorandum of understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Palestinian Authority on its funding for summer camps in which children performed mock stabbing attacks.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	107709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle. I raised the issue of incitement with senior Palestinian counterparts during my recent visit.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 16:49:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

769743

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation staff have been affected by the administrative error by Shared Services on pension contributions; and whether he plans to compensate staff affected by that error.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	107439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>There have been 2336 National Probation Staff who have been affected by the recent problems relating to pensions contributions. There are currently no plans to compensate these staff.</p><p> </p><p>There is a regular governance structure in relation to the provision of Shared Services, which reviews the service delivery of our provider, Shared Services Connected Limited to the Department. These mechanisms regularly review issues and incidents and have fully managed the recent issues in relation to pension contributions. These mechanisms have been effective in the management and closure of the defects.</p><p> </p><p>Following the migration of the departments HR and payroll data to the new cross government Single Operating Platform a small number of defects have been identified and corrected. These led to the under-collection of pension contributions for some staff. These have been corrected with the final correction being applied for inclusion in this month’s payroll and the full contributions have been paid to the pension scheme administrator. The contribution under collection only affected 4 types of overtime rate and 2 absence scheme calculations with the remaining payroll elements all being subject to the correct pensions deduction. The departments migration to the Single Operating Platform was subject to formal programme control and governance and these programme mechanisms have been used to resolve these issues.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 107440 107460 question first answered 18/10/2017 16:14:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

769744

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake a review of the performance of Shared Services within the probation service, including the incidence of pension contributions not being taken from probation staff.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	107440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>There have been 2336 National Probation Staff who have been affected by the recent problems relating to pensions contributions. There are currently no plans to compensate these staff.</p><p> </p><p>There is a regular governance structure in relation to the provision of Shared Services, which reviews the service delivery of our provider, Shared Services Connected Limited to the Department. These mechanisms regularly review issues and incidents and have fully managed the recent issues in relation to pension contributions. These mechanisms have been effective in the management and closure of the defects.</p><p> </p><p>Following the migration of the departments HR and payroll data to the new cross government Single Operating Platform a small number of defects have been identified and corrected. These led to the under-collection of pension contributions for some staff. These have been corrected with the final correction being applied for inclusion in this month’s payroll and the full contributions have been paid to the pension scheme administrator. The contribution under collection only affected 4 types of overtime rate and 2 absence scheme calculations with the remaining payroll elements all being subject to the correct pensions deduction. The departments migration to the Single Operating Platform was subject to formal programme control and governance and these programme mechanisms have been used to resolve these issues.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 107439 107460 question first answered 18/10/2017 16:14:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

769761

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Runaway Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have gone missing from care homes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	107417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of children recorded as missing from care homes during the year and the number who were recorded as missing at the end of March in a given year are shown in the table attached. These statistics are based on data collected for the first time in 2015, and should be treated with caution as local authorities’ recording of this information is improving over time. The figures are therefore not comparable between years and the information provided does not mean that the number of missing incidents is increasing in the volumes indicated below. Information for earlier years is not available.</p><p>Local authorities have improved their reporting of missing incidents through increased collaboration with partner organisations and carers, updated recording systems, and further training for carers to improve understanding of reporting processes.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 107419 question first answered 18/10/2017 16:53:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 107417, 107419 v3 table attachment.docx title 107417_107419_table_attachment
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

769763

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Runaway Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children who went missing from care homes remained unfound in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	107419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of children recorded as missing from care homes during the year and the number who were recorded as missing at the end of March in a given year are shown in the table attached. These statistics are based on data collected for the first time in 2015, and should be treated with caution as local authorities’ recording of this information is improving over time. The figures are therefore not comparable between years and the information provided does not mean that the number of missing incidents is increasing in the volumes indicated below. Information for earlier years is not available.</p><p>Local authorities have improved their reporting of missing incidents through increased collaboration with partner organisations and carers, updated recording systems, and further training for carers to improve understanding of reporting processes.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 107417 question first answered 18/10/2017 16:53:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 107417, 107419 v3 table attachment.docx title 107417_107419_table_attachment
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham