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792904

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date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many requests have been made by police forces to provide victims of modern slavery with support under the UK Protected Persons Service, since the commencement of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL3428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Protected Persons Service (UKPPS) delivers protection and care to individuals (protected persons) who are considered by law enforcement agencies to be at risk of serious harm. This includes victims, witnesses and offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Given the operationally sensitive nature of the work undertaken by the UKPPS, it would not be appropriate for HMG to comment on any requests that may or may not have been made by police forces to provide victims of modern slavery with support under the service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/11/2017 17:09:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

792923

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Licensing Laws
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of the Licensing Committees and the operation of the licensing process in local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 published its report on 4 April. The report contained 73 recommendations and conclusions to improve the effectiveness of the Act, a number of which focused on the effectiveness of Licensing Committees and the operation of the licensing process in local authorities. The Government published its response to the committee on 6 November. There are no plans to carry out a further review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/11/2017 17:07:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

792939

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Universal Credit: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that people with (1) learning disabilities, (2) autism, and (3) other forms of disability, can easily access the online application process for Universal Credit.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL3463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Universal Credit full service is designed around user needs to be as accessible as possible. Those claimants who lack capability to make their claim via the on-line self-service, or are not able to travel, can call the Universal Credit Service Centre on 0345 600 0723. The UC Service Centre will establish the best means of support available, which could be signposting to Universal Support delivered locally, the local Jobcentre or telephony support. In exceptional circumstances, a home visit can be arranged to support a claimant in making their initial claim and completing any other administrative tasks required to ensure the claimant receives the correct payment.</p><p> </p><p>Should a claimant present at the local Jobcentre, there are staff available to support them to make their UC claim on-line and navigate their on-line account. They aim to provide this there and then. If a disabled claimant or claimant with complex needs does not have all of the information available to complete the on-line claim, or if all the staff are helping other claimants, they will be given a date and time to return.</p><p> </p><p>If a disabled or claimant with complex needs or their advocate phone the Jobcentre, they will provide an appointment with either the Local Authority or the Jobcentre to receive support.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, when a claimant is incapable of managing their own affairs the Secretary of State may appoint a person to act on the claimant’s behalf in all dealings with the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 29/11/2017 12:32:08 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

792940

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Universal Credit: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people with (1) learning disabilities, (2) autism, and (3) other forms of disability, will have the opportunity to make a claim for Universal Credit in person.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL3464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Universal Credit full service is designed around user needs to be as accessible as possible. Those claimants who lack capability to make their claim via the on-line self-service, or are not able to travel, can call the Universal Credit Service Centre on 0345 600 0723. The UC Service Centre will establish the best means of support available, which could be signposting to Universal Support delivered locally, the local Jobcentre or telephony support. In exceptional circumstances, a home visit can be arranged to support a claimant in making their initial claim and completing any other administrative tasks required to ensure the claimant receives the correct payment.</p><p> </p><p>Should a claimant present at the local Jobcentre, there are staff available to support them to make their UC claim on-line and navigate their on-line account. They aim to provide this there and then. If a disabled claimant or claimant with complex needs does not have all of the information available to complete the on-line claim, or if all the staff are helping other claimants, they will be given a date and time to return.</p><p> </p><p>If a disabled or claimant with complex needs or their advocate phone the Jobcentre, they will provide an appointment with either the Local Authority or the Jobcentre to receive support.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, when a claimant is incapable of managing their own affairs the Secretary of State may appoint a person to act on the claimant’s behalf in all dealings with the Department.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 29/11/2017 15:24:48 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

792962

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-UK EU nationals were employed by the NHS in oncology in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	114747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the headcount figure of non-United Kingdom European Union nationals employed by the National Health Service in oncology at 31 August 2014 to 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Staff working in the NHS in oncology as at 31 August each specified year (Headcount).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Staff in oncology (Headcount)</p></td><td><p>August-2014</p></td><td><p>August-2015</p></td><td><p>August-2016</p></td><td><p>August-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-UK EU nationals</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>854</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital monthly HCHS workforce statistics</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/11/2017 14:18:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

792969

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the CCUS Cost Challenge Task Force will be established; and whether the terms of reference will be made public.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	114754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently in the process of setting up the carbon capture usage &amp; storage (CCUS) Task Force and we expect the task force to deliver a plan to Government on deploying CCUS cost effectively in the UK summer 2018. Details of its membership and terms of reference will be published on the Department’s website in January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/11/2017 16:55:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

792972

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	GP at Hand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2017 to Question 112428, what the cost of the GP at hand service has been to the public purse to date.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>GP at Hand is a practice that holds a General Medical Service contract. Practices are paid per weighted registered patient and, as patients register or de-register with GP at Hand, this will alter the payment to the practice. Funding follows the registered patients, so if patients are leaving their current practice for GP at Hand the funding will move to that practice. The practice list sizes are counted and payments adjusted on the first of each quarter and so any payment adjustments will be made in January.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/11/2017 17:06:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792973

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	GP at Hand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to rollout the GP at Hand service nationwide.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>GP at Hand is not a service that has been specifically commissioned by the Department or NHS England. It is a locally developed service commissioned by Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group and operated by a general practice in London (Dr Jefferies and Partners) in collaboration with a private technology provider (Babylon).</p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England are following the development of the GP at Hand service to better understand how digital services can be adopted in a way that safeguards patients, delivers a quality service and supports the future sustainability of the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/11/2017 17:09:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792974

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Transport for the North and (b) Transport for Greater Manchester on rail connectivity​ in Leigh; and what steps he is taking to improve rail connectivity in that region.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Transport for the North (TfN) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), where a range of issues are discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Rail investment and HS2 programmes will lead to improved connectivity for the Greater Manchester area, including Wigan, Warrington, Bolton and central Manchester. Leigh will benefit from this.</p><p> </p><p>TfGM are advancing their wider plans for connectivity across the city region through their Greater Manchester 2040 Transport Strategy and TfN has now been established as a statutory sub-national transport body to assess transport priorities in the region.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/11/2017 10:22:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792976

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2017 Question 111963 on patients: transport, for what reasons his Department will not commit​ to monitor the average duration of transfers of care.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Placing a new, additional data collection requirement on National Health Service or local government organisations to track the duration of transfers of care for each individual patient would be disproportionate at this time. No one should stay in a hospital bed longer than necessary and the Government is committed to reducing delayed transfers of care (DToC). Information is collected monthly that allows progress against expectations for DToC reductions to be assessed.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/11/2017 17:34:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt