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808281

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of recent trends in the average level of household debt for people in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	902995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to reduce the risk of problem debt, including capping payday lending costs and promoting savings.</p><p>Within UC, there are also interest free Advances and a system of priority deductions to help claimants who have got into arrears.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:56:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

808283

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of universal credit appeals.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	902998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Appeals against Universal Credit decisions are at a lower level than for the other main benefits and the rate has been broadly stable since the introduction of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

806029

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total NHS drugs bill was in each of the last 10 years; and how much of that bill was offset by prescription charges income in each those years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	119238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows total primary and secondary care drug spend as recorded by the Department for the last 10 years, in England only.</p><p> </p><p>Total Departmental drug spend 2007-08 to 2016-17</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Primary care drugs spend</p></td><td><p>Total Secondary care drugs spend</p></td><td><p>Total Departmental drugs spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(£ billion)</p></td><td><p>(£ billion)</p></td><td><p>(£ billion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td><td><p>13.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department holds income for those prescription charges. The data held is in relation to the National Health Service in England only. The totals for each can be seen in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Income from Fees Charged (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>451.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>459.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>450.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>456.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>426.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>449.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>470.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>503.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>523.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>554.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2017 17:53:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

806045

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government plans to pay out to UK Overseas Territories to design, monitor and manage marine protected areas over the course of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>​Funding for the Blue Belt programme is provided through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. The budget for Financial Year 16/17 is £4.8m.</p><p>In Financial Year 2015-16, up to £20 million was committed to 2020. Funding for future years is yet to be agreed.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/12/2017 17:57:58 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

806048

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Pitcairn Islands: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the success of the Pitcairn Islands Marine Reserve in enhancing and protecting marine life; and how many enforcement actions have been taken against illegal fishing in the reserve since its designation.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) was declared in September 2016. This MPA prohibits all commercial fishing. The MPA is being actively monitored by satellite surveillance, remote sensing technology, and aerial patrol. There is good evidence that the MPA is being largely respected by local fishing fleets.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/12/2017 17:56:28 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

806089

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal awards required enforcement to ensure that payments to successful claimants were made in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	119292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>HMCTS does not centrally record the data on the number of Employment Tribunal awards relating to any one jurisdiction, that require enforcement to ensure payment to a successful claimant.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 119293 question first answered 18/12/2017 17:55:33 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

806090

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal awards relating to pregnancy or sex discrimination required enforcement to ensure that payments to successful claimants were made in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	119293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>HMCTS does not centrally record the data on the number of Employment Tribunal awards relating to any one jurisdiction, that require enforcement to ensure payment to a successful claimant.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 119292 question first answered 18/12/2017 17:55:33 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

806165

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender Recognition Act 2004
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to consult (a) Women's refuges (b) women's rights charities and (c) trans rights charities ahead of bringing forward legislative proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	119366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The government is aiming to carry out a consultation on the Gender Recognition Act to look at making the process of legally changing gender less bureaucratic and intrusive for transgender people.</p><p>Ahead of the consultation launch, we have been engaging with a range of stakeholders, including women’s refuges, women’s rights charities and trans rights charities to help inform the development of the consultation document.</p><p>We will also encourage women’s refuges, women’s rights charities and trans rights charities to respond to the consultation when it is launched.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/12/2017 17:51:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

806216

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value is of the NHS Improvement Mental Health workforce development budget announced in the Health Education England national workforce strategy.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	119408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>‘Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future; A draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027’ is currently subject to consultation. The consultation will lead to a workforce strategy for the health service, to be published in summer 2018. The precise mental health workforce development budget will be established at this point.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2017 18:15:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

806229

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Motability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have successfully appealed the removal of their place on the Motability Scheme under the Personal Independence Payment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	119421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Disability benefit claimants are able to apply for a vehicle under the Motability Scheme if they are in receipt of Higher Rate Mobility in DLA or Enhanced Rate Mobility in PIP. If the claimant loses their entitlement to these components, they will no longer be eligible for a vehicle under the Motability Scheme. If a claimant is not satisfied with the original decision, they are able to request a Mandatory Reconsideration and if, following the Mandatory Reconsideration they are still not satisfied, they can appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>The number of Motability Scheme customers who successfully appeal following a decision which removes Enhanced Rate Mobility (PIP) or Higher Rate Mobility (DLA) is not held by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department worked closely with Motability to introduce a £175 million Transitional Support package for people leaving the scheme following PIP reassessment paid for by Motability and at no cost to the taxpayer. This gives significant help:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Claimants can keep their car for up to 3 months after an initial decision.</li><li>They are given the option to buy their Scheme vehicle.</li><li>Choice of up to £2,000 lump sum payment OR 6 ½ month lease extension with a smaller support payment.</li><li>Motability can help to pay to adapt new, non-scheme cars and gives and additional help and advice (on insurance and adaptations).</li><li>This package has already helped 84% claimants to buy a used car.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 18:01:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney