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931772

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of outstanding personal independence payments assessments, and (b) the length of time each such assessment has been pending; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	158169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>At the end of April 2018, 39,200 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims and 36,200 Daily Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims which had been referred to the assessment provider were awaiting an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The average (median) outstanding time for both new claims and reassessments was 3 weeks from the point of referral to the assessment provider.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Outstanding assessments are defined as claims which have been referred to an assessment provider but which have not yet had a decision.</p><p>2. Outstanding time is measured as the average time between the date of referral to the Assessment Providers and the date at the end of the reported calendar month, for all claims awaiting a return from the Assessment Provider, i.e. we check the number of claimants that were outstanding on the last day of each month and measure the period for which they have been outstanding.</p><p>3. The median time is the middle value if you were to order all the times within the distribution from lowest value to highest value. The median is presented here instead of the mean because the mean can be unduly affected by outlying cases (e.g. cases where the person has been hard to reach due to being in prison, hospital, or failed to attend the assessment on numerous occasions.</p><p>4. The status of claims as 'normal rules' and 'new claim/reassessment' is the most recent known status for each claim.</p><p>5. Data exclude Award Reviews</p><p>6. Unpublished figures taken from the PIP Atomic Data Store.</p><p>7. Figures exclude claims made under Special Rules for the Terminally Ill.</p><p>8. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 and whole number of weeks.</p><p>9. Great Britain only.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 02/07/2018 16:04:37 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

931773

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the fines payable by Arriva Rail North for failure to run contractually committed services are capped; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	158170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>There is an annual cap set relating to amount of performance sum payments made by Arriva Rail North relating to the cancellation of train services.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/07/2018 11:57:51 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

931774

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of 16 May 2018, Official Report, column 399,what discussions he has had with Abacus Land 4 Ltd, the freeholder at Heysmoor Heights in Liverpool, in relation to funding cladding removal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	158171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>I spoke with Richard Silva, the Chief Executive of Long Harbour which administer Abacus Land 4 Ltd, on 23 May. Mr Silva informed me that Abacus Land 4 Ltd is owned by pension fund holders. I affirmed the Government's position that leaseholders should not have to pay for the removal and replacement of unsafe aluminium composite material cladding in the Heysmoor Heights building.</p><p>We expect building owners in the private sector to explore all options to protect leaseholders from incurring the costs associated with replacing unsafe cladding. The Secretary of State recently held roundtables with leaseholders to understand their concerns and with industry to discuss the barriers to remediation and potential solutions. We are considering the proposals made and have not ruled out any options.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/07/2018 16:36:38 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

931776

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to suspend penalties for tax credit over-payments arising from the high income child benefit tax charge for PAYE taxpayers and apply the suspended penalty provisions of Paragraph 14, Schedule 24, of the Finance Act 2007 to any outstanding penalties.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	158310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) was introduced to ensure that support is targeted at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an income over £50,000 who claims Child Benefit, or whose partner claims Child Benefit. The tax charge increases gradually for taxpayers with incomes between £50,000 and £60,000.</p><p> </p><p>Those who continue to receive Child Benefit must register for Self Assessment to declare their Child Benefit payments and pay the tax charge through their tax return. HM Revenue and Customs encourages individuals to contact it straightaway to pay the tax charge and the vast majority do so.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to notify penalties are chargeable where an individual does not register for Self Assessment by 5 October following the tax year when the tax charge becomes due. Penalties are only charged if the tax due is not paid in full by the following 31 January. These penalties are statutory and are charged unless the individual has a reasonable excuse given their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2018 13:22:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

931788

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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 and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 4 June 2018 to Questions 146805 and 146806 on Autism and Learning Disability, what recent progress has been made on meeting the target to decommission 900 beds by March 2019, as outlined in the Building the Right Support document, published in October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	158204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Nationally collected NHS England management data indicates that over the course of 2016-17 and 2017-18, National Health Service commissioners in England have decommissioned over 430 learning disability beds in England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/07/2018 15:29:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

931789

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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	Learning Disability: Nurses
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 plans to take to ensure the retention and recruitment of Learning Disability Nurses as a result of the findings of the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Annual Report 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	158181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving workforce capability in relation to learning disability across the National Health Service and social care and we have committed that there will be a response to the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review report and its recommendations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Government announced a 25% increase in the number of nurse training places that will be available, starting in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 May 2018, my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health (Stephen Barclay) announced £10 million funding for incentives for postgraduate students who go on to work in mental health and learning disability fields, as well as those postgraduates who go on to work in community nursing roles. The Government is considering the most effective way to implement the incentive scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with Health Education England, NHS England, NHS Improvement and Skills for Care on a range of measures to support increased recruitment and improve retention across the health and care system, including the learning disability nursing workforce. These measures include marketing campaigns to raise awareness and interest in careers in the NHS, an NHS Improvement programme to improve staff retention in trusts across England and bring down the leaver rates in the NHS by 2020 and arrangements to support flexible working to help staff to balance work-life commitments.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/07/2018 15:24:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

931790

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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: Staffordshire
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 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guideline on hearing loss in adults, published in June 2018, what assessment he has made of North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s decision to restrict hearing aids for people with mild or moderate hearing loss.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	158182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Individual clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for the provision of hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss to meet the needs of their local population. As with other services CCGs commission, they should take into consideration assessments of local need and any relevant guidance, such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE clinical guidelines are not mandatory, although we expect service commissioners to take them into account alongside local priorities in the design of services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/07/2018 15:29:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

931792

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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: Staffordshire
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 take steps to ensure that North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group adheres to the revised NICE guidance on hearing loss in adults, published in June 2018, on the provision of hearing aids to people with mild and moderate hearing loss.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	158298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Individual clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for the provision of hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss to meet the needs of their local population. As with other services CCGs commission, they should take into consideration assessments of local need and any relevant guidance, such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE clinical guidelines are not mandatory, although we expect service commissioners to take them into account alongside local priorities in the design of services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/07/2018 15:31:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

931793

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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	Royal Liverpool University Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) officials of his Department on the completion of the construction of Royal Liverpool University Hospital since the collapse of Carillion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	158172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department of Health and Social Care are working closely on this matter with those from Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and of course with relevant senior staff of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust to ensure that the hospital can be completed as quickly as is possible. As is to be expected with a situation like this, meetings and discussions are also taking place with representatives from the Private Finance Initiative Project Company (The Hospital Company (Liverpool) Holdings Limited) on a very frequent basis.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 02/07/2018 14:02:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

931794

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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: Construction
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 plans the Department has to develop local connection criteria for the homes built on Entry Level Exception Sites.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	158151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The draft National Planning Policy Framework proposal for Entry Level Exception Sites did not include a local connection criteria. The policy is designed to provide additional housing for first time buyers and renters, where it is needed. This will not always involve a local connection. This was consulted on as part of the draft National Planning Policy Framework. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will publish the final National Planning Policy Framework in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/07/2018 16:38:04 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew