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1109333

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Prescription Drugs
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 his Department has made of the saving to the NHS of reducing the number of prescriptions for over-the-counter medicines.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Kevin Barron
uin	240507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. From December 2017 to March 2018, NHS England carried out a public consultation on reducing prescribing of over-the-counter medicines for minor, short-term health concerns, ‘Conditions for which over the counter items should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: A consultation on guidance for CCGs’ which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/over-the-counter-items-not-routinely-prescribed/" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/over-the-counter-items-not-routinely-prescribed/</a></p><p> </p><p>At the end of March 2018, NHS England published guidance to enable savings of up to £100 million for frontline care each year by curbing prescriptions for ‘over the counter’ medicines. The guidance does not affect prescribing of over the counter items for longer term or more complex conditions, or where minor illnesses are symptomatic or a side effect of something more serious.</p><p> </p><p>We are informed by NHS England that in the 12 months to January 2019, the total National Health Service spend in England on over the counter items was £449.4 million. This was a saving on total spend of £25.9 million from the corresponding figure for the 12 months to January 2018, which was £475.3 million. This saving does not account for the potential impact to the NHS from a reduced number of general practitioner appointments, for which no assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 08/04/2019 15:21:59 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	392 label Biography information for Sir Kevin Barron

1109334

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers were living in (a) semi-supported and (b) supported accommodation by (i) age and (ii) local authority area in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	240459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of care leavers in supported or semi-supported accommodation since 2009 by age for each local authority is shown in the attached table. Information for 17 and 18 year olds has only been collected since 2016 and information for 20 and 21 year olds has only been collected since 2014.</p><p>The department collects and publishes annual data on the activity and accommodation type of former care leavers, but the level of support in each accommodation type is not recorded. It is therefore not possible to split this data by semi-supported and supported accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/04/2019 15:12:19 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 240459_Care_leavers_in_accomodation.xls title 240459_Care_leavers_in_accomodation
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1109335

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers were living independently without support in England by (a) age and (b) local authority in every year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	240460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The department collects and publishes annual data on the activity and accommodation of former care leavers in the statistical release ‘Children Looked After in England including Adoption’, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p>The level of support in each accommodation type is not recorded in this release. It is not possible to determine which of the care leavers living independently do not receive support from the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/04/2019 15:08:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1109337

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Deduction from Earnings Orders have been set up at the point of application since changes were made to the collection and enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	240593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Information on whether a Deduction from Earnings Order was set up at the point of application is not readily available and to provide it will incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>You might be interested in Table 11: Enforcement Actions which highlights Enforcement Actions used by the Child Maintenance Service, including the number of ongoing Deduction from Earnings Orders or Requests.</p><p>These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/04/2019 13:03:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1109339

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many formal complaints have been made to the Child Maintenance Service in respect of collecting arrears in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	240595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information relating to complaints made to the Child Maintenance service in Northern Ireland and cannot therefore provide information for the UK. Information on the number of complaints made to the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland and the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency that relate to the collection of arrears is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>You might be interested in Table 17: Complaints which highlights the number of complaints received by the Child Maintenance Service (in Great Britain) each quarter.</p><p>These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/04/2019 15:13:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1109340

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support freelancers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	240521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s December 2018 Good Work Plan sets out the vision for the future of the labour market and the ambitious plans for implementing the recommendations arising from the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to legislate to improve the clarity of the employment status tests, reflecting the reality of modern working relationships. This will help to ensure that both businesses and individuals understand their rights and obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Employment status is a complex issue and so it is only right that we take time to consider how best to achieve change that works for all. We will bring forward detailed proposals on status in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1109341

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Engineering: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure major construction and engineering projects are undertaken under the auspices of relevant national agreements between the employer and the workforce including the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	240645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that national agreements may play a valuable role in supporting positive employee relations, working rules, wages, and terms and conditions of employment. The making of such agreements and decisions on when to utilise them, however, is a matter for the parties concerned.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/04/2019 14:03:08 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1109346

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Social Services: Minimum Wage
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 care staff are not paid below the National Minimum Wage for sleep-in pay.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	240646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Commissioners of adult social care were given market shaping duties by the Care Act 2014 and must work with providers to determine a fair rate of pay for fair work based on local market conditions. The current legal position is reflected in updated guidance published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which seeks to provide clarity to care providers, commissioners and workers.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/04/2019 15:31:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1109348

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Water Abstraction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the water abstraction plan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	240474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government will review its abstraction plan in 2021. A report to Parliament on the progress on abstraction since 2014, will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/04/2019 12:59:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1109351

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had and with whom on the standard of proof required for a conclusion of suicide in a coroner's court; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	240512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders and, as such, it would be inappropriate to speculate on issues directly relating to the conclusions they record. The Ministry of Justice collects annual data, from each coroner area, on the number of inquest conclusions recorded. The most recent data are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip</a>.</p><p>Since the High Court judgment in <em>R</em> (<em>Maughan)</em> <em>v Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire</em> of July last year, coroners have applied the civil standard of proof in suicide conclusions, but this will shortly be considered by the Court of Appeal. I have not had any recent discussions on the standard of proof issue as it would be inappropriate for me to do so while the matter is before the courts.</p><p> </p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 239882 question first answered 08/04/2019 16:23:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones