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93040

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment for people who have experienced sexual abuse in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	210279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Data is not collected centrally on average waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services appointments in England, the North West and Warrington. <br> <br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 16/10/2014 15:28:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92511

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Local Safeguarding Children Boards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the ability of safeguarding children boards to adequately monitor and hold to account children's safeguarding services in local authorities; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Ofsted reviews the effectiveness of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB) under its Single Framework for Inspection. In doing do it evaluates the extent to which the LSCB is meeting its statutory functions. These statutory functions include monitoring the effectiveness of each body represented on the LSCB, including local authorities. Ofsted has reported on 33 local authorities and LSCBs to date, of which 11 LSCBs have been assessed as good, 15 as requiring improvement, and seven as inadequate.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 15/10/2014 16:33:17 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92591

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission an assessment of the ability of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to provide appropriate counselling and support for those who have suffered sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services provide assessment and support for children and young people with a wide range of mental health problems. This will include some who have suffered sexual abuse or exploitation, depending on their presenting difficulties, particular clinical needs and local referral protocols. In some areas, counselling and support for children and young people who have been sexually abused are provided through voluntary sector services, including some specialised services which may be commissioned locally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not intend to commission an assessment of the ability of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to provide appropriate counselling and support for this group, since this must be a matter for local decision-making based on an assessment of local needs. In addition, the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-Being Taskforce will consider how best to improve outcomes for children with mental health problems. The Taskforce includes a specific working group on vulnerable children and young people, which will be asked to consider the needs of children and young people who have suffered sexual abuse or exploitation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 15/10/2014 15:14:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

91998

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer on homecare workers receiving less than the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is clear that care providers must abide by the law with regards to payment of the national minimum wage and will continue to take steps to ensure this happens.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials are liaising with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the issue of social care providers who do not comply with the national minimum wage, and with HMRC on their ongoing enforcement investigations. Under new arrangements that came into force in October 2013, employers found not to be paying the national minimum wage, including care providers, will be publically named.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is also developing a range of work to ensure providers are aware of their responsibilities, and have the practical tools, to ensure they are paying at least the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities’ commissioning can also play an important role in ensuring that care workers receive the national minimum wage to which they are entitled. The Department has recently consulted on statutory guidance for local authorities as part of the package of secondary legislation to accompany the Care Act, including guidance on commissioning and market shaping. The draft guidance explicitly states that local authorities should have evidence that contract terms, conditions and fee levels will not compromise care providers’ ability to pay at least minimum wages. Responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and the final guidance will be published in October. The Department is also working with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Local Government Association and the Health Services Management Centre at Birmingham University to develop a set of Commissioning Standards. Local authorities will be encouraged to use these as a benchmark to support them to improve commissioning practices, including those which have an impact on the social care workforce such as employer compliance with national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently provided a contribution to the Interim Evidence to the Low Pay Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers have not had recent direct discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on homecare workers receiving less than the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 15/10/2014 15:12:54 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92117

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that companies providing homecare services pay at least the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and the effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has collaborated with care sector representative bodies to improve understanding of compliance risks and design controls within payroll systems that prevent workers being underpaid the minimum wage, in order to improve compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on Gov.uk has been updated to make it as clear as possible that travel time and rest breaks between assignments must be paid at least the national Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government will continue to work with the sector to ensure that understanding improves. This will include the Department of Health’s statutory guidance as part of the overall guidance on market shaping and commissioning, the final version of which will be published in Autumn 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/10/2014 13:54:56 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92146

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of homecare workers in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Warrington who are being paid less than the minimum wage because they are not being paid for travel time between appointments.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>No estimates have been made. However, HMRC recognises the potential issues within the social care sector and have undertaken extensive compliance activity in this area. An evaluation of National Minimum Wage enforcement in the social care sector over the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-compliance-in-the-social-care-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-compliance-in-the-social-care-sector</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/10/2014 14:51:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92323

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments for employment and support allowance have been cancelled with (a) one week's and (b) two weeks' notice in (i) Warrington, (ii) the North West and (iii) England.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>These figures are not routinely supplied to DWP.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 209585 question first answered 15/10/2014 10:58:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92325

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appointments for work capability assessments were cancelled by Atos in July this year.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>These figures are not routinely supplied to DWP.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 209583 question first answered 15/10/2014 10:58:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92326

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of applicants for employment and support allowance who have had their benefit stopped for failing to attend a work capability assessment and who claim not to have received an appointment letter from Atos; and how many such cases have been submitted to a tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold the information described and therefore I cannot provide an estimate.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/10/2014 11:12:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

91072

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are still unallocated to either the National Probation Service or to a community rehabilitation company in (a) the North West, (b) Cheshire and (c) Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	208484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All cases live on 1 June have been allocated to either the NPS or CRCs. Cases were transferred during the process of transitioning to new probation structures. The National Probation Service (NPS) is responsible for the assessment and allocation of all probation cases. The NPS either retains ownership of the case itself or allocates appropriate medium and low risk cases to a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/09/2014 15:37:26 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones