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166611

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Public Health Funerals
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 pauper's funerals in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to support families on low incomes with the costs of funerals.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	216270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My department does not collect data on the number of Local Authority funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and in 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.7 million, with an average award of £1,347.</p><p> </p><p>Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to those on income related benefits to cover costs relating to funeral expenses.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/12/2014 11:44:12 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

166609

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 13 of the summary of the National Audit Office report, Universal credit: progress update, published on 26 November 2014, what contingency plans are in place to cover the £2.8 billion additional staff cost necessary to roll-out the current service for universal credit if the digital service is delayed.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	216334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As the NAO report makes clear, the £2.8bn figure is not a realistic assessment of the costs of running Universal Credit on a completely rolled out basis. Contingency plans are developed on an ongoing basis as part of the programme’s approach to integrated planning and risk management. The plans which cover all key areas of programme development and delivery are regularly assessed and refreshed as part of our ongoing governance of the Programme.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 216337 question first answered 02/12/2014 16:09:40 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

166610

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 1.12 of the National Audit Office report, Universal credit: progress update, published on 26 November 2014, in which month he plans to produce the more detailed outline business case required by HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	216341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Our current plan is to produce the Universal Credit Outline Business Case during 2015 to reflect the development of the Digital Service and to inform the Spending Review. This will be finalised and submitted for formal HM Treasury approval.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/12/2014 16:11:30 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

166571

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the progress made by crime agencies in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England to sign up to the principles of the Crisis Care Concordat.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	216263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>As part of the roll-out of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, published by the Government in February 2014, health, social care and criminal justice partners across England have been invited to develop and sign local Concordat <br>declarations. The relevant Police and Crime Commissioner and Police Force are two of seven essential signatories to each local declaration.<br><br>I share the aim of the Right Honourable Norman Lamb MP, the Minister for Care and Support, that declarations should be in place throughout England by the end of 2014. Progress towards this across all areas of England can be seen at the <br>following webpage: http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/explore-the-map/<br><br>I understand that there are plans for Crisis Care declarations covering Coventry and the West Midlands to be agreed in early December.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 02/12/2014 12:58:39 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

166607

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 2.12 of the National Audit Office report, Universal credit: progress update, published on 26 November 2014, by what date his Department plans to develop the contingency plans for the possibility that the digital service for universal credit is delayed or fails.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	216337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>As the NAO report makes clear, the £2.8bn figure is not a realistic assessment of the costs of running Universal Credit on a completely rolled out basis. Contingency plans are developed on an ongoing basis as part of the programme’s approach to integrated planning and risk management. The plans which cover all key areas of programme development and delivery are regularly assessed and refreshed as part of our ongoing governance of the Programme.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 216334 question first answered 02/12/2014 16:09:40 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

166561

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential cost to the NHS of devolving the commissioning of dialysis from a single nationally-prescribed service to clinical commissioning groups; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that devolution of commissioning is achieved safely by April 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Assessments surrounding the transferring of renal dialysis from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are ongoing. The Department of Health launched a public consultation on the recommendations put forward by the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) to transfer commissioning responsibility for renal services from NHS England to CCGs on 27 November 2014. PSSAG is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on specialised services</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This public consultation is specifically asking key stakeholders involved in the provision of renal dialysis what NHS England would need to do to ensure a safe transfer of commissioning responsibilities to CCGs. This consultation is also asking stakeholders specifically whether the current proposed timescales for the transfer of services are feasible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has advised that they are in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task and Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support CCGs would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation closes on 9 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/12/2014 15:22:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166549

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new foster carers have been recruited in each local authority area in each of the last five years; and what measures her Department takes to monitor recruitment patterns.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	216340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Data on the number of new foster carer households approved during the year has been collected by Ofsted since 2011-12. The numbers that were recruited in 2011-12 for each local authority area are included in the attached table. Equivalent local authority figures for 2012-13 and 2013-14 are due to be published in January 2015, although national figures are already available for 2012-13. [1] Ofsted did not collect this data prior to 2011-12 and consequently the data for earlier years are not available.</p><p>The Department for Education is supporting local authorities and independent fostering agencies through initiatives to promote recruitment and retention and broaden the range of foster carers, in line with their local assessments of the demand for foster carers.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/fostering-quality-assurance-and-data-forms-2012-13-first-statistical-release" target="_blank">www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/fostering-quality-assurance-and-data-forms-2012-13-first-statistical-release</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 02/12/2014 17:11:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name 216340 workbook 2.12.14.xls title Applications_from_prospective_fostering_households
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

166520

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a full list of attendees from charities invited to No. 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister in May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216290 216291 216292 216293 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166521

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Big Society Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes and a list of the attendees of the meeting between the then Minister for Government Policy and the Big Society Network in September 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216289 216291 216292 216293 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166522

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Big Society Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes and a list of the attendees of the meeting between the then Minister for Civil Society and the Big Society Network in March 2012.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216289 216290 216292 216293 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy