Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

790928

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the change in funding from her Department was for (a) Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, (c) Manchester City Council, (d) Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, (e) Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, (f) Salford City Council, (g) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, (h) Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, (i) Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and (j) Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for children's social care in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17 and (iv) 2017-18; and what the average reduction in local authority funding in England was for children's social care in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Full details of the councils' funding are detailed in the Local Government Finance Settlement, which is published on the Government's website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2017-to-2018</a></p><p>Funding for children's social care is not ring fenced because this allows local authorities, who are independent of central Government, to manage their budgets in line with local priorities. We believe it is important that councils are able to set the policy agenda and target spending to match.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/11/2017 16:47:30 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

794257

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2017 to Question 110581, on pupils: health, what steps her Department takes to ensure that schools in England are compliant with the statutory guidance entitled Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	115230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework requires inspectors, in making judgements upon schools, to pay particular attention to the outcomes of a range of groups of pupils, including those with medical needs. Ofsted included guidance to inspectors on this matter in their March 2017 school inspection update, reminding inspectors that they should consider how schools are meeting the needs of pupils with medical conditions.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/11/2017 10:33:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

794281

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specialist support is being provided to welfare claimants with (a) Asperger’s Syndrome and (b) other conditions on the spectrum, to assist them in the application process; and what plans he has to introduce an application format that takes into account an individual's specific needs.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	115254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has an established approach to identifying and providing an appropriate level of support to all its customers who are vulnerable. DWP identifies any “individual who is identified as having complex needs and/or requires additional support to enable them to access DWP benefits and use our services” as being vulnerable. This definition ensures that we have consistency and continuity in the type and level of service that is being offered and that it supports the customer appropriately whatever their individual needs.</p><p> </p><p>DWP adopts this approach, at all points of contact with the customer, and uses its records to ensure, where an individual is identified as being vulnerable, we take all reasonable steps to try to mitigate any risks.</p><p> </p><p>DWP will continue to follow our established approach working with the individual and with their consent we will, where necessary, contact any relevant organisations to provide the appropriate levels of support.</p><p> </p><p>DWP continually monitors our products and services to ensure we are meeting the needs of our customers and, where necessary, make any changes that improve the level of service we provide.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 30/11/2017 10:14:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

794335

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many losses and special payments have been made by his Department in the 2017-18 financial year to date; and what the value of those losses and payments have been.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	115308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Data for 2017/18 is not yet available. It is standard for the department to collate and validate data on losses and special payment at two intervals during each financial year (up to the end of Period 9 in December in preparation for the annual accounts and again at Period 12 in March as part of year-end). We are unable to confirm 2017/18 figures until the data has been verified, validated, finalised and signed off by the relevant business area, for inclusion in the department’s 2017/18 annual accounts. Data for this financial year to the end of December 2017 should be available from the beginning of February. We welcome any subsequent request to share data on losses and special payment up to the end of December 2017 as per the estimated timing above. For general information, any losses and special payments in excess of £300,000 will be included in the department’s Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts for 2017/18. This will be available on the department’s GOV.UK website, in due course at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/11/2017 10:31:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

794347

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish a new anti-corruption strategy?
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	115320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is working on a new Anti-Corruption Strategy which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/11/2017 11:22:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 25481 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

794381

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help schools find the first £6,000 needed to secure SEND funding.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	115354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools attract funding to their schools through the formula set by the school’s local authority. The funding formula is decided by each local authority in consultation with its schools, and local authorities are required to delegate funds through the formula to a level that enables schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with SEND up to £6,000 per annum. This constitutes each school’s notional SEND budget. Local authorities use various factors to give an estimate of the number of children with SEND a school is likely to have, and consequently the notional SEND budget that the school will receive. The introduction of a national funding formula for determining schools and local authorities’ funding from April 2018 will not change this arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2017 state that local authorities must identify each school’s notional SEND budget from which schools are expected to meet the additional costs of their pupils with SEND, up to £6,000 per annum. Schools should therefore discuss with their local authority how much is needed for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 115357 question first answered 30/11/2017 10:28:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

794384

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from educational organisations in Kent on the effectiveness of SEND funding since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	115357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools attract funding to their schools through the formula set by the school’s local authority. The funding formula is decided by each local authority in consultation with its schools, and local authorities are required to delegate funds through the formula to a level that enables schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with SEND up to £6,000 per annum. This constitutes each school’s notional SEND budget. Local authorities use various factors to give an estimate of the number of children with SEND a school is likely to have, and consequently the notional SEND budget that the school will receive. The introduction of a national funding formula for determining schools and local authorities’ funding from April 2018 will not change this arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2017 state that local authorities must identify each school’s notional SEND budget from which schools are expected to meet the additional costs of their pupils with SEND, up to £6,000 per annum. Schools should therefore discuss with their local authority how much is needed for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 115354 question first answered 30/11/2017 10:28:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

794415

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) capping interest rates and (b) other further regulation in the rent-to-own sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	115388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The government transferred the regulation of consumer credit, including rent-to-own, to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The government has given the FCA strong powers to protect consumers, including the power to cap all forms of credit, and the FCA can do so if it thinks it is necessary to protect consumers. In 2015, the FCA capped the cost of payday lending, and the FCA has said that it will keep the issue of capping the cost of credit in other markets under review.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes the ongoing work of the FCA to review the high-cost credit market, including the rent-to-own sector. The FCA published a feedback statement in July 2017, noting concerns in rent-to-own, catalogue credit, home-collected credit, and overdrafts. The FCA aims to consult on proposed remedies in Spring 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA recently announced that BrightHouse, a rent-to-own firm, will pay over £14.8 million in redress to 249,000 customers in respect of agreements which may not have been affordable, and payments which should have been refunded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 29/11/2017 17:13:05 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff