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822894

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people discharged from mental health treatment in hospitals have had support from crisis resolution teams in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	122577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/01/2018 11:55:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

822896

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the Government to appoint a mental health equalities champion as recommended in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	122579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing inequalities across mental health. Plans to appoint a mental health equalities champion will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/01/2018 14:18:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

822897

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of care packages that were commissioned by Local Authorities in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	122580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people receiving care packages for the period 2010/11 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>During year</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,574,590</p></td><td><p>1,462,290</p></td><td><p>1,327,910</p></td><td><p>1,273,280</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The method of collecting data around users of social care changed in 2014/15. The table below provides the figures for 2014/15 onwards which are published by NHS Digital.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>During year</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Completed Short Term Care Episodes</p></td><td><p>253,000</p></td><td><p>245,270</p></td><td><p>241,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Term Care Users</p></td><td><p>885,000</p></td><td><p>873,000</p></td><td><p>868,440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures above show that there has been a reduction in local authority social care user numbers over the time period requested.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have shifted their focus towards preventing people needing formal packages of care hence the drop in user numbers.</p><p> </p><p>All councils have statutory duties to look after their vulnerable elderly and disabled people. The Care Act 2014 introduced national eligibility criteria for access to adult social care that local authorities are required to meet.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/01/2018 14:01:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

822898

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make available data about delayed transfers of care involving people with dementia for the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	122581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly data on the number of delayed transfers of care. The latest data is for November 2017 and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/</a></p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to collect patient condition specific data about delayed transfers of care.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 122583 question first answered 18/01/2018 14:31:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

822899

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Eating Disorders
	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 Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman’s report, Ignoring the alarms: how eating disorder services are failing patients, HC 634, published on 6 December 2017, when (a) his Department, (b) NHS England and (c) NHS Improvement plan to make a formal response to the recommendations of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	122582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes seriously the report of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) ‘Ignoring the alarms: how NHS eating disorder services are failing patients’.</p><p> </p><p>Following on from the publication of the report the Department will work with partner organisations and arm’s length bodies, including NHS England, and NHS Improvement to consider how the recommendations can be taken into account as part of the planned improvements to mental health and eating disorder services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is considering the recommendations within the PHSO’s report and will be responding fully in due course to both the PHSO and the family of the patient concerned. The response will outline a proposed set of actions around reviewing provision of adult eating disorder services and the question of parity of adult services with children and young people services. Their formal response to the recommendations of the report will include our plans to review existing levels of geographical variation and the scope to address as part of future improvements to adult eating disorder services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/01/2018 15:32:11 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

822900

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make available data for each condition on delayed transfers of care for the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	122583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly data on the number of delayed transfers of care. The latest data is for November 2017 and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/</a></p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to collect patient condition specific data about delayed transfers of care.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 122581 question first answered 18/01/2018 14:31:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

822976

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Turkey: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of religious freedom in Turkey; and what steps the Government is taking to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	122659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK has some concerns over freedom of religious belief in Turkey and the issue continues to be a priority area for our bilateral projects in Turkey. We have raised our concerns with Turkish interlocutors up to and including at Prime Ministerial level. We will continue to encourage Turkey to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, especially in the areas of minority rights, freedom of religion and freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/01/2018 17:20:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

822837

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the war widow(er) pension payment rates will be for the 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	122520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS402 dated 15 January 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The war widow(er) pension payment rates for the next financial year are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2018 RATES</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em><strong>Widow(er)s Benefits</strong></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>widow(er) - other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount)</p></td><td><p>140.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>widow(er) - officer higher rate (basic with children) (£ per annum)</p></td><td><p>7,477.00</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>childless widow(er), Under age 40 (other ranks) (weekly amount)</p></td><td><p>33.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>widow(er)- officer lower rate (£ per annum)</p></td><td><p>2,597.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>supplementary pension</p></td><td><p>94.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em><strong>Age Allowance</strong></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) age 65 to 69</p></td><td><p>16.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) age 70 to 79</p></td><td><p>30.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) age 80 and over</p></td><td><p>45.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em><strong>Children’s Allowance</strong></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>first child</p></td><td><p>22.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>subsequent children</p></td><td><p>24.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em><strong>Orphan’s Pension</strong></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>first child</p></td><td><p>25.25</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>subsequent children</p></td><td><p>27.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>adult orphan’s pension (maximum)</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>108.05</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 16 January 2018 they were also published on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/war-disablement-pension-rates-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/war-disablement-pension-rates-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/01/2018 16:02:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20180115_WMS_War_Pensions_Scheme_Uprating.docx title HCWS402 - War Pensions Scheme Uprating 2017
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

822986

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress GovCoin, Barclays, RWE npower and University College London on behalf of the Department have made in developing technology that welfare claimants can easily adopt to handle their payments through a mobile app.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	122669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>A small Proof of Concept was undertaken with DISC Holdings (formerly Govcoin) which included a budgeting app that could be used on a mobile phone. There are no plans to roll out any such pilot at scale. If claimants chose to use an account with a mobile app, as long as it has a standard account number and sort code, then they may do so. It is not within the DWP’s remit to promote one company’s product over another.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has liaised with University College London regarding technological developments in this area. No formal projects were initiated as a result of this.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work with industry to understand how emerging technologies can be used to support claimants.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/01/2018 14:26:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

823000

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Housing Benefit: Refuges
	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 discussions he has had with officials regarding future payments of housing benefit to women's refuges.
	tabling member constituency	Waveney
	tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
	uin	122683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>My predecessor, Marcus Jones MP, held discussions with officials in his own department (Communities and Local Government) and with officials at the Department for Work and Pensions. He also held meetings with providers of refuge accommodation.</p><p>Under the short-term supported accommodation model, an individual’s entitlement to Housing Benefit remains unchanged, rather we are removing their liability to pay rent at a vulnerable point in their lives.</p><p>We are undertaking a review of how domestic abuse services, are provided across England. The review will cover funding for refuges, including critical care and support costs, and will be completed by summer 2018.</p><p>I look forward to continuing this engagement and to working with the sector.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 18/01/2018 17:54:09 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 35210 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous