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1128813

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 253492 on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: ICT, what the evidential basis is for the assertion that the new system will save time for Members and their staff.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	258986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p>As the system is new, IPSA continue to work closely with MPs and their staff to help them understand how IPSA Online works, and how to realise the full benefits. We are continuing to hold group and one-to-one training in Parliament and have staff available on the phone to answer queries. IPSA are conducting a survey to gather more feedback about the new system, with plans for further improvements in due course. IPSA will report to the Speaker’s Committee for the IPSA later in the year on the overall costs and benefits of IPSA Online.</p><p>During the development of the new system, IPSA Online, IPSA carried out usability testing to look at how long a range of tasks and functions would take, compared with the old claims system. Based on this testing, IPSA found that improvements in the new system would take MPs and their staff about 30 per cent less time, due to the simplification of processes and forms. Feedback collected at training sessions also indicated that MPs’ staff expected IPSA Online to be easier and quicker to use than the old system.</p><p>MPs and their staff members will also benefit from the following time-saving changes:</p><p>- ‘Single sign-on’ capability enables MPs and their staff to access IPSA Online directly through their secure parliamentary account without an additional logon.</p><p>- The new system allows claims from different budgets to be submitted on the same form, rather than having to submit multiple forms.</p><p>- Because MPs and staff no longer need to send paper receipts and invoices to IPSA, but can scan or photograph them and upload them digitally onto the system, we can process and reimburse claims more quickly.</p><p>- Staff members can now be reimbursed directly by IPSA for their own expenses, so that MPs no longer need to wait to pay staff once they themselves have been reimbursed.</p><p>- Additional information is available to them directly, for example on the amounts left in budgets and the status of any repayments or amounts owed, so MPs and their staff no longer need to wait for a monthly financial statement or contact IPSA staff to ask about these issues.</p><p>- MPs and their staff are now able to amend their personal details, including any change of name or address, on the new system themselves, without needing to submit a form to IPSA</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 13/06/2019 14:53:00 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 121410 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1128815

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all patients who would benefit from medical cannabis are able to access that treatment on prescription on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	259011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Cannabis-based products for medicinal use are no different from other medicines, and existing systems for the funding of both licensed and unlicensed medicines apply.</p><p>Any medicines which receive a marketing authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency or European Medicines Agency will be assessed for cost effectiveness by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This is the foundation of National Health Service decisions about routine funding, and applies to all licensed medicines. For unlicensed medicines, the normal NHS medicines governance systems apply, as they do to all locally funded unlicensed treatments. These processes support good clinical practice and safe and effective prescribing. Decisions will be taken, at NHS Trust level on a case by case basis, based on the needs of the individual patient and the evidence of efficacy and cost effectiveness available.</p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has heard patients report difficulties in accessing medicinal cannabis. As a result, he asked the Department to work closely with NHS England to undertake a rapid process evaluation. This is underway and will review NHS system processes to identify and make recommendations to address any barriers to clinically appropriate prescribing, should they exist.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 16:52:22 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1128829

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Vacancies
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 (a) dentist and (b) dental nurse vacancies there have been in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259395 259396 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128830

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle shortages of (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259394 259396 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128831

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Vacancies
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 the Department has to tackle shortages of (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses in (i) rural and (ii) deprived areas.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259394 259395 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128832

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Training
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 the Department has to increase the number of Foundation Dentist's places.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the provision of training places for foundation dentists rests with Health Education England (HEE). HEE advises it has no current plans to increase the number of training places.</p><p>HEE aims to ensure there are dental foundation training places for all qualified graduates of English dental schools. HEE advises that in the last two years, all qualified graduates of English dental schools who applied for a training place in England obtained one.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 16:48:15 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128839

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many businesses in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire hired apprentices in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	259161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The most recent statistics on the total number of businesses with apprenticeship starts for the 2016/17 academic year are published on GOV.UK. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750709/apprenticeship_starts_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750709/apprenticeship_starts_tables.xlsx</a>.</p><p>Due to the methodology behind these experimental statistics, we do not provide regional data at a lower level of granularity than Government Office Region. We are developing the methodology which will potentially allow for more detailed breakdowns in the future.</p><p>The latest published information on apprenticeship starts can be found in the further education data library. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>.</p><p>The latest published figures on the number of apprenticeship starts at a geographical level can be found at:</p><p>2017/18 and the first six months of the 2018/19 academic year (provisional):</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789168/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-geography-tool_201718_Q2-201819_Mar2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789168/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-geography-tool_201718_Q2-201819_Mar2019.xlsx</a>.</p><p>2014/15 to 2017/18 academic years:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/772388/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-geography-tool_201415-Q1201819_Jan2019_v1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/772388/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-geography-tool_201415-Q1201819_Jan2019_v1.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/06/2019 16:22:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1128843

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse in the taxi and private hire sector.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	259240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The response to the report by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing issued on 12 February committed to bring forward legislation to enable national minimum standards in licensing, enable greater enforcement powers for licensing officers and to establish a national licensing database to assist in the sharing of relevant information.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering the responses to the consultation on draft statutory guidance to be issued to licensing authorities on how they can use their extensive existing powers to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm when using taxi and private hire vehicle services.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/06/2019 13:27:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1128844

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many payments for industrial injuries disablement benefit have been granted in the UK by (a) region, (b) Department for Work and Pensions division and (c) local authority area in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	258998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes quarterly statistics on claims paid and assessments made under the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) scheme here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on claims paid under the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit scheme are to September 2018. Table 2.2 of this publication provide the number of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in payment by region.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for anything below regional level, including DWP divisions and local authority areas, is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/06/2019 14:59:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1128846

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid in Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in each (a) region, (b) DWP division and (c) local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	258999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes the benefits caseload and expenditure tables here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The Benefit expenditure by country and region, 1996/97 to 2017/18 spreadsheet includes the latest figures for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB).</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for anything below regional level, including DWP divisions and local authority areas, is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/06/2019 15:18:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey