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1521644

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date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Recovery Loan Scheme: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to (a) extend the Government's Recovery Loan Scheme beyond December 2022 for charities, (b) keep the charity small trading exemption at 25% and (c) treat stable grant and donation income as trading income.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	62683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Charities are currently able to access the Recovery Loan Scheme by self-certifying that they have been impacted by Covid-19. Otherwise, they must derive at least 50 per cent of their turnover from trading activity to access the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>All aspects of the Recovery Loan Scheme are under constant review to ensure that the scheme can meet its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 21/10/2022 13:33:31 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

1521645

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Recovery Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to ensure that charities applying to the Recovery Loan Scheme are not required to demonstrate a negative impact arising from the covid-19 outbreak in order to secure finance.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	62684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Under the first two iterations of the Recovery Loan Scheme, all applicants had to self-certify that they had been impacted by Covid-19 to access finance through the scheme. This requirement no longer applies to most applicants. Charities can continue to access finance through the scheme where they can self-certify they have been impacted by Covid-19. This exempts them from the requirement to derive at least 50 per cent of their income from trading activity that they would otherwise need to meet to access the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This provision will cease at the end of the year. All aspects of the Recovery Loan Scheme are under constant review to ensure that the scheme meets its policy objectives.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 21/10/2022 13:33:38 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

1522095

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Condition Improvement Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to guidance on the Condition Improvement Fund, updated on 13 October 2022, and the Condition Improvement Fund 2023-24 Information for applicants, published by his Department in October 2022, whether a commitment to a proposed condition improvement scheme demonstrated in other ways other than by seeking a loan will improve an application's (a) probability of success and (b) speed of processing.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	63093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Providing a financial contribution, other than a Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) loan, such as trust reserves, has a very marginal influence on whether an application is successful. For CIF 2022/23, around 41% of all applications were successful, and for those that provided a contribution almost 42% were successful. There is no difference in the handling of a CIF application’s assessment whether or not it includes a contribution or a loan request.</p><p>It is the overall score that decides whether a bid is successful. The main consideration for applicants should be on achieving a high overall score against all three assessment criteria by evidencing high condition need, strong cost certainty and detailed project delivery planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 24/10/2022 11:58:50 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1522096

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment criteria his Department used for applications to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	63087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme the individual must show, on the balance of probabilities, that the claimed injury or illness was caused wholly or partly by service on or after 6th April 2005 and if partly, predominantly by service. Decisions are made in accordance with the legislation which governs the scheme namely the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme Order 2011 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/517/contents" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/517/contents</a></p><p> </p><p>Once it has been established that the individual’s injury or illness has met the eligibility criteria, the extent of the injury is assessed against the tariff descriptors included within the AFCS scheme rules.</p><p> </p><p>When an application does not meet the criteria, it is rejected. As each case is considered on its individual merits, the specific reasons for rejection are not recorded centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 63089 question first answered 19/10/2022 16:27:21 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1522097

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department uses to reconsider an application to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme after it has been rejected.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	63088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) reconsideration process is treated under Article 53 of the AFCS legislation.</p><p>If a claimant disagrees with the decision made on their AFCS claim they have 12 months to request a reconsideration from the date they are notified of the decision. The claimant may produce further evidence to support their reconsideration. The claim and additional evidence will then be considered by a different caseworker and the outcome will be notified to the claimant. If they remain unsatisfied with the outcome of the reconsideration, the claimant has a further 12-month period to ask for an appeal. Appeals are heard by an independent tribunal, which deals solely with Armed Forces compensation cases and consists of a legally qualified Chair, a medical member and an ex-Service member. In England and Wales, appeals are heard by the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, and in the respective Pensions Appeals Tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton question first answered 21/10/2022 10:16:45 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1522098

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reasons his Department has provided for rejecting applications to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	63089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme the individual must show, on the balance of probabilities, that the claimed injury or illness was caused wholly or partly by service on or after 6th April 2005 and if partly, predominantly by service. Decisions are made in accordance with the legislation which governs the scheme namely the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme Order 2011 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/517/contents" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/517/contents</a></p><p> </p><p>Once it has been established that the individual’s injury or illness has met the eligibility criteria, the extent of the injury is assessed against the tariff descriptors included within the AFCS scheme rules.</p><p> </p><p>When an application does not meet the criteria, it is rejected. As each case is considered on its individual merits, the specific reasons for rejection are not recorded centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 63087 question first answered 19/10/2022 16:27:21 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1522099

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the £40 million of funding for the transformation programme has been spent on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme as of 30 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	63090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The ongoing Transformation Programme to digitise existing paper based processes and create a single customer portal for Veterans aims to introduce automation, process improvements and significantly reduce paper holdings. It will also provide a single view of the claimant with online self-service provision enabling claimants to provide and retrieve information electronically and allow them to securely access details of their entitlement and payments. On current trajectory the first release of the new system is expected in late 2023 with further iterations being released through to late 2024. This will underpin the customer portal, which is being developed concurrently and is also expected for release late 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Payment for this programme is not due until final milestones are completed and as of 30 September no money has been transferred to the contractor for their work to date on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 63091 question first answered 19/10/2022 16:09:57 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1522100

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the transformation programme to digitise existing paper based processes and create a single customer portal for veterans will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	63091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The ongoing Transformation Programme to digitise existing paper based processes and create a single customer portal for Veterans aims to introduce automation, process improvements and significantly reduce paper holdings. It will also provide a single view of the claimant with online self-service provision enabling claimants to provide and retrieve information electronically and allow them to securely access details of their entitlement and payments. On current trajectory the first release of the new system is expected in late 2023 with further iterations being released through to late 2024. This will underpin the customer portal, which is being developed concurrently and is also expected for release late 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Payment for this programme is not due until final milestones are completed and as of 30 September no money has been transferred to the contractor for their work to date on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 63090 question first answered 19/10/2022 16:09:57 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1522101

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken was from the receipt of an application to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme to the announcement of a decision for (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	63092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the Hon. Members Question. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton question first answered 19/10/2022 16:58:00 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1522102

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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: Warrington North
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 her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Warrington North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	63066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>In September we announced ‘Our Plan for Patients’, which outlines how we will increase access to National Health Service mental health and eating disorder services, including in Warrington North. Making it easier to access general practice through our ABCD priorities will expand this route as a gateway to mental health care.</p><p> </p><p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand these services for adults, children and young people in England, including in Warrington North.</p><p> </p><p>We will invest approximately £1 billion in community mental health care for adults with severe mental illness, including eating disorders, by 2023/24 and an additional £53 million per year in children and young people's community eating disorder services to increase capacity in the 70 community eating disorder teams.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson grouped question UIN 63070 question first answered 27/10/2022 10:35:34 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols