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946740

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Ambulance 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 steps he has taken to ensure support for ambulance trusts during winter 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	906626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>I have been engaging with NHS Improvement, NHS England and the ambulance service to support improved ambulance performance.</p><p> </p><p>To help meet pressures this winter and beyond, on 6 July we announced £36.3 million of investment in the ambulance service that will be used to purchase 256 state-of-the art ambulances at five ambulance trusts, and to develop vehicle preparation hubs in the East of England and Yorkshire, which will see specialist staff quickly restock, refuel and clean ambulances, getting them back on the road faster.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, following a rigorous independent evaluation, we have introduced an improved national performance framework for ambulances. These changes prioritise responses to the sickest patients, while helping to reduce long waits for ambulance responses; ensure patients receive the response they need, first time; and improve the efficiency and resilience of the ambulance service in the face of rising demand.</p><p> </p><p>Challenged ambulance trusts, including the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), are receiving tailored support to meet the new national response time standards. This includes comprehensive cross-system reviews led by regional directors, and the implementation of performance improvement plans. Further actions to deliver improvement at EEAST include additional funding for 330 new staff and 160 new ambulances, alongside the implementation of recommendations from the recently published governance review of the Trust. This will ensure the Trust has appropriate capacity and governance processes in place to meet demand and deliver high quality ambulance responses to patients.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/07/2018 16:24:37 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

946758

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: Stockton South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on trends in the number of people being home-schooled in Stockton South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	167402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. A consultation on home education, and call for evidence on the issues of registration, monitoring and support for home educating families, closed on 2 July 2018 and responses are now being considered.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/09/2018 08:01:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

946760

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Care Homes: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of care home providers exiting local authority contracts on the provision of those services in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Commissioning high quality social care is the responsibility of local government who are best placed to understand the needs of local people and communities, and how best to meet them. The Department does not collect data about local contracting arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>On 15 March 2018, the Care Quality Commission published its findings following a review of health and social care services in Coventry. The review found that in general terms the health and social care system is working well to ensure it meets people’s needs. The review can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20180313_coventry-local-system-review-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20180313_coventry-local-system-review-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Where a care provider ‘hands back’ a contract to a local authority, the authority remains responsible for meeting the needs of people who previously had services provided under the contract and for arranging replacement services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has worked with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Local Government Association, the care sector and other partners to produce a wide range of guidance and support about market shaping and commissioning and contingency planning.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/09/2018 15:57:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

946761

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Local Government Finance: Coventry
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 plans the Department has to ensure financial sustainability of Coventry City Council.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Recognising the growing pressures on local authorities, Coventry City Council will receive over £1.2 billion of core spending power during the Spending Review period (2015-16 to 2019-20) to spend on local services.</p><p>This is an increase of 2.5 per cent (between 2015-16 to 2019-20) and has predominantly not been ringfenced, allowing Coventry Council to prioritise local services.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/09/2018 13:06:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

946762

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Local Government Finance: Coventry
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities including Coventry City Council.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Over the five year Spending Review period (from 2015-16 to 2019-20) councils will have access to more than £200 billion to spend on local services. Coventry Council will receive over £1.2 billion of core spending power during this period.</p><p>In addition to the settlement funding local authorities estimate that in 2018-19 they will keep around £2.4 billion in business rates growth. Based on their 2018-19 forecasts, the Warwickshire Business Rates Pool would receive £31 million above baseline funding level under 50 per cent retention, Coventry would receive an additional £4.5 million as a 100 per cent pilot.</p><p>(<em>Actual growth may differ from forecast growth. Forecasts are usually higher than outturn figures).</em></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/09/2018 12:12:15 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

946763

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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: Coventry
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that new student accommodation buildings in Coventry are energy efficient.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Building Regulations already require energy efficient new buildings. The minimum energy performance standard for new buildings has been increased by over 30 per cent since 2010.</p><p>The next steps for reviewing these energy efficiency requirements are set out in the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, which sets out the intention to consult on strengthening energy requirements where it is cost effective, affordable, safe and practical to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/09/2018 12:06:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

946764

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Garden Communities
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) new towns, (b) garden cities and (c) garden villages that will have started construction by the end of the 2017 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government currently supports 24 garden cities, towns and villages through its Garden Communities programme and sponsorship of Ebbsfleet Development Corporation. These are evolving projects at different stages of development. Based on current information and subject to relevant planning processes being completed in each case, we anticipate that 21 of the garden cities, towns and villages supported by Government will have started construction by the scheduled end of the 2017 Parliament in early 2022.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/09/2018 12:08:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

946769

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to his Department has been of the compensation payments to customers made by Govia Thameslink Railway in relation to its rail franchises in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	167104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The total cost of compensation payments was £6.6m in the 12 months up to 21 July, the latest date for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p>The disruption suffered by passengers on Thameslink and Great Northern services following the May timetable change was completely unacceptable. The railway industry is funding a special compensation scheme which will provide the most affected season, daily and carnet ticket holders with compensation for this disruption. The Department is reviewing GTR’s compliance with its contractual obligations, and if it is found that GTR are in breach of their contract then we will take appropriate action.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/09/2018 15:39:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

946781

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse on not collecting VAT at UK ports after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	167298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>After the UK leaves the EU, goods brought into the UK from the EU and non-EU countries will continue to be subject to VAT as they are now. HM Revenue and Customs will continue to promote compliance and tackle avoidance and evasion to support a level and competitive playing field for law abiding UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:59:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

946782

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was raised from goods coming through the Port of Dover in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	167299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold the requested information. Most goods passing through the Port of Dover into the UK are EU acquisitions. VAT registered businesses account for VAT due on EU acquisitions via their domestic VAT returns. Information on the specific point of entry for EU acquisitions is not collected as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/09/2018 15:53:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd