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date	01/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 implications for his Department's policies of ONS data showing that in March and April 2020, 20 per cent of those dying with covid-19 had dementia as a main underlying condition.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	52248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Keeping people safe throughout this period is the Government’s top priority.</p><p>We are monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia. Informed by the Office of National Statistics 15 May publication ‘Deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales: deaths occurring in April 2020’, we are working with our partners to understand what additional mitigating actions may be required to ensure the safety of people with dementia. We are working closely with local authorities, the care sector and NHS England to understand the impact of COVID-19 and ensure everyone has access to the right care.</p><p>We have commissioned research on how to manage or mitigate the psychological, physical and social impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia living in the community and their carers. Work has already started with phased outputs to August 2020.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/06/2020 11:25:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

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date	08/11/2016
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	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of whether childcare provision will be sufficient to provide for the potential change in the number of parents with pre-school age children who will move into work after the benefit cap changes; if he will ensure that such parents with high priority access to the Flexible Support Fund pay for the deposit and upfront fees required by childcare providers.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	52248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping parents into a job that fits with their caring responsibilities. That is why it offers 15 hours of free childcare for the most disadvantaged 2 year olds, and all 3 and 4 year olds, worth up to £2,500 per child per year (rising to 30 hours for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds from September 2017, worth around £5,000 per year), as well as support for childcare costs through Working Tax Credits and Universal Credit. The Government is also introducing Tax-Free Childcare, worth up to £2,000 per year per child up to age 12 and up to £4,000 for disabled children aged up to 17, available to around 2 million households from early 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Flexible Support Fund is available to be used by District Managers and work coaches to provide the local support that claimants may need to return to work, including additional provision to support claimants who may be impacted by the new levels of the benefit cap. This support can include upfront childcare costs, up to £175 per week for one child (up to a daily limit of £35) or £300 per week for two or more children (up to a daily limit of £60), for claimants who have found employment.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/11/2016 17:16:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams