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223218

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful prosecutions for breaches of national minimum wage legislation there have been since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	225245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the response provided by the Solicitor General on 16 October 2014 to UIN 209683</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/02/2015 13:06:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

223005

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of applications for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding has been successful in each year in which that funding has been available.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the proportion of NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) assessments where individuals have been found to be eligible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Until 31 March 2013, quarterly data on the number of people in receipt of NHS CHC funding was collected and published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-continuing-healthcare" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-continuing-healthcare</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013, responsibility for the collection of data for NHS CHC has been transferred to NHS England. Data on the number of people who are eligible for NHS CHC is published quarterly by the Health and Social Care Information Centre at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;area=both" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;area=both</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/02/2015 15:27:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

223006

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advance warning was given to patients who were previously entitled to free prescriptions before 2002 when the NHS Business Services Authority started checking eligibility for free prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Post dispensing checks were first introduced in 1999 and the penalty charge process was managed by the Patient Check Compliance Unit of the then NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Services. From April 2005 responsibility for the collection of penalty charges was devolved to primary care trusts. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), as commissioned by NHS England, assumed the responsibility for the Prescription Exemption Checking Service (PECS) from 17 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When taking responsibility for PECS the NHSBSA initiated a communications plan which provided all English pharmacies and general practitioner practices with a supply of posters and booklets entitled ‘Claiming free prescriptions?’. The poster warns patients of the consequences of claiming free prescriptions incorrectly and directs them to the booklet for more information on eligibility, which states that medical exemption certificates are valid for five years. The poster and booklet are also published on the NHSBSA website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 02/03/2015 17:51:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

223009

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many fines have been issued for claiming free prescriptions without a valid exemption certificate since the NHS Business Services Authority began checking eligibility for free prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Prescription Exemption Checking Service is delivered by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) as commissioned by NHS England. NHSBSA assumed the responsibility for this service from 17 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 17 September 2014 to 20 February 2015 a total of 13,779 patients have paid a penalty charge in full for claiming free prescriptions without a valid exemption certificate with a further 5,504 patients opting to pay the penalty charge in instalments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 17 September 2014 to 20 February 2015 a total of 610 patients have paid a penalty charge in full for claiming free prescriptions without a valid maternity exemption certificate with a further 474 patients opting to pay the penalty charge in instalments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not available to indicate the number of diabetic patients who have been fined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 224849 224850 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:52:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

223010

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many fines have been issued for claiming free prescriptions without a valid maternity exemption certificate since the NHS Business Services Authority began checking eligibility for free prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Prescription Exemption Checking Service is delivered by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) as commissioned by NHS England. NHSBSA assumed the responsibility for this service from 17 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 17 September 2014 to 20 February 2015 a total of 13,779 patients have paid a penalty charge in full for claiming free prescriptions without a valid exemption certificate with a further 5,504 patients opting to pay the penalty charge in instalments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 17 September 2014 to 20 February 2015 a total of 610 patients have paid a penalty charge in full for claiming free prescriptions without a valid maternity exemption certificate with a further 474 patients opting to pay the penalty charge in instalments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not available to indicate the number of diabetic patients who have been fined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 224848 224850 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:52:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

223011

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of diabetic patients fined by the NHS Business Services Authority since that authority started checking eligbility for free prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Prescription Exemption Checking Service is delivered by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) as commissioned by NHS England. NHSBSA assumed the responsibility for this service from 17 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 17 September 2014 to 20 February 2015 a total of 13,779 patients have paid a penalty charge in full for claiming free prescriptions without a valid exemption certificate with a further 5,504 patients opting to pay the penalty charge in instalments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 17 September 2014 to 20 February 2015 a total of 610 patients have paid a penalty charge in full for claiming free prescriptions without a valid maternity exemption certificate with a further 474 patients opting to pay the penalty charge in instalments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not available to indicate the number of diabetic patients who have been fined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 224848 224849 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:52:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222441

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish all responses to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224757 224758 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:02 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222442

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of respondees to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224756 224758 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222443

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many responses to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority there have been.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224756 224757 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

177667

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charity Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter to him of 29 January 2015 from the Chief Executive of AVECO, what steps he took to assess the political impartiality of William Shawcross before his reappointment as Chair of the Charity Commission.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	223284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on reappointment are matters for Ministers. As was the case under previous administrations, there is no requirement for a separate appointments process or a consultation exercise. As required under the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice, the decision to reappoint William Shawcross for a second term as Chair of the Charity Commission followed a performance appraisal conducted by the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary. William Shawcross’ original appointment followed a pre-appointment hearing with the Public Administration Select Committee (there is no requirement for another hearing ahead of reappointment).<br> <br> A candidate's political impartiality is one of the matters assessed in the initial appointment process, and Mr Shawcross has remained politically impartial. He is not a member of any political party, and has not undertaken any party political activity during his term of office.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office recently found that the Commission had made good progress under Mr Shawcross’ leadership, and developed a credible business model and an ambitious change programme. The timing of the reappointment gives Mr Shawcross and the Commission the certainty that he will remain in post to lead the implementation of the transformation programme which is now at a critical phase. As was the case under previous administrations, there is no guidance on how far in advance of the end of a term of office an appointment can be renewed.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the reappointment were published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/william-shawcross-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-charity-commission" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/william-shawcross-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-charity-commission</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223062 223063 223064 223282 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:19:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy