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720576

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Cleveland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full and (b) part-time general practice clinical staff (i) left and (ii) began employment in (A) Stockton North constituency and (B) Stockton South constituency in (1) 2013-14, (2) 2014-15 and (3) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>We are able to offer figures by area, and not by practice. The data do not count individuals according to whether they are full-time or part-time workers. We are able to offer total numbers by full-time equivalent (FTE), where one FTE is equal to 37.5 hours per week, and by head count.</p><p>The attached document details the number of full-time equivalents and head count figures for:</p><p>- General practitioners (excluding locums);</p><p>- Nurses; and</p><p>- Direct patient care staff.</p><p>The totals cover the following areas:</p><p>- NHS England Durham, Darlington and Tees Area Team;</p><p>- NHS England Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Area Team;</p><p>- NHS England North (Cumbria and North East); and</p><p>- NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group.</p><p>The figures are broken down by year and run from 2013 to 2016. Data from September 2015 onwards is not comparable with previous years due to a change in the data collection methodology.</p><p>The Department does not keep data at the level of leavers and joiners at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 70344 question first answered 25/04/2017 15:16:04 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat attachment 1 file name PQ70343 attached document.xlsx title PQ70343 attached document
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

720577

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Cleveland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent clinical staff there were in each GP practice in (a) Stockton North constituency and (b) Stockton South constituency in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16; and how many such staff were working (A) part and (B) full-time.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>We are able to offer figures by area, and not by practice. The data do not count individuals according to whether they are full-time or part-time workers. We are able to offer total numbers by full-time equivalent (FTE), where one FTE is equal to 37.5 hours per week, and by head count.</p><p>The attached document details the number of full-time equivalents and head count figures for:</p><p>- General practitioners (excluding locums);</p><p>- Nurses; and</p><p>- Direct patient care staff.</p><p>The totals cover the following areas:</p><p>- NHS England Durham, Darlington and Tees Area Team;</p><p>- NHS England Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Area Team;</p><p>- NHS England North (Cumbria and North East); and</p><p>- NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group.</p><p>The figures are broken down by year and run from 2013 to 2016. Data from September 2015 onwards is not comparable with previous years due to a change in the data collection methodology.</p><p>The Department does not keep data at the level of leavers and joiners at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 70343 question first answered 25/04/2017 15:16:04 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat attachment 1 file name PQ70343 attached document.xlsx title PQ70343 attached document
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

720818

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Older Workers: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people approaching state pension age who are assessed by the Government as unable to work.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is readily available information which shows the number of claimants receiving Employment and Support Allowance by phase of claim and age, and is published here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/04/2017 12:17:51 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

720843

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of women born in the 1950s affected by the change in the state pension age who have access to an occupational or private pension.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>All women born in the 1950s from 6 April 1950 onwards are affected by changes to State Pension age under the Pensions Acts of 1995 and 2011. The estimated number of women in Great Britain born in the 1950s affected by the changes to State Pension age is 3.48 million.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures on pension wealth, from the Wealth and Assets Survey, show that, in the period July 2012 to June 2014, 66 per cent of women aged 55-64 in Great Britain had pensions wealth. This would include those still paying into an occupational or personal pension and those accessing their pensions.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on private pension wealth can be found in chapter 6 of the Wealth and Assets Survey, at: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/compendium/wealthingreatbritainwave4/2012to2014/chapter6privatepensionwealthwealthingreatbritain2012to2014" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/compendium/wealthingreatbritainwave4/2012to2014/chapter6privatepensionwealthwealthingreatbritain2012to2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest figures from the Annual Population Survey, from July 2015 to June 2016, show that, of the 3.73 million women in the United Kingdom aged 56 to 65 inclusive at that time (the closest age grouping matching the women in question from the data available), 1,919,000 (51%) were in employment, 55,000 (1%) were unemployed, 955,000 (26%) were retired, and the remaining 806,000 (22%) were economically inactive for other reasons.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures on Jobseeker’s Allowance are for March 2017, when there were around 34,000 women in Great Britain aged 55 and over in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance. These data can be found at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A small additional number of women in this age group will instead have been in receipt of Universal Credit, which replaces Jobseeker’s Allowance and five other benefits and tax credits.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 70332 question first answered 24/04/2017 12:05:30 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

720844

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of women born in the 1950s affected by the change in state pension age who (a) have remained in employment, (b) are registered for and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and (c) have retired early.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>All women born in the 1950s from 6 April 1950 onwards are affected by changes to State Pension age under the Pensions Acts of 1995 and 2011. The estimated number of women in Great Britain born in the 1950s affected by the changes to State Pension age is 3.48 million.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures on pension wealth, from the Wealth and Assets Survey, show that, in the period July 2012 to June 2014, 66 per cent of women aged 55-64 in Great Britain had pensions wealth. This would include those still paying into an occupational or personal pension and those accessing their pensions.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on private pension wealth can be found in chapter 6 of the Wealth and Assets Survey, at: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/compendium/wealthingreatbritainwave4/2012to2014/chapter6privatepensionwealthwealthingreatbritain2012to2014" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/compendium/wealthingreatbritainwave4/2012to2014/chapter6privatepensionwealthwealthingreatbritain2012to2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest figures from the Annual Population Survey, from July 2015 to June 2016, show that, of the 3.73 million women in the United Kingdom aged 56 to 65 inclusive at that time (the closest age grouping matching the women in question from the data available), 1,919,000 (51%) were in employment, 55,000 (1%) were unemployed, 955,000 (26%) were retired, and the remaining 806,000 (22%) were economically inactive for other reasons.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures on Jobseeker’s Allowance are for March 2017, when there were around 34,000 women in Great Britain aged 55 and over in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance. These data can be found at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A small additional number of women in this age group will instead have been in receipt of Universal Credit, which replaces Jobseeker’s Allowance and five other benefits and tax credits.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 70331 question first answered 24/04/2017 12:05:30 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

720845

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend pension freedoms to those women born in the 1950s affected by the change in the state pension age to allow them to access their entire private or occupational pension pots free of taxation.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The pension freedoms are available to anyone aged at least 55 who wishes to access money purchase pension savings. This applies to occupational and private pensions alike and is irrespective of their state pension age.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 14:09:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

720851

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people unable to work who are withdrawing their private pensions before reaching state pension age in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Private pensions are accessible to those below state pension age either due to the scheme’s normal pension age being below that of state pension or individuals selecting to access their pension savings early. Private pension schemes can also offer pensions earlier than normal on the grounds of ill health. Individuals now have more options as to how they access their private pension savings following the pension flexibility reforms introduced from April 2015 which mean those with defined contribution pots can access them from the age of 55.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/04/2017 12:22:56 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

715806

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of planned increases in minimum contributions on the level of automatic enrolment opt-outs.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment is a programme that is working: 7.5 million individuals have already been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by over 464,000 employers. Due to lower than expected opt-outs the opt-out assumption over the duration of the programme has been revised from 28% to 15%. We continue to monitor the position as roll-out continues.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/04/2017 15:30:31 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

715807

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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	Carers: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the trends in the number of carers withdrawing their private pensions before reaching state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The government does not hold data on the number of carers withdrawing their private pensions to access the pension freedoms. The introduction of the pension freedoms offered individuals more choice on how to manage their financial affairs. The Government believes that in general people should be trusted to make their own choices about how to use their pension savings in later life - that includes access due to caring or ill health.</p><p> </p><p>Many people with caring responsibilities can and do balance work and care, and this helps them plan for and boost their retirement income, and maintain wellbeing in later life. In recognition Government is working to ensure that adult carers can be supported to remain in and return to work. For example Government is working with stakeholders on a Carers Strategy to strengthen the support that is available to carers and has ensured that carers are central to its reforms to care and support with stronger rights in the Care Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Through its recent Fuller Working Lives Strategy and its Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, the government has set out to ensure that wherever possible people with health conditions can be supported to remain in and return to work. This is good for both their finances, health and wellbeing. People who are unable to work and who are in receipt of certain welfare benefits will receive National Insurance credits to ensure they continue to build up Qualifying Years for their State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with industry bodies, consumer representatives, the Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator to interpret emerging research and data findings, and actively monitoring the market to understand the choices that consumers are making and identify emerging concerns.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 70182 question first answered 18/04/2017 16:39:45 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

711480

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Respiratory System: Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the (a) number and (b) proportion of admissions by Black and minority ethnic groups for all respiratory conditions by clinical commissioning group area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	68071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is attached.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 24/03/2017 13:04:41 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat attachment 1 file name PQ68071 - Alex Cunningham - respiratory conditions BME groups DATA.xlsx title BME respiratory conditions by CCG
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham