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416198

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date	04/09/2015
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	Carer's Allowance: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to automatically increase on an annual basis the earnings limit for carer's allowance in line with annual increases in the national living wage.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The primary purpose of Carer’s Allowance is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment. It was never intended to be a carer's wage nor a payment for the services of caring, and is therefore not comparable with the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The earnings limit for Carer’s Allowance is not linked to the number of hours worked. It is currently £110 per week, net of tax, National Insurance and various expenses. This offers help for carers who can undertake some employment in addition to their caring responsibilities. The limit was increased by 8 per cent in April 2015 from £102 per week. Around 4,000 people will benefit from this increase this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the earnings limit and rules under review, including whether an increase in the threshold is warranted and affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 8807 question first answered 09/09/2015 15:31:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416199

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on reducing the cost to the NHS of temporary staffing.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>On 2 June 2015, my Rt. Hon. friend the Secretary of State announced a series of measures to reduce the cost to the National Health Service of agency spend. These measures were rolled out on 1 September 2015 and include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the setting of an annual ceiling for total nursing agency spend for each NHS trust for October 2015 to March 2016, and 2016/17 to 2018/19;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- mandatory use of approved frameworks for procuring agency staff; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- a price cap will be set for nursing agency staff and will be implemented later this year, with rules on spending on other clinical and management staff to follow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/09/2015 08:58:22 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416200

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the time taken in the procurement of NHS 111 and out-of-hours call handling services.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>A letter from Dame Barbara Hakin, the National Director of Commissioning Operations at NHS England, to commissioners in July recommended the introduction of an integrated 24/7 urgent care access, treatment and clinical advice service. NHS England is working to ensure that the procurement of these services is consistent with these standards, which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/09/2015 16:48:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416201

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the completion of the tendering and procurement process for NHS 111 and out-of-hours call handling services.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Many clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have been working with stakeholders to design new care pathways that improve the experience and outcomes for patients accessing NHS 111 and GP Out of Hours. Timescales for the re-procurement of NHS 111 and GP Out of Hours vary across the country, depending on contract end dates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/09/2015 16:48:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416202

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what implications the report of the unannounced visits by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to HMP Wandsworth will have for his policies on (a) making prisons safer, (b) protecting minority groups in prisons, (c) addressing staff shortages in prisons and (d) providing educational and vocational opportunities in prison.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>HMP Wandsworth is implementing its action plan addressing the recommendations in the Inspectorate report. A new governor is in place who is focusing on delivering a safe, decent and secure regime. Additional resources have been identified within the establishment to support the safety and violence issues within the report and the prison is working hard to improve the issues identified in the report.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is committed to running safe prisons. Violence in prison is wholly unacceptable. NOMS has launched a new Violence Reduction Project, which has been created to gain better understanding of the causes of the current levels of violence in prisons and to make sure that there is strengthened handling of it, in terms of both prevention and response.</p><p> </p><p>A number of processes are in place to ensure that all black and minority ethnic prisoners are treated fairly with regards to the delivery of services in prisons, including monitoring and equality impact assessments, both of national policies and local implementation.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS has undertaken a large scale recruitment to tackle shortfalls caused by the unexpected rise in the prison population and a higher turnover of staff. NOMS has recruited over 2,230 new Band 3 Officers in the 12 months to 30 June 2015 and is planning to recruit at a similar rate in 2015-16 to address outstanding vacancies and turnover of staff.</p><p> </p><p>Work is already in progress to improve the quality of learning and skills in prisons. Increasing numbers of prisoners are engaged in learning but Ofsted Inspections confirm that one in five prisons has an inadequate standard of education provision and another two fifths require improvement. Additionally, the Secretary of State has asked Dame Sally Coates to chair a review of the quality of education in prisons. The review will report in March 2016. Details can be found at the following link: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/education-in-prison" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/speeches/education-in-prison</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/09/2015 12:51:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416203

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2015 to Question 835, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bangladesh about religious freedom in that country; and what support the UK is offering to the authorities in that country to protect secular campaigners from religious violence.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been resolute in its condemnation of the murders of four secular bloggers and activists in Bangladesh this year. In my statement following the most recent murder on 7 August, I said that freedom of speech is a universal right which must be protected and I called for an urgent investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice. The UK is fully committed to the protection of freedom of religion or belief and supports the freedom of people of all faiths – and those of none – to express and practice their beliefs in peace and safety. <br><br>Together with other diplomatic missions in Dhaka, the British High Commission has called on the government and law enforcement authorities to take all necessary steps to protect those at risk for expressing their opinions. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights and Democracy Programme has also supported a project by Article 19 in Bangladesh to work with bloggers to develop a Charter of Bloggers Rights, provide safety training and produce a review of current legislation restricting online expression. We welcome the visit to Bangladesh from 31 August to 9 September of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief and look forward to reading his report.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 14/09/2015 14:59:14 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416204

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation of the King's Fund in its report published in July 2015, Making change possible, that a dedicated transformation fund for the NHS be established.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department will consider the report’s recommendations in developing our plans for working with the National Health Service in implementing the Five Year Forward View.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has already committed £1 billion of transformation funding over four years (2015-16 to 2018-19) for Primary Care and Community Facilities and £200 million in 2015-16 for piloting new models of care.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2015 15:54:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416205

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Interim Report of the Review of Operational Productivity in NHS Providers, published in June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Since the interim report on the review of operational productivity in NHS providers was published in June 2015, the Department has been working continuously with its arm’s length bodies to ensure delivery of the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>Two tools in development are the “Adjusted Treatment Index” and the “Model Hospital”, both of which will be made available to the NHS for further development in order to help improve performance across the hospital sector. Additionally, several initiatives are under way including improvement collaboratives to support workforce efficiency programmes in nursing , hospital pharmacy and medicines optimisation, estates and facilities management and procurement.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Carter will complete his review with a full report, which is due later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/09/2015 16:35:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416206

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre: Martin Narey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his permission was (a) sought and (b) granted for Sir Martin Narey's access to Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State discussed the Ofsted Rainsbrook inspection with Sir Martin Narey and fully supported his proposed visit to the Secure Training Centre. The Secretary of State discussed his assessment of the Centre when he visited Rainsbrook on 10 July.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 8758 question first answered 09/09/2015 11:19:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416207

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre: Martin Narey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Sir Martin Narey on (a) his access to Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre and (b) his subsequent report.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State discussed the Ofsted Rainsbrook inspection with Sir Martin Narey and fully supported his proposed visit to the Secure Training Centre. The Secretary of State discussed his assessment of the Centre when he visited Rainsbrook on 10 July.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 8757 question first answered 09/09/2015 11:19:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn