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748252

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in her Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The concept of protected disclosure is important to the Department. The Home Office reformed its approach to whistle blowing measures from November 2015. Full records became readily available in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>35 referrals were made to a central reporting line in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on how many of these were found to be valid. In addition, we do not hold a record of how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making a disclosure because most staff may elect to remain anonymous.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 10/07/2017 16:23:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748286

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>No protective disclosures were made by staff in the Scotland Office in the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/07/2017 11:26:10 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748330

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many of those disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of those disclosures; and how many staff subsequently left his Department's employment.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>For the purposes of this response, we have interpreted ‘<em>protected disclosures’ as a </em>referral received via the DWP Whistle-blowers Hotline that has been classified under the definitions in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA). We have interpreted <em>‘staff alleged detriment’ </em>as staff members reporting a grievance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protected disclosures received (Whistle-blower referrals)</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protected disclosures found to be valid</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1 (8 cases ongoing)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff alleging detriment as a result of these disclosures</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff leaving the Department as a result of detriment following raising a disclosure</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*2017/18 data covers the period 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/07/2017 14:18:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

747634

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many social workers are employed directly by the NHS in adult social care.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 June 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=691" target="_blank">691</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/07/2017 09:58:16 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

747637

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual growth in household income was in each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is taking action to support household incomes. This includes increasing the National Living Wage, raising the personal allowance and freezing fuel duty.</p><p> </p><p>Real household disposable income per person grew at its fastest rate in 14 years in 2015 at 3.1%, before rising by 1.0% in 2016, reaching its highest ever level.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 10/07/2017 09:10:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

747639

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Social Mobility Commission report, Time for Change: An Assessment of Government Policies on Social Mobility 1997-2017, what steps he plans to take to tackle low levels of social mobility in the medical profession.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>Medical schools already offer a variety of outreach schemes for students wishing to study medicine as a career, with some offering summer school for secondary school age students that assist with medical school applications and gaining work experience, while others undertake outreach to primary schools to inspire children at a young age to consider medicine as a career.</p><p> </p><p>In expanding the number of medical schools places in England by 1,500 the Government set out its commitment and clear intention that widening participation and increasing social mobility would be central to this historic expansion. Funding an additional 1,500 medical school places in England will provide more opportunities for people to study for a career in medicine, regardless of their social and economic background or the school at which they studied.</p><p> </p><p>This approach will mean intelligent and motivated people, regardless of their background, are no longer turned away by medical schools and forced to do other degrees.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/07/2017 10:07:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

747640

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate consultation with social workers on its proposals for social care.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will work with partners at all levels, including those who use services and who work to provide care, to bring forward proposals for public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/07/2017 09:56:26 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

746216

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Shared Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of board meetings of NHS Shared Business Service he has attended in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	1862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State is not a member of the board, and as such does not attend board meetings. The Department appoints board members and has recently increased its membership to the board of NHS Shared Business Services to provide oversight.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1910 question first answered 06/07/2017 15:43:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

746217

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Shared Business Services: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to his Department has been of dealing with the NHS Shared Business Service backlog.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	1863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s role in responding to the incident has been absorbed within existing resources, and as such no separate estimate of the costs to the Department have been made.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office published their report Investigation: clinical correspondence handling at NHS Shared Business Services, on 27th June 2017 and this can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-clinical-correspondence-handling-at-nhs-shared-business-services/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-clinical-correspondence-handling-at-nhs-shared-business-services/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/07/2017 15:09:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

746218

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Shared Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place for independent oversight of NHS Shared Business Service.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	1910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State is not a member of the board, and as such does not attend board meetings. The Department appoints board members and has recently increased its membership to the board of NHS Shared Business Services to provide oversight.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1862 question first answered 06/07/2017 15:43:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders