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968115

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people receive prompt responses from HMRC caseworkers on (a) inheritance tax payments and (b) other matters.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	170733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Since 6 April 2018, 95.65% of new Inheritance Tax accounts submitted to HMRC are processed within 15 working days. This enables the customer to obtain Grant of Representation.</p><p>In April 2018, HMRC changed its account handling process in response to customer feedback. Now, if a compliance check is required, HMRC will write to the customer and provide them with a timeline and a date indicating how long the check will take.</p><p>For the week ending 31 August 2018, HMRC responded to 66.38% of inheritance tax post within 15 working days. In order to bring performance in line with the target of responding to 80% of post within 15 working days, additional resource has been deployed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/09/2018 16:39:10 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

968290

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average amount of time is for a person to receive a response from HMRC caseworkers for queries on (a) inheritance tax payments and (b) other subjects; and whether his Department has any target times for such responses to be sent.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	170734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>HMRC aims to respond to 80% of correspondence within 15 working days and answer telephone calls within an average time of 5 minutes.</p><p>Since 6 April 2018, 95.65% of new Inheritance Tax accounts submitted to HMRC are processed within 15 working days. This enables the customer to obtain Grant of Representation.</p><p>If compliance checks are required, then HMRC will write to the customer and provide them with a timeline and a date indicating how long the checks will take.</p><p>For the week ending 31 August 2018, HMRC responded to 66.38% of inheritance tax post within 15 working days. We answered the phone within an average of 5 minutes</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/09/2018 16:40:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964009

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of clinical commissioning groups' commissioning of FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring technology on patients' access to that technology throughout England.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>New figures from NHS England indicate that the majority, around 140 out of 195 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have now approved FreeStyle Libre or uptake. Earlier this year NHS England wrote to CCGs reminding them of their responsibilities and of the guidance that exists when it comes to flash glucose monitoring, and other treatments for people with type 1 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to work with CCGs to encourage them to adopt best practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 10:33:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964086

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support developing countries to achieve universal health coverage and develop programmes to prevent diseases such as pneumonia.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports countries to build the strong and resilient health systems needed to achieve universal health coverage. DFID provides technical assistance and financial support directly to countries, promotes the technical leadership of the World Health Organisation, and funds research and new products that increase access and reduce prices for essential quality medicines and other commodities. Through health partnerships, we share UK experience and expertise in providing UHC through the NHS. Stronger health systems are better able to address all causes of ill health, including pneumonia.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/09/2018 16:46:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964088

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will use its position at international fora such as the World Health Organisation to champion healthcare policies on universal health coverage.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and Global Goal 3 is a UK priority. DFID and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), which leads on our relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO), work closely to promote the steps to achieve UHC internationally. At the 2018 World Health Assembly, the previous Secretary of State for Health and Social Care stressed the importance of universal access to basic healthcare. We supported the WHO’s thirteenth General Programme of Work and its strong focus on UHC. We are promoting UHC through international forums such as the G7 and G20 to ensure greater collective action is agreed at the 2019 UN High-Level Meeting on UHC.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/09/2018 16:45:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964227

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the date on which he was informed that eight of the 11 members of the Liverpool Community Trust Board failed to give evidence to the Kirkup inquiry; what powers are available to require people appointed to public positions to give evidence to public inquiries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>On 4 September 2018, Dr Bill Kirkup confirmed that, of those invited to assist the independent review into Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust panel through an interview, eight members of Liverpool Community Trust Board, did not attend:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Frances Molloy</p></td><td><p>Chair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wally Brown CBE</p></td><td><p>Non-Executive Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sue Ryrie MBE</p></td><td><p>Non-Executive Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eileen Quinn</p></td><td><p>Non-Executive Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paul Patterson</p></td><td><p>Non-Executive Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gary Andrews</p></td><td><p>Finance Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Michelle Porteous</p></td><td><p>HR Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helen Lockett</p></td><td><p>Nurse Director</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The only Non-Executive Director who did attend was Jack Stopforth.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of statutory inquiries, there are legal powers for the inquiry to require the production of evidence or compel the attendance of witnesses. In the case of a non-statutory inquiry such as the Kirkup Review, there is no power to compel people appointed to public positions to give evidence.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/09/2018 15:29:12 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964395

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Potential Air Quality Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction in the UK, published by his Department in 2018, for what reason the report was compiled in 2015 but not published until 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>This was a routine report by the Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG). Although it was based on an assimilation of evidence that took place in 2015, the report itself was not finalised until 2017. It was prepared alongside other AQEG reports, for example on ultrafine particles and vegetation, which were produced on similar timelines. These reports were released together following publication of the government’s Clean Air Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/09/2018 14:33:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964396

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department currently has any commissioned or compiled reports that have been awaiting publication for over six months.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/09/2018 10:41:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

964397

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Official Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government currently has any compiled reports which have been awaiting publication for over 6 months.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	169192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collated or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/09/2018 15:51:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

944680

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tenants: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the obligation local authorities to give due care and support to tenants who are to be evicted, including those with known mental ill-health.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	166109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Homelessness Reduction Act, which came into force on April 3 2018, requires housing authorities to work with those threatened with homelessness within 56 days to try and prevent them becoming homeless. This includes someone subject to a valid Section 21 notice for eviction. The Act also requires housing authorities to take into account the specific needs of people suffering from mental illness or impairment when designing advice and information services. The Government is committed to reviewing the implementation and resourcing of the Act within two years of its commencement.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/07/2018 14:57:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper