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1311032

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Project Bank Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on the use of Project Bank Accounts by (a) Government departments, (b) Government agencies and (c) non-departmental bodies.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	185363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>This Department does not hold specific information on the use of Project Bank Accounts. However, as the PBA policy lead we do engage with departments and their ALBs about their PBA usage, including indicative spend.</p><p>Whilst the use of PBAs was being established we collected data on the value of government contracts making use of PBAs. During that period (2011-2015) over £10 billion was spent on a wide range of construction projects using PBAs.</p><p>PBAs are the preferred option by government when it is cost effective and efficient, and departments have made a commitment to use PBAs unless there are compelling reasons not to. This has been restated in the Construction Playbook (December 2020), which sets out key policies and guidance for government departments and their arms length bodies on how public works projects and programmes are assessed, procured and delivered. PBAs are just one way the government supports fair payment as part of the Government's Prompt Payment Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 185364 185365 question first answered 26/04/2021 16:32:34 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1304340

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department (a) collects and (b) reports for patients who are already being treated by the NHS for cancer and who experience delays with (i) treatment, (ii) surgeries, and (iii) radiotherapies.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	172077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS England data includes information on patients waiting to start treatment for cancer and waits for subsequent cancer treatments including surgery, radiotherapy and anti-cancer drugs. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/</a></p><p>National Health Service trusts use local patient tracking lists to effectively triage cancer patients, including those already receiving surgery, radiotherapy and anti-cancer drugs and use this data to minimise any delays in treatment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/03/2021 22:52:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299959

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
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	Poverty: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of changes in the level of the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) disabled people, (ii) children, (iii) working age people and (iv) people of state pension age living in poverty since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>HMT’s recent distributional analysis released in March 2021 showed that Government interventions in response to Covid-19 are supporting the poorest working households the most (excluding any earnings gains). The poorest 10% of working households had seen no loss to household income as of November 2020. This is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/966207/DA_Document_Budget_2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/966207/DA_Document_Budget_2021.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/03/2021 18:06:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299960

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Kashmir: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) speed of the covid-19 vaccination roll out in India to Indian-administered Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK continues to monitor the response to Covid-19 globally, including in Kashmir. The FCDO is working with global institutions, including the World Health Organisation, to ensure supplies are directed to those in greatest need. We are monitoring information on supplies in both India-administered and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/03/2021 18:00:00 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 89210 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299961

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Kashmir: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) speed of the covid-19 vaccination roll out in Pakistan to Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK continues to monitor the response to Covid-19 globally, including in Kashmir. The FCDO is working with global institutions, including the World Health Organisation, to ensure supplies are directed to those in greatest need. We are monitoring information on supplies in both India-administered and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/03/2021 17:41:19 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 89209 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299962

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many small businesses closed in each financial year from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Data on business closures by size of business are not available. The data provided below covers all registered business closures in the UK for the periods specified.</p><p> </p><p>According to the business counts published in 2020 by the Office for National Statistics in <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/ukbusinessactivitysizeandlocation/2020" target="_blank">UK business: activity, size and location</a>, 98.1% of all registered business are small (0 to 49 employees). Therefore, the vast majority of business closures are very likely to be small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Data on business closures over the <strong>last 3 financial years</strong> are shown in table 1:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Table 1: Number of business closures by financial year, all registered businesses</strong></em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of business closures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>383,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>348,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>351,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Office for National Statistics: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemographyquarterlyexperimentalstatisticsuk/apriltojune2020" target="_blank">Business Demography, quarterly experimental statistics, UK</a> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2017 data are only available for calendar years, rather than financial years. The number of closures in each <strong>calendar year </strong>is shown in table 2:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Table 2: Number of business closures by calendar year, all registered businesses</strong></em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of business closures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>336,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>311,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>346,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>282,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>246,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>238,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>252,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>277,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Office for National Statistics: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/previousReleases" target="_blank">Business demography, UK statistical bulletin</a> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/03/2021 15:12:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299631

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants for (a) universal credit, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) personal independence payments have ceased their claims between March 2020 to present.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested for Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, the latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-statistics-user-engagement-survey-report" target="_blank">Universal Credit statistics: user engagement survey report</a> does include a statement, in section 4, regarding the development of Universal Credit flows data, as part of the Universal Credit statistics release strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes ESA quarterly caseload figures and UC monthly caseload figures and these can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of claimants receiving PIP who ceased their PIP claim each month from March 2020 to October 2020, the latest data available, who were receiving PIP at the end of the previous month.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of PIP claimants who ceased their PIP claim, March 2020 – October 2020</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of PIP claims that are ceased</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>14,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-20</p></td><td><p>16,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-20</p></td><td><p>8,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-20</p></td><td><p>9,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-20</p></td><td><p>7,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-20</p></td><td><p>11,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-20</p></td><td><p>11,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-20</p></td><td><p>14,930</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: PIP Atomic Data Store </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision. In particular, it may take some time for a death to be notified to the Department, so the figure for October 2020 is likely to increase with the inclusion of future data.</li><li>Volumes of off-flows have fluctuated due to the Operational measures implemented in response to Covid-19. In particular, due to the suspension of Department instigated Reassessment and Review activity from March 2020 to July 2020. Planned Award Reviews restarted in July 2020.</li><li>These data include claimants whose claim ceased as the result of an Award Review, Change of Circumstances or the claimant’s death as well as for other reasons. Claimants may see their PIP claim resume as a result of a mandatory reconsideration or appeal.</li><li>PIP data includes claimants awarded both under normal rules and special rules for terminally ill claimants.</li><li>Claimants receiving PIP include those whose claims are in payment and those whose payment is suspended or part-suspended.</li><li>Data covers Great Britain only.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/03/2021 17:37:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299632

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received Access to Work funding in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The number of people who have received an Access to Work payment broken down by financial year up to 2019/20 is available in Table 6 of the Access to Work statistics publications.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for 2020/21 is intended for future release in the 2020/21 Official Statistics publication.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work official statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/03/2021 13:44:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299633

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Dementia: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received on the increase in prescribing of anti-psychotics to people with dementia during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Stakeholders have made representations about an increase in the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia during our regular discussions about the impact of the pandemic on people living with dementia and their carers.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to monitor the monthly data published by NHS Digital on the prescribing of anti-psychotic medication for people diagnosed with dementia and continue to have regular conversations with regional clinical network leads and local services to understand the patterns in prescribing and potential reasons for trends being seen.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2021 15:17:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 88747 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1299635

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme by local authority to date.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	163231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC publish statistics on the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-february-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-february-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5a provides a breakdown of claims by local authority.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2021 14:15:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams