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449914

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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	Attendance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department paid out in attendance allowance in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	25323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department publishes historic benefit expenditure and caseload data consistent with the annual Budget and Autumn Statements. These are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/02/2016 11:31:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

449916

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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	Attendance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues and local government representatives on transferring responsibility of attendance allowance to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	25278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Later this year, the Government will consult on giving more responsibility to support older people with care needs to Local Authorities in England and to Wales, including people who, under the current system, would be supported through Attendance Allowance. Work on the consultation is progressing with the relevant departments, and officials will work with stakeholders throughout the consultation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 25279 question first answered 09/02/2016 10:10:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

448269

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Social Services: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Veterans Welfare Service staff are permitted to represent ex-servicemen and women at tribunal hearings to contest War Pension Scheme decisions made by Veterans UK.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	24620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Veterans Welfare Service staff are not permitted to act as representatives for veterans engaged in Pensions Appeal Tribunal hearings. They would, however, provide advice about the range of organisations that would be able to act as representatives, or explain how they could request someone of their own choosing.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/02/2016 15:58:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

446759

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the trade supplement for a RAF weapon technician is no longer grouped with aircraft engineering trades under Armed Forces Pay Reform.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	23659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>For Other Ranks, the Ministry of Defence uses a long-standing and rigorous process of Job Evaluation (JE) to determine the pay treatment of each trade. In the current binary pay model which consists of High and Low Pay Bands, JE evidence assigns the role of the RAF Weapon Technician to the High Pay Band. In the new pay system, with its four supplements and greater flexibility, the same JE evidence assigns the Weapon Technician to Supplement 2, while other trades in the RAF's Trade Group 1 (TG1) (Aircraft Engineering) are assigned to Supplement 3. This does not mean there has been a reduction in the Weapon Technician's technical status or intrinsic value. It reflects the fact that the other trades in TG1 continue to score higher in the JE process and therefore continue to be treated differently in pay terms.</p><p>No-one will take a pay cut on transition to the new model and Service personnel will continue to be eligible for any Government approved pay award. Incremental progressions will also continue to be a feature of the new pay model, though rationalised.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 23660 question first answered 29/01/2016 14:01:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

446760

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what process the trade supplement for an RAF weapon technician was decided under Armed Forces Pay Reform.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	23660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>For Other Ranks, the Ministry of Defence uses a long-standing and rigorous process of Job Evaluation (JE) to determine the pay treatment of each trade. In the current binary pay model which consists of High and Low Pay Bands, JE evidence assigns the role of the RAF Weapon Technician to the High Pay Band. In the new pay system, with its four supplements and greater flexibility, the same JE evidence assigns the Weapon Technician to Supplement 2, while other trades in the RAF's Trade Group 1 (TG1) (Aircraft Engineering) are assigned to Supplement 3. This does not mean there has been a reduction in the Weapon Technician's technical status or intrinsic value. It reflects the fact that the other trades in TG1 continue to score higher in the JE process and therefore continue to be treated differently in pay terms.</p><p>No-one will take a pay cut on transition to the new model and Service personnel will continue to be eligible for any Government approved pay award. Incremental progressions will also continue to be a feature of the new pay model, though rationalised.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 23659 question first answered 29/01/2016 14:01:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

445461

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what restrictions exist for local authorities in respect of charging for membership of public libraries.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	22818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 restricts local authorities in England and Wales from charging for library facilities made available by the authority unless permitted by the Library Charges (England and Wales) Regulations 1991. These regulations empower local authorities in England and Wales to make certain charges for the provision of library facilities but this does not include charging for ordinary library membership.</p><br /><p>The Government has no plans to amend the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to allow local authorities to specifically charge for ordinary membership of public libraries..</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 22819 question first answered 26/01/2016 14:38:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

445462

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to allow local authorities to charge for membership of public libraries.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	22819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 restricts local authorities in England and Wales from charging for library facilities made available by the authority unless permitted by the Library Charges (England and Wales) Regulations 1991. These regulations empower local authorities in England and Wales to make certain charges for the provision of library facilities but this does not include charging for ordinary library membership.</p><br /><p>The Government has no plans to amend the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to allow local authorities to specifically charge for ordinary membership of public libraries..</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 22818 question first answered 26/01/2016 14:38:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

442685

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ambulance Services: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances were diverted from hospitals in West Yorkshire to the A&E department at Dewsbury and District Hospital in 2015; and what the reason was for each such diversion.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	21000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2016 14:36:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

442686

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dewsbury and District Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the A&E department at Dewsbury and District Hospital was closed in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	21001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. Information is available at National Health Service trust level only and not by individual hospital site.</p><br /><p>NHS England advises that information is collected in the winter daily situation reports from NHS trusts about whether there was an unplanned, unilateral closure of an accident and emergency department to admissions without consultation, which occurred without agreement from neighbouring NHS trusts or from the ambulance trust.</p><br /><p>Published figures are available covering the periods 1 January 2015 to 27 March 2015 and 5 October 2015 to 31 December 2015. Figures for the remainder of 2015 are not held centrally. Published figures can be found using the following link.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/</a></p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 21002 question first answered 13/01/2016 15:07:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

442687

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pinderfields Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the A&E department at Pinderfields General Hospital was closed in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	21002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. Information is available at National Health Service trust level only and not by individual hospital site.</p><br /><p>NHS England advises that information is collected in the winter daily situation reports from NHS trusts about whether there was an unplanned, unilateral closure of an accident and emergency department to admissions without consultation, which occurred without agreement from neighbouring NHS trusts or from the ambulance trust.</p><br /><p>Published figures are available covering the periods 1 January 2015 to 27 March 2015 and 5 October 2015 to 31 December 2015. Figures for the remainder of 2015 are not held centrally. Published figures can be found using the following link.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/</a></p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 21001 question first answered 13/01/2016 15:07:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox