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837231

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to ensure that personal independence payment assessments are undertaken fairly and efficiently.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	903749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, objective assessments. The Department holds regular performance meetings with Assessment Providers at local and senior levels. Assessments are independently audited and Departmental clinicians periodically observe assessments. Both providers have increased personalised clinical support to all Health Professionals. PIP Assessment Providers cost less than 4% of the total annual benefit spend on PIP.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/02/2018 17:25:18 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

837232

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	What recent assessment she has made of the accuracy and efficiency of contracted-out health assessments for employment and support allowance and personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	903750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, accurate assessments. We monitor assessment quality through independent audit. Decision Makers can return reports for rework/additional advice. A range of measures, including provider improvement plans, address performance falling below expected standards. We continually look to improve the assessment process.The performance expectations for PIP are that 97% of assessment reports are considered acceptable.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/02/2018 17:32:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

834591

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Witham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, If she will make an estimate of the number of unemployed people claiming benefits in Witham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	903746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The claimant count in Witham was 530 in December 2017. This is a fall of over 800, or more than 60%, since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/02/2018 16:10:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

834111

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tourism: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on promoting Wales as a tourist destination.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	903571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Wales is a fantastic tourist destination and we must take every opportunity to highlight its attractions. Since my appointment I have spoken with Visit Britain to discuss how we can work together to promote Wales to the world and I am hoping to meet with the Welsh Government Minister for Tourism in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 31/01/2018 17:38:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

834112

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Police: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent representations he has received from the Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales on the adequacy of (a) the number of police officers and (b) police funding in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	903572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Wales Office ministers meet regularly with representatives of the police in Wales to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced the proposed police funding settlement for 2018/19 which would see an additional £450m invested across England and Wales, including around £16m direct to Welsh PCCs.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 903573 question first answered 31/01/2018 17:39:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

834113

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Police: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent representations he has received from Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales on police funding for Wales in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	903573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Wales Office ministers meet regularly with representatives of the police in Wales to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced the proposed police funding settlement for 2018/19 which would see an additional £450m invested across England and Wales, including around £16m direct to Welsh PCCs.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 903572 question first answered 31/01/2018 17:39:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

834198

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Arts: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains his policy to provide creative industry tax relief schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The creative industries make a valuable cultural contribution to the UK, and they are also an important part of a dynamic and diversified economy. There are currently eight creative sector tax reliefs covering; film, animation, high-end TV, children’s TV, video games, theatre, orchestra and museums and galleries. The reliefs provide support to ensure that these highly skilled and innovative industries thrive in the UK. In 2016-17 the creative industry benefitted from over £700m worth of support from the creative sector tax reliefs. The government keeps all tax reliefs under review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/02/2018 15:45:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

834199

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of methodology used in the Committee on Climate Change report, published on 17 January 2018 and what assessment his Department has made of whether the UK is on course to meet the fourth and fifth carbon budgets.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The independent Committee on Climate Change is a vital part of the Climate Change Act framework, and the Government welcomes the scrutiny it provides.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing the report and the recommendations contained within it.</p><p> </p><p>We remain fully committed to meeting our carbon budgets and our ambitious Clean Growth Strategy sets out how we intend to do this. Our latest estimates show that we are on track to be 97% and 95% of the way to meeting our fourth and fifth carbon budgets respectively, even before many of the new policies and proposals in the Clean Growth Strategy are taken into account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/02/2018 14:33:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

834200

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Energy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Bloomberg New Energy Finance report State of Clean Energy Investment, published 16 January 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>As part of our commitment to clean growth, we are always interested in the views of external organisations and their predictions and recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a world leader in clean growth and has invested more than £52 billion in renewable energy in the UK since 2010. Our Industrial Strategy sets out how we want to make sure that the UK continues to reap the benefits from the transition to a low carbon economy. That’s why we are investing £2.5 billion to support low carbon innovation in the UK between 2015 and 2021, and are making Clean Growth a priority of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund,</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Government has established a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-launches-plan-to-accelerate-growth-of-green-finance" target="_blank">Green Finance Taskforce</a> to accelerate the growth of green finance and look for ways in which the Government can further support investment in low carbon deals.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/02/2018 14:19:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

834204

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Health Services and Social Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government’s strategy is for meeting the challenges of rural vulnerability as defined by distance from health and social care services.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the Local Government Association jointly published ‘Health and Wellbeing in Rural Areas’ in March 2017, which describes the inequality experienced by some rural communities; gives a steer for local authorities on issues to consider in meeting the needs of rural communities and provides examples of case studies of how local areas are addressing this. The report is available to view here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing-rural-areas" target="_blank">https://www.local.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing-rural-areas</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE’s National Cancer Registration Analysis Service is currentlyinvestigating whether there is any demonstrable difference in radiotherapy treatments associated with the time taken to travel to a specialist cancer centre. The results will be published in the spring of 2018 and will help decision makers in addressing issues of access to services.</p><p> </p><p>On 31 March 2017 ‘Next steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’ was published by NHS England. The document outlined a 10-point care and efficiency plan which will further contribute to improving the health outcomes of those living in rural areas, and is available to view here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NEXT-STEPS-ON-THE-NHS-FIVE-YEAR-FORWARD-VIEW.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NEXT-STEPS-ON-THE-NHS-FIVE-YEAR-FORWARD-VIEW.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/02/2018 16:35:44 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew