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832917

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2018 to Question 122980, on Energy: prices, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a right for energy companies to appeal decisions of Ofgem on the setting of the energy price cap to the Competition and Markets Authority.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	125233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>In setting the cap the Bill requires Ofgem, among other things, to have regard to the need to set the cap at a level that enables effective competition for domestic supply contracts, the need to maintain incentives for domestic customers to switch and the need to ensure that energy suppliers who operate efficiently are able to finance their activities. There is a requirement for Ofgem to consult on the methodology for the cap and on the licence modification that will introduce the price cap.</p><p>Energy companies would be able to challenge Ofgem’s decisions by way of judicial review. The availability of judicial review to scrutinise whether Ofgem has properly implemented the will of Parliament, and had proper regard to the matters Parliament had required Ofgem to consider when setting the cap, is an appropriate appeal route. The Government does not believe it is necessary to produce an assessment of the potential merits of an alternative route of appeal.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 17:25:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

832943

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to match the funding provided by the European Social Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	125259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s 2017 election manifesto committed to create a new UK Shared Prosperity Fund to reduce inequalities between communities across the UK. The design of this new fund is currently being considered, including its funding arrangements, and further details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/02/2018 11:32:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

832956

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households claimed childcare vouchers in (a) the Harrogate District, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and The Humber in 2016-2017.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	125272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 25 January 2017 to the Honourable Member for Hull North (123405).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 11:59:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

833085

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who are beneficiaries of contaminated blood ex-gratia support schemes who (a) have and (b) do not have inherited bleeding disorders were alive on 11 July 2017 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	125401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The figures provided are the number of people registered with the infected blood payment schemes as of 11 July 2017. It is possible this may include people who are not alive but their deaths have not been reported to the schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people registered with the infected blood payment schemes responsible for beneficiaries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at the time of the announcement on 11 July 2017 was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>With inherited bleeding disorder</p></td><td><p>1,454</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Without inherited bleeding disorder</p></td><td><p>1,572</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not available for Scotland as it set up a separate infected blood payment scheme which was launched on 1 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/02/2018 12:19:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

833086

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who are beneficiaries of contaminated blood ex-gratia support schemes who (a) have and (b) do not have an inherited bleeding disorder have died since 11 July 2017 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	125402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide separate figures for those who have and do not have an inherited bleeding disorder. Not all deaths will have been reported to the current or former infected blood payment schemes, and cause of death is not recorded, so data here cannot be considered to be representative of all deaths since 11 July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The former infected blood payment schemes responsible for beneficiaries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ceased operation on 31 October 2017. A new infected blood support scheme was launched on 1 November 2017 and covers England only. The data is split to reflect these changes.</p><p> </p><p>Deaths reported to the former infected blood payments schemes between 11 July 2017 - 31 October 2017:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of deaths reported</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Deaths reported to the England infected blood support scheme between 1 November 2017 - 31 January 2018:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of deaths reported</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/02/2018 12:15:33 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

831119

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Liothyronine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken under the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 to collect information on the Concordia/Amdipharm Mercury Group and liothyronine.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information powers in the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 can only be implemented by regulations. At the end of last year the Department consulted on those regulations and we are currently analysing the responses to that consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that that Concordia abused its dominant position to overcharge the National Health Service by millions for liothyronine tablets. A provisional decision does not necessarily lead to an infringement decision. Where companies have breached competition law, the Department will seek damages and invest that money back into the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 31/01/2018 16:25:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

831124

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children who were eligible for the 30 funded hours of childcare in the term commencing 1 September 2017 are no longer eligible in the current term, commencing 1 January 2018, because their parents (a) now exceed the earnings limit and (b) now earn below the minimum amount.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	125132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 31/01/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

831127

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Housing: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of reports of poor broadband provision for new housing developments, particularly developments in rural and sub-urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	125135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>My Department brokered an agreement in February 2016 between the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Openreach to connect new build developments to superfast broadband, and where possible, ultrafast broadband. Both Virgin Media and the utility provider GTC have made similar agreements with the HBF. Whilst these are voluntary agreements between industry stakeholders, we are monitoring the effectiveness of the agreements closely and, as part of this, reports of poor broadband provision for new housing development. We are prepared to explore further measures, including legislative options if necessary, in order to ensure residents get the connectivity they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:24:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

831128

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the number of broadband cabinets that are (a) at capacity and (b) over capacity; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of full to capacity cabinets on broadband speeds.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	125136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the overall number of cabinets that are currently at capacity. Thinkbroadband (www.thinkbroadband.com) have recently estimated that between 1,500 and 2,500 of Openreach’s 79,000 cabinets are at capacity at any point in time.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:26:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

831140

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Respite Care: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of respite care for children with severe and multiple additional behavioural needs; and what steps his Department is taking to improve the level provision of such care.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	125148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Since 2011, local authorities have been under a duty to provide a range of short breaks services, sometimes known as respite care, which can provide support for children with a range of needs including severe and behavioural needs. Local authorities are required to publish a local short breaks services statement showing what services are available, how they are responding to the needs of local parents and carers, and how they can be accessed, including any eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>While responsibility for funding short breaks rests with local authorities, the Department for Education has offered support and to help make surelocal authorities meet their statutory requirements; has funded innovative grants that promote best practice for delivering services; and continues to consider how we can best support local authorities who are working to deliver sustainable short breaks provision.</p><p> </p><p>The government is able to oversee how much local authorities have planned to spend on short breaks provision through authorities’ annual section 251 returns. This information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental surveys such as the Children’s Services Omnibus also gather information on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services provided by local authorities, including short breaks.</p><p> </p><p>There are also opportunities through the new Ofsted and Care Quality Commission SEND inspections framework for local areas to consider how well they are providing for the education, health and care needs of those with SEND, including their need for short breaks services. A thematic ‘one year on’ report published by the two inspectorates in October 2017 found that “children and young people who have SEND and their families typically had good access to high-quality short breaks” (full publication here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652694/local_area_SEND_inspections_one__year__on.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652694/local_area_SEND_inspections_one__year__on.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2018 16:44:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones