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517380

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Supporting People Programme: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Supported People programme funding to local authorities reaches vulnerable people in Devon.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	36471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Funding for the Supporting People Grant was rolled into the local government finance settlement in 2011-12. Decisions on how money should be spent are best made by local authorities. Local authorities have the freedom and flexibility to prioritise and make their own decisions on how they spend their budgets.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 11/05/2016 14:57:29 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

517387

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help people in receipt of housing benefit secure private rented accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	36470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey, funded by the Department, published its Headline Report 2014-15 in February which showed that 27% of privately rented households are in receipt of housing benefit. This demonstrates that the private rented sector remains accessible to housing benefit claimants.</p><p>The key to improving choice and affordability for tenants is to increase the supply of private rented homes. That’s why the Government introduced the £1 billion Build to Rent fund, and the £3.5 billion Private Rented Sector guarantee scheme, to finance thousands of extra homes built specifically for private rent.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/05/2016 09:18:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

514784

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps other than the social care precept the Government is taking to ensure that local authorities are able adequately to fund services for people with learning disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	34981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>In addition to the social care precept, which gives local authorities access to up to £2 billion for adult social care by 2019/20; the Government has supported adult social care, which includes care for those with learning disabilities, by giving local authorities access to up to £1.5 billion of new support by 2019/20. This is based on the additional social care monies to be included in the Better Care Fund.</p><p> </p><p>In the national service model and <em>Building the Right Support</em> published in October 2015, NHS England, the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services set out how areas would be supported to deliver lasting change to people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges.</p><p> </p><p>This includes service transformation – shifting money from some services, such as inpatient care, into others, such as community services.</p><p> </p><p>To support this NHS England is making available up to £30 million of transformation funding over three years, to be matched by clinical commissioning groups, and £15 million in capital funding. This funding is in addition to the £10 million which was made available to six fast track areas in 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/04/2016 09:21:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

513964

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure local authorities can adequately fund learning disability services.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	34518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>In the national service model and <em>Building the Right Support</em> published in October 2015, NHS England, the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services set out how areas would be supported to deliver lasting change to people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges.</p><p>This includes service transformation – shifting money from some services, such as inpatient care, into others, such as community services.</p><p>To support this NHS England is making available up to £30 million of transformation funding over three years, to be matched by clinical commissioning groups, and £15 million in capital funding. This funding is in addition to the £10 million which was made available to six fast track areas in 2015/16.</p><p>The Government has supported adult social care, which includes care for those with learning disabilities, by giving local authorities access to up to £3.5 billion of new support by 2019/20. This includes the adult social care precept, allowing councils to increase council tax by 2% above the existing threshold, as well as additional social care monies to be included in the Better Care Fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/04/2016 09:22:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

512960

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the future effect of the introduction of the national living wage on sleep-in payments used by the learning disability sector.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	33973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>We have not made a specific assessment of the effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage on sleep-in payments used by the learning disability sector.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the recent Spending Review, the Department considered adult social care expenditure and the future demand for services, and engaged closely with providers within the sector. This included the impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/04/2016 14:01:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

512986

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when it is planned Dartmoor Farmers who farm on common land will receive payments under the Basic Payment Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	33982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>For those Basic Payment Scheme claims with commons, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has faced a particularly difficult challenge as it is necessary to wait until all claimants for a common have had their commons rights validated before the area for each commoner can be established. RPA is working to make the payments for claimants who have not been paid as promptly as possible, including the Dartmoor farmers who farm on Common land.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/04/2016 12:27:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

483104

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a reduction in VAT for small businesses in the tourism sector.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	31959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has reviewed the economic case for a reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector.</p><p> </p><p>In our view there is insufficient evidence to justify a reduction in VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing VAT on all tourism related activities would have a potential cost in excess of £10 billion in the first year alone.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/03/2016 13:44:07 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

483170

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for the next National Clinical Audit of avoidable deaths in relation to epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	31958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership commissions, develops and manages the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), on behalf of NHS England, Wales and other devolved administrations. Whilst there is no specific audit planned that covers all cases of deaths from epilepsy, the following NCAPOP audits and reviews are of relevance:</p><p>- The audit for paediatric epilepsy, which is being re-commissioned this year, covers the quality of health care services for children and young people with epilepsy in the UK. The audit is managed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the first audit report can be found at the following link:</p><p>www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/variation-care-children-epilepsy-revealed-first-uk-wide-audit;</p><p>- The 2013 review report into cases of mortality and prolonged seizures in children and young people with epilepsies that was managed by the RCPCH. The report is available at the following link:</p><p>www.rcpch.ac.uk/child-health-reviews-uk/programme-findings/programme-findings-chr-uk;</p><p>- The recently commissioned national mortality case record review programme for England and Scotland which aims to improve understanding and learning about problems in care that may have contributed to a patient’s death:</p><p>www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-hosts-pioneering-national-mortality-case-record-review-programme</p><p>- The maternal, newborn and infant clinical outcome review programme will be undertaking a review of cases of mortality and morbidity for pregnant women with severe epilepsy that will report in December 2017. This will be carried out by MBRRACE-UK at The University of Oxford. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><p>www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/topic-proposals</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2016 14:41:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

475594

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Society: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to launch a second phase of the local sustainability fund.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	31064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Local Sustainability Fund will support 265 small-to-medium sized organisations, providing vital services to vulnerable and disadvantage people, helping them to secure and enhance those services.</p><p>Government is now planning and delivering further initiatives that will help small-to-medium sized voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to achieve their full potential. These include offering training to improving fundraising practice, growing the social investment market and ensuring strong leadership and governance.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 22/03/2016 16:49:56 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

475683

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate she has made of the number of households affected by fuel poverty in (a) Torridge and West Devon constituency and (b) the South West of England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	31186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>The estimated number and proportion of households affected by fuel poverty in (a) Torridge and West Devon and (b) the South West of England for each of the past 3 years are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2011<br> <br> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of fuel poor households</p></td><td><p>Percentage of households</p></td><td><p>Number of fuel poor households</p></td><td><p>Percentage of households</p></td><td><p>Number of fuel poor households</p></td><td><p>Percentage of households</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Torridge and West Devon</strong></p></td><td><p>4,081</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td><td><p>4,937</p></td><td><p>11.4%</p></td><td><p>6,101</p></td><td><p>13.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West England</strong></p></td><td><p>211,024</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>217,210</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td><td><p>274,888</p></td><td><p>11.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>*2013 estimates are based on an updated energy consumption model, therefore, any changes between 2012 and 2013 figures should be treated with caution.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/03/2016 14:33:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox