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926796

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Hospitals: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support hospitals in special measures.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	905932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Trusts in Special Measures are receiving increased support and intensive oversight from NHS Improvement to turn around their performance, including tailored improvement packages and Improvement Directors.</p><p> </p><p>22 trusts are now out of Special Measures for Quality since the programme began in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/06/2018 13:14:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

926797

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Out of Area Treatment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he has taken to reduce inappropriate out-of-area placements for mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	905936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Inappropriately placing people away from their home area is unacceptable and the Government is committed to eliminating these in non-specialist, acute mental health care by 2020/21. NHS England and NHS Improvement now have a comprehensive national programme supporting reductions in inappropriate placements. Every part of the country now has a clear, realistic plan for ending out of area placements safely by 2021, with many areas having already ended this practice altogether.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/06/2018 15:48:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

926848

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when compliance yield started to be reported by HMRC; and to what extent the different components counting towards the calculation of that yield have varied since compliance yield started to be reported.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reported the impact of its compliance work each year since it was formed in 2005. Compliance yield is recorded under five classifications:</p><ul><li>Cash expected</li><li>Revenue loss prevented</li><li>Future revenue benefit (FRB)</li><li>Product and process yield</li><li>Accelerated Payments</li></ul><p> </p><p>These classifications are explained further in HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, which also sets out (on page 23) the size of each of these components. The document can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</p><p> </p><p>Other than the inclusion of ‘Accelerated Payments’ from 2014, the methodology for calculating HMRC’s compliance yield has remained stable since the start of the SR10 period. Since the start of SR15, HMRC has reported FRB in the year in which the FRB has an impact on Exchequer receipts rather than in the year in which HMRC complete compliance interventions.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:38:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926849

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC monthly performance update: January 2018, published on 1 March 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for (a) the reduction in post turnaround speed between 2013-14 and 2015-16, and (b) the improvement in post turnaround speed 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>In 2014-15 HMRC introduced a number of longer-term changes to improve customer service, such as a new telephony system and digital mail system, which unfortunately led to longer call handling times. To limit these impacts HMRC prioritised phone service over post, which led to a reduction in post performance. During the early part of 2015-16 due to the prioritisation of phones over post HMRC had a large amount of post on hand which led to significant underperformance. HMRC took action during the year to address the poor performance by recruiting additional staff and moving staff from other areas of HMRC to work on post.</p><p> </p><p>Efforts to reduce the levels of post on hand resulted in improved service levels – during the last four months of 2015-16 HMRC turned around more than 95% of post within 40 days and more than 70% within 15 days. The improvement continued into 2016-17 where HMRC exceeded their targets for turning round customer post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:27:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926850

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	General Anti-abuse Rule Advisory Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, where redacted versions of opinions by the General Anti-Abuse Rule Advisory Panel are publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	155388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel opinions are published on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-avoidance-general-anti-abuse-rule-gaar</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/06/2018 11:29:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

926852

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has a timetable for reopening the Vulnerable Faith Institution Scheme to enable bids from places of worship to improve their security measures; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	155374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has committed £2.4m over three years (2016 to 2019) to provide protective security measures to places of worship in England and Wales that have been subject or are vulnerable to hate crime.</p><p>The third year of the scheme opened for applications on 8 June. The Vulnerable Faith Institutions Scheme was a separate funding scheme of £1million for one year following the attack at Finsbury Park in June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/06/2018 12:26:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

926853

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of local authorities in reducing incidents of fly-tipping; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	155375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping. We work closely with local authorities and the Local Government Association through the National Fly-tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG). Local authorities annually report to Defra about the number, type and cost of incidents and the enforcement actions taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to use the full range of enforcement powers available to them to tackle fly-tipping. We have recently strengthened these powers by introducing fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhancing the ability of local authorities to search and seize vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. The NFTPG has published guidance which sets out clearly the powers available to local authorities when tackling fly-tipping.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year we consulted on proposals to introduce a new fixed penalty for householders who pass their waste to a fly-tipper. We also intend to provide updated guidance for householders about how to ensure their waste is disposed of correctly. Subject to Parliamentary approval, we will seek to implement the changes later this year. As two-thirds of fly-tipping contains household waste, these additional measures will give local authorities another tool to tackle fly-tipping.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/06/2018 10:29:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

926854

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Palliative Care: North of England
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 he is taking to reduce the time taken to provide patients in the north of England with palliative care.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	155376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The commissioning of palliative care services is a local matter. Patients should receive palliative care in an appropriate timeframe according to clinical need. Palliative care can be provided in a patient’s home, care home, hospice or hospital.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/06/2018 13:10:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

926855

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Noise: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of local authorities in reducing incidents of noise pollution; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	155377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively in order to promote good health and quality of life. We have strong protections in place to avoid significant noise impacts in our planning system, our environmental permitting systems, in vehicle and product standards, and noise abatement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made a specific assessment of the effectiveness of local authorities (LA) in reducing incidents of noise pollution. LAs are the main enforcers of the statutory noise nuisance regime, and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health undertakes voluntary surveys of noise complaints and LA enforcement. The results of these surveys form part of the Public Health Outcomes Framework indicator for noise (<a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/noise" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/noise</a>).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/06/2018 16:06:29 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

926856

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many health professionals have been refused visas in the last 12 months; and what the timetable is for the cap on skilled health workers to be removed.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	155378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Information on Tier 2 entry clearance visa applications broken down by outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018</a>.</p><p>On Friday 15 June, the Government laid amended Immigration Rules altering the allocation of places under the Tier 2 (General) cap. This will come into effect on 6 July. The change is intended to be temporary and will be kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 11:35:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith