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773918

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has allocated to adult social care in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	108764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities' expenditure on services, including on Adult Social Care for previous years, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a><br> <br> Councils have also been able to add a precept for adult social care onto their council tax, which most of them have done. <br> <br> Local authority expenditure is funded through a range of income sources including government grants, council tax, business rates and fees and charges. Many government grants are not ring-fenced, leaving local authorities to determine how much is spent on different services. <br> <br> However, the Government has provided specific funding to councils for adult social care in recent years, most noticeably through the improved Better Care Fund which was supplemented by the additional £2 billion announced at Spring Budget 2017. Details of individual council allocations of the Spring Budget funding can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-allocations-of-the-additional-funding-for-adult-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-allocations-of-the-additional-funding-for-adult-social-care</a><br> <br> Details of the original improved Better Care Fund allocations along with the potential revenue from the precept (as announced at SR15) can be found with core spending power tables published with the LGFS - <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2017-to-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/10/2017 14:00:56 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

774060

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effects of the recent changes in neighbourhood policing levels on the police's ability to protect vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	108746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that it is crucial that the police have the right resources, capabilities and powers to keep the public safe. We have provided millions of pounds of extra investment through the Police Transformation Fund to transform policing to respond to changing crimes and threats including crimes against vulnerable people such as child sexual abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The 2015 Spending Review protected overall police spending in real terms. We are undertaking a programme of engagement with the police to understand the impact of changing demands<strong>, </strong>and to hear how the police are managing these. That includes what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency, reduce bureaucracy, and make prudent use of financial reserves.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/10/2017 13:52:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

768058

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of the schools budget spent on supply teachers in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on spending specifically as a proportion of the school budget, but does hold information on the amount spent by schools on supply teaching staff (including such costs as insurance and agency fees) as a proportion of total expenditure by schools. We publish these data annually at:</p><p>Local authority maintained schools on the Department’s School and College Performance website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables</a>, and</p><p>Academies in the Department’s Statistical First Release <em>Income and expenditure in academies in England</em>: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-expenditure-in-academies-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-expenditure-in-academies-in-england-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>The published data are at school-level, including a filter to identify local authority such as Kirklees and those in West Yorkshire.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/10/2017 12:47:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767402

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of removing value added tax from community-purchased defibrillators.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The current legal framework limits the VAT exemptions the Government can apply. The Government does maintain several VAT reliefs to aid purchases of defibrillators. These include VAT refunds of purchases made by local authorities and VAT relief for purchases made through voluntary contributions which are donated to eligible charities or the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/10/2017 11:29:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767427

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Loneliness
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 is taking to reduce loneliness in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Kirklees and (d) Colne Valley.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Through our policies, including the Supported Housing programme and Disabled Facilities Grant programme, my department is helping those in society get the help and support they need to live independently and be part of their communities.</p><p>Our Near Neighbours, and Community-based English Language programmes will also help to reduce loneliness in target populations through their work.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/10/2017 15:50:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767428

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Homelessness
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 is taking to reduce homelessness in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Kirklees and (d) Colne Valley.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to preventing and reducing homelessness in England. That is why we are aiming to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027. We will set up a rough sleeping and homelessness taskforce and pilot a Housing First approach to tackle rough sleeping.</p><p>We are implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, to prevent people becoming homeless in the first place by ensuring more people get the help they need earlier.</p><p>We are also investing over £550 million until 2020 to prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping, including through our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme. This is supporting 84 projects working across England to deliver an end-to-end approach to homelessness prevention.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/10/2017 10:14:06 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767468

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nationals of other EU member states work in schools in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/10/2017 16:28:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767563

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how many doctors who began work with the NHS in each of the last seven years and (b) what proportion of all NHS doctors are from other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The below table shows details of doctor and nurse joiners to the National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England taken from the NHS Digital Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics.</p><p> </p><p>NHS HCHS: HCHS doctor and nurse joiners to NHS trusts and CCGs in England, between June in each specified year, 2010 to 2017, headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>Doctors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010 to June 2011</p></td><td><p>25,713</p></td><td><p>15,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011 to June 2012</p></td><td><p>24,965</p></td><td><p>16,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012 to June 2013</p></td><td><p>29,846</p></td><td><p>16,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013 to June 2014</p></td><td><p>33,473</p></td><td><p>17,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014 to June 2015</p></td><td><p>32,693</p></td><td><p>18,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015 to June 2016</p></td><td><p>34,733</p></td><td><p>17,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016 to June 2017</p></td><td><p>32,375</p></td><td><p>19,252</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: NHS Digital, NHS HCHS workforce statistics.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the latest data at 30 June 2017 shows that 9.3% of doctors report their nationality as non-United Kingdom, European Union and 6.8% of nurses report their nationality as non-UK, EU.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 106753 question first answered 17/10/2017 15:52:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767564

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how many nurses who began work with the NHS in each of the last seven years and (b) what proportion of all NHS nurses are from other other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The below table shows details of doctor and nurse joiners to the National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England taken from the NHS Digital Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics.</p><p> </p><p>NHS HCHS: HCHS doctor and nurse joiners to NHS trusts and CCGs in England, between June in each specified year, 2010 to 2017, headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>Doctors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010 to June 2011</p></td><td><p>25,713</p></td><td><p>15,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011 to June 2012</p></td><td><p>24,965</p></td><td><p>16,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012 to June 2013</p></td><td><p>29,846</p></td><td><p>16,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013 to June 2014</p></td><td><p>33,473</p></td><td><p>17,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014 to June 2015</p></td><td><p>32,693</p></td><td><p>18,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015 to June 2016</p></td><td><p>34,733</p></td><td><p>17,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016 to June 2017</p></td><td><p>32,375</p></td><td><p>19,252</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: NHS Digital, NHS HCHS workforce statistics.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the latest data at 30 June 2017 shows that 9.3% of doctors report their nationality as non-United Kingdom, European Union and 6.8% of nurses report their nationality as non-UK, EU.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 106752 question first answered 17/10/2017 15:52:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

765481

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) children and (b) unaccompanied children the Government estimates will be resettled under the Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Scheme during the course of the 2017 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme will resettle up to 3,000 at-risk children and their families by 2020, but it is not possible to say what proportion of these will be children.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify appropriate cases, prioritising the most vulnerable. The numbers resettled in a particular period will depend on a range of factors including the flow of referrals from UNHCR in the field and the availability of suitable accommodation in the UK. We will manage the flows based on need and in support of the wellbeing of the people and communities involved.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/10/2017 14:46:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker