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386349

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reductions in the welfare budget on children with sensory loss.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	4542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government’s commitment to reduce welfare spending was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be given in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 14:10:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

386352

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial penalty Capita received for missing its six-week target for carrying out personal independence payment assessments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	4543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Contractual remedies are in place if the Assessment Provider fails to deliver against the agreed service standards and service credits are being applied, where appropriate, in order to recover estimated financial loss to the Department.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 13:44:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

386357

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each local authority area were eligible to receive carer's allowance on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many and what proportion of such people were in receipt of carer's allowance in each local authority area on that date.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	4562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Proportions can then be calculated using the published figures for all entitled against those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 13:16:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

385931

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: St Helens North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs from residents and businesses in St Helens North constituency were unanswered in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	4440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this data by constituency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC handles around 50 million telephone calls annually and regularly publishes general performance reports on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2015 11:22:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

385947

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding is received per pupil in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	4441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>In the 2015-16 financial year, the schools block unit of funding (SBUF), which covers pupils from reception to year 11, is £4,456 for St Helens, £4,565 for the North West region, and £4,612 for England. The SBUF does not cover funding for early years or high needs pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on SBUFs for all LAs and regions for financial year 2015 to 2016 can be found at this link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/07/2015 14:59:49 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

385972

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Huntington's Disease: Health Services
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 regional or national multi-disciplinary care teams to incorporate aspects of Huntington's disease care; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	4481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England commissions adult specialised neuroscience services, including those for people with complex neurological diseases. Although some of this specialised care would be related to Huntington's Disease, much of the care that patients require can be accessed through local hospital and general practitioner (GP) services which are funded by clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Patients with Huntington's Disease have access to a range of NHS services including those provided by GPs and associated health professionals, neurology services, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, local mental health services and palliative care where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Neurosciences Clinical Reference Group (CRG) is continuing to work on the development of a draft neuropsychiatry service specification which will be of relevance for patients with Huntington’s Disease. The service specification will outline the multi-disciplinary approach to caring for patients with long term conditions who require assessment and help in managing a neurological problem.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CRG is also tasked to consider the current service specification and describe in detail where services are specialised and can only be delivered in a tertiary centre and where services can be part of a hub and spoke arrangement with secondary care (in a hospital closer to home). This should assist in the day to day care and access as care closer to home for some conditions, will be supported by advice where needed from the specialised centre and delivered in the local hospital.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/07/2015 13:15:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

385975

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) publish a new drug strategy and (b) consult drug treatment providers in the preparation of such a strategy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	4406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>We will continue to build on the Drug Strategy launched in 2010 and tackle drugs as a key driver of crime. This balances three key themes to reduce the demand for drugs, restrict the supply and support individuals to recover from their dependence.</p><p>There are positive signs that this approach is working: there has been a long term downward trend in drug use over the last decade, the number of heroin and crack cocaine users in England continues to decline, and more people are recovering from their dependency now than in 2009/10.</p><p>We continue to work with external partners including treatment providers and the Government's independent experts, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, in developing new policy.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/07/2015 10:13:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

385977

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, whether all contractors supplying a service to the House have now been signed up as living wage employers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>We can confirm that all contractors and their sub-contractors providing services to the House have agreed to pay the living wage or London living wage to those of their staff working on contracts for the House. Payment of the living wage or London living wage is included within our Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 01/07/2015 10:17:45 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

385984

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	British Irish Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, how many times he has attended meetings of the British-Irish Council since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bury South (Mr Lewis) on 10 June 2014, UIN 199388.</p><p> </p><p>I have placed a list of UK Government delegates since January 2014 in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 01/07/2015 13:22:24 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton attachment 1 file name UK Government Delegates at British-Irish Council Summits since January 2014 PQ 4417.pdf title UK Government Delegates
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

385990

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2015 to Question 3530, by what date he expects Pacer trains to be withdrawn from service by those franchises managed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	4442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Rolling stock is owned by Rolling Stock Companies, and leased by the Train Operating Companies. In the Northern franchise competition, we have specified the replacement of the Pacer stock by 2020, and the exact plans will be put forward by the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The date for the planned withdrawal of the Pacers from the Great Western franchise is May 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/07/2015 13:56:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood