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1735430

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date	18/10/2024
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	GP Surgeries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review recent closures of GP surgeries.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	10000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The closure of a general practice (GP) surgery is an issue that is considered and decided upon by local commissioners, following an application from a GP provider. Practices close for a variety of reasons, including mergers or retirement, and so do not necessarily indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice does close, patients are informed of the closure and advised to register at another local practice of their choice, within their area.</p><p>Commissioners are accountable for ensuring that patients have access to a GP. In the event of a closure, commissioners will assess the need for a replacement provider before transferring patients to alternative practices when a GP surgery closes.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 24/10/2024 14:19:57 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 12377 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5164

1735431

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
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	General Practitioners: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund to support GP services in (a) rural and (b) other remote areas.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	10001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>General practitioners receive global sum funding for providing core services, comprising approximately 50 to 60% of practice income. The global sum is a capitated payment, calculated based on the size of a practice’s registered list of patients, and weighted using the Carr-Hill formula. Through the Carr-Hill formula, payments to practices are adjusted in consideration of several factors, including the geographical location of a practice. This includes accounting for the additional costs of delivering services in rural areas, and in areas where staff costs are higher.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 24/10/2024 16:47:56 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 12375 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5164

1733021

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of 53 Mondays in this financial year on rent payments for Universal Credit claimants .
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	8343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The current financial year, which runs from 06/04/24 to 05/04/25, does not contain 53 Mondays.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit always converts weekly amounts to monthly sums using 52 weeks. The legitimacy of this approach was confirmed by the High Court having been tested via a judicial review.</p><p> </p><p>Every five or six years, weekly tenants may have a rent charging year containing 53 charging days. This will not apply in all cases and some claimants will not have a 53-week charging year during the life of their benefit claim.</p><p> </p><p>The rent charging year beginning 1 April 2024 and ending on 6 April 2025 is one such year and is of a period which exceeds one calendar year and is not aligned to a financial year. The 53rd payment covers the tenancy for part of the following calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>Most people in work are paid monthly, as is Universal Credit, and they budget for their outgoings on a monthly basis. Weekly rental liabilities do not map directly onto a monthly cycle and this creates budgeting complexities for tenants. They will be required to make only four payments of rent in some months but five payments in others even though their monthly income remains constant. This problem exists in all rent charging years, not just those with 53 Mondays.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider this issue as part of its wider work on Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 14/10/2024 11:58:23 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5164

1732551

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish an updated Community Benefits Protocol for England.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	7991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is planning to publish updated community benefits guidance for onshore wind in England in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 14/10/2024 15:46:29 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	5164

1729509

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide a devolution deal for Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5758 5760 5761 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:26 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729511

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving further powers on transport to Norfolk local authorities.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5760 5761 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:26 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729513

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) Norfolk County Council and (b) North Norfolk District Council on a devolution deal for Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5758 5761 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:27 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729514

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she has scrapped the proposed devolution deal for Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5758 5760 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:27 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729515

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to bring forward the English Devolution Bill; and how that bill will impact Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5758 5760 5761 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:27 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1728693

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Coastal Erosion: North Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the coast in North Norfolk constituency from erosion.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>Over £200 million has been invested in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) projects in Norfolk since 2010, protecting 15,500 properties. Two major coast protection schemes are currently underway in North Norfolk, at Mundesley and Cromer, funded through Government FCERM Grant in Aid. These two schemes, with a forecast total cost of £30 million, will better protect 600 homes from coastal erosion and climate change over this century.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for these schemes have come about through a close working partnership between North Norfolk District Council and the local Environment Agency team who work together to find affordable and environmentally sound solutions to the challenges facing the coast. They also work together on the Anglian Coastal Monitoring Programme which began in 1990 and is one of the longest running regional scale Government funded coastal monitoring programmes in the world. The output of this programme is essential for both the technical design of engineering solutions and providing robust, evidence-based policies for sustainable coastal management into the long term.</p><p> </p><p>North Norfolk is also benefitting from approximately £15 million funding through the Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme, delivered locally through the Coastwise project, trialling innovative approaches to adapt to the impacts of climate change and coastal erosion. The Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme aims to speed up strategic and action planning on how coastal local authorities, partners and communities will address the long-term plan of moving communities, businesses and resources away from the coast at risk. The programme is supporting the trial of early on-the-ground actions for medium and long-term plans. This will allow coastal areas at serious risk to address the challenges a changing climate creates.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 07/10/2024 08:54:39 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5164