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1564142

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Meat: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the hourly rate of pay for (a) employed and (b) agency trained meat inspectors at the Food Standard Agency.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	117462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>There is a total of 659, including 57 casuals, qualified meat hygiene inspectors employed by the Food Standards Agency and our contractor. Of the 314 qualified meat hygiene inspectors employed by the Food Standards Agency, 296 are permanent and 18 are casual, paid an hourly rate of between £13.99 to £18.00 per hour. 306 qualified meat hygiene inspectors are employed by a contractor including 39 casuals. The information on the hourly rate of pay is unavailable as it is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 117461 question first answered 11/01/2023 12:38:35 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1364118

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the projected real terms and cash increase is for local government spending in each of the next three years; and what the forecast increase in Council Tax is in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	64534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Spending Review for local government is set out in table 4.9 (page 108) of HMT's budget documentation. (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1028814%2FBudget_AB2021_Web_Accessible.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C54f911d040044e52d5d608d99e11764e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637714620096080287%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GzcGgik7gQKLYMKtZRPZhl8NRNg%2Fr9lM9HzrFtM8%2BOY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1028814/Budget_AB2021_Web_Accessible.pdf</a> <br> <br> Councils are responsible for setting their council tax levels. The Spending Review confirmed that it expected referendum principles for each of the three years to be a 2% core principle and 1% Adult Social Care precept. Details will be set out in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/11/2021 16:24:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1364120

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much of the £4.8 billion increase in local government spending announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 is available in each of the next three years; and whether those amounts include funds from the National Insurance levy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	64535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>In his spending review announcement on 27 October 2021, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced around £1.6 billion additional LGDEL funding for each year of the Spending Review for social care and other services.</p><p>This is in addition to the £5.4 billion announced on 7 September to support reforms for adult social care. This includes £3.6 billion to reform the social care charging system and enable all local authorities to move towards paying providers a fair rate for care; and a further £1.8 billion to institute major improvements across the social care system in England, including at least £500 million investment in the workforce. Further details will be announced later this year in the Adult Social Care Reform White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/11/2021 16:11:12 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1271856

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Theatres: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing theatres to open in socially distanced conditions in tier 3 areas.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	130633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the disruptive impact that Coronavirus and restrictions has on the performing arts and particularly for theatres which have had to close to public performance. The Government continues to work with all its sectors to assess the impact of the tiers and to develop proposals for how venues can reopen when it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the impact that closures across the country will have on our vital cultural sector and remain committed to supporting it as it suffers the impact of this virus. The remaining £400m of Culture Recovery Fund grants and loans announced on Friday 11th December will support significant cultural organisations who now face financial distress as a result of closure, as well as helping them transition back to fuller opening in the spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>More than 440 theatres across the country have received more than £183 million from the Culture Recovery Fund, which is nearly 30% of the funding awarded by Arts Council England so far.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/01/2021 11:16:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1271858

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Coronavirus: Theatres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of covid-19 transmission in theatres.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	130634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>We know that the virus spreads readily in indoor environments where members of different households and/or support bubbles spend time together, so the transmission risk in indoor settings remains high. Our approach has always been guided by scientific and medical advice. The restrictions that apply at each tier will be reviewed every 28 days to ensure they remain necessary and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 11/01/2021 12:34:54 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1255541

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	NHS and Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the effect on the pay of (a) NHS and (b) social care staff of the pay proposals in his Spending Review 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	120775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Given the impact of COVID-19 on our health services, the Government will continue to provide for pay rises for over one million National Health Service workers in 2021/22. For the NHS, the Government will ask the independent pay review bodies (PRB) to make recommendations, including ensuring that staff earning less than £24,000 receive a minimum of £250 increase. The Government will take PRBs recommendations into account when we receive them.</p><p>The vast majority of care workers are employed by private sector providers who ultimately set their pay, independent of central Government. While social care for some people is funded by local authorities, many people pay for their own care. We are providing councils with access to an additional £1 billion for social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/12/2020 14:49:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 65355 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1190753

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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	Social Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which local authorities have introduced Care Act easements; on what date those local authorities did so; and what level of easements have been applied by those local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	40504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>As of 30 April 2020, the Department has received notification from Sunderland City Council on 31 March, Derbyshire County Council on 9 April, Birmingham City Council on 14 April, Warwickshire County Council on 16 April, Staffordshire County Council on 17 April, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council on 18 April and Coventry City Council on 28 April. Middlesbrough Council introduced easements on 14 April but has since notified the Department that they ceased to operate under easements on 22 April.</p><p>Local authorities must notify the Department when they decide to operate under easements, but are not required to notify the Department of what level of easements have been applied.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/05/2020 12:35:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18668 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts