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690320

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides for care in the community for the elderly in China.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	64035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text ​<p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office does not provide direct support for care in the community for the elderly in China. However, this financial year the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has funded three projects that relate to the provision of care to the elderly in China, which all involve collaboration between UK and Chinese partners in the healthcare sector.</p><p> </p><p>The three projects amount to £200,000. It is worth noting that in December British organisations signed deals worth in excess of £100 million during the largest ever healthcare trade mission to China. Given wider demographic trends, the elderly care sector in China is an area of potential future commercial opportunity, to which UK providers are well-placed to respond. Sharing world class British expertise in public healthcare will therefore help to create further commercial opportunities for UK companies in China, which in turn will help safeguard and create jobs in the UK and strengthen the healthcare sector in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/02/2017 17:32:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

641313

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of NHS England's administration costs since the introduction of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	54009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>“Total Administration Costs” spending outturns are reported each year in NHS England’s own Annual Report and Accounts. The following table confirms the figures reported in those accounts:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,649</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Therefore, the change in these costs equates to £249 million, a decrease of 13% in cash terms over the three completed financial years.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 15:07:35 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

756112

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of jobcentre and Jobcentre Plus closures on the ability of jobcentre users to access job opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	6966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Work Coaches work with claimants to ensure that they optimise their chances in the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>This includes supporting claimants to develop their confidence and capability to access the widest range of job opportunities, signposting to suitable sources of vacancies and specialist services.</p><p> </p><p>This support is a core element of the jobcentre service which will be provided from the claimant’s new jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/09/2017 16:01:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

846306

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the decision was taken to pay universal credit claims to a single bank account in a household.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	128972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>When couples make a joint claim to Universal Credit, both are responsible for servicing the claim, and both benefit from the claim. A single payment of Universal Credit enables a household to clearly see the effect of their decisions about work on total household income. The Government believes that people within a household are best placed to make the money management choices that are most appropriate for them and a single payment enables them to do just that.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Universal Credit is designed to mirror work so that when claimants enter work there are only a minimal number of changes for claimants to undergo. As employers pay employees and do not divide salary payments amongst households, the UC payment arrangements mirror that.</p><p> </p><p>Research carried out for the Department for Work and Pensions suggest that only 2 per cent of married couples and 7 per cent of cohabiting couples keep their finances completely separate, so these arrangements fit with how the majority of people organise their lives. In exceptional circumstances, if a couple do not agree on an account into which their Universal Credit is to be paid, a decision maker in the Department will nominate a person in the household. This is to ensure protection for the welfare of the family.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 128973 question first answered 26/02/2018 12:54:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

846308

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis was for the decision to pay couples claiming universal credit in a single payment.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	128973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>When couples make a joint claim to Universal Credit, both are responsible for servicing the claim, and both benefit from the claim. A single payment of Universal Credit enables a household to clearly see the effect of their decisions about work on total household income. The Government believes that people within a household are best placed to make the money management choices that are most appropriate for them and a single payment enables them to do just that.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Universal Credit is designed to mirror work so that when claimants enter work there are only a minimal number of changes for claimants to undergo. As employers pay employees and do not divide salary payments amongst households, the UC payment arrangements mirror that.</p><p> </p><p>Research carried out for the Department for Work and Pensions suggest that only 2 per cent of married couples and 7 per cent of cohabiting couples keep their finances completely separate, so these arrangements fit with how the majority of people organise their lives. In exceptional circumstances, if a couple do not agree on an account into which their Universal Credit is to be paid, a decision maker in the Department will nominate a person in the household. This is to ensure protection for the welfare of the family.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 128972 question first answered 26/02/2018 12:54:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

756154

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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 assessment he has made of the potential financial effect on people aged between 65 and 69 who, when mandated to migrate from disability living allowance to personal independence payment, may lose entitlement to mobility elements due to the different criteria of those benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	7362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>When PIP was first introduced, the Government worked with Motability to design an extensive Transitional Support package to support Motability customers who were not awarded the enhanced mobility component on reassessment from DLA to PIP. This gives significant help, including up to £2,000 lump or a lease extension for 6 months, the option to buy their old scheme vehicle, and can obtain help to adapt any new, non-scheme vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>More people between the age of 60-64 have had successful reassessment claims for PIP than any other age group. The following link shows the full reassessment results here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 8c has the analysis by age:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/576641/pip-official-statistics-dla-to-pip-reassessment-outcomes-october-2016.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/576641/pip-official-statistics-dla-to-pip-reassessment-outcomes-october-2016.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 14:21:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1278070

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	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	Animal Experiments
	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 plans his Department has to ensure that the use of animal testing is (a) minimised and (b) not duplicated following the UK’s departure from membership of the European Chemical Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	140144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>We will recognise the validity of any animal tests on products that have already been undertaken and so avoid the need for further testing.</p><p><br> The grandfathering of all existing GB-held REACH registrations into the domestic system will further avoid the need to duplicate animal testing associated with re-registration.</p><p><br> The UK has been at the forefront of opposing animal tests where alternative approaches could be used. This is known as the &quot;last-resort principle&quot;, which we will retain and enshrine in legislation through our landmark Environment Bill</p><p><br> We are determined that there should be no need for any additional animal testing for a chemical that has already been registered, unless it is subject to further evaluation that shows the registration dossier is inadequate or there are still concerns about the hazards and risks of the chemical, especially to human health.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/01/2021 15:24:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1353497

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the financial capacity of the Palestinian Ministry of Health to respond to ongoing needs during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	44362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the steps that the Israeli and Palestinian authorities have taken so far to coordinate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and encourage further dialogue in this regard. The UK is committed to global equitable access to effective vaccines as demonstrated by our £548 million contribution to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) - the international initiative to support global equitable access to vaccines. The Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) were among the first to benefit from the COVAX scheme with its first delivery of vaccines on 17 March 2021. Since that initial shipment, we are pleased that several further deliveries have arrived in the OPTs, including most recently on 25 August 2021.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/09/2021 14:00:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1259666

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Gaza: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2020 to Question 124769 and with reference to the cessation of polymerase chain reaction covid-19 testing in Gaza on 6 December 2020, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) testing and (b) control of covid-19 in the Gaza Strip.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	127574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the capacity of the Palestinian health system to cope with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. We are aware of the temporary cessation of COVID-19 testing in Gaza on 6th December and welcome reports from the World Health Organisation that further testing kits arrived in Gaza on 7th December and testing resumed.</p><p>We have already delivered vital support to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through £1.25 million in funding (World Health Organisation with £630,000 and United Nations Children's Fund with £620,000). This funding helped to provide over 20,000 testing kits, mainly in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/12/2020 17:02:18 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1270915

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Gaza: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the gap in oxygen supply for covid-19 patients in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	129014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the capacity of the Palestinian health system to cope with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, especially in Gaza. We welcome the recent 30% increase in hospital beds for patients suffering critical and severe cases, and the recent procurement by World Health Organisation of two additional oxygen generators. The UK continues to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 17/12/2020 17:46:17 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford