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1682854

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's planned update to the statutory guidance on Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children, if he will include a (a) specific focus on mental health services for that group as part of that update and (b) strategy for delivering those services in a culturally sensitive manner.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	10002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The government gave a commitment to update the statutory guidance, ‘Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children’ and extend it to care leavers up to age 25, in the ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy for the reform of children’s social care. The update forms part of the wider mission in the strategy, to reduce the disparities in long-term mental and physical health outcomes and improve wellbeing for care-experienced people.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care are taking forward this update together, and work is underway to understand how the current guidance is working in practice and where changes are necessary. This includes consideration of whether there is a need to include further guidance regarding mental health support for looked-after children and care leavers, as well as consideration of whether there is a need to include further guidance relating to cohorts with particular characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>The department will work with a wide range of stakeholders with a diversity of professional and personal experience to ensure that the guidance is sensitive to the health and wellbeing needs of all looked-after children and care leavers, including those with protected characteristics as part of government’s duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 22/01/2024 17:44:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1682054

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Parks: Environment Protection
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 his Department's timescales are for (a) publishing the tender documents for the licenses for the Green Flag awards and (b) awarding those licenses.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	9400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities owned Green Flag Awards Scheme, currently operated under licence by Keep Britain Tidy, sets the national standard for public green spaces and encourages local authorities and other public landowners to ensure parks and green spaces are welcoming, safe, well-maintained and promote biodiversity and community participation.</p><p>We will provide further updates about the licensing scheme shortly.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 22/01/2024 17:25:04 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1658022

registered interest
date	29/08/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure value for money in public spending.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	906213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>Value for money is at the heart of government spending. It is one of the key considerations for any decision involving the use of public funds across government.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Spending Review, the government has taken several steps to ensure it continues to deliver the greatest value from every pound of taxpayer’s money it spends. Departments have reprioritised and identified further efficiencies to help manage the impacts of inflation, protect vital frontline services and give our key public sector workers the pay rise they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>This is only the start, the Chancellor has asked me to lead an ambitious Public Sector Productivity Programme targeted at increasing public sector productivity growth, both in the short- and long-term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/09/2023 14:16:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1645020

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Development Plans: Aarhus Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions on National Development Management Policies of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on the UK's obligations under Article (a) 6 and (b) 7 of the Aarhus Convention.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	189744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the Aarhus Convention and its requirements for public participation in decision making relating to the environment. The Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill will improve opportunities for public involvement in planning by making procedures more accessible and digital, while maintaining opportunities to comment on plans and planning applications. National Development Management Policies will also be subject to appropriate and any necessary consultation before they are introduced.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/06/2023 14:54:44 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1623379

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to increase the maximum amount that can be awarded through the Disabled Facility Grant in the context of the rise of the cost of materials and labour.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	182229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-14%2F180284&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cnick.prokopiou%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc65befb7df0641ce314008db4574baf6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638180139869121492%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S%2FFTeoawxHu54WV9eWG9To2OUqoSvgP1IoDEh1Nmt%2BQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">180284</a> on 24 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 27/04/2023 11:24:51 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1588550

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
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 estimate he has made of the savings in benefits payments that will be made because of the restriction on social housing rents increasing by the lower rate of seven per cent in the next financial year.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	151240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Details of the DWPs estimated expenditure were published at Autumn Statement 2022 and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2022-documents." target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2023 17:37:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1566747

registered interest
date	13/01/2023
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	Parking: Codes of Practice
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 steps he is taking to reintroduce the Private Parking Code of Practice; and on what date he plans to reissue that Code.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	122414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-09-22%2F54476&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ccab3390faedd4a69d69d08dafa28803d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638097349094052384%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=j9vXadmsQOA%2BJZHcJg24%2Bs0AFZEdlQdUZLdL8Dx3qF0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">54476</a> on 12 October 2022. I am happy to write to the Hon Member’s Committee to keep them updated.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 19/01/2023 15:09:38 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1564141

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, how many of the qualified meat inspectors working for the Food Standards Agency are employees; and how many of these are (a) permanent, (b) temporary, (c) casual and (d) agency employees.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	117461
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 117462 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

1491327

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate: Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department’s guidance on the Council Tax Energy Rebate which states that councils can choose whether to offer £150 credit to an eligible household’s council tax account as a payment option, whether a local authority can use that £150 payment to reduce the arrears of a council taxpayer.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	41925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Taxpayers can choose to accept the rebate as a credit on their Council Tax account in order to reduce Council Tax arrears. However, rebate payments should only be made as council tax credits in circumstances where the tax payer has elected to receive a credit rather than a BACS or voucher payment or where an application has not been made or a voucher has not been cashed after a reasonable period of time has elapsed.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/09/2022 08:59:48 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1491328

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Unemployment Benefits
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 many households had received the £150 Council Tax Energy Rebate payment on (a) 1 April, (b) 1 May, (c) 1 June and (d) 1 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	41924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Monthly data on the delivery of the scheme are available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcouncil-tax-rebate-monitoring-data-april-june-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlison.Collins%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C6b62858759904102a6a708da8777486a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637971243627937820%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RObAViaVnwjt%2BoEf3VsHx21Sbjs0I0ezoBxDBv0rhdA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/council-tax-rebate-monitoring-data-april-june-2022</a></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/09/2022 08:59:26 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts