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442510

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of university for students.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	20939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>All eligible students can apply for an upfront tuition fee loan to meet the costs of their tuition fees. This ensures that students are not prevented from attending their course because they cannot pay for their fees.</p><br /><p>From 1 August 2016 onwards, students who would otherwise have received a grant will see an increase in the amount of maintenance support they can access, with those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds receiving 10.3% more in loans for living costs.</p><br /><p>Linking repayment to a borrower's income will ensure that deductions are based on their ability to repay. Repayments are made through the UK tax system at 9% of earnings of any income over the relevant repayment threshold and they will cease if earnings fall below the threshold. Any outstanding loan balance will be written off after thirty years.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/01/2016 17:30:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

423938

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes in funding his Department has provided for mental health services over the last five years; and what plans he has for funding such services in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	13364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Estimates of overall NHS expenditure on mental health services are not available for 2013/14 or 2014/15. Estimates of NHS expenditure on mental health services prior to 2013/14 are available in Table 1.</p><br /><p>Table 1: Estimated real-terms expenditure on mental health services for financial years 2009/10 to 2012/13</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Expenditure (£ billions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England Programme Budget Data</p><br /><p>The information is also available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/health-investment-network/news/2012-13-programme-budgeting-data-is-now-available" target="_blank">https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/health-investment-network/news/2012-13-programme-budgeting-data-is-now-available</a></p><br /><p>Analysis from NHS England shows that spending on mental health is estimated to have increased by £302 million in 2014/15, with total mental health spending rising from £11.362 billion in 2013/14 to £11.664 billion planned in 2014/15, an increase of 0.6% in real terms. In the planning requirements for 2015/16, commissioners were required to invest additionally in mental health in line with their increase in allocation. The total planned additional spend is £376 million, an increase of 4.5%.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government remains committed to achieving parity of esteem between mental and physical health and we will hold NHS England to account on funding for mental health services. NHS England’s Mental Health Taskforce will publish its report later in 2015 with recommendations for future funding. NHS England will set funding priorities for 2016/17 through the annual CCG Planning Guidance.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/11/2015 14:43:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

427998

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Dyslexia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of education for and support offered to dyslexic students in higher education outwith the provision of disabled students' allowances.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	16127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Higher education institutions are responsible for meeting their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, including for students with dyslexia.</p><br /><p>The legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments applies to all disabled students. In addition Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available where the needs of the student cannot be met by the institution by way of such a reasonable adjustment. A consultation on DSAs closed on 24 September and the Government response will be published in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16133 16134 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:23:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428003

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Students: Disability and Dyslexia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote joint work between special needs assessors and disability advisers within universities on ensuring that appropriate support is given and provision made for disabled students and for students with dyslexia.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	16133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Higher education institutions are responsible for meeting their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, including for students with dyslexia.</p><br /><p>The legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments applies to all disabled students. In addition Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available where the needs of the student cannot be met by the institution by way of such a reasonable adjustment. A consultation on DSAs closed on 24 September and the Government response will be published in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16127 16134 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:23:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428004

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that higher education institutions make appropriate provision for disabled students who do not have complex needs.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	16134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Higher education institutions are responsible for meeting their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, including for students with dyslexia.</p><br /><p>The legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments applies to all disabled students. In addition Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available where the needs of the student cannot be met by the institution by way of such a reasonable adjustment. A consultation on DSAs closed on 24 September and the Government response will be published in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16127 16133 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:23:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

442504

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Students: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which the level of student debt affects the outcome of students' applications for a mortgage.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	20940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mortgage Market Review, introduced in April 2014, requires mortgage lenders to assess individuals’ ability to repay their loans. The Council for Mortgage Lenders has advised that individuals who have a student loan and are earning over the relevant repayment threshold may have higher committed expenditures and lower net incomes and this could mean they are unable to borrow as much as an equivalent individual who is not repaying a student loan.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/01/2016 17:26:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

63014

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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 estimates his Department has made of how many people previously on disability living allowance have had their claim for personal independence payments refused.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	201556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on reassessment claims to PIP in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/06/2014 16:45:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

63005

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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, how many personal independence payment claims had not had a decision more than four weeks after receipt by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	201554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information you have requested is not currently available. Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication but releasing them at this stage would give an incorrect representation of the process since the system has not yet reached maturity, and further quality assurance of the data is required.</p><p>Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 201523 201524 201553 question first answered 25/06/2014 14:33:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

63007

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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 the average time taken to resolve personal independence payment claims is; and for how long the longest outstanding personal independence claim has been awaiting resolution.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	201553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information you have requested is not currently available. Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication but releasing them at this stage would give an incorrect representation of the process since the system has not yet reached maturity, and further quality assurance of the data is required.</p><p>Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 201523 201524 201554 question first answered 25/06/2014 14:33:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

416620

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support (a) all benefit claimants and (b) benefit claimants recovering from an illness or suffering a disability in using digital and online software to make claims.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	8913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All Department for Work and Pensions’ digital services are designed and built in line with Government Digital Service guidelines, and two international standards for IT accessibility (ISO 9241-171:2008 and WCAG version 2.00). We design services around users’ needs, by conducting research with users.</p><p> </p><p>As the Department builds more digital services we will provide necessary support to access them.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2015 14:22:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman