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1136519

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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	Public Lavatories: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make Changing Places toilets a mandatory requirement for public (a) buildings and (b) spaces.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Government is currently consulting on how we can increase provision of Changing Places toilets in specific new, large buildings commonly used by the public and those undergoing major refurbishment, through a change to building regulations. Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets</a></p><p>The consultation includes an assessment of impacts of increasing provision of Changing Places toilets. The benefits of these facilities are societal, addressing a known need within our communities. Increasing provision will enable people with complex care needs to take part in everyday activities such as travel, shopping, family days out or attending a sporting event.</p><p>The Government has worked with the Changing Places campaign to increase the number of facilities and register them with the Changing Places Consortium. The Department, with contribution from the Devolved Administrations, provided £70,000 to develop an online map that helps carers and disabled people find Changing Places toilets.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 272308 272921 272922 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:26:21 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136520

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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	Public Lavatories: Disability
	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 his Department is taking to encourage venues with a Changing Places facility to register with the Changing Places Consortium.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Government is currently consulting on how we can increase provision of Changing Places toilets in specific new, large buildings commonly used by the public and those undergoing major refurbishment, through a change to building regulations. Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets</a></p><p>The consultation includes an assessment of impacts of increasing provision of Changing Places toilets. The benefits of these facilities are societal, addressing a known need within our communities. Increasing provision will enable people with complex care needs to take part in everyday activities such as travel, shopping, family days out or attending a sporting event.</p><p>The Government has worked with the Changing Places campaign to increase the number of facilities and register them with the Changing Places Consortium. The Department, with contribution from the Devolved Administrations, provided £70,000 to develop an online map that helps carers and disabled people find Changing Places toilets.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 272308 272920 272922 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:26:21 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136521

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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	Public Lavatories: Disability
	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 assessment he has made of the effect on disabled people and their ability to leave their homes of the availability of publicly accessible changing and toilet facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Government is currently consulting on how we can increase provision of Changing Places toilets in specific new, large buildings commonly used by the public and those undergoing major refurbishment, through a change to building regulations. Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets</a></p><p>The consultation includes an assessment of impacts of increasing provision of Changing Places toilets. The benefits of these facilities are societal, addressing a known need within our communities. Increasing provision will enable people with complex care needs to take part in everyday activities such as travel, shopping, family days out or attending a sporting event.</p><p>The Government has worked with the Changing Places campaign to increase the number of facilities and register them with the Changing Places Consortium. The Department, with contribution from the Devolved Administrations, provided £70,000 to develop an online map that helps carers and disabled people find Changing Places toilets.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 272308 272920 272921 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:26:21 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136598

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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	Dental Services: Closures
	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 dental practices have closed in (a) the UK, (b) Hampshire and (c) Portsmouth since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of dental practice closures in England or on the average time between a practice closing and, where it previously held a National Health Service contract those services being recommissioned is not held in the format requested. This answer covers England only as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for dental services, along with wider health services, in their respective administrations.</p><p>NHS England has a legal duty to commission primary care NHS dental services to meet local needs, and as part of this duty completed a comprehensive service needs assessment of Portsmouth in 2017.</p><p>NHS England identified Portsmouth as an area requiring additional dental activity/capacity to meet patient needs, and as a result has put in place longer term plans to procure new dental services, as well as working with existing Portsmouth dentists to provide additional capacity in the area to treat patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 272928 272929 question first answered 08/07/2019 16:07:20 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136599

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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	Dental Services: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time taken is for NHS England to recommission dental practices following the closure of a practice.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of dental practice closures in England or on the average time between a practice closing and, where it previously held a National Health Service contract those services being recommissioned is not held in the format requested. This answer covers England only as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for dental services, along with wider health services, in their respective administrations.</p><p>NHS England has a legal duty to commission primary care NHS dental services to meet local needs, and as part of this duty completed a comprehensive service needs assessment of Portsmouth in 2017.</p><p>NHS England identified Portsmouth as an area requiring additional dental activity/capacity to meet patient needs, and as a result has put in place longer term plans to procure new dental services, as well as working with existing Portsmouth dentists to provide additional capacity in the area to treat patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 272927 272929 question first answered 08/07/2019 16:07:20 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136600

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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	Dental Services: Portsmouth
	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 effect of recent trends in dental practice closures in Portsmouth on patient access to dental services in that city.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of dental practice closures in England or on the average time between a practice closing and, where it previously held a National Health Service contract those services being recommissioned is not held in the format requested. This answer covers England only as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for dental services, along with wider health services, in their respective administrations.</p><p>NHS England has a legal duty to commission primary care NHS dental services to meet local needs, and as part of this duty completed a comprehensive service needs assessment of Portsmouth in 2017.</p><p>NHS England identified Portsmouth as an area requiring additional dental activity/capacity to meet patient needs, and as a result has put in place longer term plans to procure new dental services, as well as working with existing Portsmouth dentists to provide additional capacity in the area to treat patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 272927 272928 question first answered 08/07/2019 16:07:20 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136373

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in real term funding for education on the ability of schools to provide high quality SEND support.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We are investing £43.5 billion into schools this year, and are committed to maintaining real terms per pupil funding in our schools. This includes £6.3 billion in high needs funding this year for children and young people with the most complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), up from £5 billion in 2013, and includes an additional £250 million, across 2018-19 and 2019-20, what was announced in December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Institute for Fiscal Studies figures show that real terms per pupil funding for 5 to 16 year olds in 2020 will be more than 50% higher than it was in 2000 and more than 70% higher than in 1990.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are aware that schools and local authorities are facing challenges in managing their budgets in the context of increasing costs and rising levels of demand for SEND support. We are also continuing to engage with schools and colleges, local authorities, health providers and families, to build a shared understanding of what is driving cost pressures, and to work with the sector to help manage them.</p><p> </p><p>We are looking carefully at how much funding for education will be needed in future years, as we approach the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/07/2019 13:54:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136374

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the academisation of schools on the ability of schools to deliver high-quality SEND provision.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The provisions of the Children and Families Act (2014), together with the associated statutory regulations and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice, apply to academies and free schools as well as to schools maintained by local authorities. All schools are required to use their best endeavours to identify and address the special educational needs of pupils and to apply the ‘graduated approach’ to support, which is outlined in Chapter 6 of the SEND Code of Practice, which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Academies and free schools are inspected by Ofsted under the same framework as local authority maintained schools. The quality of education and support for pupils with SEND is taken into account by inspectors when making a judgement on the performance of a school.</p><p>The new Ofsted common inspection framework for education settings, which will be in force from September 2019, places more emphasis on the quality of SEND provision through the ‘quality of education’ judgement, with a clear focus on curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Academies are under a duty through the Children and Families Act (2014) to co-operate with the local authority on their SEND provision. Where maintained schools and academies are acting unreasonably or unlawfully, the department has the power to direct them to put matters right, if it would be expedient to do so. The Department of Education and the Education and Skills Funding Agency have a direct role here to investigate complaints.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/07/2019 11:05:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1136396

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	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	Public Buildings: Disability
	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 plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to require public buildings to provide changing facilities for people with a disability.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	272308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Government is currently consulting on how we can increase provision of Changing Places toilets in specific new, large buildings commonly used by the public and those undergoing major refurbishment, through a change to building regulations. Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets</a></p><p>The consultation includes an assessment of impacts of increasing provision of Changing Places toilets. The benefits of these facilities are societal, addressing a known need within our communities. Increasing provision will enable people with complex care needs to take part in everyday activities such as travel, shopping, family days out or attending a sporting event.</p><p>The Government has worked with the Changing Places campaign to increase the number of facilities and register them with the Changing Places Consortium. The Department, with contribution from the Devolved Administrations, provided £70,000 to develop an online map that helps carers and disabled people find Changing Places toilets.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 272920 272921 272922 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:26:21 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1135211

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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	Television Licences: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to assist people over 75 years old with long-term complex illnesses such as dementia pay for a TV licence from June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	270396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the cost and the administration of the over 75 licence fee concession from June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The BBC says that it will work with older peoples groups, charities and voluntary organisations to design a bespoke system to support all those over 75 affected by its decision. As part of this system, the BBC says that its licensing arm, TV Licensing, will make it as easy as possible for carers and family members to act as representatives for pensioners seeking to claim a free TV licence, including those caring for elderly people with complex illnesses like dementia.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 270397 question first answered 02/07/2019 15:45:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan