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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2013-05-08more like thismore than 2013-05-08
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of losses to the public purse arising from applying the current accounting officer conventions in the period leading up to the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Gregg McClymont more like this
uin 154017 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-02-25more like thismore than 2014-02-25
answer text <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury.</p><p>The UK Government is not planning for independence as it believes that people in Scotland will vote to remain within the UK. As such, the Government has made no assessment of the risk of losses to the public purse, and has no plans to change accounting officers conventions</p> more like this
answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey more like this
answering member printed Danny Alexander more like this
grouped question UIN 154018 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-02-25T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-02-25T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1535
label Biography information for Danny Alexander more like this
tabling member
3949
label Biography information for Gregg McClymont more like this
10022
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2013-05-08more like thismore than 2013-05-08
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with officials in his Department on how the accounting officers' conventions would apply to investment in Scotland in advance of the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Gregg McClymont more like this
uin 154018 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-02-25more like thismore than 2014-02-25
answer text <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury.</p><p>The UK Government is not planning for independence as it believes that people in Scotland will vote to remain within the UK. As such, the Government has made no assessment of the risk of losses to the public purse, and has no plans to change accounting officers conventions</p> more like this
answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey more like this
answering member printed Danny Alexander more like this
grouped question UIN 154017 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-02-25T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-02-25T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1535
label Biography information for Danny Alexander more like this
tabling member
3949
label Biography information for Gregg McClymont more like this
1111033
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-10more like thismore than 2019-04-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the 192 shared accommodation rates of local housing allowance have been uprated as a result of the targeted affordability fund in each year since this was introduced. more like this
tabling member constituency Westminster North more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Karen Buck more like this
uin 243316 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-04-15more like thismore than 2019-04-15
answer text <p><strong>The information requested is in the table below.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Shared Accommodation Rates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-15T14:47:10.017Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-15T14:47:10.017Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
199
label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck more like this
1111043
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-10more like thismore than 2019-04-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Impact Assessment for the extension of the Shared Accommodation Rate to 25-34 year-olds, how many claimants were affected; and what assessment she has made of the effect of that extension on the average weekly income since January 2012. more like this
tabling member constituency Westminster North more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Karen Buck more like this
uin 243318 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-04-23more like thismore than 2019-04-23
answer text <p>The number of households aged 25-34 who are entitled to the Shared Accommodation Rate is available on Stat-Xplore from January 2013 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>An independent evaluation of the 2011/12 Local Housing Allowance reforms including the changes to the Shared Accommodation Rate was published in 2014 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-23T12:13:52.427Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-23T12:13:52.427Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
199
label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck more like this
1111215
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-10more like thismore than 2019-04-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people with a disability living in poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 243357 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-04-15more like thismore than 2019-04-15
answer text <p>National statistics on the number of people with a disability living in poverty, are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures can be found using the link below, in table 7b, in the file “summary-hbai-1994-95-2017-18-tables.ods”.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789816/hbai-2017-2018-tables-ods-files.zip" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789816/hbai-2017-2018-tables-ods-files.zip</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-15T15:21:42.523Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-15T15:21:42.523Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
1121395
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-11more like thismore than 2019-04-11
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to help businesses create more highly skilled jobs in (a) Gillingham and Rainham, (b) Medway and (c) Kent. more like this
tabling member constituency Gillingham and Rainham more like this
tabling member printed
Rehman Chishti more like this
uin 244055 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-04-23more like thismore than 2019-04-23
answer text <p>The Government has invited all Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England to develop Local Industrial Strategies. We aim to agree these with all places by early 2020. For Kent, the South East LEP will set out an ambitious long-term vision for the area to increase its productivity, build on its established strengths, and create new opportunities for people and businesses in emerging sectors and industries.</p><p> </p><p>The government know that regions across the UK have different skills needs, so will build on local strengths to deliver opportunities for people wherever they live. One way we will achieve this is through Skills Advisory Panels which bring together local employers and skills providers to pool knowledge on skills and labour market needs and work together to understand and address key local challenges. These Panels will be led by the Local Enterprise Partnership, and will influence Local Industrial Strategy development.</p><p> </p><p>In Kent, and the wider South East LEP area, the government is working in partnership with local business and civic leaders to grow skills and opportunities for workers across the area by:</p><p>- Delivering an increase of 198,900 jobs since 2010 and 31,080 apprenticeship starts last year.</p><p>- Investing £590 million of Growth Deal funding to the South East LEP since 2014. delivering 78,000 jobs, 29,000 homes and attracting a further £960 million extra investment into the South East, including £22 million spent on 29 skills projects.</p><p>- Investing £6.5 million for the Kent and Medway EDGE Hub. .</p><p>- Backing the Innovation Park Medway, within the Kent Enterprise Zone with £4.4 million funding to help attract high quality technology, engineering and manufacturing companies to the area.</p><p>Supporting the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Kent and Medway Growth Hub to help small and medium sized enterprises in the areas access the support they need to grow and thrive.</p>
answering member constituency Rochester and Strood more like this
answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-23T16:29:21.923Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-23T16:29:21.923Z
answering member
4487
label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
tabling member
3987
label Biography information for Rehman Chishti more like this
1149191
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-15more like thismore than 2019-10-15
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory and consistent (a) UK-wide logo and (b) on pack information for compostable food packaging; and what plans her Department has to introduce such a policy. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin more like this
uin 524 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
answer text <p>The Resources and Waste Strategy analysed the challenges currently facing the recycling industry in this country, setting out how we would tackle these challenges. Building on commitments in the Strategy we launched a consultation earlier this year on reforming the packaging producer responsibility system, as part of that consultation the Government proposed a mandatory UK-wide labelling system that provides clear information to help people to recycle. Following strong support for the proposal from consultation respondents, the Government is minded to take forward a mandatory labelling scheme subject to further analysis and legal considerations. Defra officials are exploring how a mandatory labelling scheme can address consumer confusion about what to do with compostable packaging. The consultation closed on 13 May and the summary of responses and next steps can be found via the below link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/packaging-waste-changing-the-uk-producer-responsibility-system-for-packaging-waste" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/packaging-waste-changing-the-uk-producer-responsibility-system-for-packaging-waste</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that innovation into compostable and biodegradable plastics could help reduce the environmental impacts of plastics if they are disposed of in the right way. However, this is often not the case. If these plastics are put in the domestic waste bin, for example, they are likely to end up in landfill and can break down to release powerful greenhouse gases, such as methane. If mistakenly recycled with other plastics, they have the potential to damage the quality of the new products made from the recycled plastic. Furthermore, concerns persist that plastics which are claimed to be biodegradable, if littered or otherwise released into the environment in an uncontrolled way, may not degrade quickly or at all, and they can only be composted if they meet relevant standards.</p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of these concerns, the Government published a call for evidence in July 2019 to help consider the development of standards or certification criteria for bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics as well as to better understand their effects on the environment and our current waste system. The call for evidence closed on the 14 October 2019 and we are currently analysing the responses received to inform future policy. We currently do not have plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the matter of requiring any form of plastic packaging to be compostable.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
grouped question UIN
525 more like this
526 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-22T14:39:28.583Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-22T14:39:28.583Z
answering member
4522
label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1151758
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-30more like thismore than 2019-09-30
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their projections of sea level rises around the UK coast have been updated to reflect the findings of the Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, approved on 24 September. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
uin HL17920 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-10-28more like thismore than 2019-10-28
answer text <p>The UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18), which was produced by the Met Office and other experts and co-funded by BEIS and Defra, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), both drew on the previous IPCC 5<sup>th</sup> Assessment Report data, plus more recent findings on topics such as the future contribution from the Antarctic ice sheet. Since publication of the IPCC SROCC report the Met Office have released on their <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/climate/ocean-and-cryosphere-report/srocc_sea_level_rise.pdf" target="_blank">website</a> a comparison of the main global sea-level rise results in UKCP18 and SROCC.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-28T14:45:38.323Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-28T14:45:38.323Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
4297
label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
1168266
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-12-19more like thismore than 2019-12-19
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of suicides, particularly among (a) men under 50 and (b) young people aged 16-24; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Wycombe more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Steve Baker more like this
uin 103 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2020-01-10more like thismore than 2020-01-10
answer text <p>In January 2019, we published the first cross-Government suicide prevention workplan, which sets out an ambitious programme of work across national and local government and the National Health Service to reduce suicide rates across all age groups. This includes work to support children and young people through our Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health. The workplan also outlines action being taken to reduce suicide rates in high-risk groups such as men by, amongst other things, raising awareness and reducing stigma of mental health in this group.</p><p> </p><p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are also investing £57 million in suicide prevention to support local suicide prevention plans and establish suicide bereavement support services. We have worked with NHS England to ensure that local areas use this funding to test approaches to reaching and engaging men in their local communities. We are also increasing investment in children’s and young people’s mental health services, meaning that, by 2023/24, an extra 345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 will receive mental health support via NHS-funded mental health services and school- or college-based mental health support teams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-10T14:13:22.077Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-10T14:13:22.077Z
answering member
1481
label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
tabling member
4064
label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker more like this
1168267
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-12-19more like thismore than 2019-12-19
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to improve mental healthcare in Wycombe; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Wycombe more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Steve Baker more like this
uin 104 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2020-01-09more like thismore than 2020-01-09
answer text <p>In response to the NHS Long Term Plan, the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System published a draft strategic delivery plan in September 2019 which outlines how each county will work with stakeholders to deliver the expectations of the Plan, including how to further improve local mental health services. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://bobstp.org.uk/media/1752/ics-ltp-1st-draft-submission-v10-2.pdf" target="_blank">https://bobstp.org.uk/media/1752/ics-ltp-1st-draft-submission-v10-2.pdf</a></p><p>Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) reports that a number of developments, which have the potential to impact on mental health care in Wycombe, are being delivered or are planned for delivery over the next financial year. These include:</p><p>- improving mental health crisis services with an increase in the number of days that the ‘safe haven’ service will operate in 2020 with a new location opening in High Wycombe. Home treatment for acutely unwell mental health patients will also start to be offered;</p><p>- two mental health support teams becoming operational in 2019, working in 33 schools across Buckinghamshire to provide interventions to young people with low to moderate mental health needs. The CCG will bid for national funding to expand this offering in 2020;</p><p>- increasing access to Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The number of young people accessing these services has increased and waiting times for assessment have decreased. The CCG will continue to develop this further into 2020 using online technology to increase access;</p><p>- recruiting additional CAMHS psychologists as part of the four-week wait pilot scheme;</p><p>- the employment of additional trainees by Buckinghamshire’s ‘Healthy Minds’ service; and</p><p>- continuing to improve the physical health of people that have a serious mental illness by ensuring they are able to access an annual physical health check.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-09T10:35:19.987Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-09T10:35:19.987Z
answering member
1481
label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
tabling member
4064
label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker more like this