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752683

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Depressive Illnesses: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of women aged (a) 20 to 40, (b) 41 to 60 and (c) 61 or over diagnosed with (i) a nervous breakdown and (ii) depression in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 16:02:48 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

752088

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve the financial inclusion of refugees in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	5045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5046 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:42 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

752089

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve access to bank accounts for refugees in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	5046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5045 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:43 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

752090

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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	Big Lottery Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Big Lottery on jobs and staffing levels at its Newcastle site.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I have had no discussions but The Fund is led by a non-executive board and has operational autonomy; therefore, the shape or form that these organisational changes should take is an independent decision and is not a matter for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752137

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2017 to Question 1097, how much funding was allocated to 16-to-19 education in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	5005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to his previous question number 3689, which was answered on 12 July:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-07/3689/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-07/3689/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p> </p></li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 15:54:58 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

752150

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Open University: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had any discussions with the Open University on its use of a restricted countries list in its application process.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no such meetings.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2017 15:21:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

752154

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the Care Quality Commission's finding that safety is one of the key areas where residential care homes are struggling to improve; and what steps he plans to take to address that finding.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	5059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Whilst 79% of inspected care services are good or outstanding there is more to do to address variation. This is why we introduced tougher inspections of care services and provided an additional £2 billion to the sector. The Department is also working with organisations from across the adult social care sector to implement Quality Matters – a commitment to improving quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced that we will be consulting on the future of social care. The consultation will set out options to improve the social care system to put it on a more secure financial footing and address issues related to the quality of care and variation in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) makes sure adult social care providers meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. The CQC reports that 75% of inspected providers are rated as good for ‘safety’.</p><p>The CQC can take action if it identifies aspects of care which need to improve. The CQC can: issue requirement notices or warning notices to set out what improvements must be made and by when; make changes to a care provider's registration to limit what they may do; place a provider in special measures; and, issue cautions, fines or prosecute cases where people are harmed or placed in danger of harm.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC reports that 76% of inspected providers are rated as outstanding or good for ‘well-led’. The Department is working closely with our delivery partners, Skills for Care, to improve the level of skills of the adult social care workforce which includes supporting the development of leadership at all levels. The Skills for Care Leadership programme equips leaders and managers at all levels to positively embrace service transformation as part of an integrated, whole-system view of person-centred care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 5058 5060 5073 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:01:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

752155

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of leadership of residential care homes that have been rated inadequate or requires improvement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	5060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Whilst 79% of inspected care services are good or outstanding there is more to do to address variation. This is why we introduced tougher inspections of care services and provided an additional £2 billion to the sector. The Department is also working with organisations from across the adult social care sector to implement Quality Matters – a commitment to improving quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced that we will be consulting on the future of social care. The consultation will set out options to improve the social care system to put it on a more secure financial footing and address issues related to the quality of care and variation in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) makes sure adult social care providers meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. The CQC reports that 75% of inspected providers are rated as good for ‘safety’.</p><p>The CQC can take action if it identifies aspects of care which need to improve. The CQC can: issue requirement notices or warning notices to set out what improvements must be made and by when; make changes to a care provider's registration to limit what they may do; place a provider in special measures; and, issue cautions, fines or prosecute cases where people are harmed or placed in danger of harm.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC reports that 76% of inspected providers are rated as outstanding or good for ‘well-led’. The Department is working closely with our delivery partners, Skills for Care, to improve the level of skills of the adult social care workforce which includes supporting the development of leadership at all levels. The Skills for Care Leadership programme equips leaders and managers at all levels to positively embrace service transformation as part of an integrated, whole-system view of person-centred care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 5058 5059 5073 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:01:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

752157

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to tackle regional variations in the quality of residential care.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	5058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Whilst 79% of inspected care services are good or outstanding there is more to do to address variation. This is why we introduced tougher inspections of care services and provided an additional £2 billion to the sector. The Department is also working with organisations from across the adult social care sector to implement Quality Matters – a commitment to improving quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced that we will be consulting on the future of social care. The consultation will set out options to improve the social care system to put it on a more secure financial footing and address issues related to the quality of care and variation in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) makes sure adult social care providers meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. The CQC reports that 75% of inspected providers are rated as good for ‘safety’.</p><p>The CQC can take action if it identifies aspects of care which need to improve. The CQC can: issue requirement notices or warning notices to set out what improvements must be made and by when; make changes to a care provider's registration to limit what they may do; place a provider in special measures; and, issue cautions, fines or prosecute cases where people are harmed or placed in danger of harm.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC reports that 76% of inspected providers are rated as outstanding or good for ‘well-led’. The Department is working closely with our delivery partners, Skills for Care, to improve the level of skills of the adult social care workforce which includes supporting the development of leadership at all levels. The Skills for Care Leadership programme equips leaders and managers at all levels to positively embrace service transformation as part of an integrated, whole-system view of person-centred care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 5059 5060 5073 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:01:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

752158

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to support local authorities in addressing regional inequalities in social care quality.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	5073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Whilst 79% of inspected care services are good or outstanding there is more to do to address variation. This is why we introduced tougher inspections of care services and provided an additional £2 billion to the sector. The Department is also working with organisations from across the adult social care sector to implement Quality Matters – a commitment to improving quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced that we will be consulting on the future of social care. The consultation will set out options to improve the social care system to put it on a more secure financial footing and address issues related to the quality of care and variation in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) makes sure adult social care providers meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. The CQC reports that 75% of inspected providers are rated as good for ‘safety’.</p><p>The CQC can take action if it identifies aspects of care which need to improve. The CQC can: issue requirement notices or warning notices to set out what improvements must be made and by when; make changes to a care provider's registration to limit what they may do; place a provider in special measures; and, issue cautions, fines or prosecute cases where people are harmed or placed in danger of harm.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC reports that 76% of inspected providers are rated as outstanding or good for ‘well-led’. The Department is working closely with our delivery partners, Skills for Care, to improve the level of skills of the adult social care workforce which includes supporting the development of leadership at all levels. The Skills for Care Leadership programme equips leaders and managers at all levels to positively embrace service transformation as part of an integrated, whole-system view of person-centred care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 5058 5059 5060 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:01:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker