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227159

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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 steps his Department plans to take to monitor whether care assessments carried out under the Care Act 2014 include consideration of any companion animals.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	227484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Under the duty to promote well-being in the Care Act, which applies to all care and support functions in the Act, people’s well-being, including emotional well-being and the outcomes that matter to them, must be taken into consideration by local authorities when undertaking an assessment of their needs. This may incorporate an individual’s feelings and wishes about keeping a companion animal, where relevant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 17/03/2015 17:18:39 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

179625

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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 assessment he has made of trends in levels of eligibility for social care set by councils between 2005 and 2010.
tabling member constituency	Meon Valley
tabling member printed	George Hollingbery
uin	224385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>During 2005/06 to 2009/10, the number of councils which set their local eligibility at the “substantial” banding within the existing guidance increased by nearly a third, and the number of councils setting their eligibility at “moderate” decreased by a similar proportion. This indicates councils making restrictions in access and eligibility over this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table sets out the percentage of councils in each of the bandings between 2005/06 and 2009/10. The bandings were set out in 2003 guidance and updated in 2010 by <em>Prioritising Need in the Context of Putting People First: A whole system approach to eligibility for social care, </em>which retained the same eligibility framework based on four bandings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Percentage of LAs at Critical</p></td><td><p>Percentage of LAs at Substantial</p></td><td><p>Percentage of LAs at Moderate</p></td><td><p>Percentage of LAs at Low</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>55.0%</p></td><td><p>36.7%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>62.2%</p></td><td><p>33.2%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>69.7%</p></td><td><p>26.5%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>70.5%</p></td><td><p>25.7%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>71.1%</p></td><td><p>25.0%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> The Care Quality Commission. This is provided as % as the total number of local authorities (LAs) providing social care changed over this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To resolve substantial and longstanding concerns from people with care needs that the existing framework is opaque and not applied consistently across England, the Government is introducing a national minimum eligibility threshold for adult care and support from 1 April 2015. This will provide more clarity on what level of needs are eligible for care and support. LAs will no longer be able to tighten the criteria beyond this threshold, but they will have the flexibility to meet other needs that are not eligible, if they chose to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 24/02/2015 13:50:07 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery

175095

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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 discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about the effect of changes to local authority budgets on funding for adult social care.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	221514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health has frequent discussions with both the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which encompass a wide variety of topics, including social care.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In particular, Ministers recently met to discuss how best to tackle delayed discharges from hospital. As a result the Department has issued a new ring-fenced grant to local authorities worth £25 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/01/2015 17:00:45 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

173428

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to publish an annual report on their internal complaints procedures.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	220638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to make users of services aware of the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) complaints procedure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2013, the Department set up a Complaints Programme Board to bring together a range of partners across the care system to implement actions which will lead to improvements in complaints handling, as set out in <em>Hard Truths, </em>the Government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LGO is part of this crucial work programme, which has been developed with other national partners to bring about important changes to the way complainants are supported and complaints are handled across the care system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not propose to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to publish an annual report on their internal complaints procedures. However, Regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 requires that providers registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) must have a system in place for identifying, receiving, handling and responding to complaints and comments made by service users or anyone acting on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In particular, service providers must ensure that any complaint made is fully investigated and where practicable, resolved to the satisfaction of the service user or the person acting on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CQC’s guidance on complying with this regulation sets out that service users should be aware of the steps they can take if they are not satisfied with the findings or outcome once a complaint has been responded to. This includes their being advised of their right to refer the matter to the LGO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 220637 question first answered 16/01/2015 14:05:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

173429

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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, if he will bring forward proposals to make it a statutory requirement for care providers to make clients aware of the Local Government Ombudsman complaints procedure.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	220637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to make users of services aware of the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) complaints procedure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2013, the Department set up a Complaints Programme Board to bring together a range of partners across the care system to implement actions which will lead to improvements in complaints handling, as set out in <em>Hard Truths, </em>the Government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LGO is part of this crucial work programme, which has been developed with other national partners to bring about important changes to the way complainants are supported and complaints are handled across the care system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not propose to introduce a statutory requirement for care providers to publish an annual report on their internal complaints procedures. However, Regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 requires that providers registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) must have a system in place for identifying, receiving, handling and responding to complaints and comments made by service users or anyone acting on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In particular, service providers must ensure that any complaint made is fully investigated and where practicable, resolved to the satisfaction of the service user or the person acting on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CQC’s guidance on complying with this regulation sets out that service users should be aware of the steps they can take if they are not satisfied with the findings or outcome once a complaint has been responded to. This includes their being advised of their right to refer the matter to the LGO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 220638 question first answered 16/01/2015 14:05:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

173090

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
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, how many complex social discharges there were in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	220357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 15/01/2015 14:24:29 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

171074

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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, how many households were in receipt of adult social care services in each English local authority in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	219189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available centrally. Data is collected on the number of individuals receiving care and support. Information is not collected on how many of these individuals are in the same household.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numbers of individuals in receipt of local authority provided adult social care services in England in 2013-14 by local authority is detailed in the attached table. This information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=16628&amp;topics=1%2fSocial+care%2fSocial+care+activity&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=16628&amp;topics=1%2fSocial+care%2fSocial+care+activity&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:24:32 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name 2015-01-05 PQ219189 table receipients of adult socal care by LA 2013-14.docx title Adult social care services by LA in 2013-14
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

171075

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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, how much was spent per capita on adult social care services in each English local authority in 2009-10 and 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	219190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Net spent per capita on adult social care services in each English local authority is detailed in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:53:30 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name PQ 219190 Net ASC current expenditure.doc title Net current expenditure for all adult social care
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

171266

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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 the (a) actual and (b) percentage change was in expenditure per head of population aged 65 and over on adult social care services in each English local authority in 2009-10 and 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	219191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Data on expenditure per head of population aged 65 and over on adult social care services is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The attached table provides the net current expenditure per head of population who receive adult social care aged 65 and over, broken down by local authority and year. The last column shows the percentage change between 2009-10 and 2013-14.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authorities in England spent £6.7 billion on social care for people aged over 65 and over in 2013-14, compared with £7.4 billion in 2009-10. In 2013-14 the National Health Service transferred £859 million to social care but we are unable to include this investment in the overall spending figure as we do not hold information on how much of it was spent on people aged 65 and over.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The attached table provides a breakdown of expenditure on social care per head of population aged 65 and over broken down by local authority in 2009-10 and 2013-14. The table also details the percentage change and actual change between those two financial years. The figures do not include NHS transfer funding.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:21:02 question first ministerially corrected 13/01/2015 14:57:52 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Revised table PQ 219191.docx title Social care spend per head of population 2009-14 previous answer version 36913 answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name 2014-12-22 PQ219191 Karen Buck Table on over 65 LA Expenditure.docx title Over 65 LA expenditure
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

170462

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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, how much the Government spent in (a) cash terms, (b) real terms and (c) per person in (i) cash and (ii) real terms on social care in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	218681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Local government net expenditure on adult social care in cash and real terms is set out in the table below. This has been adjusted to include the National Health Service transfer to social care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local government net expenditure on adult social care 2009-10 to 2013-14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Net current expenditure, £ billon</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash prices</p></td><td><p>15.74</p></td><td><p>16.08</p></td><td><p>15.55</p></td><td><p>15.35</p></td><td><p>15.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 prices</p></td><td><p>17.20</p></td><td><p>17.12</p></td><td><p>16.19</p></td><td><p>15.70</p></td><td><p>15.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department cannot provide per person data on spend on adult social care. This is because individual level data is not collected in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 18/12/2014 17:30:37 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall