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1460100

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of Homes England’s role in delivering suitable homes for older people.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	159122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>We are investing £11.5 billion in the new Affordable Homes Programme, which includes the delivery of specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing. Homes England is our key delivery partner for the programme (outside of London, where the programme is delivered by the Greater London Authority).</p><p>More broadly, this government is committed to improving the supply and diversity of housing options available to older people. As set out in the Levelling Up White Paper, we intend to launch a new taskforce which will look at ways we can provide more choice, better quality and greater security of housing for older people. Further information on the remit, timing and membership of the taskforce will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/04/2022 17:08:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1452433

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into intra-nasal covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	142526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation have funded rapid research to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including on nasal administration of vaccines. Approximately £580,000 in funding was awarded to Imperial College London towards a study looking at safety and lower airway immunogenicity of two candidate COVID-19 vaccines administered to the respiratory tract. Additionally, the NIHR is providing infrastructure support to two phase one studies in this area, including the study at Imperial College London. As the largest public funder of health and care research, the NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including intra-nasal COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 142439 142446 question first answered 23/03/2022 17:52:57 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1423045

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Disability: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure every disabled child can access the therapies and health services they need.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	125596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The ‘2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance’, published in December 2021, includes a requirement for local health systems in England to agree a plan for reducing community service waiting lists. The aim is to prioritise patients on waiting lists and consider transforming service pathways to improve effectiveness and productivity. NHS England and NHS Improvement published the ‘Community services prioritisation framework’ on 11 January 2022. This sets an expectation that community health services which have been delayed or paused as a result of COVID-19<em>, </em>including therapy services for children and young people, should resume from 1 March 2022.</p><p>There are no legal referral targets for disabled children’s health services. The NHS Constitution for England provides that patients have the right to access certain services, which may include health services for disabled children, within maximum waiting times, or for the National Health Service to offer suitable alternatives if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 125597 question first answered 24/02/2022 13:08:43 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1423046

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Disability: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help NHS trusts meet legal targets on the delivery of disabled children’s services.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	125597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The ‘2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance’, published in December 2021, includes a requirement for local health systems in England to agree a plan for reducing community service waiting lists. The aim is to prioritise patients on waiting lists and consider transforming service pathways to improve effectiveness and productivity. NHS England and NHS Improvement published the ‘Community services prioritisation framework’ on 11 January 2022. This sets an expectation that community health services which have been delayed or paused as a result of COVID-19<em>, </em>including therapy services for children and young people, should resume from 1 March 2022.</p><p>There are no legal referral targets for disabled children’s health services. The NHS Constitution for England provides that patients have the right to access certain services, which may include health services for disabled children, within maximum waiting times, or for the National Health Service to offer suitable alternatives if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 125596 question first answered 24/02/2022 13:08:43 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1423048

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to tackle backlogs in disabled children’s health and care services.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	125598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton and the hon. Member for Rother Valley to the answer I gave on 21 January 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-18/106872" target="_blank">106872</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 125440 question first answered 28/02/2022 12:16:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1423050

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the relevant stakeholders on supporting disabled children and families to recover from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	125599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The department’s £18 million supported internship scheme will help more people into sustained paid employment. We are also making better respite care available for those who care for children with special educational needs and disabilities, with councils getting an extra £30 million for the next three years to set up more than 10,000 additional respite placements for vulnerable children.</p><p>The Department for Education and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have worked together to secure funding for councils. This year councils have access to £51.3 billion to deliver their core services, including a £1.7 billion grant for social care. The government has also given over £6 billion in non-ringfenced funding directly to councils to support them with the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 spending pressures, including children’s services.</p><p>In addition to statutory services, the department is providing £27.3 million to the Family Fund in the 2021/22 financial year to support over 60,000 families on low incomes raising children and young people with disabilities or serious illnesses. Grants can be used for a range of purposes, including family breaks.</p><p>The department will continue to work with other government departments, including DLUHC, to ensure the needs of children’s services are reflected.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/02/2022 17:00:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1423051

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the Green Paper on special educational needs proposes reforms to the way health and care services work for families with disabled children.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	125600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) review aims to ensure that children and young people with SEND receive the support they need and a positive experience within a financially sustainable system. We want to clarify accountabilities at every level of the system and realise the benefits of aligned education, health and care provision. We have engaged extensively during the review to understand how the system is working for disabled children.</p><p>The department recognises the need to make sure that changes we propose are supported and understood across health and care services, as well as education providers. We will set out our approach in a Green Paper, which will be published in the first quarter of this year for full public consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/02/2022 15:22:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1423052

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to engage with families with disabled children following the publication of the Green Paper on special educational needs and disability.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	125601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The department will publish the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) review Green Paper in the first quarter of this year for full public consultation.</p><p>It is critical that we hear from as many people as possible during our consultation to get invaluable feedback on our proposals from a wide range of perspectives. This includes parents and carers, children, young people and sector professionals.</p><p>The department is working with a steering group and a range of other individuals and organisations to best ensure that children and young people with SEND, and parents and carers will be able to engage fully.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 125441 question first answered 28/02/2022 12:17:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1404458

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to hold a consultation on the forthcoming (a) White Paper and (b) draft Bill on Levelling-Up.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	107755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government will continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and partners on the levelling up agenda after the White Paper has been published. Further details on any potential legislation will be provided in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 27/01/2022 15:56:42 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1403016

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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	Disability: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made to reduce the backlog in disabled children’s therapies and health services.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	104409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>There are no legal referral targets for disabled children’s health services. The NHS Constitution for England provides that patients have the right to access certain services, which may include health services for disabled children, within maximum waiting times, or for the National Health Service to offer suitable alternatives if this is not possible.</p><p>We have made £2 billion available in 2021/22 and a further £8 billion from April 2022 to March 2025 to increase activity, tackle backlogs in elective care services and reduce waiting times for patients, including disabled children. This funding could deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million more checks, scans and procedures. The NHS will aim to deliver 30% more elective activity by 2024/25 compared to pre-pandemic levels. A further £5.9 billion of capital funding was announced in October 2021 to support elective recovery, diagnostics and technology.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 104410 104411 question first answered 20/01/2022 15:14:22 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford