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1714500

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date	29/04/2024
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	Liver Diseases: Darlington
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 her Department is taking to reduce levels of liver disease in Darlington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	24136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>Through the 2021 Drugs Strategy we are making the largest ever single increase in drug and alcohol treatment and recovery funding, with £780 million of additional investment. Of this, £532 million is being invested to rebuild local authority commissioned substance misuse treatment services in England. As alcohol and drug services are commissioned together, this will benefit people seeking treatment for alcohol use.</p><p> </p><p>In the financial years 2022/23 to 2024/25, Darlington has been allocated just over £1.9 million through the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant and Inpatient Detoxification Grant, to increase the number of people benefiting from alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services, and the outcomes they achieve. This is additional to the amounts invested through the Public Health Grant.</p><p> </p><p>Work in the National Health Service, specifically piloting early diagnosis and prevention through 19 community diagnostic hubs, is identifying undiagnosed liver disease. The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is enrolled in a Community Liver Health Check pilot in Newcastle, being delivered by the system’s Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Networks. This will provide FibroScans in one-stop community clinics, where patients also have other investigations, as required. The pilot has expanded into North Tyneside, and when resources allow, they intend to develop clinics elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond treatment, we are committed to tackling alcohol harms including reducing consumption levels, and in 2023 the Government introduced reforms to alcohol duty, meaning products are taxed directly in proportion to their alcohol content.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/05/2024 13:26:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1714501

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review current practices for commissioning of foster care services.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	24137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recommended that the government introduces a network of Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) to plan, commission and deliver children’s social care placements in fostering, children’s homes and secure homes on a regional basis. The department has committed to trialling this approach with two RCC pathfinders to build an evidence base before future rollout.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s long-term vision is that RCCs will help improve commissioning and sufficiency, and better enable local authorities to meet the needs of the children in their care, whilst reforming foster parent recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department is investing £36 million to deliver a fostering and retention programme so foster care is available for more children who need it. This will boost approvals of foster carers, as well as taking steps to retain existing foster carers. Darlington local authority, as part of the North East pathfinder, were one of the first local authorities to take part in this programme.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 10/05/2024 16:30:30 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1714502

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the full basic State Pension increased in cash terms between (a) 1997 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2024.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	24019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Between April 1997 and April 2010, the basic State Pension increased from £62.45 per week to £97.65 per week– representing an increase of £35.20 or 56 per cent in cash terms. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension increased by £1,837.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2010 and April 2024 the basic State Pension increased from £97.65 per week to £169.50 – representing an increase of £71.85 per week or 74 per cent in cash terms. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension increased by £3,749.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 02/05/2024 16:18:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1714504

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for reissuing a driving licence following medical clearance in the last 12 months; and if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of that average processing time.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	24102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to make a licensing decision within 90 working days in 90% of cases where a medical investigation must be investigated before a licence can be issued. In the 2023/24 financial year, the average time to make a licensing decision in such cases was 55 working days.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time taken to deal with an application varies depending on the medical condition(s) involved and whether further information is required from medical professionals. The DVLA is often reliant on receiving information from medical professionals before it can take any further action on an application.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:44:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1714508

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the level of statutory sick pay on health outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	23972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to a previous response provided by the Minister of State for Care to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-17/902448" target="_blank">UIN 902448</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/05/2024 14:41:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1714509

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Women against State Pension Inequality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign since 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Departmental Ministers met with representatives from the WASPI campaign group on 29 June 2016. <ins class="ministerial">The department did not meet with representatives from the campaign group for the duration of the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman's investigation which began in 2018.</ins></p><p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and I will provide a further update to the House once I have considered the report's findings.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/05/2024 10:53:22 question first ministerially corrected 09/05/2024 08:18:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 32613 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1714513

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare and Pre-school Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to count the number of staff working in the early years and childcare sector.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	24020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The department collects information on the overall size of the workforce through its regular Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data from this survey was published in December 2023 and showed the number of paid staff working in the early years sector had increased by 13,000 in 2023 alone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 10/05/2024 16:35:22 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1714514

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of her policies on the childcare workforce.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	24021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>In accordance with standard practice, new policies which have been introduced to support the early years workforce will be evaluated to understand their impact and effectiveness. This includes the recently announced national recruitment campaign and early years financial incentives pilot, details of which can be found at: <a href="https://earlyyearscareers.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://earlyyearscareers.campaign.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also regularly engaging with both local authorities and early years providers from across the country to better understand the impact of workforce policies on the early years workforce in their local areas.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the department collects information on the childcare workforce through the Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers which showed 13,000 more people working in the sector in 2023 alone. The survey can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 10/05/2024 16:28:25 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1714515

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the reduction in numbers of credit unions.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	24061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is a strong supporter of credit unions, recognising the vital role they play in local communities throughout the country.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, the Government allowed credit unions in Great Britain to offer a wider range of products and services, diversifying their income streams and enhancing their role in financial inclusion.</p><p> </p><p>According to the latest data from the PRA, credit union membership in Great Britain has increased for the fifth consecutive quarter, reaching a record level of over 1.5 million. Their total assets have also increased to over £2.67 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to engage with the credit union sector to assess how they can best be supported moving forward.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 08/05/2024 14:53:31 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1714516

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with housing associations on the potential impact of the 53 rent week year on residents.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	24062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-14/18812" target="_blank">18812</a> on the 19<sup>th</sup> March.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:32:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders