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746117

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made to improve support for carers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers’ breaks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1549 1550 question first answered 04/07/2017 11:02:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

746118

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Respite Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what respite facilities he plans to make available to support carers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers’ breaks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1548 1550 question first answered 04/07/2017 11:02:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

746119

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to create a carer's pack with information to support carers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers’ breaks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1548 1549 question first answered 04/07/2017 11:02:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

746181

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the widening access training scheme in the NHS applies to staff who work in health professions transferred to work in local authorities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Employers may offer a range of training opportunities to their employees. Whether a payment to an employee ‘in training’ qualifies for an Income Tax and National Insurance exemption will depend on the facts of each case. HM Revenue and Customs’ <em>Statement of Practice 4 1986</em> sets out the circumstances when a payment by an employer to an employee can be exempted from a charge to tax. These rules apply equally to all employers - they are not specific to the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/07/2017 15:17:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732871

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many home fire safety checks have been made in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of home fire safety checks made by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England are published in fire statistics data table 1201 which accompanied the “Fire and rescue authorities: operational statistics bulletin for England 2015 to 2016” – the release is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fire-statistics#fire-and-rescue-authorities-operational-statistics:-latest-version" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fire-statistics#fire-and-rescue-authorities-operational-statistics:-latest-version</a></p><p>Data for 2009-10 are published in Appendix table 14 accompanying the 2009-10 release here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fire-and-rescue-authorities-operational-statistics-bulletin-for-england-2009-to-2010" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fire-and-rescue-authorities-operational-statistics-bulletin-for-england-2009-to-2010</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/07/2017 12:10:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732872

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the security of pedestrianised areas in York against (a) terrorist and (b) vehicle-borne terrorist attack.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to comment on specific security activities and arrangements at a particular location. However, the police undertake appropriate policing deployments utilising the full range of assets available to them, including armed officers and other specialist capabilities, to protect and reassure the public across the UK including in city centres. These deployments are designed against the current national threat level of SEVERE, which means that an attack is highly likely, and consider a range of attack methodologies including vehicle as a weapon attacks.</p><p>Furthermore, under the Government’s counter terrorism strategy CONTEST we have ensured that businesses and local authorities have access to high-quality advice and guidance, provided by the police and others, so they know what steps to take to reduce vulnerability to, and prepare for, terrorist attack. Public vigilance, the work of the police, and of the security and intelligence agencies all contribute to make crowded places safer. I am determined that the CONTEST strategy is applied throughout the whole of the UK and not just the bigger cities.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/07/2017 14:58:31 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732873

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to evaluate the effectiveness of Prevent Strategy training.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has developed a dual approach to assessing the effectiveness of initiatives funded by the Prevent strategy. It is based on comprehensive monitoring systems which track outcomes over time and robust evaluation techniques that assess effectiveness.</p><p>Over 850,000 frontline staff have received training on spotting signs of radicalisation and feedback from those who have attended WRAP training shows that 90% of attendees rated their understanding of how people can be influenced or radicalised as “good” or “excellent” following the training.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/07/2017 11:43:00 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732874

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Security: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding she is providing for the erection of barriers to protect buildings and other places where people congregate in cities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>For reasons of national security we do not publically disclose the detailed allocation of funding for counter terrorism by force area or by capability.</p><p>Overall this Government has protected counter-terrorism police spend in real terms over the Spending Review period, and invested in counter-terrorism policing to grow key capabilities, including providing £144m to increase armed policing capability. We remain committed to increasing cross-government spending on counter-terrorism by 30%, from £11.7 billion to £15.1 billion, including funding an additional 1,900 officers at our security and intelligence agencies. The Government has a constructive dialogue with policing to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place.</p><p>Within the contest strategy one of the main pillars is to protect and prepare the country for an attack when it happens. Bespoke advice and guidance on protective security is provided to businesses and local authorities responsible for crowded places by specialist Counter-Terrorism Security Advisors (CTSAs) who operate in every police region. All police forces also have access to the National Barrier Asset, which is made up of a range of temporary Hostile Vehicle Mitigation equipment, security fences and gates that enable temporary physical protection of sites.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/07/2017 15:00:37 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732875

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on planning to prevent terrorist acts in their communities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>We work in partnership with local authorities to build resilience in communities, to tackle the influences of radicalisation, and respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism.</p><p>We work to protect all communities and help them to prevent terrorist attacks. Following recent incidents, particularly Finsbury Park, the police have been engaging with their local faith communities to provide advice and reassurance and have reviewed their policing plans.</p><p>Under the Government’s counter terrorism strategy CONTEST, work takes place to improve protective security and preparedness at crowded places by ensuring businesses and local authorities have access to high quality protective security advice. Advice for businesses is provided by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI).</p><p>NaCTSO have published sector specific protective security advice and guidance for owners and operators of crowded places sites including places of worship, to allow them to identify key risks and consider what steps to take. The advice and guidance is provided independent of threat level, and is designed to be appropriate and proportionate, and wherever possible cost-effective.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/07/2017 11:45:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732876

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bootham Park Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will prioritise the site of Bootham Park Hospital, York as a community asset rather than being sold for development.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Bootham site is currently operational and has not been declared surplus. With the recent announcement of Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust’s development plans, NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is aware that the site may be largely vacant from December 2017. NHSPS is in discussions with healthcare commissioners about whether there will be a requirement for the site for ongoing healthcare use after that time. It is critical that NHSPS works with the commissioners to avoid incurring costs for sites that are not used for service delivery, as this diverts funds from frontline service delivery.</p><p> </p><p>If the site were to be declared surplus to health requirements by the clinical commissioning group and NHS England, the process is to place the property on the ePIMS Surplus Land Register, when other Government bodies can register an interest to purchase the property. If no interest is registered, the property will be sold on the open market as expediently as possible to minimise holding costs to the system.</p><p> </p><p>Proceeds from any disposal would be re-invested in National Health Service facilities. Best price and terms upon disposal remain important factors, but, given the listed status of the building, any purchaser would be required to comply with applicable regulations.</p><p> </p><p>NHSPS has not been made aware of any formal application to register the site as an Asset of Community Value at this time. If any is received, NHSPS would fulfil its obligations in dealing with that application.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/07/2017 16:11:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell