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1669523

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date	13/11/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to provide a Disability Cost of Living Payment during winter 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	1655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>A Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 was paid to eligible claimants in September 2022. A second Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 was then paid in June 2023. 85% of claimants were also entitled to either £300 Pension Cost of Living Payments and up to £900 means tested benefit Cost of Living Payments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further to this, the Energy Price Guarantee was extended from April 2023 until the end of March 2024, meaning a typical household bill will be around £3,000 per year in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/11/2023 14:35:45 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1669524

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing an energy social tariff to assist disabled people with energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	1656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>As the Government explores possible approaches to consumer protection from 2024, it is working with disability organisations, considering the costs for disabled people and assessing the need for specific support for disabled people using medical equipment in the home.</p><p> </p><p>While energy prices are falling our Energy Price Guarantee remains in place to protect people until April next year. The Help for Households campaign includes numerous cost-of-living support schemes in 2023/2024, such as the Winter Fuel Payment, Warm Home Discount, Disability Cost of Living Payment and the Cost-of-Living Payment for those on means tested benefits which has increased from up to £650 in 2022/2023 to £900 in 2023/2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor the situation and will keep options under review, including with respect to the most vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/11/2023 13:23:13 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1669525

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions officials in her Department have had with representatives of charities supporting disabled people with energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	1657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and Officials in the Department have had numerous discussions with a variety of stakeholders, including charities supporting disabled people, on this very important issue.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/11/2023 13:19:50 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1669526

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people with the costs of energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	1658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>We recognise the cost-of-living challenges families, including those with disabled family members, are facing and in response last winter we launched a package of support for households and businesses, spending £40 billion and paying around half a typical household’s energy bill last winter.</p><p> </p><p>Since last winter, the outlook for energy prices has improved significantly. The Q4 2023 price cap of £1,834 has more than halved compared to the Q1 2023 price cap which stood at a high of £4,279. The Energy Price Guarantee will remain in place as a safety net until the end of March 2024, should energy prices increase significantly during this period.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government is providing further cost of living support to vulnerable households, including a £900 payment for those on means-tested benefits and an extra £150 for people on an eligible disability benefit.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/11/2023 13:15:36 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1669548

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
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	Anaesthesia Associates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of the number of anaesthesia associates on the quality of care.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	1659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP), which was published on 30 June 2023, sets out an expansion of new and extended roles to increase the breadth of skills within multidisciplinary teams, better meet the needs of patients, their families and unpaid carers, and enable more care to be delivered in primary and community settings. The National Health Service is determined to continue to invest in training opportunities and the development of career paths for the whole workforce. The LTWP set out that training places for anaesthesia associates (AAs) will increase to 250 by 2028/29. This will support our ambition to increase places to 280 a year by 2031/32.</p><p>We strongly recommend that employers only consider recruiting AAs who are on the AA Managed Voluntary Register (MVR) which is currently held by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA). It enables supervisors and employers to check whether an individual is qualified and safe to work in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/11/2023 17:25:16 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1668200

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer 20 September 2023 to Question 199155 on Asylum: Housing, what the agreed contractual margins are above which Asylum Accommodation Support Contracts contractors should pay all profits back to the Home Office.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>It is not appropriate to comment on commercial arrangements with suppliers. All Home Office commercial contracts are designed to ensure best value for taxpayer. The Home Office closely monitors its contractors' performance, including financial results.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 651 652 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:00:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1668201

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer 20 September 2023 to Question 199155 on Asylum: Housing, how much funding has been returned to her Department by Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contractors because their profits exceeded the agreed contractual margin in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>It is not appropriate to comment on commercial arrangements with suppliers. All Home Office commercial contracts are designed to ensure best value for taxpayer. The Home Office closely monitors its contractors' performance, including financial results.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 650 652 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:00:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1668202

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the amount Clearsprings Ready Homes Limited will repay to her Department for exceeding the agreed contractual profit margin for Asylum Accommodation and Support Services in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>It is not appropriate to comment on commercial arrangements with suppliers. All Home Office commercial contracts are designed to ensure best value for taxpayer. The Home Office closely monitors its contractors' performance, including financial results.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 650 651 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:00:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1663768

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pentonville Prison: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were held at Pentonville Prison on 17 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	201621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>On 17 July 2023, 1,179 prisoners were held at HMP Pentonville. 83 Band 3 Prison Officers were on duty in the prison on that day. Staffing levels were above the minimum staffing level required by the prison’s Regime Management Plan to deliver a safe and decent regime.</p><p>Other staff were not in attendance for the following reasons:</p><ul><li>Annual leave 22</li><li>Training 30</li><li>Sick absence 11</li><li>Other absences 14</li></ul><p>It should be noted that these figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>The data is collated to reflect individuals that attended throughout the day, this will be culmination of varying shifts throughout the period.</p><p>The numbers who were on duty includes all staff that attended for all/part of a shift in the establishment, including any additional payment shifts &amp; night duties. Those recorded in the category of ‘Other absences’ can include staff on Medical Appointments, Restricted Duties, Phased Return, Secondment, Maternity leave, Jury Service, Official Duty, Parental Leave, Suspension, Bedwatch, working at a different grade, time off in lieu and remote working.</p><p>We have taken a series of measures to increase the prison workforce. Despite a challenging labour market, the 12 months ending 30 June 2023 saw an increase of 701 Full Time Equivalent Band 3-5 prison officers. This means we now have 4,000 more prison officers than in March 2017. We are committed to recruiting up to 5,000 prison officers across public and private prisons by the mid-2020s.</p><p>We recently increased the pay of the vast majority of frontline officers by 7 per cent. Combined with other pay rises, this means starting pay for prison officers has increased since 2019 from £22,293 to £30,902 (on the basis of a national rate, 37 hour week with unsocial hours) or £23,529 to £32,851 (on the basis of a national rate, 39 hour week with unsocial hours).</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 201622 question first answered 24/10/2023 08:22:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1663769

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pentonville Prison: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers at Pentonville Prison attended their shift on 17 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	201622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>On 17 July 2023, 1,179 prisoners were held at HMP Pentonville. 83 Band 3 Prison Officers were on duty in the prison on that day. Staffing levels were above the minimum staffing level required by the prison’s Regime Management Plan to deliver a safe and decent regime.</p><p>Other staff were not in attendance for the following reasons:</p><ul><li>Annual leave 22</li><li>Training 30</li><li>Sick absence 11</li><li>Other absences 14</li></ul><p>It should be noted that these figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>The data is collated to reflect individuals that attended throughout the day, this will be culmination of varying shifts throughout the period.</p><p>The numbers who were on duty includes all staff that attended for all/part of a shift in the establishment, including any additional payment shifts &amp; night duties. Those recorded in the category of ‘Other absences’ can include staff on Medical Appointments, Restricted Duties, Phased Return, Secondment, Maternity leave, Jury Service, Official Duty, Parental Leave, Suspension, Bedwatch, working at a different grade, time off in lieu and remote working.</p><p>We have taken a series of measures to increase the prison workforce. Despite a challenging labour market, the 12 months ending 30 June 2023 saw an increase of 701 Full Time Equivalent Band 3-5 prison officers. This means we now have 4,000 more prison officers than in March 2017. We are committed to recruiting up to 5,000 prison officers across public and private prisons by the mid-2020s.</p><p>We recently increased the pay of the vast majority of frontline officers by 7 per cent. Combined with other pay rises, this means starting pay for prison officers has increased since 2019 from £22,293 to £30,902 (on the basis of a national rate, 37 hour week with unsocial hours) or £23,529 to £32,851 (on the basis of a national rate, 39 hour week with unsocial hours).</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 201621 question first answered 24/10/2023 08:22:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor