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1433745

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date	21/02/2022
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on producing social media videos and graphics for use on ministerial social media accounts since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. In addition to the Civil Service Code, the Government Communications Service offers propriety in digital and social media guidance and is available to discuss questions relating to social media when working with ministers.</p><p>The Department employs an in-house social media team to use digital channels and create content to communicate departmental policies online. It is often appropriate for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements, created by civil servants, to be amplified or posted on other channels including ministers' own social media accounts where this facilitates wider engagement from the public.</p><p>Content creation is one part of the digital team’s responsibilities, there is no individual cost per video or graphic created. The creation of these assets, as well with other communications products, is funded by the Department’s Communications Directorate staffing budget.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/03/2022 12:40:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 52962 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433749

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on producing social media videos and graphics for use on ministerial social media accounts since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>Content creation is one part of the digital team's responsibilities, there is no individual cost per video or graphic created. The creation of these assets, as well with other communications products, is funded by the FCDO's Communications Directorate staffing budget.</p><p>Content produced centrally is shared on the FCDO social media channels, including embassy and high commission social media channels overseas.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2022 11:27:01 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433751

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department are managing ministerial social media accounts as either (a) their primary responsibility or (b) as part of their role.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>No HM Treasury employees are responsible for managing ministerial social media accounts.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/02/2022 13:56:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433753

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on producing social media videos and graphics for use on ministerial social media accounts since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text Departmental resources are used to produce communications products, including social media videos and graphics, which are distributed through a range of channels, primarily HM Treasury accounts. Ministers may also include these materials on their own social media channels; however, HM Treasury has spent no funds producing social media videos and graphics exclusively for ministerial social media accounts in this time period. answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/03/2022 13:54:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433754

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on producing social media videos and graphics for use on ministerial social media accounts since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The department employs an in-house social media team whose core responsibility it is to use digital channels to effectively and efficiently increase public awareness and understanding of the work and policies of the department. It is the role of the team to devise strategies and plans, as well as create and distribute digital content, for all Home Office social medial channels, to meet that objective.</p><p>Content created by this team regarding Government policies, guidance and announcements is also to be posted from ministerial accounts when necessary - this includes ministerial statements, content from official visits or government announcements.<em> </em></p><p>There is not an incremental cost to the creation of these assets. Like all other communications products, they are funded by the Home Office Communications Directorate staffing budget.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/03/2022 17:59:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 54306 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433755

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on producing social media videos and graphics for use on ministerial social media accounts since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>Ministers' social media accounts are primarily personal accounts, and will include political or constituency content created by Ministers themselves or their parliamentary offices and political advisers. It is often appropriate however, for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements to be posted from these accounts - this includes ministerial statements, content from official visits or government announcements.</p><p>Where this is the case, content can be created by civil servants where this helps to inform and explain to the public about the policies overseen by a minister or highlights their work as a government Minister, rather than in any political role.</p><p>In addition to the Civil Service Code, the Government Communications Service offers propriety in digital and social media guidance and is available to discuss questions relating to social media when working with ministers.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 126881 question first answered 24/02/2022 11:25:03 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433756

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department are managing ministerial social media accounts as either (a) their primary responsibility or (b) as part of their role.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We are now in a digital age, where social media and digital communications are an essential part of government, helping inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.</p><p>In addition to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">Civil Service Code</a>, the Government Communications Service offers <a href="https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/professional-standards/propriety/propriety-in-digital-and-social-media/" target="_blank">propriety in digital and social media guidance</a> and is available to discuss questions relating to social media when working with ministers.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice employs an in-house social media team to use digital channels and create content to communicate departmental policies online. It is often appropriate for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements, created by civil servants, to be amplified or posted on other channels including ministers' own social media accounts where this helps drive wider engagement from the public.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/03/2022 17:42:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433877

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made on the impact of not uprating benefits in line with inflation on levels of child poverty in Swansea West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The Government is up-rating benefits in line with inflation. The Secretary of State undertakes an annual review of benefits and pensions with reference to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). All benefit up-rating since April 1987 has been based on the increase in the relevant price inflation index in the 12 months to the previous September. The relevant benefits are increasing by 3.1% from April.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the six years, 2014/15 to 2019/20, can be found in the annual publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020" target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty. Our approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment – particularly where it is full-time – in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 126555 126629 126695 126700 126782 126809 127438 question first answered 25/02/2022 11:30:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1433879

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of not uprating benefits in line with inflation on the incomes of households in receipt of universal credit, in the context of the end of the £20 weekly uplift.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	126530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State undertakes an annual review of benefits and pensions based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation in the year to September. All benefit up-rating since April 1987 has been based on the increase in the relevant price inflation index in the 12 months to the previous September.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing £12 billion of support with the cost of living, with help targeted at working families, low-income households and the most vulnerable. A further £9 billion has been announced to protect against the impact of rising global energy prices.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 126554 126628 126699 126781 question first answered 25/02/2022 11:19:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1419092

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the covid surge deal with the independent health sector will be financed; and whether covid surge funding is being provided to Wales through Barnett consequentials.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	116822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The arrangements between NHS England and independent sector providers are not expected to result in significant additional spending above normal Quarter 4 levels and can be funded from existing budgets. Therefore, there is no effect on Barnett consequentials. As there is no new funding for these short-term, 12-week contracts, this could not pay for additional healthcare professionals. The arrangements allow for the continuing delivery of elective care for National Health Service patients in England and the provision of ‘surge’ capacity to assist NHS hospitals in England with the impact of the Omicron variant, where required. Local NHS systems, in coordination with regional and national teams, will be responsible for these arrangements to effectively meet local needs. Due to this flexibility, we are unable to estimate how many people will be treated through these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 116823 116824 116825 116826 116827 116828 116829 116830 116831 question first answered 09/02/2022 11:03:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 49443 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies