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date	25/04/2018
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	Hereditary Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what lessons have been learned from the 100,000 Genome Project which will help when deciding what genetic diseases should be screened for at birth.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	138095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The 100,000 Genomes Project is focussed on recruiting patients, including children, with rare diseases (and their family members) and those with common cancers. These are areas where whole genome sequencing may offer the best opportunity to diagnose disease. From the Project’s pilot phase we have found actionable findings in 20-25% of rare disease patients.</p><p> </p><p>The scope of the project does not include screening at birth. The Chief Medical Officer, in her annual report Generation Genome, recommended that that the National Screening Committee conducts a systematic evaluation of the opportunities offered by genomics for present and potential screening practices.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2018 15:41:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

890092

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the effectiveness of capacity assessments for people with learning disabilities who wish to look after a child.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	137142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Neither the Children Act 1989 nor its supporting statutory guidance prescribes the criteria that local authority social care should consider when assessing the capacity of a parent or prospective carer. However, relevant guidance for local authorities in making these decisions is set out, primarily, in the following publications:</p><p> </p><p>‘Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015)’, setting out the parameters and principles of a high quality assessment, including of parental capacity;</p><p> </p><p>‘Care Planning The Children Act 1989 guidance and regulations, Volume 2: care planning, placement and case review (2015)’, setting out factors to be considered in assessing the parenting capacity of the parent, and procedures that should be followed in placing a looked after child with a carer or in residential care.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions are therefore based on the professional judgement of social workers and the circumstances of the individual child; the local authority is under a duty to safeguard and promote the child’s welfare and when the court makes a decision the welfare of the child is paramount. Where a carer is needed for a child who cannot live with their birth parents, all types of prospective carers – whether foster carers, special guardians or adoptive parents – are considered in terms of their capacity to look after children in a safe and responsible way that meets the child’s development needs, and will have been assessed and approved by the local authority or a relevant agency.</p><p> </p><p>The government is undertaking wide-ranging reforms to improve the quality of social work practice and decision-making, including through assessment and accreditation against Knowledge and Skills Statements, which are also the post qualifying standards for child and family social work. These standards provide clarity about the expectations of child and family social workers, with specific reference to effective assessments.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 137143 question first answered 26/04/2018 15:17:19 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

890093

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the criteria are for capacity tests used to assess a person's suitability to look after a child; and what guidance his Department has issued on the use of those criteria.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	137143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Neither the Children Act 1989 nor its supporting statutory guidance prescribes the criteria that local authority social care should consider when assessing the capacity of a parent or prospective carer. However, relevant guidance for local authorities in making these decisions is set out, primarily, in the following publications:</p><p> </p><p>‘Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015)’, setting out the parameters and principles of a high quality assessment, including of parental capacity;</p><p> </p><p>‘Care Planning The Children Act 1989 guidance and regulations, Volume 2: care planning, placement and case review (2015)’, setting out factors to be considered in assessing the parenting capacity of the parent, and procedures that should be followed in placing a looked after child with a carer or in residential care.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions are therefore based on the professional judgement of social workers and the circumstances of the individual child; the local authority is under a duty to safeguard and promote the child’s welfare and when the court makes a decision the welfare of the child is paramount. Where a carer is needed for a child who cannot live with their birth parents, all types of prospective carers – whether foster carers, special guardians or adoptive parents – are considered in terms of their capacity to look after children in a safe and responsible way that meets the child’s development needs, and will have been assessed and approved by the local authority or a relevant agency.</p><p> </p><p>The government is undertaking wide-ranging reforms to improve the quality of social work practice and decision-making, including through assessment and accreditation against Knowledge and Skills Statements, which are also the post qualifying standards for child and family social work. These standards provide clarity about the expectations of child and family social workers, with specific reference to effective assessments.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 137142 question first answered 26/04/2018 15:17:19 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

765663

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Avon and Somerset Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter she received from the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police dated 18 September 2017, what resources she plans to provide to prevent that force reaching breaking point.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	106040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands that police demand is changing and becoming increasingly complex. That is why, after speaking to all forces in England and Wales, we have provided a comprehensive funding settlement which will increase total investment in the police system by over £460m in 2018/19, including £280m of additional income from Council Tax going directly to Police and Crime Commissioners to spend locally.</p><p>In Avon and Somerset the PCC welcomed the settlement and set out plans to recruit 200 new police officers in 2018/19 and a similar number in following years.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/06/2018 11:50:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones