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891534

registered interest
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

884903

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Parental Responsibility
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 he has taken to ensure the efficacy of capacity assessments for people with learning disabilities to look after a child.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	135891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department is not responsible for capacity tests used to determine a person’s suitability to look after a child.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 135892 question first answered 19/04/2018 11:15:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

884904

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Parental Responsibility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria are for capacity tests used for a person's suitability to look after a child; and what guidance his Department has issued on the use of that criteria.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	135892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department is not responsible for capacity tests used to determine a person’s suitability to look after a child.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 135891 question first answered 19/04/2018 11:15:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

873564

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Social Services: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its green paper on older people's social care.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	134678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper by the Summer 2018, setting out its proposals for reform.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the Green Paper, it is right that we take the time needed to debate the many complex issues and listen to the perspectives of experts and care users, building consensus around reforms which can succeed. We are currently undertaking a period of engagement where the Government is working with experts, stakeholders and users to shape the long-term reforms that will be proposed in the Green Paper.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/04/2018 15:44:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

872321

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Heritage Lottery Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Heritage Lottery Fund funding has been allocated to (a) London and (b) each region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	134235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of total Heritage Lottery Fund funding given to each of the regions and nations over the last five years can be seen in the table below, broken down by financial year.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region/Nation</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/03/2018 14:09:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

870250

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Pensions: Consumer Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress has been made on the Pensions Dashboard Prototype project.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	134114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Association of British Insurers (ABI) led Dashboard Project Group delivered a prototype in April 2017, this proved that technology to connect everyone with their pensions in one place can be built. Following this the ABI-led Pensions Dashboard Project published their report “Reconnecting people with their pensions” in October 2017. This set out research findings and a number of recommendations on taking forward the project.</p><p>Within government DWP assumed responsibility for pensions dashboard policy from HMT on 19th October 2017. At Report stage of the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill, on 27<sup>th</sup> October, Baroness Buscombe announced that the DWP would undertake a feasibility study and she set out the aims of the study.</p><p>We will be reporting the findings of the feasibility study in the Spring setting out next steps for the development and delivery of a pension dashboard.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/03/2018 13:15:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

860529

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Musculoskeletal Disorders
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of administering intra-joint injections by ultrasound instead of by x-ray to reduce costs.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	131886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Decisions to adopt new clinical interventions or approaches would be a matter for local NHS services, taking into account the available evidence on safety, efficacy and cost effectiveness, as well as any relevant guidance.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2018 15:38:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

860541

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether parents of disabled children are entitled to an increase of 40 per cent in the proportional rate of the top-up for tax-free childcare contributions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	131898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare offers more generous support for parents of disabled children, who can get up to £4,000 a child each year and who remain eligible for Tax-Free Childcare until the child is 17 years old. This is to reflect the additional costs associated with childcare provision for disabled children.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/03/2018 15:39:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones