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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse: Expenditure more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department has allocated to programmes aimed at tackling domestic violence in the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 202811 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-21more like thismore than 2018-12-21
answer text <p>The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy set out an ambitious programme to make tackling VAWG everybody’s business.</p><p>Over this spending review period, we are providing £100 million of dedicated funding to tackle VAWG. VAWG services are mainly commissioned at a local level by Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities and health commissioners. The Government’s VAWG National Statement of Expectations encourages such decisions to be taken at a local level and driven by local need.</p><p>We created a £17 million 3-year VAWG Service Transformation Fund, which is funding projects across 41 areas in England and Wales to embed local best practice and ensure that early intervention and prevention, not crisis response, is the norm. Details of the funding are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-against-women-and-girls-service-transformation-fund-successful-bids-2017-to-2020</p><p>Through the Police Transformation Fund we are spending £5.8 million to support innovative projects to tackle domestic abuse. More details of the funding are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-transformation-fund-successful-bids-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-transformation-fund-successful-bids-2017-to-2018</a></p><p>We have also announced an £8 million fund to support children affected by domestic abuse, which gives charities, local authorities and other organisations the chance to bid for money for projects designed to intervene early to help children who have been directly or indirectly affected by domestic abuse. We will announce successful bids shortly.</p><p>The Home Office also supports the national VAWG Helplines and recently committed funding of up to £1.1m per annum for these services until 2021.</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-21T10:10:49.907Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-21T10:10:49.907Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1027248
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Distance Learning more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of individuals aged 24 and over taking part in distance learning. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 202813 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-20more like thismore than 2018-12-20
answer text <p>​Within higher education, we have already made a number of changes to support part-time and mature part-time learners. This academic year, for example, part-time students are, for the first time ever, able to access full-time equivalent maintenance loans.</p><p>As stated in the government response to the consultation on part-time maintenance loans, we would like to extend these new loans to distance learning courses, but we must maintain confidence in the student finance system and ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the misuse of public funds. The department will extend these loans to distance learners only if robust controls are put in place to manage the risks associated with that mode of study. The department is currently considering those controls, and a final decision regarding whether it is feasible to extend maintenance loans to distance learners will be made once this scrutiny is completed.</p><p>Beyond student finance, the National Retraining Scheme is an ambitious, far-reaching programme to drive adult learning and retraining, in order to respond to changes in the economy and support people to progress in work, redirect their careers and secure the higher-paid, higher-skilled jobs of the future, focusing on those individuals that need it most.</p><p>To inform the design of the scheme, the Flexible Learning Fund is supporting 31 pilot projects across England with a total value of £11.4 million. The projects are designing and testing innovative, flexible learning that is easy to access. The pilots are aimed at adults who are working, or who are returning to work, with either low or intermediate skills. A range of delivery methods are being tested; most of the projects will make use of on-line technologies to a degree, as well as ‘blended learning’ that combines online and face-to-face learning.</p><p>​We know that technology can play a really important role in making learning more flexible and adaptive, as well as breaking down the barrier of distance. It is important that we take advantage of these developments as part of the scheme.</p>
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-20T15:49:05.653Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-20T15:49:05.653Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1027251
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners: Nottinghamshire more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Nottinghamshire. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 202816 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-21more like thismore than 2018-12-21
answer text <p>NHS England and Health Education England (HEE) are working together with the profession to increase the general practitioner (GP) workforce nationally. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why GPs are leaving the profession, and encourage GPs to return to practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme is available in Nottinghamshire and offers a £20,000 salary supplement to attract doctors to parts of the country where there have been consistent shortages of GP trainees. 12 places were available in 2018 and a further 12 have been made available in 2019 in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.</p><p> </p><p>Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Newark and Sherwood CCG advise that the first wave of their international recruitment has taken place and the first few recruits are in post with further candidates in the pipeline. An increasing number of practices are also now sponsors for International Medical Graduates (on Tier 2 visas) who have trained in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>To address retention, the CCGs advise that they have a wide range of schemes available including a Trainee Transition programme which is providing trainees in their third year of training with flexible working options, a GP mentoring and support scheme, and a Post Certificate of Training (CCT) Fellowship. The CCT Fellowship provides additional support for GPs to extend their skills in leadership, digital working and urgent and emergency care.</p><p> </p><p>In additional to this, the CCGs advise that they are tackling practice workload and generating a wider culture of job satisfaction through engagement in the Releasing Time for Care programme. The programme includes training for administrative staff to reduce the burden on GPs.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-21T14:21:48.06Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-21T14:21:48.06Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1027252
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Dentistry: Nottinghamshire more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of dentists in Nottinghamshire. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 202817 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-21more like thismore than 2018-12-21
answer text <p>Nationally, the number of dentists remain high. The latest data published in NHS Digital’s annual report on 30 August 2018 shows that 24,308 dentists delivered National Health Service dental services in 2017/18, 30 more than in 2016-17. The data is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics/2017-18-annual-report" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics/2017-18-annual-report</a></p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the same figures show there has been a small fall in the total numbers of dentists working on NHS contracts. NHS England commissions primary care dental services and is responsible for ensuring there are sufficient dental services to meet local need. NHS England is closely monitoring any local difficulties in recruitment and retention and over the summer held a workshop with various dental stakeholders to identify the causes and potential actions.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-21T14:11:42.047Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-21T14:11:42.047Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1023307
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-11more like thismore than 2018-12-11
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Dementia more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle the challenges people with dementia face in obtaining (a) good residential care and (b) access to community support services. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 201261 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-19more like thismore than 2018-12-19
answer text <p>Dementia remains a key priority for the Government. We will implement the Government’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 (published in February 2015) in full to make this the best country to live in with dementia by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Working with our partners, we continue to make progress against the ambitions set out in the March 2016 Implementation Plan which details how the commitments in the Challenge, across the four core themes of risk reduction, health and care, awareness and social action, and research will be met.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is working with the adult social care sector to implement Quality Matters – a shared commitment to take action to achieve high quality adult social care for service users, families, carers and everyone working in the sector. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to shape their whole local markets to ensure that they are sustainable, diverse and offer high quality care and support for people in their local area.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-19T12:09:35.007Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-19T12:09:35.007Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1023319
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-11more like thismore than 2018-12-11
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Training: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pots of funding there are in his Department for external bodies to access for training, upskilling and incentivising recruitment; and what the value is of those funds. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 201263 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-19more like thismore than 2018-12-19
answer text <p>We do not routinely report on funding in the terms requested therefore the information requested is not held centrally.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-19T09:51:44.68Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-19T09:51:44.68Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1022900
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-10more like thismore than 2018-12-10
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Physical Education and Sports more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support the least active young people to participate more in PE and school sport. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 200686 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-18more like thismore than 2018-12-18
answer text <p>The government firmly believes in the importance of physical education (PE) and sport to develop all children’s physical competency and teach valuable life skills such as character, resilience, communication and team work that can be carried through into adulthood and improve overall wellbeing and employability.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the government has invested over £1 billion through the primary PE and sport premium to improve PE, sport, physical activity and extra-curricular activities for all pupils. We encourage schools to use this funding to support their least active pupils achieve the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of 60 minutes of physical activity each day, of which 30 minutes should be during the school day. Schools have the freedom to use the funding to determine which activities will improve participation, especially for their least active pupils and a commitment in the childhood obesity plan to promote a national ambition for every primary school to embrace an active mile, such as the Daily Mile. £100 million from the soft drinks industry levy is being used to provide the healthy pupils capital fund to improve pupils’ access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act (2010) requires that all schools must implement accessibility plans which include increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the curriculum, and improve the physical environment of schools to enable disabled pupils to take better advantage of education, benefits, facilities and services provided. Since 2014 the department has funded a grant to ensure pupils with special educational needs and disabilities have improved opportunities to take part in PE and school sport.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon more like this
answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi more like this
grouped question UIN 200687 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-18T10:11:02.113Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-18T10:11:02.113Z
answering member
4113
label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1022903
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-10more like thismore than 2018-12-10
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Physical Education: Disability more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support schools and children’s groups to develop appropriate physical activity facilities and equipment for children with disabilities. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 200687 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-18more like thismore than 2018-12-18
answer text <p>The government firmly believes in the importance of physical education (PE) and sport to develop all children’s physical competency and teach valuable life skills such as character, resilience, communication and team work that can be carried through into adulthood and improve overall wellbeing and employability.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the government has invested over £1 billion through the primary PE and sport premium to improve PE, sport, physical activity and extra-curricular activities for all pupils. We encourage schools to use this funding to support their least active pupils achieve the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of 60 minutes of physical activity each day, of which 30 minutes should be during the school day. Schools have the freedom to use the funding to determine which activities will improve participation, especially for their least active pupils and a commitment in the childhood obesity plan to promote a national ambition for every primary school to embrace an active mile, such as the Daily Mile. £100 million from the soft drinks industry levy is being used to provide the healthy pupils capital fund to improve pupils’ access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act (2010) requires that all schools must implement accessibility plans which include increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the curriculum, and improve the physical environment of schools to enable disabled pupils to take better advantage of education, benefits, facilities and services provided. Since 2014 the department has funded a grant to ensure pupils with special educational needs and disabilities have improved opportunities to take part in PE and school sport.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon more like this
answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi more like this
grouped question UIN 200686 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-18T10:11:02.16Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-18T10:11:02.16Z
answering member
4113
label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1020406
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners: Nottinghamshire more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP trainees began training in Nottinghamshire in 2017. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 199477 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-12more like thismore than 2018-12-12
answer text <p>There were 71 general practitioner (GP) trainees that began training in Nottinghamshire in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme is a national incentive scheme which funds a £20,000 salary supplement to attract GP trainees to work in areas of the country where GP training places have been unfilled for a number of years. 144 places were available on the scheme in England in 2017, 11 of which were in Nottinghamshire.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-12T14:56:49.143Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-12T14:56:49.143Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1020412
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Air Pollution: East Midlands more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve air quality in the East Midlands. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
uin 199478 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-14more like thismore than 2018-12-14
answer text <p>We have consulted on our new world-leading Clean <strong>Air</strong> Strategy, which includes new and ambitious goals, legislation, investment and policies to help us to clean up our <strong>air</strong> faster and more effectively. The Government has put in place a £3.5 billion plan to improve <strong>air</strong><strong> quality</strong> and reduce harmful emissions. The £3.5 billion plan to improve air quality does not set allocations by areas and future funding awards cannot be prejudged. But some examples of spending under this plan in the East Midlands are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£495m of this funding is focused on supporting local authorities across England with the most significant air quality challenges; including Derby City Council, Bolsover District Council, Nottingham City Council, and Leicester City Council, all of which are developing local plans to ensure compliance with NO<sub>2 </sub>limits in the shortest possible time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 20 November, we approved Nottingham’s plan to bring forward compliance with NO<sub>2</sub> concentration limits and issued a Ministerial Direction requiring the council to implement the plan, accompanied by £1 million of funding from the Clean Air Fund. Nottingham City Council has received further funding from the Government to retrofit 171 buses and to convert its own fleet. Derby City Council and Nottingham City Council been awarded grants totalling £3.1 million to support the implementation of early measures to improve air quality.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-14T14:33:41.957Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-14T14:33:41.957Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this