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1728262

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date	09/09/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Low Incomes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on low income non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Dr Marie Tidball
uin	4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone aged 80 and over.</p><p> </p><p>We know there are low-income pensioners who aren’t claiming Pension Credit, and we urge those people to apply. This will passport them to receive Winter Fuel Payment alongside other benefits – hundreds of pounds that could really help them. We will ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>The State Pension is the foundation of income in retirement and will remain so protecting 12 million pensioners through the triple lock. Based on current forecasts, the full rate of the new state pension is set to increase by around £1,700 over the course of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>We are also providing support for pensioners through our Warm Homes Plan which will support investment in insulation and low carbon heating – upgrading millions of homes over this Parliament. Our long-term plan will protect billpayers permanently, reduce fuel poverty, and get the UK back on track to meet our climate goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further six months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025.   An additional £421 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF in England, plus funding for the Devolved Governments through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion, as usual.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales provides eligible low-income households across Great Britain with a £150 rebate on their electricity bill. This winter, we expect over three million households, including over one million pensioners, to benefit under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 17/09/2024 16:12:14 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5098

1728263

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on disabled non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Dr Marie Tidball
uin	4831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Disability benefits provide a tax free, non-income-related contribution towards the extra costs people with a long-term health condition or disabilities can face, such as additional heating costs.</p><p> </p><p>Attendance Allowance can be worth up to £5,600 a year. Entitlement to Attendance Allowance is based on the on-going need for frequent personal care and attention, or supervision to ensure personal safety, rather than on the individual’s medical condition. It is paid out of general taxation and is a tax-free, non-contributory, and non-means-tested benefit so is not affected by other income or savings.</p><p> </p><p>Pensioners in receipt of Attendance Allowance and on a low-income may qualify for Pension Credit including an additional amount for disability providing they meet the other eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 16/09/2024 16:05:54 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5098

1729673

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Inland Waterways: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on banning the payment of bonuses to the executives of water companies that are found to have polluted waterways.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Dr Marie Tidball
uin	900433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The opposition had 14 years to legislate to ban the bonuses of water bosses – and they didn’t. This Labour Government has done it in less than 70 days. Through our Water (Special Measures) Bill, water companies will be put under tough special measures. This Bill will give Ofwat powers to ban the payment of performance-related pay including bonuses to chief executives and senior leadership of water companies, unless they meet high standards when it comes to protecting the environment, their consumers, financial resilience and criminal liability.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 13/09/2024 10:13:15 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5098

1713854

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Kooth: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of the Kooth mental health app for tackling children's mental health problems, (b) the value for money of that app and (c) whether that app meets her Department's safeguarding expectations.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	23812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It is for local National Health Service organisations to choose which products and services they commission. We would expect local organisations to commission services which they deem to be effective and value for money.</p><p>A local Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) assessment is required as part of the procurement process. It is expected that Kooth would only have been commissioned if the local NHS organisation had ensured it met baseline DTAC standards across technical assurance, data protection, clinical safety, interoperability, usability, and accessibility.</p><p>NHS England are reviewing the concerns raised by Members of Parliament and campaigners relating to Kooth.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/05/2024 13:20:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1683116

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether owners who register their dogs as an XL Bully type dog will be able to remove them from the register if they are later identified as a different breed.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	10301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>There will be a process for owners to apply to have their Certificate of Exemption withdrawn if the owner considers that the dog is not within scope of the ban. We will announce details of how the process will work in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 29/01/2024 11:54:26 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1675321

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Social Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress her Department has made on reforming the social care workforce.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	900489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <ul><li><p>We are carrying out ambitious reforms for the care workforce to increase the supply and quality of social care.</p></li><li><p>We will shortly be publishing the Care Workforce Pathway setting out a career path for care workers, together with launching a new care qualification and funding thousands of training places.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/12/2023 16:30:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1670095

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Pornography Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to appoint the Chair of the Pornography Review announced on 3 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to undertaking the comprehensive review of pornography regulation, legislation, and enforcement in a timely fashion.</p><p>The details of the independent Lead Reviewer’s appointment and the review’s Terms of Reference will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti grouped question UIN 2035 question first answered 22/11/2023 17:38:09 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1670096

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Pornography Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to publish terms of reference for the Pornography Review announced on 3 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	2035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to undertaking the comprehensive review of pornography regulation, legislation, and enforcement in a timely fashion.</p><p>The details of the independent Lead Reviewer’s appointment and the review’s Terms of Reference will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti grouped question UIN 2034 question first answered 22/11/2023 17:38:09 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1660793

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 197914, whether she plans to extend eligibility for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway in the future beyond the species currently included.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	199676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>We will continue to work in partnership with industry to develop the Pathway offer, including looking at the potential to extend the Pathway’s reach to other species.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/09/2023 15:59:48 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1660711

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support energy-intensive industries with energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	906452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>We are determined to secure the future for our energy intensive industries (EIIs) to protect UK jobs. To strengthen our existing support that has already provided over £2billion since 2013, the Government has announced the British Industry Supercharger to support those most exposed to the costs of electricity. The measures will bring the energy costs of the UK’s energy intensive industries in line with those across the world’s major economies. This is crucial to help these businesses remain internationally competitive and will enhance the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for international investment.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/09/2023 11:23:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates