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1671782

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date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 755 on Carers: Finance, how her Department plans to spend the remaining £6 million committed in February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In February, the department announced £200 million funding alongside the ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, which is being used to address urgent issues over this Spending Review period and set the path for longer-term reform. As these plans have been implemented, there have been a number of changes to the balance of funding across reform programme areas including increases to the fostering pathfinder. The total £200 million announced in February 2023 will be directed to reform activity as detailed in ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 27/11/2023 17:50:13 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1315905

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report, A thematic review of work to prepare for the unification of probation services, published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation in May 2021, on what date each contract for day one rehabilitation support services commissioned through the Dynamic Framework in (a) education, (b) training and employment, (c) accommodation, (d) women’s, (e) personal wellbeing, (f) discretionary dependency and recovery and (g) discretionary finance, benefit and debt services was finalised for (i) each English region and (ii) Wales.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Contracts for delivery of Education, Training &amp; Employment, Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing, and Women’s services have been awarded in Wales and in 10 out of 11 probation regions through four waves of procurement activity over the last 9 months.</p><p>This initial range of services has been commissioned nationally. After probation services are unified on 26 June 2021, commissioning responsibility will move to a regional level and Regional Probation Directors will decide how and when they wish to commission Dependency &amp; Recovery and Finance, Benefit &amp; Debt services.</p><p>In Greater Manchester, we are jointly commissioning with the Combined Authority, and the suite of contracts will be awarded in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/05/2021 13:04:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1151035

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of child maintenance arrears was in (a) Glasgow East constituency and (b) Scotland in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the amount of unpaid maintenance due under the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), as of the end of June 2019. This has been split into that which was arranged by the CMS, and maintenance which was arranged under the Child Support Agency (CSA) but the arrears have been transitioned to be collected by the CMS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Paying Parent address in…</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unpaid Maintenance </strong> <strong>arranged by the CMS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unpaid Maintenance arranged by CSA, now transitioned to CMS system</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outstanding Arrears from CSA cases on CSA systems </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow East Constituency</p></td><td><p>£420,000</p></td><td><p>£925,000</p></td><td><p>£187,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>£21,316,000</p></td><td><p>£51,425,000</p></td><td><p>£12,773,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000. Figures are based on the address of the Paying Parent for the CMS system, and based on the address of the Receiving Parent for the CSA systems.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/10/2019 16:19:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

748097

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Sports Competitors: Down's Syndrome
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 recent discussions her Department has had with disability sports organisations on classing Down's syndrome athletes as a separate and discreet class and excluding such athletes from participation opportunities in national disability sports events.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>We have not been approached about this issue and no recent discussion has taken place. Sport England is currently in discussions with National Disability Sports Organisations, about the role they can play to support the delivery of Government's strategy for sport and physical activity, Sporting Future, which is focused on tackling inactivity in priority groups, such as disabled people. This includes discussions with Special Olympics GB and Mencap about the work that they do with people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 10:09:23 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

381921

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to improve the level of (a) telephone and (b) online assistance provided by HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have introduced changes to the way they work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>They have invested in a new telephone system which has enabled staff from other parts of the department to answer telephone calls at busy times. They have also increasing the number of customers' queries that are answered during the first phone call.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC are developing their existing online services. For people who cannot use online government services on their own, or need extra support, HMRC will offer a range of services including web-chat support and, if required, one-to-one support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/06/2015 15:01:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby