The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.<\/p>
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The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.<\/p>
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In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer\u2019s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.<\/p>
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The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers\u2019 breaks.<\/p>
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The Government\u2019s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-07-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "1549"} , {"_value" : "1550"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-07-04T11:02:05.223Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Carers"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made to improve support for carers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"} ], "uin" : "1548"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746118", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746118/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.<\/p>
<\/p>
In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer\u2019s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.<\/p>
<\/p>
The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers\u2019 breaks.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government\u2019s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-07-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "1548"} , {"_value" : "1550"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-07-04T11:02:05.363Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Respite Care"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what respite facilities he plans to make available to support carers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"} ], "uin" : "1549"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746119", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746119/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.<\/p>
<\/p>
In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer\u2019s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.<\/p>
<\/p>
The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers\u2019 breaks.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government\u2019s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-07-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "1548"} , {"_value" : "1549"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-07-04T11:02:05.473Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Carers"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to create a carer's pack with information to support carers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"} ], "uin" : "1550"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746181", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746181/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Employers may offer a range of training opportunities to their employees. Whether a payment to an employee \u2018in training\u2019 qualifies for an Income Tax and National Insurance exemption will depend on the facts of each case. HM Revenue and Customs\u2019 Statement of Practice 4 1986<\/em> sets out the circumstances when a payment by an employer to an employee can be exempted from a charge to tax. These rules apply equally to all employers - they are not specific to the NHS.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/732871/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Data on the number of home fire safety checks made by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England are published in fire statistics data table 1201 which accompanied the \u201cFire and rescue authorities: operational statistics bulletin for England 2015 to 2016\u201d \u2013 the release is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fire-statistics#fire-and-rescue-authorities-operational-statistics:-latest-version<\/a><\/p>