Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the cost to (a) the public purse and (b) social care providers of increasing pay for staff in the social care sector by 65p per hour.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department has previously estimated that the cost to the public purse of raising minimum pay in adult social care to the National Living Wage plus 65p is approximately £600 million per year. This includes direct care staff only and excludes ancillary staff.
This estimate does not include the additional costs of higher pay which would be borne by the group of at least 221,000 ‘self-funders’ in care homes and using community care who pay for their own care.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what information the Crown Prosecution Service holds on the (a) programme and (b) accompanying delegation for the visit by the Director of Public Prosecutions to Washington in November 2011.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold the information on Director of Public Prosecution visits from 2011. Routine information, such as visit programmes and delegation lists, will have been disposed of in line with the published CPS Retention and Disposal policy and in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act, and other relevant laws.
The CPS regularly publishes information regarding expenses incurred by the DPP, including through foreign travel. Historic data of this nature (including from 2011) is available on an archived version of the CPS website held by the National Archives
Requests under the Freedom of Information Act (United States) have also been made to US authorities previously, and they hold some further information which has been disclosed.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the banking sector on facilitating electronic cashless payments on mobile devices.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Government supports digital payment methods, including contactless mobile payments, which offer consumers and businesses convenient, tailored, and flexible ways of making purchases. Last year, we published a Call for Evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. This sought to, amongst other things, explore how the Government can continue to support digital payments. The Government will respond to the Call for Evidence in due course.
Regarding specific discussions, Treasury Ministers and Officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Royal Bank of Scotland on removing barriers for customers using electronic cashless payment methods on mobile phones.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Government supports digital payment methods, including contactless mobile payments, which offer consumers and businesses convenient, tailored, and flexible ways of making purchases. Last year, we published a Call for Evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. This sought to, amongst other things, explore how the Government can continue to support digital payments. The Government will respond to the Call for Evidence in due course.
Regarding specific discussions, Treasury Ministers and Officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Home Office:
What steps the Government is taking to ensure that its policies on immigration enable the hiring of the number of skilled migrants that the UK requires.
Answered by Sajid Javid
The Government is committed to ensuring our migration system works in the national interest by enabling employers to recruit skilled-migrants from overseas.
In July, we exempted doctors and nurses from the annual cap, which freed up hundreds of places a month for other sectors of the economy.
This has had a positive impact and the cap is no longer oversubscribed.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses were working on NHS wards in (a) May 2010 and (b) September 2017.
Answered by Philip Dunne
NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) nurses and health visitors working on National Health Service wards in May 2010 and June 2017.
Data is not available for September 2017; however the latest available data has been provided which is June 2017. Nurses working on NHS wards are defined as acute, elderly and general nurses.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services: Nurses and health visitors on NHS wards as at 31 May 2010 and 30 June 2017.
FTE | May - 2010 | June - 2017 |
Nurses | 162,565 | 173,917 |
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of trends in demand for UK exports.
Answered by Liam Fox
All ministers have observed a strong interest in British goods and services overseas. This is supported by the EEF, who said:
“Britain’s manufacturers are enjoying buoyant conditions on the back of export markets going from strength to strength.”
Latest trade figures also show that in the year to August 2017, UK exports have increased 13.1% on the previous 12 months.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made on turning round hospitals in special measures.
Answered by Jeremy Hunt - Chancellor of the Exchequer
In the last four years, 35 trusts have been put into Special Measures. Of those 20 have now come out – eight of which are now rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. I particularly congratulate the staff of Barking, Havering and Redbridge, East Kent, Medway and North Cumbria, which have all come out of Special Measures recently.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department provides to support sufferers of fibrous dysplasia.
Answered by Steve Brine
Fibrous dysplasia is usually diagnosed in children or young adults, but mild cases may go undiagnosed until adulthood. In some cases, fibrous dysplasia may not require treatment; in other cases, certain medications and surgical procedures may be recommended.
The National Health Service treats patients with both moderate and severe forms of fibrous dysplasia. In patients who have the rare form with more than one bone affected (polyostotic), their care should involve a combination of care from both specialised endocrinology centres and orthopaedic services.
Asked by: Matt Warman (Conservative - Boston and Skegness)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department provides for sufferers of fibrous dysplasia.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Claimants with Fibrous dysplasia may be entitled to a wide range of benefits depending on their circumstances, including disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) if they have needs related to daily living or mobility.