First elected: 6th May 2010
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e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
Increase funding for urgent research into devastating motor neurone disease
Gov Responded - 7 Apr 2021 Debated on - 12 Jul 2021 View Liz Kendall's petition debate contributionsWe ask Government to significantly increase targeted research funding for motor neurone disease (MND).
A new investment of £50m over 5 years could kickstart a pioneering MND Research Institute.
This would lead to better, faster and more definitive research outcomes and hope for those with MND.
These initiatives were driven by Liz Kendall, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Welfare of Women) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Siobhain McDonagh (Lab)
Tobacco Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Kevin Barron (Lab)
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Nick Boles (Ind)
Private Landlords (Registration) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Phil Wilson (Lab)
The Condition Data Collection (CDC) is one of the largest and most comprehensive data collection programmes in the UK’s public sector. It collected data on the building condition of government funded schools in England. It provides a robust evidence base to enable the Department to target capital funding for maintaining and rebuilding school buildings.
The key, high level findings of the CDC programme were published in May 2021 in the ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey: Key Findings’ report. This is available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf.
Individual CDC reports have been shared with every school and their responsible body to use alongside their existing condition surveys to plan maintenance schedules and investment plans. The Department plans to publish detailed school level CDC data. The data is being prepared and will be published as soon as possible.
Well maintained, safe school buildings are a priority for the Department. Our funding is directed both to maintaining the condition of the school estate and rebuilding schools. The Department has allocated over £13 billion for improving the condition of schools since 2015, including £1.8 billion committed this financial year.
The ten year School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) is condition led. 400 of the 500 available places on the programme have been provisionally allocated. A list of these schools and the methodology used to select them is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme-schools-in-the-programme.
The following table shows the constituencies specified that have schools or colleges selected for SRP:
Parliamentary constituency | Schools selected for SRP |
Leicester East | Catherine Infant School, announced February 2021 Orchard Mead Academy, announced December 2022 Shenton Primary School, announced December 2022 |
West Bromwich West | Ocker Hill Academy, announced December 2022 |
Workington | Cockermouth School, announced December 2022 |
Chichester | Littlegreen Academy, announced December 2022 |
East Surrey | de Stafford School, announced December 2022 |
Harlow | Burnt Mill Academy, announced July 2021 St Mark's West Essex Catholic School, announced July 2022 |
Richmond (Yorks) | Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School, announced July 2021 Roseberry Academy, announced December 2022 |
The 239 schools announced in December 2022 will enter delivery at a rate of approximately 50 per year, over a five year period from 2023. The Department is currently undertaking due diligence on these schools prior to scheduling them, with schools prioritised according to the condition of their buildings, readiness to proceed, and efficiency of delivery. The scope and funding for each project will be confirmed following detailed feasibility studies and condition surveys of buildings.
Where a school identifies significant safety issues with a building, that cannot be managed within local resources, the Department considers additional support on a case-by-case basis. This includes applications for Urgent Capital Support (UCS) from eligible institutions. Schools eligible for Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) can apply for UCS where there are urgent health and safety issues that threaten school closure and cannot wait until the next CIF bidding round.
The Office of the Children’s Commissioner’s total funding allocation for the last five financial years is set out below:
DWP ran an initial incentives pilot for a 6-month period from March 2023 until August 2023. A second phase of the incentives pilot commenced 1 January 2024 and ended on 31 March 2024. The pilot was in line with existing Reward and Recognition policy, with vouchers between £95 and £250 issued to individuals working in those Jobcentres that qualify for an award.
The Incentive pilots were funded from within the Department’s existing Reward and Recognition budget at no additional cost to the public purse.
DWP produces forecasts of overpayments in the benefit system as part of its forecasts for benefit expenditure. These are reviewed and agreed by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which uses them as part of its fiscal forecasting and to evaluate policy costings.
As per our commitment published in the Treasury Minutes, CP 1029 – Treasury Minutes – Government Response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Eightieth report from Session 2022-23 and the First to the Sixth reports from Session 2023-24 (parliament.uk), we will set out our forecast in the Annual Report and Accounts for financial year 23/24, expected to be published later this year.
In his interview with The Telegraph on 20 March 2024, the Secretary of State set out the challenges we are facing with tackling long-term sickness related economic inactivity, particularly due to mental health.
The Secretary of State gave an example of why someone might go to their GP for a fit note, for a mental health condition. The figure that 94% of fit notes issued were ‘Not fit for work’ refers to all fit notes issued by GP practices in England between October 2022 - September 2023.
Of the fit notes issued by GP practices in England between October 2022 – September 2023 with a known diagnosis, 37% are for mental and behavioural disorders.
This Government is committed to reforming the fit note to ensure that people get timely access to work and health support, in turn reducing sickness absence and improving health outcomes.
DWP ran an initial incentives pilot for a 6-month period from March 2023 until August 2023. This was piloted alongside Additional Jobcentre Support (AJS) to support more claimants into work. A second phase of the incentives pilot commenced 1 January 2024 and is due to end 31 March 2024. The pilot is in line with existing Reward and Recognition policy and incentives are paid as reward vouchers.
Table 1 below provides the number and proportion of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance in each of the last three years.
Year | Number of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance | Proportion of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance |
Dec 2020 - Nov 2021 | 1,045,000 | 18% |
Dec 2021 - Nov 2022 | 1,026,000 | 18% |
Dec 2022 - Nov 2023 | 1,092,000 | 18% |
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.
2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.
3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.
We are unable to provide the information requested. As reflected in paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code, ‘The fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority’.
The Law Officers’ Convention, reflected in paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code, is a long-standing convention observed by successive governments. It exists to preserve the ability of ministers to seek the advice of the Law Officers and not to be disadvantaged by disclosing when they have done so, and what advice they received.
Universal Credit is an iterative system and all changes to the system are carefully planned and scheduled.
The DWP is not an economic forecaster. This sits with the OBR who have forecast total hours worked in the economy will increase over the next 5 years.
The Department of Work and Pensions Youth Offer provides individually tailored work coach support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming Universal Credit. This support includes the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain.
Previously, the Youth Offer was only available for those searching for work. As of the 25 September 2023, this been expanded to include to include additional young people on Universal Credit not currently searching for work, including young parents and carers.
The information regarding the Department’s total spend on the Youth Offer is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The information regarding the Department’s spend on grants to support the opening and operation of Youth Hubs in each financial year since they were launched is not held.
The indicative Youth Hub Work Coach costs for the previous three financial years are:
2020/2021 - £1.1m
2021/2022 - £5.4m
2022/2023 - £4.8m
NB:
The information requested is not centrally collated and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The Department does not hold data on the number of discharges from step-down beds.
Data for May has not yet been published. It is expected to be published around the 8 June 2023.
In People at the Heart of Care, we announced that £573m would be available for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in each year from 2022-23 to 2024-25. This funding is designed to support people to remain in their own homes by adapting them so that they are safe and suitable. The allocation for the current financial year was made on Wednesday 10 May.
Next Steps to Put People at the Heart of Care reiterated the commitment to this level of funding and announced a further £102m (£50m in 2023-24 and £52m in 2024-25) for housing adaptation support. This is in addition to the amount of dedicated funding announced in the People at the Heart of Care White Paper. The increase will enable local areas to fund supplementary services that are agile and help people stay independent, support hospital discharge, and make minor adaptations.
All areas have submitted a final report for the £500 million 2022/23 Adult Social Care Discharge Fund. The Department is reviewing the data and analysis of spending will be included in the evaluation. Local areas spending plans of the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund spending plans is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-social-care-discharge-fund-spending-plans
In January 2023 we announced up to £200 million to fund short-term National Health Service step-down care packages, as well as to help fund wrap-around primary and community health services to support patients’ recovery. Between 24 January and 31 March, sitrep data indicates integrated care boards (ICBs) purchased over 7,000 step-down beds (beds providing intermediate rehabilitation care before going home) for short-term step-down care. The Department does not hold the data on the average duration of short-term packages, and how many of these patients were discharged through each of the discharge pathways.
The further £50 million of capital funding made available in January 2023 was provided to expand hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs. No additional step-down beds were purchased through this funding.
Up to £600 million of funding announced in the People at the Heart of Care white paper has not yet been allocated. The Government is considering how best to use this funding, including further investment in workforce and will target this remaining funding on measures that will have the most impact.
The recently published ‘Next steps to put People at the Heart of Care’ set out more detail on the Government’s plans for reform over the next two years, building on the £100 million already invested in the past year.
The inaugural meeting of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce took place on Tuesday 16t May 2023 at Grace House in St. John’s Wood in London. The press release is available at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/news/taskforce-to-transform-older-peoples-housing-underway
The taskforce is bringing together experts from across the sector and people with lived experience to make recommendations on how we can provide greater choice, quality, and security of housing for older people.
The panel will meet regularly and focus on overarching themes, including, the needs, preferences and concerns of older people, their families, and their carers, maximising the potential of technology, building design, and regulation to ensure homes are suitable for the future and understanding what needs to happen at the local level to enable progress in increasing the volume and diversity of housing options for older people. The taskforce will run for up to 12 months, producing an independent report to Government when it concludes.
The £500 million discharge fund was made available to support reduction in delayed discharges in 2022/23 in two trances with the first in December 2022 and the second at the end of January. Local areas spending plans are available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-social-care-discharge-fund-spending-plans
We are reviewing data shared from local areas on their spend from the discharge fund and this will be included in the evaluation of the impact £500 million discharge fund.
A further £200 million was made available in January 2023 to integrated care boards (ICBs) to buy extra bed-based step-down care. Between 24 January and 31 March, sitrep data indicates ICBs used this funding to purchase over 7,000 step-down beds and over 19,000 packages of care.
The £50 million in capital funding made available in January 2023 was provided to expand hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs and not to purchase additional step-down beds.
The £500 million discharge fund was made available in two tranches with the first in December 2022 and the second at the end of January 2023. All areas have submitted a final report. We are reviewing the data and analysis of spending will be included in the evaluation. Local areas spending plans have been published at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-social-care-discharge-fund-spending-plans
The evaluation will also consider the use of the £200 million funding through NHS England for step-down beds. The full £50 million capital funding announced in January 2023 has been allocated to National Health Service organisations, who will report on the spend in their annual accounts, after the year end audits are completed.
No assessment has been made. In 2023/24, £327 million of Better Care Fund funding has been earmarked to provide short breaks and respite services for carers, as well as additional advice and support.
NHS England have committed in the urgent and emergency care recovery plan to explore a new metric on delayed discharge, and this will be communicated in due course. There are no plans to change the way statistics on discharge delays are published in the 2023/24 financial year.
The Department is distributing £600 million in 2023/24 through the Better Care Fund (BCF) to reduce discharge delays, freeing up National Health Service beds for those that need them. This is being split between local authorities and integrated care boards (ICBs) with each receiving £300 million. This is new money announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement as part of a £2.8 billion funding package for social care and discharge.
Local areas can also decide to spend a proportion of other BCF funding on discharge, if this aligns to local priorities and is in line with national conditions set out in the 2023 to 2025 BCF policy framework. The BCF and NHS minimum contribution for 2023/24 is approximately £6.9 billion.
The information requested is not collected centrally.
Due to the fragmented nature of the adult social care sector, with almost 18,000 employers, and no centralised operational recruitment data tracking, it is not possible to assess the number of new adult social care workers recruited through campaign activity. However, to mitigate this, the campaign’s measurable impacts are gathered in post-wave tracking research and website data.
This found that the 2021/22 phase of the campaign met all its key performance indicators, including, increased awareness of the availability of local roles, awareness that specific qualifications are not needed for entry-level roles, increased intention to apply, which is measured by the number of people who claim that ‘an adult social care role could be right for me’ and 177.5k new users visited the campaign website and 61.9% (110.1k) of these went on to search for a job in adult social care in their local area.
The 2022/23 post campaign tracking analysis has not yet concluded, but early performance indicators show an improvement year-on-year including significant increases in the number of new users to the website (273.3k) and job searches (151.5k).
Due to the fragmented nature of the adult social care sector, with almost 18,000 employers, and no centralised operational recruitment data tracking, it is not possible to assess the number of new adult social care workers recruited through campaign activity. However, to mitigate this, the campaign’s measurable impacts are gathered in post-wave tracking research and website data.
This found that the 2021/22 phase of the campaign met all its key performance indicators, including, increased awareness of the availability of local roles, awareness that specific qualifications are not needed for entry-level roles, increased intention to apply, which is measured by the number of people who claim that ‘an adult social care role could be right for me’ and 177.5k new users visited the campaign website and 61.9% (110.1k) of these went on to search for a job in adult social care in their local area.
The 2022/23 post campaign tracking analysis has not yet concluded, but early performance indicators show an improvement year-on-year including significant increases in the number of new users to the website (273.3k) and job searches (151.5k).
Due to the fragmented nature of the adult social care sector, with almost 18,000 employers, and no centralised operational recruitment data tracking, it is not possible to assess the number of new adult social care workers recruited through campaign activity. However, to mitigate this, the campaign’s measurable impacts are gathered in post-wave tracking research and website data.
This found that the 2021/22 phase of the campaign met all its key performance indicators, including, increased awareness of the availability of local roles, awareness that specific qualifications are not needed for entry-level roles, increased intention to apply, which is measured by the number of people who claim that ‘an adult social care role could be right for me’ and 177.5k new users visited the campaign website and 61.9% (110.1k) of these went on to search for a job in adult social care in their local area.
The 2022/23 post campaign tracking analysis has not yet concluded, but early performance indicators show an improvement year-on-year including significant increases in the number of new users to the website (273.3k) and job searches (151.5k).
In the financial years of 2021/22, £6.45 million and in 2022/23, £3.8 million was spent on the Made with Care recruitment campaign. Data shows that during the 2021/22 phase of the campaign 177.5k new users visited the campaign website and 61.9% (110.1k) of these went on to search for a job in adult social care in their local area. In 2022/23 phase, this increased significantly with 273.3k new users visiting the campaign website. 55.3% (151.5k) of these then went on to search for a job in their local area.
In the financial years of 2021/22, £6.45 million and in 2022/23, £3.8 million was spent on the Made with Care recruitment campaign. Data shows that during the 2021/22 phase of the campaign 177.5k new users visited the campaign website and 61.9% (110.1k) of these went on to search for a job in adult social care in their local area. In 2022/23 phase, this increased significantly with 273.3k new users visiting the campaign website. 55.3% (151.5k) of these then went on to search for a job in their local area.
In the financial years of 2021/22, £6.45 million and in 2022/23, £3.8 million was spent on the Made with Care recruitment campaign. Data shows that during the 2021/22 phase of the campaign 177.5k new users visited the campaign website and 61.9% (110.1k) of these went on to search for a job in adult social care in their local area. In 2022/23 phase, this increased significantly with 273.3k new users visiting the campaign website. 55.3% (151.5k) of these then went on to search for a job in their local area.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The care and support statutory guidance sets out that every adult whose social care and support needs are met by their local authority must receive a personal budget as part of their care and support plan, or support plan.
NHS Digital’s Short and Long Term (SALT) Data Returns and Adult Social Care Finance Returns (ASC-FR) contain data on personal budgets and direct payments, but not the specific data points required to directly answer these questions. A complete list of SALT and ASC-FR publications is available at the following link:
Table 34 of the Data Tables resource for the 2021/22 release includes some data regarding the number of people in receipt of personal budgets.
The £200 million discharge funding is specifically to fund short-term National Health Service step-down care packages. Integrated care boards (ICBs), working closely with local authorities, are using this to purchase places in care homes and other settings, such as hospices, as well as to help fund wrap-around primary and community health services to support patients’ recovery. The fund is held centrally by NHS England and allocated to ICBs on a Fair Shares basis. ICB allocations were published on 13 January and are available at the following link:
The £50 million in capital funding has been awarded to NHS trusts to provide expanded spaces that can handle larger volumes of patients, such as hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs. We will publish data on this after the pre-election period. We will make the hon. Member aware when this data is published.
The £200 million discharge funding is specifically to fund short-term National Health Service step-down care packages. Integrated care boards (ICBs), working closely with local authorities, are using this to purchase places in care homes and other settings, such as hospices, as well as to help fund wrap-around primary and community health services to support patients’ recovery. The fund is held centrally by NHS England and allocated to ICBs on a Fair Shares basis. ICB allocations were published on 13 January and are available at the following link:
The £50 million in capital funding has been awarded to NHS trusts to provide expanded spaces that can handle larger volumes of patients, such as hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs. We will publish data on this after the pre-election period. We will make the hon. Member aware when this data is published.
The £50 million capital funding and the £200 million funding for short-term National Health Service step down care packages is required to be incurred by 31 March 2023.
The information requested is not held centrally.
The £200 million discharge funding is specifically to fund short-term National Health Service step-down care packages. Integrated care boards (ICBs), working closely with local authorities, are using this to purchase places in care homes and other settings, such as hospices, as well as to help fund wrap-around primary and community health services to support patients’ recovery. The fund is held centrally by NHS England and allocated to ICBs on a Fair Shares basis. ICB allocations were published on 13 January and are available at the following link:
The £50 million in capital funding has been awarded to NHS trusts to provide expanded spaces that can handle larger volumes of patients, such as hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs. We will publish data on this after the pre-election period. We will make the hon. Member aware when this data is published.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is funded primarily by fees collected from the health and adult social care providers it registers and regulates.
The following table shows the funding the Department allocated to CQC in each year since 2013. The Department is required to keep detailed financial records for six years and therefore information prior to 2013 is not held centrally.
Financial year | CQC funding (in millions) |
2013/2014 | £87.30 |
2014/2015 | £126.00 |
2015/2016 | £135.00 |
2016/2017 | £81.70 |
2017/2018 | £43.10 |
2018/2019 | £39.50 |
2019/2020 | £36.40 |
2020/2021 | £31.70 |
2021/2022 | £32.20 |
The information requested is not held centrally.
The information requested is not held centrally.