Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the population of (a) Bury North constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, (c) the area covered by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and (d) the UK was in each year since 1997.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average household size is projected to be for each year up to 2035 for (a) Bury North constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, (c) the area covered by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and (d) the UK.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average household size was for each year since 1997 for (a) Bury North Constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, (c) the area covered by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and (d) the UK.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the decision of the National Midwifery Council on the adequacy of the insurance arrangements of Independent Midwives UK, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that women have the ability to choose a midwife; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The Government supports choice in maternity services, but this has to be a safe choice. It is therefore appropriate that registered midwives are required to have adequate indemnity insurance to cover their scope of practice.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions the Government has had with representatives of the insurance industry on (a) raising the small claims limit and (b) reforming whiplash compensation.
Answered by Phillip Lee
A consultation paper and impact assessment setting out the case for reform were published on 17 November and are available on gov.uk.
Since the publication of the consultation Ministers and officials have met to discuss the proposed reforms with a range of interested parties from across the sector, including representatives from the insurance industry, claimant lawyers, defendant lawyers and credit hire companies. The government has made clear it expects savings from its reform package to be passed on to policy holders and will monitor the industry’s reaction closely.
The consultation closes on 6 January.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that potential savings arising from raising the small claims limits for (a) public and (b) employer liability will be passed on to customers.
Answered by Phillip Lee
A consultation paper and impact assessment setting out the case for reform were published on 17 November and are available on gov.uk.
Since the publication of the consultation Ministers and officials have met to discuss the proposed reforms with a range of interested parties from across the sector, including representatives from the insurance industry, claimant lawyers, defendant lawyers and credit hire companies. The government has made clear it expects savings from its reform package to be passed on to policy holders and will monitor the industry’s reaction closely.
The consultation closes on 6 January.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the correlation between the increased use of vaping and the decline in the number of people accessing NHS stop smoking services.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
No assessment has been made by the Department.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the evidential basis was for the Government's decision to consult on raising the small claims limit from £1,000 to £5,000 for (a) employer liability, (b) public liability and (c) clinical negligence.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
A consultation paper and impact assessment setting out the case for reform were published on 17 November and are available on gov.uk.
The small claims limit for personal injury claims has not been increased for 25 years, and raising the limit to include some low level employers liability, public liability and clinical negligence claims would make sure all types of PI claims are treated uniformly.
The consultation closes on 6 January and the government is due to publish its response by Friday 7 April 2017.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have used NHS stop smoking services in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
Smoking prevalence is at the lowest level since records began. The number of people who have used local stop smoking services in England in the years 2005-06 to 2015-16 is set out in the table. However, many people successfully quit smoking without registering with cessation services.
Number of people accessing local stop smoking services 2005-06 to 2015-16
| Set a quit date | Quit successfully |
2005-06 | 602,820 | 329,681 |
2006-07 | 600,410 | 319,720 |
2007-08 | 680,289 | 350,800 |
2008-09 | 671,259 | 337,054 |
2009-10 | 757,537 | 373,954 |
2010-11 | 787,527 | 383,548 |
2011-12 | 816,444 | 400,955 |
2012-13 | 724,247 | 373,872 |
2013-14 | 586,337 | 300,539 |
2014-15 | 450,582 | 229,688 |
2015-16 | 382,500 | 195,170 |
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what process or procedure a non-resident parent can use to request an updated salary figure to be used if it has changed by less that 25 per cent from historic income records for the purpose of calculating child maintenance.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
My Department has no plans to change its current approach to assessing income. Information obtained from HMRC, for use in calculating maintenance, is for the most recent year for which they hold a complete tax record.
In cases where a parent provides evidence that the income figure used is not the most recent tax year for which HMRC have complete information, for example because the client’s tax record is clerical, there is an escalation process which allows HMRC either to confirm the information already provided as correct, or to provide an updated Historic Income figure.
If at any point an individual’s income changes by at least 25 per cent, the Department may make a new assessment based on current earnings information provided by the paying parent. Setting the threshold at 25 per cent helps to provide stability in the financial arrangements for both the parent with care and non-resident parent. The Department has no plan to review this threshold. At annual review, there is no threshold and the calculation will be amended to reflect the latest income information received from HMRC.