Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of spending on adult social care in (a) Dorset, (b) Poole, (c) Bournemouth, (d) Hampshire, (e) Isle of Wight, (f) West Sussex, (g) Bracknell Forest, (h) Reading, (i) Slough, (j) West Berkshire, (k) Windsor and Maidenhead, (l) Wokingham, (m) Oxfordshire, (n) Wiltshire and (o) Swindon local authority areas in each year since 2010.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
Spending figures can be found in the revenue outturn returns published on the Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing tables on gov.uk.
Despite the need to pay off the deficit left by the last Labour Government, net current expenditure on social care has increased from £20.962 billion in 2009-10 to £22.089 billion in 2014-15 (budget).
Government initiatives like the Better Care Fund are joining up the NHS and social care, so savings can be delivered through joint working and outcomes improved.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of spending on adult social care in (a) Portsmouth and (b) Southampton local authority areas in each year since 2010.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
Spending figures can be found in the revenue outturn returns published on the Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing tables on gov.uk.
Despite the need to pay off the deficit left by the last Labour Government, net current expenditure on social care has increased from £20.962 billion in 2009-10 to £22.089 billion in 2014-15 (budget).
Government initiatives like the Better Care Fund are joining up the NHS and social care, so savings can be delivered through joint working and outcomes improved.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change of 3 February 2015, Official Report, column 22WH, on cavity wall insulation, when he plans to report progress on (a) discussions with Ofgem, (b) obtaining a summary of the number of complaints received by Ofgem and that body's views on those complaints, (c) consideration of a review of complaints, (d) consideration of the case for introducing independent oversight for all guarantees, (e) consideration of introduction of independent assessments two years after installation and (f) consideration of regulation of initial sales conversations.
Answered by Amber Rudd
At the recent Westminster debate on 3 February I made a commitment to write to all interested members to update on the actions my officials are taking to review these issues before the dissolution of Parliament.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution of 3 February 2015 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in his Department, Official Report, column 22WH, on cavity wall insulation, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of putting in place an independent assessment of properties two years after cavity wall insulation is installed.
Answered by Amber Rudd
DECC officials are exploring the proposals raised at the Westminster Hall debate on 3 February 2015, including putting in place an independent assessment with Ofgem (who administer ECO) and the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA), who provide commercial guarantees for Cavity Wall Insulation.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution of 3 February 2015 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in his Department, Official Report, column 21WH, on cavity wall insulation, what assessment his Department has made of the proposal to extend the required number of independent inspections of ECO cavity wall installations beyond five per cent.
Answered by Amber Rudd
I wrote to the Chief Executive of Ofgem on 9 February, regarding this issue. I requested that Ofgem provide information on whether the 5% technical monitoring rate under ECO should be increased.
DECC officials are currently reviewing Ofgem’s response.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution of 3 February 2015 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in his Department, Official Report, column 22WH, on cavity wall insulation, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the proposal to introduce independent oversight for all cavity wall insulation guarantees.
Answered by Amber Rudd
I have instructed DECC officials to gather further evidence to better understand the need for an independent oversight body for Cavity Wall Insulation (CWI) guarantees.
I met with Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA) on 24 February to discuss this issue further, and they have committed to preparing a paper regarding this proposal.
I have also written to the Chief Executive of Ofgem, regarding this issue on 9 February. DECC officials are currently reviewing the response.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution of 3 February 2015 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in his Department, Official Report, columns 18-23WH, on cavity wall insulation, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on the independence of the directors of CIGA.
Answered by Amber Rudd
This issue does not fall within the remit of Ofgem. However, to understand this issue more fully, I met with the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA) on 24 February, and DECC officials are currently considering the information that they supplied.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution of 3 February 2015 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in his Department, Official Report, column 22WH, what assessment his Department has made of the proposal to regulate the initial sales conversation of cavity wall insulation providers.
Answered by Amber Rudd
I have instructed DECC officials to gather further evidence to better understand the proposal to regulate the initial sales conversation of cavity wall insulation providers.
I also wrote to the Chief Executive of Ofgem, regarding this issue on 9 February. I have asked Ofgem to forward information they have on this issue and to supply views on this proposal.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the debate on cavity wall insulation of 3 February 2015, Official Report, columns 3-6WH, what representations he has received from the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency in response to questions raised in that debate; and if he will publish those representations.
Answered by Amber Rudd
DECC officials and I met with CIGA, on 24 February, to discuss this and other issues raised at the recent Westminster Debate on 3 February.
Asked by: John Denham (Labour - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of estimates provided to his Department by the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency of the number of cavity wall installations that result in complaints.
Answered by Amber Rudd
I have instructed DECC officials to explore the proposals raised at the Westminster Hall debate on 3 February 2015 with Ofgem (who administer ECO) and the Cavity Wall Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA), who provide commercial guarantees for Cavity Wall Insulation. I also met with CIGA on 24 February to discuss this important issue.