Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on creating a single assessment service for benefits claimants who are disabled or have long-term health conditions.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We announced in March 2019 that we have launched the Health Transformation Programme to deliver a new integrated assessment service across all health and disability benefits. This will make the assessment process simpler, quicker, more user-friendly and more joined-up whichever benefit people are claiming. This integrated service will still be taking applications to individual benefits on a separate basis.
Alongside this work, we are also undertaking a feasibility study to explore whether a single assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) would further improve the experience for the small number of people who apply for PIP and benefits requiring a WCA at the same time. The study is being informed by existing evidence and we have been gathering views and insight from key stakeholders including healthcare professionals to understand the issues around feasibility.
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support he can provide to charities and other organisations who have not been paid money owed to them as a result of Working Links going into administration.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
As set out in the Secretary of State’s Direction of 8 May and in the response to 275187, it was concluded, on this occasion, that it was reasonable for Government to protect Permitted Subcontractors who suffered losses as they relate to the collapse of Working Links and their Community Rehabilitation Companies. These organisations are directly involved in the delivery of vital frontline probation services. We have been very clear that this is a unique response to a unique and specific set of circumstances. This should not be viewed as setting a precedent for future scenarios.
Of the ten permitted subcontractors that the Authority agreed to make payments to as per the Ministerial Direction of 8 May, nine have been paid to date. The invoice from the remaining permitted subcontractor is currently being reviewed as part of our due diligence process.
Contractors outside of the permitted subcontractor list should continue to pursue any financial claims through the Administrator. The Authority can assist in this process if required.
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure creditors of Working Links are paid for services provided on behalf of the Government.
Answered by Robert Buckland
As set out in the Secretary of State’s Direction of 8 May, it has been concluded, on this occasion, that it is reasonable for Government to protect Permitted Subcontractors who suffered losses as they relate to the collapse of Working Links and their Community Rehabilitation Companies. These organisations are directly involved in the delivery of vital frontline probation services. Further to the Direction, we have worked with the Permitted Subcontractors to agree the monies that are owed, after undertaking extensive assurance checks against their Proof of Debt applications. We are now in the process of signing the Grant Agreements with each of the Permitted Subcontractors and validating their payment details in order to expedite payment of the monies owed. |
We have been very clear that this is a unique response to a unique and specific set of circumstances. This should not be viewed as setting a precedent for future scenarios.
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what identifiable expenditure his Department has spent on Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
Answered by Steve Webb
The information is available in the ‘Benefit Expenditure by Local Authority from 2000/01 to 2013/14’ tables at the following address:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what identifiable expenditure her Department has spent on Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
The Department does not hold consolidated information at this level of detail. The main source of funding for waste, environmental and other Defra-related local authority functions comes from the annual Revenue Support Grant. Since 2007-08, funding received by Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from Defra and its Arms Length Bodies has additionally included:
· waste PFI credits
· grants for water and sewerage infrastructure works on the Isles of Scilly
· flood and coastal defence capital grant in aid for flood and funding for resilience projects
· rural development programme funding
· catchment restoration funding for the South Cornwall River Improvement Project
· European Fisheries Fund money to support sustainable development of fishing communities
· grant aid for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service to help crews to deal with local flood emergencies
· funding for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
· capital grants for catchment sensitive farming
· funding for the South West Bioheat Programme
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what identifiable expenditure his Department has spent on Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
Answered by Claire Perry
The most recent data available for total public expenditure on transport is given in HM Treasury’s Country and Regional Analysis 2014.
Identifiable expenditure on transport in South West England for the last 7 years is reproduced below. This includes a split between current and capital expenditure for all years. Equivalent data is not available below regional level.
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Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what identifiable expenditure his Department has spent on Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
Answered by Dan Poulter
Net operating costs for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust (PCT) for 2007-08 to 2012-13, and National Health Service Kernow for 2013-14 are as follows:
NHS Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group
Financial Year | £000’s |
2013-14 | 688,724 |
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly PCT (5QP)
Financial Year | £000’s |
2012-13 | 957,991 |
2011-12 | 925,132 |
2010-11 | 905,442 |
2009-10 | 858,510 |
2008-09 | 800,153 |
2007-08 | 752,115 |
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate how much his Department spent has spent in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
Answered by Amber Rudd
The Department’s electronic record system does not categorise expenditure by area. To provide this information would therefore require a manual trawl of all payments made between 2007-08 and 2014-15, which could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The Department publishes monthly information on all payments over £500. This information can be found at the following website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/departmental-spend-over-500.
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate how much his Department has spent in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
Answered by Helen Grant
Apart from three specific programmes where the information is readily available, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not keep records of expenditure by individual constituency and would not be able to isolate this data, without incurring disproportionate costs. For those three programmes that are identifiable the expenditure is set out below:
Listed Places of Worship Programme
Financial year | Cornwall | Isle of Scily | Total |
2007-08 | 97,795 | 0 | 97,795 |
2008-09 | 114,873 | 0 | 114,873 |
2009-10 | 71,950 | 0 | 71,950 |
2010-11 | 396,039 | 21,616 | 417,655 |
2011-12 | 58,735 | 10,240 | 68,975 |
2012-13 | 159,821 | 0 | 159,821 |
2013-14 | 124,115 | 0 | 124,115 |
2014-15 to date | 74,759 | 0 | 74,759 |
Total | 1,098,087 | 31,856 | 1,129,943 |
Memorial Grants Scheme
Financial year | Cornwall | Isle of Scily | Total |
2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008-09 | 5,993 | 0 | 5,993 |
2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010-11 | 1,976 | 0 | 1,976 |
2011-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014-15 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7,969 | 0 | 7,969 |
Broadband Delivery – Mobile Infrastructure Programme
Financial year | Cornwall | Isle of Scily | Total |
2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014-15 to date | 179,454 | 0 | 179,454 |
Total | 179,454 | 0 | 179,454 |
Asked by: Sarah Newton (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate how much his Department spent has spent in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
Answered by Anna Soubry
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold this data. The MOD ceased making estimates of regional direct expenditure after 2007-08, since they did not directly support our policymaking or military operations.