Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative estimate he has made of the change in the level of real term funding for the NHS in 2010-11 and 2017-18.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The table below sets out National Health Service funding and real terms increases from 2013-14, when NHS England was established.
Year | NHS England Mandate (cash) £ billion | Real terms increase % (2017-18 prices) |
2017-18 | 109.9 | 2.1 |
2016-17 | 106.0 | 3.2 |
2015-16 | 100.5 | 2.6 |
2014-15 | 97.3 | 1.3 |
2013-14 | 94.7 |
Prior to 2013-14, NHS funding was measured only through the Department’s total departmental expenditure limit (TDEL). The table below sets out TDEL from 2010-11 – 2013-14.
Year | TDEL (cash) £ billion | Real terms increase % (2017-18 prices) |
2013-14 | 109.8 | 2.6 |
2012-13 | 105.2 | 0.2 |
2011-12 | 102.8 | 1.0 |
2010-11 | 100.4 | 0.22 |
Notes:
- Expenditure figures from 2010-11 are on an aligned basis following the Government's Clear Line of Sight programme.
- Total expenditure is the sum of revenue + capital expenditure net of non-trust depreciation.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question HL2020, on universal credit, whether an assessment has been made on the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the number of jobs available for people in each parliamentary constituency; and if he will make an assessment of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the number of jobs available for people in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
In total, it is estimated that Universal Credit will help around 250,000 people move into employment. We have not modelled the effect of Universal Credit at constituency level. On average, it works out at around 400 extra people in work in each parliamentary constituency, but UC will have a larger impact in areas with higher proportions of benefit claimants or a higher prevalence of single parents and out-of-work families.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits for consumers of national grid privatisation.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
Network costs are now 17 per cent lower than at the time of privatisation (excluding inflation). Operating efficiency has increased, for example, real unit operating expenditure has fallen by approximately 5.5 per cent, per annum across the electricity distribution networks since privatisation. Capital investment in the electricity networks is higher on average than the period immediately prior to privatisation. The improvements this paid for have reduced power cuts by around 40 per cent since 2002. There are also record levels of customer satisfaction with local electricity and gas distribution networks.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Nigerian Government protects (a) religious minorities and (b) the rights of the Igbo people in that country.
Answered by Rory Stewart
This Government is firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief around the world. Religious freedom is protected by the Nigerian Constitution and we regularly discuss with the Nigerian government, at the highest levels, our concern about threats to this right in Nigeria.
The UK fully supports the territorial integrity of Nigeria and we are committed to working with Nigeria to help tackle threats to national security. We are concerned about violent clashes in Nigeria but we do not assess that there is institutionalised persecution of the Igbo or any other peoples by the Nigerian authorities. We will continue to underline the importance of freedom of expression and the rule of law with all parties, including the Nigerian government.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the real terms increase was in NHS funding as set out in the NHS mandate between 2013-14 and 2017-18.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The funding outlined in the 2017-18 NHS Mandate represents a £8.479 billion (8.3%) real terms increase on that set out in the 2013-14 Mandate.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the profit margins of distribution network operators affect the cost of energy.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
Electricity and gas networks are the transportation systems which convey energy from where it is produced or imported to homes and businesses. Network costs make up around a quarter of the average dual fuel bill.
Network companies are regulated by Ofgem in order to ensure that companies deliver a safe, reliable network whilst investing for the future and providing value for money for customers.
The regulation process is a matter for the independent regulator Ofgem and, by law, must be administered independently of Government.