The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on the release of the British citizens detained after anti-piracy operations by the MV Seaman Guard Ohio.
Mr Hugo Swire
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 7 July given in response to PQ 41797.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Tracey on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people who smoke have access to (a) heat-not-burn tobacco and e-cigarettes and (b) other smoking cessation products.
Jane Ellison
The Government’s advice remains that the best thing a smoker can do is to quit and quit for good. Any smokers wanting to quit, with or without the help of products available on the market, are further advised to seek expert support and advice from their local stop smoking service. Smokers using the personalised support offered by stop smoking services are four times more likely to stop smoking and quit for good.
We recognise that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) help some smokers quit and the evidence indicates that they are considerably less harmful to health than cigarettes. Public Health England has been working with Local Stop Smoking Services encouraging them to be open to the use of e-cigarettes, where clients choose to use them to support their quit attempts, alone or alongside other nicotine replacement therapies and the behavioural therapy that the services offer.
The forthcoming tobacco control plan will consider the role of e-cigarettes and other harm reduction products in further reducing the prevalence of smoking in England.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy that student maintenance loan payments are paid on a monthly basis to nursing students.
Joseph Johnson
Full-time students starting nursing courses from 1 August 2017 will qualify for the same loans for living costs as other new full-time undergraduate students in 2017/18. Loans for living costs are paid to students in three equal instalments at the start of each term to help meet up-front costs while studying.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz Kendall on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with learning disabilities are on the waiting list for a Care and Treatment Review.
Alistair Burt
Data on waiting lists for Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs) is not collected centrally.
The number of CTRs completed was added to the Health and Social Care Information Centre‘s Assuring Transformation Collection and data has been collected since January 2016. Between January 2016 and May 2016, 625 CTRs have been completed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of nursing bursaries on the living costs of nursing students who live outside their parental home.
Ben Gummer
A preliminary Economic Impact Assessment and Equality Analysis was published alongside the public consultation launched on 7 April 2016. These documents address the proportion of repayment expected, the impact on students with different characteristics, including those who live outside the parental home and the benefit that extra support will have for those on low incomes and from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to pages 17 and 20 of the NHS England Review of Uniting Care Contract, published in April 2016, when he expects NHS England’s review into the role, function and effectiveness of advisors involved in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group contract procurement to be published.
George Freeman
This is a matter for NHS England. NHS England advises that the second part of its review of the UnitingCare Partnership limited liability partnership contract is looking at specific areas, including the role of external advisors, and will be used to inform and improve its internal processes. PricewaterhouseCoopers is currently completing the first draft of the review. NHS England expects to receive this imminently, and the report will then be finalised over the next few weeks. The arrangements for publicising the report are a matter for NHS England.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to help (a) retain and (b) increase the number of beds at Keswick Hospital.
Ben Gummer
Decisions on services at Keswick Hospital are matters for the local National Health Service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lavery on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of prescribing methadone to prisoners in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
Ben Gummer
This information is not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the childhood obesity strategy.
Jane Ellison
Our Childhood Obesity Strategy will be launched in the summer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors trained in the UK in each of the last five years subsequently moved abroad to practice.
Ben Gummer
The Department does not hold this information.