The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impairment type or main disabling condition is experienced by people on a) employment and support allowance and b) job seeker’s allowance and under sanction.
Esther McVey
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what salary the Chair of NHS Property Services receives for (a) that role and (b) his other roles in the Department of Health and the NHS; and for what hours he is contracted to work in each of his roles.
Dr Daniel Poulter
Mr Robin Williams holds the following positions within Department/National Health Service organisations:
Chair of NHS Property Services Limited (NHS PS)
He receives a directors’ fee of £60,000 per annum, less any tax and/or National Insurance contributions payable monthly in arrears for this role. He is required to devote 10 days a month to this role. He was appointed in April 2014.
Non-Executive Chair of NHS Professionals Limited (NHSP)
He receives a directors’ fee of £60,000 per annum, less any tax and or National Insurance contribution payable monthly in arrears for this role. He is required to devote 8 days a month to this role. He was appointed in January 2010.
The workload on both posts is such that the time commitment is the monthly average over the year. On his appointment to NHS PS, he formally confirmed his other commitments did not prevent him fulfilling his contractual obligations to NHSP.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the General Dental Council’s fitness to practise regime.
Dr Daniel Poulter
The Department has made no recent assessment of the efficacy of the General Dental Council’s fitness to practise regime.
It is the role of the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) to independently review the performance of the regulators on an annual basis, to check how effective the regulators have been in protecting the public and promoting confidence in health and care professionals.
Further information on the PSA reviews can be found on their website using the following link:
www.professionalstandards.org.uk/
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 330W, on medical records: data protection, for what reason the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s register of approved data releases does not contain entries on the Data Access Advisory Group (DAAG) register of approved applications for (a) Department of Health Dental and Eye Care Analytical Team DAAG application reference 240413-a, (b) HCV Research UK DAAG application reference MR1316, (c) Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust section 251 notification DAAG application reference MR1320 and (d) UK Biobank DAAG application reference MR1109.
Dr Daniel Poulter
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) register as published on 3 April 2014 only covers data releases approved and data released by the HSCIC within the period 1 April 2013 to 31 December 2013.
The applications the hon. Member refers to have been approved by the Data Access Advisory Group’s (DAAG) but are not included on the HSCIC Register of Approved data releases as they are not within the scope outlined for the following reasons:
(a) Department of Health Dental and Eye Care Analytical Team DAAG application reference 240413-a, this request was for additional access for an individual field by Department of Health through the Business Objects on-line system, access to which was approved prior to 1 April 2014. This means of access has subsequently been replaced, and the Department’s access to the new system is covered by row id 373 in the approved release register;
(b) HCV Research UK DAAG application reference MR1316 – the release of data to this customer has not yet been approved by the HSCIC;
(c) Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust section 251 notification DAAG application reference MR1320 – the applicant has received no data from the HSCIC within the time period; and
(d) UK Biobank DAAG application reference MR1109 – this was approved prior to 1 April 2013.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Health and Social Care Information Centre takes to ensure that all its registers are complete and can be easily cross-referenced.
Dr Daniel Poulter
As part of continuous improvement, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) will continue to review the completeness of all the registers that are being released. The HSCIC has committed to publishing details of all approved data releases including the purpose for which data was released, on a quarterly basis and continue to welcome scrutiny of these registers and feedback and will ensure that any genuine omissions are incorporated within these updates.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Uppal on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of endometriosis.
Dr Daniel Poulter
Information on endometriosis is readily available to healthcare professionals and the public. Both the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and NHS Choices have published information for the public on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. Further information can be found on the RCOG website:
www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/endometriosis-what-you-need-know
and NHS Choices website:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/Endometriosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
To support women with endometriosis all obstetricians and gynaecologists have been trained in the diagnosis, investigation and management of the condition, which is specifically listed as a topic in the core curriculum for obstetrics and gynaecology. The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology has published clinical guidelines on the management of women with endometriosis to assist clinicians.
In addition, NHS England has developed a service specification for severe endometriosis under the specialised commissioning area of complex gynaecology. NHS England expects all units providing a service to women with severe endometriosis to provide care which meets the standards laid out in a specification which can be found on their website:
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/e10-comp-gynae-endom-0414.pdf
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Uppal on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to help women suffering from endometriosis.
Dr Daniel Poulter
Information on endometriosis is readily available to healthcare professionals and the public. Both the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and NHS Choices have published information for the public on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. Further information can be found on the RCOG website:
www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/endometriosis-what-you-need-know
and NHS Choices website:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/Endometriosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
To support women with endometriosis all obstetricians and gynaecologists have been trained in the diagnosis, investigation and management of the condition, which is specifically listed as a topic in the core curriculum for obstetrics and gynaecology. The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology has published clinical guidelines on the management of women with endometriosis to assist clinicians.
In addition, NHS England has developed a service specification for severe endometriosis under the specialised commissioning area of complex gynaecology. NHS England expects all units providing a service to women with severe endometriosis to provide care which meets the standards laid out in a specification which can be found on their website:
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/e10-comp-gynae-endom-0414.pdf
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Uppal on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart about the destruction of an historically important Bahá’í cemetery in Shiraz.
Hugh Robertson
I was deeply concerned to learn of the destruction of a Baha’i cemetery in Shiraz, where approximately 950 Baha’is are buried. On 14 May 2014, I made a statement on this issue, calling for Iran to abide by its international commitments to ensure all Iranians are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution. This includes protection of religious sites.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Henderson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that food labels include details of any genetically modified ingredients used in a product’s manufacture; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Ellison
The Food Standards Agency advises that EC Regulation 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed requires that food derived from genetically modified (GM) sources must be labelled, regardless of the presence of detectable GM material in the final product or of the quantity of intentionally used GM ingredients. This Regulation applies to all food that is marketed in the United Kingdom and in other member states.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a statutory limit on the length of time decision makers in his Department can take to respond to a request to reconsider a refusal of employment and support allowance.
Mike Penning
We have no plans to introduce a statutory time limit for deciding a mandatory reconsideration.