The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Ian Lavery on Transport.
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Stephen Hammond
The public consultation exercise is a joint consultation conducted and prepared by the Department for Transport and Rail North, which is a body that represents all Local transport Authorities in the North of England. The consultation also encourages individual responses from Local Transport Authorities. The consultation can be found at:
“The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tracey Crouch on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider creating the role of bereavement midwives to work exclusively with parents who have experienced the death of their baby shortly before, during or after birth; and if he will make a statement.
Dr Daniel Poulter
It is for the National Health Service locally to ensure appropriate facilities and services are in place to support bereaved parents following the death of a baby. In line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Standards of proficiency for pre-registration midwifery education, all midwives should be proficient in providing care for women who have suffered pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death.
To assist NHS commissioners and providers, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Standards for Gynaecology and Standards for Maternity sets out clear standards for the level of care provided to help women and their partners experiencing pregnancy loss, including the availability of skilled staff to support parents following a stillbirth or miscarriage. A number of trusts now employ specialist bereavement midwives to provide this support.
Local NHS maternity care providers are responsible for ensuring parents receive appropriate information on bereavement support and services following the death of a baby. To complement information provided locally, information on support for parents after a stillbirth is available on the NHS Choices website at:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Stillbirth/Pages/Getting-help.aspx
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Iain McKenzie on Business, Innovation and Skills.
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Jenny Willott
The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have 173 staff dedicated to the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage.
The Government is already taking tougher action on employers that break minimum wage law. We have made it simpler to name and shame employers that don’t pay the national minimum wage and increased the financial penalty that employers pay for breaking the law.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will have responsibility for cervical screening under the forthcoming Public Health England commissioning framework.
Jane Ellison
The National Health Service (NHS) Cervical Screening Programme is commissioned by NHS England under the NHS public health functions agreement 2014-15 (the Section 7a agreement, covering public health functions to be exercised by NHS England on behalf of the Department). Public Health England is responsible for the piloting and roll-out of new screening programmes or improvements to existing programmes, including the current pilot of human papillomavirus testing as primary screening.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on Work and Pensions.
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Mike Penning
The information is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the pilot scheme for advocates will be independent of local authorities.
Karen Bradley
In January 2014 the Home Office announced proposals to trial specialist,
independent advocates for trafficked children which is due to begin this
summer. This trial forms part of the Government’s work to eradicate modern day
slavery and as such there are no plans for this trial to be extended to
unaccompanied children.
The Child Trafficking Advocate will be fully independent from the local
authority, but will need to work with the existing structures around the Child
Trafficking Victim, such as children’s services, education, criminal justice
system and immigration system.
The advocate role is intended to deliver the best outcomes for children. The
advocate’s role will include the following activities but this is not an
exhaustive list and we expect the advocate to respond to the specific needs of
the child.
• being a consistent point of contact for the Child Trafficking Victim;
• assisting the local authority to assess the needs of the Child Trafficking
Victim as a victim of trafficking, thereby promoting the safety and wellbeing
of the Child Trafficking Victim (in particular in light of the risk of
re-trafficking);
• making recommendations for referrals to other services (e.g. mental health
services) to ensure the Child Trafficking Victim receives educational, medical,
practical and legal support they need and deserve;
• accompanying the Child Trafficking Victim to certain meetings – e.g. with an
immigration lawyer;
• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in any age assessment process;
• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in overcoming language and cultural
barriers;
• supporting witnesses through the criminal justice system;
• supporting looked after children and children in need through the care
system, in particular in safety planning, age assessment and future planning;
• assisting the local authority to plan for the Child Trafficking Victim’s
future and receive any compensation that they may be entitled to;
• helping prevent the Child Trafficking Victim from facing further exploitation
or harm from traffickers (and the risks of going missing);
• providing advice on immigration, criminal justice and welfare matters to the
Child Trafficking Victim and arranging effective legal representation;
• involvement in the key decisions relating to the Child Trafficking Victim
(but final decisions would remain the responsibility of the local authority or
Home Office, where relevant).
The Home Office is commissioning an independent evaluation of the trial which
will report six months after the trial commences. The evaluation will include
the terms of reference for the trial.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Charlie Elphicke on Treasury.
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Mr David Gauke
Previous replies have explained that further discussions in relation at Priory Court in Dover are a matter for Mapeley who own the land. While HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) occupy the property under the STEPS contracts and will consider any reasonable proposals, resolution of commercial considerations are for Network Rail and Mapeley.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what levels of stock her Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Mr Alan Duncan
DFID does not hold information on stock levels. Stationery and other items, including printer cartridges, are ordered and distributed as and when required.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Alan Whitehead on Energy and Climate Change.
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Michael Fallon
We anticipate that some generators will seek to establish the terms of any PPA and financing arrangements before they participate in the CfD allocation round, in order to understand better their likely costs. Agreements between generators and PPA providers could take a number of different forms, from indicative terms to a signed contract. The decision to sign a conditional PPA ahead of the auction, and the duration of any agreement, are ultimately commercial matters.
We anticipate that the Offtaker of Last Resort (OLR) will encourage competition in the PPA market both at the outset of the CfD and once any initial PPA has expired. Generators agreeing to a conditional PPA would be able to participate in the later short-term PPA market, once their initial PPA had expired; backed by the protections afforded by the OLR.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates committed suicide in prison between 2010 and 2013.
Jeremy Wright
The number of self-inflicted deaths in each year is published in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin. The latest bulletin was published on 24 April and can be found at
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics.
We are working hard to manage the levels of self-harm in prison and are carefully investigating the rise in self-inflicted deaths.
We are providing further resources and support to prisons to help support their safer custody work.