Category: Speeches

  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-03-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the Youth Justice Board’s budget has been spent on research in each year since 2010.

    Jeremy Wright

    The statutory functions of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) include that of identifying and promoting good practice to prevent and reduce youth crime. In undertaking this function, the YJB works closely with local services, research bodies and academic institutions.

    The table below shows the YJB’s central expenditure on research for each full financial year since 2009/10 alongside the proportion of that expenditure against the YJB’s overall expenditure for the year:

    No new central research was commissioned in 2012/13 to enable the completion and publication of ongoing research projects. Figures relating to YJB’s research programme expenditure for 2013/14 will be published in the YJB’s Annual Report and Accounts due for publication in July. This and previous reports can be found at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/corporate-reports/yjb.

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  • Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made in reviewing the adequacy of the amount of time allowed for pedestrians to use pedestrian crossings including those crossings out of the scope of the consultation on the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    Local councils are responsible for setting pedestrian crossing timings with reference to the Department for Transport’s guidance walking speed of 1.2 metres per second.

    The Department is conducting a review of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, which includes all pedestrian crossing types, and once that is complete will consider the need to update the guidance.

  • Ian Lucas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Ian Lucas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lucas on 2014-03-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to introduce statutory time limits on claims for personal independence payments.

    Mike Penning

    In line with other benefits, there are no statutory time limits on processing times to claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and we have no plans to change that position.

    We are taking the necessary action to improve the processing times, including working with the providers.

  • Caroline Dinenage – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Caroline Dinenage – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Dinenage on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 610W, on fuels: Gosport, when he expects the work to establish the preferred options and costs of replacement for the fuel tanks at the oil fuel depot in Gosport to be complete.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    Work on the preferred options and costs of replacement for the fuel tanks at the oil fuel depot in Gosport is continuing and is expected to be completed by the end of the 2014.

  • Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-03-12.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Government department has allocated to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions to deliver programmes through the Charities Act 2006 to date.

    Nick Hurd

    Cabinet Office is investing £470 million over the Spending Review period directly to support charities and voluntary groups. In most cases these payments are made under the Charities Act 2006.

    Data on the legal powers exercised to make these and previous allocations to charitable, benevolent and philanthropic institutions by the Cabinet Office is not held.

  • Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects that artifical pancreases for treatment of diabetes will be available through the NHS.

    Norman Lamb

    There are a number of artificial pancreas device systems and technologies for integrated continuous glucose monitoring in development which could be made available through the National Health Service once they have gone through the appropriate regulatory process to demonstrate safety and efficacy.

  • David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Wright on 2014-03-12.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Telford and Wrekin.

    Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.

    Results for all wards are available on the Commission’s website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls

    The ward results for Telford and Wrekin Council were as follows:

    Ward

    Green matches

    Amber matches

    Red matches

    Apley Castle

    84.4%

    1.3%

    14.3%

    Arleston

    81.3%

    1.8%

    16.9%

    Brookside

    81.0%

    1.2%

    17.9%

    Church Aston & Lilleshall

    82.5%

    3.7%

    13.7%

    College

    79.3%

    2.6%

    18.1%

    Cuckoo Oak

    81.4%

    1.7%

    16.9%

    Dawley Magna

    82.4%

    1.3%

    16.2%

    Donnington

    81.6%

    1.5%

    16.8%

    Dothill

    84.8%

    1.3%

    14.0%

    Edgmond

    81.8%

    5.3%

    12.9%

    Ercall

    83.3%

    1.9%

    14.8%

    Ercall Magna

    80.5%

    4.9%

    14.6%

    Hadley & Leegomery

    79.3%

    1.5%

    19.2%

    Haygate

    80.7%

    1.7%

    17.6%

    Horsehay & Lightmoor

    75.8%

    3.2%

    21.1%

    Ironbridge Gorge

    76.5%

    3.1%

    20.5%

    Ketley & Oakengates

    81.8%

    1.3%

    16.9%

    Lawley & Overdale

    81.7%

    1.7%

    16.6%

    Madeley

    83.6%

    1.0%

    15.4%

    Malinslee

    83.1%

    1.2%

    15.7%

    Muxton

    82.8%

    1.2%

    16.0%

    Newport East

    86.1%

    0.9%

    13.0%

    Newport North

    84.8%

    1.6%

    13.6%

    Newport South

    86.3%

    1.8%

    11.9%

    Newport West

    82.2%

    1.5%

    16.3%

    Park

    87.3%

    1.0%

    11.7%

    Priorslee

    82.4%

    1.0%

    16.6%

    Shawbirch

    86.0%

    0.8%

    13.2%

    St Georges

    82.1%

    1.2%

    16.7%

    The Nedge

    82.9%

    1.0%

    16.1%

    Woodside

    78.7%

    1.6%

    19.7%

    Wrockwardine

    82.3%

    2.4%

    15.3%

    Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

    84.5%

    1.2%

    14.3%

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  • Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome in each of the last four years.

    Jane Ellison

    The following table contains the number of finished admission episodes where there was either a primary or secondary diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome in England.

    It should be noted that these figures are not a count of people as the same person may have had more than one episode of care within any given time period.

    Number of finished admission episodes (FAEs)1 with either a primary or secondary diagnosis2 of fetal alcohol syndrome3 for the years 2009-10 to 2012-13.4

    Age

    2009-10

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    0

    45

    45

    34

    68

    1

    27

    40

    31

    25

    2

    20

    17

    27

    22

    3

    6

    16

    10

    36

    4

    10

    8

    17

    14

    5

    5

    9

    16

    5

    6

    6

    4

    11

    9

    7

    27

    4

    20

    6

    8

    5

    23

    5

    8

    9

    4

    5

    40

    5

    10

    7

    7

    2

    4

    11

    1

    5

    6

    8

    12

    3

    2

    8

    5

    13

    4

    5

    2

    4

    14

    1

    4

    1

    7

    15

    1

    –

    4

    3

    16

    2

    4

    –

    2

    17

    1

    –

    4

    1

    18+

    9

    14

    32

    20

    Total

    184

    212

    270

    252

    Notes:

    1Finished admission Episodes (FAEs)

    A FAE is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.

    2Number of episodes in which the patient had a primary or secondary diagnosis

    The number of episodes where this diagnosis was recorded in any of the 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 7 prior to 2002-03) primary and secondary diagnosis fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) record. Each episode is only counted once, even if the diagnosis is recorded in more than one diagnosis field of the record.

    3ICD-10 diagnosis code

    ICD-10 diagnosis code used Q86.0 Fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic)

    4Assessing growth through time (Admitted patient care)

    HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be due to changes in the provision of care.

    Data quality:

    HESs are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts in England and from some independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. Health and Social Care Information Centre liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain.

    Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.

    Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)

  • Ms Karen Buck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Ms Karen Buck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ms Karen Buck on 2014-03-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 30 local authority areas have received the largest number of homeless households in temporary accommodation placed by London local authorities since March 2010.

    Kris Hopkins

    [Holding Reply: Monday 17 March 2014]

    I refer the hon. Member to my answer to her of 19 December 2013, Official Report, Column 713W.

  • Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Repair and Renew Grant for flooded businesses or households has been (a) allocated to local authorities and (b) received by households or businesses to date.

    Dan Rogerson

    Local authorities make payments to households and businesses and invoice Defra quarterly for these amounts. We are expecting the first invoices in July.