The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the public purse was of an appointment to see a GP in (a) Southampton City, (b) NHS West London, (c) NHS North Manchester and (d) West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group in 2015-16.
Alistair Burt
This information is not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department’s staff are in receipt of support for private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
Sir Alan Duncan
The number of diplomatic officers stationed in the UK in receipt of school fees is 179. The number of diplomatic officers stationed overseas in receipt of school fees is 173. The FCO supports a further 1108 children who are stationed with their parents and educated locally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of funding has been (a) requested by and (b) allocated to NHS England for (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Spending Review settled the level of funding that the National Health Service in England will receive over the course of this Parliament, with the NHS England Chief Executive a full party to the discussions with HM Treasury. As the Chief Executive said at the time the Spending Review was announced, “our case for the NHS has been heard and actively supported’’. Regular discussions around the finances of the NHS continue to take place between my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive of NHS England.
The NHS will be receiving £10 billion more per year in real terms by 2020-21 compared to 2014-15. The following table sets out the financial settlement allocated to the NHS.
NHS budget for Spending Review period
|
Revenue and capital combined |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
|
Total (£ million) |
100,500 |
105,975 |
109,337 |
111,824 |
114,929 |
119,035 |
|
Real terms increase on previous year (%) |
3.7% |
1.3% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
1.3% |
|
|
Real terms increase on 2015-16 baseline (£ billion) |
3.8 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
|
|
Real terms increase on 2014-15 baseline (£ billion) |
2.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
Note:
These figures differ from the NHS Total Departmental Expenditure Limit (TDEL) figures announced at the Spending Review due to a number of technical adjustments, including transfers of functions. The main transfer of function is the move of 0-5 public health services from NHS England to local government. There are a small number of other transfers including the move of the Leadership Academy to Health Education England. To ensure comparability of numbers, in this table £500 million has been removed from the 2015-16 baseline, representing 6 months of funding for 0-5 public health services between 1 April and 30 September 2015 and these other planned transfers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation the Government is liable for in its contract with Agility Trains in the event that the new IEP fleet cannot be introduced according to its planned timescales due to delays to either (a) the Great Western Mainline electrification programme or (b) East Coat Mainline IEP enabling works.
Mr Robert Goodwill
During the period 2009-10 to date, the following numbers of ministers have been entitled to use Government cars:
|
2009-10 |
4 |
|
2010-11 |
4 |
|
2011-12 |
4 |
|
2012-13 |
4 |
|
2013-14 |
4 |
|
2014-15 |
5 |
|
2015-16 |
5 |
As a result of a series of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs have fallen from £20.956m in 2010/11 to £6.325m in 2014/15. During the same period the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Weir on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will meet representatives of the Association of British Travel Agents and consumer groups to discuss changes to rules applying to penalty-free cancellation during periods of regional airstrikes by British forces.
James Duddridge
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issues travel advice to help British nationals make their own informed decisions about foreign travel. We keep our travel advice under constant review and will update it according to any changes in our assessment of the threat to British nationals around the world. Although the Foreign and Commonwealth Office maintains a dialogue with Association of British Travel Agents about how the travel advice affects their members’ business, it is not the role of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to intervene in the regulation of the market by discussing changes to the rules applying to penalty-free cancellation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeffrey M. Donaldson on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the attendance of reservists at weekly drills, training exercises and medical assessments.
Mr Julian Brazier
The majority of Reserve personnel train on a regular basis, effectively balancing their commitment to their Service with the competing demands of a busy modern life. The Ministry of Defence recognises and rewards reservists’ commitment to our nation in various ways.
We have provided better equipment, and more opportunities for interesting and challenging experiences, including exercises, adventurous training and overseas training.
Volunteer reservists are paid for attendance at training and also receive a tax-exempt training bounty provided they fulfil their Service’s annual training requirement including a two week camp or course. They have also received an annual paid leave entitlement since 1 April 2013.
In addition, since April 2015, reservists have been eligible for the new Armed Forces Pension Scheme for non-mobilised service, based on paid attendance.
These are just some examples of the actions the Department has taken to demonstrate that reservists are valued and valuable.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Lord Bishop of Durham on 2016-02-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have deployed, or intend to deploy, experts from the UK preventing sexual violence in conflict initiative team to help support local responses in Burundi to conflict-related sexual violence.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We take the allegations of sexual violence in Burundi very seriously. The UK has been at the forefront of supporting the UN’s efforts to encourage an end to violence and human rights abuses in the country. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge), has raised the subject with the Government of Burundi, including with the Burundian Foreign Minister at the African Union Summit in January. While we have not deployed any experts from the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials will explore the possibility of supporting non-governmental organisations already present and active in Burundi when the allegations first came to our attention.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Clement-Jones on 2016-02-29.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total budget that NHS England has allocated for the new Cancer Drugs Fund in 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, and 2020–21.
Lord Prior of Brampton
NHS England has advised that it expects that the impact of the new Cancer Drugs Fund on the 2016–17 budget held within NHS England will be no more than £340 million.
For future years, NHS England’s aim is to contain the whole budget impact within £340 million over a longer time period, alongside a more structured and timely approach to the appraisal of all cancer drugs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Kawczynski on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Serbian counterpart on the financial consequences of the EU sanctions on Russia on Serbia.
Mr David Lidington
The EU imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the annexation of Crimea and the crisis in Eastern Ukraine. Serbia has not currently imposed sanctions on Russia. No assessment on the financial consequences of EU sanctons on Russia has been made.
Neither I, nor the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), have had any disucssions with our Serbian counterparts on the financial consequences to Serbia of EU sanctions on Russia, but the UK Government has regularly encouraged Serbia, as an accession country, to align itself fully with EU foreign policy. The UK Government has not received any represenations from the Serbian government about the impact of EU sanctions on Russia on the Serbian economy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for proposals for a tunnel on the A303 near Stonehenge of the UNESCO Advisory Mission to Stonehenge October 2015 Report.
Andrew Jones
A report from the cultural heritage advisors to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee completed in October 2015 recognised the on-going and constructive engagement that is taking place between the Department of Transport, Highways England, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Historic England, English Heritage, National Trust and Wiltshire County Council.
The Department for Transport also shares the report’s view that the design and location of a road improvement for this section of the A303 needs to be carefully considered in order to protect and enhance the World Heritage Site.