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  • Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

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

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the Government’s Business Rates Relief Fund for flooded businesses has been (a) allocated to local authorities and (b) received by businesses to date.

    Brandon Lewis

    As at 2 June 2014, 979 businesses were in receipt of a business rates relief from their local authority as a result of the impact of flooding. There are no set or advance allocations to councils. The fund works by councils retrospectively claiming back the cost of the business rate relief (in the same way, for example, as the Bellwin Scheme has always worked). 66 local authorities recently submitted claims for reimbursement; the deadline for applications was 26 May. Subject to data checking, we expect reimbursement payments in the region of £4 million to be made shortly.

    Further information on the available flood support schemes is available on the gov.uk website at:

    www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-support-package-for-homeowners-and-businesses

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  • Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

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

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, columns 527-8W, on the Bellwin scheme, how much has been (a) allocated to and (b) received by each of the authorities which have registered for funding under the Bellwin scheme.

    Brandon Lewis

    Bellwin provides emergency financial assistance to local authorities to help them meet uninsurable costs they incur when responding to a major emergency in their area. The level of funding over time is causally linked to the scale of flooding or other emergency. As was the case under previous and current Administrations, it operates by local authorities retrospectively claiming spending back.

    As at 9 June, 110 local authorities have registered for the December 2013 to February 2014 severe weather events. They now have until 30 June 2014 to submit their formal claims. However, only 20 local authorities have submitted formal claims so far.

    A table deposited in the Library lists the reimbursement payments that have been made to date. In the remaining cases, the claims have literally just been received or we are waiting for the local authorities to provide supporting information. All valid claims will be paid quickly.

  • David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will arrange for replies to be sent to the hon. Member for Walsall North to his letters to (a) the Chief Operating Officer, Pension, Disability and Carers Service of 7 April and 7 May; and if he will arrange for a substantive reply to be sent to that hon. Member to his letter to the Chief Executive, Capita-PIP ref PIP100 34851/101 of 7 April 2014 on behalf of a constituent.

    Mike Penning

    A reply to all of the issues that you raised in both of your letters will be sent to you by one of our Directors by 13 June 2014.

  • David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North dated 30 April 2014, ref 2014/0036207, on behalf of a constituent.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    The hon. Member wrote to Peter Lauener, Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency, on 30 April 2014 about admissions arrangements at Walsall Academy. He copied his letter to my Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State. Mr Lauener replied to the hon. Member on 14 May.

  • Chris Skidmore – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Chris Skidmore – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Skidmore on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in how many schools no pupils were entered for GCSEs in (a) history and (b) biology, chemistry and physics in the latest period for which figures are available.

    Mr David Laws

    Of the 3,024[1] state-funded mainstream schools:

    a) 19 schools entered no pupils for GCSE history or ancient history in 2012/13.

    b) 299 schools entered no pupils for biology, chemistry and physics in 2012/13

    This information can be downloaded from the Performance Tables website[2].

    [1] State-funded mainstream schools included in Performance Tables only. This includes academies, free schools and city technology colleges but excludes independent schools, special schools, alternative provisions and pupil referral units.

    [2]http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html

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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, when he plans to bring forward secondary legislation on (a) banning smoking in cars with children in them and (b) the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco.

    Jane Ellison

    The Children and Families Act 2014 provides regulation-making powers for the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco and banning smoking in cars.

    Regulations for making it an offence to smoke in private vehicles carrying children are being drafted at present.

    A final, short consultation in order to ensure that a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging is properly and fully informed will be published shortly.

  • 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, what Government-funded education and support on alcohol consumption during pregnancy is available to pregnant women.

    Jane Ellison

    The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s 2008 guideline includes recommendations for doctors and midwives on the advice they should give to pregnant women about drinking alcohol.

    This advice is complemented by Government funded information provided through the Start4Life Information Service for Parents, Start4Life and NHS Choices websites.

    The Government funds the Start4Life Information Service for Parents service, which provides pregnant women/new mothers and their partners with comprehensive advice on staying healthy in pregnancy, preparing for birth and looking after their baby, and includes advice on risks of drinking before conception and during pregnancy.

    The Information Service for Parents is a digital service which provides National Health Service and other quality assured advice, including on alcohol consumption via regular text and email updates. Since launching on 18 May 2012, 339,277 new parents have signed up to the service (as of 1 June 2014).

    The Government is also committed to improving the labelling of alcoholic drinks, including a warning for women who are pregnant or trying to conceive.

    As part of the Public Health Responsibility Deal, alcohol retailers and producers have a responsibility to help raise this awareness and committed to putting an agreed warning or a pregnancy warning logo on 80% of labels on bottles and cans by the end of 2013. An independent market survey is underway to measure compliance.

  • 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)

  • 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 people who used to work in his Department have taken up jobs at Public Health England; and what their job titles and salary levels (a) were at his Department and (b) are at Public Health England.

    Jane Ellison

    Public Health England (PHE) was established as an Executive Agency of the Department of Health on 1 April 2013. 184 staff from the Department were transferred to PHE as part of a planned transfer of functions. Their terms and conditions of employment, job titles and salary levels all remained the same.

    PHE has since appointed 21 staff formerly employed by the Department as set out below. These appointments were made following competitive selection procedures carried out in accordance with the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

    PHE Job Title*

    PHE Salary Level

    Change (if any)

    Head of Engagement

    Grade 6 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Programmes Manager

    SEO (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Deputy Director of Strategy

    SCS1

    Integration Manager

    Grade 7 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Head of Operations and Corporate
    Management

    Grade 6 (Inner London)

    Healthy Adults Coordinator

    Grade 7 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Tobacco Control Programme Manager

    Grade 7 (National)

    Pay Reduction

    Head of One to One Marketing

    Grade 7 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Deputy Director – International
    Commercial Healthcare Policy

    SCS1

    Programmes and Policy Manager

    Grade 7 (National)

    Business Manager

    Grade 7 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Strategy Unit Team Member

    Grade 7 (National)

    Promotion

    Head of Planning

    Grade 6 ((Inner London)

    Integration and Engagement Manager

    Grade 7 (National)

    Promotion

    Deputy Director of Strategic
    Partnerships

    SCS1

    Promotion

    Strategic Partnership Manager

    Grade 7 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Engagement and Policy Manager

    Grade 7 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Expert Advisor – Behavioural Insight

    Grade 6 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Senior Nutrition Science Officer

    SEO (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Head of Communications
    Drugs and Alcohol

    Grade 7 (Inner London)

    Promotion

    Senior Alcohol Policy Adviser

    HEO (Inner London)

    * Previous Department of Health job title not available

    PHE’s Salary Levels were published in November 2012 in the Public Health England People Transition Policy Module 2 Module 2 and can be found at:

    www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/213175/single-combined-document.pdf

    Senior Civil Service salary levels are set centrally by the Cabinet Office. The range for SCS1 is £60,000 to £117,800.

  • 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, which mental health services he and each Minister in his Department have visited since they were appointed; and what the date of each such visit was.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    The following list provides details of the visits undertaken by my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his ministerial team to mental health services in an official capacity, since their appointment.

    Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt):

    06 February 2014
    Redwoods Centre, South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust

    13 March 2014
    Springfield Hospital, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust

    1 May 2014
    East London NHS Foundation Trust

    Minister of State for Care and Support (Norman Lamb):

    13 November 2012
    Raid Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

    19 December 2012
    South London and Maudsley NHS Mental Health Trust

    7 February 2013
    The Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme and Child and Adolescent, Mental Health services project, Oxford

    4 July 2013
    Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust

    19 August 2013
    Leicester Mental Health Triage Care Project

    5 September 2013
    Gnosall Surgery, Stafford

    12 September 2013
    Yeovil Hospital

    12 September 2013
    Royal United Hospital, Bath

    31October 2013
    Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust

    19 December 2013
    Broadmoor Hospital

    3 January 2014
    Bethnal Green Police Station (Bi-lateral visit with Damian Green MP Home Office), London (A Liaison and Diversion scheme, this scheme brings together three large mental health trusts)

    17 February 2014
    Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Crisis Resolution Service

    12 March 2014
    Humphrey Booth Resource Centre, Manchester

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health (Dr Daniel Poulter):

    11 July 2013
    Disraeli School and Children’s Centre, High Wycombe

    17 October 2013
    Parkview Clinic, Birmingham Children’s Hospital

    8 May 2014
    Bethlem Royal Hospital- Channi Kumar Mother and Baby Unit (Perinatal mental health)

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health (Earl Howe):

    18 April 2012
    BuddyApp – Mental health innovation product launch – Maudsley Hospital

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health (Jane Ellison):

    15 April 2014
    Roshni Ghar Mental Health Charity, Keighley