The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-04-30.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people did not meet the 31 January 2014 deadline for making their tax return.
Mr David Gauke
Of the 10.7 million 2012-13 Self Assessment tax returns due by 31 January 2014 around 708,800 (6.6%) were not filed by the filing deadline.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-30.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the merits of auto enrolment of young people at the time they are given their national insurance number.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that it will carefully consider with the Cabinet Office any proposals such as this for improving the efficiency of electoral registration processes as it monitors the implementation of individual electoral registration during 2014 and 2015. If such proposals appear to be viable, the Commission will recommend that the Government brings forward any necessary measures to allow them to take place once the transition to individual electoral registration is complete.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-30.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the profile of the electors who were not data matched on (a) national government data bases and (b) local government data bases for purposes of individual electoral registration.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that its report on the dry run of the confirmation process, through which electors will be matched against the Department for Work and Pensions database, provides a full analysis of the socio-demographic factors associated with low match rates. The report can be found here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/163144/Confirmation-Dry-run-2013-Results-report.pdf
The Commission also informs me that it was not possible to conduct a similar analysis on the results of local data matching as not all local authorities reported on their activities.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the 100 most deprived wards as measured by the index of multiple deprivation are.
Stephen Williams
The Index of Multiple Deprivation is not calculated for electoral wards but is available for Lower-layer Super Output Areas in England. These are a Census geography each containing approximately 1,500 people.
The 100 most deprived Lower-layer Super Output Areas in England, according to the 2010 English Index of Multiple Deprivation, are listed below.
The Department for Communities and Local Government is updating the Index of Multiple Deprivation, with publication anticipated in summer 2015.
|
Lower-layer Super Output Area name |
Lower-layer Super Output Area Code |
RANK (where 1 is most deprived) |
|
Tendring 018A |
E01021988 |
1 |
|
North East Lincolnshire 002C |
E01013139 |
2 |
|
Blackpool 010A |
E01012673 |
3 |
|
Liverpool 018C |
E01006559 |
4 |
|
Blackpool 007C |
E01012721 |
5 |
|
Liverpool 059C |
E01006755 |
6 |
|
Burnley 010E |
E01024908 |
7 |
|
Blackpool 008A |
E01012678 |
8 |
|
Rochdale 010E |
E01005484 |
9 |
|
Manchester 009C |
E01005204 |
10 |
|
Kingston upon Hull 003A |
E01012875 |
11 |
|
Liverpool 023A |
E01006560 |
12 |
|
Liverpool 022C |
E01006777 |
13 |
|
Bradford 039C |
E01010617 |
14 |
|
North East Lincolnshire 006A |
E01013138 |
15 |
|
North East Lincolnshire 002B |
E01013137 |
16 |
|
Redcar and Cleveland 009B |
E01012114 |
17 |
|
Knowsley 010B |
E01006442 |
18 |
|
Rochdale 016C |
E01005466 |
19 |
|
Liverpool 018D |
E01006561 |
20 |
|
Burnley 007C |
E01024858 |
21 |
|
Thanet 003A |
E01024676 |
22 |
|
Blackpool 006A |
E01012681 |
23 |
|
Wirral 011C |
E01007122 |
24 |
|
Birmingham 071D |
E01009365 |
25 |
|
Salford 024A |
E01005655 |
26 |
|
Blackpool 013A |
E01012671 |
27 |
|
Liverpool 014E |
E01006778 |
28 |
|
Liverpool 022A |
E01006704 |
29 |
|
Middlesbrough 003F |
E01012041 |
30 |
|
Middlesbrough 001C |
E01012070 |
31 |
|
Burnley 012B |
E01024906 |
32 |
|
Thanet 001A |
E01024657 |
33 |
|
Blackpool 007B |
E01012720 |
34 |
|
Blackpool 008D |
E01012682 |
35 |
|
Coventry 007E |
E01009585 |
36 |
|
Blackpool 013B |
E01012672 |
37 |
|
Sunderland 016F |
E01008836 |
38 |
|
Liverpool 024C |
E01006647 |
39 |
|
Knowsley 010E |
E01006445 |
40 |
|
Blackpool 006B |
E01012683 |
41 |
|
Liverpool 024B |
E01006563 |
42 |
|
Liverpool 014D |
E01006703 |
43 |
|
St. Helens 014E |
E01006874 |
44 |
|
Liverpool 023C |
E01006646 |
45 |
|
Birmingham 051C |
E01009488 |
46 |
|
Bolton 016A |
E01004821 |
47 |
|
Knowsley 008B |
E01006467 |
48 |
|
Liverpool 018E |
E01006562 |
49 |
|
Mansfield 009E |
E01028276 |
50 |
|
Liverpool 039D |
E01006679 |
51 |
|
Oldham 014B |
E01005350 |
52 |
|
Knowsley 008C |
E01006468 |
53 |
|
Middlesbrough 001B |
E01012069 |
54 |
|
Liverpool 024A |
E01006540 |
55 |
|
Knowsley 008D |
E01006469 |
56 |
|
Liverpool 011E |
E01006732 |
57 |
|
Blackpool 010E |
E01012737 |
58 |
|
Rochdale 012E |
E01005568 |
59 |
|
Burnley 003D |
E01024877 |
60 |
|
Blackpool 013C |
E01012674 |
61 |
|
Knowsley 003B |
E01006417 |
62 |
|
Liverpool 014A |
E01006699 |
63 |
|
Manchester 009E |
E01005228 |
64 |
|
Bradford 045C |
E01010730 |
65 |
|
Liverpool 018B |
E01006558 |
66 |
|
Manchester 020A |
E01005067 |
67 |
|
Blackburn with Darwen 006E |
E01012655 |
68 |
|
North East Lincolnshire 002A |
E01013136 |
69 |
|
Liverpool 022D |
E01006779 |
70 |
|
Salford 024B |
E01005658 |
71 |
|
Liverpool 043D |
E01006677 |
72 |
|
Rochdale 010C |
E01005482 |
73 |
|
Redcar and Cleveland 008D |
E01012170 |
74 |
|
Kingston upon Hull 031F |
E01012890 |
75 |
|
Sheffield 039A |
E01008011 |
76 |
|
Kingston upon Hull 003E |
E01012879 |
77 |
|
Kingston upon Hull 029D |
E01012855 |
78 |
|
Preston 009E |
E01025286 |
79 |
|
Bradford 052B |
E01010819 |
80 |
|
Thanet 001E |
E01024678 |
81 |
|
Bradford 051C |
E01010739 |
82 |
|
Blackpool 007D |
E01012724 |
83 |
|
Liverpool 057A |
E01006740 |
84 |
|
Middlesbrough 006C |
E01012028 |
85 |
|
Kingston upon Hull 017E |
E01012897 |
86 |
|
Newcastle upon Tyne 008G |
E01008380 |
87 |
|
Kingston upon Hull 030C |
E01012891 |
88 |
|
Liverpool 010B |
E01006599 |
89 |
|
Wirral 010A |
E01007132 |
90 |
|
Birmingham 047B |
E01009358 |
91 |
|
Walsall 030C |
E01010371 |
92 |
|
Stockton-on-Tees 014E |
E01012266 |
93 |
|
Redcar and Cleveland 008C |
E01012169 |
94 |
|
Knowsley 001A |
E01006448 |
95 |
|
Manchester 012E |
E01005261 |
96 |
|
Nottingham 011B |
E01013818 |
97 |
|
Liverpool 044D |
E01006676 |
98 |
|
Southend-on-Sea 014D |
E01015842 |
99 |
|
Leicester 012D |
E01013726 |
100 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of time spent by clinicians on producing and administering individual funding requests for the prescription of Duodopa to patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Norman Lamb
We have made no such assessments.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of potential geographical variations in the handling of individual funding requests for the prescription of Duodopa to patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Norman Lamb
We have made no such assessments.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for a decision on an individual funding request for the prescription of Duodopa to a patient with Parkinson’s disease.
Norman Lamb
Prior to April 2013, primary care trusts were responsible for dealing with individual funding requests and information on individual funding request decisions, or on the time taken to consider such requests, was not collected centrally.
From April 2013, NHS England assumed responsibility for commissioning adult specialist neurosciences services, including the majority of services for patients with Parkinson’s disease, with some being the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England has informed us that information on the number of individual funding requests made to NHS England is not currently available. NHS England is improving its data collection mechanisms and aims to improve availability of such information in the future.
NHS England has advised us it aims to inform the requesting clinician of the outcome of the individual funding request panel decision within 40 working days from the date of receipt of a completed request form. There are no plans to collect information on the average time taken for these decisions to be made.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individual funding requests for the prescription of Duodopa to patients with Parkinson’s disease were (a) made, (b) accepted, (c) accepted following an appeal and (d) rejected in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
Norman Lamb
Prior to April 2013, primary care trusts were responsible for dealing with individual funding requests and information on individual funding request decisions, or on the time taken to consider such requests, was not collected centrally.
From April 2013, NHS England assumed responsibility for commissioning adult specialist neurosciences services, including the majority of services for patients with Parkinson’s disease, with some being the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England has informed us that information on the number of individual funding requests made to NHS England is not currently available. NHS England is improving its data collection mechanisms and aims to improve availability of such information in the future.
NHS England has advised us it aims to inform the requesting clinician of the outcome of the individual funding request panel decision within 40 working days from the date of receipt of a completed request form. There are no plans to collect information on the average time taken for these decisions to be made.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department publishes for pharmaceutical companies to ensure that the clinical trials they conduct are carried out ethically and safely.
Dr Daniel Poulter
The International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) Note for Guidance on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is an international standard for GCP. It became operational in the European Union in January 1997 and is a set of internationally recognised ethical and scientific quality requirements which must be observed for designing, conducting, recording and reporting clinical trials that involve the participation of human subjects. This guidance is available on the web and is published on the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) website. In addition the MHRA published the MHRA Good Clinical Practice Guide in September 2013.
The Health Research Authority (HRA) publishes a range of resources on research ethics that have relevance to clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. These resources are available on the HRA website at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications have been made in Oxfordshire under the National Assistance Act 1948 by people without resources to meet their requirements or whose resources must be supplemented in order to meet their requirements in the last five years.
Norman Lamb
Information on the number of adult social care clients receiving council-funded services, including residential and domiciliary care, is collected by the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
The HSCIC has provided the available information for Oxfordshire County Council over the five years 2008-09 to 2012-13. This is shown in the table.
|
Type of service |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
|
Residential care |
1,350 |
1,245 |
1,155 |
1,170 |
1,120 |
|
Domiciliary care, of which: |
|||||
|
Home care |
4,625 |
5,010 |
3,675 |
3,125 |
2,820 |
|
Day care |
1,880 |
1,820 |
1,680 |
750 |
630 |
|
Meals |
465 |
330 |
295 |
175 |
155 |
|
Short term residential care (not respite) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Direct payments |
925 |
1,040 |
1,400 |
1,530 |
|
|
Existing/new direct payments and personal budgets |
1,050 |
||||
|
Professional support |
12,485 |
12,315 |
5,750 |
1,760 |
1,275 |
|
Equipment and adaptations |
1,000 |
1,305 |
1,270 |
875 |
865 |
|
Other |
1,125 |
1,045 |
2,285 |
505 |
445 |
Notes:
1. Data relates to adults 18 and over
2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5
3. All data are published and final
4. The ‘Existing/new direct payments and personal budgets’ columns in return P2f was introduced in 2009-10 to capture personal budgets and reverted back to direct payments in 2010-11. Service users who were receiving council commissioned services via a personal budget or direct payment were only included under this heading and not under the specific service received.
Sources:
Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) returns, tables P1 and P2f