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  • Lord Warner – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Warner – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Warner on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of recent public concerns, they will ask NHS England to review the number and distribution of specialised secure facilities for adolescents with autism to ensure a better balance between total and geographical clinical demand and supply.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    NHS England requires that regular Care and Treatment Reviews are undertaken for children and young people with learning disabilities with challenging behaviour in inpatient settings commissioned by NHS England or clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).

    These Care and Treatment Reviews also help to inform the appropriate provision of treatment and care settings. CCGs are currently also developing learning disability transformation plans to ensure the appropriate balance of capacity between in-patient settings and community settings. The plans are due for submission in April 2016.

  • Lord Rooker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Lord Rooker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 25 February (HL5950 and HL6117), when their consultations, if any, on amending the rules of property ownership will commence.

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe

    A discussion paper on proposals to require foreign companies to provide beneficial ownership information when purchasing or owning property or bidding for public contracts was published on Friday 4 March.

    The document has been published here: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/property-ownership-and-public-contracting-by-foreign-companies-improving-transparency and copies of the discussion paper have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.

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  • Lord Laird – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Lord Laird – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will establish an inquiry into the Omagh bombing of 1998 and the handling of the investigation into that bombing by the security forces.

    Lord Dunlop

    The Government’s position, as announced in September 2013, remains that following careful consideration and consultation there should be no public inquiry. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concluded that a further inquiry or review would not deliver results going beyond what had already been uncovered by previous investigations and processes.

  • Lord Hoyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Lord Hoyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hoyle on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest figures for the UK’s balance of trade with the EU.

    Lord Maude of Horsham

    The latest figures for the UK’s balance of trade with the EU are publically available in the ONS Balance of Payments: Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015 publication.

    The UK’s balance of trade in goods & services with the EU in 2014 was -£58.8 billion, relating to £230.2 billion in exports and £289.1 billion in imports.

  • Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many abortions there were in 2015 at 23 weeks gestation and above.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    This data is not currently available. Abortion data for 2015 will be published by the Department in May.

  • Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many live births there were in 2015 at 23 and 24 weeks gestation.

    Lord Bridges of Headley

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many non-UK, non-EU nationals work in the NHS in England.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    The Health and Social Care Information Centre collects data on the number of staff working in National Health Service hospital and community health services in England.

    Nationality is a self-reported field within the NHS electronic staff record system. Of those individuals who declared their nationality, 1,050,034 (93.5%) are European Union nationals (this includes 994,693 British nationals and 55,341 other EU nationals). There are a further 73,681 (6.5%) non United Kingdom and non EU nationals.

  • Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many EU nationals work in the NHS in England.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    The Health and Social Care Information Centre collects data on the number of staff working in National Health Service hospital and community health services in England.

    Nationality is a self-reported field within the NHS electronic staff record system. Of those individuals who declared their nationality, 1,050,034 (93.5%) are European Union nationals (this includes 994,693 British nationals and 55,341 other EU nationals). There are a further 73,681 (6.5%) non United Kingdom and non EU nationals.

  • Baroness Masham of Ilton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Baroness Masham of Ilton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the price of 100 grams of five per cent coal tar ointment on the NHS Drugs Tariff for England and Wales compares with (1) the price of that treatment from manufacturing pharmacies, and (2) the price of that treatment on the Scottish NHS Drugs Tariff; and whether they will provide those figures.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    No comparison has been made between the NHS Drug Tariff reimbursement price for England and Wales and the price of coal tar preparations produced by National Health Service hospital manufacturers. Any comparison would need to be treated with caution as some hospitals’ prices will not include the same overhead costs as commercial suppliers, nor might they have the infrastructure needed to supply to any pharmacy or indeed all pharmacies.

    A comparison of the reimbursement prices of specials listed on the Scottish Drug Tariff with those on the English Drug Tariff in Autumn 2015 showed there were 40 products listed on both Tariffs that were the same or similar. Out of these, 50% were more expensive on the Scottish Drug Tariff in comparison with the English Drug Tariff. The products are not necessarily exactly the same and the reimbursement arrangements in Scotland operate in different ways to those in England.

  • Lord Livermore – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Lord Livermore – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Livermore on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of pupils in each socio-economic group achieved three grade A* to B at A Level in each year for the past 10 years.

    Lord Nash

    The information requested is not collected by the Department.