The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department owns any of the Filton Airfield site; and whether his Department will be entitled to any share of the site’s sale.
Dr Andrew Murrison
The Department does not own any of the Filton Airfield site and is not entitled to any share in the site’s sale.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain Wright on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to A UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies, if he will list the activities undertaken by the UK Trade and Investment Business Ambassador to champion UK agri-tech; and which early stage markets have been identified for future growth.
Mr David Willetts
James Townshend, the UK Business Ambassador for agri-tech, has undertaken the following activities to raise the UK’s reputation in agri tech; to support inward investment and exports:
2013
London – 18 April. Met Hamish Renton, UK dairy specialist, in advance of visit to Qatar in May 2013.
London – 29 April. Met my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson), to discuss HMG Agri-Tech Industrial Strategy.
London – 30 April. Attended and delivered the keynote speech at the UK Dairy Export Forum.
London – 8 May. Met the Ambassador of Belarus to the UK to discuss potential business opportunities in Belarus for UK agricultural companies.
Qatar – 20 – 23 May. Led a scoping mission aimed at positioning UK companies to win potential contracts. .
Turkey – 1 September. Visited the Agroexpo/Animal Expo, Eurasia.
Angola 8 – 9 October. Led, with my noble Friend Lord Marland, a multi-sector trade mission to Luanda, which included calls on the Angolan Ministers for Finance, Petroleum, Agriculture, Defence, Energy, Trade & Industry and Education.
2014
Burma 19 – 23 January. A scoping visit and meetings with key decision makers and practitioners.
Early stage markets already identified are Angola and Qatar and we continue to keep our activity under review.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Joan Walley on 2014-06-16.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to complete the loan guarantee arrangement for the proposed nuclear power station investments.
Nicky Morgan
Completion of the loan guarantee arrangements for the proposed nuclear power station for Hinkley Point C will coincide with the European Commission’s closing decision on the government’s state aid notification in relation to the project. This is expected by the end of 2014.
If a guarantee is signed it will be reported to Parliament as required by the legislation, Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012, underpinning the scheme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Seabeck on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which bidders and consortia have passed the pre-qualification stage to purchase the land-focused business of the Defence Support Group.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Ministry of Defence issued an Invitation To Negotiate on 28 March 2014 to a number of bidders, including individual companies and consortia, for the sale of the Defence Support Group Land Business. The identity of those bidders is commercially sensitive information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Baron on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibilities clinical commissioning groups have for commissioning breast cancer services.
Jane Ellison
The majority of treatments for cancer, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, are commissioned nationally by NHS England. Commissioning is informed by a range of clinical reference groups established as a primary source of advice on best practice, service standards for commissioned providers and forward strategy and innovation.
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) plan and buy local community and non-specialised hospital cancer services in their local area. This includes the diagnosis, oversight of treatment and surgical management of breast cancers.
NHS England is not aware of any formal guidance being given to CCGs on engagement with Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) or breast network site-specific groups. However, it would expect that all health organisations would wish to be part of SCNs. As CCGs are responsible for much of the commissioning of services covered by the SCNs (e.g. cancer, stroke, mental health, and dementia care), they have an interest in their activities.
Breast network site specific groups are specialist groups who focus on protocol development, improving care and the quality and outcomes of services within the SCN area. It would not be expected for a CCG to normally engage directly with that group but they would be part of a process to approve protocols and of any escalation process if there were concerns about a particular service within the SCN.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standards define clinical best practice for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer to help clinicians ensure that patients are given information about the treatment options available and help in choosing the best option to suit them. NHS England would expect CCGs to take into account NICE quality standards when commissioning breast cancer services.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much electricity is consumed by a Queen Elizabeth class carrier when it is alongside with no internal power generation taking place.
Mr Philip Dunne
It is estimated that when connected to a shore power supply a Queen Elizabeth class carrier will continuously draw up to 8MW of electricity.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the sexual health commissioning toolkit will be published.
Jane Ellison
Public Health England plans to publish “Making it work: a guide to whole system commissioning for sexual and reproductive health and HIV” by the end of July 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Baker on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the efficiency and consistency with which the Permitted Paid Engagements scheme has been applied to musicians, composers and artists visting the UK.
James Brokenshire
The Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) Visitor route was introduced in 2012 for
professionals carrying out paid engagements in the UK for up to one month. It
extends to musicians, composers and artists.
Feedback received from businesses and arts organisations shows that this route
is working as intended and offers greater flexibility for professionals
undertaking paid engagements. We work closely with operational colleagues and
regularly seek feedback from partners to ensure the route is working as
intended.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ruffley on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drink-driving offences were recorded in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years; and how many successful prosecutions for such offences there have been.
Norman Baker
Drink driving is a summary offence, and not a notifiable offence. The Home Office only collects data on notifiable offences.
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts for offences relating to drink driving, in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 can be viewed in Table 1. The same data for Suffolk can be viewed in Table 2. This data is held by the Ministry of Justice.
Data is not available below Police Force Area level, and so data for Bury St Edmunds cannot be provided.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales are serving sentences passed in jurisdictions outside England and Wales.
Jeremy Wright
As at 31 December 2013, 231 prisoners held in prisons in England and Wales were serving sentences imposed in jurisdictions outside England and Wales. This includes 125 who were convicted overseas, for example in Thailand, Panama and Venezuela, and 106 who were convicted in another UK jurisdiction or the Islands (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle Man).
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.