The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Ivan Lewis on Work and Pensions.
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Esther McVey
The devolved administrations are always consulted on any European dossier deposited with the Cabinet Office that is subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. While social security is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, International Relations are an excepted matter under the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the value to the economy of venison production and sales in each of the last three years; and what steps he is taking to increase production and sale of venison.
George Eustice
The available data on the UK deer farming industry in each of the last three years is shown in the table below :-
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UK Farmed Deer Industry |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
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Value of output of deer (£ million) |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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Volume of venison produced (tonnes) |
2,400 |
2,400 |
2,500 |
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Farmed deer populations (thousand head) |
33 |
31 |
32 |
Defra co-funded a research project in partnership with industry to determine the effects of packaging and slaughter conditions on venison meat quality, and gain an improved understanding of consumer perceptions of venison to help focus future venison marketing campaigns. More information can be found here:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Stephen Timms on Work and Pensions.
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Esther McVey
There is one single plan for a Universal Credit on-line service. The current live service is already offering more online services than ever before, with stronger work incentives to get people back into work, and this week we started its expansion across the North West of England. The enhanced digital system is an extension of the current online services and will integrate work and benefits activity, making best use of technology.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the ongoing monitoring of the pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire is independently scientifically evaluated.
George Eustice
Defra is currently working closely with Natural England and AHVLA to develop the detail of how the monitoring will be implemented, including auditing and evaluation procedures. The results and outcome of the monitoring of the pilot cull will be made publically available after they have been completed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Alex Cunningham on Health.
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Jane Ellison
Regulations for making it an offence to smoke in private vehicles carrying children are being drafted at present.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has updated its advice given to UK nationals in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, South Sudan and Gabon or who are considering visiting those countries following the recent outbreak of Ebola in the region.
Mark Simmonds
We have updated our travel advice for the following countries to notify travellers about the recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease: Guinea, Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania and Cote d’Ivoire.
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
We advise people travelling to the affected region to check the health advice issued by the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC).
http://www.nathnac.org/ds/map_world.aspx
We will continue to monitor the situation in each country to ensure that our travel advice is up to date and accurate.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Luciana Berger on Health.
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Norman Lamb
NHS England recognises that the number of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) is gradually increasing over time. The growth in numbers is taken into account by NHS England as part of its annual commissioning process and will be considered in the ongoing development of its five year specialised commissioning strategy.
Information concerning the number of people living with CF in each of the last four years is not available. In the following table we have provided the number of CF patients (adults and children) cared for by specialist centres in England in each of the last three years. This data has only been collected since the introduction of the tariff for CF services in 2011.
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Year |
Patients |
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2011 |
7,291 |
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2012 |
7,620 |
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2013 |
7,778 |
We would expect all CF patients to have a CF specialist in charge of their care and, as part of the ongoing support they receive, to be assessed at specialist centres.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress she has made on the creation of the catalytic fund announced at the Nutrition for Growth summit.
Lynne Featherstone
The new catalytic financing mechanism will aim to provide incentives to attract new private funds alongside increased domestic budgets for high impact nutrition interventions. The scope and governance of the fund is being developed with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation. No funds have been disbursed. DFID will consider its own contribution once the mechanism and governance have been agreed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Alison Seabeck on Work and Pensions.
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Esther McVey
The Department provided substantive answers to all parliamentary questions in the 2013-14 parliamentary Session.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the payment by results pilot in HMP Doncaster has been terminated.
Jeremy Wright
The HMP Doncaster Payment by Results (PbR) pilot was established to test the introduction of PbR to reduce reoffending, in response to commitments made in the Coalition Agreement. The pilot has been running since October 2011, with offenders released from Doncaster prison given additional rehabilitation support to help turn their lives around.
The pilot predates the Transforming Rehabilitation programme and while it has provided important learning to inform our plans, the delivery model at HMP Doncaster is not fully aligned with these reforms. As a result, we have decided to bring the pilot to a close, to help ensure the effective transition to the new model for rehabilitation services and offender management in the South Yorkshire Contract Package Area. No further participants will enter the pilot beyond the end of 2014.