Tag: 2014

  • Helen Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Helen Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by how much each ambulance trust in England underspent or overspent their budget in each year since 2010.

    Jane Ellison

    National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts do not receive funding directly from the Department of Health and therefore do not have budgets against which they underspend. They are semi-autonomous organisations whose income derives from the provision of services to NHS England and clinical commissioning groups, through what might be described as trading activity.

    The NHS trust and foundation trust regime has similarities to the regime for Government Trading Funds, where expenditure for Government activity is met from income from third parties, rather than direct funding from resources voted to the Department.

    The equivalent “underspend” would be where the trust spends less than the income it receives as a result of its activity. This is referred to as a “surplus”.

    The following table summarises the year-end surpluses for each NHS Ambulance trust in the financial years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.

    2009-10

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    £000s

    £000s

    £000s

    £000s

    Isle Of Wight NHS Trust1

    543

    East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    2,016

    467

    2,409

    30

    East Of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    757

    2,364

    3,121

    4,175

    London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    1,425

    1,002

    2,751

    262

    North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust2

    4,736

    3,120

    2,312

    2,340

    North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    1,041

    2,065

    1,558

    2,707

    South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust3

    602

    1,383

    2,049

    1,560

    South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust4

    1,130

    3,153

    3,486

    3,055

    South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust5

    511

    890

    1,645

    36,934

    West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    255

    99

    925

    5,797

    Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    518

    237

    428

    2,223

    1Isle Of Wight NHS Trust established April 2012

    2North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust – FT status established November 2011. 2009-10 to 2011-12 figures – as NHS Trust

    3 South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust – FT status established March 2012. 2009-10 to 2011-12 figures – as NHS Trust

    4South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust – FT status established March 2011. 2009-10 to 2010-11 – as NHS Trust

    5South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust – FT status established March 2011. 2009-10 to 2010-11 – as NHS Trust

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  • Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of sittings was by magistrates who sat more than 70 half days in the last year.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The Department does not keep this information centrally and it could only be collected at a disproportionate cost.

  • James Duddridge – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    James Duddridge – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Duddridge on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long his Department expects East Beach in Shoeburyness to be closed.

    Anna Soubry

    East Beach is managed by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council under a licence agreement with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The decision to close the beach was made by the Council and it will be for them to determine when to re-open it. As such, no estimates have been made by the MOD about the economic effect of the Council’s decision to the local economy.

    A MOD survey of East Beach will assist in the formulation of a risk management plan that will focus mitigation work on those areas of the beach at greatest risk. It is too early to say what mitigation work will be required, when it will be carried out, and how long it will take to complete.

  • Lord Condon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Condon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Condon on 2014-05-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to the predicted increase in tick-transmitted diseases such as Lyme disease.

    Earl Howe

    Public Health England (PHE) and the National Health Service have public information on tick-borne diseases on their websites, and PHE works with patient groups to promote the recognition and prevention of Lyme disease. PHE also provides information for health professionals, and wrote to all general practitioners last spring to alert them to the risks. A new leaflet for the public will be released later this month and advertised through social media sites and the PHE website. National parks and other organisations also offer advice to visitors on avoiding tick bites and awareness of Lyme Disease, and PHE will work with these groups to enhance the information available over the summer season. PHE is also developing national guidance for the management of Lyme disease, and a research programme through the Health Protection Research Unit at Liverpool with NHS partners.

  • Lord Berkeley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Lord Berkeley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Berkeley on 2014-05-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a requirement in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive to treat surface rainwater runoff.

    Lord De Mauley

    The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requires the collection and treatment of urban waste water. The Directive defines urban waste water as ‘domestic waste water or the mixture of domestic waste water with industrial waste water and/or run-off rain water’. Therefore, the treatment of surface rainwater runoff is required where it is mixed with domestic or industrial waste water and collected in a collecting system.

  • Lord Judd – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Lord Judd – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Judd on 2014-05-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the International Monetary Fund’s Staff Discussion Notes published in February and March dealing with inequality and its impact on growth.

    Lord Deighton

    At its April 2014 meeting, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, attended by the Chancellor, agreed that rising inequality and high unemployment be addressed by removing structural impediments to inclusive growth.

    It is not Government practice to comment on the detail of IMF Staff Discussion Papers. IMF Staff regularly produce such papers, and the analysis and views therein are those of staff and not necessarily the IMF or its Executive Board.

  • Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2014-05-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they decide which retailers can be accessed using the Azure prepayment card given to asylum seekers.

    Lord Taylor of Holbeach

    The Azure card is provided to failed asylum seekers supported under the provisions of section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

    Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme.

    The card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Boots, Peacocks, Early Learning Centre, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers. There are ongoing discussions with other outlets that may be interested in joining the scheme.

  • Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on requiring car-parking areas around large retail developments to retrofit sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS); and what assessment he has made of the benefits for urban flood control of such retrofitting of SUDS.

    Dan Rogerson

    I have been asked to reply.

    We know of no such representations. The National Planning Policy Framework prioritises the use of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in developments where possible. Defra officials have met representatives from leading supermarkets to discuss the use of SuDS and their benefits in retail developments. Case studies assessing the benefits of SuDS on commercial developments are available on the Defra funded SusDrain website at: www.susdrain.org.

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  • Virendra Sharma – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Virendra Sharma – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 54 of the Chief Medical Officer’s 2011 annual report, if he will place in the Library the figures underpinning the statement that liver disease mortality is increasing in England at the time when the average of our closest counterparts, EU members that joined pre-2004 is decreasing; if he will update those figures to include the latest available data; and if he will make a statement.

    Jane Ellison

    All of the datasets supporting statements and images in the ‘Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer Volume One 2011, On the State of the Public’s Health’, may be downloaded by following the link at:

    www.gov.uk/government/news/cmo-annual-report-2011-volume-one-data-available

    The datasets are not available in a hard copy format from the Department. It is anticipated that the figures will be updated later in the financial year.

    In our mandate to the National Health Service, we set out the ambition to make England one of the most successful countries in Europe at preventing premature deaths from illnesses such as liver disease.

  • Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 6 June 2011, Official Report, columns 625-6W, on the electoral register, what assessment he has made of the effect of the ending of the Participation Fund on voter registration levels before the introduction of individual electoral registration.

    Greg Clark

    As part of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration, the Electoral Commission has been responsible for conducting research into the completeness and accuracy of the register. Their previous report, following the conclusion of the Participation Fund, can be found at:

    http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/145366/Great-Britains-electoral-registers-2011.pdf.

    The Electoral Commission will be publishing a further assessment of the completeness and accuracy of the register in Summer 2014.

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