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  • Ian Lavery – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Ian Lavery – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lavery on 2015-02-11.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any former officials of his Department have taken employment with Rio Tinto plc in the last five years.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The Civil Service Business Appointments Rules, which are published on GOV.uk, apply to civil servants who intend to take up an appointment or employment after leaving the Civil Service and the approval process will differ depending upon the applicant’s seniority.

    The destination of leavers are not held centrally.

  • Tim Farron – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Tim Farron – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the draft Governance of National Parks (England) and the Broads Bill will be published.

    Dan Rogerson

    The draft Bill on governance in English national parks and the Broads, announced in the Queen’s Speech, will be published when it is ready and is the next step in the Government’s review of their governance and local accountability.

  • Russell Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Russell Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Russell Brown on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England will remain the sole budget-holder and accountable commissioner for all specialised services in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) future years.

    Jane Ellison

    NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised services as set out in the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.

    NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.

    NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.

    NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16. NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.

    Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.

  • Keith Vaz – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Keith Vaz – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of his Department’s expenditure on diabetes is spent on regular treatment of that condition.

    Jane Ellison

    This information is not collected centrally.

    NHS England has prioritised the prevention of diabetes and will make us the first country to implement at scale a diabetes prevention programme, modelled on our own and international proven experience.

  • Margaret Curran – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    Margaret Curran – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Curran on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) Ministers of the Scottish Government and (b) his ministerial colleagues on the sharing of Scottish NHS data with HM Revenue and Customs in relation to implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.

    Mr Alistair Carmichael

    The Scottish Government is consulting until the end of February on whether HMRC should be allowed access to NHS Scotland data (name, date of birth, postcode and gender data) to support the identification of Scottish taxpayers, who will pay tax at the Scottish rate of income tax from April 2016. Discussions have taken place between the two administrations and there will be further discussions after the conclusion of the consultation.

  • Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-02-10.

    To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 3, Part 2 and the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine to interventions aimed at modifying the genome of the recipient’s descendants.

    Jeremy Wright

    By convention whether or not I have given advice or conducted legal assessments, is not disclosed outside of Government.

  • Caroline Lucas – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Caroline Lucas – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2015-02-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what briefing his Department provided on (a) the promotion and sale of arms and military equipment and (b) human rights to HRH the Prince of Wales before his trip to the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.

    Matthew Hancock

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 23 February 2015 by my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Tobias Ellwood), Minister for the Middle East to Question UIN 224052.

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  • Daniel Kawczynski – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Daniel Kawczynski – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Kawczynski on 2015-02-10.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the possible risk of Greek sovereign default and subsequent effects on the UK banking sector.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The Treasury regularly monitors global economic developments and their impact on the UK as part of the normal process of policy development. The UK is one of the most open economies in the world through trade and financial channels, and we are not immune to developments in the global economy. The best way to insulate the UK economy from any such instability is to stick to our long term economic plan.

    The exposure of UK banks to Greece is small. Moreover the Bank of England’s recent stress tests showed that our banking sector is far stronger and better capitalised than before.

  • Roberta Blackman-Woods – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Roberta Blackman-Woods – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2015-02-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support he has given to commissioners in local government to attend the Commissioning Academy.

    Kris Hopkins

    The Government worked very closely with the Local Government Association to set up and develop the Commissioning Academy.

    Since June 2012, 527 delegates have attended Commissioning Academy programmes. Of these 392 have attended the central Commissioning Academy programmes, including 206 (52%) from 53 local authorities.

    A number of other programmes sit alongside the central programme under the Commissioning Academy umbrella. 78 have attended local programmes modelled on the central programme in Norfolk and Staffordshire, with participants drawn from local authorities and other public sector bodies in the local area. In addition, 8 councillors have attended a streamlined programme for local authority elected members.

    Feedback from participants has been consistently positive. Independent research by the Local Government Information Unit on the impact of the Academy found that 71.9% of survey respondents felt their involvement in the programme was already having a tangible impact and they were confident it would lead to a positive outcome for citizens.

    The Government continues to work with the sector to encourage even greater local authority take up of the programme.

  • Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2015-02-10.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current understanding of the Warnock Committee’s recommendations on the level of respect to be afforded to human embryos; whether they continue to adhere to those original principles; and how they and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority give effect to those principles in their policies.

    Earl Howe

    The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, as amended, which builds on the recommendations made in the July 1984 report of The Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology (the “Warnock Committee”), takes account of the special status of the human embryo because of its potential to develop into a human being.

    The Government and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) recognise the special status of embryos. This is reflected in the strict regulatory controls that continue to be applied to the use of embryos in treatment and research.

    The HFEA has advised that it requires all licensed centres to ‘have proper respect for the special status of the embryo when conducting licensed activities’. This is a principle which informs every part of its Code of Practice, which HFEA licensed centres are expected to adhere to. This can be found on the HFEA’s website at:

    http://www.hfea.gov.uk/184.html

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