Tag: 2015

Margaret Ritchie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ritchie on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the Trident missile renewal programme on international nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

Michael Fallon

As set out in the 2006 White Paper "The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent" (Cm 6994) the UK will participate in the US life extension programme for the Trident D5 missile which will extend the life of the missiles until the early 2040s. As a responsible nuclear weapons state and party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), we are committed to trying to achieve a world without nuclear weapons and we recognise our obligations under the NPT. I am entirely satisfied that this life extension programme is fully consistent with our NPT obligations.

January 1, 2023
Jack Dromey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jack Dromey on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the Police Innovation Fund was allocated to police forces in financial years (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

Mike Penning

The Police Innovation Fund 2014/15 allocated £53m to Police and Crime Commissioners (and their equivalents) in 2014/15 and 2015/16. The Police Innovation Fund 2015/16 allocated over £71m to Police and Crime Commissioners (and their equivalents) in 2015/16 and 2016/17.

January 1, 2023
Callum McCaig – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Callum McCaig on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with other Government departments and in Cabinet Committees and sub-committees on the resilience and security of the UK’s electricity supply.

Andrea Leadsom

DECC regularly discusses the resilience and security of the UK’s electricity supply with the Governments Departments in committees and sub-Committees.

January 1, 2023
Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons references to UK objections to the death penalty were omitted from his Department’s policy paper, UN Human Rights Council: United Kingdom 2017-2019.

Mr David Lidington

Our UN pledges reflect our enduring commitment to promoting universal human rights which includes work to abolish the death penalty. The position of this Government is clear: We oppose the death penalty in all circumstances and we continue to call on all states to abolish it.

January 1, 2023
Ronnie Cowan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ronnie Cowan on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of proposed changes to feed-in tariffs on the solar industry in Scotland.

Andrea Leadsom

In addition to the impact assessment published alongside the FIT review, part of the purpose of the consultation process itself has been to gather views on the broader economic impact of the proposals. We are currently analysing feedback submitted during the consultation, which closed on 23^rd October. We intend to publish a Government response in due course.

January 1, 2023
Sarah Wollaston – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Wollaston on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that mental health services receive parity of esteem with physical health services in terms of funding.

Alistair Burt

NHS England required clinical commissioning groups in the annual planning guidance for 2015/16, to increase their spending on mental health in line with the increase in their overall funding allocation.

January 1, 2023
Gerald Jones – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Jones on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the objectives of the National Wildlife Crime Unit are beyond March 2016.

Rory Stewart

The day to day work of the National Wildlife Crime Unit is determined by the UK Wildlife Crime Tasking and Coordinating Group (led by senior government and enforcement officials). Work focuses on the UK wildlife crime priorities.

The Government has committed to providing funding to help secure the National Wildlife Crime Unit until at least the end of March next year. Decisions on funding beyond March will be made as part of the current Spending Review process.

January 1, 2023
Carolyn Harris – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the timetable for the proposed change of status of the Land Registry before a public consultation on that matter takes place; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry

In the Spending Review Autumn Statement 2015 the Chancellor announced the Government’s intent to consult on options to move operations of the Land Registry into the private sector from 2017.

We intend to launch the consultation in the New Year setting out Government’s proposals. Final decisions on the options to be included in the consultation have not yet been made.

No decisions on the options will be taken until after the consultation, but, if Government chose to proceed we would look to then introduce any legislation required.

January 1, 2023
Margaret Hodge – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Hodge on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the time taken for Montserrat to respond to his Department’s consultation on a public register of beneficial ownership.

James Duddridge

I refer the Right Honourable Lady to the answer given by my Hon Friend the member for Hertfordshire South West (David Gauke), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to questions 10437, 10438 and 10448, which sets out the criteria we expect the Overseas Territories to meet in relation to their central register of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective system. We are in discussions with the Montserrat authorities on this and are offering technical assistance as they develop their proposals.

January 1, 2023

Karin Smyth – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karin Smyth on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) outpatient appointments and (b) elective operations took place in England in each week of 2014-15.

Jane Ellison

The information is shown in the following table.

Number of outpatient appointments and finished admission episodes (FAEs) with an elective main procedure by week in 2014-15 in England.

Week Number	Date	Outpatient appointments	FAEs with an elective procedure
1	06 April 2014	2,074,064	152,037
2	13 April 2014	1,715,345	125,191
3	20 April 2014	1,722,450	125,185
4	27 April 2014	2,181,289	156,085
5	04 May 2014	1,782,607	129,711
6	11 May 2014	2,201,615	155,936
7	18 May 2014	2,154,486	153,252
8	25 May 2014	1,615,198	123,484
9	01 June 2014	2,175,157	153,496
10	08 June 2014	2,134,887	153,826
11	15 June 2014	2,128,058	151,508
12	22 June 2014	2,090,872	153,915
13	29 June 2014	2,091,790	152,098
14	06 July 2014	2,108,843	150,721
15	13 July 2014	2,079,438	150,166
16	20 July 2014	2,052,164	151,164
17	27 July 2014	1,963,411	145,641
18	03 August 2014	1,985,519	145,254
19	10 August 2014	2,017,505	145,912
20	17 August 2014	1,981,831	145,873
21	24 August 2014	1,599,651	122,184
22	31 August 2014	2,121,461	149,563
23	07 September 2014	2,118,810	150,024
24	14 September 2014	2,107,008	150,727
25	21 September 2014	2,142,081	153,790
26	28 September 2014	2,147,352	152,751
27	05 October 2014	2,174,051	153,818
28	12 October 2014	2,183,576	154,977
29	19 October 2014	2,126,467	154,331
30	26 October 2014	1,968,069	147,658
31	02 November 2014	2,215,685	157,287
32	09 November 2014	2,211,873	158,772
33	16 November 2014	2,190,637	160,205
34	23 November 2014	2,185,994	159,304
35	30 November 2014	2,210,964	159,359
36	07 December 2014	2,210,624	157,525
37	14 December 2014	2,223,306	156,081
38	21 December 2014	1,038,841	76,842
39	28 December 2014	1,175,849	87,790
40	04 January 2015	2,254,400	147,233
41	11 January 2015	2,245,845	155,277
42	18 January 2015	2,208,941	156,642
43	25 January 2015	2,154,520	156,841
44	01 February 2015	2,192,970	158,333
45	08 February 2015	2,198,622	160,376
46	15 February 2015	1,980,011	151,461
47	22 February 2015	2,199,551	161,546
48	01 March 2015	2,196,041	161,144
49	08 March 2015	2,172,174	160,707
50	15 March 2015	2,141,290	158,423
51	22 March 2015	2,106,928	160,091
52	29 March 2015	2,528,302	185,415
England Total	107,188,423	7,756,932

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre

Notes:

Includes activity in English NHS hospital trusts and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.
Outpatient appointments are the number of booked appointments for outpatients, whether they were attended or not.
Finished admission episodes (FAEs) are the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.
A main procedure is the first recorded procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures.

January 1, 2023