Tag: 2015

  • Richard Arkless – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Richard Arkless – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2015-11-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Statement of 16 November 2015, Official Report, columns 379 to 382, what proportion of the new security officers announced in that Statement she plans will be based in Scotland.

    Mr John Hayes

    We do not discuss specific deployments of SIA officers. The Rt. Hon member can be confident that the Strategic Defence and Security Review is a good result for the whole of the UK.

  • Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-12-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 19454, how many mental health specialists were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.

    Mark Lancaster

    The information requested is shown in the table below. The rounded figures are based on the Defence Medical Services manning returns for each year, and show the trained strength in each of the categories shown as at 1 October. Civilian numbers are not readily available prior to 2015.

    2011

    Regular

    Reserve

    Civilian

    Total

    Psychiatrist

    10

    ~

    Not available

    20

    Psychologist

    –

    –

    Not available

    –

    Mental Health Nurse

    120

    50

    Not available

    160

    2012

    Psychiatrist

    20

    ~

    Not available

    20

    Psychologist

    –

    –

    Not available

    –

    Mental Health Nurse

    120

    30

    Not available

    150

    2013

    Psychiatrist

    10

    10

    Not available

    20

    Psychologist

    ~

    –

    Not available

    ~

    Mental Health Nurse

    120

    50

    Not available

    170

    2014

    Psychiatrist

    10

    ~

    Not available

    20

    Psychologist

    ~

    –

    Not available

    ~

    Mental Health Nurse

    120

    40

    Not available

    160

    2015

    Psychiatrist

    10

    ~

    ~

    20

    Psychologist

    ~

    –

    20

    20

    Mental Health Nurse

    110

    40

    20*

    180

    *Mental Health Nurse (inc. Community Psychiatric Nurses)

    In accordance with Defence Statistics guidance, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10; numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. Figures below 5 are denoted by ~; zero denoted by -.

    Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.

  • Richard Arkless – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Richard Arkless – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2015-11-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a security review has been initiated for the purpose of strengthening port security between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    All maritime security requirements are risk informed and are kept under constant review. The Department for Transport (DfT) works closely with ports, ferry operators and other agencies to ensure the safety of the travelling public.

    The DfT also has a set of comprehensive maritime security requirements which port facilities and ships are required to implement, with a well-established monitoring and oversight programme in place to ensure compliance with this regime.

  • Andrew Gwynne – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andrew Gwynne – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-12-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in making it lawful to reuse graves.

    Caroline Dinenage

    The reuse of burial space is a sensitive issue and any potential changes in this area, including any legislation, would require careful consideration. We have been actively engaging with stakeholders and will consider whether there is a need for government to take action in due course.

  • Frank Field – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Frank Field – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-11-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in each parliamentary constituency and in receipt of disability living allowance are diagnosed with hyperkinetic syndrome.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The information requested will be placed in the library.

  • Luciana Berger – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Luciana Berger – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-12-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Local Transformation Plan local areas’ plans in improving support for young carers and young adult carers.

    Alistair Burt

    The number of young carers accessing Children and Adolescence Mental health Services (CAMHS) and the number of children provided with young carers assessments following contact with CAMHS will not be published as this data is not collected centrally.

    Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), working with local partners, have submitted Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) to transform their local offer for children and young people’s mental health. These plans must cover the whole spectrum of services from prevention to intervention for emerging or existing mental health problems and address the full spectrum of need, including the most vulnerable, such as young carers.

    NHS England have received and successfully assured LTPs that cover every clinical CCG in England. This assurance process requires local areas to evidence how they are meeting the needs of vulnerable groups which may include young carers. Young adult carers are unlikely to be covered by these LTPs as these are generally the responsibility of adult mental health services. All CCGs will have received the funding allocation agreed through the assurance process by the end of December (published in January).

  • Lord Harris of Haringey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Lord Harris of Haringey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Harris of Haringey on 2015-11-17.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have issued any guidance on the circumstances in which an individual should be imprisoned for defaulting on their council tax.

    Baroness Williams of Trafford

    In June 2013, DCLG issued ‘Guidance to Local Councils on Good Practice in the Collection of Council Tax Arrears’. The document (attached) provides guidance to local authorities on enforcement and clearly sets out the Government’s position. It is available at:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210478/Guidance_on_enforcement_of_CT_arrears.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210478/Guidance_on_enforcement_of_CT_arrears.pdf

    Collection and enforcement of unpaid council tax is a matter for local authorities. They are best placed to consider the circumstances of the taxpayer who has fallen into arrears and to decide what action to take.

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  • Norman Lamb – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Norman Lamb – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2015-12-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS England will publish the findings of the Mazars review into the deaths of people with mental health problems and learning disabilities at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

    Alistair Burt

    I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 December 2015, HCWS421. NHS England published the Mazars report on Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust on 17 December 2015. The report is available on the NHS England website.

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  • Baroness Jolly – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Baroness Jolly – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jolly on 2015-11-17.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government with how many Iraqi interpreters the armed forces have contracted since the start of military operations in Iraq in September 2014.

    Earl Howe

    Ministry of Defence interpreter requirements in Iraq have been met through a third party service contract since September 2014. All seven Iraq Interpreters supplied by the contractor to date are British Citizens.

  • Alex Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Alex Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2015-12-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from NHS trusts in England and Wales on the adequacy of midwife recruitment in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

    Ben Gummer

    No representation from NHS trusts about the adequacy of midwife recruitment has been received in the last 12 months.