The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-02-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the local blueprint submissions for the NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plan.
George Freeman
These plans are for local use, and there are no plans to publish them centrally. Local areas may publish their plans if they so choose.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-03-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organ transplants have not been successful in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
The information on the number of successful and unsuccessful organ transplants performed in each of the last five years is shown in the following table. This includes single and multi-organ transplants containing kidney, pancreas, liver, heart, lung and/or intestinal from both deceased and living donors.
Although deceased donor rates were lower in 2014/15, data show that deceased donor rates for 2015/16 have exceeded 2014/15 rates. The official data are due to published in summer 2016.
Organ Transplants in the United Kingdom, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2015
|
Financial year |
Total number of organ transplants |
Number of unsuccessful1 transplants |
% unsuccessful |
|
2010/2011 |
3,751 |
127 |
3.4% |
|
2011/2012 |
3,971 |
131 |
3.3% |
|
2012/2013 |
4,221 |
127 |
3.0% |
|
2013/2014 |
4,656 |
143 |
3.1% |
|
2014/2015 |
4,433 |
122 |
2.8% |
Source: NHS Blood and Transplant
Notes:
1Unsuccessful has been defined as failed within the first two weeks after transplantation. This figure is based on 98% of transplant recipients where the two week post-transplant outcome is known.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-04-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to make announcements on progress on his plans for the next BBC Charter.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The Government will set out its plans for the future of the BBC in a White Paper in May.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy of the conclusion of the Energy Technologies Institute report, published on 12 May 2016, that there are no technical hurdles to permanently and safely storing large quantities of carbon dioxide off the coast of the UK.
Andrea Leadsom
The Government views Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as having a potentially important role in the long-term decarbonisation of the UK’s economy. The Government will set out its approach to CCS in due course, and the recent Energy Technologies Institute report, funded by DECC, will inform the Government’s thinking.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Allen of Kensington on 2016-07-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the changes that have transferred policy on apprenticeships and the responsibility for the Institute for Apprenticeships to the Department for Education, how they plan to ensure that employers and business leaders are involved in future development of policy on apprenticeships.
Lord Nash
Prior to recent Government changes, the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills were jointly responsible for apprenticeships policy. The Department for Education remains fully committed to working with and involving employers and business leaders in the development and implementation of apprenticeships policy.
The Institute for Apprenticeships will be employer-led and have responsibility for ensuring the quality of apprenticeship standards in England. The board will comprise primarily of employers, business leaders and their representatives. This will ensure that employers are fully engaged and continue to play a key role in improving apprenticeship quality.
Employer-led groups will continue to develop apprenticeship standards that meet their skills needs. Over 1,400 employers are currently involved in designing the new apprenticeship standards.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has received on the compatibility with (a) Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and (b) other elements of international law of the Israeli Supreme Court’s rejections of cases where demolition orders have been contested; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
While we have not received any representations on these specific issues, we have repeatedly raised our opposition to demolitions with the Israeli authorities and have urged them to provide a legal route for Palestinian construction. On 7 September, during a meeting with Israeli Defence Minister Lieberman in London, I raised our concerns about demolitions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2015-12-22.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of clinical negligence in hospitals in each of the last 10 years.
Lord Prior of Brampton
The information requested is in the following table, provided by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA).
All payments made by the NHSLA in respect of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in hospitals in each of the last ten years.
|
Year of Payment |
Total Paid £’000 |
|
2005/06 |
560,308 |
|
2006/07 |
579,390 |
|
2007/08 |
633,325 |
|
2008/09 |
769,226 |
|
2009/10 |
786,991 |
|
2010/11 |
863,398 |
|
2011/12 |
1,277,372 |
|
2012/13 |
1,258,880 |
|
2013/14 |
1,192,540 |
|
2014/15 |
1,169,587 |
Notes:
1. December 2015
2. These figures cover England only.
3. They represent payments under the various NHS LA Clinical negligence schemes:
‒ Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts;
‒ Existing Liabilities Scheme; and
‒ Ex-Regional Health Authorities Scheme.
4. It excludes private insurance cases.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Burnley who are in receipt of employment and support allowance and incapacity benefits are also in receipt of housing benefit.
Priti Patel
The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2016-02-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects NICE to begin assessing (a) drugs for rare cancer and (b) cancer drugs under the proposed new Cancer Drugs Fund.
George Freeman
NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have jointly consulted on draft proposals on the future direction of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF). The consultation closed on 11 February 2016 and the responses received are being analysed and will inform the new way of working for the Fund. A consultation report will be published on NHS England’s website in due course.
NICE is working closely with NHS England to support the new way of working for the CDF. NICE’s Board is expected to consider the proposed process and methods for the Fund at its next meeting in March.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-03-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of Official Development Assistance provided by her Department in each of the last six years; and what proportion of that assistance was subject to the International Development Act 2002.
Karen Bradley
This information has been published by the Department for International Development (DfID), as part of their Statistics on International Development.
The published Official Development Assistance (ODA) figures for the Home Office are as follows:
2014 £136m
2013 £33m
2012 £29m
2011 £0m
2010 £0m
2009 £0m
In accordance with the International Development Act 2002, ODA eligibility of Home Office published spend was determined by DfID.