The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Bruce on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how his Department has applied the family test to its proposals for draft legislation to devolve Sunday trading regulations; and what the outcome of the application of that test was.
Anna Soubry
The Government plans to publish the Impact Assessment, including results of the family test, shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the A591 in Cumbria to be fully accessible.
Andrew Jones
Highways England is leading on the full and permanent reinstatement of the A591 and has committed to have the road fully reopened to the public by the end of May 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department have received autism awareness training.
Alistair Burt
The Department does not collect information on how many of its staff have received autism awareness training. However following the success of its own pilot sessions, the Department will be offering further autism awareness sessions to staff over the summer.
Through the Cross Government Autism Strategy, most recently updated as Think Autism, we have worked alongside people with autism, their families and carers to improve their lives and mortality through better access to healthcare by making adjustments for their conditions. This includes supporting the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGPs) Autism Initiative to improve understanding of autism amongst GPs.
Information on how many people with autism were admitted to hospital as an emergency in 2015 is not collected by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrea Jenkyns on 2016-05-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on taking account of the effect on the demand for school places caused by immigration (a) in general and (b) from nationals from other EEA countries.
Edward Timpson
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Randerson on 2016-06-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was NHS England’s expenditure on all specialised services, disaggregated by different condition areas, in the last financial year, and what is their planned expenditure for the current year.
Lord Prior of Brampton
Planned spend figures for specialised commissioning by NHS England at programme of care level are not generally available. However, the hepatitis C budget for 2016/17 has been published and is £191 million.
Actual spend levels by NHS England are analysed to provide a breakdown for the previous year. An exercise to establish these figures is due to begin shortly.
Services for Multiple Sclerosis are commissioned mainly by clinical commissioning groups and spend data is not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 2016-09-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Food Crime Unit’s budget and enforcement powers are being reviewed in the light of Professor Chris Elliott’s recent comments that it does not have enough authority.
Lord Prior of Brampton
In response to Professor Elliott’s 2014 review of the integrity and assurance of food supply networks, the Government established a National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) to give a focus to enforcement efforts against fraud and criminality in the food chain. The Government, in its response to the Elliott review, agreed there should be a review of progress and likely future need after two years. A copy of the Elliot review and the Government’s response is attached.
The NFCU reaches the two year milestone at the end of December 2016 with the review scheduled to be completed by that time. Work has already begun on the review, which is being carried out within the Food Standards Agency’s resources under the oversight of an independent steering group, made up of three external experts representing law enforcement, consumers and industry. Among other issues the review is considering the resources and enforcement powers available to the NFCU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to make funding available for remedial work on the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, east of Miller Park; and when that remedial work is planned to take place.
Rory Stewart
Remedial work on flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, to the east of Miller Park, will take place in two phases.
Preston City Council started the first phase of temporary repair work on 18 January 2016. The target date for completion is 22 January 2016.
The Environment Agency recovery programme will prioritise repair works across Cumbria and Lancashire using a risk based approach. The level of protection offered by flood defence assets will be restored by autumn 2016. This programme will include the second phase of permanent repairs to the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble.
The Environment Agency is not aware of any damage to flood defences east of Miller Park requiring remedial works.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) the UK and (b) Bolton have been included in the Bowel Cancer Screening programme for over-60s in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme is a biennial programme, in which eligible men and women are invited every two years to be screened.
Roll out of the programme began in 2006 and completed in 2010 offering screening from the ages of 60-69. The Programme then extended the screening age up to 74.
In the last five years, over 19 million men and women have been invited to take part in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
Since the Programmes introduction in 2006, over 24,000 cancers have been detected and over 146,000 patients have been managed for polyps, including polyp removal.
The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme will be publishing further data with regards to local areas at a later date.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many offices were operated by the (a) Skills Funding Agency and (b) Education Funding Agency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Nick Boles
In response to your question:-
|
Year |
EFA |
SFA |
|
April 2012 |
11 sites |
21 sites |
|
April 2013 |
11 sites |
18 sites |
|
April 2014 |
7 sites |
20 sites |
|
April 2015 |
6 sites* |
21 sites |
|
April 2016 |
6 sites* |
15 sites |
* In addition a small number of EFA staff are based at a satellite office in Bristol
EFA is co-located on all sites with other parts of the Department for Education and the reduction in the number of sites since 2012 was part of a DfE wide change programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many verbal and physical assaults on NHS staff have been recorded in the last three years.
Ben Gummer
Information on the number of verbal assaults on National Health Service staff is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
NHS Protect collates figures annually on reported physical assaults on NHS staff in England.
The table below shows the number of reported physical assaults in the last three years:
Reported physical assaults against NHS staff
|
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
63,199 |
68,683 |
67,864 |
Detailed tables of information on the number of physical assaults since 2004-05, as reported by each health body, is at:
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/3645.aspx
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