Tag: 2016

Lord Colwyn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Colwyn on 2016-09-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average cost per student to the public purse of providing bachelor-level education in dental surgery.

Lord Prior of Brampton

Information on the average cost to Health Education England (HEE) of providing Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) education and Dental Foundation Training (DFT) can be found in the tables A, B and C below.

Table A

Cost to HEE of BDS education

BDS	Average tariff	Fee Contribution	Maintenance	Total
Year 1	£32,600	–	–	£32,600
Year 2	£32,600	–	–	£32,600
Year 3	£32,600	–	–	£32,600
Year 4	£32,600	–	–	£32,600
Year 5	£32,600	£9,000	£3,000	£44,600
Total	£163,000	£9,000	£3,000	£175,000

Notes:

Average Tariff is the placement fee to cover the placement.
Fee contribution is the tuition fee payable in year 5.
Maintenance is the Bursary cost.
These figures represent the best estimate of average cost to HEE, there may be other costs to the public purse, for example to provide student loans that are not included in these estimates.

Table B

Cost to HEE of providing dental foundation training in secondary care

Placement support	£50,900
Salary/Maintenance	£34,100
Total	£85,000

Notes:

1. Training Placement Support cost is the cost of the dental practice providing training & facilities.

2. Trainee Salary/Maintenance cost is the contribution to the trainee salary and associated costs.

Table C

Cost to HEE of providing dental foundation training in primary care

Dental foundation training salary	£31,044
Dental foundation trainer grant	£9,324
Service costs	£64,164
Total	£104,532

Notes:

1. Training salary is the reimbursement of the salary paid to the dental trainee.

2. Trainer grant is the sum that represents the time spent in supervising a trainee.

3. Service costs is a sum that represents the service costs of employing a trainee.

01/01/2023

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley on 2016-10-20.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which countries UK aid is being used to fund private healthcare provision.

Lord Bates

The UK supports developing countries across Africa and Asia to make faster progress towards universal health coverage, with a focus on ensuring that poor people can use the health services they need without the risk of financial hardship associated with direct out-of-pocket payments. Poor people often rely on non-state service providers for much of their health care. The UK therefore supports private providers where this offers the best value for money in reaching the poor with good quality services.

01/01/2023
Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on lawyers in cases relating to the release of departmental documents under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since 2010.

Nick Gibb

Legal costs relating to Freedom of Information are not held centrally by the Department and the cost of determining these over the past five years would exceed the disproportionate limit. The costs of internal lawyers’ time are not held in such a way that they can be separately identified.

01/01/2023
Rosie Cooper – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rosie Cooper on 2016-02-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has decided which magistrates’ courts are to be closed; and when he expects to announce that decision.

Mr Shailesh Vara

I announced the outcome of the consultation on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales on 11 February 2016.

Copies of consultation documents are available online at www.gov.uk/moj.

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01/01/2023
Chi Onwurah – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2016-02-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the proportion of British Film Institute funding that was allocated to Hollywood studio films in the latest period for which figures are available; and what definition of Hollywood studio films is used in this context.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Hollywood studio films refer to films produced and distributed by a major studio based in the United States. No British Film Institute (BFI) funding has been awarded to any Hollywood studio film since the BFI became a Lottery distributor in 2011.

01/01/2023
Angela Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Smith on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on prisoners of conscience in that country.

Mr Hugo Swire

The release of political prisoners has been an early priority for the new NLD-led government, with over 100 having been released since Friday.

The UK Government has long campaigned on the issue of political prisoners in Burma and we welcome this quick action.

01/01/2023
Helen Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2016-05-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that women refugees in Syria and Iraq have access to adequate sanitary protection; and if she will make a statement.

Mr Desmond Swayne

The humanitarian crises in Syria and Iraq have placed many women and girls at risk of exploitation and insecurity. In both countries, DFID continues to work with the UN, NGOs and international community to ensure women’s rights are protected.

The UK has pledged over £2.3 billion in response to the Syria crisis since 2011. Of this, DFID has provided £5 million to UNFPA inside Syria. As part of this assistance UNFPA distribute hygiene or “dignity” kits to preserve and promote the hygiene and dignity of displaced women and adolescent girls as well as men, and to allow their social integration while away from home. These include sanitary napkins, underwear, and a range of practical personal hygiene items. With UK support, UNFPA alone distributed 50,900 dignity kits inside Syria in 2015. UNFPA and other partners are also improving access to reproductive health services inside Syria.

The UK has committed £79.5 million of humanitarian assistance to Iraq since summer 2014. This includes cash assistance for vulnerable displaced Iraqis, allowing them to prioritise what they need most. Through the UN- managed Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, we fund a number of projects meeting the most urgent needs of displaced Iraqis including emergency healthcare, water and sanitation, and protection services for women and girls. Our partners consider gender related differences in needs in all DFID funded projects.

01/01/2023
Gloria De Piero – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2016-06-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to address the downward trend in cervical cancer screening uptake.

Jane Ellison

There is a range of work going on to understand the reasons for the decline and to try to address them. This includes:

– Data and information – access to data, cleansing, benchmarking for providers, timely and useful for commissioners;

– behavioural insight – communication with commissioners, providers, patients, public;

– commissioning levers – commissioning contracts in public health (S7a), primary care;

– partnership work – relationships with commissioners and providers; and

– sharing best practice – what works well, evaluation, how to embed quality improvement

Public Health England Screening is also awaiting the outcome from the Strategies to Increase Cervical screening uptake at first invitation (STRATEGIC) trial which looks at various interventions to help assist women to attend screening and increase uptake across all quintiles. The trial was completed in 2015 and researchers are expected to publish findings later this year.

01/01/2023
Baroness Helic – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Helic on 2016-09-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking ahead of the EU General Affairs Council on 20 September to engage their EU counterparts on the issue of imposing restrictive measures on individuals in Bosnia and Herzegovina who oppose those who will administer or facilitate the referendum on 25 September.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The UK Government, together with international partners, is pressing political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to use domestic processes to find a constitutional solution to the issue of the referendum on 25 September. The UK is also engaging with EU partners on how to respond if the referendum does take place on 25th September.

01/01/2023
Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 18 October 2016 to Questions 47623 and 47624, for what reasons officials of his Department met with the Administrator of Norfolk Island when the governance and administration of that island is a matter for Australia.

Alok Sharma

Pursuant to the Answer to Question 49602, officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office met the Administrator of Norfolk Island to discuss , in the context of both countries’ relations with small island communities, our relationship with the Overseas Territories. The United Kingdom and Australia are close partners and Ministers and officials from both countries regularly discuss a wide range of issues.

01/01/2023