Tag: 2016

David Mackintosh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mackintosh on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase awareness of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Jane Ellison

One of the main symptoms of pulmonary aterial hypertension (PAH) is shortness of breath. An awareness campaign focusing on the symptoms of breathlessness to support earlier diagnosis of related conditions was piloted by Public Health England in early 2015. The results of the regional phase of the campaign are currently being evaluated.

Furthermore, the NHS England PAH centres provide a continuing education programme at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels to educate doctors about this rare condition and the national Clinical Reference Group works closely with the PAH Patients Association to increase public awareness.

01/01/2023
John Pugh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Pugh on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what actions she will take to improve the quality of education provision by free schools in the South West.

Edward Timpson

The Government is committed to achieving educational excellence everywhere so that children in every part of the country, regardless of their background and circumstances, have access to an outstanding education.

Free schools benefit from the ability to act quickly to improve standards. The Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) for the South West is responsible for taking action to improve underperforming free schools in the region. Where a free school is identified by Ofsted as under-performing the RSC takes swift action, working with the school to develop robust plans for improvement including, for example, appointing strong new sponsors to run the school.

01/01/2023

Sadiq Khan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many acute beds there were in each mental health trust in London since 2010.

Alistair Burt

The information is shown in the following table.

General and acute beds open overnight in mental health trusts in London

Quarter	Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust	East London NHS Foundation Trust	North East London NHS Foundation Trust	West London Mental Health NHS Trust
2011-12 Q1	0	0	135	0
2011-12 Q2	51	0	82	0
2011-12 Q3	51	0	83	0
2011-12 Q4	73	0	84	0
2012-13 Q1	73	61	126	0
2012-13 Q2	73	61	124	0
2012-13 Q3	73	61	115	0
2012-13 Q4	75	61	134	0
2013-14 Q1	75	61	112	0
2013-14 Q2	75	61	178	0
2013-14 Q3	75	61	214	0
2013-14 Q4	75	61	225	0
2014-15 Q1	73	61	203	0
2014-15 Q2	75	61	180	0
2014-15 Q3	74	51	174	0
2014-15 Q4	80	51	188	0
2015-16 Q1	73	51	192	0
2015-16 Q2	73	51	180	0
2015-16 Q3	72	51	176	20

Source: Bed availability and occupancy, NHS England

Notes:

Mental health trusts in London did not report general and acute beds in any quarter in 2010-11.

01/01/2023

Douglas Chapman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the stability of radar sensors in the F-35B Lightning II Fighter.

Mr Philip Dunne

The UK is fully involved in the development/test cycle for the F-35 radar sensors. As new functionality is added in line with the development schedule, there can be an initial reduction in software stability. Software fixes have been identified to improve stability and are planned to enter flight test during the next month. The development and performance of the radar remains on track to meet the UK’s planned Initial Operating Capability of December 2018.

01/01/2023
Stephen Doughty – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-04-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of origin was of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa who were intercepted by (a) NATO (b) EU and (c) UK maritime operations in each of the last two years.

Penny Mordaunt

NATO is not conducting any operations in the South Central Mediterranean and has therefore not rescued any people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa.

The main countries of origin of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa and rescued by EU and UK maritime operations are the following:

Algeria

Cameroon

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Ghana

Gambia

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Mali

Morocco

Nigeria

Senegal

Somalia

Sudan

The only UK maritime operation over the last two years in the Central Mediterranean was conducted in May and June 2015, where HMS BULWARK rescued 4,747 persons from the following nationalities:

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Chad

Ethiopia

Eretria

The Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Libya

Mali

Morocco

Nigeria

Pakistan

Senegal

Sudan

We do not centrally hold information on the nationalities of persons rescued by NATO or EU operations in the Central Mediterranean. The FRONTEX website does have information about numbers and nationalities of migrants attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean from North Africa.

01/01/2023
William Wragg – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the cost effectiveness of HIV PeEP if only given to a very small group of high-risk individuals.

Jane Ellison

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is developing an evidence summary on the use of Truvada for Pre-exposure prophylaxis that is expected to be published in the autumn. The evidence summary will consider the evidence for effectiveness, safety, patient factors and resource implications including cost.

01/01/2023
Rachael Maskell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachael Maskell on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount of pay deducted from the salaries of Ministry of Defence fire fighter and fire officer grades through net pay deductions was in each year since 2008-09.

Mark Lancaster

The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

01/01/2023
Lisa Nandy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings were held between Dame Lowell Goddard and Liz Sanderson in connection with the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; who was present at each such meeting; and if she publish the minutes of those meetings.

Sarah Newton

Liz Sanderson was the then Home Secretary’s special adviser. The Department holds no records of separate meetings or conversations between Ms Sanderson and Dame Lowell Goddard, panel members or the statutory officers. However, she routinely attended the Home Secretary’s meetings, including with Dame Lowell Goddard and panel members during the appointment processes. She also had occasional conversations with the Secretary to the Inquiry.

01/01/2023
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding and other support her Department has given for UN agencies, non-governmental agencies and civil society to (a) identify children at risk of human rights violations in Yemen, (b) support the development and implementation of programmes to secure the release and rehabilitation of children associated with armed groups and (c) respond to other violations of children’s rights in that country.

Mr Desmond Swayne

The UK has more than doubled its humanitarian commitment to Yemen over the last year to £75 million for 2015/16. This includes funding for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Save The Children to raise awareness of child rights, monitor and support displaced children, and provide food, nutrition, water and sanitation to children.

The UK continues to raise the importance of compliance with international law with all parties to the conflict, including urging against the recruitment and use of child soldiers. We are also supporting the UN’s efforts to achieve a ceasefire and end to the conflict.

01/01/2023
Neil Parish – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Parish on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent progress she has made on the implementation of a revised Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme.

Andrea Leadsom

Reform of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will take place in two stages. I intend that the first stage of reform will take effect from Spring 2016. We will be consulting on our proposals for the second stage of reform shortly.

01/01/2023