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  • Kirsten Oswald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Kirsten Oswald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-02-29.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what issues were discussed at the meeting that took place between Ministers of his Department and representatives of the Financial Conduct Authority on 1 July 2015; and who the attendees were at that meeting.

    Harriett Baldwin

    Treasury Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority to discuss relevant regulatory issues. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Treasury’s practice to provide details of all such discussions.

  • Madeleine Moon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Madeleine Moon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with motor neurone disease are currently in receipt of the (a) lower and (b) higher rate of Attendance Allowance; and if he will make a statement.

    Justin Tomlinson

    Statistical information relating to Attendance Allowance claimants, including the numbers of people suffering from motor neurone disease, and the rate of Attendance Allowance in payment to them, is available from the DWP Tabulation Tool: http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html

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  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in free schools have (a) statements of special educational needs and (b) Education, Health and Care plans.

    Edward Timpson

    Information on the number and percentage of pupils with statements of special educational needs or Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan by type of institution in the January 2015 School Census is available on GOV.UK:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015 (Table 1A and 1D.)

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  • David Mackintosh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    David Mackintosh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mackintosh on 2016-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart for the release of Tashi Wangchuk.

    Mr Hugo Swire

    We plan to raise the case of Tashi Wangchuk at the next round of the UK-China human rights dialogue.

  • Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-09-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals he has visited in each of the last 12 months.

    David Mowat

    The Secretary of State for Health has visited the following hospitals in the last 12 months.

    The Secretary of State for Health Mr Jeremy Hunt

    9 September 2015 St Thomas Hospital, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (FT)

    12 November 2015 St Thomas Hospital, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS FT

    07 December 2015 Wrightington Hospital- Wrightington, Wigan, and Leigh Hospital NHS FT

    09 December 2015 University College London Hospital FT

    26 December 2015 Milford Hospital, Surrey

    29 January 2016 Kings College Hospital London NHS FT

    26 May 2016 Kings College Hospital London NHS FT

    10 June 2016 Medway Hospital NHS FT

    16 June 2016 Royal Lancaster Infirmary-University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT

    22 June 2016 Queen’s Medical Centre-Nottingham University Hospital FT

    23 June 2016 Queen’s Hospital-Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust

    23 June 2016 William Harvey Hospital-East Kent Hospitals University NHS FT

    27 July 2016 Yeovil District Hospital-Yeovil District Hospital NHS FT

    27 July 2016 Southmeade Hospital-North Bristol NHS Trust

    27 July 2016 Royal Bristol Infirmary-University of Bristol Hospitals NHS FT

  • Lord Empey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Lord Empey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2016-10-18.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the fall in the value of sterling on the UK’s indebtedness.

    Lord Young of Cookham

    All public debt issued by the UK government is denominated in pounds sterling. Therefore, any changes in the value of the currency do not affect the UK government’s indebtedness.

  • Andrew Percy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Percy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2016-01-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many defibrillators are provided in each building her Department manages.

    Karen Bradley

    We do not hold records centrally on the number of defibrillators across the HO estate.

  • Lord Bradley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Bradley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bradley on 2016-02-02.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that learning disabilities services are commissioned by the NHS in every prison in England.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    Public Health England, NHS England and the National Offender Management Service commission individual health and wellbeing needs assessments (HNAs) in all prisons and young offender institutions in England on a regular basis. An HNA identifies the health needs of the population for which health services will be commissioned in that establishment, which includes learning disabilities.

    NHS England commissions health services to standard specifications which ensures that evidence-based clinical standards of care are delivered in individual prisons.

  • Stephen McPartland – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Stephen McPartland – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen McPartland on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2016 to Question 28259, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to people who pay council tax of that tax in (a) Stevenage, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England in (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.

    Mr Marcus Jones

    Council tax decisions are a matter for individual local authorities and we have not made estimates of council tax in individual areas for future years.

  • Grahame Morris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Grahame Morris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame Morris on 2016-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Supported Accommodation review to be completed.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The Department for Work and Pensions jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government commissioned an evidence review into the shape, scale and cost of the supported housing sector.

    Off the back of this evidence, we will conduct a policy review to ensure support is focused on the most vulnerable and the appropriate groups are safeguarded.

    This review report will be published later this year.