Tag: 2016

Ben Bradshaw – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Bradshaw on 2016-03-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects a decision to be announced on the contract for the supply of human papilloma virus vaccine.

Jane Ellison

The contract information for the supply for human papilloma virus vaccine to be used in the adolescent girls programme is expected to be placed into the public domain in Contracts Finder before the end of April 2016; the Contracts Finder can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

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January 1, 2023
Norman Lamb – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-04-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of ex-service people with post-traumatic stress disorder in each of the last 10 years.

Mark Lancaster

The Ministry of Defence does not hold any estimates of the number of veterans diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Responsibility for the delivery of clinical and mental healthcare of our veterans lies with the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations.

The Department is committed to supporting members of our Armed Forces Community. I am pleased that good progress has been made in implementing the entirety of Dr Andrew Murrison’s excellent ‘Fighting Fit’ report and in the provision of funding for national and community based projects to support veterans experiencing mental health issues.

January 1, 2023
Barry Gardiner – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Gardiner on 2016-05-23.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with other government departments on building greater consideration and transparency of climate risk for pension funds into Articles 20, 26 and 32 of the EU’s revised Directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision.

Mr David Gauke

The Government’s priority for the draft Directive is ensuring sound and proportionate regulation of occupational pension schemes, which respects differences in the national arrangements between Member States.

As is usual practice, an overall impact assessment for the draft Directive has been prepared by the EU institutions, and a national-level impact assessment will be prepared as and when the Directive is transposed into UK law.

The Government has approached negotiations on the Directive in line with the usual co-ordination process across departments.

January 1, 2023
Baroness Barker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Barker on 2016-07-19.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recommendations of the December 2015 report of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee Transgender Equality, when they plan to publish (1) a new, cross-departmental transgender equality action plan, and (2) a balance sheet of the previous transgender action plan along with a new strategy to tackle those issues which remain unaddressed.

Lord Nash

On the 7^th July 2016 the Government responded to the Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry on transgender equality. In this, we committed to publishing an update on progress against “Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality: Moving Forward (2011)”; and “Advancing transgender equality: a plan for action (2011)”.

The Government also committed to producing a new action plan on transgender equality.

The Government will publish both of these documents in due course.

January 1, 2023
Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the possible diplomatic benefits of recommissioning HM Yacht Britannia.

Alok Sharma

The Government is determined to make a success of our global role in the world, but re-commissioning the Royal Yacht Britannia is not on our agenda, nor is commissioning a new yacht. There was a debate in Westminster Hall about this very topic on 11 October which aired a range of issues including feasibility and cost. My Rt Hon Friend, the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson MP), the Foreign Secretary, also told the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on 13 October that he hoped a consortium of philanthropists would come forward to finance the cost of a new yacht.

The former Royal Yacht was used on just 37 occasions for trade promotion and signing trade deals during the last seven years of its commission (1989-1997) and only 27 trips were made overseas – four times per year. There is no evidence that the yacht made a difference to the trade deals secured in these years and this level of use would not represent a good return on investment.

The Government does not have potential costs for the reintroduction of the Royal Yacht Britannia or building of a new royal yacht because neither a feasibility study nor a review has been carried out since the decommissioning of the Britannia in 1997.

We shall continue to make full use of the FCO global network of nearly 270 embassies, high commissions and consulates to promote UK interests overseas. We shall also continue to make full use of existing Royal Navy ships for promotional purposes when they are in foreign ports.

January 1, 2023
Baroness Brinton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Brinton on 2015-12-22.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisation has responsibility for ensuring compliance with EU legislation on pharmacovigilance.

Lord Prior of Brampton

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has the responsibility for ensuring compliance with European Union legislation on pharmacovigilance.

January 1, 2023
Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2016-01-25.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 22 January (HL4827), in the light of the statements of the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, in their press releases on Islamophobia (Dec 2015), some religious leaders’ incitement to Holy War (Sept 2015), bombing by the Assad regime (June 2015), and concerns about people caught in Yarmouk (April 2015), where their statements about the murder, abduction, enslavement and genocide of Christians and Yazidis appear.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Statements made by the Office of the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect are published on the UN website.

The statements cover a range of issues including incitement to violence in Syria on religious grounds; urging against rhetoric that escalates the risk of violence against religious communities; expressing concern about the on-going threat to the safety of minority groups in Syria; expressing outrage at speeches and media articles that dehumanise Alawites and Christians; expressing alarm at reports of the abduction of 1,500 Yazidi, Christian and Shabak women and girls; expressing concern at the situation of religious and other minorities, noting that members of the Christian community were fleeing the northern city of Mosul following the Daesh-led invasion; urging leaders in the wider region to refrain from using or condoning any language that may escalate sectarian tension; calling on all actors to condemn hate speech that could constitute incitement to violence against communities based on their religious affiliation.

The complete statements are attached to this response, and the link to the website is provided below for your ease of reference: http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/adviser/statements.shtml

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January 1, 2023

Luciana Berger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-02-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many first admission episodes there were with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder in (a) England and (b) the UK in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) each month in 2015-16 for which figures are available.

Alistair Burt

The Department is responsible for health and care in England only. Responsibility and therefore data relating to the rest of the United Kingdom are a matter for the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The following table shows the number of finished admission episodes (FAEs) for England with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder for the whole year April 2014 to March 2015 and provisional data by month from April to October 2015.

Month of Admission	FAE^*
2014-15 total	2,876
April 2015	238
May 2015	230
June 2015	220
July 2015	204
August 2015	166
September 2015	176
October 2015	179

* FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.

January 1, 2023

Anne Main – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-03-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has prohibited entry into the UK of people from other EU member states on public protection grounds in each of the last five years.

James Brokenshire

The Government has prevented EEA/EU nationals entry into the UK on public protection grounds in each of the last five years. The Home Office is unable to provide figures for refusals within each refusal category. Total refusals for each of the last ten years are provided in the table below.

Numbers of EU nationals granted entry to the UK through Regulation 11 (2) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 are not recorded centrally.

EU Passengers initially refused entry each year since 2006
Year	Total refusals
2006	1663
2007	973
2008	753
2009	618
2010	594
2011	688
2012	787
2013	1078
2014	1755
2015	2165

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January 1, 2023

Tania Mathias – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tania Mathias on 2016-04-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department is (a) carrying out and (b) encouraging into extending the use of materials that biodegrade more quickly.

Rory Stewart

In October 2014, Defra commissioned the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) project on biodegradable plastic carrier bags – solutions through innovation. The project is contracted to the plastic packing manufacturer Aquapak Polymers Ltd, and is due to report in December this year. The project is testing the biodegradability of a hydrophilic polymer under simulated composting and anaerobic digestion conditions, and in experiments simulating natural conditions, and testing the impact on aquatic life.

January 1, 2023