The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of women in Cannock Chase constituency were in work in each of the last five years.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-04-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what timetable he has adopted for the introduction of a Statutory Code and Adjudicator in the public house sector.
Jenny Willott
Between April and June 2013 the Government consulted on proposals to establish a statutory Code of Practice and an independent Adjudicator, which are aimed at supporting pub tenants. The Government received over one thousand one hundred written responses to the consultation on pub companies and their tenants and over seven thousand responses to the online survey conducted in parallel. We are considering the evidence carefully, to ensure that intervention is both proportionate and targeted, and we intend to publish a Government Response to the consultation as soon as we can.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-04-09.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with their EU counterparts on (a) VAT rates on e-books, digital magazines and newspapers and (b) application of reduced rates; and if he will make a statement.
Mr David Gauke
Officials discuss a variety of VAT issues with the European Commission and the officials of other Member States.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to address any growth of a compensation culture in the UK.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The Government is committed to turning the tide on fraudulent personal injury claims, and we have introduced a raft of measures to discourage unnecessary or frivolous claims and tackle inflated costs. Most recently, I announced on 9 June (Column 27WS)a number of steps that the Government intends to take to reduce the volume of fraudulent claims. These include the power for courts to dismiss fundamentally dishonest claims and a ban on lawyers offering inducements to bring personal injury claims.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the current eligibility criteria for higher education maintenance loans.
Mr David Willetts
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will continue to require students seeking maintenance loans to meet criteria includeing residency, type of course and place of study.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children began treatment for Type 1 diabetes in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
Information is not available in the format requested.
Information on the number of children aged up to 18 years, registered in primary and secondary care, that were newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 in the former (a) North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), (b) South Staffordshire PCT and (c) Stoke-on-Trent PCT, is shown in the following table.
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2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
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North Staffordshire PCT |
* |
10 |
25 |
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South Staffordshire PCT |
23 |
23 |
24 |
|
Stoke on Trent PCT |
15 |
9 |
24 |
Source: The Health and Social Care Information Centre – National Diabetes Audit
Notes:
1. Participation in the National Diabetes Audit (NDA), which audits diabetes registrations in primary and secondary care, is not mandatory. The NDA does not have 100% coverage or participation and therefore cannot accurately provide the information requested.
2. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health are the authoritative source for all Paediatric diabetes audit data.
3. 2012-13 data has not yet been published. The NDA currently only holds data for 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.
4. Information is not available by constituency.
5. The NDA provides data on the number of children aged up to 18 years that were newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, which is synonymous to the number of children who began treatment.
6. To protect patient confidentiality, figures between one and five inclusive have been replaced with *.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships commenced in each sector in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire in the last 12 months.
Matthew Hancock
Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by Sector Subject Area and geography is published in a supplementary table to a Statistical First Release (SFR):
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships–2
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