The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the value of stationery that has been (a) lost and (b) stolen from his Department in each of the last five fiscal years; and what the cost was of replacing such stationery.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-11-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) forecast reduction in cases of and deaths from infection by Group C meningococcal disease as a result of the introduction of the meningitis C vaccine to the UK schedule in 1999, (b) number of meningitis C vaccinations administered in each year since that programme began and (c) cost of delivering that programme in each year since 1999.
Jane Ellison
Deaths have fallen from 110 in 1998/99 to an annual average of 3 deaths over the last 10 years. Annual MenC cases and deaths have therefore been respectively 97% and 96% lower in the last 10 years than in the year before vaccination was available.
Routine immunisation programmes with MenC containing vaccines have changed since 1999 and this has affected the ability to collect estimate annual numbers of doses administered for each vaccine offered but currently around 96% of infants receive MenC vaccine and 93% of one year olds receive their MenC-Hib booster in England by their second birthday. Coverage data are not routinely collected on the third dose in adolescence (currently MenACWY vaccine) which began in the 2013-2014 school year.
The administrative costs for the MenC programme are included in the global sum payment to general practitioners (managed by NHS England) which covers the costs of providing essential and additional primary care services.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-12-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will maintain patient access to technologies considered through commissioning through evaluation programmes during that evaluation.
George Freeman
There are two main phases for any treatments entered into NHS England’s Commissioning through Evaluation (CtE) programme.
During the first phase, an agreed number of patients are recruited to the scheme within just a few participating centres across England. This enables patients to benefit from the skills and expertise in each centre, within an evaluation programme, whilst detailed clinical and patient experience data are collected.
Once the total number of patients have been treated, the scheme enters an analysis phase. Whilst any patients already treated under the scheme will continue to receive appropriate follow up care, no new patients will be funded by NHS England during the analysis phase.
This ensures that NHS England directs the majority of public funds to evidence based care and also means that dedicated CtE programme funding can then be redirected to support patient recruitment in another area of specialised care where further evaluation data is needed.
This represents a continuation of NHS England’s published policy position for the treatment concerned (i.e. that the treatment is not routinely commissioned by the National Health Service).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what projects his Department plans to fund through the £40 million allocated to the Health and Work Innovation Fund.
Priti Patel
The Work and Health innovation fund will be used to build an evidence base for what works to improve employment and health outcomes.
This evidence base will enable the Work and Health Unit to develop proposals for Longer Term reform across Work and health Systems The Unit is currently working with partners including NHS England to develop these proposals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has an insurance policy in place for civilian residents on the land around RAF Northolt to cover possible damage to their properties.
Mark Lancaster
The Ministry of Defence does not purchase insurance policies in the UK but accepts its own risks and acts as its own insurer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget was for the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
Public Health England (PHE) was formed on 1 April 2013; below are budgets for the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) for each year since PHE’s formation. The RIPL was previously part of the Health Protection Agency, whose functions transferred to PHE.
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2013/14 (Actual) |
2014/15 (Actual) |
2015/16 (Budget) |
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£3,491,300 |
£3,667,600 |
£3,465,300 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Prime Minister has seen a draft childhood obesity strategy document.
Jane Ellison
As part of the development of the Childhood Obesity Strategy, the Secretary of State has regular meetings to discuss its content. The Childhood Obesity Strategy will be published shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid out in compensation to (a) internal and (b) external claimants in each year since 2010.
Mark Lancaster
The amounts paid as a result of claims brought by internal and external claimants including claimants’ legal costs from Financial Year (FY) 2010-11 to FY2013-14 are shown below. The costs for FY 2014-15 are being finalised and will be published shortly.
Internal Claimants
The amounts paid in compensation, including claimants’ legal costs, for claims brought against the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by members and former members of HM Forces and civilian employees since 2010 are as follows:
Employers Liabilty Claims (including Service personnel and civilian staff)
|
FY 2010-11 |
FY 2011-12 |
FY 2012-13 |
FY 2013-14 |
|
£83.9 million |
£62.0 million |
£69.5 million |
£58.5 million |
The vast majority of clinical negligence claims are brought by current or former members of HM Armed Forces but a small number will relate to their dependants treated in MOD medical facilities. The amounts paid in compensation, including claimants’ legal costs, for these claims since 2010 are as follows:
Clinical Negligence Claims
|
FY 2010-11 |
FY 2011-12 |
FY 2012-13 |
FY 2013-14 |
|
£17.0 million |
£6.7 million |
£7.1 million |
£5.8 million |
External Claimants
Public Liability Claims
The amounts paid in compensation, including claimants’ legal costs, for public liability claims brought against the MOD by third parties, including civilians both in the UK and overseas, relating to personal injury or property damage since 2010 are as follows:
|
FY 2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
|
£5.4 million |
£10.0 million |
£25.0 million |
£11.1 million |
Third Party Motor Claims in UK
The amounts paid in compensation, including claimants’ legal costs, for claims brought against the MOD by third parties involved in collisions with MOD-operated vehicles since 2010 are as follows:
|
FY 2010-11 |
FY 2011-12 |
FY 2012-13 |
FY 2013-14 |
|
£5.6 million |
£6.7 million |
£4.8 million |
£5.0 million |
Area Claims Offices
The amounts paid in compensation, including claimants’ legal costs, for claims brought against the MOD by third parties that are managed by the MODs regional Area Claims Offices since 2010 are as follows:
|
FY 2010-11 |
FY 2011-12 |
FY 2012-13 |
FY 2013-14 |
|
£3.0 million |
£1.8 million |
£1.7 million |
£1.5 million |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans her Department has to ensure that the smart meter roll-out is used as an opportunity to engage with householders on the issue of carbon monoxide safety.
Andrea Leadsom
Energy suppliers are responsible for installing smart meters in their domestic customers’ premises. It is, a condition of their licence that energy suppliers must comply with the Smart Meter Installation Code of Practice, which is regulated by Ofgem:
http://www.smicop.co.uk/SitePages/Home.aspx
The Code states that the installer should inform the customer about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) and the need to regularly have all gas appliances serviced and checked by a Gas Safe Registered engineer.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the £390 million funding referred to in paragraph 0.5 of his Department’s paper, Infected blood: reform of financial and other support, published in January 2016, was spent in each year to date; and what the average spend per recipient in each such year was.
Jane Ellison
The Department only holds finance data for payments under the Schemes back to 2007. This information is provided below.
2014-15 £22,278,096
2013-14 £27,043,569
2012-13 £22,052,458
2011-12 £27,192,232
2010-11 £39,805,667
2009-10 £22,461,057
2008-09 £19,240,337
2007-08 £20,532,461
The figures above include the annual payments to those with HIV and hepatitis C stage 2, and the lump sum payments made on joining the scheme and progressing to hepatitis C stage 2. The fluctuation in amounts between the years reflects the variance in number of people newly coming forward or progressing to hepatitis C stage 2 in each year.
The payments to individuals included both discretionary and non-discretionary payments, data on which is only held by the trusts and funds. Therefore, the Department is unable to estimate the levels of individual payments.