The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-10-14.
To ask the Prime Minister, whether any government Minister was present at her meeting with Rupert Murdoch held in September 2016.
Mrs Theresa May
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations, including with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives, are published on a quarterly basis and made available on the gov.uk website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the value of stationery that has been (a) lost and (b) stolen from The Law Officers’ Departments in each of the last five fiscal years; and what the cost was of replacing such stationery.
Robert Buckland
All of the Law Officers’ Departments exercise appropriate controls over the purchasing and issue of stationery to mitigate against any potential for material loss or theft. However no central records are held of stationery items that may have been lost or stolen and it is therefore not possible to make any estimates without incurring a disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the value of stationery that has been (a) lost and (b) stolen from her Department in each of the last five fiscal years; and what the cost was of replacing such stationery.
Mr Ben Wallace
There has been no stationery reported lost or stolen in my Department during the period requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-11-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of academic health science networks on uptake of medical technology.
George Freeman
Speeding up the adoption of innovation into practice to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience has been one of the four core contractual objectives for Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) since their establishment in 2013.
AHSNs have taken a range of approaches in delivering their objectives which have been selected in response to the priorities of their local populations and health economies. AHSNs are supporting over 150 active programmes and projects across a range of clinical and cross-cutting themes, many of which support the spread and adoption of innovations in their localities. In addition, AHSNs also host the Small Business Research Initiative and are facilitating the creation of Test Beds – both of which involve supporting the development and spread of healthcare technologies.
As part of NHS England’s assurance process, AHSNs are expected to publish annual reports to update their stakeholders on their achievements against their business plans. Annual reports can be found on individual AHSN websites.
Case studies and exemplars of how AHSNs are supporting the speed up adoption of innovation into practice can be found in the resources section of the AHSNs Network website: www.ahsnnetwork.com
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-12-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many official animal mascots there are in the armed forces; and what the (a) rank, (b) rations, (c) species and (d) regiment is of such mascots.
Mark Lancaster
Official military animal mascots are a long-standing tradition in our Armed Forces and carry out ceremonial roles and duties. There are a total of nine publicly funded official mascots in the Armed Forces, all of which are attached to the Army. The details are provided below:
|
Name |
Rank |
Rations |
Species |
Regiment |
|
Talavera |
None |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Drum Horse |
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
|
Alamein (‘Charlie’) |
None |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Drum Horse |
The Queen’s Royal Hussars |
|
Domhnall of Shantamon |
None |
Dog food |
Wolfhound |
Irish Guards |
|
None |
None |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Indian black buck |
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
|
Llwelyn |
Fusilier |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Kashmiri goat |
1st Battalion The Royal Welsh |
|
Shenkin III |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Kashmiri goat |
3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh |
|
Derby XXX |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Swaledale ram |
The Mercian Regiment |
|
Cruachan IV |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Shetland pony |
The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
|
Pegasus V |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Shetland pony |
The Parachute Regiment |
As their traditional Regimental Mascot, an Indian black buck, is now an endangered species, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have adopted a British Otterhound as their stand-in Regimental Mascot; he holds the rank of Fusilier and is fed dog food.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has allocated for the expansion of the Fit for Work service; and if he will make a statement.
Justin Tomlinson
The Department does not routinely publish funding allocations. However, Fit for Work has been provided with sufficient funding to meet its demands for 2015/16, this financial year. Outturn spending will be detailed in DWP’s published Annual Report and Accounts.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how Academic Health Science Networks are able to contribute to the Accelerated Access Review.
George Freeman
The Academic Health Science Networks have already contributed to the Accelerated Access Review via the recent engagement exercise held by the review team. Their contribution has been incorporated in the development of the review recommendations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional training has been provided to (a) NHS England and (b) Public Health England personnel on the Zika virus.
Jane Ellison
NHS England continues to work closely with Public Health England (PHE) and Government Departments to ensure appropriate advice is provided to the National Health Service in England in line with the current risk assessment. PHE will provide guidance and information specifically targeted at primary care and this will be available shortly. PHE has also produced regular briefing notes for local health protection teams who have been asked to share this with local NHS.
PHE has raised awareness about Zika virus among public health and clinical colleagues within PHE by circulating a briefing note to all staff. This will support clinicians to identify, investigate and manage cases that may present in clinical practice. The briefing note included information about the outbreak in the Americas and the unusual increase in microcephaly cases in Brazil. It highlighted existing resources available to PHE personnel, including the PHE Zika virus page:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/zika-virus
and the National Travel Health Network and Centre website:
http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/
An additional training session will also be provided to the duty doctors in PHE.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, where each office of Air Safety Support International is located; and what the annual budget is of each such office.
Mr Robert Goodwill
Air Safety Support International (ASSI) has one office which is in Crawley. ASSI’s budget for 2015/16 is £3.068 million.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on Chinese market economy status.
Mr Hugo Swire
Our officials regularly exchange views with the US on this issue. Given that the decision on whether or not to grant China market economy status will be taken at the European Union level, the government’s main discussions have been with the Commission and other Member States. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills my right hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) on 29 January 2016 (PQ 24530).