The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-05-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the next set of National Diet and Nutrition Survey data will be published.
Jane Ellison
The next report of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey is being prepared and will be published as an Official Statistic; the publication date will be announced in advance in accordance with the Official Statistics Code of Practice.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department’s policy is on forced evictions from care homes.
Alistair Burt
It is for providers of care to decide if they are no longer able to meet a person’s needs, or whether, for example for reasons of safety, it might be appropriate for a person to be prevented from visiting a care home.
Such decisions should be taken according to individual circumstances and with regard to the terms of agreements and/or contracts between providers and purchasers or commissioners of care.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department holds information on the number of boys receiving HPV vaccinations through private provision.
Jane Ellison
The Department does not hold information on the number of boys receiving human papillomavirus vaccinations through private provision.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister’s Office spent on the publications (a) Who’s Who, (b) Burke’s Peerage and (c) Debrett’s in each year since 2010.
Matthew Hancock
Spend on individual publications is not held centrally and is therefore only available at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of alcohol consumption on levels of obesity; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Ellison
The last Government’s “Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A call to action on obesity in England”, October 2011 states that alcoholic drinks can be high in calories and contribute to the energy imbalance that can lead to being overweight and obesity.
We welcome the fact that some businesses are choosing to label calories voluntarily on their alcoholic beverages.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on ensuring that energy efficiency in the private rented sector is improved to meet new regulations regarding E-grade standards for properties to be let.
Jesse Norman
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 requires that all landlords of domestic and non-domestic privately rented property in England and Wales ensure that, from 1 April 2018, their properties reach an energy performance rating of at least an E before granting a tenancy to new or existing tenants, unless a prescribed exemption applies.
The Department has undertaken, and will continue to undertake, engagement activity with landlord groups to help them understand the requirements of the regulations. Officials are currently preparing guidance to assist non-domestic landlords in complying with their obligations under the regulations, and we will prepare similar guidance for domestic landlords in due course.
The Department is also developing a landlord exemptions register, a requirement of the Regulations, which will be used by enforcement authorities to help target their enforcement activities, and which will allow landlords to register online any exemptions that apply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-09-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to continue to support Commissioning through Evaluation; and whether he plans to maintain patient access to that programme whilst a formal decision is made on its future.
David Mowat
There are no current plans to stop supporting the Commissioning through Evaluation programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has allocated to the Troubled Families Programme for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.
Damian Hinds
The Department for Work and Pensions has not allocated direct funding to the Troubled Families Programme in those financial years. The Department has allocated funding for around 300 Troubled Families Employment Advisors to drive improved employment outcomes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior civil servants in his Department left to take up jobs in the (a) for-profit and (b) not-for-profit healthcare sector in the last six months.
Jane Ellison
The Department does not hold details of the new destinations or occupations of Civil Servants after they leave the Department. However, on leaving the Civil Service, individuals must consider whether an application under the Outside Business Appointments rules is required before accepting any new appointment or employment.
The Department has received a total of five applications from Senior Civil Servants who left the Department between 30 June 2015 and 08 January 2016 – four were for roles within the not-for-profit healthcare sector and one was for the for-profit healthcare sector.
The Department cannot confirm, however, that offers of employment were actually taken up.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.
Matthew Hancock
The Prime Minister’s Office is part of the Cabinet Office. No stationery was reported as lost or stolen from the Cabinet Office in any of the last five fiscal years.