Tag: Andrew Gwynne

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-10-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to bring forward work on a barrier at Thompson Close in Denton and Reddish constituency to protect residents against traffic noise.

Andrew Jones

Highways England is currently reviewing the list of sites most severely affected by noise from traffic using trunk roads and motorways in England. This is being conducted on a fair and transparent basis using criteria agreed with Highways England’s stakeholders. The section of the M60 adjacent to Thompson Close is one of 2,500 locations being reviewed. Highways England will write to the Hon. Member once the review is complete and a decision has been made about provision of a noise barrier at this location.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the job description for the Governor of Gibraltar includes a requirement that the post-holder be a serving or retired military officer.

Mr David Lidington

In the case of the recent recruitment of the Governor of Gibraltar, the position was open to serving and former senior civil servants and military officers. The successful candidate was then selected on merit.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the existing contracts for the removal of litter on the strategic road network.

Mr John Hayes

I have taken a keen interest in this matter and believe more should be done.

The Highways Agency’s existing contracts specify sweeping and cleaning activities on the network to comply with the mandatory legal requirements under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Act states that the area should not fall below a Grade B (“Predominantly free from litter and refuse apart from some small items”), and the contracts operate satisfactorily in this regard.

However, I intend to discuss with the Highways Agency what further steps could be taken to reduce litter on the Strategic Road Network.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the Highways Agency was of the removal of graffiti from road signage and structures for which it has maintenance responsibility in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr John Hayes

The Highways Agency does not separately identify the exact annual cost of removing graffiti from its road signs and structures as this activity forms part of a wider contracted service which includes a number of other general maintenance activities.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place to ensure that the (a) embankments, slip roads and hard shoulders and (b) other areas of the M67 motorway from the Denton interchange to the River Tame are swept and adequately litter-picked.

Mr John Hayes

I have taken a keen interest in this matter and believe more should be done.

The Highways Agency is required by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to ensure that motorways and a small number of trunk roads in England are, so far as is practicable, kept clear of litter and refuse. The Act is supplemented by a Code of Practice which specifies standards of cleanliness and response times.

A dedicated litter inspection is undertaken on the M67 at the beginning of each month which assesses the condition of the motorway and applies a grading for both litter and detritus in accordance with the Code of Practice.

Any required restoration measures take place within the required timescales, in accordance with the Code of Practice – 14 days for slip road carriageways, hard shoulders and verges and 28 days (or as soon as is reasonably practicable) for the main line carriageway, central reserve, hard shoulders and verges.

However, I intend to discuss with the Highways Agency what further steps could be taken to reduce litter on the Strategic Road Network.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the levels of litter on the strategic road network.

Mr John Hayes

I have taken a keen interest in this matter and believe more should be done.

Levels of litter on the Highways Agency network are assessed through routine inspections, customer surveys and information received from members of the public reporting littering issues on the network.

However, I intend to discuss with the Highways Agency what further steps could be taken to reduce litter on the Strategic Road Network.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered nurses (a) left and (b) joined NHS employment in each of the last five years.

Dr Daniel Poulter

There are now over 7,000 more nurses, midwives and health visitors working in the National Health Service than in May 2010.

The attached table shows the number of registered nurses that have left and joined employment in each of the last five years.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of income received by commissioning support units from clinical commissioning groups is spent supporting clinical commissioning groups in outsourcing NHS services.

Jane Ellison

This information is not collected centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2014-07-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to report to hon Members on the steps he is taking to ensure the continued quality and availability of assistive technology.

Norman Lamb

Through the Mandate we have asked NHS England to improve the lives of three million people with long-term conditions through the use of the assistive technologies of telehealth and telecare by 2017; supporting them to manage and monitor their condition at home, and reducing the need for avoidable visits to their general practitioner practice and hospital.

NHS England’s Technology Enabled Care Services Programme is the national initiative which aims to improve the lives of people with long term conditions through the use of technologies such as telehealth, telecare, telemonitoring, telecoaching and self-care applications.

NHS England’s annual report and assessment of progress against the Mandate will be laid before Parliament this summer.