Tag: Antoinette Sandbach

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce infant mortality.

Jane Ellison

We have made reducing infant mortality an area of improvement for the National Health Service in the NHS Outcomes Framework. We are also committed to reducing the number of stillbirths and want England to achieve the lowest rate of stillbirth and neonatal death in the world. Reducing infant mortality is also highlighted as an outcome indicator in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

We want to improve all children’s chances in life by giving families the help they need to keep their children healthy and safe. The 0-5 years Healthy Child Programme, led and delivered by health visitors and their teams, is the key universal programme for the health and well-being of children, and sets out reviews, screening, and support which aim to reduce cot death, prevent ill health and to identify and treat problems early.

MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies – Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK), has been appointed to continue the national programme of work investigating maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths. They aim to identify what has gone wrong and why and make national recommendations on how care can be improved for all mothers and babies.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS pharmacy services have transferred to the private sector in each of the last five years; what the value of each of those contracts for those services was; and what change to the cost of those services arose to each NHS Trust as a result of those changes.

Alistair Burt

The information requested is not held centrally. Such arrangements are made directly between National Health Service trusts and independent pharmacy providers.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to extend the Independent Police Complaint Commission’s remit to oversee complaints against private security companies performing outsourced policing functions.

Mike Penning

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Complaints and Misconduct) (Contrac-tor) Regulations 2015, provides the IPCC with the power to deal with complaints, conduct matters and matters relating to deaths and serious injury (DSI) involving those who have entered into a contract with a local policing body or a chief officer to provide services to a chief officer.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s consultation entitled, Future Regulatory Regime for the Private Security Industry, what steps she is taking to introduce business licensing in that industry.

Karen Bradley

The Government is committed to ensuring the integrity of the private security industry and this includes the possible introduction of business licensing.

In July. the Government committed to a review (formerly triennial review) of the Security Industry Authority. That review may make further recommendations for legislative change that the Government would want to consider as a composite package.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend VAT relief to NHS pharmacies.

Mr David Gauke

NHS grant funding takes account of all costs incurred by pharmacies, including VAT.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to prevent private pharmacies from being able to reclaim the 20 per cent VAT they pay suppliers for medicines.

Mr David Gauke

In common with other businesses, private pharmacies are entitled to reclaim the VAT paid on costs connected with their taxable activity.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to impose restrictions on the free movement of camelids in the UK to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

George Eustice

The Tuberculosis (Deer and Camelid) (England) Order 2014 provides powers to restrict the movement of a camelid that shows clinical signs of bovine TB, tests positive to the disease or has been exposed to the infection. These powers may require the keeper to take reasonable steps to prevent the affected animal from coming into contact with any other farmed animal on the same premises or on adjoining premises and prevent the movement of camelids on to or off such premises except under a licence issued by an inspector. In addition, my Department has worked with the British Alpaca and Llama Societies on the design and promotion of a TB testing regime that includes voluntary routine surveillance. A call for views on control of bovine TB in non-bovine farmed animals, including camelids, is currently in progress and will run until 20 November.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2015 to Question 11572, what steps he is taking to ensure that Connecting Cheshire delivers superfast broadband on schedule; and what penalties are in place to ensure that Broadband Delivery UK projects are delivered on time.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The supplier to the Connecting Cheshire project is paid only on completion of the milestones, and will only receive revenues from customers once the network is operational. BDUK works closely with the Connecting Cheshire project team to ensure delivery is on track and that action is taken to deal with any delays.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether alpacas are routinely tested for the presence of bovine tuberculosis.

George Eustice

There is no statutory bovine TB surveillance testing regime for alpacas except for post-mortem inspection of any that may enter the food chain. Defra has, however, worked with the British Alpaca and Llama Societies on the design and promotion of a TB testing regime that includes voluntary routine surveillance. A call for views on control of bovine TB in non-bovine farmed animals, including camelids, is currently in progress and will run until 20 November.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that peak noise measurements are used by HS2 Ltd when developing proposals on the night use of High Speed 2.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Phase One of HS2 includes predictions of maximum sound levels from HS2 trains on residential properties. This has informed the noise mitigation provided as part of the scheme. The maximum acceptable sound levels at night are set out in Information Paper E20.

Phase Two will undertake an EIA that will include predictions of maximum sound levels from HS2 trains.