Tag: Charlotte Leslie

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of government NHS funding which primary care was allocated to in each of the last three years.

Alistair Burt

The table below shows the total National Health Service expenditure and total primary healthcare expenditure for the last three years for which audited outturn data is available. This includes primary medical care, primary dental services, primary eyecare services, community pharmacy and drugs prescribed in the community.

The Department accounts data has been used as a consistent data source across primary care services. However, this excludes some funding streams to general medical practice, such as for out of hours services.

Year	NHS Revenue Expenditure under Clear Line of Sight Rules (£ billion)	Expenditure on Primary Healthcare (£ billion)	Primary Healthcare Expenditure as a % of NHS Revenue Expenditure
2012-13	102.57	21.32	20.79
2013-14	106.50	21.32	20.02
2014-15	110.56	21.68	19.61

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many third generation children living in Britain are not British citizens.

Mr Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed by NHS Protect at each Civil Service pay grade in each year since 2010.

George Freeman

NHS Protect co-ordinates anti-crime work in the National Health Service in England. This not only includes investigations and prosecutions but also managing information and intelligence and, wherever possible, ensuring crime is deterred and prevented.

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
Number of NHS Protect prosecutions	105	41	18	7	16	9

Note:

1. Not all prosecutions relate to cases where the investigation commenced in the year shown as complex investigations may take more than one year to conclude and, if appropriate, prosecute.

NHS Protect staff are employed on NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions and the following table shows the number of NHS Protect staff by NHS pay scales.

Number of NHS Protect staff by grade	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
Band 3	3	2	1	1	1	1
Band 4	22	17	13	15	16	15
Band 5	23	34	28	30	30	30
Band 6	11	0	0	1	1	2
Band 7	106	87	78	78	85	81
Band 8a	30	32	34	34	35	30
Band 8b	13	10	11	10	10	10
Band 8c	6	5	6	6	6	3
Band 8d	1	1	0	0	0	0
Band 9	1	1	1	1	1	1
Associates	1	1	1	2	1	1
Total	217	190	173	178	186	174

Note:

1. Associates are clinical specialists employed to provide advice and guidance in their area of expertise.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-10-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the possibility of the UK rejoining the European Free Trade Association.

Greg Hands

The Prime Minister has been clear that we are not going to provide a running commentary on our approach to negotiations. We recognise the need for a smooth transition as the UK leaves the EU which minimises disruption to our trading relationships. The Government is discussing our future trade relationship with a range of countries, including those in the European Free Trade Association.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-01-18.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the financial effects of removing contributory third party funding from the Landfill Communities Fund.

Damian Hinds

A policy costing for the changes to the LCF announced at Autumn Statement 2015 was published in Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015: policy costings. This document is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-and-autumn-statement-2015-documents

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-02-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of cases in which asylum claims are refused on the basis that the claimant is not judged to have a sufficient case but the claimant cannot be deported because their home country is deemed to be unsafe.

James Brokenshire

We carefully consider all asylum claims on their individual merits and provide protection for those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations. No one who is at risk of serious harm in their country is expected to return there, but we do expect those who do not need our protection to return home voluntarily.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of her Department’s policy of providing information on failed asylum claims to the government of their country of origin on the safety of those claimants on their return to that country.

James Brokenshire

We carefully consider all asylum claims on their individual merits and provide protection for those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This includes an assessment about whether a person who has spoken out against their government is likely to be at risk of persecution or serious harm on return.

We do not provide any information relating to an asylum claim to the government of a claimant’s country of origin. No one who is at risk of serious harm in their country is expected to return there, but we do expect those who do not need our protection to return home voluntarily.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the change in capacity of GPs to conduct their NHS Health Check obligations resulting from changes in funding for those obligations in the last 12 months.

Alistair Burt

There are no statutory obligations for general practitioners (GPs) to provide the NHS Health Check. The programme is one of the mandated public health functions of local authorities in England. They are responsible for making provision to offer an NHS Health Check to eligible individuals aged 40-74 years once every five years. It is for local authorities to decide on the provider for the NHS Health Check. They can commission a combination of providers including pharmacies and community trusts, as well as GP practices.

Public Health England has recently commissioned a stocktake of the NHS Health Check to understand how best to support local implementation of the programme. The results will be published later this year.

Since local authorities became responsible for providing the NHS Health Check, we have seen year on year improvement in the number of people accessing the NHS Health Check, with an additional 100,000 checks received during 2014/15. A recent national evaluation has also shown that people from deprived communities are benefiting the most.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many third generation children of Jamaican descent living in Britain are not British citizens.

Mr Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of offenders on probation housed in Approved Premises.

Mr Sam Gyimah

Approved Premises (formerly known as probation or bail hostels) are used to provide enhanced supervision for higher-risk offenders who have been released from prison after completing the custodial part of their sentence. They also house a small number of defendants on bail. My Department is analysing the capacity and distribution of the Approved Premises estate to establish whether more places are needed.