Tag: Charlotte Leslie

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-01-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Egyptian Ambassador and (b) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on resuming flights to Sharm El Sheikh.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Government is working closely with the Egyptian authorities with a view to a resumption of flights as soon as possible. Ministers are keeping the position under close review. There have also been regular contacts between the Government and the Egyptian Ambassador to the UK to discuss the situation.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) Arabic speakers with an operational level (C1) examination pass and (b) Mandarin Cantonese speakers were employed by his Department in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2010.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

I refer my rt hon. Friend to my answer of 10 February 2016 (PQ 25484).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-03-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reflecting NHS Trust fines in remuneration packages of the managers responsible for the Trust at the time of the incidents in respect of which those fines arose.

Alistair Burt

We have taken steps to ensure that success and failure are not rewarded equally in NHS Boardrooms. We now require all executive pay above £142,500 in National Health Service trusts for new appointments to include at least 10% of basic pay dependent on meeting individual performance targets which are set locally but could include targets set by clinical commissioning groups so that failure to meet them could trigger both a fine and a loss of basic pay for the leaders of the trust. The guidance to NHS trusts from NHS Improvement recommends that this “earn-back” arrangement should also apply to other executive posts in the trust. We also request this from NHS foundation trusts.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many allegations of fraudulent benefit claims made by members of the public led to (a) benefits being stopped and (b) prosecutions in each of the last five years.

Priti Patel

The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-05-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to increase competition in the pharmaceutical wholesale market.

George Freeman

The United Kingdom has an active and diverse licensed wholesale dealing market for medicinal products for human use which is regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. It is up to individual companies to submit such licence applications.

If there is concern with anti-competiveness, this should be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2016 to Question 40810, on NHS Protect, what the categories of offence were for each of the prosecutions listed.

Mr Philip Dunne

Information on the date a prosecution commenced for each case from 2010-11 to 2015-16 and the category of offence from 2010-11 to 2012-13 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The date the investigation commenced for each case and the category of offence from 2013-14 onwards are shown in the attached table.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2015-12-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what system of monitoring his Department has for local authorities which repeatedly commission providers rated by the Care Quality Commission as requiring improvement.

Alistair Burt

Commissioning social care is a matter for local authorities as they are best placed to understand the needs of local people and communities, and how best to meet them. The Care Quality Commission ratings should inform their commissioning decisions; these ratings are available to the public. Local authorities are accountable to their local population through democratically elected members.

The Department has developed statutory guidance to support local authorities to meet their duties for market shaping set out in the Care Act 2014, including commissioning. The Department has also worked with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Local Government Association and other partners to develop a framework of commissioning standards which will help local authorities improve their commissioning practices.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment of the effect on Nepal’s recovery from the 2015 earthquake of India closing border crossings into Nepal.

Mr Desmond Swayne

We are deeply concerned about the impact of the blockages at the India-Nepal border on the supply and distribution of humanitarian goods. DFID is working on the ground to make sure that vital supplies reach those affected by the earthquake of early 2015. Through its partners, DFID is providing winter support to approximately 42,000 families (over 200,000 people). We welcome the adoption of the National Reconstruction Authority Bill and formation of the National Reconstruction Authority.

DFID and FCO Ministers have discussed their concerns with Ministers from the Governments of Nepal and India. The British Ambassador in Kathmandu is also working closely with others in the international community and is in close contact with Prime Minister Oli and his cabinet.

There has been an increase in the level of goods, including fuel, entering Nepal via India. Despite the main border crossing between the two countries remaining closed, between 60-70% of the usual amount of goods are entering Nepal through alternative border crossings.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials of his Department had an operational level (C1) examination pass in which languages in (a) 2001 and (b) 2010.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

I refer my right hon. Friend to my answers of 10 February 2016 (PQs 23665 and 25484). We only record current C1 passes, valid for five years after the date of the exam, and therefore do not have pre-2010 data.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-03-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to announce the net allocations from the primary care transformation fund.

Alistair Burt

The Primary Care Transformation Fund is a multi-year programme and the first tranche of local estates and technology projects to improve general practitioner premises and supporting infrastructure across the country are already underway. Expenditure on 2015/16 projects will be finalised with the audit of NHS England’s national accounts, which is expected to complete in July.

Clinical commissioning groups have commissioned the development of Strategic Estates Plans that include the individual estates and technology projects for years two to four, which are due for submission later in the spring. These will then be assessed during the summer and the allocations required to support them developed later this year.