Tag: Cheryl Gillan

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-04-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is planning to take to improve professional awareness of sepsis.

Ben Gummer

Plans for improving professional awareness of sepsis were set out in the Cross System Sepsis Board report Improving outcomes for patients with sepsis: A cross-system action plan published by NHS England in December 2015.

Health Education England (HEE) has undertaken to extend the scope of its learning materials to focus on sepsis in primary care and in children.

Building on the 25 eLearning sessions currently available from e-Learning for healthcare that include sepsis as a topic, a new module will focus on the identification and management of sepsis in primary care.

HEE is also working on a short educational video on paediatric sepsis. Finally, HEE is undertaking a piece of scoping work to identify the current provision of learning materials available to support sepsis management and any gaps in this material.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-07-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Report of the HS2 Residents’ Commissioner, published in May 2016, what steps his Department and HS2 Ltd have taken to introduce a newsletter for affected residents.

Mr Robert Goodwill

In Euston, HS2 Ltd have committed to producing a quarterly newsletter, the first newsletter was circulated in May 2016 to over 21,000 homes in the Camden area. The newsletter includes information about HS2, project updates, highlights key milestones and publicises upcoming engagement activities.

More widely HS2 Ltd plan to publish community newsletters across the Phase One route. The first series of these newsletters is scheduled for autumn 2016.

Phase Two is at a much earlier stage of development and HS2 Ltd are working closely with existing community engagement forums to ensure people are kept update with the latest information. HS2 Ltd anticipate publishing a community newsletter following a route announcement.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mechanical thrombectomy procedures for the treatment of stroke patients were carried out in England in the latest year for which figures are available.

David Mowat

Information on mechanical thrombectomy is not centrally held, however we can provide information on thrombectomy (mechanical or otherwise), which is set out in the attached tables.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 2.2 of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 Expenditure Report, 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016, published by his Department in October 2016, if he will detail the reasons, other than the delay in completing the acquisition of large-scale commercial properties, for the £192.7 million underspend referred to in that report.

Andrew Jones

The £192.7m of the Land & Property (L&P) underspend shown in the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 Expenditure Report for 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 was formed from two elements – strategic property acquisitions and compensation schemes, including providing discretionary assistance to home owners and small businesses.

The majority of the total L&P underspend was caused by delays in completing non-compensation scheme acquisitions. These are generally acquisitions of commercial properties and it is hard to accurately estimate completion dates due to complexity of the deals.

The other part of the L&P underspend was related to acquisitions resulting from the compensation schemes. The suite of schemes are demand led which means HS2 Ltd has very limited control over the timing of property purchases. Successful applicants to the schemes are allowed between one and three years after acceptance to decide on when they want their homes purchased.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-01-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff have transferred from another government department to HS2 Ltd in each year since HS2 Ltd was formed; and from what Departments those staff transferred.

Mr Robert Goodwill

HS2 Ltd do not hold a record of organisations from which employees are hired. However, there are 3 staff known to HS2 Ltd that have transferred during the last two years from Department for Transport, one from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and one from the Cabinet Office.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will instigate a national public awareness campaign about sepsis.

Ben Gummer

My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health asked Public Health England (PHE) to review the evidence and make recommendations on the scope for a public-facing campaign to raise awareness of Sepsis. PHE will publish its evidence-based review shortly.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-03-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Natura 20000 sites are located within 10 miles of the proposed route of phase two of High Speed 2.

Mr Robert Goodwill

There are 18 Natura 2000 sites within 10 miles of the proposed Phase 2 route. This is the route as proposed in the July 2013 route consultation.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-04-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to launch a public awareness campaign for sepsis.

Ben Gummer

Public Health England has been asked to take forward a national awareness campaign to help parents spot the signs of sepsis, alongside other infections such as meningitis and septicaemia. They will be working with the National Health Service and other partners to ensure the plans are evidence based and effective.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-07-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when and where the next community engagement event for High Speed 2 Phase One in Chesham and Amersham constituency will take place.

Mr Robert Goodwill

HS2 Ltd’s most recent engagement with the Amersham and Chesham community took place at the Amersham Town Carnival on Saturday 9^th July, and was part of the project’s more localised approach to community engagement. The HS2 stall presented local information on the project, and was attended by around 180 residents from the Amersham / Chesham community.

HS2 Ltd plans to attend similar existing community events across the Phase One route during the summer months, and is also drawing up a schedule of HS2 Ltd run community events, expected to be delivered in the autumn. Amersham and Chesham will be included as part of this exercise. Further details will be made available once the next event is confirmed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on the Act FAST campaign in each year since that campaign began.

David Mowat

Public Health England (PHE) took over all the public health campaigns formerly run by the Department on 1 April 2013, including Act FAST.

The funding allocated to the Act FAST media spend is as follows:

2013-14: £870,000

2014-15: £850,000

2015-16: £930,000

Marketing spend is defined for this purpose as advertising spend covering only the media costs (inclusive of agency commission). These figures do not include recruitment/classified advertising costs and ad hoc spend under £10,000. All figures are rounded to the nearest £10,000.

2016-17 media spend figures are not available as the expenditure has not yet been committed.

All PHE spend over £25,000, including on public health campaigns, is published routinely and available on gov.uk:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/phe-spend-over-25000

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