Tag: David Crausby

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average ambulance response time for each category of call was in Bolton in each year since 2010.

Jane Ellison

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.

The median response times to treatment for category A¹ calls in the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust², April 2011³ to April 2014

Month	Median time (in minutes)
April 2011	4.2
May 2011	5.0
June 2011	5.2
July 2011	5.0
August 2011	4.7
September 2011	4.8
October 2011	4.9
November 2011	4.9
December 2011	5.0
January 2012	4.8
February 2012	5.1
March 2012	5.0
April 2012	5.6
May 2012	5.7
June 2012	5.1
July 2012	5.1
August 2012	5.2
September 2012	5.3
October 2012	5.4
November 2012	5.4
December 2012	5.7
January 2013	5.5
February 2013	5.6
March 2013	5.6
April 2013	5.8
May 2013	5.4
June 2013	5.5
July 2013	5.8
August 2013	5.7
September 2013	6.1
October 2013	6.0
November 2013	6.1
December 2013	6.1
January 2014	5.8
February 2014	6.1
March 2014	6.1
April 2014	6.1

Source: Ambulance quality indicators, NHS England

Notes:

¹Category A calls are defined as those that are the result of immediately life threatening incidents.

²North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides services to the Bolton area. Ambulance response times are not readily available for areas smaller than those covered by one Ambulance Trust.

³Information is not available before April 2011.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to co-ordinate healthy eating initiatives among the homeless.

Jane Ellison

The Department supports the Inclusion Health programme which champions the health and health care of vulnerable groups, including homeless people. The programme seeks to improve the health data for these groups, and set out practical steps for assessing needs (for example, through Joint Strategic Needs Assessments) and commissioning services. We are also involved in funding work in this area through the Homeless Hospital Discharge Fund to improve hospital discharge arrangements for people who are homeless (£10 million in 2013-14) and £40 million capital fund for hostel refurbishment with a focus on improving health outcomes (2014-15).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time to process a personal independence payment claim has been in each month since it was introduced.

Mike Penning

The information you have requested is not currently available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the five most common causes of admission to hospital have been for (a) children and (b) adults in Bolton since 2010.

Jane Ellison

The information is shown in the attached table.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many refused claims for personal independence payment have (a) been appealed and (b) been successfully appealed to date.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including personal independent payment (PIP).

This information is published in Tribunals Statistics Quarterly, available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid through working tax credits to people in Bolton North East constituency in each of the last three years.

Mr David Gauke

Table 1: Bolton North East constituency Working Tax Credit entitlement

Tax Year	Total WTC entitlement
2010-11	£19 million
2011-12	£18 million
2012-13	£176 million

These figures have been rounded to the nearest £ million.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been submitted for personal independence payment in each month since its introduction.

Mike Penning

Further to the figures published on 5th June 2014. The table below shows how many claims have been submitted for Personal Independence Payment:

	New claims not made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People	New claims made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People	All PIP New Claims
Apr-13	3000	200	3100
May-13	4800	200	5000
Jun-13	23000	900	23800
Jul-13	34200	1500	35700
Aug-13	30600	1300	31900
Sep-13	33800	1300	35100
Oct-13	35600	1500	37100
Nov-13	33300	1400	34700
Dec-13	22000	1200	23200
Jan-14	38000	1600	39500
Feb-14	39000	1400	40400
Mar-14	37900	1500	39500
Apr-13 – Mar 14	335100	13900	349000

· Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100, therefore totals may not sum due to rounding.

· Whether a claim is a ‘New claim made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People’ has been determined at the point of registration.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-june-2014

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) headteachers, (b) deputy headteachers and (c) teachers in Bolton Local Education Authority took early retirement on the grounds of ill-health in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.

Mr David Laws

Between April 2010 and March 2013 there were seven teachers who retired on ill-health grounds from publicly-funded schools in Bolton local authority.

Given the very small number of people involved, the statistics provided have not included a grade or year split to avoid disclosing data on specific individuals.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that overcrowding on trains is (a) regulated and (b) effectively monitored.

Stephen Hammond

Capacity provided by franchised rail operators is monitored by the Department through regular passenger counts. The results enable the Department to liaise with operators where capacity problems are identified, and to ensure that potential solutions are investigated.

It is for the rail industry to plan to fully deploy available rolling stock to best meet passenger demand, and take all reasonable steps to minimise any crowding.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Bolton North East constituency and (b) Bolton have received pension credit since 2010.

Steve Webb

Statistics on pension credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department’s website at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html

Guidance for users is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance

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