Tag: George Howarth

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-09-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the importance of direct long-haul air links with a hub airport for international trade.

Mr John Hayes

Evidence on the links between long-haul air connections and international trade was presented by the Airports Commission in its Final Report and supporting documents. The Government is considering all of this evidence very carefully before reaching a view on its preferred scheme. The Government is not providing a running commentary on this work before an announcement on its preference.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to collect data on the needs of (a) looked after children, (b) children in need, (c) victims of abuse and (d) children living in poverty in the prevalence survey on children and young people’s mental health.

Alistair Burt

The aim of the survey is to estimate the prevalence of mental health disorders in the general population aged two to 19 years. The survey will use a similar methodology to the last survey from 2004 to ensure comparability. A representative sample will be drawn from households in England (and Scotland). None of the specific groups listed in the question have been excluded from the survey.

The number of looked after children and children in need in the general population are relatively low. This may limit the amount of data the survey can collect on these groups.

We anticipate the final report of the survey will include some analysis of mental health disorders by characteristics including socio-economic factors. The contractor has also been asked to consider how to improve questions around the impact of abuse on children and young people’s mental health.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-10-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the number of cancelled elective operations in the (a) Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust, (b) St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Services NHS Trust, (c) Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (d) Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (e) Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust and (f) Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the last six months.

Mr Philip Dunne

NHS England publishes information each quarter on the number of last minute elective operations cancelled for non-clinical reasons. The following table shows this information for the specified trusts in the two most recent quarters. A last minute cancellation is defined as when a patient’s operation is cancelled by the hospital on or after the day of admission, including the day of surgery, for non-clinical reasons.

Number of last minute elective operations cancelled for non-clinical reasons for specified trusts, Quarter 4 2015/16 and Quarter 1 2016/17

	Quarter 4 2015/16	Quarter 1 2016/17
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust	113	93
St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Services NHS Trust	161	102
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	67	39
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	55	61
Southport And Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust	77	27
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	0	31

Source: Cancelled elective operations, NHS England

Note:

Quarter 2 data will be published on 11 November 2016.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of China on its recent decision to land civilian planes on Fiery Cross reef in the disputed South China Sea.

Mr Hugo Swire

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) expressed our concerns about the situation in the South China Sea during his visit to Beijing on 5 January. He stressed the need to avoid raising tensions and underlined the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation and overflight.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-10-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget deficits are at the (a) Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust, (b) St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Services NHS Trust, (c) Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (d) Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (e) Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust and (f) Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Philip Dunne

The latest financial positions of individual National Health Service trusts are published in NHS trust Board papers, available on NHS trust websites.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2015-11-03.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects there to be an announcement on the extension of the Mersey Gateway free travel scheme to residents and businesses in Cheshire; and if he will make a statement.

Greg Hands

As announced at the Summer Budget, we have asked the Department for Transport to look at extending the Mersey Gateway local discount scheme to residents of Chester West & Chester and Warrington, as well as looking at help for small businesses. This work is ongoing.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decision of China to land civilian planes on Fiery Cross reef in the disputed South China Sea on regional relationships.

Mr Hugo Swire

The landings of Chinese civilian aircraft on Fiery Cross Reef have prompted diplomatic protests in the region and widespread expressions of concern about heightened tensions. The UK opposes any actions likely to increase tensions in the South China Sea and threaten regional stability. We continue to call on all parties to exercise restraint.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-10-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust, (b) St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Services NHS Trust, (c) Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (d) Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (e) Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust and (f) Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spent on agency medical staff in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.

Mr Philip Dunne

The Department does not collect data on which specific area of employment provider expenditure was incurred under. Data is however collected in totality for employees under temporary or agency contracts. The total temporary and agency staff expenditure incurred by the six providers for 2014-15 and 2015-16 is shown in the table below.

Provider body	2014-15 £000	2015-16 £000
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen	11,652	11,244
St Helens and Knowsley	8,403	12,251
Aintree	14,927	11,253
Wirral	6,181	12,849
Southport and Ormskirk	11,115	15.080
Warrington and Halton	11,562	15,957

In addition to payments made for medical staff, the figures in the above table include the costs of temporary and agency workers engaged in other activities, such as employees contracted for provision of other administration and support services.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2015-11-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional travel costs likely to be incurred by people not resident in Halton, of commuting using the bridge, arising from the Mersey Gateway Project in the first year that bridge is open.

Andrew Jones

The Department does not hold the information requested.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the terrorism threat level for events at major sports stadiums.

Mr John Hayes

The threat level for international terrorism for the UK is set independently by the Joint Terrorism Assessment Centre (JTAC) and is currently at SEVERE, meaning that an attack is highly likely. It would however, not be appropriate to comment on threat assessments for specific locations.

The Government and police advice to the public is to be alert, but not alarmed by the terrorist threat. The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, works to improve protective security and preparedness at a range of crowded places sites, including sports stadia, by ensuring businesses have access to high quality protective security advice. This includes advice provided to sports grounds by police specialist Counter Terrorism Security Advisors (CTSAs), and through the National Counter Terrorism Security Office which has provided information about the current threat and guidance on key actions to take to the Sports Ground Safety Association and its partners.

The police regularly review their arrangements at major sporting events to ensure a proportionate response is in place at events, which may include an increase in highly visible officers.