Tag: Jamie Reed

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the healthcare chapter of the Armed Forces Covenant has been implemented.

Ben Gummer

The Department and NHS England are committed to meeting the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant and have established a number of services specifically tailored to meet the needs and requirements of the armed forces community. There are regular communications on the Covenant commitment to National Health Service trusts, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and health professionals.

As set out in the NHS Mandate for England CCGsare responsible for general healthcare for veterans and for the delivery of the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant. NHS England assuresCCGs’ delivery of their commitments and many CCGs are joint signatories to their local community covenants.

The NHS Constitution has recently been updated to strengthen this accountability by stating that ‘the NHS will ensure that in line with the Armed Forces Covenant, those in the armed forces, reservists, their families and veterans are not disadvantaged in accessing health services in the area they reside.’

The Department and the NHS in England are held to account by the Ministry of Defence and UK Departments of Health Partnership Board and the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to further education in (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.

Mr Sam Gyimah

The Department does not hold the information requested. Published funding allocations are available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions occurred due to consumption of legal highs in (a) Copeland constituency, (b) Cumbria and (c) England in each of the last five years.

Jane Ellison

There is no separate classification for this type of drug, so it is not possible to separate out admissions from new psychoactive substances from other types of drugs.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been admitted to hospital with malnutrition in each of the last five years.

Jane Ellison

The information is not available in the format requested, however the Health and Social Care Information Centre has provided a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs)¹ with a primary diagnosis² of malnutrition in England for 2009-10 to 2013-14.

Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period. This information is provided in the following table:

Year	FAEs
2009-10	465
2010-11	531
2011-12	652
2012-13	667
2013-14	621

Notes:

¹ An FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes.

² The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Syrian refugee (a) adults and (b) children in Calais who plan to enter the UK.

James Brokenshire

The management of the migrant camps in Calais is the responsibility of the French Government.

The French Government has recently stated that there are approximately 6,000 migrants living in makeshift camps in the Calais area. The UK Government is unable to accurately estimate the breakdown of the nationalities and ages of the various migrants that are currently residing in Calais.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people living in Copeland Borough who will be able to travel to (a) a magistrates’ court and (b) a family court by public transport in under 60 minutes if the proposed closure of West Cumbria Court goes ahead.

Mike Penning

No decision on the future of courts in West Cumbria will be made until every response to the current consultation has been carefully considered. Access to justice is not just about proximity to a court. To ensure that access to justice is maintained, we are committed to providing alternative ways for users to access our services, including the use of other civic buildings.

As the consultation states, the utilisation of West Cumbria Magistrates’ Court and County Court during 2014/15 was low at approximately 42% of its capacity. West Cumbria also has a worse standard of facilities for court users than other courts in the region.

Population from Copeland Borough that can get to court by public transport in less than 60 minutes.
	Before closure	After closure
a) Magistrates’ court	28%	9%
b) Family court	28%	9%

These figures are estimates based on the share of the population of Copeland Borough who are able to travel to the nearest alternative court of the same jurisdiction. Estimates of travel times are based on 2014 data from the Department of Transport journey planner database.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with local councils on their housing Syrian refugees.

Richard Harrington

The expansion of the scheme needs careful and meticulous planning to ensure we get it right. Local authorities will play a vital role as we look to harness the strong offers of support and assistance from across the UK.

This is a voluntary scheme whereby local authorities sign up to accept refugees on a voluntary basis. We are working closely with those local authorities that have indicated they wish to be involved as well as with the Local Government Association.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the morale of junior doctors of proposed changes to their employment contracts.

Ben Gummer

Staff morale including junior doctors is measured annually through the National Health Service Staff Survey using staff engagement scores.

A contract proposal has not yet been made in relation to junior doctors. My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State wrote to the Chair of the Junior Doctor’s Committee Dr Johann Malawana on 8 October providingfour cast iron guarantees on contract reform. He said that he was not seeking to make savings from the pay bill, he wished to have a contract that improves patient safety, that reduces not increases the number of hours junior doctors work each week and which ensures that in future the great majority of doctors will be at least as well paid as now. In particular, he referenced negotiations with the British Medical Association (BMA) consultants committee to make sure there is proper consultant cover at weekends so junior doctors are better supported. He also wanted Health Education England and the Royal Colleges to continue working with the BMA and NHS Employers to look at how the training experience can be improved more generally for juniors to better support work life balance including leave arrangements and recognising that juniors often have family responsibilities and choose to work part time. He asked the Junior Doctor’s Committee to re-enter negotiations and to work with others on the wider work on improving the training experience.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of the articles contained in the European Convention on Human Rights his Department plans to omit in a future British Bill of Rights.

Dominic Raab

This Government will fully consult on our proposals this session before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights. Further details will be announced this Autum.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve working conditions for employees in the social care sector.

Alistair Burt

The Government has taken a number of measures to improve working conditions for employees in the social care sector.

The Government has taken action where social care providers have not previously paid the National Minimum Wage, to ensure staff receive the money owed to them and are paid fairly in future. The Government will introduce a National Living Wage from April 2016 to ensure care workers are better paid for the vital work they do. Guidance from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has been updated to make it clear when staff must be paid for travelling time and rest breaks.

The Department continues to work closely with the social care sector to improve skills and is investing funding for training and developing the adult social care workforce.