Tag: Jamie Reed

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-07-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 July 2016, Official Report, column 734, if he will accord consultant-led maternity services at the West Cumberland Hospital the same level of priority as those in North Devon.

Ben Gummer

Maternity safety is a priority for this Government and this applies to all maternity services nationally, including at West Cumberland Hospital.

In November 2015, we announced an ambitious campaign to halve the national rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries occurring during or soon after birth, by 2030. The report of the National Maternity Review, Better Births was published in February. A Maternity Transformation Programme Board has been set up to drive forward the vision for maternity services as set out in Better Births. The Board is led by NHS England but it is cross-system and the Department will have an important role to play in leading the safety workstream, recognising that safety is a ‘golden thread’ running through the programme. The Board is independently chaired by Sarah-Jane Marsh and met for the first time on 8 June.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-07-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to reassure European students studying abroad in Britain that the outcome of the EU referendum will not lead to changes to the tuition fee arrangements of those students.

Joseph Johnson

The law determining eligibility for student finance is unchanged. EU nationals who have resided in the EEA for at least three years are granted “home” fee status for the duration of their courses. This is the case for all eligible EU nationals currently studying in English universities, and for those beginning courses in the 2016/17 Academic year.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on how many babies were born by the side of the road in England in each of the last six years.

Mr Philip Dunne

NHS Digital advises that the information requested is not collected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-11-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to develop a national register for people with cerebral palsy.

Jane Ellison

NHS England advises that there are currently no plans to develop a national register for people with cerebral palsy.

Spend on support for people with cerebral palsy is not collected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-12-09.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to offer deadline extensions for tax due by businesses affected by flooding in Cumbria.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) operates a dedicated Severe Weather helpline to offer help and advice on any tax matters to those people and businesses affected by the recent flooding. The helpline is 0800 904 7900

Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 8.00 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 8.00 am to 4.00 pm, excluding bank holidays.

HMRC will also:

• consider instalment arrangements where customers are unable to pay as a result of the floods;
• agree a practical approach when individuals and businesses have lost vital records to the floods;
• suspend debt collection proceedings for those affected by the floods; and
• cancel penalties when the customer has missed statutory deadlines due to the floods.

  The helpline is in addition to other HMRC telephone contact numbers.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-01-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of goods and services has been procured from (a) companies in the local supply chain and (b) small and medium-sized enterprises by Sellafield Ltd in each of the last six years.

Andrea Leadsom

The department does not hold this information as it is the responsibility of the NDA.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-02-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many projects planned for West Cumbria will be (a) part-funded and (b) wholly-funded by the EU.

James Wharton

The Department is unable to predict how many projects in West Cumbria will come forward for funding from the EU.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-02-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the Sellafield workforce reform initiative on the economy of (a) Copeland, (b) Allerdale, (c) Barrow-in-Furness and (d) Cumbria.

Andrea Leadsom

A new model, part of a suite of changes designed to increase efficiency in the business, is being put in place at Sellafield to increase efficiency in the business. The Sellafield Change Programme is deliberately focussed on developing the supply chain for Sellafield to maximise the positive impact on the community.

Details of the change programme are available at http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme/.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the Sellafield Workforce Reform programme on the Sellafield workforce.

Andrea Leadsom

The Sellafield Change Programme is being put into place to improve business performance and provide greater value for the public purse while maintaining the priority of safe and secure operations. Sellafield Ltd will continue to offer quality employment for many people for many years and is looking at how it can deliver the decommissioning mission as effectively and efficiently as possible and in a way that strengthens the local economy. Sellafield Ltd is engaging the workforce and its representatives on plans to improve the business and specifically on what this will mean for employees.

Details of the change programme are available at http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-06-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of first year students enrolled onto undergraduate-level nursing degrees in England are studying part-time.

Ben Gummer

The Department does not collect data on the proportion of first year students studying part-time undergraduate-level nursing degrees.

Health Education England (HEE) for this academic year so far has recorded the figures for part-time first year nursing students in training. As at the end of 31 March 2016, 19,451 students are currently enrolled as first year nursing students and 177 of those are part time. This does not include midwifery and HEE has no data prior to this academic year.