Tag: John Glen

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of treating liver disease was in (a) England and (b) each parliamentary constituency in the last year for which figures are available.

Jane Ellison

Information on the total cost of treating liver disease in England and in each parliamentary constituency is not available centrally.

Such information as is available is from reference costs, which are the average unit cost to National Health Service hospital trusts of providing defined services to patients in a given financial year. Reference costs for acute care are collected by Healthcare Resource Group (HRG), which are standard groupings of similar treatments that use similar resources. HRGs are organised by chapters and sub-chapters, representing different body systems, and HRG sub-chapter GC describes hepatobiliary and pancreatic system disorders. The total costs in the following table, calculated from the national average unit costs and activity submitted in reference costs, will therefore include the costs to NHS hospitals of treating liver and liver related diseases, but also the costs of other related disorders.

Estimated total costs (£ millions) to NHS hospitals of treating hepatobiliary and pancreatic system disorders, 2014-15

Liver failure disorders	£17.7 million
Malignant, hepatobiliary or pancreatic disorders	£54.3 million
Non-malignant, hepatobiliary or pancreatic disorders	£328.1 million
Total costs	£400.0 million

Source: reference costs, Department of Health

Notes:

1. The following HRGs are included in the table:

Liver Failure Disorders with Multiple Interventions

Liver Failure Disorders with Single Intervention

Liver Failure Disorders without Interventions, with CC (Complication and Comorbidity) Score 5+

Liver Failure Disorders without Interventions, with CC Score 0-4

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Multiple Interventions

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Single Intervention, with CC Score 5+

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Single Intervention, with CC Score 2-4

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Single Intervention, with CC Score 0-1

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 6+

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 3-5

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 1-2

Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 0

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Multiple Interventions, with CC Score 9+

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Multiple Interventions, with CC Score 4-8

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Multiple Interventions, with CC Score 0-3

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Single Intervention, with CC Score 9+

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Single Intervention, with CC Score 4-8

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, with Single Intervention, with CC Score 0-3

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 8+

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 5-7

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 2-4

Non-Malignant, Hepatobiliary or Pancreatic Disorders, without Interventions, with CC Score 0-1

1. These HRGs are common groupings of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) codes used to count the number of finished admission episodes with a primary or secondary diagnosis of liver disease or liver related disease. They also include other ICD-10 codes.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to help rough sleepers and homeless people.

Mr Marcus Jones

One person without a home is one too many. That is why we launched a new £40 million Homelessness Prevention programme to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.

This will enable authorities to support vulnerable people, preventing them from becoming homeless, and ensuring those who do have somewhere safe to stay.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made representations to the Palestinian Authority on reported payments by that authority to Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

Mr Desmond Swayne

UK officials meet regularly with the Ministry of Finance and consistently lobby it at the highest levels on whether prisoner payments can be made more transparent and affordable. I raised the issue of prisoner payments in September 2015 with the Palestinian Authority Finance Minister Bishara.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2015-10-28.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials of his Department are responsible for work directly relating to the Department for Work and Pensions.

Harriett Baldwin

The Treasury’s business covers matters relating to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in a number of areas such as welfare, spending and pensions. As such it is not possible to give a definitive number of people who are responsible for work directly relating to DWP. The Treasury is appropriately resourced to achieve its strategic objectives in this area.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2016-04-13.

To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much Short money the UK Independence Party has claimed since May 2015; and on what dates those payments were made to that party.

Tom Brake

The amount of Short money available to UKIP for 2015/16 since the May general election was £605,871. The amounts claimed and paid were as follows:

Date Paid	Amount
24 August 2015	£14,833.00
28 September 2015	£16,434.68
14 October 2015	£128,034.16
28 October 2015	£31,870.36
25 November 2015	£31,870.36
21 December 2015	£31,870.36
27 January 2016	£31,870.36
24 February 2016	£31,870.36
28 March 2016	£31,870.36
Total	£350,574.00

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methodology his Department uses to model the deadweight assumptions used in assessing the performance of the Work Programme.

Priti Patel

The Department’s methodology for calculating the non-intervention level (‘deadweight’) is set out in the National Audit Office’s 2012 report on the Introduction of the Work Programme, in the Detailed Methodology section.

https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/10121701_methodology.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the establishment of a national emergency operations centre within Public Health England; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

The Department and Public Health England (PHE) have specific responsibilities for planning and managing the response to emergencies and health protection incidents and outbreaks in an extended team that works across government. The Department commissions PHE to exercise specific functions on behalf of the Secretary of State under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, including a duty to ensure effective plans are in place, take part in national exercises, and co-ordinate responses. The Secretary of State has cross-government responsibility to provide assurance on the health system’s emergency preparedness. Thus PHE is required to complete an annual assurance exercise for the Department to ensure arrangements are in place for a sustainable and interoperable response in the event of an incident, emergency or business continuity event.

The PHE National Emergency Operations Centre operates when the response requires national leadership and co-ordination. It coordinates PHE’s activities and as one of its functions produces briefings and situation reports for Ministers, the Cabinet Office briefing room system and officials.

PHE was established in 2013. The National Emergency Operations function was previously carried out by the former Health Protection Agency. Therefore the Department has not been able to specifically identify the historical costs of creating the National Incident Coordination Centre in 2011.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which datasets have been regularly compiled by his Department for (a) 10 years or more and (b) 15 years or more.

Justin Tomlinson

The information requested is not currently available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the emergency operations capability of Public Health England.

Jane Ellison

The Department and Public Health England (PHE) have specific responsibilities for planning and managing the response to emergencies and health protection incidents and outbreaks in an extended team that works across government. The Department commissions PHE to exercise specific functions on behalf of the Secretary of State under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, including a duty to ensure effective plans are in place, take part in national exercises, and co-ordinate responses. The Secretary of State has cross-government responsibility to provide assurance on the health system’s emergency preparedness. Thus PHE is required to complete an annual assurance exercise for the Department to ensure arrangements are in place for a sustainable and interoperable response in the event of an incident, emergency or business continuity event.

The PHE National Emergency Operations Centre operates when the response requires national leadership and co-ordination. It coordinates PHE’s activities and as one of its functions produces briefings and situation reports for Ministers, the Cabinet Office briefing room system and officials.

PHE was established in 2013. The National Emergency Operations function was previously carried out by the former Health Protection Agency. Therefore the Department has not been able to specifically identify the historical costs of creating the National Incident Coordination Centre in 2011.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Glen on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the ease of access of play opportunities for children with disabilities and complex needs.

Edward Timpson

Play has an important role in supporting all young children to develop and prepare for later learning. The importance of play is recognised in the Early Years Foundation Stage framework[1], which states: “Each area of learning and development must be implemented through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity. Play is essential for children’s development, building their confidence as they learn to explore, to think about problems, and relate to others. Children learn by leading their own play, and by taking part in play which is guided by adults.”

Early Years educators and Early Years teachers are required to have an understanding of different pedagogical approaches, including the role of play in supporting early learning and development. It is for individual schools and settings to provide opportunities for play for their children and pupils, including those with disabilities and complex educational needs.

In addition, the Equality Act 2010 prohibits discrimination against disabled children in their access to goods, facilities and services, which could include ‘play’. For example it would be unlawful to refuse or inhibit a disabled child’s access to a local playground; their enrolment at a local nursery or playgroup; or their taking part in any other play activities such as local sports. Where applicable, the Act requires service providers to make both requested and anticipatory ‘reasonable adjustments’ that will facilitate the participation of disabled children in all forms of ‘play’.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework–2

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