The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Duty Provider Crime Contracts have been awarded to companies in (a) the West Midlands, (b) the city of Birmingham and (c) Birmingham, Hodge Hill constituency.
Mr Shailesh Vara
As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of Thursday 28 January, the crime Tender process has been withdrawn.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the A2 countries of the EU were arrested in each of the last five years for which records are available.
Mike Penning
The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the number of arrests of people from A2 countries of the EU.
The Home Office collect and publish data on the number of arrests broken down by offence group, gender, age group and ethnicity. The Home Office does not collect data on the nationality of those arrested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-11-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish its low-risk drinking guidelines.
Jane Ellison
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is overseeing a United Kingdom-wide review of all alcohol guidelines so that people can make informed choices about their drinking at all stages of their lives.
The Guidelines Development Group, a group of independent experts, was tasked with developing the lower-risk drinking guidelines for the UK CMOs to consider. The group have researched and developed a proposal on the guidelines. We will be consulting on these shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-01-28.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish his plans for the future of the National Citizen Service.
Mr Rob Wilson
The 2015 Autumn Statement announced over a billion pounds for NCS over the next parliament and the Government is committed to expanding the programme to 360,000 places by 2020. In 2013, the NCS Trust, an independent social enterprise, was established to manage NCS and deliver the programme. Cabinet Office is supporting the NCS Trust to develop their plans to meet this ambitious target and further details will be made available in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many medical negligence cases with a value of damages less than £25,000 there have been in each of the last five years in which (a) costs exceeded damages and (b) costs were challenged.
Ben Gummer
The question has been interpreted that by medical negligence they mean clinical negligence. The Department does not hold the requested data; it has been sourced from the NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA).
The table below shows the number of clinical negligence claims closed in each of the last five years with a value of damages less than £25,000 in which costs exceeded damages.
|
Year of Closure |
Total Number Clinical Negligence Claims |
|
2010/11 |
1,588 |
|
2011/12 |
1,785 |
|
2012/13 |
1,925 |
|
2013/14 |
2,185 |
|
2014/15 |
2,417 |
Source: NHS LA
Date: 13 January 2016
In all cases claimant costs were challenged.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23331, what the average cost for each participant of the National Citizen Service has been in each year of its operation.
Mr Rob Wilson
National Citizen Service (NCS) delivers value for money and the most recent independent evaluation demonstrated that for every £1 spent on NCS it generates up £3.98 of social benefits. The table below shows the average cost per NCS participant calculated as part of the published independent evaluation for each year of operation:
|
Year |
Average cost per participant |
|
2011 |
£1,553 |
|
2012 |
£1,700 |
|
2013 |
£1,570 |
|
2014 |
£1,538 |
|
2015 |
Figures will be made available in the NCS 2015 evaluation report, which will be published in due course. |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish an update to the Government’s alcohol strategy, Cm 8336, published in March 2012.
Mike Penning
The Government is continuing to work to achieve the outcome of the Alcohol Strategy published in 2012. There are no plans to publish an update at the current time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department has responsibility for policy on supporting the children of people with alcoholism.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Department for Education have the overarching responsibility for children in terms of support, including children’s social care and schools.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish his Department’s estimate of the average length of time a person waits between referral for and commencement of alcohol treatment services.
Jane Ellison
Data is not collected in the format requested, however data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System shows that of the 83,771 people receiving a first alcohol treatment intervention in 2013-14, 77,629 (93%) started within three weeks of referral. It should be noted that some people will receive more than one intervention at the same appointment, so the number of first interventions is somewhat higher than the number of referrals for the same year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number of referrals for alcohol treatment services was in each of the last five years for which data is available.
Jane Ellison
Data on the number of referrals to alcohol treatment is not available.