The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the criteria is for (a) premises and (b) IT services related to applications to the Primary Care Trust Fund.
Alistair Burt
NHS England will publish further guidance about the Primary Care Transformation Fund later this month.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2015-11-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what date in January 2016 is set for her Department to announce its decision on feed-in tariffs following its review.
Andrea Leadsom
We are currently analysing feedback submitted during the Feed-in Tariff review consultation and intend to publish a Government response as soon as possible.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-04-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the scope is of the current consultation on the Government National Carers Strategy.
Alistair Burt
The Government recognises the valuable contribution made by carers, many of whom spend a significant proportion of their life providing support to family members, friends and neighbours and they must receive support.
This is why the Department is leading on a new cross-Government National Carers Strategy to look at what more we can do to support existing and future carers.
On 18 March the Department launched the National Carers Strategy call for evidence for carers and those who support them. This is focussed on improving knowledge of local practice and hearing from carers about the kind of support that helps them. The consultation will end on 30 June 2016. We intend to publish the new strategy towards the end of 2016 but want to ensure that it is based on an academically robust examination of evidence and draws on a wide range of views and ideas.
As the strategy develops, we will consider evidence around the economic impact of caring and what role it plays within the health and care sectors and wider society. We will also look at both international and national best practice to see what support works best for carers so that they can find a healthy balance between providing high quality care and support and maintaining their own life and wellbeing.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-01-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the effect of individual funding requests for palivizumab on premature babies at risk of severe complications from respiratory syncytial virus.
George Freeman
NHS England has advised that it is monitoring the level of individual funding requests for patients who do not meet the criteria for palivizumab. NHS England aims to finalise an analysis of this data in April 2016 and will report its findings to the neonatal care clinical reference group.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the exemption for the railway sector from the provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 has been extended until October 2016.
Claire Perry
Last year we consulted on an exemption from certain provisions of the Consumer Rights Act for rail, aviation and maritime transport. We have listened to the views we have received, and have decided not to seek a permanent exemption for these sectors.
The temporary exemption for rail only, which will last for one year until October 2017, will allow the industry time to move to a more consistent compensation scheme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-02-02.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is planning to introduce restrictions on the sale of UK property to investors living outside the EU.
Harriett Baldwin
The Government has no plans to introduce restrictions on the sale of UK property to investors living outside the EU
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-06-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in which month the Pye Tait Review of retentions in the construction industry will be published.
Anna Soubry
The main aim of the Pye Tait research is to provide a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the costs and benefits of the contractual practice of holding retentions in construction.
My Department is currently working with Pye Tait to finalise this research. It will be published alongside a consultation document later this year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-02-02.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to increase the £250,000 threshold for properties outside London under the Help to Buy ISA scheme.
Harriett Baldwin
The government does not plan to revise the eligibility criteria for the Help to Buy: ISA scheme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that landlords fulfil their responsibilities to meet Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.
Jesse Norman
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 requires that all landlords of domestic and non-domestic privately rented property in England and Wales ensure that, from 1 April 2018, their properties reach an energy performance rating of at least an E before granting a tenancy to new or existing tenants, unless a prescribed exemption applies.
The Department has consulted, and will continue to consult with landlord groups to help them understand the requirements of the regulations, and with local enforcement bodies. The Department will shortly publish guidance to assist non-domestic landlords in complying with their obligations under the regulations, and we will publish similar guidance for domestic landlords in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Prisk on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the technical review of the Carr-Hill formula to be published.
Alistair Burt
NHS England is working with the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC), NHS Employers, the Department and academic partners on the review to develop a formula that better reflects the factors that drive workload, such as age or deprivation.
It is intended that the review of the Carr-Hill formula will inform the 2017-18 GP contract. This would be subject to agreement with the GPC. NHS England does not intend to publish the outcome of the technical review until agreement has been reached to apply the revised formula.