Tag: Nic Dakin

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve awareness of and early intervention for rheumatoid arthritis.

Norman Lamb

In 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published clinical guidance on the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults, which set outs best practice on the diagnosis, care, treatment and support of patients. The guidance makes clear the importance of early diagnosis and is explicit that suspected cases should be referred as an urgent priority for specialist assessment and that early initiation of treatment can prevent irreversible damage to joints.

In addition to this, information on the diagnosis and treatment of RA can also be accessed via the NICE Clinical Knowledge summaries website at:

http://cks.nice.org.uk/rheumatoid-arthritis

and more general information for the public can be found on the NHS Choices website at:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis

Through the mandate we have asked NHS England to make measurable progress towards making our health service among the best in Europe at supporting people with ongoing health problems, such as RA, to live healthily and independently, with much better control over the care they receive.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools and academies have (a) opened a new sixth form and (b) closed their sixth form in each year since 2005.

Matthew Hancock

The Department for Education does not collect the data in the format requested.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the cohort achieved an A* to C grade in (a) GCSE mathematics, (b) GCSE English and (c) GCSE English literature at the end of (i) Year 11, (ii) Year 12 and (iii) Year 13 in each of the last 10 years.

Mr David Laws

The following tables show the proportion of 15, 16 and 17 year-olds (based on academic age) who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics for the last 10 years. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. Academic age refers to the age at the start of the academic year, so the majority of young people of academic age 15 will be in year 11. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so may include those that have A*-C in either subject.

Tables that show key stage 4 results for English and English Literature are available here: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised

Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort

	Academic age
Cohort academic age 15 in	15	16	17
2001/02	53%	55%	56%
2002/03	54%	56%	56%
2003/04	54%	56%	57%
2004/05	56%	58%	59%
2005/06	57%	59%	60%
2006/07	58%	60%	61%
2007/08	59%	62%	63%
2008/09	61%	64%	65%
2009/10	66%	68%	69%
2010/11	69%	70%	71%

Source: DfE Young Person’s Matched Administrative Dataset.

Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort

	Academic age
Cohort academic age 15 in	15	16	17
2001/02	47%	48%	49%
2002/03	46%	48%	48%
2003/04	47%	49%	50%
2004/05	50%	52%	52%
2005/06	51%	54%	54%
2006/07	53%	56%	56%
2007/08	56%	58%	59%
2008/09	58%	61%	62%
2009/10	62%	64%	65%
2010/11	65%	67%	67%

Source: DfE Young Person’s Matched Administrative Dataset.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that North Lincolnshire Council has first refusal for the acquisition of the Kirtin in Lindsey base.

Mr Mark Francois

There is no such principle. In accordance with Treasury guidelines the Department is required to achieve best value for money in the sale of each site.

In the case of Kirton in Lindsey, following the aborted sale to the Homes and Communities Agency, the MOD decided to proceed straight to the open market. The department will be happy to receive a tender from North Lincolnshire District Council to be considered along with all other bids in fair and open competition.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to apply in all circumstances the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s principles that local councils should have first refusal when assets are being disposed of.

Mr Mark Francois

There is no such principle. In accordance with Treasury guidelines the Department is required to achieve best value for money in the sale of each site.

In the case of Kirton in Lindsey, following the aborted sale to the Homes and Communities Agency, the MOD decided to proceed straight to the open market. The department will be happy to receive a tender from North Lincolnshire District Council to be considered along with all other bids in fair and open competition.