The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester on 2015-12-22.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the Sports Grounds Safety Authority will play in delivering accessible sports grounds.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
We are in discussions with the Sports Grounds Safety Authority on what role they will play in delivering accessible sports grounds.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing plans for new Intercity Express Programme and Thameslink rolling stock.
Claire Perry
Both rolling stock programmes are on schedule with the first trains for each undergoing testing on the network as planned. Thameslink trains will enter passenger service this spring and IEP trains will enter service on the Great Western Main Line from 2017 and the East Coast Main Line from 2018. The investment in infrastructure together with these fleets of modern trains will deliver increased peak time capacity, reliability and improved connections that will transform journeys for passengers on routes in the South East, through London and out to Scotland and Wales.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-02-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the local blueprint submissions for the NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plan.
George Freeman
These plans are for local use, and there are no plans to publish them centrally. Local areas may publish their plans if they so choose.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-03-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organ transplants have not been successful in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
The information on the number of successful and unsuccessful organ transplants performed in each of the last five years is shown in the following table. This includes single and multi-organ transplants containing kidney, pancreas, liver, heart, lung and/or intestinal from both deceased and living donors.
Although deceased donor rates were lower in 2014/15, data show that deceased donor rates for 2015/16 have exceeded 2014/15 rates. The official data are due to published in summer 2016.
Organ Transplants in the United Kingdom, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2015
|
Financial year |
Total number of organ transplants |
Number of unsuccessful1 transplants |
% unsuccessful |
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2010/2011 |
3,751 |
127 |
3.4% |
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2011/2012 |
3,971 |
131 |
3.3% |
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2012/2013 |
4,221 |
127 |
3.0% |
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2013/2014 |
4,656 |
143 |
3.1% |
|
2014/2015 |
4,433 |
122 |
2.8% |
Source: NHS Blood and Transplant
Notes:
1Unsuccessful has been defined as failed within the first two weeks after transplantation. This figure is based on 98% of transplant recipients where the two week post-transplant outcome is known.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tania Mathias on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether spending on the upkeep of the defence estate counts towards the Government’s pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence, as defined by NATO.
Mark Lancaster
In accordance with NATO guidelines on Defence expenditure, spending on the upkeep of the defence estate to support our Armed Forces does count towards the Government’s pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources his Department has allocated to Birmingham Coroner’s Office in each of the last five years.
Caroline Dinenage
Operational responsibility for coroner services, including allocating resources, is the responsibility of local authorities.
The Ministry of Justice does not collect information about the time taken for coroner post mortem examinations, or the number of coroners’ authorisations for burial.
Statistics for 2015 in relation to deaths reported to coroners, including the number of post mortem examinations carried out in the Birmingham and Solihull coroner area, will be published shortly at www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern contractual breach notice, dated 7 July 2015.
Claire Perry
A copy will be placed in the libraries of both Houses.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Amanda Solloway on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the proposed A52 improvement programme.
Mr John Hayes
Highways England, in accordance with its Delivery Plan, is delivering the A52 scheme in Roads Investment Strategy Period 1 (2015-2020) and plans to start construction by 2019/20. The scheme will deliver a package of measures to improve junctions along the A52 near Nottingham to assist with the development of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone adjacent to the A52.
Highways England has appointed design consultants to work up and assess a range of options and will be engaging stakeholders in the coming months.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Deidre Brock on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he plans to seek to maintain freedom of movement throughout the EEA for UK citizens during the negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU.
Mr David Jones
The Prime Minister has been clear that free movement cannot continue as it has in the past. The precise way in which the government will control the movement of EU nationals to Britain after Brexit is yet to be determined.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Childcare Implementation Taskforce has met since its creation; and what the full attendance was at each such meeting.
Chris Skidmore
Information relating to the proceedings of Implementation Taskforces, including when and how often they meet is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.
The Government published a list of Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces and their members on 18 October 2016. This can be found at the following web address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees
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