Tag: Parliamentary Question

Lord Myners – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Myners on 2016-07-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering requiring the providers of pension annuities to increase the rate at which they calculate benefits.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Annuity rates are set by individual providers and can vary in line with market conditions. The amount of income an individual gets each year from an annuity depends on a variety of factors including how much they had in their pension pot when they bought the annuity, whether they are seeking a joint annuity, and their age, health and lifestyle.

As a result of this government’s pensions reforms, individuals aged 55 and over with a defined contribution pension are now able to make their own choice about how to use their pension savings. The Government’s Pension Wise service provides free, impartial guidance to help people understand their options.

01/01/2023
Imran Hussain – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Imran Hussain on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the mental health crisis care concordat in improving cooperation between mental health services, non-mental health NHS services and other government services.

Nicola Blackwood

MIND, which has been supporting implementation of the national Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, commissioned an evaluation of the work being undertaken to implement the national statement. This included an assessment of how local partners were working together to improve the experience of people in mental health crisis.

The evaluation report, which was published in January 2016, can be found at the following link:

http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CCC-Evaluation_Report.pdf

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01/01/2023

Heidi Alexander – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Heidi Alexander on 2015-11-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals he has visited in an official capacity in 2015-16 to date; and what the date of each such visit was.

Jane Ellison

My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has undertaken the following visits to hospitals services in an official capacity since January 2015.

15 January 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Luton and Dunstable University Hospital	Luton
29 January 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust	King’s Lynn
5 February 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Colchester Hospital	Colchester
5 February 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Queen’s Hospital, Barking, Havering, and Redbridge	Romford
12 February 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Hereford County Hospital	Hereford
6 March 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Princess Alexandra Hospital	Harlow
6 March 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Lister Hospital	Stevenage
20 March 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Dover Hopsital	Dover
12 June 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Papworth Hospital Cambridge	Cambridge Midlands and East
26 June 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Tameside Hospital	Manchester North
17 July 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London
23 July 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Royal Free	London
23 July 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Whipps Cross Hospital	London
30 July 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	Royal London	London
9 September 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	St Thomas Hospital	London
12 November 2015	Mr Jeremy Hunt	Hospital	St Thomas Hospital	London

01/01/2023

Lord Hylton – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hylton on 2015-12-14.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last made representations to the government of Turkey about freedom of expression and information, as provided for by the European Convention on Human Rights, and with what result.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

We continue to monitor specific cases and regularly underline the importance of freedom of expression and all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government. Our Ambassador to Turkey highlighted his concerns about the number of journalists detained in Turkey, including Mr Dündar and Mr Gül, in his public blog released on International Human Rights day. We welcomed the EU Commission’s Annual Progress Report on Turkey, released on 10 November, which highlighted the need for further reforms from Turkey in these and other areas. Freedom of expression must be respected and all media outlets must be allowed to report freely without intimidation.

01/01/2023
Catherine West – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-01-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that mental health services take account of the experiences and needs of women (a) in general and (b) who have experienced extensive abuse.

Alistair Burt

The focus of our mental health service transformation is supporting increased equitable access to high quality care for all people. Local health economies consider the local populations needs, including access to services, when they commission and provide services and support.

The Prime Minister recently announced a £290 million investment over the next five years to 2020/21 in perinatal mental health services. This builds on the initial investment announced in the March 2015 Budget, making a total investment from 2015/16 to 2020/21 of £365 million. The settlement is expected to enable NHS England to build capacity and capability in perinatal mental health services, with the aim of increasing access to The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-concordant care for women in all areas of England by 2020/21.

We know that vulnerable women can experience abuse and that abuse can also increase vulnerability. It can take many years, if at all, for women to disclose that they have been sexually or otherwise abused, whether as adults or children. The Department is exploring how enquiries can be routinely made of patients using a number of services such as substance misuse, adult mental health and sexual health clinics to help with early identification and support for women to get the services that they need, much earlier.

Health care professionals are in a unique position to identify abuse and to intervene early with women to direct them to the most appropriate statutory and non-statutory services for support.

Focussing health professionals on better identification and actions that will break the cycle of violence, means that health care staff can then enable those affected to access the therapeutic support they need, including counselling.

01/01/2023
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering on 2016-02-22.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to process the claims under the basic payments scheme of farmers who are still awaiting mapping and registration before the close of the application period this year.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

As of 22 February the Rural Payments Agency had paid just under 71,000 farmers some £1.11 billion and is working hard to pay the remainder promptly. All those farm businesses registered on the Rural Payments service in 2015 remain registered for 2016 though they are advised to check their details and update them where necessary. We will communicate with those with outstanding queries to help them through the 2016 application window which opens in early March 2016 and closes at midnight on 16 May 2016.

01/01/2023
Christopher Pincher – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christopher Pincher on 2016-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to enable developing countries to harness mobile phone technology.

Mr Nick Hurd

Our partnership with mobile phone operator group, the GSMA, has used mobile technology to improve the reach, delivery and affordability of basic energy, water and sanitation services for 1.3 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and many of our other programmes in health, education and other sectors use mobile technology.

01/01/2023
Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-04-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location by the Research Council in the last year for which figures are available.

Joseph Johnson

The Research Councils do not employ any civil servants at any of their locations.

All people working in Research Councils are public servants and the numbers by location are shown on the attached table and represents the position as at 31 December 2015.

01/01/2023
Stephen Doughty – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-05-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) he and (b) ministers of his Department have had discussions with the new Welsh Government on support arrangements for people infected with contaminated blood.

Jane Ellison

There have been no discussions at ministerial level with the new Welsh Government on this issue. Departmental officials continue to discuss the operation of the current schemes and the on-going analysis of the responses to the recent consultation on the reform of the infected blood payment scheme with their opposite numbers.

01/01/2023
Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-07-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce his planning decision on the proposed expansion of London City Airport.

Sajid Javid

My Department has published a target date for issuing this decision of 28 September. My Department aims to reach all planning decisions ahead of target dates where possible.

01/01/2023