The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds on 2015-12-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish the year 10 data for the Risk Sharing Scheme for the supply of disease modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis.
George Freeman
The Government expects the conclusions from the year 10 results of the Multiple Sclerosis Risk Sharing Scheme to be published in a recognised academic journal in late 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps UK is taking to support the education of Syrian refugees in (a) Lebanon, (b) Jordan, (c) Iraq and (d) Turkey.
Mr Desmond Swayne
The No Lost Generation Initiative (NLGI) is an umbrella initiative that aims to prevent a whole generation being lost to the Syria conflict through long term negative impacts on psychological wellbeing and lack of access to quality education. My Right Honourable Friend The Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, launched the initiative in 2013, working with other donors, UN agencies, NGOs and governments in the region.
To date, the UK’s total allocation for NLGI across the region is £115 million. As of August 2015, this allocation has provided over 250,000 children with education and over 673,000 children with psychosocial support. The UK will continue to lead international efforts to support the education of Syrian refugees and we are working with host governments in the region, key education partners such as UNICEF and other donors, to develop ambitious targets on education for the Syria London Conference on 04 February to ensure Syrian children in the region have access to quality education and the necessary psychosocial support they need.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Inglewood on 2016-02-02.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in England have been killed or injured during grey squirrel control with guns during the last decade.
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
This information is not held centrally. I can confirm that the Forestry Commission in England does not have any record of anyone being killed or injured during grey squirrel control with guns on the Public Forest Estate in the last decade. However, it does not hold any record of incidents elsewhere.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by when he expects the review into council tax support schemes to be published.
Mr Marcus Jones
The independent review of Local Council Tax Support schemes is set to complete and be published by the end of March 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Gethins on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the levels of toxic heavy metals, cadmium and mercury, in the sea on the brains and organs of pilot whales in 2012.
George Eustice
Scientists working for Defra have not made any assessment of the levels of cadmium and mercury in the brains and organs of pilot whales in 2012.
However, I am aware that the University of Aberdeen carried out assessments of this kind on pilot whales stranded on Scottish beaches in the same year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Ansell on 2016-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has formally accepted the recommendations made by the Airports Commission in its report published in July 2015 on night flights and the ruling out of a fourth runway at Heathrow Airport; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Robert Goodwill
A number of important decisions on airport capacity were taken by the Government in December, including to accept the case for expansion in the South-East. However, we must take the time to get the decision right on a preferred scheme. The Government is further considering the environmental impacts and the best possible measures to mitigate the impacts of expansion. We anticipate this work will conclude by summer 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paula Sherriff on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2016 to Question 36231, when he expects the liver disease framework to be published.
Jane Ellison
Public Health England (PHE) is producing a liver disease framework which will outline PHE’s wide range of work contributing to the prevention of liver disease and the improved wellbeing of patients with liver disease. The PHE Liver Disease Framework is expected to be published in autumn 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Drew Hendry on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent review her Department has made of the regulatory framework for the provision of subtitles for on-demand services.
Matt Hancock
In 2015 the then regulator for video on demand services, the Authority for Television on Demand (ATVOD), published its Provision of Video on Demand Access Services Report. The Department analysed the findings of this report, and met with platform operators, content providers and broadcasters to review the provision of such services. The Department has asked broadcasters, content providers and platform operators for a progress update in Spring 2017.
Ofcom is the regulator with responsibility for on-demand programme services (ODPS). Ofcom are presently consulting on how to improve access services and ensure that providers see broadcast and ODPS accessibility as equally important.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the findings and recommendations of Dame Louise Casey’s Review into Opportunity and Integration in the UK.
Sarah Newton
Dame Louise Casey’s independent review on boosting opportunity and integration in isolated and vulnerable communities will report to the Prime Minister and be published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of unmet need for locked rehabilitation units offering intense psychology and substance misuse support to patients with personality disorders and drug or alcohol problems in the Humber area.
Alistair Burt
The Department has made no such assessment. These services are locally commissioned.