Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • John Redwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    John Redwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2016-02-10.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised from VAT on (a) air source heat pumps, (b) solar panels, (c) draught shipping, (d) insulation, (e) wood fuel boilers and (f) ground source heat pumps in each of the last five years.

    Mr David Gauke

    This level of detail is not requested on VAT returns and therefore data is not available on how much VAT was raised on (a) air source heat pumps, (b) solar panels, (c) draught shipping, (d) insulation, (e) wood fuel boilers and (f) ground source heat pumps in each of the last five years.

  • Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-03-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions RAF personnel were embedded with US forces during (a) operational deployments and (b) training exercises in each of the last six years; and how many such occasions involved the use of the P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

    Penny Mordaunt

    The use of the P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft in the US is predominantly limited to those personnel embedded with the US Navy as part of the Seedcorn Initiative. The Seedcorn programme in the US on P8 aircraft started in 2012 with 20 personnel involved and has remained at 20 for each subsequent year (allowing for minor fluctuations during transitory periods).

    Outside of the Seedcorn Initiative, the total number of RAF personnel embedded with US forces over the past six years is as follows:

    2010 – 52

    2011 – 52

    2012 – 48

    2013 – 49

    2014 – 46

    2015 – 47

    2016 – 46

    Once personnel are embedded with another nation the RAF retains no command relationship with those personnel. Therefore, information on training exercises undertaken is not held.

    With respect to operational deployments, I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement made by the Defence Secretary on 17 December 2015: (Official Report, column 98WS) where he provided data on the UK Service personnel embedded in other nations’ armed forces and deployed on or in support of operations. This will be updated in the next Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts. Information specific to RAF personnel is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

    Information on whether any of these deployments involved the P-8 aircraft is not available. However, I am able to confirm that one of the US embed posts does involve flying the P-8A outside of the Seedcorn Initiative.

  • Andrew Percy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Andrew Percy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on treating people with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five financial years.

    Jane Ellison

    The information is not available in the format requested.

    Such information as is available on the cost to the National Health Service of treating inflammatory bowel disease is from reference costs, which are the average unit cost to NHS hospital trusts of providing defined services to patients in a given financial year. Reference costs for acute care are collected by Healthcare Resource Group (HRG), a secondary classification system which groups similar treatments that use similar resources. Reference costs are published annually, most recently for 2014-15.

    The following table reflects the costs of treating patients who are admitted to hospital and does not include the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in outpatient or other settings outside of hospital. The costs are not comparable between years because of changes to the HRG design and to the underlying primary classification system for diseases.

    Estimated total costs (£millions) to NHS hospitals of treating inflammatory bowel disease, 2010-11 to 2014-15

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-15

    Inflammatory bowel disease

    207.3

    147.1

    73.0

    78.8

    82.9

    Paediatric inflammatory bowel disease

    12.1

    8.4

    9.7

    10.6

    10.9

    Total

    219.4

    155.5

    82.6

    89.5

    93.8

    Source: Reference costs, Department of Health

    Notes:

    1. For each HRG or other currency in the reference cost collection, NHS hospital trusts submit a unit cost and amount of activity undertaken.
    2. Costs are not comparable between years:
      1. changes to the HRG design in 2011-12 resulted in the removal of HRGs specific to procedures for inflammatory bowel disease. These costs are included in other HRGs and are no longer separately identifiable.
      2. revised clinical coding guidance introduced in 2012-13 with the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10), fourth edition, resulted in the transfer of significant activity (and therefore costs) associated with infectious gastroenteritis and colitis to other HRGs.
    3. The following HRGs are included in the table:

    2010-11

    FZ37F Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 1 day or less

    FZ37G Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more with Major Complications and Comorbidities (CC) with Interventions

    FZ37H Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more with Major CC without Interventions

    FZ37I Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC with Interventions

    FZ37J Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC without Interventions

    FZ14Z Complex Procedures for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    FZ15Z Major Procedures for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    FZ28A Endoscopic or Intermediate Procedures for Inflammatory Bowel Disease 19 years and over with CC

    FZ28B Endoscopic or Intermediate Procedures for Inflammatory Bowel Disease 19 years and over without CC

    FZ28C Endoscopic or Intermediate Procedures for Inflammatory Bowel Disease 18 years and under

    PA27Z Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    2011-12

    FZ37F Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 1 day or less

    FZ37G Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more with Major CC with Interventions

    FZ37H Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more with Major CC without Interventions

    FZ37I Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC with Interventions

    FZ37J Inflammatory Bowel Disease with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC without Interventions

    PA27Z Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    2012-13

    FZ37K Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Multiple Interventions, with CC Score 3+

    FZ37L Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Multiple Interventions, with CC Score 0-2

    FZ37M Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Single Intervention, with CC Score 4+

    FZ37N Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Single Intervention, with CC Score 0-3

    FZ37P Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 5+

    FZ37Q Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 3-4

    FZ37R Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 1-2

    FZ37S Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 0

    PA27Z Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    2013-14 and 2014-15

    FZ37K Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Multiple Interventions, with CC Score 3+

    FZ37L Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Multiple Interventions, with CC Score 0-2

    FZ37M Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Single Intervention, with CC Score 4+

    FZ37N Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Single Intervention, with CC Score 0-3

    FZ37P Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 5+

    FZ37Q Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 3-4

    FZ37R Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 1-2

    FZ37S Inflammatory Bowel Disease without Interventions, with CC Score 0

    PF27A Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease with CC Score 1+

    PF27B Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease with CC Score 0

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-04.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question 23205 of 22 January 2016, when the consultation on transposition of the EU’s Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive will begin.

    Harriett Baldwin

    The consultation on the transposition of the EU’s 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive will take place later this year and, once issued, will run for 12 weeks.

  • David Lammy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    David Lammy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Lammy on 2016-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the primary care budget is for people living in Tottenham constituency.

    Alistair Burt

    Primary care, dental, optometry and pharmacy services are commissioned by NHS England on a London-wide basis, therefore there is no figure available for borough-level funding.

    Primary care medical (general practitioner (GP) services) allocations have been published for the next five years on a clinical commissioning group (CCG) -basis, the uplifts for Haringey are in the attached table.

    The practice-level budgets for the GPs located within the Tottenham constituency total £18.4 million in 2016/17. These budgets are not set for future years but will be based on the practice-specific services and registered populations, as well as the national contract terms agreed in future years. They will benefit from the growth within the Haringey allocation as indicated in the table.

    There is a development under way for a new practice at Tottenham Hale for which the capital cost is £558,000 which will expand capacity within Tottenham. CCGs also commission additional medical services from GP practices from their own resources.

  • Baroness Altmann – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Baroness Altmann – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Altmann on 2016-09-06.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action the Department for Work and Pensions has taken to inform employers and pension scheme members of the implications for those on low pay of using a net-pay scheme rather than a relief-at-source scheme that adds the tax relief due.

    Lord Freud

    Pensions’ taxation is a matter for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

    The noble Baroness may, however, find it helpful to note that the Pensions Regulator’s website provides comprehensive guidance for employers about their duties under workplace pensions’ legislation. This guidance covers pension scheme choice and the implications for an employer’s workforce of net-pay arrangements and relief-at-source schemes.

  • Jamie Reed – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jamie Reed – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-10-21.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has given NHS trusts on the use of Office for National Statistics population projections for service planning.

    David Mowat

    It is the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to commission services to meet the needs of their populations, which will include services provided by National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts in most instances.

    The NHS Operational Planning and Contractual Guidance (authored by NHS England and NHS Improvement) provides guidance for CCGs to help commissioning. The Department would expect commissioners to take a range of information into account including population projections.

    A copy of the NHS Operational Planning and Contractual Guidance can be found at the following address:

    https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NHS-operational-planning-guidance-201617-201819.pdf

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  • Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to monitor and control eye surgery.

    Alistair Burt

    There are currently no plans to bring forward new legislative proposals for regulating refractive laser eye surgery.

    Providers of laser eye surgery are required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), as this is a regulated activity. All providers of regulated activities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 must be registered with the CQC and meet the new fundamental standards of safety and quality that came onto force on 1 April this year. The CQC has a range of enforcement actions that it can take if providers do not meet the fundamental standards.

    Doctors performing laser eye surgery in the United Kingdom must also be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). All registered doctors are expected to be familiar with the GMC’s publication Good medical practice and supporting guidance, which describes what is expected of them. This document makes clear that medical doctors must recognise and work within the limits of their competence

    Further work is underway to improve the delivery, safety and standards for patient information regarding these procedures and this is being led by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

  • Lord West of Spithead – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Lord West of Spithead – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord West of Spithead on 2015-12-08.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average age of Tornado GR4-trained navigators in the RAF.

    Earl Howe

    The average age of Tornado GR4 trained navigators in the Royal Air Force is 41 years and three months.

  • Helen Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Helen Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2016-01-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received on changing the way school performance data is published so that data on children in designation provision is disaggregated from data on children in mainstream schooling; and if she will make a statement.

    Edward Timpson

    We have received recent representations on this issue. Most recently we received a letter, on 8th January 2016, from Paul King, the headteacher of Green Lane special school, on behalf of designated provision and special schools in Warrington.

    We do not disaggregate the results of children in designation provision from the results of children in mainstream schooling when publishing performance data as to do so would be at odds with our principle of inclusivity. Designated provision caters for pupils with a wide range of special educational needs (SEN) and ability; disaggregating their results could suggest that we have a different or lower expectation of them. In many schools, children split their time between mainstream and designated provision. Disaggregating results would create an inconsistent approach between schools with separate provision and those where SEN children are integrated. This could create an incentive to either move SEN children from mainstream to designated provision, or to reduce the amount of integration in schools. However, the performance tables do provide additional contextual information on the number and percentage of pupils on roll with SEN.