The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013; and if he will make a statement.
Michael Fallon
None.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Patrick Grady on 2015-11-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue a response to Early Day Motion (a) 162, Closures of abortion clinics and (b) 172, Buffer zones around abortion centres.
Jane Ellison
These matters are dealt with by the Home Office.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2015 to Question 12730, what steps his Department is taking to improve palliative care for children in England.
Ben Gummer
NHS England has continued to provide £11 million to children’s palliative care providers through the annual Children’s Hospice and Hospice-at-Home Grant.
The Department has also provided grant funding to ‘Together for Short Lives’ to support the Transition Taskforce, which is developing improved approaches to providing care and support to young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
NHS England has led work on behalf of the Government in developing draft currencies for palliative care (for all ages) which are now being tested with provider organisations. The aim is to put funding for children and adult hospices on a more equitable and sustainable footing, by clearly identifying the costs of care, so that it can be commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jessica Morden on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library any external advice given to his Department on green reporting to be undertaken by the privatised Green Investment Bank.
Anna Soubry
The Department has not received any external advice on green reporting to be undertaken by the privatised Green Investment Bank.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who are in receipt of benefits he estimates will be in full-time work after the roll-out of universal credit.
Priti Patel
This information can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Patten on 2016-03-07.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 8 February (HL5486), whether they have evidence that the Turkish Air Force has bombed its citizens in the predominantly Kurdish areas of south-east Turkey since the beginning of 2015.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The ongoing violence in the predominantly Kurdish areas of south east Turkey is extremely concerning. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) continues to kill members of the Turkish police service and security forces in violent terrorist attacks. The Turkish government has responded by striking PKK targets in south-east Turkey, including with the use of air power. We believe Turkey has a legitimate right to defend itself against the PKK, whose attacks we condemn as we condemn all terrorism. We continue to monitor the situation closely. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and our Ambassador in Ankara have emphasised to the Turkish government the need to respect human rights, avoid civilian casualties and return to the peace process.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Berkeley on 2016-04-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their current initiatives on the use of tax havens and issues about the use of off-shore companies, what assessment they have made of the use by Thames Water of a Cayman Islands company to raise over £5 billion of debt, and of Thames Water being owned and controlled from Luxembourg.
Lord O’Neill of Gatley
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not disclose details of its work on the affairs of particular taxpayers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to make changes to the procedure of the market rent only option once triggered, as planned in Part 6 of the withdrawn Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016.
Anna Soubry
No. The Government does not plan to make any material changes to the procedure of the ‘Market Rent Only’ option, once triggered, in the revised regulations. Some technical drafting improvements have been made to Part 6.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Patrick Grady on 2016-07-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue a response to Early Day Motion 195, on Chronic pain, tabled on 13 June 2016.
David Mowat
Chronic pain is a long term condition where patients have persistent pain or repeated bouts of intermittent pain and it is a condition in its own right or as a component of other long term conditions. The routine assessment and management of pain is a required competency of all healthcare professionals. Many patients with chronic pain can be successfully supported and managed through routine primary and secondary care pain management services. Approaches to treatment are not all pharmacological and for some patients, education in self-management approaches for their condition may be also be appropriate.
It is important that patients with the most serious pain management issues are able to access specialist care. A patient whose pain is particularly difficult to manage may be referred to a specialised pain management service. Under the care of an expert multidisciplinary team, patients may be offered specialised pain management programmes and more complex drug treatments. Such services are commissioned nationally by NHS England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
To support clinicians in the management of pain, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published several clinical guidelines on the treatment and management of different types of pain, such as migraine and back pain, as well as technical guidance on specific treatments, such as the use of opiates in palliative care and deep brain stimulation for chronic pain.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of cadet units in state schools.
Mark Lancaster
The Government has committed £50 million from LIBOR fines to increase the number of cadet units in UK state schools through the Cadet Expansion Programme. The joint Ministry of Defence/Department for Education programme is targeting schools in less affluent areas and we have had a substantial number of applications to establish new units. This demonstrates the interest that schools around the country have in the programme.
The expansion programme is well on track to achieve its target of 500 cadet units parading in schools across the UK by 2020. As at June 2016, 350 units were parading and on 4 October 2016 the Secretary of State announced the next wave of 25 new units in state schools which have been approved.
The list of 25 new schools which have been approved is as follows:
Arnold Hill Academy – Nottinghamshire
Askham Bryan College – North Yorkshire
Bedlingtonshire Community High School – Northumberland
Bishop Challoner Girls School – London
Broadgreen International School – Liverpool
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College – Staffordshire
Carr Hill High School and Sixth Form Centre – Lancashire
Central Foundation Boys’ School – London
Chichester Free School – Chichester
Ernest Bevin College – London
Gravesend Grammar School – Kent
Hugh Baird College – Merseyside
Khalsa Secondary Academy – Buckinghamshire
Kings Leadership Academy Liverpool – Liverpool
Medway UTC – Kent
Newton Rigg College – Cumbria
Nova Hreod Academy – Swindon
Quintin Kynaston Academy – London
Rockwood Academy – Birmingham
South Shields Community School – Tyne and Wear
South Wiltshire UTC – Salisbury
St Thomas More Catholic School – Tyne and Wear
The JCB Academy – Staffordshire
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy – Leicestershire
West Midlands Construction UTC – Wolverhampton