Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Tom Brake – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Tom Brake – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-04-20.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Ministers: quarterly return October to December 2015, published on 24 March 2016, whom he met during the visit to Saudi Arabia that began on 27 October 2015; and what the agenda was at those meetings.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    During his visit to Saudi Arabia on 27 October 2015 the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) met His Majesty King Salman, Crown Prince and Minister of the Interior His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Naif, Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defence His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Commander of the National Guard His Royal Highness Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, and Foreign Minister His Excellency Adel Al Jubeir. The agenda of these meetings covered regional issues, human rights, security cooperation and migration.

  • Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-05-23.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of antibiotics.

    Jane Ellison

    The UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy is an ambitious programme to slow the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance, which was published in 2013. The Strategy aims to prevent infection, protect the antibiotics that we have and promote the development of new drugs and alternative treatments. Each of these initiatives will contribute to reductions in the inappropriate use of antibiotics.

    Implementation of our Strategy has met with success in primary care. Between April and December 2015, two million fewer prescriptions were dispensed compared to the same period in 2014, a reduction of 7.9%.

    Globally, the United Kingdom has been at the forefront of successful negotiations of the antimicrobial resistance resolution at World Health Organization last year, with equivalent resolutions relating to food and agriculture and animal health. A key part of this work is aimed at reducing the risk of infections and improving antimicrobial stewardship.

    We are also aiming to raise the profile of antimicrobial resistance yet higher through a successful high level meeting on antimicrobial resistance at the UN General Assembly in September this year.

    Furthermore, we will use the recently published recommendations from Lord O’Neill’s Review on antimicrobial resistance to address the global challenge of unblocking the antibiotic pipeline and reducing unnecessary antibiotic usage in both the human and animal health sectors.

  • Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 2016-07-19.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in ensuring that the NHS collects data on whether return out-patient appointments are being delayed beyond the clinically recommended time due to insufficient capacity or targets for new patients that are prioritised over returns.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    There are no plans to collect additional data on out-patient appointments.

    Many patients will require further planned stages of treatment after their waiting time clock has stopped. This treatment should be undertaken without undue delay and in line with when it is clinically appropriate and convenient to the patient to do so.

    Patients requiring initial or follow-up appointments for clinical assessment, review, monitoring, procedures or treatment must be given a clear expectation of the timeframe for this, as required by best clinical evidence. If the planned procedure is then delayed beyond that timeframe, a new waiting time clock should start and be reported in the waiting time statistics, to ensure that these patients are kept in sight.

  • Alison Thewliss – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Alison Thewliss – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-10-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue a response to the report Scientific and factual? A review of breastmilk substitute advertising to healthcare professionals, published by the First Steps Nutrition Trust.

    Nicola Blackwood

    My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has no plans to issue a response to the report, Scientific and Factual by First Steps Nutrition. The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007 regulate the advertising of breast milk substitutes. These regulations are enforced by local authorities, who have been made aware of the report.

  • Gareth Thomas – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Gareth Thomas – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2015-10-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was allocated to each clinical commissioning group area in London per head of population since 2010; and if he will make a statement.

    Alistair Burt

    Local National Health Service funding allocations per head of population since 2010 are shown in the attached tables.

    Allocations were made to primary care trusts (PCTs) until 2012-13 but since 2013-14 have been made to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) excluding public health.

    It should be noted that CCGs do not share all the responsibilities of PCTs. In addition to commissioning primary care, PCTs commissioned a higher proportion of specialised services than CCGs do now. PCTs also commissioned public health services, a function which has transferred to local authorities via the public health grant.

    Further, not all CCG areas and populations are coterminous with those of the former PCTs.

  • Lord Laird – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Lord Laird – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2015-11-19.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the parity of esteem required by the Belfast Agreement 1998 requires victims of civil unrest in Northern Ireland to be treated the same as terrorism victims in the rest of the UK.

    Lord Dunlop

    The Government believes in parity of esteem for all the people of Northern Ireland.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates’ courts have been closed in each local justice area in each year since 2010.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The tables below shows magistrates’ courts that have closed since 2010:

    2010

    Wantage Magistrates Court

    2011

    Aberdare Magistrates Court

    Abertillery Magistrates Court

    Acton Magistrates Court

    Alnwick Magistrates Court

    Amersham Magistrates Court

    Ammanford Magistrates Court

    Ashford Magistrates Court

    Balham Youth Court

    Barking & Dagenham Magistrates Court

    Barry Magistrates Court

    Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court

    Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court

    Blandford Forum Magistrates Court

    Blaydon Magistrates Court

    Brentford Magistrates Court

    Cardigan Magistrates Court

    Chepstow Magistrates Court

    Cirencester Magistrates Court

    Coalville Magistrates Court

    Coleford Magistrates Court

    Cromer Magistrates Court

    Daventry Magistrates Court

    Didcot Magistrates Court

    Ely Magistrates Court

    Epsom Magistrates Court

    Flint Magistrates Court

    Frome Magistrates Court

    Goole Magistrates Court

    Gosforth Magistrates Court

    Grays Magistrates Court

    Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court

    Halesowen Magistrates Court

    Harrow Magistrates Court

    Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court

    Honiton Magistrates Court

    Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court

    Ilkeston Magistrates Court

    Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court

    Knowsley Magistrates Court

    Lewes Magistrates Court

    Liskeard Magistrates Court

    Llandovery Magistrates Court

    Llangefni Magistrates Court

    Llwynypia Magistrates Court

    Ludlow Magistrates Court

    Lyndhurst Magistrates Court

    Market Drayton Magistrates Court

    Market Harborough Magistrates Court

    Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court

    Newark Magistrates Court

    Northwich Magistrates Court

    Oswestry Magistrates Court

    Penrith Magistrates Court

    Penzance Magistrates Court

    Pwllheli Magistrates Court

    Rawtenstall Magistrates Court

    Retford Magistrates Court

    Rochdale Magistrates Court

    Rugby Magistrates Court

    Rutland Magistrates Court

    Salford Magistrates Court

    Sittingbourne Magistrates Court

    Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court

    Sudbury Magistrates Court

    Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court

    Sutton Magistrates Court

    Swaffham Magistrates Court

    Tamworth Magistrates Court

    Thetford Magistrates Court

    Totnes Magistrates Court

    Towcester Magistrates Court

    Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court

    West Bromwich Magistrates Court

    Whitehaven Magistrates Court

    Wimborne Magistrates Court

    Wisbech Magistrates Court

    Witney Magistrates Court

    Woking Magistrates Court

    Woolwich Magistrates Court

    2012

    Batley & Dewsbury Magistrates Court

    Bridgwater Magistrates Court

    Camborne Magistrates Court

    Epping Magistrates Court

    Haringey Magistrates Court

    Harwich Magistrates Court

    Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court

    Stoke on Trent Magistrates Court

    Witham Magistrates Court

    2013

    Andover Magistrates Court

    Denbigh Magistrates Court

    Pontefract Magistrates Court

    Selby Magistrates Court

    Tower Bridge Magistrates Court

    2014

    Alton Magistrates Court

    Bracknell Magistrates Court

    Neath Magistrates Court

    North Liverpool Community Justice Centre

    Spalding Magistrates Court

    2015

    Abergavenny Magistrates Court

    It is not possible to present the above sites by their local justice areas as many local justice area boundaries change over time.

  • Maria Eagle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Maria Eagle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2016-01-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent (a) in real terms and (b) as a share of departmental spending on (i) temporary agency staff, (ii) consultants, (iii) non-payroll staff, (iv) administration and (v) marketing and advertising for (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13 and (D) 2014-15.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    Figures on DCMS spend on temporary agency staff, consultants, administration for 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2014-15 can be found in the relevant DCMS Annual Reports and Accounts, which can be found here:

    2010-11: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-11

    2011-12: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-12

    2012-13: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-14

    2014-15: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-15

    No separate analysis is available for non-payroll staff.

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  • Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2016-02-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications her Department received to the first application round for the Future Teaching Scholars programme.

    Nick Gibb

    The Future Teaching Scholars programme received 50 applications in the first recruitment round. We remain confident that we will secure 110 scholars by the end of summer 2016.

  • David Morris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    David Morris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-03-15.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of taxation on Heritage Maintenance Funds for historic homes across the UK; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr David Gauke

    The Government recognises the value of Heritage Maintenance Funds and the importance of the issues raised by the Historic Houses Association, including the cultural and economic contribution historic homes provide. That is why Heritage Maintenance Funds are specifically exempt from inheritance tax.