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  • Tom Elliott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    Tom Elliott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-03-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU.

    David Mundell

    At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government’s position, as set out by the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.

  • Mike Freer – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Mike Freer – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Freer on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) ministers and (b) officials of her Department will be present at the International Aids Conference in Durban in July 2016.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    The UK government will be represented at the International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2016. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.

  • Baroness Deech – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Baroness Deech – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Deech on 2016-04-28.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, in the light of the costs and risks borne by the NHS with regard to multiple births resulting from multiple embryo transfer in private fertility treatment, of whether savings could be made by funding single embryo transfers on the NHS.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    The Government has not made an assessment of the potential savings to the National Health Service from the use of single embryo transfer in fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

    Multiple births present significant health risks to mothers and babies. Over recent years, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has worked to drive down multiple birth rates whilst maintaining consistent treatment success rates.

    To minimise the risk of multiple pregnancies, there has been a growing trend for IVF providers to only transfer one embryo, even when more are available, in patients who have a good chance of successful treatment. Elective single embryo transfer is the most effective way of reducing multiple pregnancies. The HFEA has advised that most clinics have shown significant progress in reducing multiple births without compromising pregnancy rates. In 2008 nearly one in four IVF births resulted in a multiple birth but now, with a concerted multiple births reduction policy, this number is one in six.

    Although progress has been made, this number is still higher than the rate in conceptions that do not involve assisted reproduction treatment. The overall goal is to reduce multiple births to one in 10.

  • Adam Afriyie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Adam Afriyie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2016-06-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to increase the range of statistics that his Department collects on income mobility.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The Department for Work and Pensions (as well as the Office for National Statistics) publishes a wide range of information looking at the income distribution. We have announced we will be producing a new publication, Income Dynamics in February/March 2017, which will look at income mobility, including a measure of persistent low income, based on new data from the Understanding Society survey.

  • Julie Elliott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Julie Elliott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Elliott on 2016-09-02.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2016 to Question 39163, when the Government expects to publish its analysis of responses to the consultation on the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.

    Ben Gummer

    The Government has given careful consideration of the responses to the consultation and has sought to continue to engage with trade unions with the aim of reaching agreement on a set of reforms.

    We expect to publish the response to the consultation shortly.

  • Phil Boswell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Phil Boswell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-10-18.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will conduct an investigation into the sales practices of Wells Fargo in the UK.

    Simon Kirby

    Investigations into the conduct of financial services in the United Kingdom are a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.

    The questions have been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Honorable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.

  • Lord Judd – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Judd on 2015-11-05.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their criteria for identifying countries of concern in the FCO annual report on human rights and democracy.

    Baroness Anelay of St Johns

    In the 2014 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy, we continued to use the criteria published in the 2012 report to determine whether a country should feature as a country of concern:

    • the gravity of the human rights situation in the country, including both the severity of particular abuses and the range of human rights affected;

    • whether a deterioration or improvement in the human rights situation in the country would have a wider impact in the region;

    • whether the human rights situation in the country has an impact on wider UK interests; and

    • whether we are able to influence the human rights situation there.

  • Graham Stuart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Graham Stuart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2015-12-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what trade missions to Latin America the Government has organised in the last 12 months; and what such trade missions are planned in the next 12 months.

    Anna Soubry

    In the last 12 months, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has organised the following trade missions to Latin America;

    Multi-Sector Mission to Colombia and Peru – November 2014

    Multi-Sector Mission to Mexico and Colombia – November/December 2014

    Automotive Mission to Mexico – December 2014

    Oil & Gas Mission to Colombia – March 2015

    Trade Mission to Mexico – March 2015

    Trade Mission to Brazil – March 2015

    Global Sports Mission to Brazil – August 2015

    Northern PowerHouse Mission to Mexico/Colombia – September/October 2015

    Water Mission to Brazil (visiting FITABES Trade Show) – October 2015

    MSB (Medium Size Business) to Brazil (led by Lord Maude) – November 2015

    Broadcast Mission to Mexico – November 2015

    Multi- Sector Mission to Colombia and Peru – November 2015

    Information relating to planned missions from April 2016 onwards is not available at this time. UKTI is currently undertaking business planning for the period in question. The 2016-2017 Events Programme will be available by end of March 2016.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2015 to Question 902116, how much additional financial support in winter resilience money the NHS received in each year from 2009-10 to 2014-15; and on what dates in those years that additional support was allocated.

    Alistair Burt

    The following table shows funding given to the National Health Service for winter resilience each year:

    Year

    Winter Financial Support

    Date

    2009-10

    No figures available

    Not applicable

    2010-11

    No figures available

    Not applicable

    2011-12

    £300 million

    January 2012

    2012-13

    £330 million

    September 2012

    2013-14

    £400 million

    November 2013

    2014-15

    £400 million

    October 2014

    The figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11 are not available as funding was not recorded in this way prior to 2011.

    The figures for 2011-12 and 2012-13 represent additional non-recurrent funding provided to strategic health authorities and primary care trusts.

    The figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15 represent additional non-recurrent funding added to NHS England Mandate.

  • Diane Abbott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Diane Abbott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-02-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on steps that the Ethiopian government has taken to prevent potential widespread starvation in South Omo.

    Justine Greening

    The Government of Ethiopia is assisting people in South Omo through food or cash via the Government’s Productive Safety Net Programme to help them through the leanest months of the year. Additionally, the local government is working with the World Food Programme to meet humanitarian needs, allocating over 4,000 MT of food for distribution in South Omo over the coming six months.