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

    Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-10-22.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the diagnosis levels of inflammatory bowel diseases in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.

    Jane Ellison

    The two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis only affects the large intestine whereas Crohn’s disease affects the whole of the digestive system.

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance indicates that ulcerative colitis has an incidence in the United Kingdom of approximately 10 per 100,000 people annually, and a prevalence of approximately 240 per 100,000. This amounts to around 146,000 people in the UK with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. In addition to this, there are currently at least 115,000 people in the UK with Crohn’s disease.

    The Department does not hold information on diagnosis levels in Wales specifically; this is a matter for the devolved administration.

    NICE published Crohn’s Disease Management in Adults, Children and Young People in October 2012 and Ulcerative Colitis Management in Adults, Children and Young People in June 2013. These set out best practice in the management of these conditions.

    Treatment for both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is largely directed at symptom relief to improve quality of life, rather than cure. Management options include drug therapy, dietary and lifestyle advice and, in severe or chronic active disease, surgery. The aims of drug treatment are to reduce symptoms and maintain or improve quality of life.

  • Mark Hendrick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Mark Hendrick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-10-22.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will Answer Question 11793 of 14 October 2015, on Home Office: staff.

    James Brokenshire

    The Hon. Member’s question was answered on 22 October 2015.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-22.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Ministerial Code updated in October 2015, what discussions he has had with the Cabinet Office on the removal from that code of reference to Ministers complying with international law, treaty obligations and upholding the administration of justice.

    Matthew Hancock

    Information relating to internal discussion and advice is not normally disclosed.

  • Jonathan Reynolds – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Jonathan Reynolds – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Reynolds on 2015-10-22.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by his Department on franchising negotiations since 2010.

    Claire Perry

    Since 2013, and the setting up of Rail Executive Passenger Services, the Department has separated out the cost of individual Franchise Competitions and Direct Awards. Prior to 2013 such costs are merged within the general costs of running the franchised passenger services and we are unable to disaggregate them from the general costs.

    The cost of re-franchising projects since the re-launch of the Franchising Programme in Spring 2013 is £41.4 million. This represents the actual consultancy and non-pay staff costs for the duration of the completed competitions and Direct Awards. This figure includes costs for ongoing competitions and Direct Awards up to and including the end of September.

    Franchise competitions are not the result of negotiation, but of open competition. The benefits these competitions bring to the passenger far outweigh the cost to the Department. I also note that the franchising system returned £1.15billion to the taxpayer in financial years 2014/15, and is expected to return a similar amount in 2015/16.

  • Carol Monaghan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Carol Monaghan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carol Monaghan on 2015-10-22.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any of her Department’s spending will be counted towards the target of spending 2 per cent of gross national income on defence.

    Justine Greening

    In 2014/15, the Ministry of Defence provided fantastic support to DFID to support humanitarian activities, contributing £32million, and was therefore reimbursed from the ODA budget. This spending will count towards the target to spend 2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defence.

  • Lord Soley – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Lord Soley – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Soley on 2015-10-21.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to including producers of aviation fuel in the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation.

    Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

    The Department for Transport and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership established a Transport Energy Task Force in September 2014 to examine options to meet our renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets, including through the wider deployment of sustainable biofuel. The Task Force included input from representatives of the Sustainable Aviation group. The Task Force’s report was published in March 2015 by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership. My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the Hon Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones) met with Task Force representatives, including Sustainable Aviation, in July.

    The Task Force recognised that sustainable biofuels have a valuable role in reducing carbon emissions from transport, particularly in sectors where there are limited alternatives such as aviation.

    We are assessing the benefits of making aviation biofuels eligible for certificates under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). We aim to include proposals in a public consultation next year on amendments to the RTFO scheme.

  • Lord Empey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Lord Empey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2015-10-21.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government when and where the Mobile Infrastructure Project will be rolled out in Northern Ireland.

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe

    The Mobile Infrastructure Project is being rolled out in Northern Ireland up to the end of March 2016.

    There are currently 7 masts in build phase. These are located in:

    • Derry and Strabane District

    • Fermanagh and Omagh (2 sites)

    • Lisburn and Castlereagh

    • Mid Ulster (3 sites)

    Planning permission was received for 4 sites. These sites are located in:

    • Mid Ulster (3 sites)

    • Newry, Mourne and Down

    Planning applications were submitted but decisions awaiting for 5 other sites. These are located in:

    • Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon

    • Derry and Strabane District

    • Fermanagh and Omagh (2 sites)

    • Mid Ulster

  • Henry Bellingham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Henry Bellingham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Bellingham on 2015-10-21.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships have been created under the Trailblazer scheme in the last nine months.

    Nick Boles

    The number of Apprenticeship Starts on Standards (known previously as Trailblazers) is published as part of the Department’s Statistical First Release (first link). Table 20.1 (second link) shows the provisional number of starts on Standards in the 2014/15 academic year, by quarter.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468260/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-october15-ofqual-update.xls

    Provisional data for August to October 2015 will be published in January 2016.

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  • Bill Wiggin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Bill Wiggin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-21.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a proportion of fuel duty receipts to the repair of roads.

    Damian Hinds

    At the Summer Budget the government announced the creation of a Roads Fund so that from 2020 all money raised from VED in England will be invested in the Roads Fund and used to improve the English strategic road network. The latest figures for VED revenue can be found in Table C.3 of Summer Budget 2015, which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-budget-2015. Revenue raised for previous years can be found in the relevant Budget document.

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  • Danny Kinahan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Danny Kinahan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2015-10-21.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget reductions he plans to the fire and rescue service.

    Greg Hands

    Funding for fire and rescue authorities, national resilience and other central programmes will be determined as part of the Spending Review.