Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • David Mowat – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    David Mowat – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mowat on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has received from the Israeli authorities about progress in prosecuting the perpetrators of the arson attack in the Palestinian village of Duma in July 2015.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    We are aware of reports that Israel’s Defence Minister said Israel knows that the Duma terror attack was committed by extremist Jews, but that legal investigations are stuck because of insufficient admissible evidence. We have called on the Israeli authorities to ensure that those responsible for this crime are brought swiftly to justice. Officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv are closely following Israel’s actions to introduce additional measures to combat settler violence.

  • Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will initiate all-party discussions on how to ensure that the NHS is financially sustainable in the long-term.

    Alistair Burt

    Rising demands and continued fiscal constraint means that the National Health Service faces challenges in ensuring that it remains financially sustainable in the future. The Government believes that the answer to these challenges lies in changing the way services are delivered and keeping people well and independent for longer, not in altering the fundamental principles that underpin the NHS.

    The Government has committed to increasing spending on the NHS in real terms every year in this Parliament, with spending to be at least £8 billion higher by 2020 over and above inflation. This will fund and support the NHS’s own action plan for the next five years – the NHS Five Year Forward View. Robust discussions on financing the NHS take place regularly in Parliament which will continue to inform the Government.

  • Liam Byrne – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Liam Byrne – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children who are the children of alcoholics in each local authority area.

    Jane Ellison

    This data is not available centrally.

  • Jon Trickett – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jon Trickett – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jon Trickett on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve rates of early diagnosis for life-threatening illnesses.

    Jane Ellison

    Public Health England (PHE) runs a range of national social marketing campaigns, based on the best available evidence, to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of certain life-threatening illnesses and to therefore improve rates of early diagnosis. PHE works closely with the Department and NHS England to ensure that health care professionals are also targeted with campaign information to encourage earlier diagnoses and referrals.

    In addition PHE leads the NHS Health Check programme which aims to reduce premature mortality and morbidity and invites anyone aged between 40 and 74 who does not have a pre-existing condition for a check every five years. This programme presents an opportunity to prevent heart attacks and strokes and save lives each year. It can also help prevent people from developing diabetes and detect cases of diabetes or kidney disease earlier, allowing individuals to be better managed and improve their quality of life.

  • Matthew Pennycook – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Matthew Pennycook – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Pennycook on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies referrals in Greenwich and Woolwich constituency received an assessment within 90 days in the last 12 months.

    Alistair Burt

    The information is not collected in the format requested.

    The following attachment, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies contains referrals assessed in 28 and 90 days or less and referrals that waited 28 and 90 days or less to enter treatment, as a proportion of all referrals assessed between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014, for England and NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group.

    Data is not published at constituency level.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department’s response to e-petition No. 104334, what the evidential basis is of the statement that (a) if you are admitted to hospital on a weekend, you have 16 per cent. greater chance of dying and (b) the average earnings for a hospital consultant are £118,000.

    Ben Gummer

    The 16% figure is taken from a study published in 2012 in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine entitled ‘Weekend hospitalization and additional risk of death: an analysis of inpatient data’ by Freemantle et al. The authors analysed all hospital admissions in 2009-10 and found that patients admitted to hospital on a Saturday had a 11% increased chance of dying compared to a Wednesday, and patients admitted on a Sunday had a 16% increased chance of dying compared to a Wednesday.

    This analysis has recently been updated by the study’s authors to look at 2013-14 admissions. The latest study, published in the British Medical Journal in September 2015, found that patients admitted to hospital on a Saturday had a 10% increased chance of dying compared to a Wednesday, and patients admitted on a Sunday had a 15% increased chance of dying compared to a Wednesday.

    The figure of average hospital consultant earnings is an estimate of the derived average earnings of consultants per full time equivalent, and is based on data covering the 2013/14 financial year. The figure was published as part of evidence submitted by the NHS Employers organisation to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists Remuneration ahead of their report published in July, ‘Contract reform for consultants and doctors and dentists in training – supporting healthcare services seven days a week’. The evidence is publicly available here:

    http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/pay-and-reward/pay/medical-pay/ddrb-evidence—in-detail

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  • Matthew Pennycook – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Matthew Pennycook – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Pennycook on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 40 in (a) England and (b) Greenwich and Woolwich constituency were offered a referral to a fertility specialist prior to commencement of their cancer treatment in the last three years.

    Jane Ellison

    The information requested is not collected.

  • Laurence Robertson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Laurence Robertson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the roll-out of the Liaison and Diversion services schemes; and if he will make a statement.

    Ben Gummer

    Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services operate by referring offenders who are identified as having mental health issues, learning disabilities, substance misuse and other vulnerabilities such as homelessness, into appropriate treatment and support services. L&D services also share appropriate information with justice agencies to assist with justice decisions.

    NHS England commissions L&D services and since April 2015 services have been available to over 50% of the English population. The Department of Health commissioned RAND Europe to conduct an independent evaluation of L&D services. This evaluation will form part of the Full Business Case for national roll out of L&D services, to be submitted to HM Treasury in autumn 2015.

  • Patrick Grady – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Patrick Grady – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Patrick Grady on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the report of (a) the United Nations Office Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, published in June 2015 and (b) the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information Eritrea, published in May 2015, was taken into account in drafting her Department’s country information and guidance on Eritrea.

    James Brokenshire

    The Home Office considered these reports and they are reflected in the updated country information and guidance on Eritrea. This was published on 9 September and is available online. This includes reference to the IAGCI report, material taken from the UN Commission on Inquiry report on Eritrea and other relevant country information.

  • Gavin Newlands – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Gavin Newlands – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Newlands on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the number of illegal migrants working in late-night takeaways and off-licences.

    James Brokenshire

    It is not currently possible to quantify accurately the number of immigration offenders in the UK as, by their very nature, those that deliberately evade immigration control to enter and stay in the country illegally are not officially recorded until they come to light and are arrested. The current Immigration Bill includes measures to prevent illegal workers from obtaining and holding licences permitting the sale of alcohol or late night refreshments, as part of a range of provisions continuing the Government’s reforms to tackle illegal working.