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  • Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS health trusts have (a) recruited and (b) advertised for staff outside the UK since 1 January 2013.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    The Department does not hold information on National Health Service trusts that have recruited or advertised for staff outside the United Kingdom since 1 January 2013.

    It is the responsibility of local NHS organisations to plan and deliver a workforce appropriate to the needs of their local population, based on clinical need and sound evidence.

    The nature of the NHS labour market means that supply shortages in specific specialisms and geographies do exist. It is likely that some overseas recruitment will be necessary to support the qualified workforce supply, however, the NHS now has many more healthcare professionals, and is much closer to self-sufficiency – in line with World Health Organization recommendations.

  • Graham Evans – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Graham Evans – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 441W, on human trafficking: Albania, how much funding has been made available by (a) the Home Office and (b) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to establish the International Organisation Migration voluntary return package; and if she will make a statement.

    Karen Bradley

    In November 2013, the UK Government and the Albanian Government, working with
    the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), established a voluntary
    return package for female victims of trafficking who wished to return to
    Albania. This package includes the provision of secure accommodation in Albania
    (with guards and social services on site), child care assistance where
    required, and training or support to establish a business or enter the labour
    market. This provides the support and assistance required for victims who wish
    to return to Albania to rebuild their lives.

    The IOM package is funded by the Returns and Reintegration Fund. This is a
    cross-governmental programme, to which the Foreign & Commonwealth Office,
    Department for International Development, the Home Office and the Ministry of
    Justice contribute resources.

    The IOM package is funded to the value of £138,000 over an 18 month period,
    commencing in November 2013.

  • Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the strategy for combating liver disease referred to in the Prime Minister’s message of support for World Hepatitis Day, published on the 10 Downing Street website on 28 July 2011.

    Jane Ellison

    Responsibility for determining the overall national approach to improving clinical outcomes from healthcare services, including services for people with liver disease, lies with NHS England.

    NHS England advises that it is adopting a broad strategy for delivering improvements in relation to premature mortality. It is working with commissioners and Public Health England to support clinical commissioning groups to understand where local challenges lie and to identify the evidence in relation to the priorities for reducing mortality at a national level. NHS England is generally not working within a condition specific framework and has no plans to produce a liver specific strategy.

  • Lord Eames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Lord Eames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Eames on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current numerical strength of the UK Border Force; and whether they consider that the present strength is sufficient to meet the demands placed upon it.

    Lord Taylor of Holbeach

    Border Force has a full time equivalent workforce of 7,907 and we believe this is sufficient to meet demand.

  • Lord Black of Brentwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Black of Brentwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Black of Brentwood on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to increase the uptake of novel oral anticoagulants in the management of atrial fibrillation.

    Earl Howe

    Decisions on the prescribing of medicines are a matter for clinicians in discussion with their patients.

    National Health Service commissioners are legally required by regulations to fund those anticoagulant treatments recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence(NICE) in its technology appraisal guidance.

    The NICE Implementation Collaborative published a consensus statement on supporting the use of novel oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation on 18 June 2014. This is available at:

    www.nice.org.uk/resource/CG180/pdf/c/cg180-atrial-fibrillation-nic-consensus-statement-on-the-use-of-noacs?id=gvyb3hjdqrcjtn6ytpwx3ydb64

    NICE published its updated clinical guideline on the management of atrial fibrillation on 25 June 2014 which recommends that novel oral anticoagulants should be offered where appropriate.

    The latest data from the Innovation Scorecard show that uptake of new anticoagulants across England is increasing. Further information is available at:

    www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13669

  • Lord Ahmed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Lord Ahmed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ahmed on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to ban the leader of the Bodu Bala Sena, Mr Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, from entering the United Kingdom.

    Lord Taylor of Holbeach

    The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases. This is because the Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information.

    I can confirm that any visa application from Mr Gnanasara would be considered in accordance with the Immigration Rules.
    Under the Prevent strategy, the Unacceptable Behaviours policy has prevented a cross section of extremists from entering the UK. This includes excluding individuals for public speaking or publishing material that foments, justifies or glorifies terrorist violence or fosters hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK or otherwise can be demonstrated as providing support for extremists.
    Coming to the UK is a privilege we refuse to extend to those who would subvert our shared values.

  • Graham Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Graham Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Jones on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what quality standards will be imposed on employers when apprenticeship funding moves directly to employers.

    Matthew Hancock

    The 2013 consultation on Apprenticeship funding reform sought evidence on the feasibility and impact of three different mechanisms for giving employers more control over the funding. Following consideration of the responses to this consultation, the pure provider payment model was ruled out on the basis that it was the least likely to deliver the intended aim of giving employers true purchasing power.

    The subsequent Technical Consultation published in March 2014 sought views on two models – a PAYE model and an apprenticeship credit model which are consistent with an employer-led Apprenticeships system. We are currently evaluating the responses to this consultation and will announce which payment mechanism we plan to pursue in the autumn.

    We have established a ministerial advisory panel on Apprenticeship standards, made up of experts to advise the Secretary of State on the approval or rejection of employer designed Apprenticeship standards and assessment approaches.

    We will refresh the Skills Funding Agency register of approved Apprenticeship training providers to ensure that only reputable providers are able to offer Apprenticeship training and organisations doing so will be subject to Ofsted inspection.

  • Nick de Bois – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Nick de Bois – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick de Bois on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital funding has been made available to free schools in Enfield North constituency since May 2010.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    The Department for Education publishes the final capital costs for all free schools online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools

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  • Cheryl Gillan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Cheryl Gillan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many services for adults with autism are commissioned under the Payments by Results framework.

    Norman Lamb

    National Tariff prices are published primarily for acute care, and relate to procedure undertaken, not the diagnosis of the patient receiving the treatment. Information is not collected on the number of services within the scope of the National Tariff that have been provided to adults with autism.

  • Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Pamela Nash – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pamela Nash on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much he allocated to the Illegal Money Lending Unit in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.

    Jenny Willott

    Since 1st April 2012 the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) has been responsible for the Illegal Money Lending Units in England and Wales, and Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) has been responsible for the Illegal Money Lending Unit in Scotland. The NTSB and TSS decide what proportion of their total grant funding (provided by BIS) should be allocated for delivery of these functions. Before April 2012 Government directly funded all three of the Illegal Money lending Teams.

    Below are the budgets allocated to the Illegal Money Lending teams over the last four years.

    England

    Wales

    Scotland

    2014/15

    £3.60m

    £0.63m

    £0.4m

    2013/14

    £3.91m

    £0.67m

    £0.4m

    2012/13

    £4.13m

    £0.59m

    £0.38m

    2011/12

    £4.07m

    £0.65m

    £0.48m

    2010/11

    £4.07m

    £0.65m

    £0.48m

    Trading Standards is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and so it is not possible to provide comparable data.