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  • Julian Sturdy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Julian Sturdy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Official Report, column 1005, what assessment he has made of how the farming and forestry improvement scheme might help those affected by flooding.

    George Eustice

    The Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme was reviewed at the end of February and revised to offer support to rural businesses affected by flooding.

    The scheme now funds additional items, such as pumps, that will help businesses to become more resilient to future flooding. It also offers an increase in grant rates.

    Applications from those affected by flooding are being prioritised and the deadline for applications has been extended.

  • Ian Swales – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Ian Swales – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Swales on 2014-06-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payments for special advisers since May 2010.

    Anna Soubry

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Mr Maude) on 19 June 2014 (Official Report, column 678W).

  • John Spellar – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    John Spellar – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Spellar on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Norway, (b) Finland and (c) Sweden about the security situation in the Scandinavian region.

    Mr David Lidington

    We have a strong and regular dialogue with Norway, Finland and Sweden on security and defence issues at both ministerial and official level, bilaterally and in the context of regional groupings such as the EU and NATO. In the past year, I have met with my counterparts, and a number of government officials, from each of Norway, Finland and Sweden, as well as the Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister and Finnish Prime Minister.

  • Baroness Lister of Burtersett – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Baroness Lister of Burtersett – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett on 2014-06-18.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 19 March (WA 32), whether they will make a Written Ministerial Statement when they place in the Library of the House a copy of the review of the way local authorities have used the funding provided following the abolition of the discretionary Social Fund.

    Lord Freud

    Decisions on how this information will be presented will be made in due course.

  • Tracey Crouch – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tracey Crouch – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tracey Crouch on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the benefits of all expectant mothers being assigned one specific midwife for the duration of their pregnancy in ensuring (a) continued care, (b) correct information being received and (c) prevention of stillbirth.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    The benefits of pregnant women being cared for by a named midwife are widely recognised. The latest available evidence for antenatal clinical practice was considered as part of the development of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) Quality Standard for antenatal care in 2012. Based on this evidence, NICE recommends that pregnant women are cared for by a named midwife who is responsible for providing all or most of her antenatal and postnatal care and the women’s coordinating care should they not be available.

    The Care Quality Commission’s 2013 survey of women’s experiences of maternity care found that women who saw the same midwife each time tended to report more positive experiences of antenatal and postnatal care.

    Health Education England is currently leading a project to explore the ambitions for personalised maternity care and consider different scenarios for how maternity services could be configured in the future, including the capability and capacity of the workforce.

  • Bob Ainsworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Bob Ainsworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Ainsworth on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the proportion of cases of domestic and sexual violence that were prosecuted in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to increase the prosecution rate for such crimes.

    Oliver Heald

    The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has no data on the total number of incidents of domestic violence and sexual violence that have occurred in each of the last five years and is unable, therefore, to provide an answer to the first part of the question.

    Increasing the number of rape convictions continues to be a priority for the CPS. On 6 June 2014, a Rape Action Plan was jointly published by the police and CPS which sets out a series of actions designed to improve the criminal justice response in rape cases. This followed a Rape National Scrutiny Panel led by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the National Policing lead for rape, which considered the investigation and prosecution of rape cases including their referral from the police to the CPS. The prosecution of domestic violence also remains a high priority for the CPS and prosecutors receive regular training, and are provided with relevant guidance. The Rape Action Plan can be found on the CPS website at;

    http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/rape_action_plan.pdf

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  • 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 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect that new public health structures are having on community obstetrics and gynaecology (a) workforce planning and (c) continuing professional development.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    The Secretary of State has delegated to Health Education England (HEE) the responsibility for delivering a better health and healthcare workforce for England. HEE plans and develops the workforce to ensure a secure workforce supply for the future, balancing need against demand.

    The local education and training boards, which are sub-committees of HEE, work with local healthcare providers, including employers, to contribute to HEE’s overall future workforce plan. It is the responsibility of healthcare employers to ensure they have the right staff, with the right skills to deliver high quality care, which includes supporting their continuing professional development.

  • Bob Ainsworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Bob Ainsworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Ainsworth on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have premises in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Andrew Rosindell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Rosindell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police officers record all crimes they deal with.

    Damian Green

    It is vital that recorded crime statistics are as robust as they can possibly be, and the Government has a strong record on reinforcing their independence and accountability.

    The Home Office transferred responsibility for publishing them to the Independent Office for National Statistics and have made more crime data available to the public on street-level crime maps. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Home Secretary has also written to chief constables emphasising that the police must ensure that crimes are recorded accurately and honestly. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary is inspecting the quality of crime recording in every force in England and Wales, and will report back later this year. We look forward to the interim report this month.

  • James Duddridge – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    James Duddridge – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Duddridge on 2014-06-18.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the underlying data to Chart B.5 on page 97 of the Budget 2014 Red Book in (a) percentage of gross domestic product and (b) £ million.

    Priti Patel

    The data (the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast for debt in 2015-16 and HM Treasury projections for debt in 2035-36 under different policy assumptions with and without illustrative shocks) has been placed in the Library of the House. The forecast and projections have been provided both as a percentage of GDP and in £million in today’s terms.