The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 2014-06-16.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the proportion of accident and emergency attendances caused by accidents in the home.
Earl Howe
This information is not available centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Lord Bishop of St Albans on 2014-06-16.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress was made towards improving the security and affordability of off-grid fuel supply at the third ministerial roundtable meeting on heating oil and liquid petroleum gas supply on 21 May.
Baroness Verma
My rt. hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy chaired the third Ministerial Roundtable meeting on heating oil and LPG supply on 21 May. My rt. hon Friend the Minister of State for Climate Change joined the roundtable discussion on off gas grid fuel poor households and support for off gas grid consumers. This continued the useful discussions government has had at the previous two Roundtables with representatives from industry, consumer groups, oil buying groups and others on how to improve heating oil and LPG supply to UK consumers.
Issues covered at the third roundtable included the promotion of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers’ Customer Charter, the messaging to consumers on buying oil early ahead of the winter and an update on the action government is taking more broadly to help fuel poor off-grid households. Full details of the meeting can be found in the minutes of the meeting which has been placed in the Library of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of levels of public expenditure on science on UK economic productivity figures.
Mr David Willetts
A number of academic studies find a positive link between research and development (R&D) investment and economic growth. Much of the relevant evidence was set out in a recent report for BIS "Insights from international benchmarking of the UK science and innovation system[1]" and the 2014 BIS Innovation Report[2].
A further recent UK report estimated that public investment in science yields a social rate of return of around 20%, through its impact on private sector productivity[3]. This means that for every £1 spent by Government on R&D, private sector output rises by 20 pence per year in perpetuity. This effect could be larger where additional public spending on R&D attracts additional private R&D spending. The same report and other studies have shown that there is a "crowding-in" effect of public investment on R&D. The effect is greater in industries that conduct significant R&D or collaborate with universities.
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/science-and-innovation-system-international-benchmarking
[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovation-report-2014-innovation-research-and-growth
[3]http://sciencecampaign.org.uk/UKScienceBase.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-06-16.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Private Finance Initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited was entered into.
Mr David Gauke
The Private Finance Initiative contract between HM Revenue and Customs and Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited was entered into on the 2nd April 2001.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of public libraries replenished their full lending stock within eight and a half years in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department. However the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) collect, annually, from the individual library authorities comprehensive information relating to library service provision in the United Kingdom, which includes data relating to the questions raised. Copies of CIPFA statistics are available in the House Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the completion date is for refurbishment of existing hydrodynamics research facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston; what the cost is of the refurbishment; and what the expected lifetime is of the new facilities.
Mr Philip Dunne
The refurbishment of the existing hydrodynamics research facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston is planned to be completed by summer 2016.
The forecast cost of the refurbishment is £25.5 million.
The refurbished facilities will have a range of expected lifetimes, estimated at between 10 and 15 years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of 2014DIN07-082 on 2014/2015 Defence Cyber Practitioner Courses in the Library.
Mr Mark Francois
I have placed a redacted copy of the Defence Information Notice 2014DIN07-082 in the Library of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings he has had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser in the last 12 months.
Dan Rogerson
The Secretary of State meets his Chief Scientific Adviser at least weekly, sometimes more frequently.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Carswell on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure GPs are accessible to patients.
Dr Daniel Poulter
Through the Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund, more than 7.5 million people in England will start to be offered increased access to local general practitioner (GP) services, including seven-day opening and appointments outside of office hours. The Fund is supporting over 1,110 practices covering every region as part of a pilot scheme.
The PM Challenge Fund is for one year and patients are expected to see positive changes from services from June/July onwards. An interim evaluation report is due in November this year. The full and final report is expected to be published in the early part of 2015-16. There will be a rolling programme of feedback on the pilots with case studies available from the summer onwards to help spread best practice across the country.
In addition, the new GP contract introduced a new Enhanced Service, which includes a commitment to same day phone consultations with a professional in the GP surgery where necessary for the most at risk in the population.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were working in his Department on sexual health matters in each year since 2010; and how many people have worked in (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England on sexual health matters since the formation of Public Health England.
Jane Ellison
The following table shows staff numbers working directly on sexual health matters within the Department since 2010. There are also a number of senior civil servants and other staff, such as analysts, working in the Department who input to work on sexual health and a wide range of other issues.
|
Year |
Department staff numbers sexual health |
Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) |
|
2010 (estimated) |
19 |
17.2 |
|
2011 |
10 |
10 |
|
2012 |
9 |
8.7 |
|
2013 |
6 |
5.7 |
|
2014 |
6 |
5.7 |
The total number of Public Health England staff working on sexual health is 255.3 WTE.
Public Health England’s head count includes staff working on Health Protection, field epidemiology, microbiology services and Health and Wellbeing staff. Some staff are externally funded and are not exclusive to sexual health, working across disciplines.