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  • Imran Hussain – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Imran Hussain – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Imran Hussain on 2016-09-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the British High Commissions in India and Pakistan are providing to British citizens affected by the violence in Kashmir.

    Alok Sharma

    The Foreign & Commonwealth Office encourages all British nationals to check the FCO’s Travel Advice web pages before travelling. This highlights the current unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir. It explains that due to the accessibility and current unrest in the area, the level of consular assistance that the FCO can provide is extremely limited.

  • Helen Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Helen Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2016-10-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times operating theatres at Warrington Hospital have been closed each evening since January 2016; and what the reason was for those closures.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    These are operational matters for the Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and we have written to Mr Steve McGuirk, Chair of the Trust informing him of the hon. Member’s question. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.

  • Philip Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Philip Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which regulations his Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations his Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what estimate he has made of the cost of such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.

    Jane Ellison

    In the years indicated, the Department has introduced the following regulations, either wholly or partially, as a result of European Union legislation:

    2013

    – Statutory Instruments 2013/1855 and 2013/2593 concerning the regulation of medicines.

    – Statutory Instrument 2013/2327 concerning the regulation of medical devices.

    – National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2269).

    – The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/3243).

    – Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

    2014

    – Statutory Instrument 2014/490 concerning the regulation of medicines.

    – Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1459).

    – Health Care and Associated Professions (Indemnity Arrangements) Order 2014 (Order 2014/1887).

    – The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/2883).

    – The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/2884).

    – General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2014.

    – General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2014.

    – General Medical Council (Restoration following Administrative Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2014.

    – General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2014.

    – Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) (Knowledge of English) Order 2014.

    – The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

    2015 to date:

    – National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/139).

    – General Chiropractic Council (Indemnity Arrangements) Rules Order of Council 2015.

    – General Osteopathic Council (Indemnity Arrangements) Rules Order of Council 2015.

    – General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015.

    – Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015.

    – Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015 (Commencement No 1) Order of Council 2015.

    In the years indicated, the Department expects to implement the following regulations as a as a result of EU legislation:

    2016

    – The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2016.

    – The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

    – Regulation (EU) 609/2013, concerning detailed requirements as to the composition of certain specific types of food (infant and follow-on formula; processed cereal-based foods and baby foods; foods for special medical purposes; and total diet replacement for weight control), and the nutritional information that must be provided in respect of such foods.

    – The European Qualification (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2016.

    – The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016.

    2017

    – Regulations implementing the EU Regulation on Clinical Trials and Regulations implementing the two EU Regulations on Medical Devices and In-vitro Medical Devices.

    When the Department makes regulations that transpose EU legislation, it follows the guidance and framework set by the Better Regulation Executive. This requires the Department to prepare and publish an impact assessment only when the net costs to business are greater than £1 million per year. These would be laid with associated regulations and explanatory memorandum.

  • Angus Brendan MacNeil – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Angus Brendan MacNeil – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Brendan MacNeil on 2015-12-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what bids her Department received for the carbon capture and storage technology completion which the Government is no longer funding.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The CCS Competition opened in April 2012, with bids invited by July 2012. Eight bids were submitted: North East Oxyfuel Project, Peterhead CCS, Teesside Low Carbon, White Rose (Capture Power), Captain Clean Energy Limited, Don Valley CCS, National Grid Humber Cluster and National Grid Teesside Cluster. Four full chain projects were shortlisted in October 2012. On 14 January 2013, shortlisted bidders submitted revised proposals and later that year the Government announced two preferred bidders, Capture Power Ltd’ White Rose Project and Shell’s Peterhead Project, who were later awarded contracts to undertake Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies. Captain Clean Energy and Teesside Low Carbon, the remaining two shortlisted bidders, were appointed as reserve projects until such time as FEED contracts were signed.

  • Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-01-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2016 to Question 21111, if he will make an assessment of the effect of delays in the publication of the hepatitis C framework on (a) all people and (b) members of the South Asian population in England with hepatitis C.

    Jane Ellison

    There are no plans to make such an assessment.

  • Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 2016-02-02.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the health status of low-income university students in comparison to other university students.

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe

    We have made no specific assessment of that issue. However, whilst higher education is an adult environment, it is a long-established principle that universities have a duty of care to their students.

    Where health issues are related to a disability, universities have a legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to provide reasonable adjustments for disabled students and to monitor their compliance with their Equality Act duties. The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 require institutions to publish information as to their compliance with the general public sector equality duty.

    There is a range of guidance and support available to institutions on supporting students with mental health conditions from a range of sector and medical bodies including Universities UK (UUK), the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) and the Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education (AMOSSHE).

  • Ian Blackford – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Ian Blackford – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Blackford on 2016-02-29.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on reducing the Government’s stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) of the (a) decision to defer the redemption of dividend payment by and (b) recent changes in the share price of that bank.

    Harriett Baldwin

    The Government has consistently said that disposing of our stake in RBS is the right thing to do for the taxpayer and the British economy. Returning RBS to private ownership will promote financial stability, a more competitive banking sector, and the interests of the wider economy.

    The first sale of government shares in RBS was conducted in August 2015, and raised £2.1 billion for the taxpayer. The government will continue to return RBS to private ownership and conduct further sales of RBS shares, subject to market conditions.

  • Charles Walker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Charles Walker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charles Walker on 2016-03-23.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the Fourth Money Laundering Directive on the ability in future of Members of the House of Lords to continue to serve on the board of the BBC; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    The BBC is not a relevant person under the Money Laundering Regulations and as such appointees to the BBC Board would not be affected.

  • Graham Allen – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Graham Allen – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Allen on 2016-04-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2016 to Question 35297, which officials from which departments attended the meetings of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse; and whether the minutes from previous meetings of that group are made available to hon. Members.

    Karen Bradley

    Officials from the Home Office, Department for Education, Department for Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Justice, Department of Health, Department for Culture Media and Sport, and the Attorney General’s Office have attended meetings of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse. Minutes of the meetings are made available to hon. Members who sit on the Inter-Ministerial Group.

  • Margaret Ferrier – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Margaret Ferrier – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-06-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Europe of 8 June 2016, Official Report, column 136WH, whether his Department has made representations to Saudi Arabia requesting that the death sentences issued to Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, Abdullah al-Zaher and Dawood al-Marhoon be commuted.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    The British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country. We remain concerned about the cases of Ali al-Nimr, Abdullah al-Zaher and Dawood al-Marhoon. I can assure you that we continue to raise their cases with the Saudi authorities at every opportunity, most recently during the Foreign Secretary’s visit on 29 May. Our expectation remains that they will not be executed.