The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department sets targets related to the closing of benefit claims of people referred to the work programme.
Priti Patel
There are no targets set for providers in relation to the closing of benefit claims, though for a job to be eligible for outcome payments, providers must support people into enough work to take them off out-of-work benefits.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Esterson on 2016-04-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which directorate of his Department oversaw the appointment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator.
Anna Soubry
The development of the Pubs Code and the appointment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator were overseen by the Pubs Code and Adjudicator Team.
Due to departmental restructuring this team has sat within two different directorates in BIS: the Consumer and Competition Directorate (prior to July 2015 and currently) and Enterprise Directorate (from July 2015 to March 2016).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-05-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were processed using the priority visa service in 2015.
James Brokenshire
The number of visas processed using priority visa services in 2015 is shown in the attached table. This figure includes both priority and super priority applications.
| Total Priority applications resolved between 01-Jan-2015 and 31-Dec-2015 | 561,475 |
| of which Super Priority applications resolved between 01-Jan-2015 and 31-Dec-2015 | 9,400 |
| of which Priority applications resolved between 01-Jan-2015 and 31-Dec-2015 | 552,075 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-07-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women had their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to prevent cancer in each of the last five years.
David Mowat
The following table provides the number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis identifying that prophylactic surgery has been performed due to a family or personal history of cancer and a main or secondary procedure of salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes) in each or the last five years.
|
FCEs |
|
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2010-11 |
1,194 |
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2011-12 |
1,348 |
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2012-13 |
1,252 |
|
2013-14 |
1,362 |
|
2014-15 |
1,504 |
Notes:
– Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre.
– Activity in English National Health Service Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.
– An FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs should not be considered a count of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.
– The following OPCS classification of interventions and procedures codes were used to identify a salpingo-oophorectomy:
Q22.1 – Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes)
Q23.1 – Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of one ovary and fallopian tube)
Q23.2 – Salpingo-oophorectomy of remaining solitary fallopian tube and ovary
Q24.1 – Salpingo-oophorectomy NEC (not elsewhere classified)
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 46313, if she will appoint a new Apprenticeships Adviser by the end of 2016.
Mrs Theresa May
I have nothing further to add.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for a disability benefit appeal to reach a tribunal; and what steps he is taking to reduce that average time.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support, administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ decisions on a range of benefits.
HMCTS is unable to provide the information requested as it is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-11-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which scheduled bus journeys have had subsidies (a) withdrawn and (b) introduced in each (i) county and (ii) unitary council in the North West of England since June 2010.
Andrew Jones
My Department does not hold this data, as decisions about the provision of bus services that require subsidy are a matter for individual English local authorities, in the light of their other spending priorities. Latest figures (2013-14) show that almost £74 million was spent by local authorities in the North West of England doing so.
The majority of public funding for local bus services is via block grant provided to local authorities in England from the Department for Communities and Local Government. However, my Department also provides around £40m of Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) funding directly to English local authorities to help deliver bus services.
Moreover, in the recent Spending Review, the Chancellor confirmed that the total spending on BSOG of around £250 million a year will be protected for the Parliament, effectively preserving over 80 million bus passenger journeys – totalling over 50 million miles – in England every year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) title and (b) date is of each memorandum of understanding signed by a Government department with another country since 2010.
James Duddridge
I refer to the answer I gave on 11 January to Question 20196. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the Zika virus.
Jane Ellison
The Secretary of State regularly discusses matters across his portfolio with his European counterparts. He continues to closely monitor the situation on the Zika virus. Additionally, Departmental officials continue to discuss the development of the virus with relevant European colleagues, and will be participating in a European Health Security Committee meeting on Zika on Tuesday 9 February 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-02-23.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department’s wellness strategy is.
Harriett Baldwin
HM Treasury takes the wellness of its staff seriously. Wellness is incorporated within the Treasury’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing policy.
In 2015/16 the following wellness initiatives were given priority:
reducing levels of sickness absence relating to Mental and Behavioural Disorders (including stress, depression, anxiety) and Musculoskeletal Disorders;
increasing the usage of the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP); and
In addition the Treasury has signed up to two key external initiatives:
the Public Health Responsibility Deal. Every April the Treasury reports to the Dept of Health on the activities carried out to meet the six pledges signed up to; and
the ‘Time to Change’ pledge. Following this a Mental Wellbeing Network was set up and a range of associated activities take place focusing on improving the mental wellbeing of Treasury employees.
In addition we support and provide reasonable adjustments for a variety of physical and mental conditions and requirements.