The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-01-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health patients underwent electric shock therapy treatment in each of the last five years.
Alistair Burt
The information is not available in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people achieved qualified teacher status in religious studies in each of the last five years.
Nick Gibb
The numbers of new entrants to religious education initial teacher training (ITT) courses in England, and the target levels, for each of the last five years are as shown in Table 1 below.
The numbers of people achieving qualified teacher status (QTS) in religious studies in each of the last five years are as shown in Table 2 below.
Table 1: New entrants to Religious Education ITT courses.
|
Year |
Postgraduate ITT new entrants |
Postgraduate ITT target |
Percentage of the postgraduate target achieved |
Undergraduate ITT new entrants |
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2011/12 |
463 |
446 |
104% |
15 |
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2012/13 |
471 |
439 |
107% |
12 |
|
2013/14 |
367 |
450 |
82% |
12 |
|
2014/15 |
386 |
537 |
72% |
8 |
|
2015/16 |
411 |
650 |
63% |
14 |
Table 2: Final year religious education trainees obtaining QTS awards.
|
Year |
Postgraduate |
Undergraduate |
||||||
|
Number awarded QTS |
Number not awarded QTS |
Total |
Percentage awarded QTS |
Number awarded QTS |
Number not awarded QTS |
Total |
Percentage awarded QTS |
|
|
2009/10 |
755 |
96 |
851 |
89% |
12 |
2 |
14 |
86% |
|
2010/11 |
762 |
78 |
840 |
91% |
19 |
2 |
21 |
90% |
|
2011/12 |
464 |
71 |
535 |
87% |
17 |
7 |
24 |
71% |
|
2012/13 |
419 |
65 |
484 |
87% |
25 |
5 |
30 |
83% |
|
2013/14 |
321 |
23 |
344 |
93% |
12 |
0 |
12 |
100% |
Further information is available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) about safety concerns in the Care Quality Commission Report on the BPAS abortion clinic in Richmond.
Jane Ellison
One representation has been received in relation to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) inspection of BPAS Richmond. The CQC is responsible for ensuring that requirements under the Health and Social Care (HSC) Act 2008 are met by the providers of termination of pregnancy services including meeting the fundamental standards of quality and safety as set out in Part 3 to the 2014 Regulations, and Regulation 20 of the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009, which is specific to independent sector termination of pregnancy providers. The CQC is responsible for ensuring that the requirements under the HSC Act 2008 are maintained through a system of monitoring and, where appropriate, inspection visits. It is for the CQC and the provider to address required and recommended actions identified following an inspection.
Independent sector providers are also required to comply with the Department of Health’s Required Standard Operating Procedures.
Departmental officials meet regularly with representatives from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) but have not met since the CQC report on BPAS Richmond was published.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-04-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Quality Commission report, British Pregnancy Advisory Service, BPAS-Richmond, Quality Report, published in November 2015, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to abortion clinics on the administration of drugs.
Jane Ellison
The termination of pregnancies is a regulated activity. All providers of regulated activities must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and must meet all of the relevant Regulations under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, including meeting the fundamental standards of quality and safety, which includes independent sector termination of pregnancy providers and managers. The CQC is responsible for monitoring and, where appropriate, inspecting providers in relation to their ongoing compliance with meeting those requirements. Independent sector providers are also required to comply with the Department’s Required Standard Operating Procedures which the CQC inspect against.
The CQC has made a public commitment to undertake inspection of all independent providers of termination of pregnancy services using their new inspection approach and will continue to respond to risk as appropriate and take regulatory action as required.
On the issue of whether the Department plans to issue guidance to abortion clinics on consultation on disposal arrangements following termination, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 April 2016 to Question 32357.
We have no plans to issue guidance to abortion clinics on the administration of drugs. The administration of drugs is managed through the CQC’s fundamental standards and through inspection visits.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the training syllabus, training manuals and associated materials on training for Highways England traffic officers for moving vehicles from live lanes to emergency refuge areas.
Andrew Jones
The training of carriageway clearance for new Traffic Officers is within a 5 week training programme and supported by an additional 6 week coaching period. For existing experienced Traffic Officers a 1 day practical course in Enhanced Carriageway Clearance is mandated.
The courses are delivered by experienced Traffic Officers and are regularly reviewed. A significant proportion of the learning experience is practical and scenario based. Because of the nature of the training, it would not be appropriate to place any written material, out of context, in the Library. However, Highways England have offered Honourable Members of the Transport Select Committee a visit to one of their Regional Control Centres to observe their Traffic Officers in action.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-01-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hospitals and (b) treatment centres use electric shock therapy for the treatment of patients with mental health problems.
Alistair Burt
The information is not available in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-01-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on who took the decision to request the use of a helicopter to winch passengers off the bus in Dailley, Ayrshire, during the floods of December 2015.
Rory Stewart
These decisions would have been taken by the Scottish Government, as flooding is a devolved matter.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure compliance with safety regulations and basic standards of hygiene at abortion clinics.
Jane Ellison
One representation has been received in relation to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) inspection of BPAS Richmond. The CQC is responsible for ensuring that requirements under the Health and Social Care (HSC) Act 2008 are met by the providers of termination of pregnancy services including meeting the fundamental standards of quality and safety as set out in Part 3 to the 2014 Regulations, and Regulation 20 of the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009, which is specific to independent sector termination of pregnancy providers. The CQC is responsible for ensuring that the requirements under the HSC Act 2008 are maintained through a system of monitoring and, where appropriate, inspection visits. It is for the CQC and the provider to address required and recommended actions identified following an inspection.
Independent sector providers are also required to comply with the Department of Health’s Required Standard Operating Procedures.
Departmental officials meet regularly with representatives from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) but have not met since the CQC report on BPAS Richmond was published.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce HGV testing waiting lists at Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency testing centres.
Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is reducing vocational waiting times by recruiting more examiners, improving its forecasting model to better match resource with demand and redeploying examiners from lower wait centres to those with higher waiting times.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-06-09.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are resident in the areas covered by each clinical commissioning group in England; and how many births were recorded in each such area in each of the last three years.
Mr Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.