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63838

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working (a) at No. 10 Downing Street and (b) on the Prime Minister's staff since May 2010 have not been required to undergo security vetting; how many such staff have undergone security vetting; and what the job titles and responsibilities are of all such staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Attendance at internal meetings is not normally disclosed.</p><p>It has been the policy of successive governments not to comment about staff subject to national security vetting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202411 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:55:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63839

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff working (a) at No. 10 Downing Street and (b) for the Prime Minister (i) have been allowed to attend National Security Council meetings and (ii) had access to Top Secret meetings or documents without being required to have had a security vetting, since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Attendance at internal meetings is not normally disclosed.</p><p>It has been the policy of successive governments not to comment about staff subject to national security vetting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202412 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:55:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63875

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions ministerial authorisation has been granted for expenditure which exceeded his Department's internal efficiency control thresholds for (a) advertising, marketing and communications, (b) consultancy and (c) external recruitment; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) value of any such agreed expenditure has been in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	202359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has its own internal efficiency controls thresholds and complies with the Cabinet Office controls.</p><p> </p><p>1. Advertising, Marketing and Communications expenditure above the Departmental threshold of £100,000 is submitted to Efficiency and Reform Group at Cabinet Office for final clearance.</p><p>2. Consultancy expenditure above £20,000 (and is a new contract expected to exceed 9 months, an existing contract to be extended beyond 9 months or is expenditure for procurement related consultancy) is submitted to Cabinet Office for final clearance.</p><p>3. Cabinet Office is not directly involved in recruitment approvals.</p><p> </p><p>The approved expenditure requests which have exceeded Departmental thresholds are published on a quarterly basis on the Department's website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/approved-exemptions-to-the-efficiency-controls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/approved-exemptions-to-the-efficiency-controls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 17:11:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

63877

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Government Procurement Card
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many transactions were made by each (a) Minister and (b) official in his Department on government procurement cards held by his Department in the last financial year; and what the cost, date and reasons for each such transaction was.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	202410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Government Procurement Card transactions over £500 are published on: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/gpc-spend-dfe" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/gpc-spend-dfe</a></p><p>Information on transactions below that level is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 13:08:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

64033

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Sudan counterpart on that government's attitude towards its Christian communities.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns with the Government of Sudan about religious persecutions and the need to respect freedom of religion or belief for all its citizens. My officials have recently made representations to the Foreign Minister, urging the Government to respect the right to freedom of religion or belief including one's right to follow the religion or belief of choice. This right is enshrined in international human rights law as well as in Sudan's own 2005 Interim Constitution. We will continue to raise these issues.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 01/07/2014 10:33:34 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

64034

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he plans to make to his Egyptian counterpart on press freedom in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) made a statement on 23 June expressing his concerns and urging the Egyptian Government to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression by reviewing this case as a matter of urgency.<br><br>The Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf el-Kholy was summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 23 June. FCO Political Director, Simon Gass told the Egyptian Ambassador that the British Government was deeply concerned by the verdicts, along with the procedural shortcomings seen during the trials. The British Ambassador to Egypt raised this issue in Cairo with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 June.</p><p>British Ministers and diplomats will continue to urge the Egyptian Government to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 01/07/2014 07:52:21 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

64035

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kenya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the threat level for UK visitors to Kenya.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>There is a high threat from terrorism, including kidnapping, in Kenya. The main threat comes from extremists linked to Al Shabaab, a militant group that has carried out attacks in Kenya in response to Kenya's military intervention in Somalia. Violent crime also poses a threat. Full details of our travel advice for British Nationals can be found online. The FCO keeps its travel advice under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 01/07/2014 10:35:08 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

64040

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Telemedicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of people who received telehealth and telecare services in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	202548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>NHS England does not currently collect data about the number of people receiving telehealth or telecare services. The latest information held is from the Telehealth Services Association (TSA), which is the industry body for telehealth and telecare. In 2011 the TSA stated that in 2011 there were an estimated 1.37 million telehealth, telecare and telecoaching connections in England.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is establishing a regular survey to gather data on the number of individuals who benefit from telehealth and telecare, and is also developing a set of consistent measures for commissioners which will be more meaningful and demonstrate the impact of these technologies on health outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England recognises the potential of these technologies to empower patients to take greater control over their conditions and provide care that is convenient, accessible and cost-effective. The ambition is to create the right commissioning environment that supports and encourages the use of technology that can improve care and outcomes for patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 01/07/2014 14:22:52 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

64041

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls to 999 were made by or on behalf of residents of care homes in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	202549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the number of calls to 999 made by or on behalf of residents of care homes, or the number of residents of care homes attending accident and emergency departments.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of residents of care homes who had an emergency admission to a hospital in each of the last four years shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of finished admission episodes for emergency admissions by source of admission in England, 2009-10 to 2012-13</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS run care home (from 1 April 2004)</p></td><td><p>3,428</p></td><td><p>3,396</p></td><td><p>3,086</p></td><td><p>3,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-NHS (other than local authority) run care home</p></td><td><p>10,965</p></td><td><p>10,510</p></td><td><p>11,806</p></td><td><p>15,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All sources of admission</p></td><td><p>5,177,887</p></td><td><p>5,287,032</p></td><td><p>5,242,839</p></td><td><p>5,336,043</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source</em>:</p><p>Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>1. Includes activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><p>2. A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p><p>3. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage, improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice.</p><p>4. FAEs recorded as &quot;The usual place of residence, including no fixed abode&quot; may contain a number of episodes where patients may have resided in care homes, subsequently designating it as their usual place of residence. Such FAEs were not recorded as admissions from a care home. The number of times this may have occurred is unknown.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 202550 202551 question first answered 01/07/2014 14:20:50 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

64043

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents of care homes presented at accident and emergency departments in England in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	202550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the number of calls to 999 made by or on behalf of residents of care homes, or the number of residents of care homes attending accident and emergency departments.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of residents of care homes who had an emergency admission to a hospital in each of the last four years shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of finished admission episodes for emergency admissions by source of admission in England, 2009-10 to 2012-13</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS run care home (from 1 April 2004)</p></td><td><p>3,428</p></td><td><p>3,396</p></td><td><p>3,086</p></td><td><p>3,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-NHS (other than local authority) run care home</p></td><td><p>10,965</p></td><td><p>10,510</p></td><td><p>11,806</p></td><td><p>15,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All sources of admission</p></td><td><p>5,177,887</p></td><td><p>5,287,032</p></td><td><p>5,242,839</p></td><td><p>5,336,043</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source</em>:</p><p>Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>1. Includes activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><p>2. A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p><p>3. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage, improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice.</p><p>4. FAEs recorded as &quot;The usual place of residence, including no fixed abode&quot; may contain a number of episodes where patients may have resided in care homes, subsequently designating it as their usual place of residence. Such FAEs were not recorded as admissions from a care home. The number of times this may have occurred is unknown.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 202549 202551 question first answered 01/07/2014 14:20:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall