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178323

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for the commissioning of specialised wheelchair services in the NHS after 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	223719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Commissioning responsibility for wheelchair services to support patients with complex physical disabilities will transfer from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) from 1 April 2015. CCGs already commission all other wheelchair services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers made the decision to transfer commissioning responsibility for this service following advice from the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group, an independent advisory committee established by the Department, which considers proposals for changes to commissioning arrangements against four statutory factors. The decision was taken in consultation with NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 223718 223720 question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:27 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

178324

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the assessment for and supply of wheelchairs is to remain an NHS service.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	223720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Commissioning responsibility for wheelchair services to support patients with complex physical disabilities will transfer from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) from 1 April 2015. CCGs already commission all other wheelchair services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers made the decision to transfer commissioning responsibility for this service following advice from the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group, an independent advisory committee established by the Department, which considers proposals for changes to commissioning arrangements against four statutory factors. The decision was taken in consultation with NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 223718 223719 question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:27 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

178326

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2014 to the hon. Member for Sefton Central, Official Report, column 47WH, when he expects the Chief Medical Officer to publish the results of her review into the risks to children and to women of drinking alcohol while pregnant.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	223715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The review is currently underway and we expect to be able to consult on any new guidelines by summer 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/02/2015 15:31:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

178327

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advertising campaigns his Department has run in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	223742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows mass media public health campaigns in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Campaigns</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alcohol</p></td><td> </td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td> </td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Children's Health/Pregnancy</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td> </td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer - Lung</p></td><td> </td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer - Bowel</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer – Bladder and Kidney</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer – Breast (older women)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer – Ovarian*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer – Oesophago-Gastric*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer – Know4Sure*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer – Skin*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer – Prostate*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dementia</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flu Immunisation</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Obesity/Change4Life</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Respiratory and Hand Hygiene</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td> </td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Smoking - Tobacco Control</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stroke Awareness</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Care and Support</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whooping Cough</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS111 (In partnership with NHS England)*</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*These campaigns have been run at regional and local levels as pilots.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/02/2015 16:59:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

178330

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the recommendations of the Council of Europe Experts on Action Against Trafficking Report on the Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings by the UK, published in September 2012.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	223721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government intends to respond to the recommendations of the Council of <br>Europe Experts on Action Against Trafficking (GRETA) Report shortly. <br>Since September 2012, the Government has made significant progress in<br>tackling modern slavery, including human trafficking, and the response will fully<br>reflect our progress to date. This includes introducing a world-leading <br>Modern Slavery Bill to Parliament, publishing a comprehensive modern slavery<br>strategy, trialling child trafficking advocates to better protect child victims <br>and thoroughly reviewing the identification and support of victims through the <br>National Referral Mechanism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/02/2015 14:00:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

178333

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries her Department is undertaking work to strengthen tax systems; and how much funding her Department has allocated to such activity.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is currently engaged in tax capacity building in 22 of our 28 priority countries. We are also developing tax capacity building work in a further 4 priority countries. This includes indirect support through multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 223694 question first answered 12/02/2015 17:06:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178334

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries her Department has supported enhanced revenue collection using capacity development.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is currently engaged in tax capacity building in 22 of our 28 priority countries. We are also developing tax capacity building work in a further 4 priority countries. This includes indirect support through multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 223693 question first answered 12/02/2015 17:06:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178335

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Center for Health Market Innovations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to the Center for Health Market Innovations in each financial year from 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has allocated the following funds to the Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI) in each financial year from 2011-12:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0.7m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/02/2015 17:07:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178336

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parc Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 221960, how many prisoners were recruited to the credit union at Parc Prison in each month in 2014-15; what steps he has taken to increase the number of prisoners being so recruited; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	223696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>19 prisoners joined the credit union during 2014. The table below gives the latest monthly breakdown:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Joiners</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Leaflets and posters are provided to make prisoners aware of the service and it is also promoted by staff during the induction process. The prison is in discussion with the credit union about further ways to promote the service.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 23/02/2015 17:23:15 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

178337

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sick leave days were taken by prison officers in each privately-run prison in England and Wales in each month since March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	223709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Although the contracted-out prisons submit staff sickness absence data to the National Offender Management Service for use in the prison rating system, this relates to all staff and does not provide a breakdown by grade, such as prison officer.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for average working days lost relating to total full-time equivalent staff in the contracted prisons for 2013-14 are published in the Excel document entitled ‘Prison rating system dataset 2013 to 2014’ at the following location: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics-201314" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics-201314</a>. Please see in particular column BE of the sheet labelled ‘Data’.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2014-15 will be published on 30 July at the following web page: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that specific staffing arrangements and the management of sickness absence of staff in the contracted out prisons is the responsibility of the individual contractors and not Ministry of Justice (MoJ). However, MoJ closely monitors the performance of private prisons and we ensure appropriate numbers of staff are in place to deliver safe and secure regimes in every public and privately-run prison.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 223708 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:33:00 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington