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58316

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date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of British armed forces personnel operationally deployed to Northern Ireland in each year from April 1984 to April 2010 and (b) the number of such personnel who were accompanied by (i) a spouse or (ii) a civil partner in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5">The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 202093 question first answered 30/06/2014 13:42:15 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 498 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

58317

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Swimming: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to swimming lessons for schoolchildren.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Mr Aidan Burley
uin	199325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Swimming is part of the national curriculum, and all pupils must be taught to swim at least 25 metres unaided and be able to use recognised swimming strokes by the end of key stage 2 (age 11). It remains compulsory in the national curriculum following the curriculum review.</p><p>The Government has committed over £450 million of ring-fenced funding up to and including 2015/16 for primary schools to improve their provision of Physical Education and sport. Schools have the freedom to use the funding for additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements.</p><p>The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) is the national governing body for swimming in England. Their ‘Learn to Swim' programme and award scheme has helped millions of children to swim and they provide a range of resources for schools to support high quality swimming instruction.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/06/2014 08:46:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3937 label Biography information for Mr Aidan Burley

58318

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current average waiting time is for elective surgery in (a) St Albans constituency, (b) Hertfordshire, (c) the East of England and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	199445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The information is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Average (median) waiting time in weeks from referral to admission to hospital for consultant-led elective treatment, March 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>National Health Service organisation</p></td><td><p>Number of weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans</p></td><td><p>NHS Herts Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>NHS Herts Valley CCG</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>East Anglia Area Team</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex Area Team</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire and the South Midlands Area Team</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p>Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times, commissioner data for admitted patient pathways, March 2014. Published by NHS England at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/rtt-data-2013-14/#Mar14</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/06/2014 15:31:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

58319

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations have been cancelled because of scheduling error in (a) St Albans, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England since 2005.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	199361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table: Cancelled elective operations, 2005-06 to 2013-14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust</p></td><td><p> </p><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p> </p><p>621</p></td><td><p> </p><p>856</p></td><td><p>60,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p> </p><p>929</p></td><td><p> </p><p>682</p></td><td><p>52,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p> </p><p>1,081</p></td><td><p> </p><p>873</p></td><td><p>57,382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p> </p><p>527</p></td><td><p> </p><p>965</p></td><td><p>63,644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p> </p><p>383</p></td><td><p> </p><p>358</p></td><td><p>62,296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p> </p><p>314</p></td><td><p> </p><p>297</p></td><td><p>58,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p> </p><p>367</p></td><td><p> </p><p>220</p></td><td><p>57,087</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p> </p><p>486</p></td><td><p> </p><p>150</p></td><td><p>63,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p> </p><p>357</p></td><td><p> </p><p>179</p></td><td><p>64,192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><em>Notes: </em></p><p>Cancelled elective operations are defined as operations that were cancelled by the hospital for non-clinical reasons on the day the patient was due to arrive in hospital, or after the patient has arrived in hospital, or on the day of the operation or surgery. The data does not distinguish between scheduling errors and other non-clinical reasons for cancellation.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p>Cancelled elective operations. Published quarterly by NHS England at www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancelled-elective-operations/</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/06/2014 15:35:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

58320

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cases of uninsured drivers have been reported, by region, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	199253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to calculate the number of uninsured drivers. However, the number of uninsured vehicles in Great Britain has fallen to 1 million from 1.4 million in 2010 due to a combination of police enforcement activity and the continuous insurance enforcement scheme. We do not have a breakdown by region.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/06/2014 14:30:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

58321

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of car insurance fraud have been reported, by region, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	199252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Department.</p><p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 198879 198880 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:15:34 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

58322

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sleep Apnoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and management of obstructive sleep apnoea; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	199292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to working with partners across the health system to reduce mortality and improve outcomes for people with respiratory disease.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is now responsible for commissioning National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines relating to National Health Service services and is responsible for liaising with NICE about the prioritisation of NHS quality standards in development. We understand that NICE has not been asked to develop a clinical guideline specifically on obstructive sleep apnoea.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has been commissioned to develop a quality standard on sleep disordered breathing and will in due course consider which conditions will be covered under the scope of the quality standard and the need for associated clinical guidance. Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and for commissioning services to meet those needs. For patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, NHS England expects CCGs to take into account the NICE guidelines when deciding what services should be made available.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England currently has no plans to continue the work of the obstructive sleep apnoea working group. However, the National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease, Professor Mike Morgan, will continue to consider whether any additional specific initiatives or commissioning protocols are needed to promote best practice and treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnoea and to provide advice on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 199266 199267 199286 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:58:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling

58323

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sleep Apnoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that commissioning of service provision for obstructive sleep apnoea is appropriate to the predicted prevalence in local areas in England.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	199266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to working with partners across the health system to reduce mortality and improve outcomes for people with respiratory disease.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is now responsible for commissioning National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines relating to National Health Service services and is responsible for liaising with NICE about the prioritisation of NHS quality standards in development. We understand that NICE has not been asked to develop a clinical guideline specifically on obstructive sleep apnoea.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has been commissioned to develop a quality standard on sleep disordered breathing and will in due course consider which conditions will be covered under the scope of the quality standard and the need for associated clinical guidance. Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and for commissioning services to meet those needs. For patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, NHS England expects CCGs to take into account the NICE guidelines when deciding what services should be made available.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England currently has no plans to continue the work of the obstructive sleep apnoea working group. However, the National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease, Professor Mike Morgan, will continue to consider whether any additional specific initiatives or commissioning protocols are needed to promote best practice and treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnoea and to provide advice on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 199267 199286 199292 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:58:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling

58324

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sleep Apnoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what body has responsibility for the implementation of recommendations made by his Department's former Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Working Group.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	199267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to working with partners across the health system to reduce mortality and improve outcomes for people with respiratory disease.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is now responsible for commissioning National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines relating to National Health Service services and is responsible for liaising with NICE about the prioritisation of NHS quality standards in development. We understand that NICE has not been asked to develop a clinical guideline specifically on obstructive sleep apnoea.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has been commissioned to develop a quality standard on sleep disordered breathing and will in due course consider which conditions will be covered under the scope of the quality standard and the need for associated clinical guidance. Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and for commissioning services to meet those needs. For patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, NHS England expects CCGs to take into account the NICE guidelines when deciding what services should be made available.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England currently has no plans to continue the work of the obstructive sleep apnoea working group. However, the National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease, Professor Mike Morgan, will continue to consider whether any additional specific initiatives or commissioning protocols are needed to promote best practice and treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnoea and to provide advice on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 199266 199286 199292 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:58:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling

58325

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sleep Apnoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce a quality standard for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing covering the range of conditions from simple snoring to obstructive sleep apnoea.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	199286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to working with partners across the health system to reduce mortality and improve outcomes for people with respiratory disease.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is now responsible for commissioning National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines relating to National Health Service services and is responsible for liaising with NICE about the prioritisation of NHS quality standards in development. We understand that NICE has not been asked to develop a clinical guideline specifically on obstructive sleep apnoea.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has been commissioned to develop a quality standard on sleep disordered breathing and will in due course consider which conditions will be covered under the scope of the quality standard and the need for associated clinical guidance. Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and for commissioning services to meet those needs. For patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, NHS England expects CCGs to take into account the NICE guidelines when deciding what services should be made available.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England currently has no plans to continue the work of the obstructive sleep apnoea working group. However, the National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease, Professor Mike Morgan, will continue to consider whether any additional specific initiatives or commissioning protocols are needed to promote best practice and treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnoea and to provide advice on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 199266 199267 199292 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:58:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling