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91293

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	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 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 382W, on General Practitioners, for what reason the figure for financial year 2009-10 (the figure as at September 2009) was not included in that answer.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	208788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The omission of the figure for financial year 2009-10 (the figure as at September 2009) in the Answer of 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 382W, on general practitioners (GPs), was an error on our part. The September 2010 figures provided instead were accurate and there was no intention to mislead.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numbers of full-time equivalent (FTE) GPs, excluding retainers and registrars, and including retainers but excluding registrars, working in the NHS in England as at September 2009, 2010 and 2013 are shown in the following table. The number of FTE GPs has increased by 1,051 between 2010 and 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/10/2014 14:35:00 question first ministerially corrected 15/10/2014 13:58:12 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ208788 GP numbers 2009-13.xlsx title GP Numbers 2009, 2010 and 2013 previous answer version 21782 answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

48610

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of burglary on children.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	196614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I recognise that burglary can have severe emotional and other negative effects on victims, particularly on children, for whom the safety and security of the home is especially important.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's new Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, which came into force on 10 December 2013, gives victims of crime clearer entitlements from criminal justice agencies and better tailors services to individual need. Under the Code, criminal justice agencies must provide enhanced services to vulnerable victims, including victims under the age of 18. The Code contains a section dedicated to the needs of children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>The Code also entitles victims to make a Victim Personal Statement (VPS) which provides them with a stronger voice in the criminal justice process. Therefore child victims of burglary, or other crimes, are able to explain in their own words how the crime has affected them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 7839 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

48271

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will have responsibility for cervical screening under the forthcoming Public Health England commissioning framework.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	196446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The National Health Service (NHS) Cervical Screening Programme is commissioned by NHS England under the NHS public health functions agreement 2014-15 (the Section 7a agreement, covering public health functions to be exercised by NHS England on behalf of the Department). Public Health England is responsible for the piloting and roll-out of new screening programmes or improvements to existing programmes, including the current pilot of human papillomavirus testing as primary screening.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

48272

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of teenage pregnancy co-ordinators in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	196447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information centrally. Efforts to tackle teenage pregnancy are led by local authorities, who will make local decisions on whether a teenage pregnancy co-ordinator is needed in their local area. There is no requirement for them to report centrally on whether they have a co-ordinator.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

48589

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adolescents were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	196485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor NHS England collect this information centrally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The majority of adolescents with diabetes have their disease managed through specialist paediatric diabetes services. It is estimated that 97% of children with diabetes have Type 1, 1.5% have Type 2 and 1.5% have other types of diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>There is a National Paediatric Diabetes Audit run by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health; more information on this audit can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>www.rcpch.ac.uk/national-paediatric-diabetes-audit-npda</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

49310

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) purpose and (b) cost of international travel undertaken for official purposes by (i) directors of Public Health England and (ii) members of its advisory board has been since 1 April 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	197368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The purposes of Public Health England's (PHE) international travel include:</p><p> </p><p>- to provide expert advice to international agencies such as the World Health Organization and to the Overseas Territories of the United Kingdom (UK);</p><p>- to co-ordinate the global preparedness for serious health threats that might affect the UK;</p><p>- to provide advice and support to other national public health agencies on public health incidents and initiatives to improve health;</p><p>- to contribute to humanitarian responses; and</p><p>- to present PHE contributions at international scientific conferences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The cost of international travel undertaken for official purposes is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>(i) Directors of PHE: £12,458.57</p><p>(ii) Members of PHE's Advisory Board since April 2013: £817.74</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>International travel has been defined as the cost of transportation wholly outside the UK or tickets to/from a destination outside the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

49311

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Public Health England has spent on the development and implementation of its Global Health Strategy since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	197369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England's (PHE) Global Health Strategy is currently in development.</p><p>Development of the strategy has been undertaken by PHE's in-house global health and international teams. The following table shows PHE's spend on the development of its Global Health Strategy:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Expense</p></td><td><p>Cost (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff time attributed to strategy development *</p></td><td><p>41,783.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel expenses</p></td><td><p>348.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Off-site meeting in UK</p></td><td><p>1,407.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total **</p></td><td><p>43,539.39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>*Staff time includes the contribution from a consultant in public health plus employer related costs. This excludes other staff contributions for which time allocation is not captured.</p><p>**Excludes telephony costs and minor refreshments costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

49312

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of his Department's agencies, non-departmental public bodies or sponsored bodies have developed their own global health strategies.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	197370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>In addition to the cross-Government global health strategy, <em>Health is Global</em>: An outcome framework for global health 2011-2015, published in 2011, Public Health England is developing a global health strategy.</p><p> </p><p>This will complement, and will be consistent with, <em>Health is Global.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

49313

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Public Health England has spent on consultancy workers in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	197371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has incurred no expenditure with professional consultancy firms of the nature described in the Cabinet Office definition of Consultancy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, PHE sought approval under the Department's Professional Services approvals route for £8.1million of contingent labour where the daily rate of the individuals concerned was more than £220 per day. This involves approval by the Chief Executive of PHE, by the Department's Procurement and by the Department's Financial Approvals Panel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

49489

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of patients presenting at accident and emergency departments because of an accident in the home in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	197594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger