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90879

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Berkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve transport connections between Windsor and Reading.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	208388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 27 March, the Government and Transport for London announced that Crossrail services will be extended to serve Reading from 2019. Once Crossrail services begin across the whole line in 2019, passengers travelling to London from Windsor, Reading and other Thames Valley stations will be able to travel to more destinations across London without the need to change at Paddington. Construction of Crossrail is now more than half completed and electrification of the Great Western Main Line is also under way. Electrification of the Slough to Windsor route is approved and will improve local connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>The transformation of Reading station was completed on time and under budget as part of the £850 million Reading Station Area Redevelopment programme and formally opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 17 July.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to progress the M4 Junction 3–12 smart motorway project, the next step for which is formal public consultation in the autumn. The Highways Agency is also taking forward a £2.5 million pinch point scheme to increase capacity at the M4/A329 (M) junction.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 July the Government agreed the £96.9m Growth Deal with the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. This includes £94.6m to support local transport improvements across the whole of Berkshire, including in and between Windsor and Reading.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 11/09/2014 13:49:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

90635

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing that reform.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	208208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>DCMS has been engaged with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on apprenticeship reforms, in particular on the tourism industry and creative industries. The second phase of Apprenticeship Trailblazers includes Professional Chefing, and Hospitality and Tourism Supervisors and Managers. I also launched and co-chair a Tourism Industry Council with the Minister for Skills and Equalities, Nick Boles. The Council’s aim is to improve skills, qualifications and apprenticeships within the sector and will include engagement with the apprenticeship reform scheme.</p><p> </p><p>There are now more than 4,200 apprenticeships in the creative industries, plus more than 45,000 apprenticeships in ICT. The cinema industry, crafts and newspaper and broadcast media sectors are all taking part in the second phase of the Apprenticeship Trailblazers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/09/2014 10:16:09 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

90298

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what commercial, project management and engineering role vacancies there were in his Department (a) in March 2014 and (b) on the latest date for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	207918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is presented in the table. The figures for March 2014 are lower than the normal number of vacancies in each of these areas through 2014. Changes to the Civil Service Resourcing jobs portal meant that the recruitment process was effectively frozen for a period of around three weeks in March; vacancies not submitted to the system that month were submitted to the new portal in April.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Vacancies that have been advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Job Family</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26 March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4 September 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commercial</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Programme and Project Management</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering and Science</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/09/2014 15:10:21 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 19206 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

91027

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people were estimated to be binge-drinkers in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	208551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Current government recommendations are that adult men should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units of alcohol a day and adult women should not regularly drink more than 2-3 units a day.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office of National Statistics class heavy drinkers as those that drink more than six units in a day for women and more than eight units in a day for men (double the current lower risk guidelines) and this definition is often used as a proxy for “binge drinking”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information is available for the percentage of men who drank more than eight units and women who drank more than six units on at least one day in the last week prior to the interview for the General Lifestyle Survey and the General Household Survey (The Office of National Statistics).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> The Office of National Statistics (General Lifestyle Survey and the General Household Survey)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 14:06:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

91038

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Public Health Responsibility Deal in reducing alcohol-related harms.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	208561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department is committed to helping people live well for longer. The Responsibility Deal pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the market by the end of 2015 (a reduction of around 2%) has a role to play in supporting improvements in reducing alcohol-related harms. In the first year of this four year pledge, 253 million units of alcohol were taken out of the market. A copy of the report showing this analysis has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Because much alcohol-attributable harm occurs in middle or older age groups as a result of years of drinking above the lower-risk guidelines, even a relatively small reduction is likely to have a significant impact upon long-term and chronic illnesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Improving consumer awareness can help people make informed choices about when and how much they drink. For advice on alcohol consumption to be meaningful, people need to be able to put it into the context of their own drinking habits. To increase awareness and understanding of alcohol units, the lower-risk drinking guidelines and the Chief Medical Officer’s advice on drinking during pregnancy, 92 companies committed to displaying this information on 80% of bottles and cans by the end of 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An independent market survey has been carried out which we expect to be published shortly. Subject to publication of the final report:</p><p> </p><p>- On a market share based on the total numbers of bottles and cans (ie a distinct item), 79.3% of bottles and cans have this information.</p><p> </p><p>- On a market share based on alcohol by volume, 69.9% of bottles and cans have this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to unit and health information on bottles and cans, pub chains and retailers committed to providing unit and health information. This year, Ipsos Mori carried out an independent survey of whether the public saw such information. 27% of the public said they saw a British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) or Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) unit awareness image; 41% of 18-24 year-olds recalled seeing at least one image; 27% saw something similar and 52% of those also saw BBPA or WSTA materials.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/09/2014 10:25:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

91052

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) violent and (b) other crime was attributable to alcohol in the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	208552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 11/09/2014 14:20:45 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark attachment 1 file name PQ 208552 ONS 334.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Crime Related to Alcohol
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

90851

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaf British Sign Language users over the age of 65 presented themselves to a clinician showing key symptoms of dementia in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	208384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on how many deaf British Sign Language users over the age of 65 who presented themselves to a clinician showing key symptoms of dementia in 2013 and 2014 to date is not centrally held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/09/2014 13:00:33 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

90712

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on specialist assessment and diagnostic services for deaf British Sign Language users with dementia in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	208269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on how much the National Health Service has spent on specialist assessment and diagnosis services for deaf people including British sign language users with dementia is not available. However the NHS is advised that it is good clinical practice to take into account a person’s general health, including their hearing, when people are investigated and treated for dementia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/09/2014 10:19:10 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

90710

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people over the age of 65 were diagnosed with dementia after being admitted to hospital as an emergency inpatient in England in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	208265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on the proportion of people over the age of 65 diagnosed with dementia after being admitted to hospital as an emergency inpatient in England in each year since 2009 is not available as we are unable to determine whether a patient was diagnosed after being admitted to hospital including British sign language users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 208266 question first answered 11/09/2014 10:17:54 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

90714

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaf British Sign Language users over the age of 65 were diagnosed with dementia after being admitted to hospital as an emergency inpatient in England in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	208266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on the proportion of people over the age of 65 diagnosed with dementia after being admitted to hospital as an emergency inpatient in England in each year since 2009 is not available as we are unable to determine whether a patient was diagnosed after being admitted to hospital including British sign language users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 208265 question first answered 11/09/2014 10:17:55 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne