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170297

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Scottish Power
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	218595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170664

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to support community energy schemes.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	906726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting the growth of community energy.</p><p>The way energy is generated and used in Britain is being transformed: increasing the proportion of home-grown low-carbon generation across different energy sources, while using less through an energy efficiency revolution. This Government is proud of launching the UK’s first Community Energy Strategy in January 2014 and helping communities to be part of driving this transformation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 18/12/2014 15:39:00 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

171121

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	906714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today to Questions 906709, 906716, 906719, 906724 and 906725:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141218/debtext/141218-0001.htm#14121837000006" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141218/debtext/141218-0001.htm#14121837000006</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 18/12/2014 15:33:54 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

170665

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to help households with energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	906711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today to Questions 906709, 906716, 906719, 906724 and 906725:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141218/debtext/141218-0001.htm#14121837000006" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141218/debtext/141218-0001.htm#14121837000006</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 18/12/2014 15:33:54 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

170533

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216761, what assessment he has made of the effect on Northern Rail of Government plans for the TransPennine Express franchising process.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	218863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Northern and TransPennine Express franchises are being developed jointly. The potential impacts of one franchise on the other are being considered in this process. We expect to set out the Invitations to Tender for both competitions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/01/2015 11:35:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

170403

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England has taken to reduce the prevalence of hepatitis C.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	218862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is working collaboratively with other commissioners, and both national and regional cross-organisational groups are in place to promote a coherent approach to maximise reduction in harm due to this disease. Commissioning of local services for hepatitis is the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups and patients with hepatitis C are often seen for treatment of their other health issues within services commissioned by local authorities. Public Health England and the National Health Service continue to promote the need for testing and treatment and are developing a long term strategy to address hepatitis C.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/12/2014 17:20:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

170402

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	Mauritania
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 reports he has received on the detention of Mr Biram Dah Abeid in Rosso, Mauritania on 11 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	218861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>We have received reports of the recent arrest of Mr Biram Abeid and other anti-slavery activists from local media, from Mr Abeid’s adviser and from NGOs active in Mauritania. We understand that an anti-slavery protest took place without permission and was broken up by police. Mr Abeid – though not originally part of the protest – joined in and was arrested. We are following this case closely.</p><p>We will continue to engage with Mauritania on human rights issues and work closely with our international partners represented in Nouakchott including diplomatic institutions, the United Nations, European Union and African Union.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/12/2014 13:59:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

170407

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and young people have accessed NHS child and adolescent mental health services in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	218860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The majority of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) services are commissioned locally by a number of commissioners, including clinical commissioning groups, schools and local authorities. Data on attendance at CAMHS is held locally, not nationally and we are therefore not able to provide the information requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A new CAMHS minimum dataset is in development that will provide data on outcomes, length of stay for in-patient care, the source of referral, location of appointment and demographic information. Our current estimate is that data will be collected nationally from spring 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CAMHS Tier 4 is a specialised in-patient service commissioned by NHS England since April 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Overall, there has been an increase in the number of NHS-funded CAMHS Tier 4 beds. The number has increased from 844 in 1999 to 1,128 in 2006 and from 1,343 April 2013 to 1,386 in April 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the summer, NHS England committed to open 50 additional new general CAMHS and intensive care beds, as of December, 40 have opened. The remaining 10 are planned to open before the end of the financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the total number of beds commissioned, there are 109 Low Secure beds and 100 Medium Secure beds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide information on Tier 4 bed numbers that predate the setting-up of NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 218757 question first answered 18/12/2014 17:06:02 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

170406

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bladder Cancer: Drugs
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 15 December 2014 to Question 217880, if he will estimate the number of patients with bladder cancer who have had treatment delayed due to a shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin drugs, including OncoTICE.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	218859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally information on the number of patients whose treatment for bladder cancer will be affected, or whether patients currently receiving Bacillus Calmette-Guérin treatment for bladder cancer have had their treatment suspended because of a shortage of vaccine supplies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the suppliers to help ensure that supplies are available for United Kingdom patients. We are also in close contact with the British Association of Urological Surgeons who have issued advice for clinicians.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 15:42:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

170405

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parents: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on parenting programmes in England in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	218858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Strong and confident parenting can strengthen the well-being of families and improve outcomes for children. It is for this reason that, since 2012, the Government has been funding the trial of CANParent – a network of organisations providing high quality, universal parenting classes and advice, informed by robust evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013, the total amount spent on the CANParent trial was £1,248,640. From 1 April 2013 to the end of March 2014, the total was £2,228,806. The funds were allocated from the budget of the Department for Education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Trial was extended for one year, with responsibility transferred to the Department for Health, and will now run until March 2015. The budget for the one year extension of the CANParent trial stands at £1,286,000 for the 2014-15 financial year. No further funds have been committed to the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Market development work following on from the initial two-year trial, led by Family Lives, was transferred to the Department of Health from the Department of Education on 1 April 2014 and is due to run until 31 March 2015. The budget for that work stands at £1,140,758.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parenting classes are also provided by local authorities and third sector organisations. Data on total spend on parenting classes is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 18/12/2014 15:58:45 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne