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48114

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small businesses in High Peak constituency have received support from the Regional Growth Fund.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested. However, businesses in High Peak constituency are eligible to bid to the Regional Growth Fund programme administered by Derbyshire County Council as well as national programmes.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48115

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses were registered in High Peak constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Companies House is only able to provide figures on the number of new companies it registered in each of these years by postcode area. As postcode areas can cross constituency boundaries, the figures below must be considered approximations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Companies Registered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48350

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	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, whether prisoners at HM Prison Manchester have access to (a) library books on specialist subjects and (b) educational courses.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prison library providers ensure that the range of reading and reference material available in each library reflects the needs and diverse nature of the prisoners held. They enable prisoners to receive, subject to the constraints of operating within a custodial environment, a service equivalent to that provided for library users in the community.</p><p> </p><p>The prison library at HMP Manchester holds books on a number of specialist subjects and will consider requests for others where there is a particular need.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48392

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of extending the triple lock guarantee to all British pensioners resident abroad; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The triple lock guarantee is intended to reflect the circumstances of pensioners living in the UK. It means that for this Parliament the basic State Pension will increase by the highest of the growth in average earnings or price increases or 2.5 per cent, for pensioners in the UK and for those who live overseas and currently receive an up-rated basic State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change the up-rating arrangements for UK State Pension paid to pensioners overseas.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48396

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of British pensioners resident abroad whose pensions have been frozen.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information as requested by nationality of State Pension recipient is not available.</p><p>However statistics on State Pensioners residing abroad by frozen and non frozen rate countries are available on the Department's website at:-</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html" target="_blank">http://83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48351

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	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, how many packages of books delivered to HM Prison Manchester were found to contain drugs in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prisons employ a range of measures to detect, disrupt and deter the trafficking of drugs into prisons. This is particularly the case at HMP Manchester which is a High Security prison. Over the last 5 years there have been 53 recorded attempts to smuggle drugs into Manchester by post – all were in letters.</p><p> </p><p>In common with many other prisons, HMP Manchester does not allow books to be sent direct to prisoners in packages because of the ease with which illicit items may be concealed. As such there have been no recorded incidents of drugs been sent in packages of books over the last 5 years. Prisoners may order books through the prison from approved suppliers and can borrow books from the prison library.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48233

	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 has he made of the cost to the economy of untreated mental illness.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The International Classification of Diseases is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. This includes the analysis of the general health situation of population groups. It is used to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems.</p><p>The Tenth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems includes in Chapter V a detailed classification of more than 300 mental and behavioural disorders. Its publication follows extensive field-testing by more than 100 clinical and research centres in 40 countries.</p><p>Aggregate primary care trust (PCT) expenditure on mental health was £11.28 billion in 2012-13, which is 11.9% of the £94.78 billion total spend by PCTs. The estimate of expenditure on mental health does not include the majority of expenditure on primary care appointments which is recorded as a separate programme category.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide an estimate of expenditure on physical health. A number of programme categories will have elements of expenditure which could be classified as non-physical, for example, learning disabilities, neurological and social care.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no estimate of the cost to the economy of untreated mental illness.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 196245 196254 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48237

	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 proportion of NHS funding is allocated to (a) mental and (b) physical health care.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The International Classification of Diseases is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. This includes the analysis of the general health situation of population groups. It is used to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems.</p><p>The Tenth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems includes in Chapter V a detailed classification of more than 300 mental and behavioural disorders. Its publication follows extensive field-testing by more than 100 clinical and research centres in 40 countries.</p><p>Aggregate primary care trust (PCT) expenditure on mental health was £11.28 billion in 2012-13, which is 11.9% of the £94.78 billion total spend by PCTs. The estimate of expenditure on mental health does not include the majority of expenditure on primary care appointments which is recorded as a separate programme category.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide an estimate of expenditure on physical health. A number of programme categories will have elements of expenditure which could be classified as non-physical, for example, learning disabilities, neurological and social care.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no estimate of the cost to the economy of untreated mental illness.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 196245 196255 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48242

	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 criteria his Department use to define illness as mental as opposed to physical.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	196245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The International Classification of Diseases is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. This includes the analysis of the general health situation of population groups. It is used to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems.</p><p>The Tenth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems includes in Chapter V a detailed classification of more than 300 mental and behavioural disorders. Its publication follows extensive field-testing by more than 100 clinical and research centres in 40 countries.</p><p>Aggregate primary care trust (PCT) expenditure on mental health was £11.28 billion in 2012-13, which is 11.9% of the £94.78 billion total spend by PCTs. The estimate of expenditure on mental health does not include the majority of expenditure on primary care appointments which is recorded as a separate programme category.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide an estimate of expenditure on physical health. A number of programme categories will have elements of expenditure which could be classified as non-physical, for example, learning disabilities, neurological and social care.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no estimate of the cost to the economy of untreated mental illness.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 196254 196255 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

57983

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Digital Technology: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to address the shortage of skilled workers in the digital and technology sector.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	198735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy One Year On Progress Report (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306854/bis-14-707-industrial-strategy-progress-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306854/bis-14-707-industrial-strategy-progress-report.pdf</a>) published on 23<sup>rd</sup> April provides an update on progress on the Information Economy Strategy. The Information Economy Council is driving forward action in several areas including addressing skills issues, barriers to growth, and the analysis and use of data sets.</p><p>As a part of our work on skills we have created Higher Apprenticeships as an alternative to traditional graduate recruitment. In IT Higher Apprenticeships there have been 420 starts in 2012/13 compared with 60 starts in 2010/11. We have also created cyber security schools programmes, apprenticeships, internships, Centres for Doctoral Training and will shortly be launching a Cyber Security Massive Open Online Course.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 198736 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:12:56 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham