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168048

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department and NHS England are taking to ensure that local autism diagnostic pathways are improving outcomes for adults with autism locally.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	217269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is currently seeking views on proposed new statutory guidance for local authorities and National Health Service organisations to support the implementation of <em>Think Autism, </em>the update to the 2010 adult autism strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation looks at issues including the identification and diagnosis of autism in adults, and the proposal that NHS England local audit teams should look at people’s experiences of the diagnostic process locally and assure themselves that this is acceptable. The consultation period began on 7 November and closes on 19 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Responses are invited from a wide range of people and groups, including adults with autism, families and carers, health and social care organisations that plan, commission and provide services for autism and their families. The Department intends to issue the statutory guidance in February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority areas will also report back on progress they are making on autism diagnosis and other issues in Public Health England’s forthcoming national autism self-assessment exercise on implementing the Adult Autism Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 217270 question first answered 09/12/2014 15:16:33 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

168049

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure professional awareness of diagnostic pathways will be prioritised among (a) health bodies and (b) local authorities in the statutory guidance on implementing the adult autism strategy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	217270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is currently seeking views on proposed new statutory guidance for local authorities and National Health Service organisations to support the implementation of <em>Think Autism, </em>the update to the 2010 adult autism strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation looks at issues including the identification and diagnosis of autism in adults, and the proposal that NHS England local audit teams should look at people’s experiences of the diagnostic process locally and assure themselves that this is acceptable. The consultation period began on 7 November and closes on 19 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Responses are invited from a wide range of people and groups, including adults with autism, families and carers, health and social care organisations that plan, commission and provide services for autism and their families. The Department intends to issue the statutory guidance in February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority areas will also report back on progress they are making on autism diagnosis and other issues in Public Health England’s forthcoming national autism self-assessment exercise on implementing the Adult Autism Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 217269 question first answered 09/12/2014 15:16:33 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

166981

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the report on her Department's review of asbestos policy in schools.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	216666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working with stakeholders, experts and the Health and Safety Executive to consider the latest evidence, and determine appropriate policy responses. We will provide an update on the management of asbestos in schools in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:55:41 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

166731

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	216416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government believes that strong and effective laws already exist in the UK under which individuals, including children, may seek enforceable remedies in the courts or tribunals if they feel that their rights have been breached. We do not therefore currently believe that ratification of the Optional Protocol is necessary. Nonetheless, the Government will continue to keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/12/2014 17:01:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

157057

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213491, how many representations he has received on the future of the winter fuel allowance claimed by UK citizens living in mainland France on a UK state pension.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	215482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government intends to bring in an eligibility criterion derived from average winter temperatures, with payments going only to eligible people living in EEA countries with cold climates. The regulations establishing Winter Fuel Payments for 2015/16 will include the new eligibility condition. These regulations are made annually under the Social Security Contributions &amp; Benefits Act 1992, and those for winter 2015/16 will be made in the current Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 June 2014, we have received two Parliamentary Questions, twenty one items of Ministerial or official correspondence and four Freedom of Information requests relating to the future of Winter Fuel Payments in France. Following the European Court ruling in the Stewart case, Winter Fuel Payments are made to those with a “genuine and sufficient link” to the UK, rather than – as previously – being restricted to those who had previously received a Payment in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 215483 question first answered 25/11/2014 12:14:23 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

157059

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213491, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on amending the eligibility criterion derived from average winter temperatures.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	215483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government intends to bring in an eligibility criterion derived from average winter temperatures, with payments going only to eligible people living in EEA countries with cold climates. The regulations establishing Winter Fuel Payments for 2015/16 will include the new eligibility condition. These regulations are made annually under the Social Security Contributions &amp; Benefits Act 1992, and those for winter 2015/16 will be made in the current Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 June 2014, we have received two Parliamentary Questions, twenty one items of Ministerial or official correspondence and four Freedom of Information requests relating to the future of Winter Fuel Payments in France. Following the European Court ruling in the Stewart case, Winter Fuel Payments are made to those with a “genuine and sufficient link” to the UK, rather than – as previously – being restricted to those who had previously received a Payment in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 215482 question first answered 25/11/2014 12:14:24 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

156793

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation with GPs he undertook when developing his position on the Off-patent Drugs Bill.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	215338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>In developing our response, we have taken advice from clinicians and officials at NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and taken account of views expressed by other stakeholder organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/11/2014 17:36:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

156794

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients were prescribed off-patent drugs outside their licensed indications in (a) 2013, (b) 2012 and (c) 2011.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	215214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to determine if a drug is prescribed within its licensed indication as information on the condition for which a drug is prescribed by a clinician to his/her patient is not recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/11/2014 17:40:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

155584

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Pension Funds: Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the extent of the use of cold calling in relation to pension fund transfers.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	214235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency monitors trends in fraudulent activity, including cold calls, to help target action. Whilst we cannot put a precise figure on transfer-related activity initiated by cold calls it is apparent that cold calling is a route often used by scammers. The public and industry can do their bit to help develop the intelligence picture by reporting concerns to Action Fraud (<a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, both the Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are running information campaigns (Scorpion and ScamSmart respectively) as part of Project Bloom to raise the profile of the threat posed by pension and investment scams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 14:18:15 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

114950

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the future of the winter fuel allowance for UK citizens living in mainland France on a state pension; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	213491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We have received correspondence relating to Winter Fuel Payments, to which we have replied.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government intends to bring in an eligibility criterion derived from average winter temperatures with payments going only to eligible people living in EEA countries with cold climates. Legislation will need to be passed before any change can be made.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/11/2014 14:24:58 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke