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178065

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of each case heard by an employment tribunal in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	223678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Employment tribunal cases can vary in nature and complexity and some can last over more than one year, particularly where collective disputes are involved. Claims in employment tribunals can be classified into either single or multiple claims. Multiple claims are where two or more people bring proceedings arising out of the same facts, usually against a common employer. Where claims are grouped as multiples, they are processed administratively and managed judicially together. We call these groups of claims ‘multiple claims cases’. One multiple claim case would therefore involve two or more claims. Claims can be disposed of in a variety of ways, including being rejected either because they are out of time, or have no reasonable chance of success. A minority of cases are disposed of at a full hearing.</p><p>There are therefore many ways the term an employment tribunal case can be interpreted. The costs directly attributable to each claim / case are not collected, as current systems do not allow us to link staff, judicial and other costs to claims / cases. As a result, it is not possible to provide average costs per case over the last three years on a comparable basis.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 17/03/2015 16:44:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

178127

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Sheffield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in Sheffield, Heeley constituency received the Warm Home Discount in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	223676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Data for the number of people applying for or receiving assistance under the Warm Home Discount scheme are not available on a regional or <strong><a title="In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them...." href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=169" target="_blank">constituency</a></strong> basis. Ofgem publishes an annual report on the scheme’s operation each year. The most recent report, for 2013/14, is available here:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-3" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-3</a></strong><strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/02/2015 11:55:04 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd attachment 1 file name WHDannualreportsy3.pdf title Warm Home Discount Annual Report 2013-4
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

178171

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sleep Apnoea
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 14 January 2015 to Question 220689, when he expects NICE to have developed a quality standard on sleep-disordered breathing.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	223677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is the lead commissioner for clinical guideline and quality standard for healthcare topics from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE has advised that it has received a formal referral for a clinical guideline and quality standard on sleep disordered breathing from NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE’s clinical guideline work programme is prioritised with NHS England on an annual basis. Sleep disordered breathing has not been included in the initial list of topics to start development in 2015-16 but will be included in future rounds of prioritisation. Once it has been scheduled, the guideline will then take approximately two years to develop and the development of the quality standard will follow on from this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/02/2015 16:02:33 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

178179

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
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 21 January 2015 to Question 220690, in how many of the accidents was the vehicle involved a large goods vehicle; and how many fatalities were caused by each such accident.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	223653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of fatal road accidents in which a driver of Heavy Goods Vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes) had “Fatigue” as contributory factor together with the number of fatalities resulting from those accidents is given below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of fatal accidents</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of fatalities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/02/2015 13:00:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

174156

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Engineering: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2015 to Question 219396, on the Employee Ownership Fund, what estimate he has made of the amount of the £0.72 million that will be spent on training women engineers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	221085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>I have decided to support two of the three applications that we received under the women in engineering call under the Employer Ownership Fund. The two companies will receive a total of £104k, £12k of which is planned to be drawn down by one of the companies in the current Financial Year. The Women in Engineering call is now closed. There are, however, further opportunities to support women engineers in the two Employer Ownership Fund calls that are currently open: supporting companies in the automotive supply chain and supporting engineering careers in smaller companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/01/2015 15:40:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

173800

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sleep Apnoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for continuous positive airways pressure therapy for those diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	220688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and for commissioning services to meet those needs. For patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, NHS England expects CCGs to take into account the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines when deciding what services should be made available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE has published technology appraisal guidance which recommends the use of continuous positive airway pressure as a treatment option for adults with moderate or severe symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome, where certain criteria are met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE has been commissioned to develop a quality standard on sleep disordered breathing and will in due course consider which conditions will be covered under the scope of the quality standard and the need for associated clinical guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently no special provisions for people with sleep apnoea who drive for a living, but this will be considered as part of the guideline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea and who are waiting for continuous positive airways pressure therapy are prioritised according to clinical need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not collect information centrally on the time people wait between diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea. The Referral to Treatment operational standards state that 90% admitted and 95% of non-admitted patients should start consultant-led treatment within 18 weeks of referral. In order to sustain delivery of these standards, 92% of patients who have not yet started treatment should have been waiting no more than 18 weeks. Whilst individual National Health Service organisations are monitored on their performance in this area, obstructive sleep apnoea is not separately identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 220687 220689 question first answered 21/01/2015 16:04:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

173801

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Driving: Sleep Apnoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a fast track service for continous positive airways pressure therapy for people who drive for a living.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	220689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and for commissioning services to meet those needs. For patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, NHS England expects CCGs to take into account the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines when deciding what services should be made available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE has published technology appraisal guidance which recommends the use of continuous positive airway pressure as a treatment option for adults with moderate or severe symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome, where certain criteria are met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE has been commissioned to develop a quality standard on sleep disordered breathing and will in due course consider which conditions will be covered under the scope of the quality standard and the need for associated clinical guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently no special provisions for people with sleep apnoea who drive for a living, but this will be considered as part of the guideline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea and who are waiting for continuous positive airways pressure therapy are prioritised according to clinical need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not collect information centrally on the time people wait between diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea. The Referral to Treatment operational standards state that 90% admitted and 95% of non-admitted patients should start consultant-led treatment within 18 weeks of referral. In order to sustain delivery of these standards, 92% of patients who have not yet started treatment should have been waiting no more than 18 weeks. Whilst individual National Health Service organisations are monitored on their performance in this area, obstructive sleep apnoea is not separately identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 220687 220688 question first answered 21/01/2015 16:04:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

173802

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal road traffic accidents were caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	220690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information specifically on drivers falling asleep at the wheel. However, the Department does hold information on the number of accidents where the attending police officer judged that driver fatigue contributed to the cause of the accident. The table below provides the number of fatal road traffic accidents that were reported to the police in which at least one driver was allocated the contributory factor of fatigue for 2011 to 2013.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of fatal accidents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/01/2015 09:57:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

173803

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Driving: Sleep Apnoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of waiting times between diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea for people who drive for a living.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	220687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and for commissioning services to meet those needs. For patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, NHS England expects CCGs to take into account the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines when deciding what services should be made available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE has published technology appraisal guidance which recommends the use of continuous positive airway pressure as a treatment option for adults with moderate or severe symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome, where certain criteria are met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE has been commissioned to develop a quality standard on sleep disordered breathing and will in due course consider which conditions will be covered under the scope of the quality standard and the need for associated clinical guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently no special provisions for people with sleep apnoea who drive for a living, but this will be considered as part of the guideline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea and who are waiting for continuous positive airways pressure therapy are prioritised according to clinical need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not collect information centrally on the time people wait between diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea. The Referral to Treatment operational standards state that 90% admitted and 95% of non-admitted patients should start consultant-led treatment within 18 weeks of referral. In order to sustain delivery of these standards, 92% of patients who have not yet started treatment should have been waiting no more than 18 weeks. Whilst individual National Health Service organisations are monitored on their performance in this area, obstructive sleep apnoea is not separately identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 220688 220689 question first answered 21/01/2015 16:04:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

172479

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 7 January 2015 to the hon. Member for Southport, by what proportion the Government has reduced the size of the Civil Service before adjusting for machinery of government changes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	220057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of this Government's long-term economic plan to pay down the deficit and help the country live within its means, we have reduced the size of the Civil Service. It has shrunk by 16% since the 2010 General Election, or 21% once adjusted for Machinery of Government changes that moved staff into the Civil Service since the last General Election. This represents a significant increase in efficiency and productivity, and has helped save taxpayers £2.4bn last year alone, compared to spending in the year before the 2010 General Election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:31:55 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn