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166284

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason there is a 15-day turnaround period for her private office to respond to urgent requests from hon. Members for a meeting with her.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>There is no fifteen day turnaround period when handling requests for meetings. Under normal circumstances, urgent requests from hon. Members for a meeting with the Secretary of State are dealt with in a timely manner.</p><p> </p><p>In this instance, the hon. Member’s office contacted the Department’s National Helpline but was not put through to the Secretary of State’s Private Office.</p><p>Officials have apologised to the hon. Member’s office for this, and for the delay that resulted, and officials have assured me that it will not happen again.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2014 16:46:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166328

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether additional funding for running costs is provided to clinical commissioning groups given additional responsibilities for the commissioning or co-commissioning of specialised services.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of specialised services. It is for Ministers to decide, with independent advice, the conditions that should be on the specialised commissioning list.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During 2015-16 there will be monitoring of all specialised commissioning expenditure against nominal clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) budgets. This information will enable both NHS England commissioners and CCG commissioners to better understand the financial position and any pressures on all specialised services. NHS England will also be engaging with CCGs through co-commissioning to carry out work to redesign pathways and invest in upstream interventions. In this context there will be no additional funding for CCG running costs for 2015-16 but this may be revisited in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For services that have been recommended for transfer, a new Task and Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support CCGs would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 216131 question first answered 01/12/2014 17:26:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166331

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the clinical rationale is for NHS England's proposal to decommission dialysis as a specialised service.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on Specialised Services. PSSAG meets multiple times a year. PSSAG met and formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014. PSSAG felt that renal dialysis services no longer met the criteria for specialised commissioning and the responsibility for commissioning the service should be transferred to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has advised that they are in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task &amp; Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support CCGs would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has launched a public consultation to consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety. This consultation closes on 9 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/12/2014 17:29:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166336

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
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 ensure that (a) clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) do not inherit budget deficits when taking responsibility for commissioning or co-commissioning specialised services and (b) existing healh services commissioned by clinical commissioning groups are not adversely affected by the additional specialised services responsibilities of CCGs.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of specialised services. It is for Ministers to decide, with independent advice, the conditions that should be on the specialised commissioning list.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During 2015-16 there will be monitoring of all specialised commissioning expenditure against nominal clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) budgets. This information will enable both NHS England commissioners and CCG commissioners to better understand the financial position and any pressures on all specialised services. NHS England will also be engaging with CCGs through co-commissioning to carry out work to redesign pathways and invest in upstream interventions. In this context there will be no additional funding for CCG running costs for 2015-16 but this may be revisited in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For services that have been recommended for transfer, a new Task and Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support CCGs would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 216233 question first answered 01/12/2014 17:26:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166338

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Waste Disposal: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will request that the Health Protection Agency undertakes an assessment of the effects on public health of modern hazardous waste sites and the materials put to landfill in those sites.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The former Health Protection Agency (HPA) became part of Public Health England (PHE) in April 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2011, the HPA published a review of the ‘Impact on Health of Emissions from Landfill Sites’, which included landfills for hazardous waste. The review considered research from the Environment Agency, peer reviewed epidemiological studies and statements from the independent expert committee, the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer products and the Environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The review concluded that there has been no new evidence to change the previous advice that living close to a well-managed landfill site does not pose a significant risk to human health. As noted in the review, detailed site-specific risk assessment should remain an important part of the permitting and management process. PHE is consulted by the Environment Agency when they receive permit applications and variations for landfill sites, to ensure that public health is protected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/12/2014 17:29:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166373

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process is in place for triggering a review of the Shortage Occupation List insofar as it relates to the overhead line worker sector.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) reviews the Shortage Occupation List <br>when commissioned to do so by the Government. Such commissions are made <br>approximately every two years.<br><br>As stated in previous written answers (213992/213993 and 214206, 17 November), <br>the MAC is currently carrying out a review relating to this sector. It has <br>issued a public call for evidence which closes on 5 December. <br>Details can be found on the gov.uk website: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/migration-advisory-committee-mac-review-of-sh<br>ortage-occupation-lists</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:46:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166380

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons were for the voltage restriction placed on the overhead lineworkers category on the Shortage Occupation List by the Migration Advisory Committee in its review published in February 2013; what organisations gave evidence on the restriction of the category to high voltage workers; and what organisations were invited to give evidence on that restriction.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) did not reconsider the skill level of <br>linesworkers in its February 2013 report. As the report explains, the review <br>of linesworkers was limited to reviewing the inclusion of the job on the <br>Shortage Occupation List, based on the MAC’s &quot;shortage&quot; and &quot;sensible&quot; criteria <br>only.<br><br>The MAC last considered the skill level, which led to only high voltage <br>linesworkers being included on the Shortage Occupation List, on pages 28-29 of <br>its March 2011 report, which can be read on the gov.uk website at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-uk-shortage-occupation-list-for-tier-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-uk-shortage-occupation-list-for-tier-2</a>.<br><br>The Government expects the MAC to review the skill level of linesworkers on <br>high and low voltage lines as part of its current review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:47:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166422

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers have lost their licence due to hypoglycaemic incidents in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of drivers who have had their driving licence revoked or their application for a driving licence refused due to a hypoglycaemic incident in each of the last five years is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of licences refused/ revoked due to hypoglycaemic incident</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>703</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>1,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1,066</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The increase in the number of driving licences revoked or refused from 2011 results from the introduction of the changes to the minimum health standards for drivers with diabetes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/12/2014 12:10:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166460

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department has allocated for implementing the Lancashire and Blackpool local flood risk management strategy; and whether any of that funding is ring-fenced for dredging in West Lancashire constituency.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>For 2014-15 Blackpool Unitary Authority has received £23,000 and Lancashire County Council has received £316,000 from Defra to meet their responsibilities under the Flood and Water Management Act. Additional revenue funding is also provided by the Department for Communities and Local Government for the same purpose, through the local government finance settlement. The funding is not ring-fenced.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/12/2014 14:44:42 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper