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57635

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date	04/06/2014
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	Balkans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support people affected by recent flooding in the Balkans
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	198545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>I discussed the impact of the floods with Prime Minister Vucic of Serbia in Belgrade on 2 June and with Prime Minister Bevanda in Sarajevo on 3 June. During my visit to the region I also met the Serbian Red Cross and travelled to Maglaj in Bosnia-Herzegovina to meet the Mayor and representatives of World Vision.</p><p>In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), between 18 and 23 May a thirty-three person water rescue team from the British Fire Service was deployed to work alongside EUFOR Operation Althea and local rescue efforts. They rescued nearly 200 people, delivered large amounts of humanitarian aid, and helped restore power in villages North of Bijeljina.</p><p>In Serbia, the UK provided 64 radios for the Serbian Ministry of the Interior, to assist with the coordination of their response teams; and donated £280,000 worth of heavy lift and transport vehicles to the Serbian Red Cross to aid their relief distribution effort.</p><p>A team from the UK flew out to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the week commencing 20 May to assess likely humanitarian and recovery needs. During my visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina I was able to announce that the UK had approved £250,000 to support a World Vision flood response project in the region focussing on sanitation and health and providing support for 140,000 people made homeless by the floods.</p><p>In addition to this bilateral support, the UK provided support to BiH, Serbia and Croatia through the EU, UN and other international organisations. In BiH, EUFOR Operation Althea, to which the UK contributes troops in-theatre and in reserve, assisted the BiH Armed Forces in their response to the flooding. The First Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, who provide part of EUFOR's intermediate reserve, and are in BiH for a routine operational rehearsal, will assist the BiH Armed Forces in this regard.</p><p>The UK has worked closely with the EU European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), and offered advice and assistance during all phases of the flood response effort. ECHO have released €3.2m in humanitarian aid to support the most vulnerable population in BiH and in Serbia (to which the UK will have contributed 15%).</p><p>The Government will work closely with the UNDP, the EU and other international organisations to assess what further help might be given to help both Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina recover from the impact of the floods.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/06/2014 14:52:46 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

57927

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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on research for a cure for Type 1 diabetes in the last three years; and if he will take steps to increase such funding in the forthcoming financial year.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	198819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Medical Research Council (MRC) is one of the seven Research Councils sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The MRC funds a broad portfolio of diabetes research which amounted to £24 million in 2012/13. Of this, £3.6 million (15%) is relevant to Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). This includes underpinning studies relevant to diabetes in general, as well as studies on the prevention, treatment and the downstream consequences of T1D. Expenditure on T1D research over the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Medical Research Council expenditure on Type 1 diabetes, 2008/9 to 2012/13</p><p> </p><p>Year Expenditure</p><p> </p><p>2008/09 £4.7m</p><p> </p><p>2009/10 £3.7m</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 £3.6m</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 £4.0m</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 £3.6m</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: where a research project is related to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, 100% of the project value has been included in the totals shown above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC does not routinely analyse expenditure on diabetes research beyond an analysis of T1D and Type 2 Diabetes research. However, details of all research supported by the MRC, including summaries describing the aims of the research and links to research publications and outputs can be found on the Research Council UK's Gateway to Research at: <a href="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/" target="_blank">http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC does not normally allocate funds to particular topics but always welcomes high quality applications into any aspect of human health. All applications are judged in open competition and the primary considerations in funding decisions are scientific quality and importance to human health. In keeping with the Haldane principle, decisions on research priorities and funding are taken by the Research Councils based on advice from the scientific community through peer review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Technology Strategy Board spend on T1D in the last three years was £354,879.00. This relates to a project which ran in 2010/11.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 09/06/2014 15:56:31 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

57928

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional support she is providing to the Passport Office to ensure it continues to meet the deadlines for applications to be processed and returned during the holiday period.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	198792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office looks to ensure that adequate resources are in place to meet demand whilst ensuring that resources are proportionate to that demand. Contingencies are in place to coincide with peak periods of demand e.g. school breaks and summer holidays.</p><p> </p><p>This primarily involves staff working overtime but also includes, as required, the redeployment of resources to support passport application examination staff and to assist in the handling of customer contact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 16:00:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

57929

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carers
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 improve support for carers.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	198796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>Carers are central to the Government's reform of social care and support, with significant improvements in the Care Act which extends carers rights to an assessment which will be based on the appearance of a need for support. For the first time, local authorities will be required to meet carers' eligible needs for support.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided £400 million to the National Health Service over four years from 2011 for carers to have breaks from their caring responsibilities. For 2015-16, the carers' breaks funding will be in the Better Care Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We have also provided more than £2 million in recent years to the professional bodies such as the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Nursing, Carers UK and the Carers Trust to develop initiatives to raise early awareness of carers among healthcare professionals and to help identify and support carers. We have committed more than £1 million in 2014–15 to enable these organisations to build on this work and to develop new initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>We set out our vision for transforming primary care in <em>Transforming Primary Care: Safe, proactive, personalised care for those who need it most</em>. It recognises the importance of involving and supporting carers and sets out a clear expectation for general practitioners to identify carers as a matter of course.</p><p>Carers are also central to the work that NHS England is leading to improve the quality of life of people with long term conditions. Their action plan, <em>NHS England's Commitment to Carers</em> includes a series of commitments around eight priorities, including raising the profile of carers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 09/06/2014 14:38:36 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

57930

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support, advice, guidance and funding his Department makes available for children and adults diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	198820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>Our overall aim is for all people with diabetes to have the right support to manage their condition, with access to specialist care when they need it. To help deliver this, NHS England has set out in “Action for Diabetes” how it will support improvements in outcomes for people with diabetes, focussing on earlier diagnosis of all diabetes, and support for people to manage their diabetes and so improve their quality of life.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England has recently piloted a sample service specification for the management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes based on the NICE Quality Standard for Diabetes with a number of clinical commissioning groups. This is a tool that commissioners can choose to use to deliver high quality care and offers a model for commissioning integrated care for those with diabetes. It highlights the specific care needs for those with Type 1 diabetes where they differ from those with Type 2 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>Also, the Department's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) makes a significant contribution to global research on Type 1 diabetes, in particular through its world-class research infrastructure. The NIHR Clinical Research Network is currently recruiting to 32 studies in Type 1 diabetes, in addition to 58 studies relevant to both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Expenditure by the NIHR on research on Type 1 diabetes through research programmes, research centres and units, and research training awards rose from £1.8 million in 2011-12 to an estimated £2.8 million in 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/06/2014 15:15:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

57931

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abbey Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) enhanced frequency and (b) restoration of late night trains are mandatory requirements in the specification for the tendering process of Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey station.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	198822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p>The Department for Transport intends to negotiate a Direct Award for the West Midlands franchise to run from April 2016 to June 2017. We will work with the incumbent train operator, London Midland, to consider service enhancements and we will include the Watford Junction – St Albans route in our discussions. Any improvements will have to demonstrate both a positive business case and that they are affordable within the budget provided for the franchise.</p><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 09/06/2014 14:23:41 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford