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60934

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Sunderland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of changes in average waiting times for GP appointments in Sunderland since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	200002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table contains results from NHS England's 2013 GP Patients Survey. The survey collected data from January to March and July to September 2013.</p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/06/2014 16:33:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ200002 - Table.docx title Table
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61053

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment NHS England has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of vaccines to recommend at-risk groups of people under 65 in need of (a) influenza, (b) pneumococcal and (c) pertussis vaccines.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	199994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England uses vaccine uptake data to assess the effectiveness of immunisation programmes at local, regional and national levels, which it commissions under the NHS public health functions agreement made with the Secretary of State. This agreement includes key deliverables for vaccine coverage which are set out in the agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Influenza vaccination coverage for at risk individuals from six months to under 65 years of age (excluding pregnant women) is included as a key deliverable in the agreements for 2013/14 and 2014/15, as is pertussis vaccine uptake for pregnant women in the agreement for 2014/15. There are baseline uptake levels for both these programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, influenza vaccination coverage for at risk individuals from six months to under 65 years of age, excluding pregnant women was 51.3% compared to the baseline of 50.0%. The baseline for 2014/15 is 51.3%. For pertussis vaccine uptake for pregnant women, the baseline in 2014/15 is 50.0%.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the agreements for 2013/14 (including the variation to the agreement) and for 2014/15 have been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ199994 - Lib Doc - Report Pt 1.pdf title Part 1 2 file name PQ199994 - Lib Doc - Report Pt 2.pdf title Part 2 3 file name PQ199994 - Lib Doc - Report Pt 3.pdf title Part 3 question first answered 17/06/2014 16:13:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

61048

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which areas NHS England pays for NHS services through (a) block grants, (b) activity payment mechanisms and (c) outcomes-based approaches.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	199992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England (as opposed to clinical commissioning groups, who pay for the majority of NHS acute services) pays for NHS services through a mixture of block contracts, activity payment mechanisms and outcomes-based approaches in areas such as specialised commissioning, primary care, armed forces, health and justice and public health.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides a breakdown of where various payments are made*.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/06/2014 16:23:46 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ199992 - Table.docx title Table
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

61043

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the uptake rate was of each (a) childhood vaccination, (b) vaccination for people aged 65 and over and (c) vaccination for people who fall into risk groups recommended by his Department as a proportion of the total eligible population for the vaccination, in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	199984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Much of the information requested is contained in “NHS Immunisation Statistics, England 2012-13” published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) on 26 September 2013. This provides vaccine uptake rates for routine childhood vaccinations. It also contains more limited information on the uptake of adult influenza immunisations. The report provides uptake information covering the period from 2002-03 to 2012-13. Tables 1 to 3 on pages 54 to 55 are particularly pertinent to the question. A copy of the HSCIC report has been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>Additional information on vaccine uptake which is not contained in the HSCIC report is set out as follows.</p><p> </p><p>(a) Childhood vaccination. Immunisation is offered to girls aged 12-13 to protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV) virus which can cause cervical cancer. Uptake of HPV vaccination from 2008-09, when it was introduced, is set out in Table 1. Figures for 2013-14 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Annual HPV vaccine uptake for females aged 12 to 13 years (England)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Uptake %</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>At least 1 dose</p></td><td><p>88.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At least 2 doses</p></td><td><p>86.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 doses</p></td><td><p>80.1</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>At least 1 dose</p></td><td><p>84.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At least 2 doses</p></td><td><p>82.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 doses</p></td><td><p>76.4</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>At least 1 dose</p></td><td><p>88.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At least 2 doses</p></td><td><p>87.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 doses</p></td><td><p>84.2</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>At least 1 dose</p></td><td><p>90.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At least 2 doses</p></td><td><p>89.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 doses</p></td><td><p>86.8</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>At least 1 dose</p></td><td><p>90.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At least 2 doses</p></td><td><p>89.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 doses</p></td><td><p>86.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Immunisation against influenza is offered to children with certain clinical conditions which put them at greater risk of the effects of influenza. Vaccine uptake is set out in Table 2.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Annual influenza vaccine uptake for children with clinical conditions aged 6 months to under16 years (England)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Children aged 6 months to 2 years with clinical condition. Vaccine Uptake</p><p>%</p></td><td><p>Children aged 2 to under 16 years with clinical condition.</p><p>Vaccine Uptake</p><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>22.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>22.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>23.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p>39.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>38.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td><td><p>38.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>42.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2013 vaccination of healthy two and three year old children against influenza was introduced. From September 2013 to January 2014 42.6% of two year old children, and 39.5% of three year old children were vaccinated.</p><p> </p><p>(b) People aged 65 and over. Influenza vaccination is offered to this group. Vaccine uptake is set out in Table 3.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3: Annual influenza vaccine uptake for people aged 65 or over (England)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Vaccine Uptake (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>71.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>75.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>73.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>73.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>74.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>72.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>74.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>73.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>73.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Immunisation is also offered against pneumococcal disease. The figures in Table 4 show the percentage of the population who have ever received a pneumococcal disease vaccine (PPV) since the age of 65. Figures for 2013-14 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Table 4: PPV uptake for people aged 65 or over (England)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Vaccine Uptake (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>64.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>66.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>69.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>68.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>69.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>70.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>68.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>69.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(c) People in risk groups. Influenza vaccination has been offered to all pregnant women since the 2010/11 flu season. Vaccine uptake is set out in Table 5.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5: Annual influenza vaccine uptake for all pregnant women (England)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Vaccine Uptake (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>38.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>27.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>40.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>39.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Influenza vaccination is also offered to people with certain clinical conditions which put them at greater risk of the effects of influenza. Vaccine uptake is set out in Table 6.</p><p> </p><p>Table 6: Annual influenza vaccine uptake for people with clinical conditions aged 16 to under 65 years (England)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Vaccine Uptake (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>45.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>48.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>50.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>53.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>51.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>53.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>52.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>53.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/06/2014 16:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ199984 - Lib Doc - Report.pdf title NHS Immunisation Statistics
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

60931

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department publishes Workforce Equality Data which consists of information about disciplinary cases combined together with grievance cases, by ethnicity. This information is presented in the attached table with the proportion of cases where ethnicity has not been declared.</p><p>Detailed information on disciplinary cases alone is not held for this full period, as penalties which may have been imposed would have been ‘spent'.</p><p>However, since 1 April 2013 detailed information is available and for the financial year 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 54% of staff who were subject to formal disciplinary proceedings were white British and 9% were of undeclared ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p>More information for the years 2012 to 2014 is available on the .GOV website on the links below:</p><p> </p><p>2012 - www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-health-workforce-information-2012</p><p> </p><p>2013 - www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-equality-information-department-of-health</p><p> </p><p>2014 - www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-equality-information-2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/06/2014 15:11:02 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ199887 - Table.docx title Table
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61132

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the principal cause of preventable premature mortality, measured in preventable years of life lost, in people up to the age of 60 years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	200154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 16/06/2014 10:06:41 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 200154.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

60880

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the ethnic breakdown of workers on zero hour contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/06/2014 12:16:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 199997.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60938

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff within her Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table 1 provides information on the proportion of staff within the Home <br>Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of <br>the last 4 financial years (2009-10 to 2012-13) and who were white. It is <br>planned that information for 2013-14 will be published in January 2015. <br><br>It has not been possible to provide information further broken down as white <br>British staff as historical data is not collated in this way and could only be <br>provided at disproportionate cost.<br><br>Individuals can be dismissed for a variety of reasons (such as conduct, <br>performance, or attendance). It is not possible to identify those dismissed <br>following disciplinary proceedings without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 199909 question first answered 16/06/2014 15:27:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 199888 and 199909 - Table 1.xls title Formal disciplinary proceedings
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60939

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff within her Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table 1 provides information on the proportion of staff within the Home <br>Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of <br>the last 4 financial years (2009-10 to 2012-13) and who were white. It is <br>planned that information for 2013-14 will be published in January 2015. <br><br>It has not been possible to provide information further broken down as white <br>British staff as historical data is not collated in this way and could only be <br>provided at disproportionate cost.<br><br>Individuals can be dismissed for a variety of reasons (such as conduct, <br>performance, or attendance). It is not possible to identify those dismissed <br>following disciplinary proceedings without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 199888 question first answered 16/06/2014 15:27:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 199888 and 199909 - Table 1.xls title Formal disciplinary proceedings
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61173

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) prosecuted under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harrassment Act 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	199865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 came into effect on 25 November 2012 and introduced two new offences of stalking into the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 under S2A and S4A. A table showing the number of offences charged and prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) under sections 2A and 4A that reached a first hearing in a magistrates' court since these sections came into force has been deposited in the Library of the House. The data provided only shows the number of offences, not the number of people charged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 199866 question first answered 16/06/2014 16:52:22 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald attachment 1 file name PQ 199865-19986 Harrasment data by CPS area.xlsx title CPS data - Harassment by CPS Area
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd