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93534

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake a review of the medical criteria for applying for positions within the Royal Navy to prevent the exclusion of people with (a) autism and (b) ADHD.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	210642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>It is our policy that all Armed Forces personnel should be recruited to be fully fit for deployment worldwide on operations. For this reason, the Services do not recruit personnel with existing medical conditions which may adversely impact on the effectiveness of the Armed Forces, or which may themselves be exacerbated by military circumstances. <br><br>Whilst those diagnosed with autism are excluded from joining the Services on medical grounds, those individuals suffering mild or entirely non-disabling Asperger’s Syndrome may meet the entry standards following an assessment by an occupational health physician and gaining a favourable assessment after pre-entry tests of suitability for military service. <br><br>Recruitment may be permitted for those with ADHD where there is no history of violence or delinquent behaviour, there has been a period of more than three years freedom from symptoms and the candidate has been off all treatment for three years prior to application and is functioning normally.<br><br>The medical entry criteria undergo a rolling programme of revision and that for autism and ADHD have recently been reviewed. Unless new evidence is brought to our attention there is no requirement for a further review at this time.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 20/10/2014 15:47:08 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

93573

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the cancer drugs fund has been spent in Liverpool since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	210689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Prior to April 2013, information on the Cancer Drugs Fund was administered through clinical panels based in each strategic health authority (SHA) and data on spend through the Fund in each city was not collected. Information on spend by the North West SHA and in England in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Amount Spent (£000)</p><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Amount Spent (£000)<br> 2011-12</p></td><td><p>Amount Spent (£000)<br> 2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West SHA</p></td><td><p>7,400</p></td><td><p>10,015</p></td><td><p>29,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>38,254</p></td><td><p>108,327</p></td><td><p>175,334</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source</em>: Information provided to the Department by SHAs</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has had oversight of the Fund since April 2013 and does not collect information at city level. In 2013-14, £63,368,429 was spent through the Fund in the North of England region and total national expenditure in England, net of any central rebates, was £230,539,005. Figures for 2014-15 are not currently available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/10/2014 16:20:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

93574

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the total number of alcohol-related (a) GP and (b) hospital admissions in each English region.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	210688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table contain the sum of the estimated alcohol attributable fractions (AAFs) for admission for patients via a general practitioner (GP) (Emergency) and hospital.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that these figures are not a count of people and represent an estimated number of admissions that were attributable to alcohol.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>AAFs are based on the proportion of a given diagnosis or injury that is estimated to be attributed to alcohol. Some diagnoses or injuries will, by definition, be wholly attributable to alcohol and have an AAF of one, others will only be partly attributable to alcohol and have an AAF greater than zero, but less than one. Diagnoses or injuries that are not attributable at all to alcohol will have an AAF of zero.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These figures are derived by summing all AAFs for the relevant admissions and should therefore only be interpreted as an estimate of the number of admissions that can be attributed to alcohol.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, partial AAFs are not applicable to children aged under 16 years, therefore figures for this age group relate only to wholly – attributable admissions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sum of AAFs<sup>1</sup> of finished admission episodes<sup>2 </sup>(FAEs) for (a) all admissions and (b) emergency admissions via a GP by strategic health authority of treatment for 2012-13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Strategic Health Authority of Treatment</p></td><td><p>Emergency admission</p><p>via a GP</p></td><td><p>Hospital admissions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>4,835</p></td><td><p>85,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>11,686</p></td><td><p>202,278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire And The Humber</p></td><td><p>7,694</p></td><td><p>133,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,796</p></td><td><p>83,266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>8,660</p></td><td><p>134,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>7,813</p></td><td><p>121,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1,512</p></td><td><p>181,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Coast</p></td><td><p>4,709</p></td><td><p>90,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>5,909</p></td><td><p>68,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>11,843</p></td><td><p>129,849</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>70,457</p></td><td><p>1,232,464</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source</em>: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Health &amp; Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Alcohol–related admissions</p><p> </p><p>The number of alcohol-related admissions is based on the methodology developed by the North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO), which uses 48 indicators for alcohol-related illnesses, determining the proportion of a wide range of diseases and injuries that can be partly attributed to alcohol as well as those that are, by definition, wholly attributable to alcohol. Further information on these proportions can be found at http://www.nwph.net/nwpho/publications/AlcoholAttributableFractions.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The AAF is set to 1 (100%) where the admission is considered to be entirely due to alcohol, e.g. in the case of alcoholic liver disease - these records are described as wholly alcohol attributable.</p><p> </p><p>The alcohol attributable fraction is set to a value greater than 0 but less than 1 according to the NWPHO definition, e.g. the alcohol fraction of an admission with a primary diagnosis of C00 - malignant neoplasm of lip, where the patient is male and between 65 and 74 is 0.44 - these records are described as partly alcohol attributable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These wholly and partly attributable fractions can be aggregated to supply an estimate of activity which can be considered wholly or partly attributable to alcohol.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Partly AAFs are not applicable to children under 16. Therefore figures for this age group relate only to wholly-attributable admissions, where the attributable fraction is one.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. Finished admission episodes</p><p> </p><p>A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3. &quot;Total&quot; Strategic Health Authority of Treatment</p><p> </p><p>Note that the &quot;Total&quot; SHA of Treatment includes patients treated in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/10/2014 16:25:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

93575

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the population in the city of (a) Birmingham, (b) Manchester, (c) Leeds, (d) Newcastle, (e) Bristol, (f) Southampton and (g) Nottingham has a long-term medical condition.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	210687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not have the information available in the format requested. In total, more than 15 million people in England have a long-term condition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the Office for National Statistics ‘2011 Census: Long-term health problem or disability, local authorities in the United Kingdom’ has data relating to the number of people with disabilities which limit their 'Day-to-day activities'. This is defined as ‘any health problem or disability (including problems related to old age) which has lasted or is expected to last for at least 12 months.’ The Data for Bristol, Southampton and Nottingham is from unitary authorities (UA) and is presented in the following format<sup>1</sup>:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Total Population</p></td><td><p>Day-to-day activities limited a lot (%)</p></td><td><p>Day-to-day activities limited a little (%)</p></td><td><p>Day-to-day activities not limited</p><p>(%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>1,073,045</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>81.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>503,127</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>82.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>751,485</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>83.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne</p></td><td><p>280,177</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>81.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol, City of UA</p></td><td><p>428,234</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>83.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton UA</p></td><td><p>236,882</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>83.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham UA</p></td><td><p>305,680</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>81.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/datasets-and-tables/index.html?pageSize=50&amp;sortBy=none&amp;sortDirection=none&amp;newquery=long-term+conditions&amp;content-type=Reference+table&amp;content-type=Dataset</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 20/10/2014 15:59:58 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

93455

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage long-term and sustainable growth in the finance sector.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gilbert
	uin	210735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of having a growing but stable finance sector. Since the financial crisis the Government has, domestically and with EU and international partners, implemented an unprecedented range of regulatory reforms to improve the safety and resilience of the financial sector. The Government will continue to promote long-term and sustainable growth domestically and with EU and international partners, including in the finance sector. In addition, the Government will continue efforts through the Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, a strategic body chaired by HM Treasury, to attract inward investment, promote external trade and encourage the growth of the UK’s financial services sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/10/2014 09:07:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4101 label Biography information for Stephen Gilbert

93540

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Premium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of how many infant pupils (a) are eligible to receive pupil premium and (b) have been registered to receive pupil premium in the school year 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	210677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Pupil premium funding is allocated to state-funded schools for each financial year rather than by school year, primarily on the basis of the number of pupils recorded in the January school census as having been registered for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years. A smaller proportion of pupils attract the pupil premium on the basis of being looked after, or having left care through adoption or under a Special Guardianship, Residence or Child Arrangements Order.</p><p>The Department for Education has published illustrative pupil premium funding allocations for the financial year 2014-15, based on census data from 2013. Final allocations for 2014-15 will be published later in the year, based on pupil data gathered through the January 2014 school census and the spring 2014 children looked after data return (and also the October 2014 school census, for adopted and other previously looked after pupils who were not recorded as such in the January 2014 school census).</p><p>From the data on which the published illustrative allocations for 2014-15 are based, the Department estimates that 430,350 pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 will attract pupil premium funding on the basis of having been registered for FSM at any point in the last 6 years.</p><p>Pupil premium final allocations for the financial year 2015-16 will be based on pupil data gathered through the forthcoming January 2015 school census and the spring 2015 children looked after data return. Final allocations for 2015-16 will be published towards the end of 2015. To ensure we have the best estimates, we are working with primary schools and local authorities so that registration rates for benefits-related FSM are maintained for pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 classes.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/10/2014 13:46:51 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

93655

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M20
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to include any noise reducing measures to the imminent resurfacing of the M20 between junctions eight and nine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	210740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The forthcoming scheme between junctions 8 and 9 of the M20 is to retexture the existing concrete carriageway, rather than resurface. The concrete on this stretch of road has worn down and become smoother over time and so there is a need to install grooves to improve skid resistance, to increase safety for road users. The Highways Agency will resurface this stretch at the end of its serviceable life with a material that has lower noise generating properties.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/10/2014 16:15:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

93543

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	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	Bees: Beetles
	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 steps the Government has taken to prevent the spread of the beehive beetle through produce imported from Italy.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	210631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Defra’s Pest Risk Analysis for the small hive beetle, including an assessment of its potential impact, has been published and can be found at <a href="http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/downloadDocument.cfm?id=945" target="_blank">www.nationalbeeunit.com/downloadDocument.cfm?id=945</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Exports of bees are banned from an area of 100 km around the outbreak and the Italian authorities are taking steps to eradicate the beetle.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a precaution, in addition to inspecting recent exports of bees to England and Wales, Defra has alerted and provided advisory leaflets on the small hive beetle to the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, the Horticulture Marketing Inspectorate, and trade associations representing importers of plant produce. We have asked them to remain vigilant and report any suspected findings to the National Bee Unit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 210632 question first answered 20/10/2014 16:44:46 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

93545

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	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	Bees: Beetles
	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 assessment she has made of the effect of the beehive beetle on the honey bee population in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	210632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Defra’s Pest Risk Analysis for the small hive beetle, including an assessment of its potential impact, has been published and can be found at <a href="http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/downloadDocument.cfm?id=945" target="_blank">www.nationalbeeunit.com/downloadDocument.cfm?id=945</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Exports of bees are banned from an area of 100 km around the outbreak and the Italian authorities are taking steps to eradicate the beetle.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a precaution, in addition to inspecting recent exports of bees to England and Wales, Defra has alerted and provided advisory leaflets on the small hive beetle to the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, the Horticulture Marketing Inspectorate, and trade associations representing importers of plant produce. We have asked them to remain vigilant and report any suspected findings to the National Bee Unit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 210631 question first answered 20/10/2014 16:44:46 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

93652

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide further details of his Department's spending on sustainable travel, as listed in section G of the Department's annual report and accounts 2013-14, by category of expenditure, in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	210831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is available on data.gov here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information in the table below is taken from the HM Treasury reporting database.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/10/2014 15:29:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name 210831 - table.xls title HM Treasury Reporting Database Table
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden