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101567

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans the Government is making for quarantine procedures for people entering the UK from countries where the Ebola virus is present in the event of a further spread of that virus.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	212378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>In addition to departure screening in affected countries, entry screening has been introduced for people travelling to the United Kingdom from Ebola infected areas. This also provides them with clear advice about immediate actions should they develop any relevant symptoms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are already public health powers in place to enable the quarantining of an individual suffering from the symptoms of Ebola should they be needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the threat posed to the UK by the spread of Ebola virus disease, and the measures required to tackle it, under regular review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/11/2014 15:23:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

101647

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of charging for NHS services required because of injuries caused by alcohol or drug misuse.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	212524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>We recognise that drinking alcohol and drug use does place significant strain on the National Health Service, but there are both ethical and practical reasons not to seek payment from patients. The founding principle of the NHS is that services are free of charge, available to all on the basis of need, not ability to pay. It is funded accordingly, from general taxation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/11/2014 15:40:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

101631

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Mali
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) HM service personnel and (b) civilians have been seconded by the UK Government to (a) MINUSMA and (b) the EU Training Mission in Mali; and how many such personnel speak both English and French.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	212440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 30 UK Service personnel and two Foreign and Commonwealth Office civilians serving in the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali). There are two UK Service personnel serving in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Of these 34, five speak both English and French.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 06/11/2014 17:31:08 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 26461 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

101657

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students of each institution have been deported from UK universities and colleges as a result of Educational Testing Service investigations in each month since February 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	212476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Following investigations, significant steps have been taken to identify, locate and remove those who have fraudulently obtained visas through abuse of ETS. <br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly transparency data which shows the total number of individuals who have been removed as a result of their involvement in the Educational Testing Service fraud. The most recent published data covers the period up to 30 June 2014 and can be found at: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014</a> <br><br>As at 30 June, the Home Office had made more than 1800 refusal and removal decisions, carried out almost 800 enforcement visits, detained over 300 <br>individuals and removed over 90.<br><br>We are unable to break the number of individuals who have been removed into sub groups based on the institution of study as this runs the risk of making those individuals identifiable. In addition to this the data that would be required to make the requested breakdown is not available from one source and would incur disproportionate costs to gather it manually. <br><br>As I stated to the House on 24 June, the Home Office will provide regularupdates to the House. These updates will be provided as part of the <br>regular publication of data on the department’s work on borders and immigration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212477 212478 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:26:53 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25571 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

101523

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	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	Apprentices: Cumbria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeships were created in (a) Cumbria and (b) South Lakeland in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	212460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship starts by geography is published in a supplementary table to a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364255/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364255/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/11/2014 14:16:59 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

101526

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Ambulance Services: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will exempt charitably-funded rapid response vehicles from VAT.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	212407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Many already benefit from a UK zero-rate. So for example, the supply of an ambulance (including an air ambulance) that is purchased with charitable funds is zero-rated for VAT when it is supplied to an eligible body such as an NHS hospital or a charity that provides rescue or first aid services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/11/2014 16:37:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

101537

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Broadband: Cumbria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made in improving 3G and 4G mobile telephone signals (a) nationally and (b) in Cumbria since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	212408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The first 4G services were launched in the UK on 30 October 2012. Ofcom auctioned 800 MHz and 2600 MHz spectrum in January/February 2013 for 4G mobile broadband services including for a licence won by Telefonica O2 which included a coverage obligation to reach 98% of the UK population indoors by the end of 2017. All four mobile network operators had launched 4G mobile broadband services by the end of 2013 and all are aiming to reach 98% of the UK population by the end of 2015.</p><p>According to Ofcom’s Infrastructure Report 2013 Update, over 99% of UK premises were served by at least one operator offering 3G services, with almost 80% of premises served by all operators. That report did not provide figures for 4G mobile broadband coverage although EE claims coverage of over 75% of the UK population with its 4G services. The next Ofcom Infrastructure Report will be published before the end of the year and will include 4G coverage data</p><p>According to Ofcom, over 94% of premises in Cumbria could receive a 3G signal from at least one operator although only 53% of premises received signal from all operators. 4G services have been launched by at least one operator in Cumbria.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2014 16:55:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

101564

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ambulance Services: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the active time of North West Ambulance Service ambulances stationed outside South Lakeland District is spent inside that District.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	212422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally but might be obtained from the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The Government expects all ambulance trusts to provide a quality response to their populations based on the clinical needs of the patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 212421 question first answered 03/11/2014 17:47:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

101573

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ambulance Services: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the active time of the North West Ambulance Service ambulances stationed in South Lakeland District is spent outside that district.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	212421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally but might be obtained from the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The Government expects all ambulance trusts to provide a quality response to their populations based on the clinical needs of the patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 212422 question first answered 03/11/2014 17:47:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

101555

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the reasons were for the time taken by his Department to reply to correspondence from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on Virunaga National Park.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>I understand that the unacceptably long delay in providing a response to the correspondence in question was caused by administrative difficulties in transferring the response between Government Departments. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) responded to 95 per cent of all ministerial correspondence within its twenty-day deadline in 2013 and I am sorry that, in this instance, the response was not received as promptly as it should have been. The letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire was recieved by the FCO on 8 September and a response was sent to her on 30 September.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 03/11/2014 16:18:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101563

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Scotland
	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 the effectiveness and merits of (a) the recently announced New Medicines Fund in Scotland and (b) other funding models aimed at driving improved patient access to innovative medicines in the context of the payments made by the pharmaceutical industry under the current Pharmaceutical Pricing Regulation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The New Medicines Fund in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government and it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment on its effectiveness or merits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In England, in accordance with normal government accounting rules and the agreed 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), there is no separately identified or ring-fenced funding stream associated with PPRS payments. Nevertheless, the Government can provide an assurance that all PPRS payments received for England will be used for spending on improving patients’ health and care. As part of this, NHS England and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry are pressing ahead with plans to improve access to and optimise the use of medicines to improve patient outcomes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 05/11/2014 15:04:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101565

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that payments made by the pharmaceutical industry under the current Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme are used to NHS England to achieve measurable and improved access to new medicines by NHS patients.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) supports the National Health Service to improve patient access to clinically and cost effective medicines in a number of ways:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by making medicines more affordable. The PPRS limits growth in the vast majority of spend on branded medicines with industry making payments for spend above the agreed limit;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by providing stability and predictability to the Government and the pharmaceutical industry thereby promoting a strong and profitable pharmaceutical industry which encourages innovation and the development of high value treatments; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by a number of agreed measure to improve access to branded medicines commensurate with the outcomes they offer patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sales of new products are exempt from PPRS payments though still included in the overall limit on growth and the payments made by industry as a whole. This creates a strong in-built incentive in the scheme for companies to innovate.</p><p> </p><p><br> In respect of England, the anticipated PPRS payments for 2014-15 were passed on to NHS England through the Mandate and as such were included within commissioner allocations. In addition, an indicative budget for NHS England for 2015-16 was set on the basis of, amongst other things, the PPRS payment forecast available in 2014. <br> <br> In accordance with normal Government accounting rules and the agreed PPRS, there is no separately identified or ring-fenced funding stream associated with PPRS payments. Nevertheless, the Government can provide an assurance that all PPRS payments received for England will be used for spending on improving patients’ health and care. As part of this, following discussion with the Department, NHS England and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry are now pressing ahead with plans to improve access to and optimise the use of medicines to improve patient outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government’s <em>Strategy for UK Life Sciences</em> sets out an ambitious long-term programme of action to improve the wider environment for pharmaceutical innovation and make the United Kingdom a world-leading place for life sciences investment. The Strategy has delivered £2 billion in industry and private sector investment in the United Kingdom since it was launched in December 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 212417 212419 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:36:41 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 25830 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101571

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiology: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many radiologists are due to finish their training in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of radiologists due to finish their training in the next 12 months in England is in the following table. This table provided by Health Education England uses 2013 data and indicates for every quarter how many trainees are due to complete the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014 dataset update is due at the end of November. This will include data from more recent annual reviews of competence progression.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme Specialty</p></td><td><p>Estimated Finish Date Quarter</p></td><td><p>Estimated Finish Date Year</p></td><td><p>Number of doctors gaining Certificate of Completion of Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Health Education England</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:00:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101572

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many increases to the annual salaries of Chairs of NHS Trusts that were over the limit set by him have been authorised by the NHS Trust Development Authority in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>On 1 October 2012, the Secretary of State for Health transferred responsibility for issues relating to the appointment of chairs of NHS trusts from the Appointments Commission to the NHS Trust Development Authority. Power to determine levels of remuneration payable to them has, however, never been delegated and still rests with the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:06:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101575

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had on ensuring that the payments made by the pharmaceutical industry under the current Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme will be used to improve access to innovative medicines.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) supports the National Health Service to improve patient access to clinically and cost effective medicines in a number of ways:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by making medicines more affordable. The PPRS limits growth in the vast majority of spend on branded medicines with industry making payments for spend above the agreed limit;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by providing stability and predictability to the Government and the pharmaceutical industry thereby promoting a strong and profitable pharmaceutical industry which encourages innovation and the development of high value treatments; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by a number of agreed measure to improve access to branded medicines commensurate with the outcomes they offer patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sales of new products are exempt from PPRS payments though still included in the overall limit on growth and the payments made by industry as a whole. This creates a strong in-built incentive in the scheme for companies to innovate.</p><p> </p><p><br> In respect of England, the anticipated PPRS payments for 2014-15 were passed on to NHS England through the Mandate and as such were included within commissioner allocations. In addition, an indicative budget for NHS England for 2015-16 was set on the basis of, amongst other things, the PPRS payment forecast available in 2014. <br> <br> In accordance with normal Government accounting rules and the agreed PPRS, there is no separately identified or ring-fenced funding stream associated with PPRS payments. Nevertheless, the Government can provide an assurance that all PPRS payments received for England will be used for spending on improving patients’ health and care. As part of this, following discussion with the Department, NHS England and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry are now pressing ahead with plans to improve access to and optimise the use of medicines to improve patient outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government’s <em>Strategy for UK Life Sciences</em> sets out an ambitious long-term programme of action to improve the wider environment for pharmaceutical innovation and make the United Kingdom a world-leading place for life sciences investment. The Strategy has delivered £2 billion in industry and private sector investment in the United Kingdom since it was launched in December 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 212418 212419 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:36:41 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 25828 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101579

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the payments made by the pharmaceutical industry under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme will be apportioned to each of the devolved health administrations, whilst securing that the mechanism in place for determining apportionment ensures that patients in all four constituent parts of the UK receive benefits from the payments made throughout the duration of the scheme.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) payments that companies make under the 2014 scheme in respect of the United Kingdom need to be allocated to each of the devolved administrations in a fair way. Under the new arrangements introduced as part of the 2014 scheme, the apportionments will be agreed with the devolved administrations each year. The method for apportioning 2014-15 payments has not yet been finalised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is a matter for the devolved health administrations to decide how to use the apportioned payments they receive from the PPRS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/11/2014 17:36:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101583

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to use the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme to make the UK (a) a global leader in providing patients access to the most innovative appropriate medicines and (b) an attractive place for pharmaceutical companies to locate and invest.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) supports the National Health Service to improve patient access to clinically and cost effective medicines in a number of ways:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by making medicines more affordable. The PPRS limits growth in the vast majority of spend on branded medicines with industry making payments for spend above the agreed limit;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by providing stability and predictability to the Government and the pharmaceutical industry thereby promoting a strong and profitable pharmaceutical industry which encourages innovation and the development of high value treatments; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- by a number of agreed measure to improve access to branded medicines commensurate with the outcomes they offer patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sales of new products are exempt from PPRS payments though still included in the overall limit on growth and the payments made by industry as a whole. This creates a strong in-built incentive in the scheme for companies to innovate.</p><p> </p><p><br> In respect of England, the anticipated PPRS payments for 2014-15 were passed on to NHS England through the Mandate and as such were included within commissioner allocations. In addition, an indicative budget for NHS England for 2015-16 was set on the basis of, amongst other things, the PPRS payment forecast available in 2014. <br> <br> In accordance with normal Government accounting rules and the agreed PPRS, there is no separately identified or ring-fenced funding stream associated with PPRS payments. Nevertheless, the Government can provide an assurance that all PPRS payments received for England will be used for spending on improving patients’ health and care. As part of this, following discussion with the Department, NHS England and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry are now pressing ahead with plans to improve access to and optimise the use of medicines to improve patient outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government’s <em>Strategy for UK Life Sciences</em> sets out an ambitious long-term programme of action to improve the wider environment for pharmaceutical innovation and make the United Kingdom a world-leading place for life sciences investment. The Strategy has delivered £2 billion in industry and private sector investment in the United Kingdom since it was launched in December 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 212417 212418 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:36:41 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 25832 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101644

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiology: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant radiologist posts in NHS trusts are (a) vacant and (b) covered by locums.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no official statistics on the number of vacancies for any profession or group in the National Health Service following the decommissioning of the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) vacancy survey in 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The HSCIC only provides statistics relating to locum consultants in clinical radiology that have a fixed term or permanent contract with an organisation. The latest monthly workforce statistics for 31 July 2014 shows that there are 19 full time equivalent locum consultants in clinical radiology in the NHS in England.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Radiologists also work in the private and independent sectors but the numbers are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:13:08 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101580

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Teachers
	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 the number of mindfulness-based (a) cognitive therapy teachers and (b) stress reduction teachers in England.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	212428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>We do not collect this data centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/11/2014 16:04:29 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101645

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on NHS staff in terms of (a) wellbeing levels, (b) stress levels, (c) levels of care and compassion, (d) staff absence and (e) productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	212522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not assessed the effect of mindfulness based interventions on National Health Service staff in respect of wellbeing, stress, levels of care and compassion, absence and productivity, the management of which are the responsibility of individual employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the Francis report (www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/), the Department has also commissioned NHS Employers to support trusts improve the emotional and mental health and wellbeing of their staff, staff engagement and organisational development. This includes the production of training packages for the management of mental health issues, a behaviour change toolkit and an emotional wellbeing pathway to help NHS staff access support and interventions for themselves and their colleagues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:11:31 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101646

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Depression: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in the average age of the onset of depression in young people over the last 30 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	212523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are aware of a report by the Nuffield Foundation (2013), <em>Social trends and mental health: Introducing the Main Findings</em>, which said that there has been an increase in the proportion of young people reporting frequent feelings of depression or anxiety. This figure doubled between the mid 1980’s and 2005. For boys aged 15/16, rates were found to increase from approximately 1 in 30 to 2 in 30. For girls they increased from approximately 1 in 10 to 2 in 10.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department, with key partners, is in the process of commissioning a new prevalence survey of children and young people’s mental health to provide an accurate picture of mental health in children and young people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/11/2014 16:07:48 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101648

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding NHS England makes available for promoting staff wellbeing.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	212439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>In 2014-15, NHS England has allocated £177,027 for promoting its own staff wellbeing as well as an additional £10,000 for flu prevention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:12:23 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101551

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	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	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps alongside the food industry to institute a voluntary code for installing CCTVs in slaughter houses.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	212424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is currently awaiting the report of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee which is looking into the effectiveness of CCTV and other monitoring and verification procedures in slaughterhouses. We will look at options in the light of that report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2014 14:42:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

101549

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	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	Solar Power: Agriculture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release of 19 October 2014 entitled Subsidies for solar farms to be cut to help safeguard farmland, whether her Department holds evidence that shows that solar farms compromise the success of the UK agriculture industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	212382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Solar farms significantly compromise agricultural production on the land that they occupy because they deprive crops of light, make access for machinery difficult and make it harder to keep the land in a productive condition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/11/2014 16:58:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

101608

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's projected expenditure on (a) disablity living allowance and (b) personal independence payment is in each year up to 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	212399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on actual and forecast expenditure can be found in the following table “Outturn and forecast: Budget 2014” which can be found via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 04/11/2014 17:27:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper previous answer version 25889 answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green