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172488

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date	07/01/2015
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	Arts: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which arts (a) organisations and (b) events in Greater Manchester he has visited in an official capacity since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	220073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Departmental website:</p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview</a></em></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 14/01/2015 17:25:39 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

172501

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Economic Growth: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Northern Futures project.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	220072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Futures project engaged with thousands of people across the north, with 2,000 people following the Northern Futures Twitter account and several events held across northern cities. We are making good progress on implementing the best ideas that came forward through this process, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Confirmation at Autumn Statement of £7bn to improving road networks and replacing old fashioned pacer trains across the north</li><li>The recruitment of the Head of TechNorth, a new arm of TechCity UK which will support the region's tech businesses, which is now underway.</li><li>Finalising proposals for how to best use the £10m of funding made available to support the region's tourism industry, including through a DPM hosted roundtable meeting planned for later this month.</li><li>Creation of a working group on the temporary use of vacant buildings and land to see how we can bring underused sites back into use to support businesses, artists and community groups in the north of England.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 13/01/2015 16:36:53 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

172539

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in Denton and Reddish constituency are registered organ donors; and what plans he has to increase the number of organ donors.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	220079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Denton and Reddish constituency figures can be found below, with comparative information for the North West region and the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>NHS Organ Donor Register registrations</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Denton and Reddish</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid-2012 population estimate</p></td><td><p>86,073</p></td><td><p>7,080,000</p></td><td><p>63,930,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ODR as at 8 January 2015</p></td><td><p>26,762</p></td><td><p>2,137,957</p></td><td><p>20,894,599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of population on the ODR</p></td><td><p>31.1</p></td><td><p>30.2</p></td><td><p>32.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Health Departments and NHSBT have committed to develop national strategies to promote a shift in public attitudes. A new seven year UK-wide organ donation and transplantation strategy <em>Taking</em><em> Organ Donation towards 2020 </em>was published by NHSBT in July 2013. The strategy focuses on increasing consent rates, encouraging people to be proud to donate, making the UK system comparable with the best of the world and giving many more people the opportunity of receiving a transplant. The strategy is available online at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/to2020/" target="_blank">http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/to2020/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In partnership with the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health, NHSBT has developed an approach to prompt people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register via Government owned channels such as applying for a driving licence and paying car tax online. Most recently, NHSBT’s Christmas campaign in December 2014 encouraged people to sign up to the NHS organ donor register.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the UK by April 2014, organ donation rates increased by 60% and transplant rates by 47% since 2008. The government continues to support work to further increase donation and transplantation rates, particularly promoting collaborative working amongst organisations and raising awareness of donation in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/01/2015 16:39:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

172541

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Denton and Reddish constituency have waited more than (a) 28 days, (b) three months and (c) six months for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	220080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information showing the number of referrals entering treatment and those waiting more than 28, 90 and 180 days for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services for the Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Tameside and Glossop CCG in 2013-14 is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Referrals entering treatment</p></td><td><p>Number waiting more than 28 days</p></td><td><p>Number waiting more than 90 days</p></td><td><p>Number waiting more than 180 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Stockport CCG</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>1,985</p></td><td><p>1,095</p></td><td><p>475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG</p></td><td><p>2,045</p></td><td><p>1,520</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) dataset</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes: </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>In order to enter treatment a referral must have a first treatment appointment (an appointment with a therapy type recorded) in the year.</li><li>CCG is based on General Practitioner practice.</li><li>Waiting time is measured by counting the number of days between a referral being received and the first treatment appointment. For 2013-14, the presence of a valid therapy type was used as an indicator of whether the treatment was provided in the course of the appointment.</li><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</li><li>This data is based upon a count of referrals received by IAPT services, not distinct people. In order to be included in these figures, a referral must have a first treatment appointment in the relevant reporting period (1 April 2013 to 31 March).</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 14/01/2015 15:57:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

172615

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2014 to Question 208033, what plans he has to improve connectivity to Reddish South and Denton arising from the better use of existing infrastructure through those stations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	220060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Work between the Department for Transport and Rail North to develop the specification for the Northern franchise is ongoing. This work is taking account of all relevant data and the views expressed in responses to the public consultation. The train service and other requirements for the franchise, including those relating to Reddish South and Denton, will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. We expect to publish this early this year.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/01/2015 11:49:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne