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223955

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date	26/02/2015
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	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in Bahrain on (a) democratic participation in that country and (b) programmes aimed at increasing such participation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	225631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>In the run-up to Bahrain’s elections in November 2014, the British Embassy in Bahrain held regular discussions with the government of Bahrain and Bahraini political groups to discuss progress on political dialogue and encourage broad participation and engagement in the electoral process.</p><p>Following the elections, I discussed democratic participation in Bahrain with the Undersecretary of the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group in December. The British Government will continue to encourage the government of Bahrain to build on the success of the recent elections and move forward with further human rights and political reform</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2015 14:32:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

223956

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he and Ministers in his Department have made to their counterparts in Bahrain on the use of torture in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	225630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text The UK regularly discusses issues of reform with the government of Bahrain. In January, My Rt Hon and noble Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Baroness Anelay met the Bahraini justice minister and discussed the importance of holding police officers accused of mistreatment to account. Our Ambassador to Bahrain has raised our concerns over allegations of torture and mistreatment with Bahraini ministers. In addition to voicing these concerns, the UK is providing practical assistance to the Government of Bahrain to prevent the use of torture and to address allegations of its use. In particular, the UK is providing support to the Ministry of Interior’s Ombudsman and the Special Investigations Unit, both of whom have responsibility for investigating allegations against security personnel. When allegations are made, we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to investigate promptly, thoroughly and impartially and hold any person found guilty of such charges accountable. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2015 14:32:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

223993

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many influenza vaccinations for elderly and disabled people were administered in (a) the West Midlands region and (b) Birmingham in the 2014-15 winter period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	225504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Specific data for those with disability is not available, as this is not a distinct risk group collected as part of the national survey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at 31 January 2015, 771,998 people aged 65 and over who were registered with a general practitioner (GP) in the West Midlands area were given influenza vaccine*.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at 31 January 2015, 292,520 people aged 65 years and over registered to a GP in the Birmingham and Black Country area were given influenza vaccine.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* ImmForm, national flu survey</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/03/2015 17:08:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

223995

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many influenza vaccinations for elderly and disabled people were allotted for (a) the West Midlands region and (b) Birmingham for the 2014-15 winter period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	225516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally as the influenza vaccine for older people and adults who are disabled is ordered directly from manufacturers by general practitioners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/03/2015 15:52:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

224055

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the scoring system in his Department's new guidelines for claimants with mental health issues to decide eligibility for support groups differentiates between men and women.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	225547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The criteria for eligibility for the support group in Employment and Support Allowance remains the same for men and women.</p><p> </p><p>The updated guidance for healthcare professionals on the assessment of risk in claimants with a Mental Health condition was developed with input from senior psychiatrists. It differentiates between men and women in relation to suicide risk because the suicide rate in men is significantly higher than in women.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance makes clear that the assessment of risk needs to focus both on the claimant’s health and whether the claimant could cope with work-related activity.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/03/2015 13:55:41 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe