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48906

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date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any restrictions exist in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no longer any restrictions in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) previously restricted the movement of sheep in certain upland areas to prevent sheep with higher levels of contamination entering the food chain. Over time, controls were removed where the evidence showed they were no longer necessary. All remaining controls were lifted in Northern Ireland in 2000, in Scotland in 2010 and in Wales in 2012. Similarly, the final controls in England were lifted in 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the historic controls and the decision to remove restrictions can be found on the FSA website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/chernobyl/</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48910

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the palliative care service ratings for England were in the most recent period for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>There is no national rating system for palliative care services in England. However, The National End of Life Care Intelligence network (NEoLCIN), part of Public Health England, works with partner organisations including NHS England to collect, analyse and present end of life care intelligence, drawing together data and information from a range of sources.</p><p> </p><p>The NEoLCIN has published end of life care profiles at local authority and by clinical commissioning group level. These help commissioners and providers understand the end of life care needs of their populations. More information can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/home" target="_blank">www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/home</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48911

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of seeing a dentist was in England in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Information is available by course of treatment. Information on the average cost of a National Health Service (NHS) course of treatment for an adult charge payer is set out in the following table. Treatment is free for all children and those adults who are exempt from NHS dental charges on income or other grounds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Average cost of an adult course of treatment in England as at year ending 31 March each year:</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Total courses of treatment</p></td><td><p>Patient Charge revenue</p></td><td><p>Average cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>18,333,000</p></td><td><p>£571,728,263</p></td><td><p>£31.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>18,601,732</p></td><td><p>£597,620,482</p></td><td><p>£32.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>18,965,166</p></td><td><p>£614,270,550</p></td><td><p>£32.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>19,125,127</p></td><td><p>£634,741,351</p></td><td><p>£33.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>19,333,277</p></td><td><p>£657,636,481</p></td><td><p>£34.02</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> The Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p><em>Notes:</em> The average cost of an adult course of treatment for the years ending 31 March each year has been calculated by dividing the total adult gross fees for April to March for each year by the total number of adult courses of treatment for the same time period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48912

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 case for abolishing prescription charges in England.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not intend to abolish prescription charges in England, which raise in the region of £450 million each year. This is valuable income, which helps the National Health Service to maintain services for patients.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive system of exemption arrangements are in place which mean that around 90% of all prescription items are already dispensed free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPCs) are also available for those who have to pay NHS prescription charges and need multiple prescriptions. The cost of the annual and three-month certificates have been frozen for the fifth and third years running, at £104 and £29.10 respectively, and will also remain frozen next year. There is no limit to the number of items that can be obtained through a PPC. The annual certificate benefits anyone needing more than 12 items a year, and the three month certificate anyone needing more than three items in that three month period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48913

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a maximum charge for homecare and other non-residential social services.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Through the Care Bill we are making the biggest change to the care and support system in more than 65 years. The Bill reforms what people pay for care and support and how they pay to create a system that is a fair partnership between people needing care, their families and tax-payers.</p><p> </p><p>The reforms will place a cap on lifetime care costs. This means that people will no longer face the possibility of catastrophic care costs, providing peace of mind and enabling them to plan for their future. New regulations and guidance on how to financially assess people will ensure that, while they are contributing towards the cost of their care, they will only pay what they can afford.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48914

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage change in the number of NHS beds in England was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The information is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p>Average daily number of beds in the National Health Service in England, 2009-10 to 2012-13</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Beds in wards open overnight</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Beds in wards open day only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total beds available</p></td><td><p>Percentage change from previous year</p></td><td><p>Total beds available</p></td><td><p>Percentage change from previous year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>158,461</p></td><td> </td><td><p>11,221</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>142,466</p></td><td><p>-10.1%</p></td><td><p>11,252</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>138,572</p></td><td><p>-2.7%</p></td><td><p>11,296</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>136,758</p></td><td><p>-1.3%</p></td><td><p>11,748</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source</em>: NHS England</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1</sup> The 10.1% reduction in beds between 2009-10 and 2010-11 may have been caused by the change in the basis of the collection from annual to quarterly. The quarterly data are collected in the month following the end of the quarter, which is timelier and requires less estimation than the previous annual collection. If the reduction was real, the occupancy rate would have been expected to increase dramatically. As it is, the occupancy rate has remained between 84 – 88% for the time in which this has been a quarterly collection.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48915

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nursing staff were in post in each year since 1999.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The annual National Health Service workforce census, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, shows the numbers of qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff in the NHS in England as at 30 September each year. The Department does not hold information on the number of nursing staff in post in other settings.</p><p> </p><p>The number of qualified nursing staff in each year from 1999 to 2013 is shown in the attached table. The latest data in the table relates to September 2013 and is taken from the annual census. The monthly workforce statistics provides more recent data but does not include primary care staff.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ197121 - NHS Hospital and Community Health Services.docx title NHS Hospital and Community Health Services
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48923

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure the viability of the financial position of the North East Refugee Service; and for what reasons her Department has not yet paid exit costs to that organisation.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	197162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Negotiations on the exit claim are underway between the Home Office and the <br>Refugee Council and we hope to conclude these as soon as possible. The North <br>of England Refugee Service was a subcontractor of the Refugee Council, and the <br>Home Office is therefore unable to negotiate directly with the North of England <br>Refugee Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

48925

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what legislative vehicles the Government plans to use to implement the proposals to streamline regulatory and competition appeals.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Ministers are considering officials' advice before deciding on the scope and extent of the proposals to be implemented. Any legislative changes we decide to make will be taken forward when Parliamentary time permits.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48932

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many berths are assigned to Royal Marines on board the (a) Queen Elizabeth Carriers, (b) Type 45 and (c) Type 26.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	197060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Berths on the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers (QEC), Type 45 Destroyers (T45) and the planned Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS) are not assigned for the exclusive use of Royal Marines personnel. <br>However, each of them provides, or will provide additional flexible accommodation, depending on the type of operation on which it is deployed. <br><br>QEC will provide accommodation for nearly 1,000 personnel above that for the ship's crew. Space available for an embarked military force (EMF) will depend on the size of the air group carried and the scale and type of operation being undertaken. The T45 is capable of accommodating an EMF of up to 60 personnel. <br><br>The T26 GCS programme remains in its Assessment Phase and the design will not be finalised until the main investment decision has been taken, however every effort is being made to maximise the platform's ability to embark an EMF, particularly with its Flexible Mission Bay capable of housing a variety of EMF boats and vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood