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169974

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards the objective set in Improving Outcomes: A Cancer Strategy for England, published in January 2011 of an average throughput of 8,700 fractions per radiotherapy machine per year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	218489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>From 2009-10 throughput has been measured in attendances. This was as a result of a drive to standardise coding practice across England. This answer therefore presents average attendances, rather than average fractions. A conversion factor of 1 fraction to 0.87 attendances has been used.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The average number of attendances per machine (linear accelerator) in England has been documented by the National Audit Office and is attached to this response.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The average number of attendances per machine in England (2013-14) was 7,084 attendances each year; using the conversion methodology this equates to around 8,143 fractions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, a number of factors impact on the average attendances for radiotherapy, chief amongst these are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The availability of a new generation of radiotherapy equipment. This is already installed in some departments across England and offers the opportunity to both increase the number of patients that can be treated per hour and also expand access to more innovative treatments.</p><p> </p><p>- Complexity of treatments required coupled with changing clinical practice. Emerging evidence suggests that delivering fewer fractions, and therefore attendances, produces clinically equivalent outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>- Changing population demographics. An ageing population, with increasing levels of co-morbidity, will require longer treatment times. This has potential to reduce the average attendance figure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England, working with the Radiotherapy Clinical Reference Group, are planning to build on an earlier assessment of radiotherapy demand and capacity for England by considering aspects such as innovative treatments, stock of equipment and how need differs across different localities. This national overview will enable commissioners to make certain that the right services are in the right places to meet future demands, including innovative forms of radiotherapy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218438 question first answered 16/12/2014 17:09:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name 141215 PQ218438 PQ218489 G Morris radiotherapy throughput graph.docx title Radiotherapy table
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

169991

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average throughput of fractions was per radiotherapy machine in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	218438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>From 2009-10 throughput has been measured in attendances. This was as a result of a drive to standardise coding practice across England. This answer therefore presents average attendances, rather than average fractions. A conversion factor of 1 fraction to 0.87 attendances has been used.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The average number of attendances per machine (linear accelerator) in England has been documented by the National Audit Office and is attached to this response.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The average number of attendances per machine in England (2013-14) was 7,084 attendances each year; using the conversion methodology this equates to around 8,143 fractions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, a number of factors impact on the average attendances for radiotherapy, chief amongst these are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The availability of a new generation of radiotherapy equipment. This is already installed in some departments across England and offers the opportunity to both increase the number of patients that can be treated per hour and also expand access to more innovative treatments.</p><p> </p><p>- Complexity of treatments required coupled with changing clinical practice. Emerging evidence suggests that delivering fewer fractions, and therefore attendances, produces clinically equivalent outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>- Changing population demographics. An ageing population, with increasing levels of co-morbidity, will require longer treatment times. This has potential to reduce the average attendance figure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England, working with the Radiotherapy Clinical Reference Group, are planning to build on an earlier assessment of radiotherapy demand and capacity for England by considering aspects such as innovative treatments, stock of equipment and how need differs across different localities. This national overview will enable commissioners to make certain that the right services are in the right places to meet future demands, including innovative forms of radiotherapy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218489 question first answered 16/12/2014 17:09:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name 141215 PQ218438 PQ218489 G Morris radiotherapy throughput graph.docx title Radiotherapy table
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

169520

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) external and (b) civil service appointees worked in ministerial offices in his Department (i) between May 2005 and May 2010 and (ii) since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	218056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below, in terms of headcount of individuals:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Joining Period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cvil Service Appointees or External ?</p></td><td><p>May 2005 to May 2010</p></td><td><p>Since May 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>External</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Service Starter</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/12/2014 15:55:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

169595

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2014, if he will make it a requirement of the new Northern Rail and Trans-Pennine rail franchises that Pacer trains must be replaced by different rolling stock; and by what date he plans for Pacer trains to be replaced by different rolling stock on those franchises.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	218237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>TransPennine Express does not operate Pacer trains and the Government is clear that Pacer units will be replaced in the new Northern franchise. The details of how this will be implemented are being considered as part of the specification for the future franchises, which will be published early in the New Year. We expect that the rolling stock used for the Pacer replacement will be a matter for bidders for the future Northern franchise to address in their bids.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2014 16:04:44 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

169036

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Rolling Stock
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 4 December 2014 to Question 906431 given to the hon. Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, what enhancements are to be undertaken to the Intercity Express Programme rail fleet operating on the East Coast mainline by Stagecoach and Virgin; and what commitments on this matter are included in the terms of those companies franchise agreement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	217843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Inter City Railways Limited (a joint venture of Stagecoach and Virgin) have committed to deliver £20 million worth of enhancements to the new Intercity Express Programme (IEP) fleet. This includes the provision of buffet facilities in the form of a Café-Bar style outlet capable of producing hot and cold snacks and drinks on all trains; and a number of other enhancements to the look and feel of the interior and exterior of the trains. All of these variations to the IEP fleet are included in the Franchise Agreement, which we expect to publish in March 2015, around the time of the start of the new franchise.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 11:43:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

157056

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities on supporting vulnerable residents after his Department's funding for local welfare assistance schemes ends in April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	215414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) on 17 November, PQ 213988.</p><p>The consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/16 closed on 21 November. The Government are analysing the responses, alongside the review by the Department for Work and Pensions into existing provision. The Government will make a decision based on this analysis in time for the provisional local government finance settlement in December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 214879 question first answered 27/11/2014 16:37:33 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142120

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations working with and representing vulnerable groups his Department consulted on the future of funding for local welfare assistance schemes in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	213704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>On 10 October the Government published a consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/2016. We welcome views and responses from any interested person or group, including those working and representing vulnerable groups. The consultation closes on 21 November.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 213718 question first answered 17/11/2014 12:05:21 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142126

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hon. Members have written to him to express concerns about the future funding of local welfare assistance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	213706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department receives correspondence on a wide range of matters, typically handling in the region of 10,000 letters a year from hon. Members.</p><p> </p><p>On 10 October, the Government published a consultation on local welfare provision in 2015-16, to which hon. Members are very welcome to respond to if they wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 213717 question first answered 18/11/2014 16:54:32 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142128

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the results of the Local Government Association survey on local welfare assistance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	213707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>On 10 October the Government published a consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/2016. The Government will analyse the consultation responses alongside the findings of the review that the Department for Work and Pensions has undertaken into existing provision, which was published on 5 November. The Local Government Association survey will be treated as a formal response to the consultation paper.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 17/11/2014 12:01:14 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142138

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take after the end of his Department's consultation on the future of local welfare assistance schemes on 21 November 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	213709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government will analyse the consultation responses alongside the findings of the review that the Department for Work and Pensions has undertaken into existing provision, which was published on 5 November. We will make a decision based on this analysis on funding for 2015/16 in time for the provisional local government finance settlement in December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 17/11/2014 12:04:19 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris