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349434

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that future nuclear power stations have aesthetic appeal.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Section 4.5 of the Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy and section 2.8 of the Nuclear National Policy Statement set out the Government’s views on consideration of good design in making proposals for major energy infrastructure, including new nuclear power stations. In doing so, the Overarching Energy NPS states that “high quality and inclusive design goes far beyond aesthetic considerations”. The Planning Inspectorate will take the NPSs into account in considering applications for development.</p><p>The Energy NPSs are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-policy-statements-for-energy-infrastructure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-policy-statements-for-energy-infrastructure</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/06/2015 10:46:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348975

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Quality Commission: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources have been allocated to the Care Quality Commission to fulfil its new powers of investigation under Sections 53-56 of the Care Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	1385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) took on responsibility for the market oversight scheme set out in Sections 53 to 56 of the Care Act 2014, on 6 April 2015. CQC published guidance for providers on the scheme in March 2015. Forty three corporate providers of adult social care services were informed in April 2015 that they would be subject to the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC is funded from two sources: fee income, levied on the health and social care providers that it regulates; and grant in aid (GIA) funding from the Department. The grant in aid allocated to the CQC for 2015/16 is £120 million. The provision of GIA, which is described as unspecific support, is intended to finance CQC’s spending including resources such as those associated with market oversight.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/06/2015 11:22:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

349000

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	King George Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a deadline has been given for the planned closure of accident and emergency at King George Hospital in Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	1339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government has always been clear that the reconfiguration of health services is a matter for the local National Health Service. All service change should be in the best interests of patients and should be led by clinicians, not driven from the top down.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The local NHS has always been clear that changes to the accident and emergency service at King George Hospital will not be made until it is safe to do so. Plans have been put on hold and cannot take place whilst Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust remains in special measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/06/2015 11:18:19 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

349005

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Foreign Nationals
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 amount the NHS spent on recruitment of non-EU adult nurses in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	1357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the costs incurred by the National Health Service when recruiting staff. The configuration of services and the recruitment of staff required to deliver these services, is the responsibility of local NHS organisations when planning a workforce that is appropriate to deliver the health needs of their local population and which is based on clinical need and sound evidence.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/06/2015 11:20:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

349008

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses have been recruited to work in the NHS under Tier 2 visas in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	1361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this data, the Home Office holds responsibility for the administration of applications under Tier 2 visas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 1362 1363 question first answered 11/06/2015 11:30:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

349033

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Vaccination: Children
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 (a) national and (b) regional take-up of his Department's childhood immunisation programme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Annual vaccine coverage information for all childhood immunisations is published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The information includes vaccine uptake rates for children at the ages of one, two and five, and is broken down by region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest annual data for 2013-2014 can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=15492&amp;q=immunisation&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1&amp;area=both#top" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=15492&amp;q=immunisation&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1&amp;area=both#top</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Annual data for 2012-2013 data can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB11665" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB11665</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Annual data for 2011-2012 data can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB09125" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB09125</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 11:26:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

349034

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Staff: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2015 to Question 1100, how many employees are represented by the 160 employers signed up to the Staff Health Check pledge.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent figure available for the number of employees covered by this pledge is from July 2014 when there were 122 employers signed up to the pledge, representing 458,237 employees. However, there are currently 160 employers signed up to the Staff Health Check pledge so this number will have increased.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 10:29:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

348709

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) nature and (b) proportion of changes to (i) further and (ii) higher education spending will be as a result of reductions of £450 million in his Department's budget.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	1326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of BIS’ £450m savings will be delivered through known underspends and releasing unallocated funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Officials in my department are working with the appropriate funding bodies to determine how other savings can best be achieved in line with ministers’ priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for apprenticeships and student maintenance will not be affected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The underlying principles ensuring that students and young people continue to benefit from one of the best education systems in the world will continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/06/2015 14:55:49 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

348710

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Royal Mail staff will be able to buy shares during the sale of the Government's holding.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	1323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>As set out in the Secretary of State’s report to Parliament laid under section 2(2) of the Postal Services Act 2011 on 8 June, the sale of shares will be subject to market conditions and sensitivities and the Government will retain flexibility over the number of shares that are sold at any given time and the exact timing and structure of each sale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/06/2015 16:53:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

348711

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason the public will not be able to buy shares in Royal Mail during the sale of the Government's holding; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	1324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The public can currently buy Royal Mail shares as they are freely traded on the stock market.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Secretary of State’s report to Parliament laid under section 2(2) of the Postal Services Act 2011 on 8 June, the sale of shares will be subject to market conditions and sensitivities and the Government will retain flexibility over the number of shares that are sold at any given time and the exact timing and structure of each sale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/06/2015 16:54:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright