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registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Opioids: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for opioids were written in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally for numbers of prescription items written. The table provides both the numbers of prescription items dispensed for opioid medicines in England, as defined by the British National Formulary (BNF) Section 4.7.2 <em>opioid analgesics</em>, and an analysis of prescribing trends, for the last 15 calendar years, using England population figures.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of prescription items and prescription items per 1,000 of population in England, for opioids, as defined by BNF 4.7.2, based on prescriptions written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community, in England.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <br> Year</p></td><td><p>Prescription items (thousands)<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Items per 1,000 population <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>% change in prescription items <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>% change in items per 1,000 population <sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>6,818.9</p></td><td><p>138.5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>7,462.1</p></td><td><p>150.9</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>8,077.4</p></td><td><p>162.6</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>8,731.1</p></td><td><p>174.9</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>9,498.3</p></td><td><p>189.2</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>10,709.9</p></td><td><p>211.6</p></td><td><p>12.8</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>11,960.2</p></td><td><p>234.7</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>13,408.8</p></td><td><p>261.0</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>14,843.0</p></td><td><p>286.5</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>16,270.5</p></td><td><p>311.7</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>17,689.0</p></td><td><p>336.0</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>19,124.4</p></td><td><p>360.1</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20,552.3</p></td><td><p>384.2</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>21,710.3</p></td><td><p>403.0</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>22,748.8</p></td><td><p>418.8</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em></p><p><sup>1 </sup>Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) system data provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Analysis based on Office of National Statistics population statistics for England</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 13597 question first answered 04/11/2015 17:23:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

424326

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Heroin: Overdoses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died as a result of a heroin overdose in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/11/2015 17:21:57 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 13596.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Heroin Overdose
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

424327

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Opioids: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the recent trends in opioid prescribing.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally for numbers of prescription items written. The table provides both the numbers of prescription items dispensed for opioid medicines in England, as defined by the British National Formulary (BNF) Section 4.7.2 <em>opioid analgesics</em>, and an analysis of prescribing trends, for the last 15 calendar years, using England population figures.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of prescription items and prescription items per 1,000 of population in England, for opioids, as defined by BNF 4.7.2, based on prescriptions written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community, in England.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <br> Year</p></td><td><p>Prescription items (thousands)<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Items per 1,000 population <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>% change in prescription items <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>% change in items per 1,000 population <sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>6,818.9</p></td><td><p>138.5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>7,462.1</p></td><td><p>150.9</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>8,077.4</p></td><td><p>162.6</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>8,731.1</p></td><td><p>174.9</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>9,498.3</p></td><td><p>189.2</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>10,709.9</p></td><td><p>211.6</p></td><td><p>12.8</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>11,960.2</p></td><td><p>234.7</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>13,408.8</p></td><td><p>261.0</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>14,843.0</p></td><td><p>286.5</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>16,270.5</p></td><td><p>311.7</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>17,689.0</p></td><td><p>336.0</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>19,124.4</p></td><td><p>360.1</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20,552.3</p></td><td><p>384.2</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>21,710.3</p></td><td><p>403.0</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>22,748.8</p></td><td><p>418.8</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em></p><p><sup>1 </sup>Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) system data provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Analysis based on Office of National Statistics population statistics for England</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 13595 question first answered 04/11/2015 17:23:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

424358

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	China and USA: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse was of arrangements for the most recent visits to the UK by the (a) President of the US and (b) President of China.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>The full cost of inward State Visits is borne by a number of different Government Departments.</p><p>The cost borne by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the 2011 State Visit by the President of the US was £395,095.</p><p>We do not yet have the costs for the 2015 State Visit by the President of China. These will be published on the gov.uk website once available.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/11/2015 14:37:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

423307

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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 Reactors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many meetings her Department has had with Westinghouse officials to discuss the potential partnership between Westinghouse, interested nuclear industry partners and the Government on developing small modular nuclear reactors.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Officials within my Department have met Westinghouse on two occasions to receive their proposal on small modular reactors (SMRs). Receipt of this proposal was acknowledged by officials and it will be considered as part of Government’s wider work on SMRs which includes evidence building through the techno-economic assessment and engagement with SMR vendors where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/10/2015 16:21:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

423308

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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 Reactors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what response she has made to the proposal put forward on 21 October 2015 for a partnership between Westinghouse and the Government to develop small modular nuclear reactors.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Receipt of the proposal was acknowledged by officials and it will be considered as part of Government’s wider work on SMRs, which includes evidence building through the techno-economic assessment and engagement with SMR vendors where appropriate.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 28/10/2015 17:12:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

423309

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the safety issues identified in the Generic Design Assessment for the European Pressurised Reactor that EDF Energy plans to build at Hinkley Point C have still not been resolved to the satisfaction of the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has advised me that safety issues remaining at the end of Step 4 of Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the European Pressurised Reactor were captured either as GDA Issues or Assessment Findings. GDA Issues are items that ONR requires to be addressed before a Design Acceptance Confirmation can be issued, successfully ending the GDA process, or before nuclear safety related construction can commence on site. All of the GDA Issues were addressed and closed by ONR in 2012. These Issues, the resolution plans to address them and information on their closure are published on ONR’s website:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.onr.org.uk/new-reactors/" target="_blank">http://www.onr.org.uk/new-reactors/</a></p><br /><p>Assessment findings are addressed throughout the post GDA phase through routine regulation under the nuclear site licence.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/10/2015 13:42:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

423310

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons the construction cost of the planned Hinkley Point C power station has reduced from £24.5 billion to £18 billion.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The £24.5 billion figure included financing costs (interest and guarantee costs) assuminga £16 billion IUK guarantee. The £18 billion figure is not directly comparable as it does not include these financing costs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/11/2015 15:14:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

423311

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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 Reactors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what date her Department commissioned a study of the technical and economic options for small modular nuclear reactors; which organisation her Department asked to carry this out; what departmental resources have been committed to support this study; and when the final report of that study is expected to be delivered.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>A range of studies has been commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change in order to deliver a techno-economic assessment of small modular reactors. The organisations currently under contract to deliver projects for the techno economic assessment are: Atkins Limited (contracted on 22/7/15); Energy Technologies Institute LLP (contracted on 3/8/15); National Nuclear Laboratory Limited (contracted on 3/8/15); Checkendon Hill Ltd (contracted on 25/6/15); and Ernst and Young LLP (contracted on 201/10/15).</p><br /><p>The total budget for this study is up to £4.5million excluding VAT. The equivalent of approximately 4 full time staff are supporting the study in my Department.</p><br /><p>The final report will be delivered in Spring 2016.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 28/10/2015 17:11:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

423315

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make an assessment of the (a) causes and (b) effect of the construction delays of reactors in China and France built by the proposed vendors of reactors planned for Hinkley Point C and Bradwell; and what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on the construction of new nuclear power stations of these delays.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	13044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>Delays at the Olkiluoto 3 and Flamanville 3 reactors have resulted from a combination of technical, regulatory and contractual reasons, many of which are unlikely to be repeated at Hinkley Point C due to differing regulatory regimes, improved contracting arrangements and in light of the experience that the developer is gaining from these projects.</p><br /><p>In addition, there are strong commercial incentives built into the contract for difference to minimise construction delays and cost overruns. The Contract for Difference (CfD) Strike Price cannot rise if there are construction cost over-runs so any cost overrun would have to be borne by the Project’s investors. Further, low carbon payments under the CfD will only be made once the plant starts generating. The incentives are therefore on the developer to deliver the Project within budget and on time, and if it succeeds in bringing it in under budget, there is a construction gainshare mechanism to ensure sharing of any savings with the consumer.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/11/2015 15:44:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn