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172540

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Drugs
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 18 December 2014 to Question 218687, when his Department expects NICE to report on the feedback it receives from its associates network about progress made in and challenges of implementing the 2013 guidance on prevention of familial breast cancer; and whether that feedback will be published.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>We expect the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to report on the feedback it has received from its associates network at the roundtable event involving key stakeholders we are planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/01/2015 15:24:46 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172598

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent (a) financial and (b) other assistance her Department has given for children in Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID funds the two main providers of health and education services for children in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; the Palestinian Authority and the UN Relief and Works Agency. In response to the trauma suffered by children following the summer’s Gaza conflict we are also funding a range of health and psychosocial support initiatives for children in Gaza.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 12/01/2015 16:44:26 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172601

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215243, how many times all members of the Advisory Committee to the Phillips Review met to discuss the report (a) before and (b) after it was submitted to the Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Chair of the independent review of veterans in the criminal justice system, Stephen Phillips MP, formally met the Advisors to the review four times. A number of the advisors attended two stakeholder visits. They were also consulted on the text of the report.</p><p>Stephen Phillips QC MP submitted his completed review to the Secretary of State on the 5 of November 2014, and the members of the advisory committee did not meet subsequent to this.</p><p>The government published the review, the government response and two supporting analytical reports on the 21 December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/01/2015 17:08:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172178

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average distance from home of young people accommodated in secure children's homes in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The average distances from home of young people accommodated in secure children’s homes since March 2010 are given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Distance from home of young people accommodated in secure homes</strong></p><p><strong>Years ending 31 March 2010 to 2014</strong></p><p><strong>Coverage: England</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of children accommodated in secure homes at 31 March</p></td><td><p>Average distance of the secure home from young person’s home (miles)<sup>1,2,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903 collection</p><p> </p><p>1. Distance is measured in a straight line from the young person’s home to the secure home.</p><p>2. As at 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014 there were only 16 secure units operating in England therefore most placements will inevitably be at a distance from the young person’s home.</p><p>3. Based on children looked after who are placed in secure accommodation. A full list of secure accommodation can be found in table 2 of the Statistical First Release, “Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2014” available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-secure-children-s-homes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-secure-children-s-homes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Numbers of children are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 09/01/2015 10:58:17 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172218

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Thailand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consular support is being offered to Craig Lindley in Thailand.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Our officials in Bangkok are aware of Mr Craig Lindley’s hospitalisation in Thailand and are providing advice and support to Mr Lindley’s friend and brother who are also in Thailand. This includes advice on visa extensions, information about medical repatriation companies, and obtaining updates from the hospital to pass on to Mr Lindley’s parents in the UK. Our officials have also been in touch with your office and have provided advice on options available to the family for payment of the hospital bills. Our Embassy in Bangkok will continue to monitor the case closely and maintain contact with the hospital and with Mr Lindley’s friends and family.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/01/2015 12:06:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172256

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average distance from home of young people accommodated in secure young offender institutions in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Overall crime and proven offending by young people has fallen in recent years. Fewer young people have entered the criminal justice system and as a result fewer young people have ended up in custody. To deliver the best value for taxpayers we have reduced the number of youth custody places.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is responsible for the placement of young people in custody. Young people are placed in establishments that can most effectively manage their individual needs. While every effort is made to place young people as close to home as possible, other factors are taken into account in placement decisions, such as age, suitability of regime, risk of self-harm and the risk of harm to other.</p><p> </p><p>The YJB holds data on the distance from home of young people accommodated in Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions. “Home” is defined as a young person's address at the time of placement. If no address is recorded, the address of the Youth Offending Team overseeing the young person is used as a proxy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table A: Average distance from home (in miles) for young people in Secure Training Centres and in Under 18 Young Offender Institutions from May 2010</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average Distance from Home (miles) for Young Offenders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centres</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Young Offender Institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010 - April 2011</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011 - April 2012</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012 - April 2013</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013 - April 2014</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data from April 2012 has been taken from eAsset, the booking system used by the Youth Justice Board for England &amp; Wales to place young people in to custody. Data prior to April 2012 comes from the Youth Justice Board’s Secure Accommodation Clearing House System, the booking system used prior to eAsset.</p><p> </p><p>This data is based on 12 monthly snapshots of the custodial population, taken on the last Friday of the month or first Friday of the following month, depending on which is nearer to the actual month end.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p><p>Data from April 2013 is provisional. The figures for the 2013/14 financial year will be finalised in the 2013/14 Youth Justice Statistics on 29th January 2015 and the figures for the 2014/15 financial year will be finalised in the 2014/15 Youth Justice Statistics which are anticipated for publication in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 219898 question first answered 09/01/2015 14:44:56 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172257

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average distance from home of young people accommodated in secure training centres in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Overall crime and proven offending by young people has fallen in recent years. Fewer young people have entered the criminal justice system and as a result fewer young people have ended up in custody. To deliver the best value for taxpayers we have reduced the number of youth custody places.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is responsible for the placement of young people in custody. Young people are placed in establishments that can most effectively manage their individual needs. While every effort is made to place young people as close to home as possible, other factors are taken into account in placement decisions, such as age, suitability of regime, risk of self-harm and the risk of harm to other.</p><p> </p><p>The YJB holds data on the distance from home of young people accommodated in Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions. “Home” is defined as a young person's address at the time of placement. If no address is recorded, the address of the Youth Offending Team overseeing the young person is used as a proxy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table A: Average distance from home (in miles) for young people in Secure Training Centres and in Under 18 Young Offender Institutions from May 2010</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average Distance from Home (miles) for Young Offenders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centres</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Young Offender Institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010 - April 2011</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011 - April 2012</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012 - April 2013</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013 - April 2014</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data from April 2012 has been taken from eAsset, the booking system used by the Youth Justice Board for England &amp; Wales to place young people in to custody. Data prior to April 2012 comes from the Youth Justice Board’s Secure Accommodation Clearing House System, the booking system used prior to eAsset.</p><p> </p><p>This data is based on 12 monthly snapshots of the custodial population, taken on the last Friday of the month or first Friday of the following month, depending on which is nearer to the actual month end.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p><p>Data from April 2013 is provisional. The figures for the 2013/14 financial year will be finalised in the 2013/14 Youth Justice Statistics on 29th January 2015 and the figures for the 2014/15 financial year will be finalised in the 2014/15 Youth Justice Statistics which are anticipated for publication in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 219900 question first answered 09/01/2015 14:44:55 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172258

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 218894, what the specific distance from home was for each of the (a) seven young people placed closer to home and (b) nine young people placed further from home.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Overall crime and proven offending by young people has fallen in recent years. Fewer young people have entered the criminal justice system and as a result fewer people have ended up in custody. To deliver the best value for money for taxpayers we have reduced the number of youth justice places.</p><p> </p><p>Young people are placed in establishments that can most effectively manage their individual needs. Factors such as age, suitability of regime, risk of self-harm or to others, all have to be taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>Disclosure of specific information about individual offenders may lead to the identification of those offenders and a potential breach of the Data Protection Act. . The table below therefore sets out, in banded categories, the distances from home for young people placed in secure establishments following their transferral from Hassockfield Secure Training Centre;</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table A: Table showing the banded distance from home (in miles) of the young people after the decommissioning of Hassockfield Secure Training Centre.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Miles (banded)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of young people who were placed closer to home</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of young people who were placed further from home</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-50</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51-100</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>101-150</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>151+</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>“Home” is defined as a young person's address at the time of placement.</p><p>This data is operational and uses a calculation of distance travelled by road rather than distance as the crow flies.</p><p> </p><p>This information comes from the eAsset database, the booking system used by the YJB to place young people into custody.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/01/2015 14:47:31 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

171980

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ambulance Services
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 number of Surge Purples which were called in each ambulance trust in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of ambulance services to ensure that they can provide high quality care, particularly when there are peaks in demand. Surge Purples are part of contingency plans ambulance services have in place to meet such peaks in demand.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/01/2015 16:36:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

171982

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
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 (a) budgeted and (b) spent on training courses for Accident and Emergency staff in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Provision and investment in training courses for local Accident and Emergency staff is a matter for local decision based on the needs of the individual organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 219740 question first answered 08/01/2015 16:33:34 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis