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166439

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Denbighshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in each ward of (a) the Vale of Clwyd and (b) Denbighshire have received tax credits in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	216067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of households in receipt of Tax Credits for 2012-13 and 2011-12 are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a>, in the publications ‘Personal tax credits: Finalised award statistics - geographical statistics’ of each tax year. Information for Denbighshire can be found in Table 2 of each publication and information for the Vale of Clwyd can be found in Table 3.</p><p> </p><p>Years prior to 2011-12 are available at <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121103084242/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/final-award-geog.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121103084242/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/final-award-geog.htm</a> and can be found in the publications ‘Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics Finalised annual awards- Geographical analyses’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs does not record the number of people in receipt of a Tax Credit award as awards are calculated on a household basis and so the figures provided in the referenced publications are the number of households in receipt of Tax Credits. Households are interpreted by HM Revenue and Customs as single or couple claimants, with or without children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 01/12/2014 15:14:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

164170

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses (i) began and (ii) completed their qualifications in each of the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>There are 1,300 more full time equivalent nurses in the NHS than in 2010 and 8,300 more full time equivalent doctors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS is responsible for determining the number of places to make available for pre-registration nurse training in England. Since April 2013, Health Education England has held this responsibility. The following table provides information on the number of pre-registration nurse training places that were filled in each year since 1996. The Department does not hold data prior to this date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of places</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of places</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of places</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996-97</p></td><td><p>14,325</p></td><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>21,523</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>20,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997-98</p></td><td><p>15,743</p></td><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>22,815</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20,829</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>16,837</p></td><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>23,377</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-2000</p></td><td><p>17,692</p></td><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>20,308</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>18,923</p></td><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>21,199</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>17,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>20,610</p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>19,352</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>17,568</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Data provided to the Department of Health by the commissioners of pre-registration training</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of students completing nurse training.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of students starting and completing their medical degrees. This information is available from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/11/2014 14:05:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

164171

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UK citizens who trained to be nurses left the profession before their retirement age in each of the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of United Kingdom citizens who trained to be nurses but left the profession before their retirement age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/11/2014 12:21:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156919

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received form private sector mail delivery companies on delivering mail in urban areas of the UK; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such proposals on the Royal Mail's ability to deliver Universal Service Provision in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Ministers and officials meet intermittently with representatives of UK postal companies, though there have not been any recent representations from such operators specifically on the issue of delivering mail in urban areas of the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament gave Ofcom as an experienced and independent regulator the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service to all addresses – urban and rural – in the UK. Ofcom maintains an ongoing monitoring regime which tracks Royal Mail’s performance and any actual or potential market impacts on the provision of the universal service. Ofcom has said that their own evidence clearly shows that the service is not currently under threat.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has been reviewing the case which Royal Mail has been making about the potential impact of competition on their ability to provide that service and is expected to make a statement very shortly. More information about Ofcom’s regulatory regime can be found on its website (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The BIS Select Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry into postal competition in the UK and postal operators have recently submitted their evidence on market competition to inform the inquiry. Copies of written submissions can be found on Parliament’s website (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/inquiries/parliament-2010/competition-in-the-uk-postal-sector-/?type=Written#pnlPublicationFilter" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/inquiries/parliament-2010/competition-in-the-uk-postal-sector-/?type=Written#pnlPublicationFilter</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 25/11/2014 13:43:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156983

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of British ambassadors and high commissioners were educated at (a) private school, (b) state school, (c) the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and (d) other universities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>As the details of where British Ambassadors and High Commissioners were educated are not held centrally, this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:31:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156986

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of how many members of his Department's advisory board on the appointment of ambassadors and high commissioners were educated at (a) private school, (b) state school, (c) the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and (d) other universities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>There are three boards within the FCO that advise on appointments for High Commissioners and Ambassadors, depending on the grade of the position. Some members of these Boards overlap.</p><p>4 Officers attended private school;<br>7 Officers attended state school;<br>We do not hold school details for 1 of these officers.</p><p>5 Officers attended Oxford or Cambridge and<br>7 Officers attended other Universities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:32:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

157052

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were recorded as being unemployed under the jobseeker's allowance criteria in each year for which information is available; and how many people were taken off jobseeker's allowance as a result of their partner's income in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Statistics on the claimant count, which shows the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants can be found at <a href="http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.nomisweb.co.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on people leaving JSA as a result of their partner’s income is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/11/2014 17:15:13 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156588

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics since its introduction in 2011; and what the principal policies are that his Department has introduced to improve the wellbeing of Britain's armed forces and veterans since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics well-being questions were added to the Civil Service ‘Your Say’ Survey, which is sent to civil servants and some Service personnel, and the ‘Armed Forces Continuous Attitudes Survey’ (the main source of data on Service personnel’s attitudes and experiences) in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The resulting data is analysed to understand how respondents’ experiences vary between different groups and what shapes these experiences. This evidence, and data such as the New Employment Model and the Armed Forces Covenant plays an important part in developing policies to assess Service personnel wellbeing and in tracking progress.</p><p> </p><p>A Defence People Health and Wellbeing Strategy is being developed for 2015-16, as part of the Defence People Health and Wellbeing Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of service leavers are fit and well. Veterans with health concerns enjoy the same excellent standard of healthcare from the NHS as other UK citizens, and receive priority treatment, subject to clinical need of others, for conditions resulting from service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/11/2014 17:45:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156589

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of local housing allowance and shared accommodation rate on the density of young people living in houses of multiple occupation in seaside towns.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>This specific information is not available. The Department did, however, commission an independent evaluation of the changes to Local Housing Allowance, including the extension of the shared accommodation rate. The final reports were published in July 2014 and are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/11/2014 12:46:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156185

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	ParkingEye
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the activities of Parking Eye and its treatment of old and vulnerable motorists.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	214890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department receives regular correspondence on parking issues and is aware of the concerns about the activities of some private parking companies. In the last three years we have received approximately 60 letters regarding Parking Eye Limited, although none of them referred to &quot;old&quot; or &quot;vulnerable&quot; persons specifically.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/11/2014 15:10:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane