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906291

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow North West dated 25 April 2018 on myalgic encephalomyelitis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	145353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord O’Shaughnessy) responded to the hon. Member on 21 May.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/05/2018 14:14:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

906348

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 2014-2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	145354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>In the period in question, the major National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding for biomedical research was through its Biomedical Research Centres and Units. These support research funded by the NIHR itself and also research funded by other public, charity and industry research funders. The level of funding for biomedical research into chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of funders.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>280,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>295,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>130,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) provides the infrastructure that allows high-quality clinical research funded by charities, research funders and life-sciences industry to be undertaken throughout the National Health Service. The level of funding for biomedical research into CFS/ME for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of the NIHR, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and medical research charities. Expenditure from the CRN coordinating centre itself is also outlined below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>CRN funding for research, £</p></td><td><p>Coordinating expenditure, £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>134,769</p></td><td><p>17,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>125,176</p></td><td><p>17,796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>82,866</p></td><td><p>7,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MRC spend on research directly relating to CFS/ME can be found in the following table. Research into CFS/ME is a continuing priority for the MRC.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>652,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>287,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>286,197</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR and the MRC welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including biomedical research into CFS/ME. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. On this basis, it is not possible to say how much funding is planned in the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR recognises that CFS/ME is a debilitating condition and is speaking with the United Kingdom CFS/ME Research Collaborative and patient representatives about how best we can support a joined up approach to high quality research into this complex disorder.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 145355 145356 145357 question first answered 22/05/2018 12:30:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

906350

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 2015-2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	145355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>In the period in question, the major National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding for biomedical research was through its Biomedical Research Centres and Units. These support research funded by the NIHR itself and also research funded by other public, charity and industry research funders. The level of funding for biomedical research into chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of funders.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>280,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>295,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>130,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) provides the infrastructure that allows high-quality clinical research funded by charities, research funders and life-sciences industry to be undertaken throughout the National Health Service. The level of funding for biomedical research into CFS/ME for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of the NIHR, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and medical research charities. Expenditure from the CRN coordinating centre itself is also outlined below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>CRN funding for research, £</p></td><td><p>Coordinating expenditure, £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>134,769</p></td><td><p>17,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>125,176</p></td><td><p>17,796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>82,866</p></td><td><p>7,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MRC spend on research directly relating to CFS/ME can be found in the following table. Research into CFS/ME is a continuing priority for the MRC.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>652,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>287,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>286,197</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR and the MRC welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including biomedical research into CFS/ME. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. On this basis, it is not possible to say how much funding is planned in the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR recognises that CFS/ME is a debilitating condition and is speaking with the United Kingdom CFS/ME Research Collaborative and patient representatives about how best we can support a joined up approach to high quality research into this complex disorder.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 145354 145356 145357 question first answered 22/05/2018 12:30:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

906352

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 2016-2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	145356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>In the period in question, the major National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding for biomedical research was through its Biomedical Research Centres and Units. These support research funded by the NIHR itself and also research funded by other public, charity and industry research funders. The level of funding for biomedical research into chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of funders.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>280,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>295,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>130,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) provides the infrastructure that allows high-quality clinical research funded by charities, research funders and life-sciences industry to be undertaken throughout the National Health Service. The level of funding for biomedical research into CFS/ME for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of the NIHR, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and medical research charities. Expenditure from the CRN coordinating centre itself is also outlined below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>CRN funding for research, £</p></td><td><p>Coordinating expenditure, £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>134,769</p></td><td><p>17,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>125,176</p></td><td><p>17,796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>82,866</p></td><td><p>7,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MRC spend on research directly relating to CFS/ME can be found in the following table. Research into CFS/ME is a continuing priority for the MRC.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>652,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>287,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>286,197</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR and the MRC welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including biomedical research into CFS/ME. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. On this basis, it is not possible to say how much funding is planned in the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR recognises that CFS/ME is a debilitating condition and is speaking with the United Kingdom CFS/ME Research Collaborative and patient representatives about how best we can support a joined up approach to high quality research into this complex disorder.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 145354 145355 145357 question first answered 22/05/2018 12:30:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

906353

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding from the public purse he plans to allocate to biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in the current financial year.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	145357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>In the period in question, the major National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding for biomedical research was through its Biomedical Research Centres and Units. These support research funded by the NIHR itself and also research funded by other public, charity and industry research funders. The level of funding for biomedical research into chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of funders.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>280,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>295,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>130,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) provides the infrastructure that allows high-quality clinical research funded by charities, research funders and life-sciences industry to be undertaken throughout the National Health Service. The level of funding for biomedical research into CFS/ME for each financial year can be found in the table below. The funding for this research came from a combination of the NIHR, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and medical research charities. Expenditure from the CRN coordinating centre itself is also outlined below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>CRN funding for research, £</p></td><td><p>Coordinating expenditure, £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>134,769</p></td><td><p>17,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>125,176</p></td><td><p>17,796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>82,866</p></td><td><p>7,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MRC spend on research directly relating to CFS/ME can be found in the following table. Research into CFS/ME is a continuing priority for the MRC.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>652,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>287,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>286,197</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NIHR and the MRC welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including biomedical research into CFS/ME. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. On this basis, it is not possible to say how much funding is planned in the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR recognises that CFS/ME is a debilitating condition and is speaking with the United Kingdom CFS/ME Research Collaborative and patient representatives about how best we can support a joined up approach to high quality research into this complex disorder.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 145354 145355 145356 question first answered 22/05/2018 12:30:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

897921

registered interest
date	04/05/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Scots Gaelic Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to enable Gaelic speakers to complete official documents in that language.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	141353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The work of the Office rarely requires members of the public to complete official documents. The Office would support anyone who requires it on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/05/2018 16:41:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

886030

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to help prepare Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, for the monsoon season.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>We are supporting a wide range of measures including improvements to shelters, water and sanitation, vaccination campaigns and prepositioning of emergency supplies. We are encouraging the Government of Bangladesh to allocate additional land at lower risk of flooding, reduce density in the existing camps and put evacuation plans in place.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2018 13:37:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

861941

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Welsh ports of the Government’s proposed future customs arrangements with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister reiterated in her Mansion House speech, a fundamental principle of our negotiations with the European Commission is that the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:25:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

788448

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets have been set for the operation and activity of the Veterans' Gateway.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	112598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Veterans' Gateway puts veterans and their families in touch with the organisations best placed to provide the information, advice and support that they need. The Gateway was awarded a Covenant Fund grant of almost £2 million for set-up and initial operating costs, to be paid in instalments over a two year period. To date, payments totalling £1 million have been made. In addition, £100,000 was awarded and paid to support the costs associated with an independent evaluation.</p><p>Governance and value for money were key criteria used in the assessment process which led to the awarding of the £2 million grant. The payments of the grant instalments are, therefore, linked to the achievement of milestones, which include quarterly monitoring reports, evaluations of marketing activity, annual reviews and the completion of an independent evaluation. An independent evaluation of the Veterans' Gateway has been commissioned and will be delivered by the University of Ulster.</p><p>In addition, a Veterans Reference Group to be chaired by a veteran who has lived experience of being 'wounded, injured or sick' will ensure that the Veterans' Gateway continues to focus on the needs of the veterans' community in an uncomplicated and informative way.</p><p>A total of 608 calls to the Veterans' Gateway contact centre (staffed mainly by veterans) were referred to 20 partner charities in the period from its launch to 14 November 2017. Many veterans who contact the Gateway have their query resolved through an initial contact and do not seek a further referral. Other veterans are able to find the right organisation for their needs via self-service guides provided on the website. In addition to the calls referred to partner charities, there have been 133,000 website sessions; 1,550 Phone calls; 967 emailed questions and 651 live chats through the website.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 112597 112599 112600 question first answered 16/11/2017 17:03:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

788449

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to monitor and review the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of the Veteran's Gateway.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	112599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Veterans' Gateway puts veterans and their families in touch with the organisations best placed to provide the information, advice and support that they need. The Gateway was awarded a Covenant Fund grant of almost £2 million for set-up and initial operating costs, to be paid in instalments over a two year period. To date, payments totalling £1 million have been made. In addition, £100,000 was awarded and paid to support the costs associated with an independent evaluation.</p><p>Governance and value for money were key criteria used in the assessment process which led to the awarding of the £2 million grant. The payments of the grant instalments are, therefore, linked to the achievement of milestones, which include quarterly monitoring reports, evaluations of marketing activity, annual reviews and the completion of an independent evaluation. An independent evaluation of the Veterans' Gateway has been commissioned and will be delivered by the University of Ulster.</p><p>In addition, a Veterans Reference Group to be chaired by a veteran who has lived experience of being 'wounded, injured or sick' will ensure that the Veterans' Gateway continues to focus on the needs of the veterans' community in an uncomplicated and informative way.</p><p>A total of 608 calls to the Veterans' Gateway contact centre (staffed mainly by veterans) were referred to 20 partner charities in the period from its launch to 14 November 2017. Many veterans who contact the Gateway have their query resolved through an initial contact and do not seek a further referral. Other veterans are able to find the right organisation for their needs via self-service guides provided on the website. In addition to the calls referred to partner charities, there have been 133,000 website sessions; 1,550 Phone calls; 967 emailed questions and 651 live chats through the website.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 112597 112598 112600 question first answered 16/11/2017 17:03:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan