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168880

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date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the connection vouchers super-connected cities on web page lists two cities as not super-connected.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	217986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Liverpool and Nottingham are not participating cities in the Super-Connected Cities Programme. They are administering a local voucher scheme which is broadly based on the same principles and procedures as the BDUK scheme, but funding comes from sources other than the Urban Broadband Fund. </ins><del class="ministerial">There are 22 Super-Connected Cities in the UK. They are: Birmingham, Brighton &amp; Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Derby, Leeds and Bradford, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Portsmouth, Salford and York in England; Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth in Scotland; Cardiff and Newport in Wales; Belfast and Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.</del></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/12/2014 15:47:52 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 16:02:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 33454 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

168663

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women were referred onwards to other care pathways after it was determined that they were being coerced into seeking an abortion in the last year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	217763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does <ins class="ministerial">not </ins>hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/12/2014 16:55:05 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 17:10:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 33588 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

168664

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were refused on the grounds on coercion in the last year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	217766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does <ins class="ministerial">not </ins>hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/12/2014 16:55:05 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 17:10:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 33589 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

167080

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sickle Cell Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spends on sickle cell anaemia; and what proportion this is of the total NHS budget.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Mr Pat McFadden
uin	216527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>There are an estimated 250,000 people with <ins class="ministerial">the</ins> sickle cell <ins class="ministerial">trait</ins> <del class="ministerial">anaemia</del> in the United Kingdom. The Department has made no estimation of the annual cost of treating sickle cell anaemia in the National Health Service nor does it hold information on the total NHS spend on sickle cell anaemia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does hold estimated costs for admitted patient care episodes as reported by Healthcare Resource Groups. In 2013-14 the total estimated figure for sickle anaemia was £23.8 million; in 2012-13 it was £21.9 million. This figure does not include other costs such as primary and social care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/12/2014 15:12:22 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 32239 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

167082

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sickle Cell Diseases
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 annual cost to the NHS of treating sickle cell anaemia.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Mr Pat McFadden
uin	216529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>There are an estimated 250,000 people with <ins class="ministerial">the</ins> sickle cell <ins class="ministerial">trait</ins> <del class="ministerial">anaemia</del> in the United Kingdom. The Department has made no estimation of the annual cost of treating sickle cell anaemia in the National Health Service nor does it hold information on the total NHS spend on sickle cell anaemia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does hold estimated costs for admitted patient care episodes as reported by Healthcare Resource Groups. In 2013-14 the total estimated figure for sickle anaemia was £23.8 million; in 2012-13 it was £21.9 million. This figure does not include other costs such as primary and social care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/12/2014 15:12:22 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 32239 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

166307

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rivers: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the WWF-UK report, The state of England's chalk streams, published in November 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	216160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises the environmental and cultural importance of this rare river habitat. We will study the WWF’s report and consider carefully any recommendations it contains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Chalk rivers are well represented in both the national and European designated site network, which aims to protect sites of high conservation value. Action is underway on the majority of these sites to address pressures such as physical modification, effluent, diffuse pollution and abstraction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A strategic programme of physical habitat restoration is underway on these rivers (including the 11 chalk river Sites of Special Scientific Interest that need restoration). Led jointly by Natural England and the Environment Agency, it involves a range of statutory and voluntary sector partners. Some 70 kilometres of chalk stream have been improved since 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra has provided funding to support these activities. A new catchment based approach to support river basin management planning is strengthening local engagement and helping the Environment Agency to better understand and respond to pressures on the water environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Water companies are investing £3.4 billion between 2010 and 2015 to support the achievement of Water Framework Directive environmental objectives. This has contributed to substantial reductions in phosphate pollution, to which chalk streams are particularly sensitive, and additional investment is proposed to secure further improvements. Water companies are also engaged in research to overcome technical limitations on phosphorus reduction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Changes have been made to 44 abstraction licences affecting chalk streams. The Water Act 2014 will enable the Environment Agency to make further progress in preventing unsustainable abstraction. The Government is also putting in place a balanced package of measures to further tackle agricultural pollution<ins class="ministerial">. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The benefits of these actions are likely to take some time to be reflected in reported water body status because the environment can take a considerable time to recover once pressures have been reduced.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/12/2014 13:42:53 question first ministerially corrected 01/12/2014 14:21:47 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson previous answer version 30832 answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald