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173272

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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	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 assessment he has made of the effect of social care budget changes on A&E attendances.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	906970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>There has been no assessment made of the effect of social care budget changes on accident and emergency (A&amp;E) attendances. However, the Government has legislated to establish the Better Care Fund from 2015-16 to provide better integrated care. One of the conditions of the Better Care Fund is to improve the delivery of health and social care by preventing people reaching crisis point, and to reduce the quantity of non-elective admissions to acute care, which may serve to ease the pressures on A&amp;E departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 13/01/2015 15:13:07 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

168976

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	Poultry Meat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that consumers are protected from high levels of campylobacter in poultry.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	906573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FSA) is working in partnership with industry to tackle <em>Campylobacter</em>, exploring a range of interventions targeted at different points in the food chain to reduce contamination levels before the meat reaches the consumer. Also, in publishing the quarterly results of its UK-wide microbiological survey of <em>Campylobacter</em> contamination in fresh whole chilled chickens at retail sale, the FSA is maintaining consumer awareness of the issue and encouraging retailer action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FSA has provided guidance for consumers on the safety measures that they can take to reduce their risk of spreading and contracting <em>Campylobacter</em> from raw poultry in the home and this featured in its Food Safety Week campaign earlier in the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/12/2014 16:19:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

167190

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of international support for the Nigerian authorities in tackling Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	906387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>While attacks by Boko Haram continue across the North East of Nigeria, UK and other international support is assisting the Nigerian authorities to improve the coordination and effectiveness of their security operations. I led the UK delegation to the last meeting of regional Foreign Ministers in Abuja on 3 September where I stressed the importance of regional and international cooperation to help Nigeria end the threat from Boko Haram.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/12/2014 15:28:55 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

166046

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of whether the level of tribunal fees acts as a disincentive to women bringing a sex discrimination claim.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	906308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Fees were introduced in Employment Tribunals on 29 July 2013 to reduce the burden on the taxpayer and to encourage parties to use alternative methods for resolving disputes. It is not the Government’s intention to deter anyone from bringing a valid claim to the tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to carry out a comprehensive review of the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees. An announcement on the scope and timing of the review will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/11/2014 09:57:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

156511

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government Digital Service.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	906078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>We have designed and created the award-winning and world-leading <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, the central web domain for Government information. We are redesigning 25 major Government services to make them simpler, clearer and faster to use. That will not only provide savings to the taxpayer, but improve delivery for the public, focused on user need, not Government convenience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 19/11/2014 17:52:13 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson