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634132

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Neuroendocrine Cancer: Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to review the decision to remove Lutetium-177 octreotate therapy treatments from the Cancer Drugs Fund list.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	52600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer given by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences (George Freeman) on 12 July 2016 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=41736" target="_blank">41736</a>.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 21/11/2016 14:05:26 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

634209

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claims are awaiting mandatory reconsideration decisions; and what the (a) average and (b) longest recorded waiting time was for such a decision in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	52598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>As at July 2016 there were 29,300 Personal Independence Payment Mandatory Reconsideration decisions outstanding.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in respect of Mandatory Reconsideration waiting times is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/11/2016 14:47:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

631184

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's national three-to-five strategy is for supporting the training and development of advanced paediatric and neonatal nurse practitioners, to enable skilled acute care for infants, children and young people close to home.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	52185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not have a dedicated three to five strategy for supporting the training and development of advanced paediatric and neonatal nurse practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>It is Health Education England’s (HEE) responsibility to ensure that there is sufficient future supply of staff, including those needed in specialist fields such as this, to meet the workforce requirements of the English health system.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its ongoing work HEE continually looks to ensure that staff groups, such as those highlighted, have the correct planned workforce growth, consider whether new roles are required and ensure that existing undergraduate training and education meets the needs of both students and patients.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level, it is the responsibility of National Health Service organisations to ensure that their staff, through Continuing Professional Development, have the ongoing skills required to deliver safe and effective care to patients.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/11/2016 10:47:47 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

607510

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy that all submarines being constructed for the Royal Navy meet shock standard BR3021 as a minimum in respect of hydroplane bolts.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	49743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Hydroplane bolts are externally located equipment, whereas the BR Standard referred to, albeit superseded, sets standards for internal equipment. The Department is satisfied that appropriate standards are met for this equipment in accordance with our existing guidance.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/10/2016 16:57:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

607532

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospices: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide support to children's hospices which extend their services for young adults.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	49749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department provided grant funding in 2013-16 to Together for Short Lives, the organisation supporting children’s hospices, to support the Transition Taskforce. The Taskforce provides guidance and training that supports good transitions locally between children’s and adult services for those with life-limiting conditions or needing palliative care.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is continuing to prioritise funding for the children’s hospice grants programme at the current level. NHS England has been engaging with children’s hospices through Together for Short Lives prior to a consultation on the allocation method for the 2017-18 grant.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 49750 question first answered 27/10/2016 14:09:41 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

607533

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospices: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to formalise the children's hospice grant for 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	49750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department provided grant funding in 2013-16 to Together for Short Lives, the organisation supporting children’s hospices, to support the Transition Taskforce. The Taskforce provides guidance and training that supports good transitions locally between children’s and adult services for those with life-limiting conditions or needing palliative care.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is continuing to prioritise funding for the children’s hospice grants programme at the current level. NHS England has been engaging with children’s hospices through Together for Short Lives prior to a consultation on the allocation method for the 2017-18 grant.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 49749 question first answered 27/10/2016 14:09:41 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

573422

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance on the proportion of a school's annual budget it considers prudent for a school to hold as a cash balance.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	44117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>For maintained schools, local authorities have devolved responsibility for their funding and determine locally their balance control mechanisms. For academies, the Trustees determine the appropriate level of reserves that the Trust should hold in accordance with their responsibilities under Charity Law. The Department monitors the overall level of balances across the sector and keeps this under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/09/2016 13:43:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

573573

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Planning: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to lay secondary legislation on changes to the rate of interest on late payment of compensation under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	44376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Government is committed to making the process of compulsory purchase orders clearer, fairer and faster. The Housing and Planning Act and the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, introduced last week (7<sup>th</sup> September) will enable us to lay legislation to set interest rates on payments of compensation that are paid late. The Regulations to set this level of interest will be laid at least 21 days before the substantive commencement of sections 192 to 198 of the Housing and Planning Act. This is likely to be in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/09/2016 10:41:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

573625

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on expanding the Troops to Teachers scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	44499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The September 2016 cohort of Troops to Teachers is the last to be delivered under the current contract by the University of Brighton. Future options for Service leavers to train as teachers are currently being considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/09/2016 14:13:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

542170

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cash balance held by schools in England as a percentage of their annual budget was on 31 March (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	43987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The latest available revenue balances for Local Authority (LA) maintained schools are given in the table below. They are on an accruals rather than cash accounting basis. Equivalent figures for academies are not available as they report on academic years ending 31 August.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total revenue balance<sup>1</sup> as a % of total revenue income<sup>2</sup> in LA maintained schools</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Consistent Financial Reporting survey</p><p>1. A school's total revenue balance is calculated from the combination of any unspent allocations and the cumulative balance of income minus expenditure from revenue funding sources during the financial year and any balances carried forward from previous years.</p><p>2. A school's total revenue income for the year includes all revenue funding available in the year as well as any additional income generated by the school. This does not include any revenue balances carried forward from previous years.</p><p> </p><p>These data are published annually, most recently in the Department’s Statistical Release LA and school expenditure: 2014 to 2015 financial year, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-education-and-childrens-services-spending-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-education-and-childrens-services-spending-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures for 31 March 2016 will be published in December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/09/2016 13:36:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy