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177524

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Public Health England's report on HIV in the UK, published in November 2014, what the evidential basis was of the conclusions in the report; from what sources that data was derived; how frequently such data is published; and when data equivalent to that data will next be published.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	223027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) undertakes surveillance of the number of people newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the number of people living with diagnosed HIV infection, and the clinical outcomes of HIV infection, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and deaths. These data relate to the adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scottish data (Health Protection Scotland) and paediatric data (Institute of Child Health) are collected separately and collated to produce the national surveillance tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“HIV in the United Kingdom” is a report released annually by PHE in time for World AIDS Day (1 December). The report describes the HIV epidemic in the United Kingdom to date, including trends in new diagnoses and new infections, HIV prevalence, clinical outcomes for people living with HIV and behavioural and HIV testing trends. The data directly inform and evaluate the public health response to the HIV epidemic.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The conclusions of the report are developed by public health professionals who co-ordinate HIV surveillance activities, and are reached through interpretation of the HIV surveillance data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data sources, frequency of published data and date of next publication are available in the attached annex.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/02/2015 17:07:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Annex to PQ223027.doc title Data frequency/sources& next publication date info
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

177202

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department next plans to publish data derived from the HIV and AIDS reporting system (HARS); what data from HARS will be made available publicly and at what frequency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	222915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Reporting System (HARS) is a new, integrated reporting system for information on adults living with diagnosed HIV infection in England. It will be designated as an Official Statistic. A full data set from HARS is not yet available. HARS data relating to 2015 will be available in the summer of 2016 and published on an annual basis thereafter to inform and evaluate the public health response to HIV. The publication of the HARS data HARS data to inform commissioning will be made available to commissioners on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/02/2015 17:33:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

170738

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cholesterol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what prescriptions have been dispensed in the community for the (a) prevention and (b) treatment of high cholesterol in (i) England and (ii) each local commissioning organisation in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	219011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Dispensed prescription data does not distinguish between medicines dispensed for prevention and treatment. Available data for the total number of prescription items written in England for cardiovascular medicines, as defined by British National Formulary Section 2.12 <em>Lipid-regulating drugs</em>, and dispensed in the United Kingdom, is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The England level data has been extracted from the Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) database, administered by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), and is provided for the 10 year period 2004-05 to 2013-14. As PCA data are not available for local commissioning organisations, these data have been extracted from the HSCIC’s iView online database, which is based on ePACT data. Information has been provided by primary care trust for the period 2008-09 to 2012-13. For 2013-14, data are provided at clinical commissioning group level, reflecting the National Health Service organisational changes in April 2013. Information prior to 2008-09 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 05/01/2015 17:04:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman attachment 1 file name Prescription data - 219011.xlsx title Prescription Data
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

169608

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Eastern Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish punctuality figures for the Greater Anglia service between Chelmsford and London Liverpool Street for each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	218044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold punctuality figures at the level of detail requested. This is an operational matter for Network Rail.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 218045 question first answered 15/12/2014 16:09:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

169609

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Eastern Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish punctuality figures for the Greater Anglia service between Chelmsford and London Liverpool Street for each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	218045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold punctuality figures at the level of detail requested. This is an operational matter for Network Rail.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 218044 question first answered 15/12/2014 16:09:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

164378

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pneumococcal Disease: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213785, what the terms of reference are for the Pneumococcal sub-committee's review; if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference of that review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	215649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The terms of reference for the pneumococcal subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) will be agreed at its first meeting, to be held in spring 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Once agreed, the terms of reference will be published in the minutes of the sub-committee meeting and available for public access on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/11/2014 17:27:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

142209

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pneumococcal Disease: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 54 of the minutes of the meeting of 4 June 2014 of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, over what period of time Public Health England intends to revise the cost effectiveness model of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to include the latest epidemiological data on pneumococcal disease in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	213785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) will review modelling undertaken on the impact and cost-effectiveness of the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV) programme in over-65 year olds using the latest epidemiological data on invasive pneumococcal disease in the United Kingdom. PHE will report its findings to the Pneumococcal Sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). It is anticipated that the Pneumococcal Sub-committee will meet for the first time in spring 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At this meeting of the Pneumococcal Sub-committee members will review information including epidemiological data and PHE’s report on PPV impact and cost-effectiveness. Should all the required data be available to the Sub-committee, and subject to the requirement for additional meetings and, if required, additional modelling, it is anticipated that it will report to the JCVI main committee. The JCVI will form advice at the October 2015 meeting. The minutes of this meeting will be published in winter 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/11/2014 15:48:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

92129

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A12
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) deaths and (b) injuries occurred as a result of road traffic accidents on the A12 from Junction 28 of the M25 to Ipswich in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	209599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The 2011, 2012 and 2013 statistics for fatal, serious and slight injuries occurring as a result of road traffic accidents on the A12 from its junction with the M25 (junction 28) to its junction with the A14 (junction 55, near Ipswich) are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Fatal</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/10/2014 10:25:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

78537

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Clerk of the House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the names are of the candidates who have been short-listed for consideration for the position of Clerk of the House and Chief Executive; and what the country of residence of each such candidate is.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	206209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Three candidates are currently shortlisted. It is not the Commission’s practice to disclose confidential personal information, including names of applicants for positions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 21/07/2014 08:04:41 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

63454

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Long-term Economic Plan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his long-term economic plan.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	904415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The government's long-term economic plan is working, and the UK is expected to grow faster than any other G7 country this year. Inflation is below target, the deficit has been reduced by over a third since 2009-10, and employment is at record levels. But the job is not yet done and the biggest risk now to the recovery would be abandoning the plan that is delivering a brighter economic future.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 24/06/2014 14:25:53 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns